Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman TV Show

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The ‘70s soap opera TV show parody Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman was the brain child of producer Norman Lear, director Joan Darling, and writers Gail Parent and Ann Marcus. It ran for a single year.

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TV Show Plot For Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman focused on the life of its title character, who was played by Louise Lasser. She is married to Tom, who was portrayed by Greg Mullavey.

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman got its idiosyncratic title from the show’s creators, who thought that everything that is said on a soap opera is usually repeated for melodramatic effect. While the show was essentially a satire, it was so controversial that most stations would only air it late at night. The show dealt head on with the same subjects as daytime soap operas, but while the daytime programs would politely by pass the subject by not naming it aloud, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman would call the subject by its name. Sexual perversion and impotence were all addressed in a highly comical way.

Cast of Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman TV Show

Mary Hartman – Louise Lasser
Tom – Greg Mullavey
Garth Gimble - Martin Mull
Mac Slattery - Dennis Burkley
Blanche Fedders - Reva Rose
Mae Olinski - Salome Jens
Cathy Shumway - Debralee Scott

Trivia for the TV Show Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

In the year 2000, a Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman retrospective was featured at the Museum of Television and Radio in Beverly Hills, California. Many of the original cast members appeared in a panel discussion that was videotaped for the archives of the museum.

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The TV Show Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman was televised from 01/06/1976 to 05/10/1977, on the SYN network.

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman TV Show Emmy Awards:

Mary Kay Place won best Outstanding Continuing Performance By a Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 1976-77.

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