Season 2: 1980–81
Directed by Tom Mankiewicz
Written by Robert E. Swanson
Original air date: November 11, 1980
Robert Wagner as Jonathan Hart
Stefanie Powers as Jennifer Hart
Lionel Stander as Max
The Harts look forward to a nice lunch with Jennifer's friend and her new husband, but her husband suddenly disappears and is shortly found dead. Meanwhile, two men who followed him out of the restaurant next show up in his L.A. apartment and start following who they think is his wife: Jennifer.
Guest Cast:
Karen Carlson ... Marcie Fowler
John Gavin ... Craig Abernathy
Don Gordon ... Lt. Gifford
Sid Haig ... Gunther Maddox
Brett Halsey ... Adam Fowler
Mimi Maynard ... Deanne
Alex Robbins ... Hansom Cab Driver
John P. Ryan ... Milo Vitt
Roger Til ... Maitre D'
Malcolm Wittman ... Security Man
Eleanor Zee ... Secretary
Episode 2.2 - "What Murder?"
Directed by John Patterson
Written by Bill LaMond, Jo LaMond
Original air date: November 18, 1980
Robert Wagner as Jonathan Hart
Stefanie Powers as Jennifer Hart
Lionel Stander as Max
After witnessing a murder, Jonathan hits his head and loses his memory. As he tries to recover his memory, he starts to suspect he may have had a mistress -- and killed her.
Guest Cast:
Frances Bay ... Cleaning Lady
Susan Bay ... Susan Kendall
Angus Duncan ... Cliff
Jack Ging ... Drew Kendall
Robin Hoff ... Millie
Hap Lawrence ... Moped Man
Natalie Masters ... Grace
Jessamine Milner ... Little Old Lady
Terrence O'Connor ... Marlene Mitchell
Paul Pape ... Burt Kroll
Cis Rundle ... Selena
Howard Witt ... Lieutenant Feldman
Episode 2.3 - "This Lady Is Murder"
Directed by Earl Bellamy
Written by Barbara Butler, Paul L. Ehrmann
Original air date: November 25, 1980
Robert Wagner as Jonathan Hart
Stefanie Powers as Jennifer Hart
Lionel Stander as Max
Jennifer is kidnapped by a man who wants to get some of the money from an old crime by holding his ex-partner's wife, who happens to be a dead ringer for Jennifer.
Guest Cast:
Richard Romanus ... Marty Benton
Andrew Robinson ... Mick Steele
Luke Askew ... Barney Steele
Marti Stevens ... Althea Prinz
Jon Cutler ... Lieutenant Montgomery
Johnny Timko ... Kid #1
David Yanez ... Kid #2
William Vaughn ... Nelson (as William Vaughan)
Episode 2.4 - "Murder Is a Man's Best Friend"
Directed by Tom Mankiewicz
Written by Donald Ross
Original air date: December 9, 1980
Robert Wagner as Jonathan Hart
Stefanie Powers as Jennifer Hart
Lionel Stander as Max
Freeway is chosen to star in a new dog food ad campaign, but the creator has a secret ingredient and will kill to hide it.
Guest Cast:
Ben Bates ... Mr. Cutshall
Martine Beswick ... Ruby Braff
John Colenback ... Ken Davern
Robert G. Denison ... Jerry Sperling
Matthew Faison ... Jack
Kenneth Mars ... Dr. Cobb
Mimi Maynard ... Deanne
Patricia Murray ... Barbara
Keith Rogers ... Judy
Charles Shull ... Simpson
Lee Wilkof ... Stanley Friesen
Episode 2.5 - "Tis the Season to Be Murdered"
Directed by Earl Bellamy
Written by Lawrence Hertzog
Original air date: December 16, 1980
Robert Wagner as Jonathan Hart
Stefanie Powers as Jennifer Hart
Lionel Stander as Max
Jennifer and Jonathan go undercover to identify a toy plan thief who has become a murderer.
Guest Cast:
Roger C. Carmel ... Walter Brent
Douglas Dirkson ... Eric Palmer
Elaine Joyce ... Roberta 'Bob' Haywood
Kenneth Kimmins ... Sam Girard
Jack Riley ... Norman Culp
Cynthia Sikes ... Roseanne Driscoll
Lee Wilkof ... Stanley Friesen
Episode 2.6 - "Murder Wrap"
Directed by Michael Hiatt
Written by Bill LaMond, Jo LaMond
Original air date: January 6, 1981
Robert Wagner as Jonathan Hart
Stefanie Powers as Jennifer Hart
Lionel Stander as Max
An Egyptologist is killed just before the opening of a stagey exhibit featuring the mummy of an ancient Egyptian prince who legend says is waiting for his princess to join him in death -- and she looks just like Jennifer.
Guest Cast:
Madeleine Taylor Holmes ... Old Woman (as Madeleine Taylor-Holmes)
Fiona Lewis ... Melissa Hilburn
John McLiam ... Dr. Emmett Whitlock
John McMartin ... Cole Morefield
Thaao Penghlis ... Assad
Joseph R. Sicari ... Lt. Greenblat
Episode 2.7 - "Murder in Paradise"
Directed by Tom Mankiewicz
Written by Allyn Freeman
Original air date: January 13, 1981
Robert Wagner as Jonathan Hart
Stefanie Powers as Jennifer Hart
Lionel Stander as Max
Jonathan and Jennifer are in Hawaii for a croquet tournament when a tournament official is stabbed, and the Harts wind up in an international dilemma involving the KGB, MI-6, the CIA, and a fancy key that may unlock deadly secrets.
Guest Cast:
Stephanie Blackmore ... Policewoman
Jose De Vega ... Cam
Tommy Fujiwara ... Hashimoto, Richard
Gerry-Lee ... Dorothy
Allan Gruener ... Waiter
Noel Harrison ... Ridings
Fred Stuthman ... Mr. Milton
Dolph Sweet ... Ed Perkis
Marc Vahanian ... Mike
Episode 2.8 - "Ex-Wives Can Be Murder"
Directed by Alex March
Written by Mary Ann Kasica, Michael Scheff
Original air date: January 20, 1981
Robert Wagner as Jonathan Hart
Stefanie Powers as Jennifer Hart
Lionel Stander as Max
When Max's long-dead ex-wife suddenly reappears, kidnapping and a hot diamond necklace are not far behind.
Guest Cast:
T.J. Castronovo ... Beal (as T.J. Castronova)
Jason Evers ... Harrison
Allyn Ann McLerie ... Pearl Danko
James Reynolds ... Doctor
Joshua Shelley ... Katzenbach
Ray Stewart ... Seymour Newgarten
Lee Wilkof ... Stanley Friesen
Dana Wynter ... Sylvia Van Upton
Episode 2.9 - "Murder Is a Drag"
Directed by Leo Penn
Written by Donald Ross
Original air date: February 3, 1981
Robert Wagner as Jonathan Hart
Stefanie Powers as Jennifer Hart
Lionel Stander as Max
Scalped stolen opera tickets land Jonathan in the middle of a plot to assassinate the DA who is fighting organized crime.
Guest Cast:
J.P. Bumstead ... Guard
Roy D. Call ... Sergeant Mezzrow
Charlie Callas ... Juan Tizol
Jacque Lynn Colton ... Mrs. Hopkins
Melissa Converse ... Marion
Richard Hawk ... Sergeant Ewell
Sam Ingraffia ... Hank Duncan
James Luisi ... McGarity
John McCann ... Batman
Jim McMullan ... Lieutenant Andy Kirkson
Owen Orr ... Randolph Burlington - D.A.
Robert Phalen ... Benny Petulsky
Episode 2.10 - "Hart-Shaped Murder"
Directed by Harry Mastrogeorge
Written by Bill LaMond, Jo LaMond
Original air date: February 10, 1981
Robert Wagner as Jonathan Hart
Stefanie Powers as Jennifer Hart
Lionel Stander as Max
The Harts want to give their charity committee gourmet chocolate hearts as a thank-you, but when one turns out to have been part of a smuggling operation, can Jonathan and Jennifer figure out what is going on before someone tries the "special" chocolates from an unknown admirer?
Guest Cast:
Carol Baxter ... Roberta Geller
Charles Cyphers ... Lester
Richard Davalos ... Spencer Krump (as Dick Davalos)
John Furlong ... Randolph
Lili Haydn ... Marilee (as Lily Cherub Haydn)
Patrick Hummel ... Oscar
Billy Jacobi ... Herbie Geller (as Bill Jacoby)
Ed Kenney ... Lieutenant Grimaldi
Lee Mastrogeorge ... Irene
Raymond Mayo ... Pock-Marked Man
Charles Shull ... Bob Hiatt
Nedra Volz ... Mrs. Bittersweet
Episode 2.11 - "Slow Boat to Murder"
Directed by Leo Penn
Written by Mary Ann Kasica, Michael Scheff
Original air date: February 17, 1981
Robert Wagner as Jonathan Hart
Stefanie Powers as Jennifer Hart
Lionel Stander as Max
Chief accountant of Hart Industries, Stanley Friesen, is set up to take a murder rap after an evening on the town. In an attempt to clear him, the Harts retrace his steps (and act as singles) which leads them to discover a gambling ring.
Guest Cast:
Walter Brooke ... Carl Stevens
John Calvin ... Sam Henderson
Joanna Cassidy ... Belle
John Dennis ... Detective Turner
Frank Dent ... Jim
Anne Johns ... Poker Player #4
Mickey Knox ... Sergeant Sears
Jack Krupnick ... Poker Player #1
Amy Madigan ... Adele
Mimi Maynard ... Deanne
Gabriel Morgan ... Woman at Bar
Frank Parker ... Herbert Soames
Michael Payne ... Bartender
John Reilly ... Jess
Lee Wilkof ... Stanley Friesen
Eddie Zammit ... Arnold
Episode 2.12 - "Murder in the Saddle"
Directed by Earl Bellamy
Written by Anthony Yerkovich
Original air date: February 24, 1981
Robert Wagner as Jonathan Hart
Stefanie Powers as Jennifer Hart
Lionel Stander as Max
It's roundup time at the Harts' ranch, but Jonathan and Jennifer are distracted by dying animals, a rumored chemical spill, and a murder.
Guest Cast:
Gene Evans ... Ray Dudley
James Griffith ... Prospector (as Jim Griffith)
John Ireland ... Zeke BaIllinger
Paul Koslo ... Val Rankin
Henry Sutton ... Cooper O'Keefe
Ray Tracey ... Tom Raintree
Jane Withers ... Roxy McGuane
Episode 2.13 - "Homemade Murder"
Directed by Tom Mankiewicz
Written by Leonard Kantor, Bill LaMond, Jo LaMond, Arnold Somkin
Original air date: March 3, 1981
Robert Wagner as Jonathan Hart
Stefanie Powers as Jennifer Hart
Lionel Stander as Max
A new Hart employee delivers some papers to Jonathan, along with evidence of a murder. She hides the clue in Freeway's toy and the Harts are held hostage by the murderer.
Guest Cast:
Margaret Blye ... Brenda Dunn
Keene Curtis ... Frank Kruger
Mimi Maynard ... Deanne
Millie Perkins ... Mindy
Vito Scotti ... Vito
Don Stroud ... Ciro
Stephen Young ... Sergeant Cosgrove
Episode 2.14 - "Solid Gold Murder"
Directed by Earl Bellamy
Written by Les Carter
Original air date: March 24, 1981
Robert Wagner as Jonathan Hart
Stefanie Powers as Jennifer Hart
Lionel Stander as Max
Max's bodybuilder protégé Vince is about to open a gym, but someone tries to steal Vince's famous barbells -- twice. They leave Max injured the first time and a Scotland Yard inspector dead the second time, muttering the name Noel Teppman, an almost-mythical gold thief. Jonathan realizes Vince has been pumping not iron but gold and sets a trap for Teppman.
Guest Cast:
Frank Zane ... Vince Nucona
Lee de Broux ... Harold Reese
Peter Looney ... Ed Snider
Cesare Danova ... Noel Teppman
Louise Lewis ... Pasadena Matron (as Louise Fitch)
Victor Rogers ... Lloyd Hillary
Susie Green ... Samantha Sisko
Brian Reise ... Reporter
Episode 2.15 - "Getting Aweigh with Murder"
Directed by Harry Mastrogeorge
Written by Allyn Freeman
Original air date: April 14, 1981
Robert Wagner as Jonathan Hart
Stefanie Powers as Jennifer Hart
Lionel Stander as Max
To catch a group of counterfeiters who murdered an investigator, Jennifer and Jonathan go on a cruise, she posing as a European countess and he working as a ship's steward.
Guest Cast:
Albert Carrier ... Croupier
Sherman Ebersole ... Bartender
Greg Elliot ... Danny
Michael Evans ... Sir Charles
Peter Haskell ... The Doctor
Samantha McCoy ... Heather Moss (as Samantha Caulfield)
Ron Moody ... The Captain
Joan Shawlee ... Mrs. Goodrich
John Shields ... Waiter
Raymond St. Jacques ... Laurance Roche
John Thompson ... Dealer
Episode 2.16 - "The Murder of Jonathan Hart"
Directed by Earl Bellamy
Written by Mary Ann Kasica, David Loughery, Michael Scheff
Original air date: April 28, 1981
Robert Wagner as Jonathan Hart
Stefanie Powers as Jennifer Hart
Lionel Stander as Max
After two attempts on Jonathan's life, he stages his own murder to see why someone is trying to get him out of the way. A stranger who once helped Jonathan out of a snowdrift turns up with a will supposedly leaving everything to him, and Jonathan's lawyer Owen starts putting the moves on Jennifer.
Guest Cast:
John Alvin ... Clark
Royce D. Applegate ... Billy Ray Thompson
Jerry Dunphy ... Himself
Nicholas Hormann ... Vince
Wydell W. Hughes ... Simms (as Wydell Hughes)
Wynn Irwin ... Lt. Grey (as Wynn W. Irwin)
Mimi Maynard ... Deanne
Peter Mark Richman ... Owen Grant
Ken Scott ... Jenks
Matthew Tobin ... Matthews
Lee Wilkof ... Stanley Friesen
Episode 2.17 - "The Latest in High Fashion Murder"
Directed by Tom Mankiewicz
Written by Bill LaMond, Jo LaMond
Original air date: May 5, 1981
Robert Wagner as Jonathan Hart
Stefanie Powers as Jennifer Hart
Lionel Stander as Max
After a young model is killed at a fashion party, Jennifer and Jonathan agree to pose for a fashion shoot that leads to another murder. But Jennifer may have been the intended victim.
Guest Cast:
George Ball ... Ron Becker
Suzanne Barnes ... Diane
Shari Belafonte ... Cleo (as Shari Belafonte-Harper)
Lois Chiles ... Scottie / Mary Scott
Jacqui Evans ... Model
Anna Kathryn Holbrook ... Sherry (as Ann Holbrook)
Marie Laurin ... Model
Diane Manzo ... Model
Sándor Naszódy ... Alexei Briansky
Joe Pantoliano ... Nate Volkman
Sarita ... Model
Michaele Vollbracht ... Himself
Lenore Woodward ... Dresser
Episode 2.18 - "Operation Murder"
Directed by John Patterson
Written by Lawrence Hertzog
Original air date: May 12, 1981
Robert Wagner as Jonathan Hart
Stefanie Powers as Jennifer Hart
Lionel Stander as Max
Did Jennifer's concussion cause her to hallucinate a patient being murdered?
Guest Cast:
David Spielberg ... Thomas Crawford
Nan Martin ... Edith Tannen, R.N.
Jared Martin ... Dr. Kellin
Tom Tarpey ... Mr. Robertson
Nancy Bleier ... Nancy Winston
Vahan Moosekian ... Anesthetist
Wendell Wright ... Surgeon
Jan Bina ... Nurse #1
Eduardo Ricard ... Maitre D'
Tybee Brascia ... Surgical Nurse
Colleen Gaughan ... Nurse #2
Episode 2.19 - "Murder Takes a Bow"
Directed by Harry Winer
Written by Mary Ann Kasica, Michael Scheff
Original air date: May 19, 1981
Robert Wagner as Jonathan Hart
Stefanie Powers as Jennifer Hart
Lionel Stander as Max
When a playwright friend of the Harts is killed and the Harts' copy of his last work is snatched, Jonathan is convinced something in the play motivated the murderer.
Guest Cast:
Bibi Besch ... Estelle Vacarro
Larry Breeding ... Frank Jordan
Gino Conforti ... Hy Stoner
Wynn Irwin ... Lt. Grey
Patti Jerome ... Mrs. Perkins
Stephen Lee ... Larry Anderson
Richard Minchenberg ... Lew Elliott
Anthony Newley ... Tony Vacarro
Jerry Stiller ... Myron Finkle
Lurene Tuttle ... Millie
Episode 2.20 - "Blue Chip Murder"
Directed by Dennis Donnelly
Written by Donald Ross
Original air date: May 26, 1981
Robert Wagner as Jonathan Hart
Stefanie Powers as Jennifer Hart
Lionel Stander as Max
The Harts find a hidden room in their house, and someone else may be looking for it to find the missing fortune of the original owner of the house.
Guest Cast:
Wiley Harker ... Mr. Janis
Steve Kahan ... Dengler (as Stephen Kahan)
Bernie Kuby ... Leo
Charles Lucia ... Ronnie Cass (as Chip Lucia)
Maurice Marsac ... Bechet
Ruth Nelson ... Ida Cox
Mark Pinter ... Chris Barber
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