Highway to Heaven

Come on, Jake.

Come on, Jake. Come on, boy. Come on, Jake.

Come on, boy. Come on, Jake.

Good boy. Good boy.

Good boy. Oh, Jake, your collar's getting too tight.

Here, let me loosen it.

Jake? Come on, we don't play with your collar.

Jake, come back here.

Will you come on, you silly dog?

Grandpa!

Grandpa, Grandpa!

- How's my Jenny? - I missed you.

I missed you too, darling.

- Did you bring me a surprise? - Oh, darn it.

You know, I forgot all about that. I was so busy.

It's okay. You were working hard.

Not that hard.

- You did remember. -

You bet I remembered.

Why don't we go inside the house and open it up?

Would you mind bringing that along, Stu?

- Oh, you are not gonna believe this. - Oh, yes, I will.

How do you know? You don't even know what I'm talking about.

Yes, I do.

All right, then, what am I talking about?

Pollution in our drinking water. I'm an angel, remember?

Well, I still don't believe it. Listen to this.

"The EPA..." That's the Environmental Protection Agency.

- I know what the EPA is. - Will you just listen a minute?

"The EPA will permit a polluter"

into underground drinking water.

Yet the EPA projects

that out of 100,000 people drinking water.

- I know. - All right, you know that, but get this.

What do you think the EPA makes the polluter do about it?

- Nothing. All he's gotta do is report it. - How can that be?

If the EPA doesn't protect us, who will?

People. They're gonna have to learn to protect themselves.

- Oh, come on. How? - Have their drinking water tested.

Organize themselves and fight the people that are polluting their drinking water.

Stop taking everything for granted, that the government's gonna do it for them.

You really think people are gonna do that?

They're too worried about stuff like the bomb.

If they don't do something like that,

there won't be anybody left to drop a bomb on.

Boy, I tell you, you know, we are really going to the dogs.

You got that right.

Would you mind telling me what we're doing here?

This is our assignment. We're gonna work here.

Oh, great. Cleaning up after a bunch of dogs.

- You call that angel work? -

Oh, yeah. Well, so do I. So do I.

- That's why dogs are called man's best friend. -

Excuse me, I...

All right, now, Arnold, you just stand still.

I'm almost done.

You don't wanna get your fur all tangled up, do you?

I'd have to cut it. You'd look silly walking around...

- Excuse me. - Oh, dear Lord.

I didn't mean to startle you.

I'm Jonathan Smith. We spoke on the phone.

- Oh, yes, Mr. Smith. - This is Mark Gordon.

- Hi. - Hello. Pleased to meet you.

Well, now, why don't you follow me, and I'll show you what we're all about?

Come on, Arnold.

I named him after Arnold Palmer. I just love that man.

- He's your dog, then? - Him and about 25 others.

- Thought this was a boarding kennel. - Well, it is.

But you'd be surprised how many people bring their dogs here

and then never come back.

- You're kidding? - No, no.

It eases their conscience.

Instead of taking them to the pound, they bring them to me.

Then, if I have to send them, they don't feel so guilty.

- Get my drift? - Yeah.

Of course, I pick up a lot of strays.

Try to find homes for them. If I can't, they stay with me.

- Pretty tough way to make a living. - Oh, no.

I'm doing fine. My husband left me well-off.

They need love. I do, too. So it works out just fine.

There you are.

That's a good boy.

Yeah, all these dogs you see are mine.

Except for the ones that get good homes.

Well, no wonder you need help.

Oh, well, the times I need help are on visiting days.

Visiting days?

Yeah, that's when I load up my Dog Mobile

and I take my friends up to the old folks' home

and to the child-care center.

They don't let animals stay for any length of time in those places, you know.

- Well, I'll bet the kids love them, huh? - Well, the old folks, too.

Yeah, old folks are nothing but kids with wrinkles.

I'll tell you, we'd really like to work for you.

Well, your references are good.

But I gotta be honest with you,

I've had folks working for me before that knew their stuff,

but they don't love the dogs.

And with dogs, love's the important thing.

Same with people.

- Yeah. -

- You see Gruffy over there? -

Well, he's a new one.

And he's really misbehaving and being mean,

because he's been abused.

He'll take a little time,

but you can never lose your temper with him, now. Get my drift?

Yeah, I think so.

No. No, you mustn't do that. I said he needed time.

Don't worry, I'll be careful.

- - He shouldn't do that.

Oh, don't worry. He has a way with them.

Easy, Gruffy.

Come on. Easy, boy.

Easy, boy.

Come on, we're all not like that, believe me.

Come on, boy.

Well, I'll be.

- You two want a job, you got it. - Good enough.

Okay, come on. I'll show you where you're gonna bunk

and where we keep the pooper-scoopers.

Jenny, next time you ask for a doll house,

remind me to get one that's already put together, will you?

It's okay. You're doing real good, Grandpa.

Thank you, darling.

But if I don't stretch my legs, I'll never be able to get up.

- Hello? - It's mommy.

Mommy, Daddy, wait till you see what grandpa bought me.

Grandpa, you're gonna spoil her.

That's what grandfathers are for.

How did it go today?

Jenny, do me a favor.

Would you get daddy a nice tall glass of ice water?

Okay, but don't look at my doll house until I get back.

I won't.

Oh!

- It worked. She's pregnant. - You're kidding? Are you sure?

We're sure. You're gonna have a grandson.

I can't believe it. I just can't believe it.

The miracle of modern medicine.

- When are you gonna tell Jenny? - Tonight, after supper.

A grandson.

Jake.

Come on, boy. Jake.

Jake?

- Jenny. - Jake?

Jenny, dinner, honey.

But I can't find Jake.

Well, he's probably around here somewhere.

We'll find him after dinner.

But I have to find him.

You know he's probably sleeping.

Now, come on in before dinner gets cold.

Jenny. Now.

Mark. Mark, come on, wake up.

Jonathan, what's going on? What are you doing?

- Come on, get dressed. - Get dressed?

Come on, it's the middle of the night.

I know that. We gotta go find a dog.

Oh, come on. If you wanna go looking for strays,

let's do it in the daylight. They're easier to see.

This isn't just a stray. He's a part of our assignment.

You get dressed. I'll warm up the car.

He doesn't need me for a partner. He needs an owl.

Hey, hey, hold it.

Come on, you don't wanna be chasing that little dog.

Hey, come on, now, stop growling.

Come on. Now, don't do that.

Hey, look, pal, I'm trying to be nice.

Okay.

Mark?

- Come on, boy. Come on. Come on, boy. -

- - Come on. Come on.

Well, I found him. Poor dog is scared to death.

What was that noise I heard?

Oh, that was me.

Oh, you ate some of Lil's chili too, huh?

Yeah. Come on, let's get him back to the kennel.

What's so important about this dog anyway?

I don't know.

I just know he's part of the assignment.

"All paths led to the heart of the forest.

Breathless from running, hair flying in the wind,

I listened for Whisper's voice."

- Did you find him? - No, honey.

Now, look, don't worry, okay? We'll find him.

I'll look again first thing in the morning.

I'm afraid I'll never see him again.

He didn't even have his collar on.

It's my fault if he's lost forever.

No, no, it's not your fault, okay?

Now, listen,

your mom and I have something to tell you

that I think just might cheer you up.

Come on. Come on, you sit right over here.

Now, you know that mom and I have been trying for a long time

- to have another baby. - Mom's pregnant?

Now, hold on. Who's telling this story?

Remember when we learned how babies were made?

Yeah. The little fishies swim with all their might