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Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

1976–1977 · 2 seasons

A deadpan, absurd soap that makes ordinary domestic life feel quietly surreal and unsettling.

Created by
Norman Lear, Daniel Gregory Browne
Genres
Drama, Soap, Comedy
Starring
Louise Lasser, Greg Mullavey, Mary Kay Place
Tagline
Do my floors have a waxy yellow buildup?
Overview
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.

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Created by
Norman Lear, Daniel Gregory Browne
Genres
Drama, Soap, Comedy
Starring
Louise Lasser, Greg Mullavey, Mary Kay Place
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How it feels

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Tone
  • satiricalstrength 3 of 3
  • absurdstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • media
  • identity
  • family
  • isolation
  • madness
Places
  • small town
  • suburbs
  • home
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror2
Humour7
Realism6
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight5

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Details

Genres
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Length
2 seasons, 325 episodes, 30 min each
Network
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Country
United States of America
Languages
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