Hart to Hart
Harts on the Run
TV Flash files “Harts on the Run” as hour 100 of 110 in the TV Flash guide — Hart to Hart (1979–1984) on ABC, season 5, episode 12, aired 1984-01-03, 60 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E12: listed hour 100 of 110 in the Hart to Hart guide, hour 12 of 22 in season 5. It aired 1984-01-03 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Trust Your Hart” (S05E11). Next is “Whispers in the Wings” (S05E13).
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Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Jennifer witnesses the murder of a mob boss by his rival and the murderer vows to kill her. The police protection fails when there is an attempt on her life so Jonathan takes matters in his own hands and they decide to hide in a convent.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Harts on the Run sit in the Hart to Hart guide?
S05E12 is listed hour 100 of 110 — hour 12 of 22 in season 5, season 5 episode 12.
When did Hart to Hart S05E12 air?
Harts on the Run aired 1984-01-03 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Do I watch in order?
No. Amateur-sleuth case-of-the-week with a marriage at the center. Sample any champagne murder; Freeway and Max are the constants.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers play rich amateur sleuths with champagne, a dog named Freeway, and murder as a weekend hobby. Aaron Spelling sophistication as comfort crime. Marriage fantasy: glamour couple, light mystery, and chemistry that makes the corpses feel like party guests who overstayed.
Open on champagne that is not optional. ABC's Hart to Hart (1979–1984), created by Sidney Sheldon with Spelling-Goldberg sheen: self-made millionaire Jonathan Hart and journalist wife Jennifer stumble into murders between jet-set parties, loyal Max driving the getaway. Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers in champagne detective-couple energy; Lionel Stander in the Max slot; a dog named Freeway as branding. Theme and lifestyle were half the appeal. Premiered 1979; defined early-1980s light mystery glamour from a…
Filed against
- Robert Wagner as Jonathan Hart
Robert Wagner's Jonathan Hart made Hart to Hart feel like murder as a weekend hobby — Stefanie Powers as the other half of the champagne, a dog named Freeway, Aaron Spelling sophistication as comfort crime. Marriage fantasy with corpses…
- Stefanie Powers as Jennifer Hart
Stefanie Powers glided through Hart to Hart as Jennifer Hart — rich amateur sleuth, champagne, a dog named Freeway, murder as a weekend hobby beside Robert Wagner. Aaron Spelling sophistication as comfort crime. TV Flash files her as…
- Lionel Stander as Max
Lionel Stander growled the help as Max on Hart to Hart — the gravel-voiced fixer for Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers, rich amateur sleuths with champagne, a dog named Freeway, and murder as a weekend hobby. Aaron Spelling comfort crime.…