1976

S1.E1 ∙ Episode #1.1

Sun, Jan 04, 1976

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 record demo made; The Fernwood Flasher is finally captured.

7.6 /10

S1.E2 ∙ Episode #1.2

Mon, Jan 05, 1976

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 when Tom rejects her sexual advances (or lack thereof).

7.7 /10

S1.E3 ∙ Episode #1.3

Tue, Jan 06, 1976

Young Heather Hartman displays suspicious behavior when asked about the recent murders; Grampa Larkin is arrested again.

7.7 /10

S1.E4 ∙ Episode #1.4

Wed, Jan 07, 1976

Grampa Larkin appears in court; Tom and Mary's drought in the bedroom continues.

7.7 /10

S1.E5 ∙ Episode #1.5

Thu, Jan 08, 1976

Word begins to spread that Heather is a suspect in the murder investigation; Cathy gets fired; Mary receives a threatening phone call.

7.3 /10

S1.E6 ∙ Episode #1.6

Sun, Jan 11, 1976

Mary musters the courage to check out sex books from the library; Grampa Larkin visits psychiatric social worker Roberta Wolashek; a strange man follows Heather home from school.

7.5 /10

S1.E7 ∙ Episode #1.7

Mon, Jan 12, 1976

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.

7.7 /10

S1.E8 ∙ Episode #1.8

Tue, Jan 13, 1976

Grampa Larkin's social worker confesses that she's fallen in love with him; Mary's washing machine is broken, Martha's no-stick starch is sticking, and Heather's story makes the evening news.

7.7 /10

S1.E9 ∙ Episode #1.9

Wed, Jan 14, 1976

Immediately after recording her demo, Loretta begins suffering from fainting spells; Mary becomes jealous of one of Tom's coworkers; Heather escapes police protection.

7.5 /10

S1.E10 ∙ Episode #1.10

Thu, Jan 15, 1976

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 goes to see Roberta and meets Fanny. Tom chats up Mae at the bar.

7.5 /10

S1.E11 ∙ Episode #1.11

Sun, Jan 18, 1976

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 kidnapping than what she is really worried about.

7.6 /10

S1.E12 ∙ Episode #1.12

Mon, Jan 19, 1976

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 to finish things with Mae. Mary and Martha have a fight, while Heather returns home with disturbing news.

7.8 /10

S1.E13 ∙ Episode #1.13

Tue, Jan 20, 1976

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.

8.1 /10

S1.E14 ∙ Episode #1.14

Wed, Jan 21, 1976

Mary's life is in danger, while the police and reporters surround the store. Tom attempts to save Mary and to apologize.

7.9 /10

S1.E15 ∙ Episode #1.15

Thu, Jan 22, 1976

Mary tries to calm the mass murderer with a shoulder massage and a sympathetic ear; Tom picks a perilous time to apologize for his affair; Davey's demands escalate to a Porsche Targa Carerra and $100,000.

7.8 /10

S1.E16 ∙ Episode #1.16

Sun, Jan 25, 1976

The mass murderer and Mary are still holed up in the Chinese laundry, and the killer will only release her after Rev. Standfast swears on a stack of Bibles that the police won't pursue him for 24 hours.

7.7 /10

S1.E17 ∙ Episode #1.17

Mon, Jan 26, 1976

Sgt. Foley risks rescuing Mary, but to no avail. Tied back-to-back, Foley lets slip his amorous feelings for Mary. Mae and Tom hatch a plan sure to persuade Rev. Standfast to swear on the Bibles.

7.7 /10

S1.E18 ∙ Episode #1.18

Tue, Jan 27, 1976

The ordeal is over and everyone is relieved that Mary is safe.

7.7 /10

S1.E19 ∙ Episode #1.19

Wed, Jan 28, 1976

Mary deals with the aftermath of her ordeal. Charlie looks after Loretta, while Mary is furious with Tom.

7.4 /10

S1.E20 ∙ Episode #1.20

Thu, Jan 29, 1976

Mary declares to Tom that their marriage is over. Tom seeks counsel from Coach Fedders, while Dennis Foley seeks the company of Mary. The Haggers prepare to leave for Nashville.

7.7 /10

S1.E21 ∙ Episode #1.21

Sun, Feb 01, 1976

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.

7.9 /10

S1.E22 ∙ Episode #1.22

Mon, Feb 02, 1976

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

8.3 /10

S1.E23 ∙ Episode #1.23

Tue, Feb 03, 1976

Loretta and Charlie have car trouble. Tom wants to talk to Mary about their marriage. Blanche and Leroy are upset with their runaway daughter. Mary is called to testify against the mass murderer.

7.5 /10

S1.E24 ∙ Episode #1.24

Wed, Feb 04, 1976

Tragedy strikes the Haggers in the form of a station wagon full of nuns. Mary and Tom do their best to comfort Charlie. Neither Mary nor Tom can get any sleep.

7.8 /10

S1.E25 ∙ Episode #1.25

Thu, Feb 05, 1976

Mae has bad news for both Tom and Mary. While Loretta recovers in intensive care, Charlie tells her about their baby.

7.9 /10

S1.E26 ∙ Episode #1.26

Sun, Feb 08, 1976

After leaving Mae, Tom avoids Mary with claims of having a headache and coming down with the flu. Loretta is taken away for tests. Charlie learns from Sgt. Foley that the Vega caught fire and destroyed the demonstration records. The bad news continues when Dr. Hastings informs Charlie and the Shumways that Loretta will be crippled for life without a dangerous operation. Tom confesses to Mary that he gave her a venereal disease. Mary thinks her life is starting to sound like a soap opera.

8.1 /10

S1.E27 ∙ Episode #1.27

Mon, Feb 09, 1976

Martha phones Mary after seeing Tom arrive at the Haggers house with his suitcases, but Mary refuses to elaborate. Martha is further distressed when Cathy reveals that George plans to run for office in the next union election. Charlie welcomes Tom as a house guest but is preoccupied with Loretta's back surgery. Mary gives Loretta a Milky Way before surgery and visits the library where she asks Mrs. Delorean for books on social diseases. Cathy stops by Mary's kitchen with news that she got a job in a massage parlor. Charlie receives bad news about Loretta.

7.9 /10

S1.E28 ∙ Episode #1.28

Tue, Feb 10, 1976

Dr. Hastings informs Charlie that Loretta's surgery didn't get the results they hoped for. Roberta is upset by the reaction of friends to her date with Grandpa Larkin. George sides with Cathy when Martha is upset about Cathy's new job in the massage parlor. Charlie learns that his insurance company has refused to pay Loretta's hospital bill. Mary, Tom, and Mae all find themselves seeking treatment in Dr. Miller's office.

7.9 /10

S1.E29 ∙ Episode #1.29

Wed, Feb 11, 1976

Mary gives Tom to Mae, insisting she no longer wants him as her husband. Cathy's work uniform shocks Martha. Sal Babbitaglia, Cathy's boss, laughs at Martha's suggestion that he doesn't run a reputable business, but Cathy gets nervous after her first customer reveals his interest in meter maid uniforms and rubber hoses. When Cathy tells her parents what happened at work, George grabs a bat and leaves to kill Babbitaglia.

7.9 /10

S1.E30 ∙ Episode #1.30

Thu, Feb 12, 1976

Cathy begs Mary to get Tom and try to stop George from killing Sal Babbitaglia. At the plant, Tom is counseled by the employee psychologist Bob Gilroy, who walks out in disgust over Tom's revelation of giving Mary a venereal disease. Dr. Abramson confides to Charlie that Dr. Hastings botched Loretta's surgery and is guilty of professional negligence. Roberta tells Martha and Grandpa Larkin that she was fired for fraternizing with a client but is now selling door-to-door cosmetics. George arrives at the massage parlor and is arrested along with Babbitaglia in a raid organized by Detective Johnson.

7.8 /10

S1.E31 ∙ Episode #1.31

Sun, Feb 15, 1976

Tom takes Heather out to avoid Mary's liver dinner, but Mary refuses to go. Dennis stops by with Mary's groceries and shoe. Roberta visits and ends her relationship with Grandpa Larkin. Dr. Miller phones Mary with the test results. Steve announces that a volume of his poems is going to be published. George phones home from the police station where he's been arrested in the massage parlor raid. Loretta learns that she probably will never walk again.

7.9 /10

S1.E32 ∙ Episode #1.32

Mon, Feb 16, 1976

Mary, Dennis, and Roberta discuss STET, Survival Training and Existence Therapy. Tom comes back from dinner and is angered by Dennis' presence which Tom thinks is Mary's way of paying him back for his affair with Mae. Later, Mary goes to the jail and convinces Dennis to free George who she insists was arrested by mistake.

7.7 /10

S1.E33 ∙ Episode #1.33

Tue, Feb 17, 1976

George forbids Cathy to marry Steve. Charlie and Loretta's hope for Loretta's recovery is renewed when they learn that faith healer Dorelda Doremus is coming to Fernwood. Cathy appeals to Mary for support in her engagement to Steve, but Mary remains objective. Tom prepares dinner for Mary at Charlie and Loretta's house.

8 /10

S1.E34 ∙ Episode #1.34

Wed, Feb 18, 1976

Mary and Tom reconcile their differences. Dr. Abramson offers to testify on Loretta's behalf if she elects to sue Dr. Hastings for negligence. Grandpa Larkin offers Roberta sage advice when she makes a dramatic decision about her future. Mary is horrified to read an article about Dorelda Doremus that exposes the faith healer as a fake. Mary and Tom worry that Loretta will be devastated to learn that Dorelda can't heal her.

8 /10

S1.E35 ∙ Episode #1.35

Thu, Feb 19, 1976

Tom reassures Mary that their fighting is a sign they love and care about each other. George seeks help from Mary when Cathy continues to give him the silent treatment over Steve. Mary can't tell Loretta the truth about Dorelda Doremus when Loretta insists Dorelda is God's answer to her prayers. Cathy and Steve celebrate an anniversary. Desperate for money, Charlie is duped by loan officer Joe Zimmer.

7.9 /10

S1.E36 ∙ Episode #1.36

Sun, Feb 22, 1976

Luther Moon, Fernwood's garbage man, sifts through the trash and recalls the major events from the last 35 episodes of Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman, told through flashbacks.

5.7 /10

S1.E37 ∙ Episode #1.37

Mon, Feb 23, 1976

Mary finds a joint on Heather and throws it in the waste basket. Later, Mary retrieves the joint and is caught by Tom. In order to lecture Heather about the dangers of marijuana, Tom and Mary decide to experience it first hand and smoke pot before joining Charlie and Loretta at Dorelda Doremus' faith healing show. Dorelda refuses to lay hands on Loretta but "cures" a paralyzed woman in the audience. A stoned Tom wheels Loretta on stage, forcing Dorelda to lay hands on her. Loretta attempts to walk but falls face down.

8.5 /10

S1.E38 ∙ Episode #1.38

Tue, Feb 24, 1976

Dorelda tries to heal Loretta and fails again. George receives an anonymous threat warning him not to run for union office at the plant. A stoned Mary and Tom barge into Dorelda's dressing room and accuse her of being a fake. Dorelda sends curses from God to the Hartmans. Tom and Mary try to convince Charlie of the truth about Dorelda. Steve tells Martha he's going to propose to Cathy. Mary and Tom pig out in bed and discuss how pot heightens the senses.

8.4 /10

S1.E39 ∙ Episode #1.39

Wed, Feb 25, 1976

Heather rails against her parents when she realizes Tom and Mary smoked her joint. Charlie and Loretta get a visit from a real estate agent and learn that Charlie should've read the fine print on his loan application. Mary and Dr. Fermin must save Mae who collapses in Mary's kitchen after swallowing sleeping pills.

8.4 /10

S1.E40 ∙ Episode #1.40

Thu, Feb 26, 1976

Mary and Tom cater to Mae, who's recovering in their bed from her pill overdose. Steve asks Cathy to marry him. Charlie wants Tom to go with him to a meeting regarding the malpractice case. Martha finds Mae in Mary's bed, and an upset Mae locks herself in the bathroom.

8.1 /10

S1.E41 ∙ Episode #1.41

Sun, Feb 29, 1976

Mary lends a sympathetic ear to Mae and learns about Mae's ex-husband Mike Olinski. Cathy fears that exposure to a more sophisticated lifestyle will take Steve away from her. Visitors to the Haggers home include the Fedders, who fail miserably in their attempt to cheer up Loretta, oily lawyer Lucius Minnow, and a deputy sheriff serving Charlie and Loretta with an eviction notice.

7.7 /10

S1.E42 ∙ Episode #1.42

Mon, Mar 01, 1976

When Dennis admits he still wants Mary, she encourages a relationship between him and Roberta. Roberta tries to let Grandpa Larkin down easily when she reveals her interest in Sgt. Foley. Tom bristles at Mary's matchmaking between Dennis and Roberta and Mae and her ex-husband Mike Olinski.

8 /10

S1.E43 ∙ Episode #1.43

Wed, Mar 03, 1976

Loretta starts to regain feeling in her feet, while Mae considers leaving Fernwood. Mary makes Coach Fedders some chicken soup for his cold, with disastrous results.

7.7 /10

S1.E44 ∙ Episode #1.44

Wed, Mar 03, 1976

Clete reports the news of Leroy's bizarre death at age 47. Martha can't find George when she calls the hotel to inform him of Leroy's death. Blanche comforts a guilt-ridden, weepy Mary who's mistaken for the widow by the mortician. Blanche doesn't want to get soaked by Leroy's funeral expenses. Cathy refuses to go with Steve as he prepares to leave for New York. Martha finally reaches George, but he has a date with Sheri.

8.4 /10

S1.E45 ∙ Episode #1.45

Thu, Mar 04, 1976

Joe Sweeney and Sheri place George in a compromising position. Mary and Tom have a serious discussion about death and the continuation of life. Mike Olinski phones Mary, and she persuades him to meet them for a drink at the Capri. George arrives home to find Sweeney visiting (and subtly threatening) Martha.

8 /10

S1.E46 ∙ Episode #1.46

Sun, Mar 07, 1976

Reverend Buryfield conducts Leroy's funeral in Mary's kitchen. Tom doesn't understand Mary's restlessness and asks if she's given up on their family in order to meddle in the lives of others. Tom suspects George's frame-up might be retaliation for Tom's dissatisfaction with working conditions at the plant. Mae's excited by Tom's news that Mike Olinski wants to meet her at the Capri.

8.7 /10

S1.E47 ∙ Episode #1.47

Mon, Mar 08, 1976

Mike and Mae's reunion at the Capri doesn't go as planned, but it's Tom who gets the brunt of their ensuing bar room brawl. Mae's attempt at an apology for the previous night results in another fight, this one between Mary and Mae. Lucius Minnow tells the Haggers that a $10,000 insurance settlement has been offered, but he turned it down because he's holding out for six figures. Loretta makes her return engagement to the Capri, and during her performance she suddenly stands on her own.

8.5 /10

S1.E48 ∙ Episode #1.48

Tue, Mar 09, 1976

Martha wonders if George's nervousness is a result of someone intimidating him. Charlie and Loretta interrupt a tense moment in the Hartman kitchen, and ask Mary if they can stay with Tom and Mary if they get evicted within the week. Mae reminds Tom of everything he's got. The Shumways and Hartmans gather to watch Steve's debut on the Johnny Tilson Show, where it's apparent that he's romancing starlet Kate Walters. Martha faints after seeing George's blackmail photos.

8.1 /10

S1.E49 ∙ Episode #1.49

Wed, Mar 10, 1976

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 answers to happiness from Grandpa Larkin who surmises she doesn't quite fit in anywhere. Mary hides under the kitchen sink. Cathy worries that she's losing Steve. Loretta has inspiration for a new song, Ballad of a Legless Woman. Mary cries and shares a lunch meat sandwich with Grandpa.

7.6 /10

S1.E50 ∙ Episode #1.50

Thu, Mar 11, 1976

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 don't have. Martha refuses to believe George's claim that he was framed by union officials in Milwaukee. Loretta and Mary decide that Mary's "thing" is communication. Tiny catches Charlie selling raffle tickets and orders him out. When Tom intervenes, Tiny tells him to shut up or he's fired, prompting Charlie to deck Tiny who falls to the floor unconscious.

7.9 /10