Hearts Afire

For the 1915 film, see Hearts in Exile (1915 film).

Hearts Afire

Created by	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
Starring	John Ritter Markie Post Billy Bob Thornton Beth Broderick Wendie Jo Sperber Clark Duke Leslie Jordan Conchata Ferrell
Composer(s)	Bruce Miller
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	54 (1 unaired)
Production
Running time	30 minutes per episode
Production company(s)	Bloodworth-Thomason Mozark Productions Adam Productions
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	September 14, 1992 – February 1, 1995

Hearts Afire is an American sitcom starring John Ritter and Markie Post that aired on CBS from September 14, 1992 to February 1, 1995. The series' title is taken from a line in the Earth, Wind & Fire song "That's the Way of the World" (which originally served as the series' theme song).

Series premise

Described by CBS as a "politically topical series" and created by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason and Harry Thomason, the show starred John Ritter and Markie Post playing John Hartman and Georgie Anne Lahti Hartman, respectively. Supporting actors included Billy Bob Thornton and Ed Asner. The show was set in Washington, D.C. and centered on a senator's aide (Ritter) and a political reporter (Post) whose professional disagreements masked a growing attraction for one another. Other costars on the show included George Gaynes, Beth Broderick, and Wendie Jo Sperber. The series was itself a satire on current affairs in Washington, D.C.

In the second season, the show abruptly changed its setting to the Southern town where John Hartman grew up; he returns to take over the town's failing newspaper, and his wife and several of the other cast members joined him there.

Episode list

Season 1: 1992–1993

Nº	Ep	Title	Directed by:	Written by:	Original air date
1	1	"Bees Can Sting You, Watch Out: Part 1"	TBA	TBA	September 14, 1992 (1992-09-14)
2	2	"Bees Can Sting You, Watch Out: Part 2"	TBA	TBA	September 14, 1992 (1992-09-14)
3	3	"The Big Date"	TBA	TBA	September 21, 1992 (1992-09-21)
4	4	"Three Men and a Bed"	TBA	TBA	September 28, 1992 (1992-09-28)
5	5	"John's Stallion"	TBA	TBA	October 5, 1992 (1992-10-05)
6	6	"First Time"	TBA	TBA	October 12, 1992 (1992-10-12)
7	7	"Significant Others"	TBA	TBA	October 26, 1992 (1992-10-26)
8	8	"Everybody Loves My Baby"	TBA	TBA	November 9, 1992 (1992-11-09)
9	9	"Conversations with My Shrink"	TBA	TBA	November 16, 1992 (1992-11-16)
10	10	"The Fundamental Things Apply"	TBA	TBA	November 23, 1992 (1992-11-23)
11	11	"Smithersgate"	TBA	TBA	November 30, 1992 (1992-11-30)
12	12	"Everyday's a Holiday"	TBA	TBA	December 14, 1992 (1992-12-14)
13	13	"While the Thomasons Slept"	TBA	TBA	December 21, 1992 (1992-12-21)
14	14	"Trivial Pursuit"	TBA	TBA	January 4, 1993 (1993-01-04)
15	15	"Never Play Touch Football with the Kennedys"	TBA	TBA	January 11, 1993 (1993-01-11)
16	16	"Miss Starr Dates Georgie Anne's Pop"	TBA	TBA	January 18, 1993 (1993-01-18)
17	17	"While the Thomasons Slept in the Lincoln Bedroom"	TBA	TBA	February 1, 1993 (1993-02-01)
18	18	"Her Year with Fidel"	TBA	TBA	February 8, 1993 (1993-02-08)
19	19	"Cold Feet: Part 1"	TBA	TBA	February 22, 1993 (1993-02-22)
20	20	"Cold Feet: Part 2"	TBA	TBA	February 22, 1993 (1993-02-22)
21	21	"Take My Senate Seat, Please"	TBA	TBA	March 1, 1993 (1993-03-01)
22	22	"Flamingo Summer"	TBA	TBA	March 15, 1993 (1993-03-15)
23	23	"Class Reunion"	TBA	TBA	March 22, 1993 (1993-03-22)

Season 2: 1993–1994

Nº	Ep	Title	Directed by:	Written by:	Original air date
24	1	"Lovely Always: Part 1"	TBA	TBA	October 27, 1993 (1993-10-27)
25	2	"Lovely Always: Part 2"	TBA	TBA	October 27, 1993 (1993-10-27)
26	3	"Moonlighting"	TBA	TBA	November 3, 1993 (1993-11-03)
27	4	"The Great Depression"	TBA	TBA	November 10, 1993 (1993-11-10)
28	5	"First Edition"	TBA	TBA	November 17, 1993 (1993-11-17)
29	6	"String of Pearls"	TBA	TBA	November 24, 1993 (1993-11-24)
30	7	"The Stud Club"	TBA	TBA	December 8, 1993 (1993-12-08)
31	8	"Blue Christmas"	TBA	TBA	December 15, 1993 (1993-12-15)
32	9	"True Confessions"	TBA	TBA	December 29, 1993 (1993-12-29)
33	10	"Accelerated Dating"	TBA	TBA	January 12, 1994 (1994-01-12)
34	11	"Sweet Revenge"	TBA	TBA	January 19, 1994 (1994-01-19)
35	12	"The Sons of Sissy-Whatsis"	TBA	TBA	February 2, 1994 (1994-02-02)
36	13	"Fatal Traction"	TBA	TBA	February 9, 1994 (1994-02-09)
37	14	"Sleepless in a Small Town"	TBA	TBA	March 28, 1994 (1994-03-28)
38	15	"Do the Limbaugh"	TBA	TBA	April 11, 1994 (1994-04-11)
39	16	"Love in the Afternoon"	TBA	TBA	April 18, 1994 (1994-04-18)
40	17	"The Big Yes"	TBA	TBA	April 25, 1994 (1994-04-25)

Season 3: 1994–1995

Nº	Ep	Title	Directed by:	Written by:	Original air date
41	1	"Don't Say Nothin' Bad About My Baby"	TBA	TBA	September 24, 1994 (1994-09-24)
42	2	"The Virgin Lonnie"	TBA	TBA	October 1, 1994 (1994-10-01)
43	3	"It's My Party"	TBA	TBA	October 8, 1994 (1994-10-08)
44	4	"The Sock-Her Boys"	TBA	TBA	October 15, 1994 (1994-10-15)
45	5	"Birth of a Donation"	TBA	TBA	October 22, 1994 (1994-10-22)
46	6	"Fat Like Me"	TBA	TBA	October 29, 1994 (1994-10-29)
47	7	"Born to Dance"	TBA	TBA	November 26, 1994 (1994-11-26)
48	8	"Pros and Condoms"	TBA	TBA	December 3, 1994 (1994-12-03)
49	9	"The Perfect Christmas"	TBA	TBA	December 10, 1994 (1994-12-10)
50	10	"Help Wanted"	TBA	TBA	January 11, 1995 (1995-01-11)
51	11	"Mrs. Hartman, Mrs. Hartman"	TBA	TBA	January 18, 1995 (1995-01-18)
52	12	"Group Therapy"	TBA	TBA	January 25, 1995 (1995-01-25)
53	13	"John and Georgie's Not So Excellent Adventure"	TBA	TBA	February 1, 1995 (1995-02-01)
54	14	"The Outsider"	TBA	TBA	N/A

DVD releases

Image Entertainment released the entire series on DVD in Region 1 for the very first time in 2005. These releases have since been discontinued and are out of print.

On November 7, 2012, it was announced that Mill Creek Entertainment had acquired the rights to the series and released Hearts Afire - The Complete Series on DVD on January 8, 2013.^[1] The 7-disc set features all 54 episodes of the series, as well as bonus features.

DVD set		Episodes	Release date
	The Complete First Season	23	August 2, 2005
	The Complete Second Season	17	November 1, 2005
	The Complete Third Season	14	February 7, 2006
The Complete Series		54	January 8, 2013

Cameos

Hugh E. Rodham, father of the incoming First Lady of the United States, Hillary Rodham Clinton, made a cameo appearance in December 1992. The producers of the series were friends of the Clintons.^[2]
Political pundit Rush Limbaugh guest-starred as himself on an April 1994 episode. That episode had the series' highest rating, finishing as the 8th-highest ranked show of the week during its original airing.

References

↑ Hearts Afire DVD news: Announcement for Hearts Afire - The Complete Series | TVShowsOnDVD.com
↑ Pace, Eric (April 8, 1993). "Hugh Rodham Dies After Stroke; Father of Hillary Clinton Was 82". The New York Times. New York. Retrieved 2010-08-01.

External links

Hearts Afire at the Internet Movie Database
Hearts Afire at epguides.com
Hearts Afire webpage at TVHeaven.com

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