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Touched by an Angel Season 9 Episodes
Season 9 Episode Guide
32 Episodes 2002 - 2003
Episode 1
A Rock and a Hard Place
Sat, Sep 28, 2002 60 mins
An asteroid threatens to strike the western U.S., where a father (Robert Pastorelli) is attempting to mend his relationship with his 16-year-old son (Taylor Handley), who is a recovering drug addict. Mildred: Lois Smith. Sandra: Mary-Margaret Humes. Erica: Amelia Praggastis. Sara: Mary Nickles. Steve: Alan Peterson. Dr. Gershwin: Anne Sward.
Episode 2
The Sixteenth Minute
Sat, Oct 5, 2002 60 mins
A downtrodden man (Grant Shaud) turns into an instant celebrity after he helps rescue a woman trapped in an abandoned mine, but the sudden fame goes to his head and he's alienated from his wife and friends. Marla: Rachel Luttrell. Gwen: Romy Rosemont. Norris: Sam McMurray. Jason: Paul Kiernan. Mike: George Sullivan. Peter: Scott Christopher. Mason: Ben Moore.
Episode 3
Two Sides to Every Angel
Sat, Oct 12, 2002 60 mins
Monica's evil twin, Monique, tricks Gloria into helping her break up a newlywed couple's marriage, thrusting the young bride (Sarah Thompson) into the arms of a potential killer (Christian Stevens). Doug: Ryan Hurst. Sally: Nancy Linehan Charles. Ashlee: Christine Lakin. Rudy: Stan Ellsworth. Wanda: Alisa Harris.
Episode 4
The Word
Sat, Oct 19, 2002 60 mins
The angels assist a 17-year-old girl (America Ferrera) with obsessive-compulsive disorder who is in danger of not graduating from high school because her anxieties prevent her from completing a written assignment and her illiterate dad (Nicholas Turturro) is unable to help her. Kobe: Dempsey Pappion. Williams: Frank Gerrish. Secretary: J.J. Neward. Clark: Richard J. Clifford. Receptionist: Molly Ballard.
Episode 5
A Feather on the Breath of God
Sat, Oct 26, 2002 60 mins
A poor, single woman (Stacey Edwards) dying from an inoperable brain tumor searches for a home for her 12-year-old daughter and goes to work for a bitter funeral-home director (Bob Gunton) to cover the cost of her impending burial. Grace: Sarah Hyland. Delaney: Charles Gruber. Mrs. Delaney: Debra Chapman. Teacher: Bonnie Story. Andrew: John Dye. Monica: Roma Downey.
Episode 6
Jump!
Sat, Nov 2, 2002 60 mins
A 15-year-old boy (Dan Byrd) who recently lost a friend to suicide contemplates ending his own life, perching himself on a ledge several stories up on a high-rise apartment building. His situation is soon exploited by a shock-jock radio personality (Daniel Baldwin) who puts the boy on the air via telephone. Tony: Reno Wilson. Kim: Angela Oh. Sgt. Richardson: Holmes Osborne. Heather: Mindy Smoot Robbins. Doorman: Merrill Dodge.
Episode 7
Bring On the Rain
Sat, Nov 9, 2002 60 mins
A struggling single mom (Jo Dee Messina), a cocktail waitress who lives in a trailer park, learns that her 16-year-old daughter, Natalie (Ashley Johnson), is ashamed of her. The daughter lies to her wealthy school friends about her home life, claiming she's from a rich, Harvard-educated family. Sherry: Dee Macaluso. Rebecca: Nancy Everhard. Ben: Billy Aaron Brown. Howard: Tom Schanley. Harrison: Tom Markus. Lauren: Star LaPoint.
Episode 8
Remembering Me
Sat, Nov 16, 2002 60 mins
Tess is stricken with Alzheimer's disease while on assignment to help a workaholic (Charles Shaughnessy) who is ignoring his family and his ailing mother, who's in a nursing home. Part 1 of two. Sam: Paul Winfield. Rafael: Alexis Cruz. Alex: Sam Lopez. Coburn: Kenneth Tigar. Irene: Marie C. Larimer. Susan: Mowava Pryor. Carlos: Sam Vlahos. Carrie: Jodi Russell. Maggie: Madison Gordon. Steve: Steve Chindgren. Nicky: Chaz Valdez. Nurse: Melinda Haynes.
Episode 9
Remembering Me: Part 2
Sat, Nov 23, 2002 60 mins
Conclusion. Tess's condition worsens as she struggles with Alzheimer's disease. Meanwhile, the other angels try to help a man (Charlie Schlatter) adopt his foster son, but the adoption is contested by a woman who claims she is the boy's estranged mother. Gabriel: Ossie Davis. Angel of Music: Keb' Mo'. Hannah: Jenica Bergere. Nathan: Nathan Norton. Judge: Charles Metten. Smith: Alex Nibley. Ruthie: Gabrielle Woods. Edgar: Oscar Rowland. Clerk: Yolanda Wood.
Episode 10
The Christmas Watch
Sat, Dec 21, 2002 60 mins
The angels attempt to bring hope to a group of workers at a small Manhattan watchmaker's shop, who learn on Christmas Eve that they are losing their jobs. Their final project is to repair a broken pocket watch found in the World Trade Center on Sept. 11, 2001, and return it to the owner's widow by Christmas morning. Piltdown: Austin Pendleton. Oscar: Jose Zuniga. Agnes: Jodi Thelen. Christopher: Matt Malloy. Joy: Christie Lynn Smith. Joshua: Eddie Mills.
Episode 11
Private Eyes
Sat, Jan 11, 2003 60 mins
The angels must persuade a lonely private investigator (Stacy Keach) to return a runaway girl (Amanda MacDonald)---who's like a daughter to him---to her real father. Lennie: Scott Anderson. Jim: Kelly Connell. Doug: William Stanford Davis. Candy: Anita Booher. Timothy: Jim Pitts.
Episode 12
The Root of All Evil
Sat, Jan 25, 2003 60 mins
An elderly priest (Charles Durning) tries to stop a planned bank robbery after learning of the impending crime from the would-be thief during confession. Helping the priest is Gloria, who is assigned to the case. Pete: Matt Ross. Mike: Kirk Baltz. Johnny: David Stevens. Adam: Charles Rocket. Gloria: Valerie Bertinelli. Andrew: John Dye.
Episode 13
A Time for Every Purpose
Sat, Feb 1, 2003 60 mins
When a man becomes gravely ill and needs someone to care for him, the angels try to reunite him with his estranged brother, to whom he hasn't spoken in 12 years. Rob: Timothy Carhart. Pepper: William Moses. Courtney: Deirdre Lovejoy. Sam: Seth Adkins. Mrs. Poole: Reb Fleming.
Episode 14
And a Nightingale Sang
Sat, Feb 8, 2003 60 mins
The angels teach the true meaning of love to three couples gathered in a Denver restaurant on Valentine's Day. They are assisted in their assignment by an elderly pair who are celebrating their 49th wedding anniversary. Loretta: Bonnie Bartlett. George: William Daniels. Tricia: Wendie Jo Sperber. Marty: Louis Mandylor. Riley: Cress Williams. Amanda: Tembi Locke. Charlotte: Kate Fuglei. Ben: Lennie Loftin.
Episode 15
As It Is in Heaven
Sat, Feb 15, 2003 60 mins
The angels try to restore the faith of a fellow celestial being (Lesley Ann Warren) who has become all too human over the past 14 years caring for an orphaned boy in a crime-ridden section of Chicago. Jesse: Edwin Hodge. Guillermo: Gilbert Leal Jr. Lionel: Robert LaSardo. Leigh: Christy Summerhays. Policeman: Steve O'Neill. Guard: Jeremy Elliott.
Episode 16
Song for My Father
Sat, Feb 22, 2003 60 mins
A promising 17-year-old singer (Krystal Harris) who smokes cigarettes is diagnosed with throat cancer and fears she may never perform again. The discovery leads to a rift between the girl's parents, one of whom is also a smoker. Richard: Geoff Pierson. Paula: Ann Dowd. Ty: Tyler Andrews. Erica: Lindsay Pulsipher. Heather: Mindy Smoot Robbins. Molly: Lindsay Heath. Bob: Chris Kendrick. Bumper: Casey Scott.
Episode 17
The Good Earth
Sat, Mar 1, 2003 60 mins
The angels try to persuade an elderly inventor (Dennis Weaver), who is working on a device that will produce electricity directly from water, to join forces with an energy company that could make his invention a reality, thus making a tremendous impact on the global environment. Stan: Jonathan Lipnicki. Carl: Michael Nouri. Zach: Eric Jacobs. Scooter: Austin Brown. Mary: Janice Power. Bill: Joel Bishop.
Episode 18
Virtual Reality
Sat, Mar 15, 2003 60 mins
A 17-year-old boy (Billy Kay) is accused of intentionally running down a prostitute with a car in an effort to extend the thrill of playing a violent videogame in which he committed a similar crime. Tess is the judge in the case, Andrew is the boy's defense attorney and Rafael (Alexis Cruz) is the prosecutor.
Episode 19
The Show Must Not Go On
Sat, Apr 12, 2003 60 mins
A company of actors plans a show to commemorate their local theater's 50th anniversary, but constant bickering among themselves and harassment from a group of teenagers outside threaten to disrupt the celebration, so the angels intervene and help everyone see how much they need each other. Calvin: Gavin MacLeod. Naomi: Jessica Walter. Wally: Ethan Phillips. Herbert: Scott Thompson. Latrina: Elisa Bocanegra. Ben: Alex Rocco. JZ: Jake Richardson. Tina: Martha Carter. Carver: John Dillon.
Episode 20
At the End of the Aisle
Sat, Apr 19, 2003 60 mins
Monica, Tess and Andrew are invited by an old friend (Wynonna Judd) to attend her wedding, but when the angels arrive on the eve of the big day they learn she is marrying an agnostic man (Gregory Jbara) and worry that she is making a mistake. Cornelia: Mika Boorem. Karla: Nina Girvetz. Alex: Michael Milhoan. Herbie: Ned Gill. George: Paul Michael. Kyle: Brandon Mauro. Nurse: Susan Dolan.
Episode 21
I Will Walk with You: Part 1
Sat, Apr 26, 2003 60 mins
The series concludes with a two-part episode in which Monica is up for a promotion, but if she is to get it she must first prove herself by helping the citizens of a small town devastated by a tragedy in which 48 children were killed when their school exploded. Zack: Scott Bairstow. Wayne: Randy Travis. Mike: Patrick Duffy. Jones: David Ogden Stiers. Jean: Patty Duke. Sophie: Marion Ross. Eddie: William Mapother. Rindy: Karina Logue. Joey: Paul Wittenburg. Ruth: Cloris Leachman.
Episode 22
I Will Walk with You: Part 2
Sun, Apr 27, 2003 60 mins
The series concludes with Monica attempting to bring healing to a small town devastated by a tragedy in which 48 children were killed when their school exploded, but her efforts are put to the test when Satan himself shows up to make sure her plans fail. Zack: Scott Bairstow. Wayne: Randy Travis. Mike: Patrick Duffy. Jean: Patty Duke. Sophie: Marion Ross. Jones: David Ogden Stiers. Eddie: William Mapother. Joey: Paul Wittenburg. Rindy: Karina Logue. Carver: Bob Bancroft. Bob: Curt Doussett.
Episode 23
Have You Seen Me?
Sat, Jul 22, 2023 60 mins
A boy discovers a picture of his younger brother on the back of a milk carton.
Episode 24
Last Call
Sun, Jul 23, 2023 60 mins
A small Chicago bar is just the place for big dreams as God gives Monica the task of granting one pub patron a miracle. Monica is surprised to learn that nobody wants this once in a lifetime gift. Greed and envy creates further confusion and rage. A mistaken miracle leads each attendee to reassess their lives and toast to lessons learned.
Episode 25
Great Expectations
Sun, Jul 30, 2023 60 mins
A couple expecting their first child have a baby shower at a café where Andrew is the temporary worker. Tess and Monica are Lamaze teachers. During a visit to the doctor, the parents learn their child has Down Syndrome.
Episode 26
The Pact
Thu, Aug 3, 2023 60 mins
The girls at an HIV-positive camp decide to make a pact to end their lives.
Episode 27
My Dinner with Andrew
Sat, Aug 5, 2023 60 mins
Andrew is auctioned as a date for a charity event.
Episode 29
The Trigger
Fri, Aug 11, 2023 60 mins
Monica must pose as a cop to uncover the truth and save a hurting family.
Episode 30
Breaking Bread
Tue, Aug 15, 2023 60 mins
Tess helps a shy baker stand up to a hate crime.
Episode 31
Send in the Clowns
Mon, Oct 9, 2023 60 mins
The angels help a young boy come to terms with the fact that his father is a little person.
Episode 32
Crisis of Faith
Tue, Jan 30, 2024 60 mins
After a near-fatal car collision, Reverend Daniel learns that the accident caused his son's death. Wrapped in a cocoon of guilt, the Reverend shuts himself off from all loved ones, unable to attend the funeral. Monica must convince Daniel to forgive himself and rededicated himself to helping others.
Episode 33
Deconstructing Harry
Tue, Feb 13, 2024 60 mins
Harry Applegate is forgiven after Monica and Tess bring his wife and his mistress together shortly after his death. The angels help them find it in their hearts to allow God to repair their pain and move on.