Autostop per il cielo

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Michael Landon wrote a variation on the 'A Christmas Carol' story and thought William Shatner w [...]	D M E
The three actors who appeared in the most episodes, Michael Landon, Victor French, and James Tr [...]	D M E
In order for the series to be in development, Michael Landon said: "I was driving through Bever [...]	D M E
The first Michael Landon series ever to not feature as a Western.	D M E
Michael Landon and Victor French were keen on using using little known actors and regularly use [...]	D M E
Michael Landon quit smoking in the summer of 1989 after Victor French died of lung cancer, alth [...]	D M E
In order for the series to make it a hit, NBC wanted to compete with Dallas (1978), Dynasty (19 [...]	D M E
The series premiered a decade before Il tocco di un angelo (1994), another family fantasy drama [...]	D M E
Among Hollywood insiders, the show was known as "Jesus of Malibu". According to Brandon Tartiko [...]	D M E
As with many other eighties US TV series, the Vietnam War looms in the background, and often fo [...]	D M E
Jonathan Smith's real name is Arthur Thompson. He died forty years before the series is set, an [...]	D M E
Throughout the entire series run, Michael Landon is the only actor to have directed more episod [...]	D M E
Despite Michael Landon being the star of the show, he really liked acting, the least, despite w [...]	D M E
Jonathan and Mark traveled in a 1977 Ford LTD II.	D M E
Jonathan Smith is supposed to be an everyman's name, equivalent to John Doe or Joe Public.	D M E
David Rose, who composed the theme song, also composed The Stripper, a song commonly played at [...]	D M E
Other than the main characters, Scotty Wilson played by James Troesh appears the next most time [...]	D M E
The series debuted on Wednesday, September 19, 1984, on NBC, at 8:00 p.m. EDT/7:00 p.m. PDT, an [...]	D M E
Throughout the entire series run, both Michael Landon and Victor French are the only actors to [...]	D M E
In the first episode, the character Estelle Wicks complains to Jonathan about old people. Jonat [...]	D M E
This was Victor French's final television series. Some have speculated that Michael Landon deci [...]	D M E
This show is also known as the man with no name	D M E
Jonathan Smith, Michael Landon's character, on this show, is the opposite of his La casa nella [...]	D M E
The series was notable at the time for offering work and three dimensional roles to numerous di [...]	D M E
NBC wanted a handsome young actor to play Mark Gordon, but Michael Landon had a long history of [...]	D M E
In an early episode Jonathan criticizes Mark for smoking. In real life Michael Landon and Victo [...]	D M E
Mark's Oakland Athletics cap can be seen in every episode, including the opening sequences. The [...]	D M E
Michael Landon was forty-seven-years old when the series began.	D M E
Despite some critics being sniffy at about the show, it also gained lots of praise for bringing [...]	D M E
No one ever wears a seat belt while driving a car.	D M E
Michael Landon rarely had casting problems and liked to cast mostly unknowns to give the show a [...]	D M E
The title of the show is a play on the 1979 AC/DC album "Highway to Hell." The opening sequence [...]	D M E
The series featured a number of young actors before they became much bigger stars. Among these [...]	D M E
The episodes Autostop per il cielo: A Song for Jason: Part 1 (1985) and Autostop per il cielo: [...]	D M E
In the series finale, Jonathan shows Mark his life as an 84-year-old in 2018, saying he lived t [...]	D M E
Anytime Jonathan has to wear a suit and tie it's always the same one.	D M E
Mark Gordon is a retired officer of Oakland Police Department, and still part of their reserves [...]	D M E
Each episode typically begins with Jonathan and Mark arriving in a new city and taking jobs as [...]	D M E
Jonathan is left-handed and shorter than Mark.	D M E
A possible spin-off prequel was considered. It would have been about a young Mark Gordon when h [...]	D M E
The show was initially a big success, and very important to a then-struggling NBC. By 1988, fal [...]	D M E
Season 4 Episode 5 was called 'I was a middle aged Werewolf'. This is a Michael Landon in-joke [...]	D M E
Every week, the color pink was very prominent, often in an unusual way. Sometimes Jonathan was [...]	D M E
Viewers often assumed that Michael Landon was very religious, due to the Christian themes in hi [...]	D M E
Season two featured several actors from La casa nella prateria (1974), including: Shannen Doher [...]	D M E
Victor French called Michael Landon his "angel" for letting him play a hero on television, savi [...]	D M E
When Jonathan was mortal, he was Arthur Thompson (1917-1948) who died of lung cancer from smoki [...]	D M E
Jonathan had a dog named Ike. He named him after President Eisenhower.	D M E
Jonathan sometimes pulls these on people, however, he's always benevolent.	D M E
This was Michael Landon's third successful television series.	D M E