Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman: Season 1
Episode Guide
Season 1 Progress Shield
Episode 001
Jan 5, 1976 · 22 min
Loretta delivers word that a neighborhood family was murdered; Mary and Tom have a disagreement about making love; Charlie announces he almost has enough money to get Loretta's rec
Episode 002
Jan 6, 1976 · 22 min
Mary brings her grandfather home from the police station; Kathy falls for a blue-eyed Armenian bartender; a reporter interviews Loretta about the murders; and Mary feels ashamed wh
Episode 003
Jan 7, 1976 · 22 min
Mary is interviewed by a reporter; Young Heather Hartman displays suspicious behavior when asked about the recent murders; Grampa Larkin is arrested again.
Episode 004
Jan 8, 1976 · 22 min
Grampa Larkin appears in court; Tom and Mary's drought in the bedroom continues.
Episode 005
Jan 9, 1976 · 22 min
Word begins to spread that Heather knows more about the Lombardi murders than she's telling; Cathy gets fired; Mary receives a threatening phone call about Heather.
Episode 006
Jan 12, 1976 · 22 min
Grampa Larkin visits a psychiatric social worker; Mary gets some sex books; a strange man follows Heather home from school.
Episode 007
Jan 13, 1976 · 22 min
Mary turns to the police after Heather confesses that she saw the killer; Loretta is arrested for picketing; Charlie stumbles on Mary's sex ed books.
Episode 008
Jan 14, 1976 · 22 min
Tom is furious with Mary after finding her sex books; Grampa Larkin's social worker admits that she's in love with him; Heather's story makes the evening news.
Episode 009
Jan 15, 1976 · 22 min
Immediately after recording her demo, Loretta begins suffering from fainting spells; Mary becomes jealous of one of Tom's coworkers; Heather escapes police protection.
Episode 010
Jan 16, 1976 · 22 min
Charlie tries talking sense into Tom, but Tom feels something is missing in his life. Cathy prepares for her date with Chuck. Charlie and Loretta go to the Doctor's office. Raymond
Episode 011
Jan 19, 1976 · 22 min
Tom and Heather both go missing on the same night, and so Mary can only hope that Heather is safe and that Tom was kidnapped by the mass murderer. She'd rather worry about a kidnap
Episode 012
Jan 20, 1976 · 22 min
Loretta considers not going to Nashville since Heather is missing. Mary finds out the truth about Tom. Loretta gets some good news. Cathy admits she's in love with Steve. Tom tries
Episode 013
Jan 21, 1976 · 22 min
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.
Episode 014
Jan 22, 1976 · 22 min
Mary returns home with one shoe and no groceries. Tom wants to know where she's been. Loretta and Charlie are off to Nashville.
Episode 015
Jan 23, 1976 · 22 min
Mary tries to calm the mass murderer, while he continues to ask for demands: a car and $100,000.
Episode 016
Jan 26, 1976 · 22 min
The mass murderer will only give up when he gets a stack of bibles and an oath from the Reverend that the police won't follow him for 24 hours.
Episode 017
Jan 27, 1976 · 22 min
Sgt. Foley tries to save Mary, but to no avail. Mae and Tom try to save Mary, themselves.
Episode 018
Jan 28, 1976 · 22 min
The ordeal is over and everyone is relieved that Mary is safe.
Episode 019
Jan 29, 1976 · 22 min
Mary deals with the aftermath of her ordeal. Charlie looks after Loretta, while Mary is furious with Tom.
Episode 020
Jan 30, 1976 · 22 min
Mary feels that her marriage is over. Tom seeks advice from Coach Fedders, while Mary gets sociable with Sgt. Foley.
Episode 021
Feb 2, 1976 · 22 min
Mary visits Sgt. Foley's apartment; Charlie and Loretta pack for Nashville; Heather knows something's up, while Raymond and Roberta go on a date.
Episode 022
Feb 3, 1976 · 22 min
Mary returns home with one shoe and no groceries. Tom wants to know where she's been. Loretta and Charlie are off to Nashville.
Episode 023
Feb 4, 1976 · 22 min
Mary is served with a summons by Sergeant Foley, along with a much more personal invitation. Blanche and Leroy discuss the Hartman's problems. Grandpa has his day in court.
Episode 024
Feb 5, 1976 · 22 min
Tragedy strikes the Haggers in the form of a stationwagon full of nuns. Mary does her best to comfort Charlie. Neither Tom nor Mary can get any sleep.
Episode 025
Feb 6, 1976 · 22 min
Mary is served with a summons by Sergeant Foley, along with a much more personal invitation. Blanche and Leroy discuss the Hartman's problems. Grandpa has his day in court.
Episode 026
Feb 9, 1976 · 22 min
Tom has something to discuss with Mary. Tom moves in with Charlie. Loretta is sinking fast.
Episode 027
Feb 10, 1976 · 22 min
Mary makes a trip to the library. Martha insists that being miserable is the only key to happiness.
Episode 028
Feb 11, 1976 · 22 min
Tom and Mary visit the doctor. Cathy gets a new job. Charlie gets still more bad news.
Episode 029
Feb 12, 1976 · 22 min
Mary says Tom shouldn't go to waste. Cathy's magic fingers make their debut.
Episode 030
Feb 13, 1976 · 22 min
Mary says Tom shouldn't go to waste. Cathy's magic fingers make their debut.
Episode 031
Feb 16, 1976 · 22 min
Tom rescues Heather from a liver dinner. Loretta attempts a valiant stand. Sergeant Foley visits Mary, who threatens to call the police.
Episode 032
Feb 17, 1976 · 22 min
Martha is on the floor. Cathy and Steve try to help. Meet the all new, all now Roberta Walashak.
Episode 033
Feb 18, 1976 · 22 min
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
Episode 034
Feb 19, 1976 · 22 min
Loretta and Charlie wheel their way home. Grandpa helps Roberta, who insults her way into a sale. Tom and Mary learn the wonders of Dorelda Doremus! Then the truth.
Episode 035
Feb 20, 1976 · 22 min
Loretta invites the Hartmans to her healing. Charlie looks for miracles of his own.
Episode 036
Feb 23, 1976 · 22 min
This episode is a review of the events that took place in the first thirty-five episodes.
Episode 037
Feb 24, 1976 · 22 min
Mary makes a discovery about Heather. The Hartmans make a parental decision. Tom and Mary get high for the Lord.
Episode 038
Feb 25, 1976 · 22 min
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.
Episode 039
Feb 26, 1976 · 22 min
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.
Episode 040
Feb 27, 1976 · 22 min
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.
Episode 041
Mar 1, 1976 · 22 min
Mary keeps Mae from suicide, for the sake of her bathroom. Charlie and Loretta get a not so friendly letter. Mary and Mae have a nice woman to husband's former mistress talk.
Episode 042
Mar 2, 1976 · 22 min
Mary finds a match made in heaven, in her own kitchen. Roberta hopes Grandpa can forget. Mary finds new meaning in her life.
Episode 043
Mar 3, 1976 · 22 min
Leroy is worried sick. Mae talks to Tom about Mary. Leroy Fedders gets into his last bowl of chicken soup.
Episode 044
Mar 4, 1976 · 22 min
Mary's chicken soup makes the evening news. The time has come for Steve to gesture goodbye. Mary's guilt gets Leroy a Cadillac.
Episode 045
Mar 5, 1976 · 22 min
George gets a "visitor" and then a "surprise." The Hartmans get a call from Tom's ex's ex. George returns home in a panic.
Episode 046
Mar 8, 1976 · 22 min
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.
Episode 047
Mar 9, 1976 · 22 min
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
Episode 048
Mar 10, 1976 · 22 min
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. Marth
Episode 049
Mar 11, 1976 · 22 min
Mary tells Tom that it'll be 23 years before their sexual desires are synchronized again. Tom is angered by Mary's need for "something else" that she can't explain. Mary seeks answ
Episode 050
Mar 12, 1976 · 22 min
Dr. Fermin tells Loretta that she's in spontaneous remission. Charlie devises a plan to come up with money to stall eviction by selling raffle tickets for a color TV he and Loretta
Episode 051
Mar 15, 1976 · 22 min
Now that Mary knows her thing is communication, she has to decide what to do with it. Tom doesn't communicate well when he tells Loretta and Mary what happened between Charlie and
Episode 052
Mar 16, 1976 · 22 min
Steve reassures Cathy that starlet Kate Walters was just for publicity. Tom has to explain to Heather that he broke the rules when he's sent home from the plant over the incident b
Episode 053
Mar 17, 1976 · 22 min
Cathy tells George and Martha that she and Steve are going to Hollywood to be married, just as Kate Walters arrives at Steve's apartment. Tom has it out with George and decides to
Episode 054
Mar 18, 1976 · 22 min
Mary, Martha, and Loretta plan Cathy's impromptu bridal shower while she's throwing her engagement ring back at Steve. A distraught Cathy arrives home, announces Steve's infidelity
Episode 055
Mar 19, 1976 · 22 min
Mary secretly phones Mona but can't talk. After her date with Dennis, Cathy's over Steve. Loretta has a new tune about Cathy's relationship with Steve called How Can You Say You Do
Episode 056
Mar 22, 1976 · 22 min
Mary is too busy preparing food products without food to care about Cathy's relationship with Dennis. Loretta receives a phone call from another Mrs. Haggers. Mona arrives at the H
Episode 057
Mar 23, 1976 · 22 min
Mary and Tom have a surrogate. Loretta gets a non-obscene phone call. Mary leaves Tom alone with Mona.
Episode 058
Mar 24, 1976 · 22 min
Charlie talks to Loretta about Muriel. Cathy and Dennis return from a night together. Loretta prepares for her predecessor.
Episode 059
Mar 25, 1976 · 22 min
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.
Episode 060
Mar 26, 1976 · 22 min
Mary is not nervous as Mona drops by. Cathy has no need to be jealous. Tom learns the wonders of performance anxiety.
Episode 061
Mar 29, 1976 · 22 min
Mary wonders about Tom's sudden burst of cooperativeness. Charlie tells Loretta the story of Muriel. Cathy has found the perfect man - again.
Episode 062
Mar 30, 1976 · 22 min
Mona has a perfect record - practically. Loretta and Mary tackle each other's problems and talk about "the scar!"
Episode 063
Mar 31, 1976 · 22 min
Loretta gives a farewell performance. Cathy plays hard-to-get and says yes to two dates.
Episode 064
Apr 1, 1976 · 22 min
Tom has some good news. Mary's not in touch with herself and witnesses the wounding of the Lackawanda Institute.
Episode 065
Apr 2, 1976 · 22 min
Martha confides in Mary and tells her about the ozone. Mary talks to Heather about love and slaps her in the face.
Episode 066
Apr 5, 1976 · 22 min
The Shumways are warned about Sergeant Foley from the one he loves. Mary tells of the meaning of STET and loses more than her arm. Muriel talks of Charlie's "base instincts."
Episode 067
Apr 6, 1976 · 22 min
Mary feels awful and Roberta says "great." Mary tells Dennis he must forget Cathy. Mary confides in Cathy, who hates her.
Episode 068
Apr 7, 1976 · 22 min
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 thi
Episode 069
Apr 8, 1976 · 22 min
Mary can't get out of bed. Muriel gets breakfast from Loretta and an ultimatum from Charlie. Muriel's extortion scheme falls flat off her face.
Episode 070
Apr 9, 1976 · 22 min
Modern medicine triumphs. Mary thinks she feels great. Charlie and Loretta share another announcement. Muriel wants sympathy - and five thousand dollars.
Episode 071
Apr 12, 1976 · 22 min
Mary's breakfast is a failure. Loretta's career is a success. Mary attempts to save Cathy from a tragedy with a reading from TV Guide.
Episode 072
Apr 13, 1976 · 22 min
Sergeant Foley tries the two-timer two-step. Loretta warms up for her Hollywood debut. Charlie counts toes and ends up a father.
Episode 073
Apr 14, 1976 · 22 min
The Haggers say "hooray for Hollywood." Mary denies her sister's wedding day wish for the sake of cholesterol. Charlie makes plans for a VIP tour. Mary wonders if Loretta will forg
Episode 074
Apr 15, 1976 · 22 min
Mary has hopes for Loretta's success. Mary's emergency is a job for Otto Feurenbach. Charlie and Loretta are in a room that's not green.
Episode 075
Apr 16, 1976 · 22 min
It's Loretta's big day on the Dinah show and all goes great until she commits a shocking blooper.
Episode 076
Apr 19, 1976 · 22 min
Loretta's TV coverage is more complete than expected. Mary really needs her doctor - so she gets put on hold. Martha makes a confession. Tom gets an unexpected escort.
Episode 077
Apr 20, 1976 · 22 min
Mary and Cathy are going crazy. Roberta has no need to scream when Dennis gives back the key. Sergeant Foley threatens to set a date, if Mary won't.
Episode 078
Apr 21, 1976 · 22 min
Mary urges Tom to read bumper stickers - for the sake of his family. Dennis invites Roberta to an open marriage. Mary calls the police, but doesn't want to get involved.
Episode 079
Apr 22, 1976 · 22 min
Charlie and Loretta return to Fernwood, but today is Thursday and Mary can't face her friend.
Episode 080
Apr 23, 1976 · 22 min
Charlie is excited - he was called a new name. Mary kisses Dennis and swears to it. Charlie and Loretta salute "President Timmy."
Episode 081
Apr 26, 1976 · 22 min
Mary returns home from the Italian cinema. Charlie explains the joys of parenthood. Tom gets an explosion out of "Pop." Sergeant Foley anticipates another undercover(s) assignment.
Episode 082
Apr 27, 1976 · 22 min
Cathy demands to know why Mary is wrecking her life. Charlie allows Muriel visitation hours. Cathy despairs for a future in Albuquerque.
Episode 083
Apr 28, 1976 · 22 min
Mary and Tom disagree - with the Bible. Muriel talks Clyde Muncie into waiting with the bad news. Charlie is off to the airport. Muriel says goodbye.
Episode 084
Apr 29, 1976 · 22 min
Dennis maneuvers himself into one more week. The Hartmans and Shumways find conflict in the kitchen. Charlie and Loretta find themselves at rock bottom.
Episode 085
Apr 30, 1976 · 22 min
Cathy discovers Mary's true interest in her marriage. Dennis wants Mary to be more honest. Mary tries to save herself with a story of vertical lifesaving.
Episode 086
May 3, 1976 · 22 min
Loretta gets a visitor with a "la la la" in the night. Mary takes a walk and explains her role as a kissee. Mary is sure Loretta won't understand.
Episode 087
May 4, 1976 · 22 min
Sergeant Foley talks his way into a family. Cathy is appeased. Mary makes an unfortunate slip of the tongue.
Episode 088
May 5, 1976 · 22 min
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 bu
Episode 089
May 6, 1976 · 22 min
Cathy buries the hatchet in Dennis' overflow. Mary is warned about blonde men and fools, then goes to the station again for the first time.
Episode 090
May 7, 1976 · 22 min
Mary forgets more than Heather's lunch. Howard informs Mary of Betty's unforeseen arrest. Martha hopes Tom will grow to accept imperfection.
Episode 091
May 10, 1976 · 22 min
Mary and Martha make their musical requests. Betty does her best to battle Mary's twelve compound. Ed and Howard have a "family" squabble.
Episode 092
May 11, 1976 · 22 min
Mary and Tom have a goodnight fight. Loretta gets a new sign, to Charlie's delight. Dennis' ratings are up, but he doesn't seem too happy.
Episode 093
May 12, 1976 · 22 min
Mary vows to put an end to something. Tom bowls alone and makes a friend. Charlie's good news waits for the "good news." Dennis complicates a "no" with the truth.
Episode 094
May 13, 1976 · 22 min
Tom is out of the overflow, but Mary is getting more than her share. Mary has someone new to trade troubles with. Tom and Dennis argue the needs of a wounded bird.
Episode 095
May 14, 1976 · 22 min
Grandpa offers some philosophy and gets a lift to the supermarket. Tom's dejection breeds rejection and Dennis' feelings come straight from the heart.
Episode 096
May 17, 1976 · 22 min
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.
Episode 097
May 18, 1976 · 22 min
Mary makes a confession, which Dennis is awake to hear. Cathy and Tom find the evidence (you don't need bandages for a heart attack). Mary gets help in return for the truth.
Episode 098
May 19, 1976 · 22 min
Tom says that it's different. Loretta makes a generous offer to Merle Jeeter. Misery gets company.
Episode 099
May 20, 1976 · 22 min
Mary has the hard truth for Heather. Heather has the hard questions for Mary. Sergeant Foley gets put in traction and straightens things out with Cathy. Tom's refuge is the scene f
Episode 100
May 21, 1976 · 22 min
Mary vows to compose her thoughts, while Loretta cleans house for the Lord. Mary makes some important decisions and talks to Dennis of flexible straws and love.
Episode 101
May 24, 1976 · 22 min
Mary admits to a beautiful moment in one of the seven positions. Cathy's application to nunhood is rejected. Tom goes for a walk and gets some timely advice.
Episode 102
May 25, 1976 · 22 min
Charlie and Loretta turn on Fernwood 2 Night. Mary makes plans to cut out the middleman. Jimmy Joe Jeeter is on his father's knees. Mary goes to the clergy for comfort and ends up
Episode 103
May 26, 1976 · 22 min
Loretta visits Mary with absolution and a new brand of floor cleaner. Howard and Ed disagree over plans for the future. Mary comes face-to-waist with the Reverend Jimmy Joe Jeeter.
Episode 104
May 27, 1976 · 22 min
Loretta entertains a dinner guest and gets a direct line to the Lord. Cathy has some church dealings of her own. Mary talks to Howard about the only sensible thing to do, then take
Episode 105
May 28, 1976 · 22 min
Mary can't see eye-to-eye with Loretta's child minister. Tom makes a dinner date for his 100th chicken fried steak. The Haggers have a surprise for the Hartmans.
Episode 106
May 31, 1976 · 22 min
Mary makes a phone call in search of a terrific answer. Cathy answers a call from "TV land." Loretta has a holy supper at the International House of Pancakes.
Episode 107
Jun 1, 1976 · 22 min
Tom gets a boost from his thermos. Mary tries helping herself by helping others. Martha finds out she didn't help her parents' marriage.
Episode 108
Jun 2, 1976 · 22 min
Mary gets a Help Line of her own. Cathy may become Fernwood's kitchen cookie. Martha begins her search for identity. Howard tries his hand at counseling Tom.
Episode 109
Jun 3, 1976 · 22 min
Mary has some pamphlets and Sergeant Foley has some ideas. Cathy is in something. Tom makes some decisions.
Episode 110
Jun 4, 1976 · 22 min
Mary finds out about the classics and some information about Howard and Ed. Cathy's conversion plans go up in holy smoke. Mary finally tells Dennis what he wants to hear.
Episode 111
Jun 7, 1976 · 22 min
Martha searches for her past in the palm of her hand. Cathy gets a new job and her first go-fer. Ed sets the record not-straight with Mary.
Episode 112
Jun 8, 1976 · 22 min
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.
Episode 113
Jun 9, 1976 · 22 min
Mary takes the day off from the Help Line. Sergeant Foley finds a spot with no poison ivy. Cathy gets some sunshine and goes out for just dinner. Dennis, Heather and Mary sing for
Episode 114
Jun 10, 1976 · 22 min
Merle Jeeter offers a solo spot to Loretta. Cathy holds no grudges and announces her new career. Tom asks Grandpa for the meaning of life. Howard gets some good news, then bad news
Episode 115
Jun 11, 1976 · 22 min
Still another couple appears to be splitting up. Cathy is encouraged to stick with her job. Tom and Ed make some other engagements.
Episode 116
Jun 14, 1976 · 22 min
Mary and Dennis talk of past, present, and future. Ed talks to Tom about being a jerk. Mary and Howard have sympathetic vibrations. Heather worries about being in the way of her mo
Episode 117
Jun 15, 1976 · 22 min
Jimmy Joe Jeeter looks to Loretta for guidance. Clete talks about his favorite subject - himself. Mary is ravaged by Gasid indigestion of the head. Loretta must answer the call and
Episode 118
Jun 16, 1976 · 22 min
Mary counts her disconnections. Roberta confronts Dennis about his responsibilities. Merle tells Loretta of his cheap ($1.75) and sinful ways.
Episode 119
Jun 17, 1976 · 22 min
Loretta makes a misprint in Billboard and is worried about her iffy chances. Tom has some good news, but Mary has to cancel. Mary interviews for the typical American consumer.
Episode 120
Jun 18, 1976 · 22 min
Dennis bares his soul, but he won't be able to leave. Cathy and Clete have an announcement for Frank. Ed's announcement bowls Tom right over.
Episode 121
Jun 21, 1976 · 22 min
Mary learns of Howard's latency and craves some popcorn and a Slurpee. Martha's pa meets Martha's pa. Tom returns home in a stupor.
Episode 122
Jun 22, 1976 · 22 min
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.
Episode 123
Jun 23, 1976 · 22 min
Mary and Tom promise to start fresh. Grandpa Twelvetrees performs some miracle cures. Mary wants to help Tom - she kicks him out of the house.
Episode 124
Jun 24, 1976 · 22 min
Betty talks about straightening Howard out. One of Martha's left feet is Native American. Mary feels guilty about "helping" Tom. Jimmy Joe Jeeter is promised a new mother.
Episode 125
Jun 25, 1976 · 22 min
Betty wants Mary to open doors for the truth. Mary has water in her eighth house and may have Howard there, too. Cathy goes to be converted, but Father DeMarco can't do the job.
Episode 126
Jun 28, 1976 · 22 min
Mary gets a non-obscene call from David Susskind. Cathy tells Clete to have is own children. Ed takes a walk. The Help Line gets cut off and it's all Mary's fault.
Episode 127
Jun 29, 1976 · 22 min
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.
Episode 128
Jun 30, 1976 · 22 min
Tom slurs "good luck" to Mary. Mary browses with an eye to buy. Frank visits Cathy with something he just has to tell her. Martha returns to a tragedy with a tragedy.
Episode 129
Jul 1, 1976 · 22 min
Merle gets ready for Loretta's visit. Mary has a dream of what might have been and makes her live television debut.
Episode 130
Jul 2, 1976 · 22 min
Mary finds coping with life as "America's Typical Consumer Housewife" beyond her grasp. An incomparable performance in an unforgettable episode.