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Bless the Harts
GenreAnimated sitcom
Created byEmily Spivey
Voices of
Music byAndrew Sherman
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes19
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Aubrey Davis Lee
  • Eli Dolleman
EditorDennis McElroy
Running time22 minutes
Production companies
Original release
NetworkFox
ReleaseSeptember 29, 2019 (2019-09-29) –
present (present)
Related
King of the Hill

Bless the Harts is an American adult animated sitcom created by Emily Spivey for the Fox Broadcasting Company.[1] Debuting on September 29, 2019,[2] the series is executive produced by Spivey, Andy Bobrow, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Kristen Wiig, and Seth Cohen. The series is a joint production between Fox Entertainment and 20th Television. The animation production is handled by Titmouse, Inc., with overseas animation services by Yearim and Digital eMation in Seoul, South Korea.[3] The show's title is based on the Southern phrase "Bless your heart".[4] In October 2019, the series was renewed for a second season which had a 21-episode order.[5][6] The second season premiered on September 27, 2020.[7]

Emily Spivey and Andy Bobrow served as showrunners for the series' first season.

Premise

Bless the Harts follows a working-class family living in North Carolina. The main protagonist, waitress Jenny Hart, struggles to make ends meet. Her artistically talented daughter Violet Hart and mother Betty Hart live with her along with her boyfriend Wayne, and there are other recurring characters also in the series.[1] The show's creator Emily Spivey has stated that it is based on her life growing up in High Point, North Carolina and is set in the state's Triad region. The name of the show's fictional town, Greenpoint, is a portmanteau of Greensboro and High Point.[4][8]

Bless the Harts loosely shares a universe with the Fox series King of the Hill, which ran from 1997 to 2010. Spivey cites King of the Hill as her major influence for creating Bless the Harts.[9] The fictional superstore Mega Lo Mart, first introduced in King of the Hill, makes several appearances in Bless the Harts.[10]

Cast and characters

The main characters of Bless the Harts (From left to right) Jenny Hart, Wayne Edwards, Violet Hart, Betty Hart (below)

Main

  • Kristen Wiig as Jenny Hart, a single mother who struggles to make money for her family.[11] She ran out on her wedding to local wealthy legend Don Reynolds, but not before she got pregnant with his daughter.[12][13] Wiig also voices Greenpoint newscaster Maykay Bueller.
  • Maya Rudolph as Betty Hart, Jenny's widowed mother. In "Jenny Unfiltered" her age is revealed to be 53.[10][14] Although her husband Ed is dead, he is mentioned multiple times in the series. Rudolph also voices Norma, Greenpoint's mail delivery lady, and Dr. Chakrabarti, Wayne's neighbor.
  • Jillian Bell as Violet Hart,[11] Jenny's daughter who loves art. Although sarcastic and cynical, she cares deeply about her family. She is either 13 years old (according to her voice actress[15]) or a preteen (according to Betty[16]). Reynolds is her biological father.[12] Bell also voices various background characters.
  • Ike Barinholtz as Wayne Edwards, Jenny's boyfriend.[11] Wayne's main goal is to win Violet's approval, though he has fears that he will never live up to Jenny's wealthy ex-boyfriend. Wayne is generally well-meaning, and his inner thought monologues reveal that he actually has serious and reflective concerns about being a good parental figure, but his outward attempts at expressing this usually fail awkwardly.[12][13] Barinholtz also voices various background characters.
  • Kumail Nanjiani as Jesus Christ, who appears as a figment of Jenny's imagination.
  • Fortune Feimster as Brenda (season 2; recurring season 1), Jenny's co-worker and friend, and Bobbie-Nell, Jenny's elderly neighbor who picks fights with Wayne.[17]

Recurring

  • Mary Steenburgen as Crystalynn, Betty's arch-nemesis.
  • Drew Tarver as Randy, the town oddball and village idiot whose religion is Satanism, and as Charles Lee, a city councilman.
  • Gary Anthony Williams as Leonard, Wayne's co-worker and friend.
  • Emily Spivey as Louise, Jenny's boss whose catchphrase whenever she enters is "Doot-dih-dih-doo", and various background characters.
  • Oscar Montoya as David, Violet's best friend.
  • Christy Stratton as Dawn, a stripper and one of Jenny's friends.[18]
  • Jeremy Rowley as Jimmy Lee, a city councilman, various background characters, and Mayor Webb, the mayor of Greenpoint. Rowley provided the voice of Mayor Webb in season 1 and "The Last Supper". After, the role was recast to Jon Hamm, who took over in "Dead Mall".
  • Rich Blomquist as Daniel, Louise's unfaithful husband, and various background characters.
  • Andy Bobrow as Bud, the owner of a strip club, and various background characters.[19]
  • Holly Hunter as Marjune Gamble
  • Kevin Michael Richardson as Mr. Stikeleather
  • David Herman as Chip Scoville and Peter[20]
  • Jon Hamm as Mayor Webb (starting with "Dead Mall")[21][22]
  • Grey DeLisle as MeeMaw Edwards and Ashleigh[23]
  • Phil LaMarr as Reverend Ace, RJ Deerdeckers, and Rayford

Guest

Episodes

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
110September 29, 2019 (2019-09-29)January 12, 2020 (2020-01-12)
2TBASeptember 27, 2020 (2020-09-27)TBA

Season 1 (2019–20)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
11"Hug N' Bugs"Pete MichelsErin WagonerSeptember 29, 2019 (2019-09-29)1BPJ031.82[28]
Jenny gets the family water shut off after her payment bounces, so she tries to sell toys for cash, not knowing her mother Betty is buying them back. Meanwhile, Wayne discovers Violet's love for art and builds a building based on her drawings, only to get permits for it denied by the city hall.
22"Can't Get There from Here"Samantha ArnettEmily SpiveyOctober 6, 2019 (2019-10-06)1BPJ012.99[31]

Jenny picks up a second job as a stripper in order to make extra cash to send Violet to art school. Meanwhile, Wayne buys ostriches with his truck on collaterial to also help Violet, only to find out that they can't lay eggs.

Note: This is the original pilot of the series.[29][30]
33"Jenny Unfiltered"Bryan FrancisRich BlomquistOctober 13, 2019 (2019-10-13)1BPJ021.47[32]
After Betty tells the family the story of her old rich boyfriend, Violet takes Betty to visit his heir (guest voiced by Holly Hunter) when he died, which doesn't go according to her plan. Jenny takes both political sides of a statue at her job in an effort to earn extra tip money, but begins to question her morals and beliefs.
44"Cremains of the Day"Michael BaylisJulia Lillis Cohen & Jeremy RowleyOctober 20, 2019 (2019-10-20)1BPJ042.79[33]
Jenny tries to honor her deceased father on his favorite holiday, Halloween, by letting go of his remains left at the family home, but doesn't think she is ready to let them go. Violet and Leonard take Wayne ghost hunting to conquer his fear of ghosts.
55"Trash Twins"Samantha ArnettJanine BritoNovember 3, 2019 (2019-11-03)1BPJ051.33[34]
At Mega-Lo-Mart, a mysterious prankster skids their car in the parking lot, splashing Jenny and Betty with dirty street water. When Betty finds out it is her nemesis Crystalynn Poole, the two conspire revenge. Wayne deals with his misbehaving 10-year old Uncle Tommy.
66"Pig Trouble in Little Greenpoint"Pete MichelsChristy StrattonNovember 10, 2019 (2019-11-10)1BPJ062.31[35]
Wayne gets upset when Jenny enters him into a BBQ festival without his permission after he loses. Violet feels bad that animals are killed for human consumption, so she debates on whether or not to become a vegetarian. Betty runs into an old friend, a famous member (guest voiced by Stephen Root) of a beach band, who invites her to go on tour, so she must decide whether to go on tour with him or leave her family.
77"Myrtle Beach Memoirs"Samantha ArnettAndy BobrowNovember 17, 2019 (2019-11-17)1BPJ081.64[36]
When Randy hides in the Last Supper for 30 days and breaks the ceiling as a result, Jenny can't go to work. So the family decides to take a vacation to Myrtle Beach, to which they can't exactly afford. When Betty caves in to a timeshare, it’s up to Wayne to get her out. With the help of Violet, Jenny enters a mini-golf competition in order to win money to pay for the trip, but struggles against the last hole.
88"Mega-Lo-Memories"Michael BaylisEmily SpiveyNovember 24, 2019 (2019-11-24)1BPJ072.68[37]
At the Thanksgiving dinner table, when the microwave breaks down, Jenny tells the story of how she got the old microwave during a Black Friday shopping sprawl at the Mega-Lo-Mart, where she meets Wayne for the first time and loses Violet. Betty runs into Crystalynn in this flashback story where both work together to get a pair of pink boots, which another shopper was hoarding.
99"Miracle on Culpepper Slims Boulevard"Pete MichelsEmily SpiveyDecember 15, 2019 (2019-12-15)1BPJ092.72[38]
Louise forces Jenny and Brenda to attend her Christmas party this year to get a bonus, making Jenny feel insecure about her own Christmas traditions when she sees how differently both of them have it. But when Louise starts crying at her own party, it’s up to Jenny to help her out. Also at the party, Betty goes gambling, and Wayne gets influenced by a local theater legend (guest voiced by Chris Parnell).
1010"Tying the Not"Michael BaylisLauren McGuireJanuary 12, 2020 (2020-01-12)1BPJ102.67[39]
After Violet's room gets caught on fire, Jenny and her family have to stay at Wayne's place for a few days, where Jenny picks pointless fights with him. Remembering her fears of marriage with ex-boyfriend Don Reynolds, when Jenny finds a ring in Wayne's drawer, she angrily forces Wayne to marry her. Meanwhile, after seeing a mystery television series in which Crystalynn guest-starred, Betty attempts to expose her murder incident as a lie.

Season 2 (2020)

No.
overall
No. in
season
Title [40]Directed byWritten by [41]Original air date [40]Prod.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
111"Violet's Secret"Mollie HelmsChristy Stratton & Jeremy RowleySeptember 27, 2020 (2020-09-27)2BPJ012.05[42]
During the summer, Jenny and Betty spy on Violet, not wanting her to make the same mistakes they did as teenagers. When Bobbie-Nell files a lawsuit on Wayne for causing a loud commotion repairing the Hart family's roof, citing her pet's emotional distress, Brenda assists him.
122"The Last Supper"Samantha ArnettStory by : John Solomon
Teleplay by : Rich Blomquist & Janine Brito
October 4, 2020 (2020-10-04)1BPJ110.95[43]
When a chain restaurant called Lord Lobster moves in nearby, threatening the business of The Last Supper, Jenny wants to film a commercial praising the restaurant with the townspeople of Greenpoint featured in it, but gets upset when the townspeople don't take it seriously.
133"My Best Frenda"Pete MichelsAmy-Jo PerryOctober 11, 2020 (2020-10-11)1BPJ121.04[44]
When Jenny gets hired by the girls of Greenpoint to host their annual gala, her friendship with Brenda is put to the ultimate test. Betty considers getting plastic surgery after a reporter calls her a gramma. Wayne takes Violet to his temporary gig as a window washer.
144"Dead Mall"Traci HondaAndy Bobrow & Lauren McGuireNovember 1, 2020 (2020-11-01)2BPJ022.23[45]
Jenny, Violet, Betty, Wayne, David, and Brenda are all invited on a final tour and walk of the closed and abandoned Greenpoint Mall to say goodbye before the mall gets demolished. During their tour, Wayne shows his fear of mannequins, and the group encounters a strange girl, who claims to know Jenny. Little do they know is that she has ulterior motives.
155"Pound Pinchers"Oreste CanestrelliTeleplay by : Sarah K. Moss & Emily Spivey
Story by : Janine Brito
November 8, 2020 (2020-11-08)2BPJ031.20[46]
Betty is concerned about her weight when construction workers don't recognize her flirting, so Brenda invites her to a weight loss class. However, Betty decides to use the class as an opportunity to practice comedy with Brenda. Louise gives Jenny the night shift at The Last Supper for no extra pay, which causes her to be stressed from the craziness of the night crowd. However, she is determined to do her job when Wayne questions her.
166"The McEntire Truth"Michael BaylisMaxwell R. KesslerNovember 15, 2020 (2020-11-15)1BPJ131.79[47]
At a funeral, Betty and Crystalynn make up sob stories, but Marjune gets the clout from the townspeople instead of them, they think she is bluffing and team up to take her down by getting her to take them to her "hometown". When David and Violet are in danger of failing PE due to their laziness and lack of motivation, Jenny helps them pass their presidential fitness exam.
177"Mega Lo Memories: Part Deux"Samantha ArnettAndy Bobrow & Lauren McGuireNovember 22, 2020 (2020-11-22)2BPJ051.99[48]
While waiting in line in the present Black Friday, the Harts tell more Black Friday stories. Betty tells the story of her attempt to do a "slip and fall" to file a lawsuit against the Mega-Lo-Mart to get a huge settlement. Jenny tells the story of getting her new job as an NFL cheerleader, then finding out she's pregnant with Violet. And Wayne tells the story of his high-speed adventure of a milk delivery.
188"Pumped"Seung ChaJeremy Rowley & Christy StrattonDecember 6, 2020 (2020-12-06)2BPJ041.07[49]
Wayne gets a job at his favorite hardware store, but is harassed by two co-workers because of his hard-working nature. Jenny wins the lottery of $2000 on a lucky day, and Betty, Violet, and David join her in spending all of it.
199"Invasion of the Potty Snatcher"Mollie Helms
Joseph S. Scott
Erin Wagoner & Ed VoccolaDecember 13, 2020 (2020-12-13)2BPJ071.97[50]
Betty takes Violet to meet her former high school teacher, but he forgets who she is. Jenny tries to indirectly get Louise to give her a raise, but first she must figure out how to get a person who’s taking too long in the bathroom out of it.
2010"Crappy Death Day"UnknownRich Blomquist & Lauren McGuireFebruary 14, 2021 (2021-02-14)TBAN/A
2111"Big Pimpin'"UnknownUnknownFebruary 21, 2021 (2021-02-21)TBAN/A

Production

Development

On September 25, 2018, Fox gave the production a straight-to-series order for a first season consisting of thirteen episodes. The series was created by Emily Spivey, who was also expected to executive produce alongside Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Kristen Wiig, and Seth Cohen. Production companies involved with the series were slated to include 20th Century Fox Television and Lord Miller Productions, but with the Disney acquisition of 21st Century Fox, the Fox Corporation was added as a production company (also copyright holder) later on.[1]

The series debuted on September 29, 2019,[2] and was renewed for a second season on October 18, 2019.[6]

On November 27, 2019, writer, showrunner, and executive producer Andy Bobrow confirmed that 3 of the episodes in season 1 would air in season 2 as holdovers.[51]

On April 22, 2020, the show joined the rest of Fox's Animation Domination lineup in a partnership with Caffeine for the AniDom Beyond Show, a recap series hosted by Andy Richter. The hour-long program featured interviews with guests and live interactivity with fans online, with recaps for the episodes that aired through April and May.[52] While there was no Bless the Harts episode, on May 18, 2020, showrunner Andy Bobrow joined the series with other writers from the Fox Animation Domination lineup. The second season premiered on September 27, 2020.[7]

Season 2 was produced during the COVID-19 pandemic, which impacted many other television productions, but left animated production largely unaffected. The series had a panel at the 2020 San Diego Comic-Con, which was marketed as "Comic-Con@Home", to promote the season, with Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Jillian Bell, Ike Barinholtz, Fortune Feimster, Andy Bobrow, Phil Lord, and Christopher Miller.[53]

Casting

Alongside the initial series announcement, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Jillian Bell, and Ike Barinholtz were cast in series regular roles.[1] On January 11, 2019, Mary Steenburgen and Drew Tarver were cast in recurring roles.[14] On July 25, 2020, during the San Diego Comic-Con@Home, it was announced that Ken Jeong, Kristen Schaal, and Natasha Lyonne are set to guest star in the second season.[54]

Broadcast

Because of CityTV's deal with Fox, the series is also syndicated to Canada,[55] airing new episodes the same day and time as the United States.

The show is also available to stream on Hulu, and able to purchase on YouTube and iTunes.[56]

On April 28, 2020, the Finland Fox channel had announced that they had picked up the series for syndication from 20th Television. The show debuted in Finland on May 9, 2020 in Finland and is available to stream on Ruutu free with commercials.[57] Season 2 premiered on November 7, 2020.[58]

Bless the Harts debuted on the Brazil Fox Premium channel on July 21, 2020.[59] This comes as it was announced, along with already cancelled 20th Television sitcoms Perfect Harmony and Bless This Mess, to start airing on the Brazil channel.[60]

The Dutch version of Comedy Central recently acquired the series as well.[61]

Reception

Critical response

On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 82% based on 11 reviews, with an average rating of 6.5/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "With an exceptional cast and a big heart to boot, Bless the Harts's particular worldview won't be for everyone, but it fits quite nicely into Fox's Animation Domination line-up".[62] On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 70 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[63]

Bubbleblabber gave the first season a 6 out of 10, stating "this first season most definitely has more misses than hits in its line up which three more episodes likely wouldn’t have helped at this point. With this extra time to work on these and future episodes while taking in reception from this season, I think the next will really benefit in the long term. Plus, it gets the rare honor of being a new Fox animated show that actually GOT a second season, which has not happened since Bob's Burgers got its first renewal at the start of the decade. Fox is thinking outside the box to keep its adult animation thriving, which hopefully means more chances for exploration in future seasons. I’ll tell you what, these Harts are quite blessed to be given the chance to be Fox’s next enduring animated series."[64]

The Parents Television Council, a frequent critic of Fox Broadcasting Company animated comedies like Family Guy, gave the first episode a negative review.[65][66]

Ratings

Seasons

Viewership and ratings per season of Bless the Harts
Season Timeslot (ET) Episodes First aired Last aired TV season Viewership
rank
Avg. viewers
(millions)
Date Viewers
(millions)
Date Viewers
(millions)
1 Sunday 8:30 pm[40] 10 September 29, 2019 (2019-09-29) 1.82[28] January 12, 2020 (2020-01-12) 2.67[67] 2019–20 109 TBD
2 Sunday 8:30pm (Fall)[40]
Sunday 7:30pm (Spring)
TBA September 27, 2020 (2020-09-27) 2.05[42] TBA TBD 2020–21 TBD TBD

Season 1

Viewership and ratings per episode of Bless the Harts
No. Title Air date Rating/share
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
DVR
(18–49)
DVR viewers
(millions)
Total
(18–49)
Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Hug N' Bugs" September 29, 2019 0.7/3 1.82[28] 0.1 0.30 0.8 2.12[68]
2 "Can't Get There from Here" October 6, 2019 1.2/5 2.99[31] 0.1 0.20 1.3 3.19[69]
3 "Jenny Unfiltered" October 13, 2019 0.6/3 1.47[32] 0.1 0.22 0.7 1.69[70]
4 "Cremains of the Day" October 20, 2019 1.1/5 2.79[33] 0.1 0.20 1.2 2.99[71]
5 "Trash Twins" November 3, 2019 0.5/3 1.33[34] 0.1 0.17 0.6 1.51[72]
6 "Pig Trouble in Little Greenpoint" November 10, 2019 0.8/3 2.31[35] 0.1 0.22 0.9 2.53[73]
7 "Myrtle Beach Memoirs" November 17, 2019 0.7/3 1.64[36] 0.1 0.17 0.7 1.82[74]
8 "Mega-Lo-Memories" November 24, 2019 1.0/4 2.68[37] 0.0 0.15 1.0 2.84[75]
9 "Miracle on Culpepper Slims Boulevard" December 15, 2019 1.0/4 2.72[38] 0.0 0.17 1.0 2.89[76]
10 "Tying the Not" January 12, 2020 1.0/5 2.67[39] 0.1 0.13 1.0 2.81[77]

Season 2

Viewership and ratings per episode of Bless the Harts
No. Title Air date Rating
(18–49)
Viewers
(millions)
DVR
(18–49)
DVR viewers
(millions)
Total
(18–49)
Total viewers
(millions)
1 "Violet's Secret" September 27, 2020 0.8 2.05[42] 0.0 0.11 0.8 2.17[78]
2 "The Last Supper" October 4, 2020 0.3 0.95[43] 0.0 0.13 0.3 1.08[79]
3 "My Best Frenda" October 11, 2020 0.4 1.04[44]
4 "Dead Mall" November 1, 2020 0.8 2.23[45] 0.1 0.11 0.9 2.34[80]
5 "Pound Pinchers" November 8, 2020 0.4 1.20[46] 0.1 0.09 0.5 1.29[81]
6 "The McEntire Truth" November 15, 2020 0.7 1.79[47] 0.0 0.08 0.7 1.88[82]
7 "Mega Lo Memories: Part Deux" November 22, 2020 0.7 1.99[48] TBD TBD TBD TBD
8 "Pumped" December 6, 2020 0.4 1.07[49] TBD TBD TBD TBD
9 "Invasion of the Potty Snatcher" December 13, 2020 0.7 1.97[50] TBD TBD TBD TBD

Notes

  1. ^ Known as 20th Century Fox Television for the first season.

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