"Down to Earth" (1984) TV series 1984-1987

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Directors:

Mark Corff
Howard Storm

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | unknown

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

After being struck down by a trolley (golly) in 1925, Ethel MacDoogan, a flapper, waits in heaven for a chance to help a family and earn her wings...

Plot Keywords:

Angel | Family Relationships | Sitcom

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Carol Mansell	...	Ethel MacDoogan (18 episodes, 1984-1986)
David Kaufman	...	Duane Preston (14 episodes, 1984-1986)
Randy Josselyn	...	J. J. Preston (14 episodes, 1984-1986)
Kyle Richards	...	Elizabeth "Lissy" Preston / ... (12 episodes, 1984-1986)
Dick Sargent	...	Richard Preston (10 episodes, 1984-1986)

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Series Directed by
John Tracy		(10 episodes, 1984)
Doug Rogers		(5 episodes, 1984-1985)
Alan Bergmann		(4 episodes, 1984-1985)
Mark Corff		(unknown episodes)
Howard Storm		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Bruce H. Newberg		(15 episodes, 1984-1985)
Sam Harris		(13 episodes, 1984)
Robert Bruce		(2 episodes, 1984-1985)
Roger Garrett		(2 episodes, 1984-1985)
George Hampton		(2 episodes, 1984-1985)
Mike Moore		(2 episodes, 1984-1985)
Martin Weiss		(2 episodes, 1984-1985)
Shelly Goldstein		(2 episodes, 1986)

Series Produced by
Mark Farrell	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Mark Farrell	....	associate producer (unknown episodes)
Linda Feitelson	....	executive producer (unknown episodes)
Rick Miner	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Casting by
Christina George		(unknown episodes)
Cathy Henderson		(unknown episodes)
Georgyne LaLone		(unknown episodes)
Bari Robinson		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Roger C. Ambrose		(27 episodes, 1984-1986)

Series Makeup Department
Dale Miller	....	key hair stylist (13 episodes, 1984)

Series Art Department
Michael DiMeo	....	property master (11 episodes, 1985-1986)
Robert Erdiakoff	....	assistant art director (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Georgyne LaLone	....	casting assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Georgyne LaLone	....	post-production assistant (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Bart Lipton	....	stage manager (8 episodes, 1985-1986)
Harry Cauley	....	executive story editor (unknown episodes)
Terry Edinger	....	accountant (unknown episodes)
Georgyne LaLone	....	assistant to writers (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Procter & Gamble Productions (PGP)

Distributors

• Turner Broadcasting System (TBS) (original airing)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Procter & Gamble Productions (PGP)

Quotes:

Ethel MacDoogan: Oh, I have never been so insulted in my whole life... or death.

A Memorable Show

I saw this show a few times in the 1980s when it was new. First I heard the theme song as I was going to sleep. About the next day I watched the show (I had to stay up to do that, and it it was because of the theme song!) I saw an episode where Ethel tutored the older son in Algebra and I was most impressed by the honesty of that story. I also enjoyed seeing Dick Sargent again because I remember the "Darrin Switch" on "Bewitched" when it originally happened and I have admired him in other roles. This brief show should be produced on DVD just so we can examine it fully. I had to figure out after only one or two episodes that apparently the living people did not know that Ethel was an angel.

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