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The Best Episodes of Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 2 Episode 80 - Episode 210
    9.0/10(18 votes)

    #1 - Episode 210

    S2:E80

    Charlie is helpless to stop Tom from drinking. Garth tells Pat he wants her dead and doesn't care that he'll fry for it. Mary visits the bandaged accident victim and finds Martha working as a hospital "Gray Lady". Loretta promises Mac she's stringing Lou along but Lou gets angry when a diner patron points out that Loretta doesn't want him. While Loretta and Mac are making out in Mac's truck, a drunken Tom arrives at the diner and passes out. Lou puts an unconscious Tom in Loretta's bed. Pat gives Garth a taste of his own medicine, and it's fatal.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 1 Episode 46 - Episode 046
    8.8/10(24 votes)

    #2 - Episode 046

    S1:E46

    Mary plays hostess to a funeral and eulogizes the late Leroy Fedders. Tom and Mary make plans for the hypothetical. Tom has a surprise for Mae.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Peggy Goldman

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  3. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 1 Episode 112 - Episode 112
    8.7/10(21 votes)

    #3 - Episode 112

    S1:E112

    Tom agrees to some moral support. Mary practices some perfect discipline, but gets no good reasons from Dennis. Loretta's blessed recording session has one visitor too many.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 2 Episode 185 - Episode 315
    8.7/10(15 votes)

    #4 - Episode 315

    S2:E185

    The Shumways' finances are on the line as Svetlana takes down Mac in the ring. Cathy's back pain becomes excruciating. Mary tells Tom that her dream is the life she has with him and Heather in Fernwood. After Mary insinuates she won't leave, a deliveryman arrives with a one way ticket to Niagara Falls from Dennis. As the high school reunion gets underway, Mary gives an impassioned speech about accepting life instead of following silly dreams, but later, Tom discovers that Mary has vanished from their party.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 1 Episode 75 - Episode 075
    8.6/10(22 votes)

    #5 - Episode 075

    S1:E75

    It's Loretta's big day on the Dinah show and all goes great until she commits a shocking blooper.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Peggy Goldman

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  6. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 1 Episode 129 - Episode 129
    8.6/10(17 votes)

    #6 - Episode 129

    S1:E129

    Merle gets ready for Loretta's visit. Mary has a dream of what might have been and makes her live television debut.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 2 Episode 52 - Episode 182
    8.6/10(16 votes)

    #7 - Episode 182

    S2:E52

    Pat introduces Mary to Garth Phillip Gimble, Jr., who doesn't like to be called "Little Garth". During Merle's election night party, Garth threatens Pat, but she swears she'll expose him as a wife beater if he lays a hand on her. Mary's new dress embarrasses Tom at the party. Tom refuses Cathy's request to help Martha with her mortgage payment. Merle fires Garth for not supporting his two minutes of silence trick on TV. Mary worries when Tom reveals he invested a large sum of money in lake property.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 2 Episode 193 - Episode 323
    8.6/10(15 votes)

    #8 - Episode 323

    S2:E193

    Obsessed with the idea of Mary making love, a drunken, despondent Tom is moved to suicide. Martha puts her Gray Lady training to good use. Dr. Fermin makes an astonishing discovery that eliminates the kidney donor, but realizes that as Garth's twin brother, Barth would be a match. Hotshot producer Seymour Blumberg convinces Barth to donate his kidney to Cathy as a publicity stunt to jump start his career.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 1 Episode 37 - Episode 037
    8.5/10(19 votes)

    #9 - Episode 037

    S1:E37

    Mary makes a discovery about Heather. The Hartmans make a parental decision. Tom and Mary get high for the Lord.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 1 Episode 47 - Episode 047
    8.5/10(19 votes)

    #10 - Episode 047

    S1:E47

    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

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Peggy Goldman

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  11. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 1 Episode 59 - Episode 059
    8.5/10(18 votes)

    #11 - Episode 059

    S1:E59

    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.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 1 Episode 95 - Episode 095
    8.5/10(20 votes)

    #12 - Episode 095

    S1:E95

    Grandpa offers some philosophy and gets a lift to the supermarket. Tom's dejection breeds rejection and Dennis' feelings come straight from the heart.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 1 Episode 130 - Episode 130
    8.5/10(17 votes)

    #13 - Episode 130

    S1:E130

    Mary finds coping with life as "America's Typical Consumer Housewife" beyond her grasp. An incomparable performance in an unforgettable episode.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 2 Episode 58 - Episode 188
    8.5/10(16 votes)

    #14 - Episode 188

    S2:E58

    Detective Johnson's shocking confession about his past prompts Martha to end their courtship. Garth and Pat have yet another fight, this time over his accusation that she doesn't support his career. Mary's suggestion that Tom is spending too much money angers him. Heather and Little Garth's discussion of teen sex is interrupted by a phone call from a man who claims to be George Shumway and says he's coming home.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 1 Episode 96 - Episode 096
    8.4/10(20 votes)

    #15 - Episode 096

    S1:E96

    Mary's attention while ironing helps save a life. Tom and Cathy look for a fiancee and a wife. Mary is trying to get picked up.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 1 Episode 127 - Episode 127
    8.4/10(15 votes)

    #16 - Episode 127

    S1:E127

    Martha vows to squat for fishing rights. Howard says yes to living the truth. Loretta wants to expose herself in Chicago and Charlie says yes.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 2 Episode 5 - Episode 135
    8.4/10(17 votes)

    #17 - Episode 135

    S2:E5

    Loretta and Merle come face to face for the first time since the shooting. Chester confides to Mary that he hid a nuclear device in the hospital and plans to blast his way out. Charlie hides his condition from Tom. Martha swoons when Cathy reveals George disappeared because of her pregnancy. Watching the 6:30 newscast proves an electrifying experience for the Reverend Jimmy Joe.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Ann Marcus

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  18. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 2 Episode 9 - Episode 139
    8.4/10(15 votes)

    #18 - Episode 139

    S2:E9

    Dr. Williams confirms Mary's chat with Gore Vidal when Mary requests an overnight pass to go home and clean her kitchen for his visit. Mary wonders if she'll be required to have sex with Dr. Medwick, the sex therapist Dr. Williams recommends for her treatment. Martha reports George's disappearance to Detective Sergeant Johnson, Heather's former bodyguard during the Davey Jessup saga. Dr. Medwick explains to Mary how the bible encourages healthy sex for pleasure.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 2 Episode 61 - Episode 191
    8.4/10(14 votes)

    #19 - Episode 191

    S2:E61

    Charlie and Loretta express their passion in the car on the side of a public road. Heather hands over another sex questionnaire that Mary had hidden in a box of Froot Loops, and Mary learns the questionnaire was sent by Mae Olinski. Pat's tenderness toward Garth ends in her being beaten by a plastic snowman. Sikanda, another Boga Zidi cult member, joins George in the Shumway home which they raid. Tom's loan is refused, and Mary shows him a bounced check.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 2 Episode 63 - Episode 193
    8.4/10(14 votes)

    #20 - Episode 193

    S2:E63

    Mr. Donally, Tom's boss at the RV dealership, warns Tom that his aggressive approach and low sales have put him danger of being fired. Christine's snobbish father mistreats Cathy during a visit to the Addams house. Tom receives a phone call from Mae Olinski, who says she's coming back to Fernwood next week. Mary and Tom's discussion of the sex survey turns ugly when Mary confesses that she isn't sure she's ever achieved the ultimate pleasure while making love with Tom.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 2 Episode 65 - Episode 195
    8.4/10(14 votes)

    #21 - Episode 195

    S2:E65

    In Dayton, Jake stops by Lou's diner where amnesiac Loretta is pegged as a slut. Loretta, calling herself Lulu, is befriended by owner Lou and regular customer Mac Slattery. Wanda tells Mary that she's found a way to achieve ultimate satisfaction and knows she can teach it to any man. Little Garth brings Pat to Mary's kitchen after Garth turns the hose on her, destroys her clothes, and locks her out of the house. Montgomery Monk attempts to restore George back his crabby old self. Mary hosts a disastrous New Year's Eve Party where Annie announces she's leaving Fernwood, and a drunken Tom reveals he's been fired.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 2 Episode 83 - Episode 213
    8.4/10(14 votes)

    #22 - Episode 213

    S2:E83

    After Tom confesses to Charlie about possibly sleeping with Lulu, Mac reveals to Tom that Lulu turned up about three weeks ago carrying Charlie's photo. Merle gives Mary a toy wind-up chicken, while Heather and Little Garth wonder how to spell contraceptive. Tom goes to Lou's Diner, meets Lulu, and tries to make her remember her life as Loretta. Merle has Mae's town meeting raided, and she's arrested.

    Director:Dennis Klein
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 2 Episode 86 - Episode 216
    8.4/10(14 votes)

    #23 - Episode 216

    S2:E86

    Charlie fights Dr. Osgood's plan to have "Loretta's" life support turned off, but it's rendered moot when the bandaged patient dies. Pat meets her new cell mate Cookie LaRue, who is arrested while passing through Fernwood. Mary avoids Tom in preparation for leaving him over his affair with the woman in Lou's Diner. Tom explains to Mary that Loretta is the woman he was embracing, and she has amnesia. Meanwhile Loretta's wedding ceremony to Mac is commencing in Dayton. Just as Charlie begins to accept Loretta's death, Tom tells him that Loretta is alive and getting married in Lou's Diner.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 2 Episode 130 - Episode 260
    8.4/10(15 votes)

    #24 - Episode 260

    S2:E130

    Cathy sends Howie to the Shumway house to hide GGG paraphernalia. Once there he realizes Martha and George are members, and he vows to stop the telethon after Martha reveals that the GGG is backing the Guardian Party. Loretta becomes unnerved when she thinks someone's outside her house and the lights go out. Charlie finds that someone ripped out their fuse box, while the heavy breather watches them through the window. Wanda and Mary argue over Mary bringing Angelo Bickett as their Dimes for Diseases poster boy, because he's in an iron lung. Tex overhears Howie tell Cathy he has to stop the telethon. Texas handcuffs Howie to a cactus as the telethon goes on air.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 2 Episode 165 - Episode 295
    8.4/10(13 votes)

    #25 - Episode 295

    S2:E165

    Merle and Wanda's live broadcast of At Home With the Jeeters dissolves into a disaster when Mary phones in to discuss Tom not sleeping with her, and a trapped Miss Adeline attempts to break out of her locked bedroom. Dennis reveals his true intentions for Mary to Tom. Tom drinks more and begs Merle to help him save his marriage. Dennis tells Mary about his talk with Tom, and the two kiss passionately in front of Fred and Fiona.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Episode 210" is the best rated episode of "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman". It scored 9/10 based on 18 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/21/1977. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Episode 046".