Harts of the West

Harts of the West is an American Western/comedy–drama television series starring Beau Bridges and his father, Lloyd Bridges, set on a dude ranch in Nevada. The series aired on CBS from September 25, 1993, to June 18, 1994.

Harts of the West
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GenreWestern/Comedy-drama
Created byRobert Moloney
Written byRobert Moloney
David Debin
Directed byJames Hayman
Bill D'Elia
StarringBeau Bridges
Lloyd Bridges
Harley Jane Kozak
Sean Murray
Meghann Haldeman
Talisa Soto
Nathan Watt
Dennis Fimple
Stephen Root
Opening theme"In a Laid Back Way" performed by Clint Black
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes15
Production
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time45–48 minutes
Production companyThe Kushner-Locke Company
DistributorMulticom Entertainment Group Inc.
Release
Original networkCBS
Original releaseSeptember 25, 1993 (1993-09-25) –
June 18, 1994 (1994-06-18)

Synopsis

Dave Hart (Beau Bridges), sustains a heart attack. He leaves his job as an underwear salesman and heads with his family to the fictitious Sholo, Nevada in the American West. There, Dave tries to revive the defunct Flying Tumbleweed Dude Ranch, where Jake Terrel, played by Lloyd Bridges, had worked years earlier. The 15-episode series ran from September 25, 1993, to January 29, 1994, and again from June 4–June 18, 1994.[1]

Cast members include Harley Jane Kozak as Alison Hart, Dave's wife; Meghann Haldeman as their teen-aged daughter, L'Amour; Sean Murray as their son, Zane Grey Hart; Nathan Watt as their son, John Wayne Hart, known as "Duke"; Saginaw Grant as Augie, an Indian storekeeper; O-Lan Jones as waitress Rose McLaughlin; Sterling Macer, Jr., as Marcus St. Cloud, an African American lawyer who wants to be a cowboy; ; Stephen Root as R.O Moon the Sheriff; Talisa Soto as Augie's granddaughter, Cassie Velasquez; and Dennis Fimple as Garral.[1]

Episode list

Series episodes include:

  • "Pilot"
  • "The Right Stuff" (Guest stars O'Neal Compton and Mark Harmon)
  • "Guess Who's Coming to Chow?" (Guest star Diane Ladd)
  • "Dead Man's Leap"
  • "Goodnight, Irene"
  • "Cowboyz in the Hood"
  • "Auggie's End"
  • "Jake's Brother" (Guest star Dale Robertson and Nan Martin)
  • "Ghost Run" (Guest star Betty Garrett)
  • "You Got to Have Hart" (Guest star Robert Pine)
  • "Home Alone...with Friends" (Guest star Dale Robertson)
  • "Hart's Vacation" (January 29, 1994, end of initial run)
  • "Back in the Panties Again"
  • "Drive, He Said"
  • "Jake and Duke's Excellent Adventure" (series finale)[2]

Production notes

The theme song was "In a Laid Back Way" written and performed by Clint Black.

Harts of the West was filmed at Sable Ranch in the Santa Clarita Valley and in Mayer in Yavapai County near Prescott, Arizona by the Kushner-Locke Company.[3] The series aired at 9 p.m. Eastern Saturday following Jane Seymour's Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman and preceding Chuck Norris's Walker, Texas Ranger, both long-term CBS series. Its competition was Empty Nest and Nurses on NBC and The Paula Poundstone Show on ABC.[4]

Awards and nominations

Three actors on Harts of the West were nominated for Young Artist Awards in 1994: Nathan Watt, "Best Actor under Ten" in a television series; Sean Murray, "Best Youth Actor Leading Role", and Meghann Haldeman, "Best Youth Actress Leading Role".[5]

Home media

In 2005, the complete series was released on Region 1 DVD in the United States by Tango Entertainment.

References
  1. Alex McNeil, Total Television, New York: Penguin Book, 1996, 4th ed., p. 363
  2. "Episode List of Harts of the West". Internet Movie Data Base. Retrieved February 27, 2009.
  3. "Harts of the West (1993)". IMDB. Retrieved February 27, 2009.
  4. 1993-1994 American network television schedule, in appendix of Total Television
  5. "Awards for Harts of the West". IMDB. Retrieved February 27, 2009.
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