The WORST episodes of Hart to Hart

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

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: 9/26/2025Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
Night Horrors
star
6.47
51 votes

#1 - 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
Does She, or Doesn't She?
star
6.97
39 votes

#2 - 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
Which Way Freeway?
star
7.13
45 votes

#3 - 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
Bahama Bound Harts
star
7.25
8 votes

#4 - Bahama Bound Harts

Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/22/1983

Jonathan and Jennifer travel to the Bahamas to meet with a recluse and discover that his assistant has replaced him with an imposter to gain control of his fortune.

Directors: Stuart Margolin
Hit Jennifer Hart
star
7.26
110 votes

#5 - 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
Downhill to Death
star
7.29
48 votes

#6 - 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
The Man with the Jade Eyes
star
7.30
50 votes

#7 - 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
Passport to Murder
star
7.33
61 votes

#8 - 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
The Hart of the Matter
star
7.34
38 votes

#9 - The Hart of the Matter

Season 3 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/16/1982

A remote Island, an exotic European chateau, and a mysterious disappearance of an associate are not what the Harts anticipated when planning their romantic getaway.

Directors: Earl Bellamy
Murder is a Drag
star
7.38
13 votes

#10 - Murder is a Drag

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 2/3/1981

At the opera, Jonathan is mistaken for a hitman and is given an envelope containing $100,000 for the job. When the messenger is murdered, Jonathan poses as the hitman in an attempt to save the victims life.

Directors: Leo Penn
Writer: Donald Ross
The Raid
star
7.38
13 votes

#11 - 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
Color Jennifer Dead
star
7.43
14 votes

#12 - 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
Murder Between Friends
star
7.46
50 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
Murder is Man's Best Friend
star
7.50
12 votes

#14 - Murder is Man's Best Friend

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 12/9/1980

Normally finicky, Freeway is quite fond of a new dog food and ends up in a dog food commercial. When the Harts have a party, some of Freeway's new food is mistakenly ingested by some guests who then behave as if drugged. Jennifer and Jonathan are in danger when they attempt to find out its secret formula.

Directors: Tom Mankiewicz
Writer: Donald Ross
Death in the Slow Lane
star
7.50
50 votes

#15 - 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
Hart-Shaped Murder
star
7.64
14 votes

#16 - Hart-Shaped Murder

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 2/10/1981

Jennifer orders three chocolate valentines. Someone makes a mistake and delivers the wrong heart for the Harts. One contains a smuggled object that the thieves want at any cost.

Jonathan Hart Jr.
star
7.65
54 votes

#17 - 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
With This Hart, I Thee Wed
star
7.73
11 votes

#18 - With This Hart, I Thee Wed

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/12/1982

The Harts witness a murder when the spiritual mentor and bridegroom of Jennifer's aunt meets an untimely death.

Murder Up Their Sleeve
star
7.73
11 votes

#19 - Murder Up Their Sleeve

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 11/17/1981

Max is mistaken for Jonathan when he attends a magic show, and is abducted when he helps the magician with an illusion.

Directors: Tom Mankiewicz
You Made Me Kill You
star
7.73
52 votes

#20 - 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
Murder Wrap
star
7.73
15 votes

#21 - Murder Wrap

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 1/6/1981

During an Opening Night party for a new Egytian exhibit at the museum, the man who discovered the tomb is murdered. The Harts become involved in the investigation when Jennifer sees a mummy at their home

Directors: Michael Hiatt
Ex-Wives Can Be Murder
star
7.75
12 votes

#22 - Ex-Wives Can Be Murder

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/20/1981

Max's ex-wife, presumed dead for over 10 years, arrives in Los Angeles. Her friend is murdered, so she calls Max for help. When two thugs try to grab her at the park, she is injured and Max is kidnapped. Demands are made for a necklace about which the Harts know nothing.

Directors: Alex March
With This Gun I Thee Wed
star
7.76
17 votes

#23 - 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
The Latest In High Fashion Murder
star
7.77
13 votes

#24 - The Latest In High Fashion Murder

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 5/5/1981

Jennifer's article on the world of high fashion leads to Jonathan and Jennifer modeling for a famous photograper while trying to determine who is murdering beautiful models.

Directors: Tom Mankiewicz
Death Set
star
7.80
10 votes

#25 - 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