Harts of the West

1993 - 1994

Pilot

25th September 1993

Episode 1

City slicker Dave Hart is an underwear salesman who after a heart attack quits his dead-end job, uproots his family, and heads West in search of his inner hombre. In the opener, the Harts discover that the Sholo, Nevada spread they've bought is a run-down former dude ranch populated only by an aging cowpoke named Jake.

The Right Stuff

2nd October 1993

Episode 2

Dave has something to prove - to himself and his family - after a champion rodeo clown he hired to help break wild mustangs ends up charming Alison and the kids instead.

Guess Who's Coming to Chow?

30th October 1993

Episode 3

A prairie-dog infestation at the Tumbleweed has Dave squirming, and so does a visit from Alison's intimidating mom, whom Dave promptly fixes up with ""gentleman"" Jake to squire her around Sholo - and with luck, into the sunset.

Dead Man's Leap

6th November 1993

Episode 4

R.O. is zapped by lightning and soon develops many personalities, one of which is that of Dave's late father. Meanwhile, Zane disobeys his dad by accompanying some new friends to Dead Man's Leap, where he's challenged to jump across the gap.

Goodnight, Irene

13th November 1993

Episode 5

Sheriff R.O. looks for clues leading to a suspect in the murder of Garral's beloved bovine Irene, which dropped dead while Garral was painting her portrait. Alison gets the urge to work. Duke's more interested in being a cowboy than an A student.

Cowboyz in the Hood

4th December 1993

Episode 6

Like it or not, Dave gets a tough inner-city youth as a ranch hand, thanks to Marcus, who believes that equestrian therapy will turn the kid's life around.

Auggie's End

11th December 1993

Episode 7

As Auggie turns 60, he announces he's going to die - on the Harts' property, where his late wife is buried. But Dave wants him to stick around to help Duke win a sheep-shearing contest.

Jake's Brother

25th December 1993

Episode 8

Jake's hotheaded brother, Zeke Hart, a Western romance writer returns to Sholo and threatens to kill Jake in a shoot-out at high noon.

Ghost Run

8th January 1994

Episode 9

Dave vows to win Sholo's Frontier Days Ghost Run buckboard race, but once Alison enters the contest - partnered with a headstrong frontier widow - Dave is up against a formidable opponent.

You Got to Have Hart

15th January 1994

Episode 10

Cowboy Dave takes the bull by the horns and joins the competition to restore Sholo's luster in the annual rodeo. Meanwhile, a dashing rodeo Romeo sets L'Amour's spurs to jingling.

Home Alone ... with Friends

22nd January 1994

Episode 11

Rose boots R.O. who moves into the Flying Tumbleweed. L'Amour learns Alison posed for a lingerie catalog. Duke has a problem with horses, and Zane tries to help him over it.

Hart's Vacation

29th January 1994

Episode 12

The Harts' family vacation in the countryside turns into a series of disasters, including, but not limited to, a mine-shaft accident, a marauding bear, and tornadoes.

Back in the Panties Again

Episode 13

Dave may be forced back into the rat race after the ranch's well runs dry and his former boss pays him a visit in Sholo. Meanwhile, Zane falls for a lingerie model.

Drive, He Said

Episode 14

Spurred by a dispute with a greedy cattle driver, the greenhorn Harts and town volunteers embark on their own cattle drive to deliver a herd of steers to Carson City - and to preserve a Sholo way of life.

Jake and Duke's Excellent Adventure

Episode 15

On his 10th birthday, Duke embarks on a rite of passage out on the range with ""prairie elder"" Jake. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, Alison and Dave contemplate the imminent threat of additional parenthood, and Zane misinterprets Cassie's motives.

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

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Lloyd Bridges Image

Lloyd Bridges

Jake Tyrell

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Beau Bridges

Dave Hart

Stephen Root Image

Stephen Root

R.O

Sean Murray Image

Sean Murray

Zane Grey Hart

Harley Jane Kozak Image

Harley Jane Kozak

Alison Hart

Dennis Fimple Image

Dennis Fimple

Garral

Talisa Soto Image

Talisa Soto

Cassie

O-Lan Jones Image

O-Lan Jones

Rose

Meghann Haldeman

L'Amour Hart

Saginaw Grant Image

Saginaw Grant

Auggie

Nathan Watt

Duke Hart

Sterling Macer Jr. Image

Sterling Macer Jr.

Marcus St. Cloud

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