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The Best Episodes of Hart to Hart Season 1

Every episode of Hart to Hart Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Hart to Hart Season 1!

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Wealthy couple Jonathan and Jennifer Hart, a self-made millionaire and his journalist wife, moonlight as amateur detectives.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Hart to Hart Season 1 Episode 16 - Downhill to Death
    8.0/10(218 votes)

    S1:E16

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

    Director:Tom Mankiewicz
    Writers:Bill La Mond, Jo La Mond

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  2. Hart to Hart Season 1 Episode 5 - You Made Me Kill You
    7.7/10(223 votes)

    S1:E5

    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.

    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Hart to Hart Season 1 Episode 13 - A Question of Innocence
    7.5/10(186 votes)

    S1:E13

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

    Director:Ralph Senensky
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Hart to Hart Season 1 Episode 14 - Night Horrors
    7.5/10(222 votes)

    S1:E14

    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.

    Director:Ray Austin
    Writers:Bill La Mond, Jo La Mond

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  5. Hart to Hart Season 1 Episode 15 - Which Way, Freeway?
    7.5/10(169 votes)

    S1:E15

    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.

    Director:Ray Austin
    Writers:Mary Ann Kasica, Michael Scheff

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  6. Hart to Hart Season 1 Episode 4 - Death in the Slow Lane
    7.4/10(225 votes)

    S1:E4

    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.

    Director:Sam Wanamaker
    Writer:Donald Ross

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  7. Hart to Hart Season 1 Episode 7 - Cop Out
    7.4/10(193 votes)

    S1:E7

    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.

    Director:Ralph Senensky
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Hart to Hart Season 1 Episode 8 - Max in Love
    7.4/10(187 votes)

    S1:E8

    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.

    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Hart to Hart Season 1 Episode 12 - Color Jennifer Dead
    7.4/10(185 votes)

    S1:E12

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

    Director:Alex March
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Hart to Hart Season 1 Episode 22 - Death Set
    7.4/10(157 votes)

    S1:E22

    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.

    Director:Tom Mankiewicz
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Hart to Hart Season 1 Episode 1 - Hit Jennifer Hart
    7.3/10(264 votes)

    S1:E1

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

    Director:Tom Mankiewicz
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Hart to Hart Season 1 Episode 6 - Murder Between Friends
    7.3/10(182 votes)

    S1:E6

    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.

    Director:Seymour Robbie
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Hart to Hart Season 1 Episode 9 - A New Kind of High
    7.3/10(199 votes)

    S1:E9

    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.

    Director:Alan Cooke
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Hart to Hart Season 1 Episode 10 - With This Gun, I Thee Wed
    7.3/10(186 votes)

    S1:E10

    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.

    Director:Seymour Robbie
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Hart to Hart Season 1 Episode 19 - Does She, or Doesn't She?
    7.3/10(165 votes)

    S1:E19

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

    Director:George W. Brooks
    Writers:Jeff Myrow, Donna Myrow

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  16. Hart to Hart Season 1 Episode 2 - Passport to Murder
    7.2/10(223 votes)

    S1:E2

    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.

    Director:Ray Austin
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Hart to Hart Season 1 Episode 3 - Jonathan Hart Jr.
    7.2/10(221 votes)

    S1:E3

    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.

    Director:Ray Austin
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Hart to Hart Season 1 Episode 20 - Cruise at Your Own Risk
    7.2/10(170 votes)

    S1:E20

    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.

    Director:Earl Bellamy
    Writers:Bill La Mond, Jo La Mond, E. Nick Alexander

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  19. Hart to Hart Season 1 Episode 21 - Too Many Cooks Are Murder
    7.2/10(156 votes)

    S1:E21

    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.

    Director:Frank Beascoechea
    Writers:Mary Ann Kasica, Michael Scheff

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  20. Hart to Hart Season 1 Episode 18 - Sixth Sense
    7.1/10(174 votes)

    S1:E18

    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.

    Director:Ralph Senensky
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Hart to Hart Season 1 Episode 11 - The Man with the Jade Eyes
    6.9/10(179 votes)

    S1:E11

    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.

    Director:Tom Mankiewicz
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Hart to Hart Season 1 Episode 17 - The Raid
    6.9/10(166 votes)

    S1:E17

    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.

    Director:Leo Penn
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Downhill to Death" is the best rated episode of "Hart to Hart" season 1. It scored 8/10 based on 218 votes. Directed by Tom Mankiewicz and written by Bill La Mond, Jo La Mond, it aired on 2/5/1980. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "You Made Me Kill You".