Harts of the West
Revision date: June 20, 1994
Compiled by Loren Heisey
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Series notes
City slicker Dave Hart is an underwear salesman who after a heart attack quits his dead-end job, uproots his family, and heads West in search of his inner hombre.
Guide notes
At this time the only credits listed in the guide besides the cast are the guest stars, writers, and directors. Anything not actually listed in the on screen credits is enclosed in brackets. The synopses were adapted from TV Guide listings.
Cast
Starring
Beau Bridges [Dave Hart]
Harley Jane Kozak [Alison]
With
Meghann Haldeman [L'Amour]
Sean Murray [Zane]
Nathan Watt [Duke]
Saginaw Grant [Auggie]
O-Lan Jones [Rose]
Sterling Macer [Marcus]
Stephen Root [R.O.]
Talisa Soto [Cassie]
[recurring cast]
Lloyd Bridges [Jake]
Dennis Fimple [Garral]
Dale Robertson [Zeke]
Episodes
1. Pilot 9/25/93
The Harts discover that the Sholo, Nevada spread they've bought
is a run-down former dude ranch populated only by an aging cowpoke
named Jake.
Written by Robert Moloney
Directed by Robert Lieberman
2. The Right Stuff 10/02/93
Dave has something to prove - to himself and his family - after a
champion rodeo clown he hired to help break wild mustangs ends up
charming Alison and the kids instead.
Special Appearance by
Mark Harmon [rodeo clown]
O'Neal Compton
Written by Robert Moloney
Directed by Bill D'Elia
3. Guess Who's Coming to Chow? 10/30/93
A prairie-dog infestation at the Tumbleweed has Dave squirming,
and so does a visit from Alison's intimidating mom, whom Dave
promptly fixes up with "gentleman" Jake to squire her around Sholo
- and with luck, into the sunset.
Special Appearance by
Diane Ladd [Alison's mom]
The Voice of "Ralph" the Prairie Dog by
Frank Welker
Written by Robert Moloney
Directed by James Hayman
4. Dead Man's Leap 11/06/93
R.O. is zapped by lightning and soon develops many personalities,
one of which is that of Dave's late father. Meanwhile, Zane disobeys
his dad by accompanying some new friends to Dead Man's Leap, where
he's challenged to jump across the gap.
Special Appearance by
Ethan Randall [Randy]
George Pilgrim [H.K. Akers]
[Randy Guiting] [Steve]
Written by Chris Ruppenthal
Directed by James Hayman
5. Goodnight Irene 11/13/93
Sheriff R.O. looks for clues leading to a suspect in the murder of
Garral's beloved bovine Irene, which dropped dead while Garral was
painting her portrait. Alison gets the urge to work. Duke's more
interested in being a cowboy than an A student.
Written by Jill Gordon
Directed by Bill D'Elia
6. Cowboyz in the Hood 12/04/93
Like it or not, Dave gets a tough inner-city youth as a ranch hand,
thanks to Marcus, who believes that equestrian therapy will turn the
kid's life around.
Special Appearance by
Larenz Tate [youth]
Teleplay by David Debin
Story by Bill Spoon and
Robert Moloney & Chris Ruppenthal
Directed by Scott Brazil
7. Auggie's End 12/11/93
As Auggie turns 60, he announces he's going to die - on the Harts'
property, where his late wife is buried. But Dave wants him to stick
around to help Duke win a sheep-shearing contest.
[Guest Starring]
Apesanahkwat [Andrew]
Tantoo Cardinal [Helen]
Betty Carvalho [Lillian]
Written by Mark Masuoka
Directed by Greg Beeman
8. Jake's Brother 12/25/93
Jake's hotheaded brother, Zeke, a Western romance writer who returns
to Sholo threatening to kill Jake in a shoot-out at high noon.
Special Appearance by
Diana Douglas [Betty]
Nan Martin [Beverly]
John Gowans
[Archie Lang] [Frank]
Written by Jill Gordon
Directed by Bill D'Elia
9. Ghost Run 1/08/94
Dave vows to win Sholo's Frontier Days Ghost Run buckboard race, but
once Alison enters the contest - partnered with a headstrong frontier
widow - Dave is up against a formidable opponent.
Special Appearance by
Betty Garrett [Thelma]
Written by Trish Soodik
Directed by Neal Isreal
10. You Got to Have Hart 1/15/94
Cowboy Dave takes the bull by the horns and joins the competition to
restore Sholo's luster in the annual rodeo. Meanwhile, a dashing
rodeo Romeo sets L'Amour's spurs to jingling.
[Guest Starring]
Robert Pine [Bart Tupelo]
Anndi McAfee [Marti]
David Charvet as Tad [Miller]
[Haryl Deason] [cowboy]
[Steve Manning] [cowboy]
Teleplay by Mike Lyons & Kimberley Wells
Story by Jill Gordon
Directed by James Hayman
11. Home Alone 1/22/94
Rose boots R.O. who moves into the Flying Tumbleweed. L'Amour learns
Alison posed for a lingerie catalog. Duke has a problem with horses,
and Zane tries to help him over it.
Special Guest Star
Ethan Randall as Randy
Written by Trish Soodik
Directed by Greg Beeman
12. Heart's Vacation 1/29/94
The Harts' family vacation in the countryside turns into a series of
disasters, including a mine-shaft accident, a marauding bear, and
tornadoes.
Written by Chris Ruppenthal
Directed by Mel Damski
13. Back in the Panties Again 6/04/94
Dave may be forced back into the rat race after the ranch's well runs
dry and his former boss pays him a visit in Sholo. Meanwhile, Zane
falls for a lingerie model.
Special Appearance by
Stephen Tobolowsky [Dave's former boss]
Katie Wright [lingerie model]
Garry McGurk
R. Leo Schreiber
Allan Hunt
Written by James Kramer
Directed by James Hayman
14. Drive, He Said 6/11/94
Spurred by a dispute with a greedy cattle driver, the greenhorn Harts
and town volunteers embark on their own cattle drive to deliver a
herd of steers to Carson City - and to preserve a Sholo way of life.
Special Appearance by
Stacey Dash
Michael McManus [cattle driver]
Bill Zuckert
Tim Haldeman
Written by Robert Moloney
Directed by Neal Isreal
15. Jake and Duke's Excellent Adventure 6/18/94
On his 10th birthday, Duke embarks on a rite of passage out on the
range with "prairie elder" Jake. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Alison
and Dave contemplate the imminent threat of parenthood; and Zane
misinterprets Cassie's motives.
[Guest Starring]
John Gowans
Patricia Van Ingen [Elizabeth]
Richard Ryder
Dale Swann
Written by Robert Moloney
Directed by Helaine Head
Title listings
Air dates
Date format is: year/month/day
93/09/25 1. Pilot
93/10/02 2. The Right Stuff
93/10/09 preempted (baseball playoff)
93/10/16 preempted (World Series game 1)
93/10/23 preempted (World Series game 6)
93/10/30 3. Guess Who's Coming to Chow?
93/11/06 4. Dead Man's Leap
93/11/13 5. Goodnight Irene
93/11/20 preempted (Dr. Quinn)
93/11/27 preempted (Dr. Quinn)
93/12/04 6. Cowboyz in the Hood
93/12/11 7. Auggie's End
93/12/18 preempted (movie)
93/12/25 8. Jake's Brother
94/01/01 preempted (movie)
94/01/08 9. Ghost Run
94/01/15 10. You Got to Have Hart
94/01/22 11. Home Alone
94/01/29 12. Hart's Vacation
on hiatus
94/06/04 13. Back in the Panties Again
94/06/11 14. Drive, He Said
94/06/18 15. Jake and Duke's Excellent Adventure
end of series
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