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Promised Land Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
25 Episodes 1996 - 1997
Episode 0
Pilot
Sun, Sep 15, 1996
In this spin-off from "Touched By An Angel", Russell Greene finds himself jobless and takes his family across the country to Chicory Creek, his mother's small Kentucky hometown. Russell was promised work there, only to discover that the man who offered employment has died. Family friend Erasmus Jones offers his land on which they can park their trailer until things get better for them. Russell's 9-year-old nephew Nathaniel is also staying with Erasmus; Russell's brother Joe has left town. Russell is talked into traveling by bus to New York City to persuade Erasmus' doctor daughter to open up a clinic in the town that helped her get into medical school. Russell receives help getting back to town from fellow bus passenger Tess, who later reveals herself to be an angel. She tells him that God wants his family to travel around America and help others.
Episode 1
The Expatriate
Tue, Sep 17, 1996
While the Greenes travel through Colorado, they hear a radio broadcast of a high-school basketball coach announcing that he is moving to New Zealand. He has become disillusioned with America and the Greenes must restore his faith in religion.
Episode 2
The Prodigy
Tue, Sep 24, 1996
The Greenes attend a music festival in Evanston, Wyoming, honoring a late rock legend. They meet his grieving wife Pamela Riley, who fears that her son Trevor will follow his father's destructive career path.
Episode 3
The Motel
Tue, Oct 1, 1996
While passing through Arkansas, the Greene family looks to rebuild the lost faith of an embittered motel owner by repairing her run-down business. Meanwhile, Nathaniel steals a gun from the motel office.
Episode 4
The Hostage
Tue, Oct 8, 1996
When the Greene family arrives where Claire grew up, they meet many people. Among them a man from a neighboring community. A community plagued by high lymphoma deaths. The man they meet takes Nathaniiel hostage trying to seek justice for his dead wife and ailing sister. Can someone figure out what is causing the disease?
Episode 5
The Magic Gate
Tue, Oct 15, 199660 mins
Nathaniel becomes enthralled by a book called, "The Gatekeeper." The Greenes visit the community where the author of the book resides, but they are turned away from visiting her. Nathaniel is determined to visit his favorite book's author.
Episode 6
A Leap of Faith
Tue, Oct 29, 1996
Dinah's navigating lands the Greenes in Roswell, New Mexico. They encounter a group of UFO believers eagerly awaiting the return of a former astronaut who disappeared years ago. Russell soon learns the secret of the disappearance.
Episode 7
Little Girl Lost
Tue, Nov 12, 199660 mins
The Greene family ends up camping in the Great Smoky Mountains of North Carolina, where their stopover is interrupted when a young girl named Erin Carter becomes lost. Dinah uses her mapping and trail skills to locate the girl, which impresses Russell.
Episode 8
The Secret
Tue, Nov 19, 1996
Josh attends a public school while his mother teaches health class as a substitute. He is paired for a health assignment with an angry girl hiding a deep secret.
Episode 9
The Homecoming: Part 2
Tue, Nov 26, 1996
Monica and Tess are sent to help a drug-addicted alcoholic streetwalker named Julia turn her life around and deal with the decision she made years ago to abandon her child. Andrew appears as her parole officer. Julia cleans up and gets sober at a halfway house before traveling to Chicory Creek. The Greenes make a pitstop in Chicory Creek for Thanksgiving and learn that Nathaniel, the little boy traveling with them, is Julia's son.
Episode 10
King of the Road
Tue, Dec 3, 1996
A charismatic older gentleman woos a surprised Hattie. Meanwhile, the Greenes run into con artists when they go shopping for a new trailer after a fire destroys the old one.
Episode 11
Christmas
Tue, Dec 17, 1996
Claire goes home for Christmas after receiving a letter from her favorite grade-school teacher who is dying. She discovers that her mother once had a romantic tryst with the teacher.
Episode 12
The Getaway
Tue, Jan 7, 1997
On their way to Cheyenne, Colorado, the Greenes stop to help Ellen Boller, whose car has broken down on the road. Russell and Claire learn that Ellen and her daughter are running away from an abusive husband, who happens to be the town sheriff. Russell's attempt to rescue the woman and her daughter puts his own family in jeopardy.
Episode 13
Independence Day
Tue, Jan 14, 1997
The Greene family travels to Great Falls, Montana to visit relatives, who are struggling with the demands of caring for a new baby and an adult brother named Bob who has Down syndrome.
Episode 14
Mirror Image
Tue, Jan 21, 1997
Claire goes to a hospital for a mammogram when she discovers a lump on her right breast and befriends a woman facing a mastectomy; Dinah tries to impress Josh's new friend.
Episode 15
The Collapse
Tue, Feb 11, 1997
Russell takes a day job at a coal mine. Fighting to stay on top of their orders to meet deadlines, and low on manpower, his co-workers are pushed to their limits when a support beam gives way, causing the mine to collapse. Russell and 12 other men are trapped. He struggles to keep the crew in the right frame of mind to handle the situation. While struggling himself, Russell is visited by the ghost of his deceased father, which gives them a chance to take care of some unfinished business.
Episode 16
Running Scared
Tue, Feb 18, 1997
Hattie and Dinah stumble upon a teenage girl named Allison sleeping on the streets and they take her in, only to discover that she is a runaway and has been searching for her older brother Tommy, whom she hasn't seen in eight years.
Episode 17
Amazing Grace: Part 2
Tue, Feb 25, 1997
Josh is blinded due to a drive-by shooting. His family visits and they all must find their faith.
Episode 18
Downsized
Tue, Mar 4, 1997
After a recent shooting causes Josh to be blind, the Greenes go to Post Falls, Idaho to place him in a special institute. They then visit Ned Bernhart, a friend from North Carolina. Ned sets Russell up with a job interview at his place of employment, but a younger, less qualified applicant is hired and Ned loses his job. Russell convinces Ned to consult with a lawyer about an age discrimination lawsuit. Meanwhile, Hattie arranges a protest, complete with local news crews, against Ned's employer.
Episode 19
The Outrage
Tue, Mar 18, 1997
An Indian man swears vengeance for his brother's death over a land dispute. Josh is angry over losing his sight.
Episode 20
Intolerance
Sat, Apr 5, 1997
A rabbi is targeted in an anti-Semitic attack and the neighbor who witnesses it refuses to identify the culprits.
Episode 21
Cowboy Blues
Tue, Apr 29, 1997
The Greenes make a detour to a dude ranch, the owners of which are a father and son torn apart by an argument over a traumatized horse.
Episode 22
Civil Wars
Tue, May 6, 1997
Dinah thinks a loved one will die when she sees Andrew, the angel of death. Her fears may be confirmed when a car accident leaves a woman seriously injured.
Episode 23
Stealing Home: Part 1
Tue, May 13, 1997
Questions are raised about the Greenes' parenting skills when Nathaniel gets into a fight with a Little League teammate over their coach's crush on Russell.
Episode 24
Stealing Home: Part 2
Tue, May 20, 1997
Nathaniel and Brian run away and a search for them begins when Russell realizes what's happened.