Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman (1976)
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Cast & Crew.
Louise Lasser
Mary Hartman
Greg Mullavey
Tom Hartman
Mary Kay Place
Loretta Haggers
Graham Jarvis
Charlie Haggers
Debralee Scott
Cathy Shumway
Jerry Adelman
Writer
Daniel Gregory Browne
Writer
Victor Kilian
Raymond Larkin
Norman Lear
Writer
Claudia Lamb
Heather Hartman
Ann Marcus
Writer
Philip Bruns
George Shumway
Gail Parent
Writer
Dabney Coleman
Merle Jeeter
Dody Goodman
Martha Shumway
Marian Mercer
Wanda Jeeter
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Release DateJanuary 5, 1976
StatusEnded
Seasons2
Episodes325
Running Time30m
Content RatingNR
Genres
Wiki.
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman is an American satirical soap opera that aired in daily weeknight syndication from January 1976 to July 1977. The series follows the titular Mary Hartman, an Ohio housewife attempting to cope with various bizarre and violent incidents occurring around her. The series was produced by Norman Lear, directed by Joan Darling, Jim Drake, Nessa Hyams, and Giovanna Nigro, and starred Louise Lasser, Greg Mullavey, Dody Goodman, Norman Alden, Mary Kay Place, Graham Jarvis, Debralee Scott, and Victor Kilian. The series writers were Gail Parent and Ann Marcus.Developed by Lear with the intention of examining the effects of consumerism on the American housewife, the series was filmed at KTLA Studios in Los Angeles. The show's title, featuring the title character's name stated twice, is a reference to Lear's observation that soap opera dialogue tended to be repeated.
In 2004 and 2007, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman was ranked #21 and #26 on "TV Guide's Top Cult Shows Ever."TV Guide ranked the death of Coach Leroy Fedders, who drowns in a bowl of Mary's chicken soup in the first season, 97th on its list of the 100 Greatest T.V. Moments of All Time.