8.1/1033 votes#1 - Bees Can Sting You, Watch Out (1)
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/14/1992
John Hartman searches for a press secretary for his boss, a U.S. Senator. Georgie applies for the position but embellished her curriculum vitae.
Director: Harry Thomason
Writer: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
- 8.0/1026 votes
#2 - Bees Can Sting You, Watch Out (2)
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/14/1992
When she is kicked out of the hotel where she was staying, Georgie moves in "temporarily" with John.
Director: Harry Thomason
Writer: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
- 7.4/1023 votes
#3 - The Big Date
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/21/1992
John and Georgie go on a date — a group one — and she's with George Hamilton.
Director: Harry Thomason
Writer: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
- 8.2/1019 votes
#4 - Three Men and a Bed
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/28/1992
Girl trouble makes for strange bedfellows when Strobe and Billy Bob with with John, who's bedridden with a fever.
Director: Harry Thomason
Writer: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
- 7.9/1018 votes
#5 - John's Stallion
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/5/1992
Georgie's high-rolling father is released from prison and shows up at John's, where Georgie insists he stay.
Director: Harry Thomason
Writer: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
- 8.3/1017 votes
#6 - First Time
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/12/1992
John and Georgie retreat to a hotel, where they're bothered by bickering newlyweds next door.
Director: Harry Thomason
Writer: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
- 8.0/1015 votes
#7 - Significant Others
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/26/1992
A dinner party with his ex-wife and her lover won't be a picnic for John.
Director: Harry Thomason
Writer: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
- 8.2/1014 votes
#8 - Everybody Loves My Baby
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 11/9/1992
When his dream of opening a fast-food franchise in Cuba is dashed, George decides it's time to move on, leaving Georgie feeling blue.
Director: Harry Thomason
Writer: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
- 8.2/1014 votes
#9 - Conversations with My Shrink
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 11/16/1992
Georgie takes stock of her life and hopes that a with visit Ruth will pay psychological dividends.
Director: Harry Thomason
Writer: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
- 8.2/1013 votes
#10 - The Fundamental Things Apply
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 11/23/1992
The staff moves quickly when they learn that Sen. Smithers' wife is threatening to run for the Senator's seat.
Director: Harry Thomason
Writer: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
- 8.6/1016 votes
#11 - Smithersgate
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/30/1992
John feels like he might explode when he has reason to believe that Georgie might be leaking information about the Senator.
Director: Harry Thomason
Writer: David Tyron King
- 8.3/1013 votes
#12 - Everyday's a Holiday
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 12/14/1992
A road trip meant to capture the Christmas spirit stalls out in the snow somewhere between D.C. and the Big Apple.
Director: Harry Thomason
Writer: Allen Crowe
- 8.3/1012 votes
#13 - While the Thomasons Slept
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/21/1992
After a visit to the White House, John sees red when he finds that Elliot has lifted the President's little black book.
Director: Harry Thomason
Writer: Don Rhymer, David Nichols
- 8.1/1012 votes
#14 - Trivial Pursuit
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 1/4/1993
A trivia game ends with a trivial pursuit into the hinterlands to verify Georgie's answer to the championship question.
Director: Harry Thomason
Writer: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
- 7.6/1012 votes
#15 - Never Play Touch Football with the Kennedys
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/11/1993
Georgie and John write competing speeches for the Senator.
Director: Harry Thomason
Writer: Joseph Staretski, Martin Rips
- 7.7/1012 votes
#16 - Miss Starr Dates Georgie Anne's Pop
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 1/18/1993
Georgie has trouble with George dating Dee Dee.
Director: James Hampton
Writer: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
- 7.5/1015 votes
#17 - While the Thomasons Slept in the Lincoln Bedroom
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 2/1/1993
Georgie gives John the go-ahead to date a new Senator's aide.
Director: Harry Thomason
Writer: David Tyron King, Lisa Loomer
- 7.8/109 votes
#18 - Her Year with Fidel
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 2/8/1993
Georgie revolts when John wonders about the old story of her having had an affair with Fidel Castro.
Director: Harry Thomason
Writer: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
- 8.1/1010 votes
#19 - Cold Feet (1)
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 2/22/1993
The Davis' decide to renewing their wedding vows when Adam suggest John and Georgie get married. The senator accidentally burns down his house and they all go away for the weekend. John proposes to Georgie and she accepts.
Director: Harry Thomason
Writer: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, David Tyron King, Lisa Loomer
- 8.1/1011 votes
#20 - Cold Feet (2)
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 2/22/1993
Conclusion. Reporters follow Dee Dee up to where the office is staying for the weekend. John and Georgie, initially, are having doubts about the wedding. However, they decide to go through with it in front of all their family and friends.
Director: Harry Thomason
Writer: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, David Tyron King, Lisa Loomer
- 7.9/1011 votes
#21 - Take My Senate Seat, Please
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 3/1/1993
It's the senator's 75th birthday and he is still living in a Winnebago, which is now parked in the Harman's driveway. A scantily clad Dee Dee jumps out of the senator's birthday cake, which gives him plenty of unwanted publicity.
Director: Charles Frank
Writer: David Tyron King, Lisa Loomer
- 7.4/1010 votes
#22 - Flamingo Summer
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 3/15/1993
When Georgie gets sick, John, Billy and Dee Dee finish writing her steamy romance novel that's due at the publisher's.
Director: Harry Thomason
Writer: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
- 8.1/1011 votes
#23 - Class Reunion
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 3/22/1993
John and Billy Bob look forward to their high-school reunion; Strobe reaches the breaking point.
Director: Harry Thomason
Writer: Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
The Best Episodes of Hearts Afire Season 1
Every episode of Hearts Afire Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Hearts Afire Season 1!
Frustrations and sparks fly in Washington, D.C. when a strict conservative hires a free spirited journalist as his boss's press secretary. Their mismatched political views...
Genre:Comedy
Network:CBS
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Bees Can Sting You, Watch Out (1)" is the best rated episode of "Hearts Afire" season 1. It scored 8.1/10 based on 33 votes. Directed by Harry Thomason and written by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, it aired on 9/14/1992. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Bees Can Sting You, Watch Out (2)".