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Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

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  • 1976-1977
  • 2 Seasons
  • Embassy Home Entertainment
  • Comedy, Drama
  • TV-PG
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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.

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Cast & Crew See All

Louise Lasser
Mary Hartman
Greg Mullavey
Tom Hartman
Mary Kay Place
Loretta Haggers

Season 2 Episode Guide See All

Episode 1

Episode #2.1

Mon, Oct 4, 1976

Andrew Ackerman feels that Mary's appearance on The David Susskind Show will bring attention -and more money- to the psychiatric ward at Fernwood Receiving. Mary meets Wanda Rittenhouse on the ward, and Wanda thanks Mary for making "BDs" respectable. Mary tells Dr. Williams that she'd rather be a plant than a person, but he reassures her that she's stronger than she thinks. Charlie and Loretta wonder exactly what injuries were inflicted by the gunshot in Merle's motel room. Mary is welcomed into her new Nielsen family at the hospital.

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Awards

  • 1976 - Primetime Emmy - Special Classification of Outstanding Program and Individual Achievement - winner
  • 1976 - Primetime Emmy - Special Classification of Outstanding Program and Individual Achievement - nominated
  • 1976 - Primetime Emmy - Special Classification of Outstanding Program and Individual Achievement - nominated
  • 1977 - Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Continuing Performance by a Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series - winner

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