Harts of the West is a humorous contemporary Western about a Chicago family moving to a run-down Nevada ranch.
[1] CBS scheduled the series between two popular Westerns: Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman and Walker, Texas Ranger,[3] and it received positive reviews.
One reviewer wrote "Don’t make the mistake of ignoring Harts of the West",[4] and another stated the show was "One of the fall season's more appealing new series.
[5] After suffering a mild heart attack Dave decided to follow his dream, and purchased the Flying Tumbleweed Ranch, sight unseen, after reading a sales brochure published in 1957.
[6] On October 17, 2017 Mill Creek Entertainment released the DVD set Harts of the West The Complete Series.