Hearts Afire
John Ritter returns to TV in a genial sitcom, playing an aide to a senator (Gaynes). His life is somewhat complicated by his wife's (Post) father (Asner) having spent a long stretch in prison for financial impropriety, and her somewhat-unnecessary attempts to re-integrate him into society.
- 1992-1995
- 3 seasons
- CBS
- Comedy, Drama
- TV-PG
John Ritter returns to TV in a genial sitcom, playing an aide to a senator (Gaynes). His life is somewhat complicated by his wife's (Post) father (Asner) having spent a long stretch in prison for financial impropriety, and her somewhat-unnecessary attempts to re-integrate him into society.
Season 3 Episode Guide
14 Episodes 1994 - 1995
Episode 1
Don't Say Nothin' Bad About My Baby
Sat, Sep 24, 1994 25 mins
The baby is almost due and Georgie is apprehensive about it. Whilst waiting for the birth, Billy Bob becomes a hypochondriac after helping a patient suffering from a flesh-eating bacteria. When the baby doesn't look like what he expects, John is convinced that the babies have been swapped. He is convinced that their baby has been taken by a circus couple. When John sees some photos of Georgie's aunt, he sees where the ears come from.
Episode 2
The Virgin Lonnie
Sat, Oct 1, 1994 24 mins
Georgie and John are having trouble resuming marital relations, mainly because there are misunderstandings. Georgie is also upset because the passion seems to have gone out of the marriage. Lonnie and his girlfriend are also having troubles, mainly due to his inexperience with women. They all give him conflicting advice and all of it is useless.
Episode 3
It's My Party and I'll Cry If I Want To
Sat, Oct 8, 1994 24 mins
Georgie is organising a surprise birthday party for John, which he doesn't want. When he finds out, John explains how he suffered an embarrassing surprise party when he was a teenager. Georgie says she won't throw a party but continues to do so anyway. A lot of people from his past come to the party and succeed in embarrassing him.
Episode 4
The 'Sock-Her' Boys
Sat, Oct 15, 1994 25 mins
John and Georgie are looking after a girls soccer team. Georgie gets riled when the coach of a boys soccer team thinks that girls shouldn't be playing, she makes a bet that her team of girls will beat the boys team. The boys win but are ungracious winners. An old friend Georgie from Cuba is comes to visit to for a few days. However, his continual guitar playing and singing gets on John's nerves.
Episode 5
Birth of a Donation
Sat, Oct 22, 1994 24 mins
An old friend of Billy Bob is coming to stay but is disbelieving when Georgie says that he is gay. Billy Bob doesn't believe her but found out she was right. Madeline, seeing how happy Georgie is, decides to have a baby using artificial insemination. The problem is finding Madeline suitable sperm donor. They advertise and set up an interview panel to sort through the applicants.
Episode 6
Fat Like Me
Sat, Oct 29, 1994 23 mins
An editor from Cosmo has asked Georgie to go undercover in a fat suit to see what it is like to be an obese person. She also wants to use Madeline's experiences as a subject for her story, which she agrees to.
Episode 7
Born to Dance
Sat, Nov 26, 1994 25 mins
Elliot has started ballet lessons and John is worried about it, thinking it is unmanly. Elliot is also being subject to bully from his classmates. Things get interesting when the ballet teacher wants John and Billy Bob to help by being trees in the recital coming up. Carson Lee raises a lamb in order to raise money. She becomes upset when she learns that it is going to be killed for food and wants her dad to buy it back. When the owner doesn't want to sell it back, Billy Bob convinces John to help steal it.
Episode 8
Prose and Condoms
Sat, Dec 3, 1994 25 mins
The big controversial issue at the local school is whether students should have access to condoms at school. John and Georgie have opposite views and each writes an editorial on the issue. One of Georgie's supporters gives her a truck load of condoms, which upsets John. The children have been given the responsibility of looking after their neighbour's rabbit while they are away but it appears to get out.
Episode 9
The Perfect Christmas
Sat, Dec 10, 1994 24 mins
It's Christmas time in the Hartman household. Georgie is sewing some dolls, to varying degrees of success, as she tries to have a traditional Christmas. She also tries to instil a spirit of giving in the family but when things go wrong tempers get frayed. Georgie's obsession with details and ensuring everything gets done properly results in John being injured and in hospital.
Episode 10
Help Wanted
Wed, Jan 11, 1995 25 mins
The newspaper is still looking for an assistant. The choice is between a good looking woman and one who can do the job. Billy Bob is outvoted. Lonnie becomes the town gossip when his newspaper column, Little Big Mouth, becomes successful. The new assistant is attracted to Billy Bob, which makes him uncomfortable. When he thinks that he sees her on Hard Copy, he becomes convinced that she murdered her husband. Madeline gives her a Rorschach test to find out about her personality.
Episode 11
Mrs. Hartman, Mrs. Hartman
Wed, Jan 18, 1995 24 mins
John's first wife, Diandra, who left him for their female marriage counsellor, wants to come for a stay. She is travelling across America in an RV. John is not happy with the idea of her visit but Georgie is quite happy. However, once she gets there things go well. John warms to her but Georgie becomes upset when she sees John and Diandra getting on well together. Suddenly, the marriage seems crowded.
Episode 12
Group Therapy
Wed, Jan 25, 1995 24 mins
Georgie confides to Madeline that she feels that John is too good and that he is too ready to agree with what she says. Madeline suggests that all the office should have a weekly group therapy session to air any issues that concern them. Once the session starts, the cat is out of the bag and some things are said that upsets others. The resentment remains long afterwards and the office becomes a nasty place, with different people not talking to each other. How's Madeline going to solve the new situation?
Episode 13
John and Georgie's Not-So-Excellent Adventure
Wed, Feb 1, 1995 24 mins
John is tired with work and Billy Bob gives him and Georgie a luxury weekend in New York to relax. When they get there, a number of Georgie's friends from her past call in. Their values are very different to John's and they don't get on. This, in turn, drives a wedge between John and George. Lonnie's mother subscribes a number of readers to the Beacon, but to do so she makes a number of free offers that nobody else knows about or can afford.
Episode 14
The Outsider
Wed, Sep 6, 1995 24 mins
Georgie hits the dry cleaning lady because she found her dress was being worn by another woman. Georgie is still having trouble with fitting in with the townies and still feels she is an outsider. She joins the library league when they look as though the local council are going to shut the library. In protest, she chains herself to the library door until they reopen it.