Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
– Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman is an American soap opera parody that aired in daily syndication from Jan..
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman is an American soap opera parody that aired in daily syndication from January 1976 to May 1977. The series was produced by Norman Lear, directed by Joan Darling and Jim Drake, and starred Louise Lasser. The series writers were Gail Parent and Ann Marcus.
The show's title was the eponymous character's name stated twice, because Lear and the writers believed that everything that was said on a soap opera was said twice.
In 2004 and 2007, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman was ranked #21 and #26 on "TV Guide's Top Cult Shows Ever".
05 Jan 1976
English
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Jerry Adelman, Daniel Gregory Browne, Norman Lear, Ann Marcus, Gail Parent
Louise Lasser, Greg Mullavey, Mary Kay Place, Graham Jarvis
Set in fictional Fernwood, Ohio, this deliriously demented serial focused on the beleaguered heroine Mary Hartman, an average American housewife. In the first year, Mary suffered the travails of mass murder, adultery, venereal disease, homosexuality, religious cults, and UFO sightings, before she finally succumbed to a nervous breakdown on a syndicated talk show.
Won 2 Primetime Emmys. Another 3 nominations.