Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

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American television soap opera satirical soap opera television series

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman is a satirical 1970s American television soap opera known for its dark humor and critique of suburban life and consumer culture.

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American television soap opera → satirical soap opera → television series →
cameraSetup	multi-camera →
character	Cathy Shumway → Charlie Haggers → Loretta Haggers → Martha Shumway → Mary Hartman → Tom Hartman →
countryOfOrigin	United States →
creator	Ann Marcus → Gail Parent →
developer	Norman Lear →
distributionFormat	first-run syndication →
executiveProducer	Norman Lear →
fictionalTown	Fernwood, Ohio →
firstAired	1976 →
followedBy	Forever Fernwood →
genre	dark comedy → satire → soap opera →
lastAired	1977 →
leadCharacterPortrayedBy	Louise Lasser →
notableFor	critique of American consumerism → dark humor → parody of daytime soap operas → portrayal of suburban malaise →
numberOfEpisodes	325 →
numberOfSeasons	2 →
originalLanguage	English →
originallyBroadcastAs	daily strip →
originalNetwork	syndication →
productionCompany	T.A.T. Communications Company →
runtimePerEpisode	30 minutes →
setting	Fernwood, Ohio →
starring	Debralee Scott → Dody Goodman → Graham Jarvis → Greg Mullavey → Louise Lasser → Mary Kay Place → Philip Bruns →
theme	consumer culture → domestic life → media saturation → suburban life →
timePeriod	1970s American television →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Fernwood 2 Night →	createdAsSpinOffOf
Norman Lear →	notableWork
Fernwood 2 Night →	spinOffFrom