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Jonathan Smith Goes to Washington

Jonathan Smith Goes to Washington

1986TV Episode⏱️ 1h 0mNot Rated
DramaFantasy
⭐ 8
IMDB Rating
133 votes

Jonathan persuades an influential United States senator to restore severe Congressional budget cuts dealing with health-care, but when the senator suffers a fatal heart attack on the Senate floor, the assignment seems doomed to fa...

Director
Michael Landon
Writers
N/A
Stars
Michael Landon, Victor French, Eddie Albert
Release Date
December 3, 1986
Language
English
Country
United States
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🎭 Top Cast

Michael Landon
Michael Landon
as Jonathan Smith
Victor French
Victor French
as Mark Gordon
Eddie Albert
Eddie Albert
as Sen. Fritz McCorkindale
Tom Dahlgren
Tom Dahlgren
as Mr. Burns
Joseph Hacker
Joseph Hacker
as Bill Norman
Harley Jane Kozak
Harley Jane Kozak
as Caroline McCorkindale
Russ Marin
Russ Marin
as Congressman Kelly
Mary McCusker
Mary McCusker
as Leslie Gordon
J. Edward McKinley
J. Edward McKinley
as Charley
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Stewart Bradley
as Buck O'Connell

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.33 : 1
Sound
Stereo
Color
Color
Filming Location
California State Capitol, Capitol Park, Sacramento, California, USA
Production
Michael Landon Productions

🏷️ Keywords

u.s. senatoru.s. senatefilibusterorphan drugpharmaceutical company

🎯 Categories

DramaFantasy

💡 Did You Know?

While this series had its share of elderly guest stars playing the main character, Eddie Albert has the distinction of being the oldest main guest star of any episode for this series. Although his character is 74, he was actually 80 when this episode was filmed. Amazingly though he would live on another 19 years.

📖 Synopsis

Jonathan persuades an influential United States senator to restore severe Congressional budget cuts dealing with health-care, but when the senator suffers a fatal heart attack on the Senate floor, the assignment seems doomed to fa...