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Hearts Afire
Created byLinda Bloodworth-Thomason and Harry Thomason
StarringJohn Ritter
Markie Post
Billy Bob Thornton
Beth Broderick
Wendie Jo Sperber
Clark Duke
Leslie Jordan
Conchata Ferrell
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes54
Production
Running time30 minutes per episode
Production companiesBloodworth-Thomason
Mozark Productions
Adam Productions
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseSeptember 14, 1992 –
February 1, 1995

Hearts Afire is an American sitcom that aired from September 14, 1992 to February 1, 1995 on CBS. It starred John Ritter and Markie Post, with Post portraying a journalist and Ritter playing a senator's aide.

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

Ep Title Original air date
11"Bees Can Sting You, Watch Out: Part 1"UnknownUnknownSeptember 14, 1992 (1992-09-14)
22"Bees Can Sting You, Watch Out: Part 2"UnknownUnknownSeptember 14, 1992 (1992-09-14)
33"The Big Date"UnknownUnknownSeptember 21, 1992 (1992-09-21)
44"Three Men and a Bed"UnknownUnknownSeptember 28, 1992 (1992-09-28)
55"John's Stallion"UnknownUnknownOctober 5, 1992 (1992-10-05)
66"First Time"UnknownUnknownOctober 12, 1992 (1992-10-12)
77"Significant Others"UnknownUnknownOctober 26, 1992 (1992-10-26)
88"Everybody Loves My Baby"UnknownUnknownNovember 9, 1992 (1992-11-09)
99"Conversations with My Shrink"UnknownUnknownNovember 16, 1992 (1992-11-16)
1010"The Fundamental Things Apply"UnknownUnknownNovember 23, 1992 (1992-11-23)
1111"Smithersgate"UnknownUnknownNovember 30, 1992 (1992-11-30)
1212"Everyday's a Holiday"UnknownUnknownDecember 14, 1992 (1992-12-14)
1313"While the Thomasons Slept"UnknownUnknownDecember 21, 1992 (1992-12-21)
1414"Trivial Pursuit"UnknownUnknownJanuary 4, 1993 (1993-01-04)
1515"Never Play Touch Football with the Kennedys"UnknownUnknownJanuary 11, 1993 (1993-01-11)
1616"Miss Starr Dates Georgie Anne's Pop"UnknownUnknownJanuary 18, 1993 (1993-01-18)
1717"While the Thomasons Slept in the Lincoln Bedroom"UnknownUnknownFebruary 1, 1993 (1993-02-01)
1818"Her Year with Fidel"UnknownUnknownFebruary 8, 1993 (1993-02-08)
1919"Cold Feet: Part 1"UnknownUnknownFebruary 22, 1993 (1993-02-22)
2020"Cold Feet: Part 2"UnknownUnknownFebruary 22, 1993 (1993-02-22)
2121"Take My Senate Seat, Please"UnknownUnknownMarch 1, 1993 (1993-03-01)
2222"Flamingo Summer"UnknownUnknownMarch 15, 1993 (1993-03-15)
2323"Class Reunion"UnknownUnknownMarch 22, 1993 (1993-03-22)

Season 2: 1993–1994

Ep Title Original air date
241"Lovely Always: Part 1"UnknownUnknownOctober 27, 1993 (1993-10-27)
252"Lovely Always: Part 2"UnknownUnknownOctober 27, 1993 (1993-10-27)
263"Moonlighting"UnknownUnknownNovember 3, 1993 (1993-11-03)
274"The Great Depression"UnknownUnknownNovember 10, 1993 (1993-11-10)
285"First Edition"UnknownUnknownNovember 17, 1993 (1993-11-17)
296"String of Pearls"UnknownUnknownNovember 24, 1993 (1993-11-24)
307"The Stud Club"UnknownUnknownDecember 8, 1993 (1993-12-08)
318"Blue Christmas"UnknownUnknownDecember 15, 1993 (1993-12-15)
329"True Confessions"UnknownUnknownDecember 29, 1993 (1993-12-29)
3310"Accelerated Dating"UnknownUnknownJanuary 12, 1994 (1994-01-12)
3411"Sweet Revenge"UnknownUnknownJanuary 19, 1994 (1994-01-19)
3512"The Sons of Sissy-Whatsis"UnknownUnknownFebruary 2, 1994 (1994-02-02)
3613"Fatal Traction"UnknownUnknownFebruary 9, 1994 (1994-02-09)
3714"Sleepless in a Small Town"UnknownUnknownMarch 28, 1994 (1994-03-28)
3815"Do the Limbaugh"UnknownUnknownApril 11, 1994 (1994-04-11)
3916"Love in the Afternoon"UnknownUnknownApril 18, 1994 (1994-04-18)
4017"The Big Yes"UnknownUnknownApril 25, 1994 (1994-04-25)

Season 3: 1994–1995

Ep Title Original air date
411"Don't Say Nothin' Bad About My Baby"UnknownUnknownSeptember 24, 1994 (1994-09-24)
422"The Virgin Lonnie"UnknownUnknownOctober 1, 1994 (1994-10-01)
433"It's My Party"UnknownUnknownOctober 8, 1994 (1994-10-08)
444"The Sock-Her Boys"UnknownUnknownOctober 15, 1994 (1994-10-15)
455"Birth of a Donation"UnknownUnknownOctober 22, 1994 (1994-10-22)
466"Fat Like Me"UnknownUnknownOctober 29, 1994 (1994-10-29)
477"Born to Dance"UnknownUnknownNovember 26, 1994 (1994-11-26)
488"Pros and Condoms"UnknownUnknownDecember 3, 1994 (1994-12-03)
499"The Perfect Christmas"UnknownUnknownDecember 10, 1994 (1994-12-10)
5010"Help Wanted"UnknownUnknownJanuary 11, 1995 (1995-01-11)
5111"Mrs. Hartman, Mrs. Hartman"UnknownUnknownJanuary 18, 1995 (1995-01-18)
5212"Group Therapy"UnknownUnknownJanuary 25, 1995 (1995-01-25)
5313"John and Georgie's Not So Excellent Adventure"UnknownUnknownFebruary 1, 1995 (1995-02-01)
5414"The Outsider"TBDTBDN/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

See also

References

  1. ^ Hearts Afire DVD news: Announcement for Hearts Afire - The Complete Series | TVShowsOnDVD.com
  2. ^ 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.