7.3/10219 votes#1 - 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.
Director: Tom Mankiewicz
Writer: Tom Mankiewicz
7.2/10189 votes#2 - 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.
Director: Ray Austin
Writer: N/A
7.2/10188 votes#3 - 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.
Director: Ray Austin
Writer: N/A
7.4/10189 votes#4 - 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.
Director: Sam Wanamaker
Writer: Donald Ross
7.7/10180 votes#5 - 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.
Director: Leo Penn
Writer: N/A
7.3/10152 votes#6 - 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.
Director: Seymour Robbie
Writer: N/A
7.3/10162 votes#7 - 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.
Director: Ralph Senensky
Writer: N/A
7.4/10156 votes#8 - 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.
Director: Leo Penn
Writer: N/A
7.3/10165 votes#9 - 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.
Director: Alan Cooke
Writer: N/A
7.3/10154 votes#10 - 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.
Director: Seymour Robbie
Writer: N/A
6.9/10152 votes#11 - 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.
Director: Tom Mankiewicz
Writer: N/A
7.4/10158 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.
Director: Alex March
Writer: N/A
7.4/10158 votes#13 - 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.
Director: Ralph Senensky
Writer: N/A
7.7/10176 votes#14 - 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.
Director: Ray Austin
Writer: N/A
7.5/10138 votes#15 - 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.
Director: Ray Austin
Writer: Mary Ann Kasica, Michael Scheff
7.9/10175 votes#16 - 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.
Director: Tom Mankiewicz
Writer: N/A
6.9/10135 votes#17 - 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.
Director: Leo Penn
Writer: N/A
7.2/10139 votes#18 - 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.
Director: Ralph Senensky
Writer: N/A
7.3/10137 votes#19 - 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/10140 votes#20 - 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.
Director: Earl Bellamy
Writer: N/A
7.2/10130 votes#21 - 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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Mary Ann Kasica, Michael Scheff
7.3/10127 votes#22 - 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.
Director: Tom Mankiewicz
Writer: N/A
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.
Genres:Action & AdventureDramaCrime
Network:ABC
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Hit Jennifer Hart" is the best rated episode of "Hart to Hart" season 1. It scored 7.3/10 based on 219 votes. Directed by Tom Mankiewicz and written by Tom Mankiewicz, it aired on 9/22/1979. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Passport to Murder".