The BEST episodes of Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman season 1
Every episode of Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman season 1, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman season 1!
Louise Lasser delivers a masterful performance in the title role of Norman Lear's sublimely twisted soap opera, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman -- at once a parody of the format and a twisted satire of American media/consumer culture. In the fictional town of Fernwood, Ohio, suburban housewife Mary Hartman seeks the kind of domestic perfection promised by Reader's Digest and TV commercials. Instead she finds herself suffering the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune -- mass murders, low-flying airplanes, and waxy yellow buildup on her kitchen floor.
#1 - Episode 130
Season 1 - Episode 130 - Aired 7/2/1976
Mary finds coping with life as "America's Typical Consumer Housewife" beyond her grasp. An incomparable performance in an unforgettable episode.
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#3 - Episode 059
Season 1 - Episode 59 - Aired 3/25/1976
Mrs. Haggers meets Mrs. Haggers. Sergeant Foley waits with Mary. Mary is shaking - and it's not from the cold. Charlie and Muriel remember things differently.
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Season 1 - Episode 66 - Aired 4/5/1976
The Shumways are warned about Sergeant Foley from the one he loves. Mary tells of the meaning of STET and loses more than her arm. Muriel talks of Charlie's "base instincts."
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#5 - Episode 094
Season 1 - Episode 94 - Aired 5/13/1976
Tom is out of the overflow, but Mary is getting more than her share. Mary has someone new to trade troubles with. Tom and Dennis argue the needs of a wounded bird.
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#6 - Episode 101
Season 1 - Episode 101 - Aired 5/24/1976
Mary admits to a beautiful moment in one of the seven positions. Cathy's application to nunhood is rejected. Tom goes for a walk and gets some timely advice.
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#7 - Episode 103
Season 1 - Episode 103 - Aired 5/26/1976
Loretta visits Mary with absolution and a new brand of floor cleaner. Howard and Ed disagree over plans for the future. Mary comes face-to-waist with the Reverend Jimmy Joe Jeeter.
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#8 - Episode 122
Season 1 - Episode 122 - Aired 6/22/1976
Mary has a perfectly normal, ordinary, typical morning for national TV. Loretty saves a sinful soul and gets second billing. Mary's kitchen is out of sync.
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Season 1 - Episode 45 - Aired 3/5/1976
George gets a "visitor" and then a "surprise." The Hartmans get a call from Tom's ex's ex. George returns home in a panic.
#10 - Episode 043
Season 1 - Episode 43 - Aired 3/3/1976
Loretta starts to regain feeling in her feet, while Mae considers leaving Fernwood. Mary makes Coach Fedders some chicken soup for his cold, with disastrous results.
#11 - Episode 003
Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/7/1976
Mary is interviewed by a reporter; Young Heather Hartman displays suspicious behavior when asked about the recent murders; Grampa Larkin is arrested again.
#12 - Episode 065
Season 1 - Episode 65 - Aired 4/2/1976
Martha confides in Mary and tells her about the ozone. Mary talks to Heather about love and slaps her in the face.
#13 - Episode 118
Season 1 - Episode 118 - Aired 6/16/1976
Mary counts her disconnections. Roberta confronts Dennis about his responsibilities. Merle tells Loretta of his cheap ($1.75) and sinful ways.
#14 - Episode 107
Season 1 - Episode 107 - Aired 6/1/1976
Tom gets a boost from his thermos. Mary tries helping herself by helping others. Martha finds out she didn't help her parents' marriage.
#15 - Episode 099
Season 1 - Episode 99 - Aired 5/20/1976
Mary has the hard truth for Heather. Heather has the hard questions for Mary. Sergeant Foley gets put in traction and straightens things out with Cathy. Tom's refuge is the scene for more fighting.
#16 - Episode 098
Season 1 - Episode 98 - Aired 5/19/1976
Tom says that it's different. Loretta makes a generous offer to Merle Jeeter. Misery gets company.
#17 - Episode 095
Season 1 - Episode 95 - Aired 5/14/1976
Grandpa offers some philosophy and gets a lift to the supermarket. Tom's dejection breeds rejection and Dennis' feelings come straight from the heart.
#18 - Episode 086
Season 1 - Episode 86 - Aired 5/3/1976
Loretta gets a visitor with a "la la la" in the night. Mary takes a walk and explains her role as a kissee. Mary is sure Loretta won't understand.
#19 - Episode 076
Season 1 - Episode 76 - Aired 4/19/1976
Loretta's TV coverage is more complete than expected. Mary really needs her doctor - so she gets put on hold. Martha makes a confession. Tom gets an unexpected escort.
#20 - Episode 075
Season 1 - Episode 75 - Aired 4/16/1976
It's Loretta's big day on the Dinah show and all goes great until she commits a shocking blooper.
#21 - Episode 067
Season 1 - Episode 67 - Aired 4/6/1976
Mary feels awful and Roberta says "great." Mary tells Dennis he must forget Cathy. Mary confides in Cathy, who hates her.
#22 - Episode 047
Season 1 - Episode 47 - Aired 3/9/1976
Mae's reunion is a big headache for Tom and it's all Mary's fault. Loretta and Charlie get some not so friendly news. Loretta makes a spectacular comeback, in more ways than one
#23 - Episode 044
Season 1 - Episode 44 - Aired 3/4/1976
Mary's chicken soup makes the evening news. The time has come for Steve to gesture goodbye. Mary's guilt gets Leroy a Cadillac.
#24 - Episode 026
Season 1 - Episode 26 - Aired 2/9/1976
Tom has something to discuss with Mary. Tom moves in with Charlie. Loretta is sinking fast.
#25 - Episode 013
Season 1 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/21/1976
Cathy brings Steve over to meet her parents. Fanny is too much for Raymond. The mass murderer is revealed and Heather, Trudy, and Mary's lives are in danger.