''Bless the Harts'' is an American

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created by Emily Spivey for

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programming block. Premiering on September 29, 2019, the series is executive produced by Spivey,

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, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller,

Kristen Wiig Kristen Carroll Wiig (; born August 22, 1973) is an American actress, comedian, screenwriter, and producer. First breaking through as a performer with the Los Angeles comedy troupe The Groundlings, Wiig achieved stardom in the late 2000s for her ...

, and Seth Cohen. The series is a joint production between

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and

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. The animation production is handled by Titmouse, Inc., with overseas animation services by Yearim and Digital eMation in

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. The show's title is based on the Southern phrase "

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". Spivey and Bobrow served as co-showrunners for the series. In April 2021, Fox cancelled the series after two seasons, with the final episode airing on June 20, 2021.

Premise

''Bless the Harts'' follows a working-class family living in

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. The main

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, waitress Jenny Hart, struggles to make ends meet, and lives with her artistically talented daughter Violet Hart and mother Betty Hart. Her boyfriend Wayne has dated Jenny since her daughter Violet was a toddler, and acts as a father figure in Violet’s life. Jenny works at “The Last Supper”, a religious themed restaurant, with her best friend since high school, Brenda. The show's creator Emily Spivey has stated that it is based on her life growing up in

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and is set in the state's Triad region. The name of the show's fictional town, Greenpoint, is a

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and High Point; a map in the episode "The Last Supper" shows Greenpoint in northeast Forsyth County in the region. ''Bless the Harts'' loosely shares a universe with the Fox series ''

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'', which ran from 1997 to 2010. Spivey cites ''King of the Hill'' as her major influence for creating ''Bless the Harts''. The fictional superstore Mega Lo Mart, first introduced in ''King of the Hill'', makes several appearances in ''Bless the Harts''.

Cast

Main

as Jenny Hart, a single mother who struggles to make money for her family by working as a waitress at the Last Supper. She ran out on her wedding to local wealthy legend Don Reynolds, but not before she got pregnant with his daughter. Wiig also voices Greenpoint newscaster Maykay Bueller. *

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as Betty Hart, Jenny's widowed mother. In "Jenny Unfiltered" and "Betty's Birthday", her age is revealed to be 53. Even though her husband Ed is dead, he is mentioned multiple times in the series. Rudolph also voices Norma, Greenpoint's mail lady and Dr. Chakrabarti (season 1), Wayne's neighbor. *

Jillian Bell Jillian Leigh Bell (born April 25, 1984) is an American actress, comedian, and screenwriter. She was a writer for the 35th season of the NBC sketch comedy series ''Saturday Night Live'' between 2009 and 2010. Since her departure from ''SNL'', s ...

as Violet Hart, Jenny's daughter who loves art. Although sarcastic and cynical, she cares deeply about her family. She is either 13 years old (according to Bell) or a preteen (according to Betty). Reynolds is her biological father. Bell also voices Cherish, a mom with two teenage sons, as well as various background characters. *

Ike Barinholtz Ike Barinholtz (born February 18, 1977) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his starring roles in the comedy series '' MADtv'' (2002–2007), '' Eastbound & Down'' (2012), '' The Mindy Project'' (2012–2017), '' Bless the Hart ...

as Wayne Edwards, Jenny's boyfriend. Wayne's main goal is to win Violet's approval, though he has fears that he will never live up to Jenny's wealthy ex-boyfriend. Wayne is generally well-meaning, and his inner thought monologues reveal that he actually has serious and reflective concerns about being a good parental figure, but his outward attempts at expressing this usually fail awkwardly. Barinholtz also voices various background characters. *

Kumail Nanjiani Kumail Ali Nanjiani (; ; Urdu: کمیل علی نانجیانی; born May 2, 1978) is a Pakistani-American stand-up comedian and actor. He is known for his role as Dinesh in the HBO comedy series ''Silicon Valley'' (2014–2019) and for co-writi ...

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, who appears as a figment of Jenny's imagination. Although, in "Toni with an I", Violet also sees him. * Fortune Feimster as Brenda Clemmons (season 2; recurring season 1), Jenny's co-worker and best friend, and Bobbie-Nell, Jenny's elderly neighbor who picks fights with Wayne.

Recurring

* Emily Spivey as Louise, Jenny's boss, whose catchphrase whenever she enters is "Doot-dih-dih-doo", and various background characters. * Drew Tarver as Randy, the town oddball and

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whose religion is

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, Charles Lee, a city councilman, and various background characters. *

Jeremy Rowley Jeremy Rowley is an American actor, comedian, and writer. He is known for '' Coyote Ugly'' (2000), ''Epic Movie'' and '' Cougar Club'' (both-2007) as well as for playing Lewbert on the Nickelodeon television series ''iCarly'', Bunsen in '' Bun ...

as Jimmy Lee, a city councilman, various background characters, Uncle Tommy, Wayne's child uncle, and Mayor Webb, the

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of Greenpoint. Rowley provided the voice of Mayor Webb in season 1 and "The Last Supper". After, the role was recast to Jon Hamm, who took over in "Dead Mall". * Oscar Montoya as David Brito, Violet's best friend. *

as Bud, the owner of a strip club, and various background characters. *

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as Leonard, Wayne's co-worker and friend. Leonard does not have any lines in season 2 and only makes cameo appearances. *

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as Daniel, Louise's unfaithful, uncaring and rude husband (Daniel passes away in "Big Pimpin'"), and various background characters. * Christy Stratton as Dawn, a stripper and one of Jenny's friends, and various background characters. *

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as Crystalynn, Betty's arch-nemesis. *

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as Mayor Webb (starting with "Dead Mall"; see above) *

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as Peter, Wayne's dim-witted co-worker, Benny, a cook at the Last Supper, and various background characters. *

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as Mr. Stikeleather, and various background characters. *

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as MeeMaw Edwards (season 1), Ashleigh, and Mayor Webb's mother. *

Phil LaMarr Phil LaMarr is an American actor and comedian. He was one of the original featured cast members on the sketch comedy television series '' Mad TV'', where he stayed for five seasons. His voice acting roles in animated series include the Sam B of ' ...

as Reverend Ace, RJ Deerdeckers, Rayford, and various background characters. *

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as Marjune Gamble, a rich woman who is a member of the Ladies of Greenpoint. * Janine Brito as a waitress at the Great Sydney Steakhouse. *

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as Doug, one of Wayne's co-workers. * Michelle Buteau as Vanessa, Linda, Detective Bassett, and various background characters. * JP Karliak as various background characters. *

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as Travis, Wayne's childhood friend.

Guest

* John Solomon as Tracheo Steve * Jee Young Han as Binh Ly *

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as Rick Ocean *

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as Craig *

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as Ian David Cole *

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as Mary Jill and Dr. Pam *

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as Stacey *

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as Debbie Donatello *

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as Sam *

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as Detective Voccola * Sal Vulcano as Bear Vulcano *

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as Henri Tomber *

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as Mr. Bigsby and a senator * Daisuke Suzuki as Hiroki Kakatani *

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as Ruth and Lenore *

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as Minister Mikey *

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as Julian *

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as Deputy Tug and Parker * Sarah Baker as Pastor Joanne *

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as Rod *

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as Sheriff Taylor *

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as a dispatcher *

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as Mee-Maw Edwards (season 2) *

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as Dr. Charkabarti (season 2) *

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as herself *

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as himself *

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as Leslie

Episodes

Series overview

Season 1 (2019–20)

Season 2 (2020–21)

Production

Development

On September 25, 2018,

gave the production a straight-to-series order for a first season consisting of thirteen episodes. The series was created by Emily Spivey, who was also expected to executive produce alongside Phil Lord, Christopher Miller,

, and Seth Cohen. Production companies involved with the series were slated to include

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and Lord Miller Productions, but with the Disney acquisition of 21st Century Fox, the Fox Corporation was added as a production company (also copyright holder) later on. The series debuted on September 29, 2019 as part of the

programming block, and was renewed for a second season on October 18, 2019. On November 27, 2019, writer, showrunner, and executive producer

confirmed that 3 of the episodes in season 1 would air in season 2 as holdovers. On April 22, 2020, the show joined the rest of Fox's

lineup in a partnership with

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for the ''AniDom Beyond Show'', a recap series hosted by

Andy Richter Paul Andrew Richter (born October 28, 1966) is an American actor, comedian, writer, and talk show announcer. He is best known as the sidekick for Conan O'Brien on O'Brien's talk shows: '' Late Night'' and ''The Tonight Show'' on NBC and '' Cona ...

. The hour-long program featured interviews with guests and live interactivity with fans online, with recaps for the episodes that aired through April and May. While there was no ''Bless the Harts'' episode, on May 18, 2020, showrunner

joined the series with other writers from the Fox

lineup. The second season premiered on September 27, 2020. The second season was produced during the

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, which impacted many other television productions, but left animated production largely unaffected. The series had a panel at the 2020

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, which was marketed as "Comic-Con@Home", to promote the season, with

, Fortune Feimster,

, Phil Lord, and Christopher Miller. On April 1, 2021, it was announced that the second season will be the show's last.

Casting

Alongside the initial series announcement, Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Jillian Bell, and Ike Barinholtz were cast in series regular roles. On January 11, 2019,

and Drew Tarver were cast in recurring roles. On July 25, 2020, during San Diego Comic-Con@Home, the series' panel announced that

, and

joined the cast in guest starring roles for the second season.

Release

Because of

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's deal with Fox, the series was also syndicated to Canada, airing new episodes the same day and time as the United States. The show is also available to stream on

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, and able to purchase on

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and

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. In India, the series is simulcasted on

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because of

output deal with

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. On April 28, 2020, the

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channel had announced that they had picked up the series for syndication from

. The show debuted in Finland on May 9, 2020, in Finland and is available to stream on

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free with commercials. Season 2 premiered on November 7, 2020. ''Bless the Harts'' debuted on the

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channel on July 21, 2020. The Dutch version of

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acquired both seasons. The show is available to stream on

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via the

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content hub in selected territories.

Reception

Critical response

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, the series holds an approval rating of 82% based on 11 reviews, with an average rating of 6.5/10. The website's critical consensus reads, "With an exceptional cast and a big heart to boot, ''Bless the Harts'' particular worldview won't be for everyone, but it fits quite nicely into Fox's Animation Domination line-up". On

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, it has a weighted average score of 70 out of 100, based on 10 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Bubbleblabber gave the first season a 6 out of 10, stating "this first season most definitely has more misses than hits in its line up which three more episodes likely wouldn’t have helped at this point. With this extra time to work on these and future episodes while taking in reception from this season, I think the next will really benefit in the long term. Plus, it gets the rare honor of being a new Fox animated show that actually GOT a second season, which has not happened since ''

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'' got its first renewal at the start of the decade. Fox is thinking outside the box to keep its adult animation thriving, which hopefully means more chances for exploration in future seasons. I’ll tell you what, these Harts are quite blessed to be given the chance to be Fox’s next enduring animated series." The

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, a frequent critic of

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animated comedies like ''

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'', gave the first episode a negative review.

Ratings

Overall

Season 1

Season 2

Notes

References

External links

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