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The Best Episodes of Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 2

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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 2 Episode 80 - Episode 210
    9.1/10(19 votes)

    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 2 Episode 185 - Episode 315
    8.7/10(15 votes)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    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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  14. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 2 Episode 173 - Episode 303
    8.4/10(13 votes)

    S2:E173

    Dennis deals with Heather like an adult when she admits she wants to date him. Mickey Moe, the younger brother Merle disowned, arrives in Fernwood to make Merle's life even more miserable. Going back to the wilderness with Johnny Doe proves heart wrenching for Loretta. Wanda inadvertently incites Tom's passion.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 2 Episode 184 - Episode 314
    8.4/10(13 votes)

    S2:E184

    Heather wants to run away to Las Vegas and become a stripper. George and Martha run a bookie service until Ma Bell turns off the phone. Nat Dearborn counsels Mary about the benefits of divorcing Tom. Mac and Svetlana learn that they're opponents. Tom advises Mary that if she really loves Dennis, she should follow her dream and the chance of happiness he offers.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 2 Episode 186 - Episode 316
    8.4/10(13 votes)

    S2:E186

    Merle and Wanda's appearance on the Fernwood Hallelujah Hour ends in disaster when Buzz and Angela's true party affiliation is revealed live on-air. Tom still can't find a missing Mary. Mac and Svetlana's match leaves George on easy street, but Cathy's collapse isn't from excitement. Merle and Wanda face an angry mob and receive no comfort from Miss Adeline and Mickey Moe. Merle gets a phone call that might end his mayoral career. Charlie and Loretta reassure a frantic Tom that Mary went for a walk to think things over, but he later finds a Dear Tom letter.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 2 Episode 190 - Episode 320
    8.4/10(15 votes)

    S2:E190

    Barth conceives a new game show called Born Losers, using George, Cathy, and Martha as the contestants. Merle and Wanda are forced to share a cheap room at the Bide-a-Wee Motel with Miss Adeline and Mickey Moe. Buzz and Angela continue to malign the Jeeters. Dr. Fermin considers searching for an alternate kidney donor. Detective Johnson returns with bad news about his search for Mary. Cathy makes out her will.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 2 Episode 23 - Episode 153
    8.3/10(15 votes)

    S2:E23

    Gore promises to promote Ackerman and Fernwood Receiving on The Merv Griffin Show, but first he has to convince Merv. Annie accepts Tom's offer to park her trailer in his driveway. Mary phones home and notes Tom's lack of enthusiasm over Mary Hartman Homecoming Day. Wanda reassures Merle that he's not to blame for Commissioner Rittenhouse's death. Charlie phones Dr. Fratkis, who offers reconstructive surgery for $5000.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 2 Episode 40 - Episode 170
    8.3/10(15 votes)

    S2:E40

    Garth rejects Wanda's desire to enlist Pat in Merle's mayoral campaign. Later, Garth becomes disgusted by Pat's novel, a fictional account of their relationship, and forces her to destroy what she's written. Charlie meets with Dr. Fratkis and is horrified to learn that Fratkis has only performed the transplant surgery on canines. Loretta and Jody return from the drag race filled with excitement, but Mary brings the emotions down with news that Charlie was arrested in New Jersey.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 2 Episode 41 - Episode 171
    8.3/10(16 votes)

    S2:E41

    Mary stuns Jody and Loretta with news that Charlie was arrested for cruelty to animals. In jail, Dr. Fratkis admits to Charlie the shocking identity of his transplant donor. Merle visits Tom to settle any conflict between them and asks Tom not to tell Wanda about the affair with Annie. Later, Merle and Jody both attempt to console Loretta. Charlie phones home and tells Loretta that he's never coming back.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 2 Episode 45 - Episode 175
    8.3/10(16 votes)

    S2:E45

    Pat and Little Garth hide the truth from Garth about his son's bed wetting. Detective Johnson insinuates that Annie is part of a prostitution ring in Fernwood and wants to use an antiquated city ordinance to send her on her way. Cathy is delighted to have Brian as her natural childbirth coach. Charlie returns to Fernwood and pays a secret visit to Mary. Mary gives Charlie a note left by Loretta and Jody, which they misinterpret.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 2 Episode 46 - Episode 176
    8.3/10(15 votes)

    S2:E46

    Loretta and Jody meet Dr. Fratkis in New Jersey and learn that someone uglier than a Godfather cast member bailed Charlie out of jail. Mary and Merle have an intimate conversation about sexuality, and Merle can't help but feel attracted to Mary's innocence and gingham dresses. Wanda and Merle discuss Mary and Annie. Loretta and Jody return to Fernwood, where Mary confesses that Charlie may have left again under the wrong impression.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 2 Episode 49 - Episode 179
    8.3/10(15 votes)

    S2:E49

    Embarrassed before a country club lunch, Tom wants Mary to keep up with the Joneses by shopping for chic dresses at Tufts and Tweeds. Martha fears God will punish Cathy for selling her babies. Garth discovers Little Garth's secret and tells Pat he'll shape her into a good wife it literally kills them. Merle advises Loretta to get rid of Jody and proposes she sing at his election rally.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 2 Episode 59 - Episode 189
    8.3/10(15 votes)

    S2:E59

    Financially strapped Tom visits the plant to ask Crimins if he has any unpaid money due him. Christine mimics Cathy's movements to appear pregnant. Mary's kitchen is filled with women who received a mysterious questionnaire from the National Center of Sexual Activities. Pat's elation over Garth's Christmas presents fades when he gives her a mop and bucket and Little Garth a tinkle sheet for his bed. Brian and Christine scheme to have Cathy's natural childbirth at Mary's house instead of Fernwood Receiving.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Season 2 Episode 89 - Episode 219
    8.3/10(14 votes)

    S2:E89

    Merle plays a new fetish with Mary, hand puppets called Little Merle and Little Mary. George visits Martha at the hospital and has a conversation with a corpse. Mary confesses to Tom that she's been hired as a ticket taker at the Bijou theatre, but reassures him that he's still the head breadwinner. Leaving Fernwood for a new life in Chicago, Mae stops by the Hartman home to say goodbye. Mary's job at the Bijou comes to an abrupt conclusion when she's robbed at gunpoint.

    Director:Jim Drake
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"Episode 210" is the best rated episode of "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" season 2. It scored 9.1/10 based on 19 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/21/1977. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Episode 315".