This deals with bad reporting of reporters of stories that are not true, but made up to be true to sell myths.
3 Reviews
Great episode
hitlersra30 June 2020
The danger of Fake news
laserwiz774 September 2022
I was doing some genealogy and found out I'm related to Dack Rambo (the bus driver character). Some research indicated he was in this episode. I used to enjoy Highway to Heaven many years ago so I watched it. I was more impressed than I expected to be. This particular episode deals with the first amendment; it does a really good job of explores the dangers of irresponsible reporting and provides a good example of how 'fake news' can do a lot of harm. I especially like the blurb at the end which basically says that not adhering to the first amendment is to destroy it. BTW, the actual quote is much more elegant. I am surprised just how relevant this topic is today even though this episode was produced over 33 years ago.
This is one of the best of the series, period!
motamo-0276720 August 2023
In our current era of #MeToo and fake news, this one shows up with a plot so good yet barely touched on media: I am talking about false accusations for male victims. There is a reason this episode is mentioned time and time again in the top 5 of the better ones of HtH and also called the swan song of the final season.
What would happen if we believe the supposed victim, no questions or proof asked, and just start pointing fingers? Elaine Newman (From Hart To Hart fame) along with Ed Burnham and Michael Landon do their best to answer this question in 40 minutes with a brilliant script. All the cast excels to make the audience feel the pathos and even if we find the logic of the conclusion questionable, the remark on the last minute of the episode (A voice over by Landon, of course, and the second one this season) sums it up: even if charges are dropped a lot of people will not accept the innocence of someone, because they have been manipulated by the media they consume. Also the supposed victim never faced any backlash at the end.
One could wonder what would happen if real life slanderers had the integrity that the evildoers of this story communicate in the conclusion...
Its really an episode that shows how mass mentality could hurt and destroy the life of a human being. As a side note, French barely appears on screen because he was already going to therapy for his cancer when this was getting filmed. A real shame.
What would happen if we believe the supposed victim, no questions or proof asked, and just start pointing fingers? Elaine Newman (From Hart To Hart fame) along with Ed Burnham and Michael Landon do their best to answer this question in 40 minutes with a brilliant script. All the cast excels to make the audience feel the pathos and even if we find the logic of the conclusion questionable, the remark on the last minute of the episode (A voice over by Landon, of course, and the second one this season) sums it up: even if charges are dropped a lot of people will not accept the innocence of someone, because they have been manipulated by the media they consume. Also the supposed victim never faced any backlash at the end.
One could wonder what would happen if real life slanderers had the integrity that the evildoers of this story communicate in the conclusion...
Its really an episode that shows how mass mentality could hurt and destroy the life of a human being. As a side note, French barely appears on screen because he was already going to therapy for his cancer when this was getting filmed. A real shame.
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