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*Hearts Afire*
Hearts Afire
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason
Starring	John Ritter; Markie Post; Billy Bob Thornton; Beth Broderick; Wendie Jo Sperber; Clark Duke; Leslie Jordan; Conchata Ferrell
Composer	Bruce Miller
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	54 (1 unaired)
Production
Running time	30 minutes per episode
Production companies	Bloodworth-Thomason; Mozark Productions; Adam Productions
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	September 14, 1992 –; February 1, 1995

Hearts Afire is an American sitcom television series created by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, starring John Ritter and Markie Post that aired on CBS from September 14, 1992, to February 1, 1995. The series' title is taken from a line in the Earth, Wind & Fire song "That's the Way of the World" (which originally served as the series' theme song).

Series premise

Described by CBS as a "politically topical series" and created by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason and Harry Thomason, the show starred John Ritter and Markie Post playing John Hartman and Georgie Anne Lahti Hartman, respectively. Supporting actors included Billy Bob Thornton and Ed Asner. The show was set in Washington, D.C., and centered on a senator's aide (Ritter) and a political reporter (Post) whose professional disagreements masked a growing attraction for one another. Other costars on the show included George Gaynes, Beth Broderick, and Wendie Jo Sperber. The series was itself a satire on current affairs in Washington, D.C.

In the second season, the show abruptly changed its setting to the Southern town where John Hartman grew up; he returns to take over the town's failing newspaper, and his wife and several of the other cast members joined him there.

Cameos

Hugh E. Rodham, father of the incoming First Lady of the United States, Hillary Rodham Clinton, made a cameo appearance in December 1992. The producers of the series were friends of the Clintons.^[1]
Political pundit Rush Limbaugh guest-starred as himself on an April 1994 episode. That episode had the series' highest rating, finishing as the 8th-highest ranked show of the week during its original airing.
Harry Anderson, Post's co-star on Night Court, made a cameo appearance in a March 1994 episode, portraying columnist Dave Barry as part of a crossover with Anderson's contemporary series, Dave's World.

Episodes

Series overview

Season	Episodes	Originally released
Season	Episodes	First released	Last released
1	23	September 14, 1992 (1992-9-14)	March 22, 1993 (1993-3-22)
2	17	October 27, 1993 (1993-10-27)	April 25, 1994 (1994-4-25)
3	14	September 24, 1994 (1994-9-24)	February 1, 1995 (1995-2-1)

Season 1 (1992–93)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date
1	1	"Bees Can Sting You, Watch Out: Part 1"	September 14, 1992 (1992-9-14)
2	2	"Bees Can Sting You, Watch Out: Part 2"	September 14, 1992 (1992-9-14)
3	3	"The Big Date"	September 21, 1992 (1992-9-21)
4	4	"Three Men and a Bed"	September 28, 1992 (1992-9-28)
5	5	"John's Stallion"	October 5, 1992 (1992-10-5)
6	6	"First Time"	October 12, 1992 (1992-10-12)
7	7	"Significant Others"	October 26, 1992 (1992-10-26)
8	8	"Everybody Loves My Baby"	November 9, 1992 (1992-11-9)
9	9	"Conversations with My Shrink"	November 16, 1992 (1992-11-16)
10	10	"The Fundamental Things Apply"	November 23, 1992 (1992-11-23)
11	11	"Smithersgate"	November 30, 1992 (1992-11-30)
12	12	"Everyday's a Holiday"	December 14, 1992 (1992-12-14)
13	13	"While the Thomasons Slept"	December 21, 1992 (1992-12-21)
14	14	"Trivial Pursuit"	January 4, 1993 (1993-1-4)
15	15	"Never Play Touch Football with the Kennedys"	January 11, 1993 (1993-1-11)
16	16	"Miss Starr Dates Georgie Anne's Pop"	January 18, 1993 (1993-1-18)
17	17	"While the Thomasons Slept in the Lincoln Bedroom"	February 1, 1993 (1993-2-1)
18	18	"Her Year with Fidel"	February 8, 1993 (1993-2-8)
19	19	"Cold Feet: Part 1"	February 22, 1993 (1993-2-22)
20	20	"Cold Feet: Part 2"	February 22, 1993 (1993-2-22)
21	21	"Take My Senate Seat, Please"	March 1, 1993 (1993-3-1)
22	22	"Flamingo Summer"	March 15, 1993 (1993-3-15)
23	23	"Class Reunion"	March 22, 1993 (1993-3-22)

Season 2 (1993–94)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date
24 25	1 2	"Lovely Always: Parts 1 & 2"	Harry Thomason	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	October 27, 1993 (1993-10-27)
26	3	"Moonlighting"	Harry Thomason	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	November 3, 1993 (1993-11-3)
27	4	"The Great Depression"	Harry Thomason	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	November 10, 1993 (1993-11-10)
28	5	"First Edition"	Harry Thomason	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	November 17, 1993 (1993-11-17)
29	6	"String of Pearls"	Harry Thomason	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	November 24, 1993 (1993-11-24)
30	7	"The Stud Club"	Harry Thomason	Teleplay by: David Nicholas & Rebecca Parr Cioffi Story by: Don Rhymer	December 8, 1993 (1993-12-8)
31	8	"Blue Christmas"	Harry Thomason	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	December 15, 1993 (1993-12-15)
32	9	"True Confessions"	Harry Thomason	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason & David Nichols	December 29, 1993 (1993-12-29)
33	10	"Accelerated Dating"	Harry Thomason	Don Rhymer & Lisa Loomer	January 12, 1994 (1994-1-12)
34	11	"Sweet Revenge"	Harry Thomason	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	January 19, 1994 (1994-1-19)
35	12	"The Sons of Sissy-Whatsis"	Steve Gerbson	David Nichols	February 2, 1994 (1994-2-2)
36	13	"Fatal Traction"	Harry Thomason	Teleplay by: Don Rhymer & Rebecca Parr Cioffi Story by: Lisa Loomer	February 9, 1994 (1994-2-9)
37	14	"Sleepless in a Small Town"	Harry Thomason	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	March 28, 1994 (1994-3-28)
38	15	"Do the Limbaugh"	Harry Thomason	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	April 11, 1994 (1994-4-11)
39	16	"Love in the Afternoon"	Harry Thomason	Linda Bloodworth-Thomason	April 18, 1994 (1994-4-18)
40	17	"The Big Yes"	Harry Thomason	David Nichols	April 25, 1994 (1994-4-25)

Season 3 (1994–95)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original release date
41	1	"Don't Say Nothin' Bad About My Baby"	September 24, 1994 (1994-9-24)
42	2	"The Virgin Lonnie"	October 1, 1994 (1994-10-1)
43	3	"It's My Party"	October 8, 1994 (1994-10-8)
44	4	"The Sock-Her Boys"	October 15, 1994 (1994-10-15)
45	5	"Birth of a Donation"	October 22, 1994 (1994-10-22)
46	6	"Fat Like Me"	October 29, 1994 (1994-10-29)
47	7	"Born to Dance"	November 26, 1994 (1994-11-26)
48	8	"Pros and Condoms"	December 3, 1994 (1994-12-3)
49	9	"The Perfect Christmas"	December 10, 1994 (1994-12-10)
50	10	"Help Wanted"	January 11, 1995 (1995-1-11)
51	11	"Mrs. Hartman, Mrs. Hartman"	January 18, 1995 (1995-1-18)
52	12	"Group Therapy"	January 25, 1995 (1995-1-25)
53	13	"John and Georgie's Not So Excellent Adventure"	February 1, 1995 (1995-2-1)
54	14	"The Outsider"	Unaired

Home media

Image Entertainment released the entire series on DVD in Region 1 in 2005 and 2006.

On November 7, 2012, it was announced that Mill Creek Entertainment had acquired the rights to the series and released Hearts Afire - The Complete Series on DVD on January 8, 2013.^[2] The 7-disc set features all 54 episodes of the series, as well as bonus features.

DVD set		Episodes	Release date
	The Complete First Season	23	August 2, 2005
	The Complete Second Season	17	November 1, 2005
	The Complete Third Season	14	February 7, 2006
The Complete Series		54	January 8, 2013

References

^ Pace, Eric (April 8, 1993). "Hugh Rodham Dies After Stroke; Father of Hillary Clinton Was 82". The New York Times. New York. Retrieved 2010-08-01.
^ Hearts Afire DVD news: Announcement for Hearts Afire - The Complete Series | TVShowsOnDVD.com Archived 2012-11-10 at the Wayback Machine

External links

[1] Pace, Eric (April 8, 1993). "Hugh Rodham Dies After Stroke; Father of Hillary Clinton Was 82". The New York Times. New York. Retrieved 2010-08-01.

[2] Hearts Afire DVD news: Announcement for Hearts Afire - The Complete Series | TVShowsOnDVD.com Archived 2012-11-10 at the Wayback Machine

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