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Some of you for sure must have watched some of that show back in the late 70's, totally nuts and funny. Well, my wife and I went on Netflix and rented a disk that had the first of 3 series. What a kick! :D I only watched a few shows way back when and never really knew what it was all about, just plain stupid funny is all I knew. After watching from the start from the disk I now know there was an actual plot! :eek:

My wife wants to get the other two disk and watch them right away, I said, naw, lets wait a few weeks. You can only handle stupid so much in one night or two.

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
 
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One thing I remember was the dead naked girl pulled out of the grave in Dirty Harry was the girl that played her sister. I can't remember her name but I think it was three names.
 
Wyatt Burp said:
One thing I remember was the dead naked girl pulled out of the grave in Dirty Harry was the girl that played her sister. I can't remember her name but I think it was three names.
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The late Debralee Scott. Her fiance was a vicitm in 9-11. She died of unrevealed causes shortly thereafter. She was 52 years old. She played in many series and movies until her career faded.
 
Leroy drowning in a bowl of chicken soup at the kitchen table while everyone else was arguing. The moment that turned a forgettable series into a cult classic!
-Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman starring Louise Lasser circa 1976.
 
Mary Kay Place wasn't it? I know I'm showing my age. I think I remember because I thought she was cute.
 
HCD said:
Mary Kay Place wasn't it? I know I'm showing my age. I think I remember because I thought she was cute.
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She played Loretta, an aspiring country singer. Her character was married to actor Graham Jarvis in the series. She tried C&W singing after the series, but went nowhere. She ended up becoming a succesful writer and producer for series' such as M*A*S*H.

The final episode of the series was when Mary Hartman ran off with the cop she was having an affair with...the relationship seemed to be no different than the one she had with her husband in the first place (played by Greg Mulivay...or something like that)

I was a kid when the show was on and have never seen it since. The reason I remember it so well is that it was weird, even by a little kid's standards.

The show had a spinoff with Martin Mull called "Fernwood Tonight"
 
Also available on Netflix: SOAP

Netflix now has Soap available for instant watching or streaming. This one is also a cult classic whose humor was (and still is), light years ahead of its time. It's hard to pick my favorite character, probably Burt but Chuck and Bob crack me up too. (o;
 
Loretta...yes!

Her big song was, iirc, "If Communism Comes Knocking On Your Door, Don't Answer It."
Hilarious.

Oops. Strike, reverse. It was Mary Kay Place doing a similar character on All In the Family that did that.
 
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She played Loretta, an aspiring country singer. Her character was married to actor Graham Jarvis in the series. She tried C&W singing after the series, but went nowhere. She ended up becoming a succesful writer and producer for series' such as M*A*S*H.

The final episode of the series was when Mary Hartman ran off with the cop she was having an affair with...the relationship seemed to be no different than the one she had with her husband in the first place (played by Greg Mulivay...or something like that)

I was a kid when the show was on and have never seen it since. The reason I remember it so well is that it was weird, even by a little kid's standards.

The show had a spinoff with Martin Mull called "Fernwood Tonight"
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40 years and you remember which one was the last show????

I smell a google/wiky some where.

Well that or you were one weird kid. (little smiley thingy)
 
As I recall, the drowning also involved copious amounts of Jack Daniels and pain pills. I even remember them playing the repeats later on. One time when they advertised it, we had a big party to watch the drowning. :)
 
rburg said:
As I recall, the drowning also involved copious amounts of Jack Daniels and pain pills. I even remember them playing the repeats later on. One time when they advertised it, we had a big party to watch the drowning. :)
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:D. That's the part my wife wants to see really bad!:eek: I thought she was strange but guess she's not alone. Can't wait to tell her what you just said. She'll get a big kick out of it! :)
 
HCD said:
40 years and you remember which one was the last show????

I smell a google/wiky some where.

Well that or you were one weird kid. (little smiley thingy)
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No google or wiki here. I remember the show simply because it was so off the wall, silly, and weird.

Besides, at the time, it came on just before The Avengers with Patrick MacNee and Diana Rigg which was a favorite of mine.
 
I thought there was a Fernwood 2 night connection there. I remember watching Fernwood and they had Tom Waits on there. There were some girls in bikinis sitting on the floor for some reason and one was Charlene Tilton. Hoochiegumba! That's where Waits said his great line, "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal labotomy".
 
Wyatt Burp said:
I thought there was a Fernwood 2 night connection there. I remember watching Fernwood and they had Tom Waits on there. There were some girls in bikinis sitting on the floor for some reason and one was Charlene Tilton. Hoochiegumba! That's where Waits said his great line, "I'd rather have a bottle in front of me than a frontal labotomy".
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Singing his great song "The Piano Has Been Drinking" not me.
 
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