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Where the Heart Is (1969)

Where the Heart Is poster
Genre
soap opera
Country
United States
Length
2 seasons, 213 episodes
Rating
4.7 of 10 from 3 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

This is a soap opera about the lives and relationships of people in a small town. It focuses on their personal struggles and everyday dramas.

melodramaticdomesticemotionalslow-pacedeverydaysentimentalpersonalfamily-oriented

What happens

Where the Heart Is is an American soap opera telecast on the CBS television network from September 8, 1969 to March 23, 1973. Created by Lou Scofield and Margaret DePriest, the program ran for 25 minutes, the remaining five minutes of its timeslot ceded to a CBS news break. Scofield and DePriest were the original head writers. A year after the soap's premiere, they were succeeded by Pat Falken Smith. In 1972, Smith was replaced by Claire Labine and Paul Avila Mayer. The series was produced by Tom Donovan and directed by Richard Dunlap. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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