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Season 1 – Harts of the West

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Harts of the West — Season 1

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Critics Consensus

Harts of the West wants to be a charming family sitcom, but the series struggles with its two-dimensional characterizations and convoluted plotlines.

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Diane Werts Newsday 07/24/2019
All 15 episodes of ABC's 1993 comedy-drama have a great feel for parent-kid relationships and quirky characters. Go to Full Review Newsweek Staff Newsweek 07/24/2019
It's fish-out-of-water humorcall it Western Exposure -- only here the main dude acts like a 6-year-old dunce. Go to Full Review Tony Scott Variety 07/24/2019
[The Harts'] reactions to the dilapidated ex-rancho are mediocre comedy; the first chapter doesn't burn up any laugh meter. Go to Full Review Hal Boedeker Miami Herald 02/16/2022
3/4
A feel-good show, designed for the whole family, that’s performed and written with charm. Go to Full Review David Zurawik Baltimore Sun 07/24/2019
2.5/5
On one level, it delivers laughs and low-schmaltz family drama in an easygoing, engaging way. On another level, it deals intelligently with the very American notion of frontiers and new starts. Go to Full Review Scott D. Pierce Deseret News (Salt Lake City) 07/24/2019
It's decidedly goofy, the performances are winning, and the Harts are a loving if not always happy little family. Go to Full Review Read all reviews
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Beau Bridges

Dave Hart

Saginaw Grant

Auggie

Meghann Haldeman

L'Amour Hart

Harley Jane Kozak

Alison Hart

Sean Murray

Zane Grey Hart

Stephen Root

R.O

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Sep 25, 1993 Pilot A middle-aged lingerie salesman (Beau Bridges) buys a dilapidated Nevada ranch, following a coronary episode. Details Episode 2 Aired Oct 2, 1993 The Right Stuff A new ranch hand (Mark Harmon) is smitten with Alison (Harley Jane Kozak); a moving van from Chicago shows up empty. Details Episode 3 Aired Oct 30, 1993 Guess Who's Coming to Chow? Alison's powerbroker mother (Diane Ladd) falls for Jake (Lloyd Bridges). Details Episode 4 Aired Nov 6, 1993 Dead Man's Leap Zane (Sean Murray) risks his life for his dad's attention; R.O. (Stephen Root) channels the dead after being struck by lightning. Details Episode 5 Aired Nov 13, 1993 Goodnight Irene Alison takes a teaching job and learns Duke is flunking. Details Episode 6 Aired Dec 4, 1993 Cowboyz in the Hood Marcus (Sterling Macer Jr.) brings a problem teen to the ranch; Zane (Sean Murray) follows Cassie (Talisa Soto) to a roundup. Details Episode 7 Aired Dec 11, 1993 Auggie's End Auggie (Saginaw Grant) is convinced his demise is near; Duke (Nathan Watt) chooses sheepshearing over Little League. Details Episode 8 Aired Dec 25, 1993 Jake's Brother The arrival of Jake's brother (Dale Robertson) rekindles an old family feud. Details Episode 9 Aired Jan 8, 1994 Ghost Run The annual buckboard race turns into a battle of the sexes; R.O. (Stephen Root) tries to dissuade Rose (O-Lan Jones) from entering a beauty contest. Details Episode 10 Aired Jan 15, 1994 You Got to Have Hart Dave (Beau Bridges) represents Sholo at the annual rodeo after Marcus (Sterling Macer Jr.) breaks his leg. Details Episode 11 Aired Jan 22, 1994 Home Alone ... With Friends Rose (O-Lan Jones) boots R.O. (Stephen Root), who moves into the Flying Tumbleweed; L'Amour (Meghann Haldeman) learns Alison (Harley Jane Kozak) posed for a lingerie catalog. Details Episode 12 Aired Jan 29, 1994 Hart's Vacation Dave (Beau Bridges) falls down an abandoned mine shaft during a family camping trip. Details Episode 13 Aired Jun 4, 1994 Back in the Panties Again Dave works a Las Vegas lingerie convention when the Flying Tumbleweed well runs dry. Details Episode 14 Aired Jun 11, 1994 Drive, He Said A greedy trucker forces to Dave to drive the town's herd to market. Details Episode 15 Aired Jun 18, 1994 Jake and Duke's Excellent Adventure Jake (Lloyd Bridges) wants to celebrate Duke's 10th birthday with an American Indian rite of passage; Alison (Harley Jane Kozak) thinks she is pregnant. Details

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Harts of the West — Season 1

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Season Info

Network
CBS
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 25, 1993