Down to Earth

Seasons

1984

USA

7

TV-PG

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. That chance arrives in the form of the Preston family.

Episode List

S1 • E1

Happy Birthday to Me

S1 • E2

Make Mine Murder

A misunderstanding leads Ethyl to believe Richard plans to murder Lissy.

S1 • E3

Back to Basics

S1 • E4

Food for Thought

Ethel discovers that she can do the family grocery shopping with a home computer, but ends up ordering 10 of everything the store has; Lissy goes on a hunger strike to get Duane to help a hungry Central American child.

S1 • E5

Everything Old Is New Again

Richard goes into business with the elderly son of Ethyl's employer from her previous life.

S1 • E6

A View from Above

When Ethyl decides she's not equipped to help the Prestons, Mr. Divine shows her what a bleak future the family would have without her influence.

S1 • E7

Duane for President

In his attempt to win the class election, Duane becomes a tyrant. Meanwhile, Ethyl takes driving lessons.

S1 • E8

Aunt Roz

The children's eccentric aunt (Richard's sister-in-law) visits and rubs Ethel the wrong way.

S1 • E9

For Better, for Worse

Preparations for the wedding of a cousin of the family lead Ethel to mistakenly believe that Richard is going to propose to her.

S1 • E10

Romance and Real Estate

Ethel intervenes when a female spy of a rivaling business tries to double-cross Richard. Meanwhile, Lissy stages a protest against sexism at school when she learns girls can't take wood shop classes.

S1 • E11

Rejuvenation of Richard

In preparation for his class reunion, Richard goes to great lengths to make himself feel younger.

S1 • E12

Practical Jokes

When Richard goes out of town, a war of practical jokes between Duane and Lissy begins. Meanwhile, Mr. Divine summons Ethel to Heaven for her Angel Progress Examination not long before a burglar breaks into the house.