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The Best Episodes of Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 1

Every episode of Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 1!

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    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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  12. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 1 Episode 22 - Episode 022
    8.3/10(28 votes)

    S1:E22

    Mary returns home with one shoe and no groceries. Tom wants to know where she's been. Loretta and Charlie are off to Nashville.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 1 Episode 38 - Episode 038
    8.3/10(18 votes)

    S1:E38

    Dorelda Doremus' "healing" falls flat. George faces up to facts and says yes to Cathy and Steve. Tom and Mary reach new highs in bed.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 1 Episode 39 - Episode 039
    8.3/10(18 votes)

    S1:E39

    Tom and Mary owe Heather an explanation. Loretta is still looking up. The Friendly Loan Company drops in on the Haggers. Mae stops by the Hartmans' house.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 1 Episode 44 - Episode 044
    8.3/10(18 votes)

    S1:E44

    Mary's chicken soup makes the evening news. The time has come for Steve to gesture goodbye. Mary's guilt gets Leroy a Cadillac.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Peggy Goldman

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  16. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 1 Episode 60 - Episode 060
    8.3/10(19 votes)

    S1:E60

    Mary is not nervous as Mona drops by. Cathy has no need to be jealous. Tom learns the wonders of performance anxiety.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 1 Episode 70 - Episode 070
    8.3/10(18 votes)

    S1:E70

    Modern medicine triumphs. Mary thinks she feels great. Charlie and Loretta share another announcement. Muriel wants sympathy - and five thousand dollars.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Peggy Goldman

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  18. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 1 Episode 79 - Episode 079
    8.3/10(18 votes)

    S1:E79

    Charlie and Loretta return to Fernwood, but today is Thursday and Mary can't face her friend.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 1 Episode 122 - Episode 122
    8.3/10(15 votes)

    S1:E122

    Mary has a perfectly normal, ordinary, typical morning for national TV. Loretty saves a sinful soul and gets second billing. Mary's kitchen is out of sync.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 1 Episode 13 - Episode 013
    8.2/10(30 votes)

    S1:E13

    Cathy brings Steve over to meet her parents. Fanny is too much for Raymond. The mass murderer is revealed and Heather, Trudy, and Mary's lives are in danger.

    Director:Joan Darling
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 1 Episode 33 - Episode 033
    8.2/10(19 votes)

    S1:E33

    George says no to Cathy and Steve, but his words fall on deaf ears. Charlie and Loretta swap exciting news. The Shumway house is a battleground. Tom cooks his way back into Mary's heart.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 1 Episode 48 - Episode 048
    8.2/10(18 votes)

    S1:E48

    Charlie and Loretta face eviction at the hands of the Friendly Loan Co. Steve appears on the Johnny Tilson Show, where it's apparent that he's romancing starlet Kate Walters. Martha faints after seeing George's blackmail photos.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Peggy Goldman

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  23. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 1 Episode 68 - Episode 068
    8.2/10(18 votes)

    S1:E68

    Mary wonders about international conspiracy and makes the morning meal. Cathy and Dennis play games. Mary gets a gift from Dennis, but has nothing to give him, except maybe one thing.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 1 Episode 88 - Episode 088
    8.2/10(19 votes)

    S1:E88

    Cathy meets a new neighbor and plays cards to see her future. Loretta starts knocking on doors for the Lord. Tom comes to state his case - and takes a backseat to a Bicentennial bumpersticker.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 1 Episode 40 - Episode 040
    8.1/10(18 votes)

    S1:E40

    Tragedy makes strange bedfellows. Mae spends the night with Tom and Mary. Steve has something to show Cathy. Martha finds Mae in Tom's bed.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Episode 046" is the best rated episode of "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" season 1. It scored 8.8/10 based on 24 votes. Directed by Jim Drake and written by Peggy Goldman, it aired on 3/8/1976. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Episode 112".