The Right Thing

1985TV Episode⏱️ 1h 0mNot Rated

DramaFantasy

⭐ 7.9

IMDB Rating

188 votes

Jonathan and Mark help a family struggling to do the right thing with an aging parent in their home. The daughter in-law demands he be put in a retirement home or she'll leave. Their caring teenage son is caught in the middle of t...

Director

Victor French

Writers

N/A

Stars

Michael Landon, Victor French, Matthew Labyorteaux

Release Date

March 27, 1985

Language

English

Country

United States

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Reviews

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🎭 Top Cast

Michael Landon

as Jonathan Smith

Victor French

as Mark Gordon

Matthew Labyorteaux

as Matt Haynes

Marcia Rodd

as Ann Haynes

Michael Durrell

as Jim Haynes

Lew Ayres

as Harry Haynes

Patrick Cranshaw

as Clark

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Helen Shaw

as Ethel

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Sallee Young

as Woman #1

Biff Yeager

as Coach

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio

1.33 : 1

Sound

Stereo

Color

Filming Location

1740 Winona Blvd, Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, USA

Production

Michael Landon Productions

🏷️ Keywords

aging parentdysfunctional familyfeisty old womanevil daughter in lawrunning race

🎯 Categories

DramaFantasy

⭐ Featured Review

Evil Lady

by bucs-24001 • 2021-04-22

4/10

"The wife/mother/daughter in law (Ann) is the most evil, biggest POS I even seen! Throwing her father in-law in a home cause he wet the bed?? So sorry it interferes with you schedule. Does she even have a job??..."

💡 Did You Know?

Matthew Labyorteaux who plays Matt Haynes, played Michael Landon's adopted son Albert Quinn Ingalls on Little House On The Prairie.

📖 Synopsis

Jonathan and Mark help a family struggling to do the right thing with an aging parent in their home. The daughter in-law demands he be put in a retirement home or she'll leave. Their caring teenage son is caught in the middle of t...