The BEST episodes of Hart to Hart season 1

Every episode of Hart to Hart season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Hart to Hart season 1!

Jonathan Hart is a self-made millionaire and the CEO of Hart Industries, a global conglomerate. His wife Jennifer is a beautiful freelance journalist. Living the jetset lifestyle, the glamorous couple spend their free time as amateur detectives. At their opulent California home, they are assisted by Max, their loyal, gravelly-voiced butler, cook, and chauffeur who also helps out in their "cases." The Hart's beloved pet dog is "Freeway".

Last Updated: 9/12/2024Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
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Cruise at Your Own Risk
star
8.58
12 votes

#1 - Cruise at Your Own Risk

Season 1 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/8/1980

The Harts take a luxurious cruise on a Hart Industries liner to investigate a series of jewel thefts. They find themselves at the mercy of the jewel thieves' rival burglars.

Directors: Earl Bellamy
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Too Many Cooks Are Murder
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8.36
11 votes

#2 - Too Many Cooks Are Murder

Season 1 - Episode 21 - Aired 5/6/1980

The menu features murder when the Harts take a gourmet cooking class. The Harts vie with an unscrupulous financier for a recipe which might benefit the world.

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Max in Love
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8.35
17 votes

#3 - Max in Love

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/13/1979

The Hart home is stripped of everything. It looks like an inside job and all clues point to Max's new love. When Max is framed for murder, the Harts intervene.

Directors: Leo Penn
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Sixth Sense
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8.18
40 votes

#4 - Sixth Sense

Season 1 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/11/1980

The Harts have a deadly encounter when they enter the mysterious world of psychic phenomena. A Hart Industies employee with amazing powers of ESP, a twin sister, and a wealthy grandfather, becomes the target of a deranged killer.

Directors: Ralph Senensky
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Cop Out
star
8.09
22 votes

#5 - Cop Out

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/1979

An article written by Jennifer leads a prostitute to ask for her help and the Harts go under cover to bait a killer who is murdering prostitutes.

Directors: Ralph Senensky
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A Question of Innocence
star
8.00
12 votes

#6 - A Question of Innocence

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/15/1980

The Harts suspect a college fencing champion of being behind a murderous drug ring. Jonathan fights a razor-sharp duel with the sadistic student.

Directors: Ralph Senensky
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A New Kind of High
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7.81
16 votes

#7 - A New Kind of High

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/27/1979

A Hart Industries chemist is shot and the Harts suspect a female scientist who has discovered a powerful new narcotic. Jennifer and Jonathan find themselves in a weather chamber subjected to brutal and swift changes in temperatures.

Directors: Alan Cooke
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Death Set
star
7.80
10 votes

#8 - Death Set

Season 1 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/13/1980

The Harts are caught up in a tangled scheme when a wealthy playboy attempts to take over the family fortune using his brother's wife as his unknowing pawn.

Directors: Tom Mankiewicz
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With This Gun I Thee Wed
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7.76
17 votes

#9 - With This Gun I Thee Wed

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/4/1979

The Harts are invited to the wedding of Jonathan's former girlfriend in Monte Carlo. She is being forced into a marriage to a power-hungry, ruthless, blackmailer. The Harts uncover the truth and help foil the wedding plans allowing Nikki to marry the man she really loves.

Directors: Seymour Robbie
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You Made Me Kill You
star
7.75
51 votes

#10 - You Made Me Kill You

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/1979

A deranged woman who works for Hart Industries has an obsession for Jonathan. She sees Jennifer as a threat to her fantasies of love and finds it essential to eliminate her.

Directors: Leo Penn
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Jonathan Hart Jr.
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7.65
54 votes

#11 - Jonathan Hart Jr.

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/1979

A young boy shows up at the Harts gate in the middle of the night claiming to be Jonathan Hart, Jr. The child proves to be the unwitting pawn in his biological father's criminal plot.

Directors: Ray Austin
Writer: Vicki King
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Death in the Slow Lane
star
7.50
50 votes

#12 - Death in the Slow Lane

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/13/1979

The Harts become involved in the world of espionage when Jonathan purchases an antique car for Jennifer. A mysterious jet-setting couple will stop at nothing to acquire the classic auto.

Directors: Sam Wanamaker
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Murder Between Friends
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7.49
49 votes

#13 - Murder Between Friends

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/1979

When a prominent lawyer is murdered, two close friends of the Harts are accused. Jennifer sets out to clear the wife while Jonathan attempts to absolve the husband.

Directors: Seymour Robbie
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Color Jennifer Dead
star
7.43
14 votes

#14 - Color Jennifer Dead

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/8/1980

Jennifer has her protrait done as a gift to Jonathan for their anniversary. When the young artist is murder, the Harts mingle in the high-society art world where Jennifer becomes the target of a shady art speculator.

Directors: Alex March
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The Raid
star
7.38
13 votes

#15 - The Raid

Season 1 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/26/1980

The Harts are asked to ransom two scientist employed by Hart Industries when they are kidnapped in South America. When Jonathan, Jennifer, and Max, they wind up mounting a mid-night raid against the wealthy and powerful kidnapper.

Directors: Leo Penn
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Passport to Murder
star
7.33
61 votes

#16 - Passport to Murder

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/29/1979

The Harts south-of-the-border boating holiday turns Jonathan and Jennifer into desperate fugitives, on the run from Mexican police and a gang of drug dealers.

Directors: Ray Austin
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The Man with the Jade Eyes
star
7.33
49 votes

#17 - The Man with the Jade Eyes

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/11/1979

A dying man gives Jonathan and Jennifer an ancient Buddha statue. The Harts are then thrown into intrigue and danger when they are pursued by Chinese henchmen and a diabolic giant.

Directors: Tom Mankiewicz
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Downhill to Death
star
7.29
48 votes

#18 - Downhill to Death

Season 1 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/5/1980

Intrigue in Vail lead Jonathan and Jennifer into the midst of severe bizarre murder plot, including an electrifying scheme against them.

Directors: Tom Mankiewicz
Hit Jennifer Hart
star
7.24
108 votes

#19 - Hit Jennifer Hart

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/22/1979

After extending her hospitality to a young author claiming to be a distant cousin, Jennifer experiences a series of near fatal accidents.

Directors: Tom Mankiewicz
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Which Way Freeway?
star
7.14
42 votes

#20 - Which Way Freeway?

Season 1 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/29/1980

Freeway runs away with a gun used to murder a wealthy neighbor. The Harts get involved in capturing the killer and intercepting a multi-million dollar jewelery shipment.

Directors: Ray Austin
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Does She, or Doesn't She?
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6.97
39 votes

#21 - Does She, or Doesn't She?

Season 1 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/18/1980

The Harts uncover a scheme designed to blackmail wealthy patrons of a beauty salon.

Directors: George W. Brooks
Night Horrors
star
6.48
50 votes

#22 - Night Horrors

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/22/1980

The Harts are invited to a unique, off-beat party -- a treasure hunt at a haunted house. When another guest is murdered, the Harts race against time to find the murderer before someone else becomes victim.

Directors: Ray Austin