The Smile in the Third Row

what happens

A new play about a man who dies and speaks to God opens. Jonathan is now a priest while Mark is now the dresser for, Fred Fusco, the actor who plays the lead. Fusco's a little morose. But after the plays first performance, he changes; he claims that God was in the audience. People think that he is trying to generate some publicity for the fledgling play, including Jonathan. But nevertheless it seems to work, the play is a smash and Fusco is changing especially after meeting a boy who has cancer. After the boy dies Fusco decides to bequeath all of his property and assets to an endownment in the boy's name. which makes his sister and nephew unhappy, cause they rely on him for their necessities. When he also announces that he will die soon, his sister tries to have him committed. And Jonathan who after telling Fusco that he thinks that he is a fraud and that he is an angel, and Fusco then apologizes to him after God tells him that Jonathan told him was true, decides to speak to God and as

who made it

directed

Michael Landon

written

Lan O'Kun

guest cast

Billed for this episode only — the turn people remember an episode for.

• Russ Marin as Calvin Beckwith
• Allan Miller as Arnold Corcoran
• Lorne Greene as Fred Fusco
• KKurt Smildsin as Technician
• AArchie Lang as Doctor
• Scott Curtis as Paul Garrett
• David L. Lander as Ed
• David Spielberg as Bob Milhaus