HART TO HART SEASON 2
Season two of one of the greatest series
on TV! Returning are all three of the main
actors! Another great season!
EPISODE # 1: MURDER, MURDER ON THE WALL(Nov. 11, 1980):
Jennifer and Jonathan run into an old friend of
Jennifer's who's on her honeymoon with her
new husband!! They all decide to have lunch
together, but her husband suddenly takes off
after spotting a couple of thugs!! The Harts and
Jennifer's friend fly back to California only to
find the thugs tearing up her apartment!! While
talking to the police, they discover her new
husband has been killed back in New York!!!
And the hunt is on!!
A funny fopah early on: The two thugs are
discussing the two girls, Jennifer and her
friend, and they say "I bet the brunette
knows"!! Jennifer is a red head, and her
friend is a blonde!!!!! LOL!! A
EPISODE # 2: WHAT MURDER?(Nov. 18, 1980):
While in the office of Trans-West Pacific exec
Drew, Jonathan notices a telescope pointed at
a building across the street and takes a peek!
Much to his shock, he witnesses an attack on
a woman by a man that looks a lot like murder!!
He races across the street to investigate, and is
run down by a motorcycle, which injures him
and gives him a case of temporary amnesia!! A
EPISODE # 3: THIS LADY IS MURDER(Nov. 25, 1980):
Some dudes mistake Jennifer for the wife of their
former partner in crime and kidnap her!! The idea
being that they would get their share of some money
that they stole together!! Stephanie plays duel roles
in this and does a pretty good job of it!! A
EPISODE # 4: MURDER IS MAN'S BEST FRIEND.(Dec. 9, 1980):
Max gets rooked into a commercial for a dog food
along with Freeway!! Problems start arising when
Freeway starts acting really weird, and other things
happen, including murder!! A
EPISODE # 5: 'TIS THE SEASON TO BE MURDERED(Dec. 16, 1980):
Jonathan hires a PI because he has a leak in his
toy factory where designs are stolen and toys produced
before Hartoys can produce them!! When the PI gets
murdered, the Harts go undercover in their own company
to do some sleuthing!!
This has Roger C. Carmel(Star Trek: TOS as Mudd in
"Mudd;s Women" and "I, Mudd"!!) in it!! A
EPISODE # 6: MURDER WRAP(Jan. 6, 1981):
The curator at a museum is killed by a "mummy"!!
And of course, he is discovered in the sarcophagus of
the mummy!! The museum is one that Jonathan
and Jennifer are a part of!! And of course, they get
on the case!! It appears that a dude connected with
the Egypt antique service is more than a little interested
in Jennifer, as she's the spitting image of the statue of
the princess that was suppose to be enshrined with
the prince! And he has promised the prince that
he would have his princess for real, and soon!! A
EPISODE # 7: MURDER IN PARADISE(Jan. 13, 1981):
The Harts, plus Max, are in Hawaii, for the big Croquet
match!! While playing his round, one of the umpires
recognizes a couple of dudes and high tails it out
of view, only to be pursued by the self same dudes!!
After a difficult shot, the official(Richard), stumbled
out of the brush and says "THE KEY" to Jonathan
then dies from being stabbed!! To add to the mix,
there's a dude who does the developing and enlarging
of the pictures that Jennifer has taken, and he appears
to have a terrible crush on Jennifer!!
This guest stars Noel Harrison, the son of Rex Harrison,
(The Girl From U.N.C.L.E, singer - "Suzanne", "Windmills
Of Your Mind" and others)! A
EPISODE # 8: EX-WIVES CAN BE MURDER(Jan. 20, 1981):
An ex-wife of Max's is in town, and the dude who was
suppose to pick her up, she finds dead in his car!!
She calls the Harts to talk with Max to have him pick
her up at the airport, but he's gone fishing!!! So
Jonathan and Jennifer go to the airport to pick her
up and Jonathan gets mugged by two guys who try
to steal her luggage!! Hmmmmm, what's up??? A
EPISODE # 9: MURDER IS A DRAG(Feb. 3, 1981):
The Harts go to an opera, but find that they don't
have the tickets!! Meanwhile, a pickpocket at the
opera picks the pocket of a dude going to the opera
and sells Jonathan the tickets!! Of course, this means
that all the dude has to do is go to the seats that
the tickets are for to find out who stole the tickets!!
And of course that means that Jonathan and Jennifer
are suspected of doing the deed!!! And the rub of
the whole thing is that the dude and his friend
who were suppose to be in those seats where to be
there to close a deal on a murder!! And of course
now the Harts are embroiled in murder!!!
Guest starring in this one as a detective is George Wendt
(Norm on Cheers) and Charlie Callas(A fixture on
the Dean Martin Roasts!!)! A
EPISODE # 10: THE HART-SHAPED MURDERS(Feb. 10, 1981):
Jennifer gets some chocolates from a candy maker
and the ones she got were meant for another person!
So some VERY bad actors plan for her death so they
can get the chocolates back!! B+
EPISODE # 11: SLOW BOAT TO MURDER(Feb. 17, 1981):
Stanley goes to a singles bar to meet up with a co-worker
and bumps into a girl!! They quickly form a friendship and
get invited to a yacht!! What he doesn't know is that this is
a set-up to frame him for murder!! A
EPISODE # 12: MURDER IN THE SADDLE(Feb. 24, 1981):
Jonathan and Jennifer are out in the old west(ok, new west)
on their "spread"!! An old friend has just acquired his own land
with a herd of cattle, and there's some city slicker trying to
force them out!! Things go from bad to worse as an old
prospector is found dead in the river!! And even more direct
trouble for all the ranchers starts happening!!!
Guest starring John Ireland(Rawhide)! A
EPISODE # 13: HOMEMADE MURDER(Mar. 3, 1981):
Hart Enterprises has a new secretary in training, and
she volunteers to take some papers to the Hart residence
after getting a threatening call!! Turns out she has some
evidence that a killer wants, and he's out to get it from her!!
He, and his "gang" of two follow her to the Harts, and all
Hell breaks loose!!! A
EPISODE # 14: A SOLID GOLD MURDER(Mar. 24, 1981):
Max's "nephew" is in town, and he's opening a new bodybuilding
shop!! However, there's other factions that have other ideas about
his future!! They have smuggled something inside of his weight
sets and are bound and determined to get it!! A
EPISODE # 15: GETTING AWEIGH WITH MURDER(Apr. 14, 1981):
The Harts are owners of a cruise line(what don't they own!!),
and find out that someone is ripping them off with counterfeit
money!! So they do what they always do, dive in head first into
solving who's doing what, to whom, and how to put an end to
it!! A
EPISODE # 16: THE MURDER OF JONATHAN HART(Apr. 28, 1981):
Someone's(or several someone's!) out to kill Jonathan! And
while he and Jennifer are out golfing, someone puts an
explosive in their golf cart and it blows up, but they're not
in it!! Since this is the second attempt on him, Jonathan
decides to take matters into his own hands---- by killing
himself!!!! A
EPISODE # 17: THE LATEST FASHION IN MURDER(May 5, 1981):
Jennifer is doing a story on the fashion world!! She and
Jonathan get talked into doing a photo shoot! After the
session at their house, a fashion leader is killed while
scoping out Jennifer while she is taking a shower!! This
is the second murder in the fashion world!! And it looks
like Jennifer is the next target!! A
EPISODE # 18: OPERATION MURDER(May 12, 1981):
Jennifer has an accident in the park while flying a kite
and she gets checked out in a hospital!! They decide to
admit her for observation! While there, she discovers
some very unsettling circumstances, such as patients
disappearing!! A
EPISODE # 19: MURDER TAKES A BOW(May 19, 1981):
The Harts are in a local play that a playwright friend
is producing, and he's written a new one that he wants
their opinion on!! Unfortunately, he gets murdered!
And of course the Harts are off!! (By the way, we know
who the murderer is right off the bat!!)
Guest starring Bibi Besch(Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan),
Jerry Stiller(of Stiller and Meara, King Of Queens) & Anthony
Newley(Music composer of many hit movies, including
Goldfinger)!! A
EPISODE # 20: THE BLUE CHIP MURDERS(May 26, 1981):
The Harts come home after a business party and find
someone has broken in and is ransacking their house!!
After a scuffle, they find Max tied up and freeway stashed
away!! That gets the ball rolling on a treasure hunt in the
Harts own house!!
Last episode of the season!! A
From a reviewer at IMDb.com:
Spoiler warning: Don't get too attached to the Harts' friends. Pretty
high mortality count by the end of most episodes!
Seriously, it's Nick and Nora Charles Lite, but with Spelling Productions
you're expecting something profound or fiendish mystery plot twists?
But Spelling always knew how to entertain, and he also had a knack of
hiring top acting professionals. The charm and talent of the three leads
here (the dog Freeway isn't bad either) is obviously the biggest factor
in the show's success. And Spelling did have a knack for great opening
sequences, and Hart to Hart is no exception.
So if you're looking to unwind from the pressure of a tough day, turning
on Cozi or Hallmark Mystery to spend a couple hours with Jennifer and
Jonathan and Max wouldn't be your worst choice for
diversion. - Gary L. Thompson