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Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman .....Who Remembers Watching?
Posted on 7/7/26 at 1:40 pm
Posted on 7/7/26 at 1:40 pm
RIP Louise Lasser
Actress Louise Lasser, best known for her comedic roles and her film collaborations with ex-husband Woody Allen, has died at the age of 87.
The actress died of natural causes at her home in New York City Monday, July 6, her friend Susan Charlotte told The New York Times and The Hollywood Reporter.
Known for her title role in the late Norman Lear's 1970s sitcom "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" and her marriage to Allen, Lasser is remembered for her successful career across film and television.
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Posted on 7/7/26 at 1:53 pm to ItzMe1972
Yuck
Posted on 7/7/26 at 1:57 pm to ItzMe1972
As a young kid, that show was weird, ugly and not funny.
Posted on 7/7/26 at 2:22 pm to guzziguy
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As a young kid, that show was weird, ugly and not funny.
Sums up the 70's in one sentence for me.
Yeah, but RIP.
Posted on 7/7/26 at 3:46 pm to guzziguy
quote:Weird for sure, and difficult for anyone under 18 to appreciate.
As a young kid, that show was weird, ugly and not funny.
Posted on 7/7/26 at 4:52 pm to ItzMe1972
Anne Hathaway vibes in that photo.
Posted on 7/7/26 at 5:22 pm to CatfishJohn
I guess, if you’re just looking at the black-and-white photo and don’t know Louise Lasser.
Frances McDormand Might be a closer comparison.
Frances McDormand Might be a closer comparison.
Posted on 7/7/26 at 5:29 pm to ItzMe1972
For the life of me I never understood the appeal of the show and may have seen 20 minutes of it over the entire run of the show.
Posted on 7/8/26 at 6:36 am to ItzMe1972
Fernwood Tonight was greatness.
Posted on 7/8/26 at 6:39 am to gumbo2176
It was different was about all I got out of it.
Posted on 7/8/26 at 7:53 am to SouthEasternKaiju
For some reason, they used to run the show in syndication after 12:00 am around here. I know I watched it, but don't remember much. It may have been the only slot available. I don't think it was the content.
I just remember that "Soap" was infinitely better.
I just remember that "Soap" was infinitely better.
Posted on 7/8/26 at 9:17 am to ItzMe1972
Main thing I remember is watching an old SNL episode with her which was reputed to be one of the worst of the first five years.
It was blamed on Lasser having a nervous breakdown at the time of the show and doing erratic shite as a result.
It was blamed on Lasser having a nervous breakdown at the time of the show and doing erratic shite as a result.
Posted on 7/8/26 at 9:18 am to drjett
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Fernwood Tonight was greatness.
Martin Mull was great in that show and one of the best episodes was when he had Tom Waits as a guest and the off the wall banter between those two was funny as hell.
Speaking of Martin Mull, his gig as the pharmacist on "Two and a Half Men" was often comedic gold when interacting with Charlie Harper.
This post was edited on 7/8/26 at 9:27 am
Posted on 7/8/26 at 9:23 am to drjett
quote:Hard to think of a spin-off that excelled so much further than it's parent show.
Fernwood Tonight was greatness.
Andy Griffith off of Make Room for Daddy maybe, though Danny Thomas' show was a hit show as well (just isn't as iconic as Andy Griffith became).
Posted on 7/8/26 at 9:33 am to gumbo2176
I thought it was the weirdest show on TV. As a kid, I just didn't get it. But it did have a number of actors who went on to do bigger things like Mull, Dabney Coleman, and Mary Kay Place.
Posted on 7/8/26 at 11:56 am to teke184
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Main thing I remember is watching an old SNL episode with her which was reputed to be one of the worst of the first five years.
It was blamed on Lasser having a nervous breakdown at the time of the show and doing erratic shite as a result.
She was banned from appearing on SNL after that episode because of how bad of a host she was. Not performance bad, but just extremely hard to work with.
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She was one of the first to join a short list of banned hosts.
These range from Steven Segal and Robert Blake from being assholes, Chevy Chase from fighting with a cast member, to Frank Zappa and Milton Berle for going off script and into business for themselves.
These range from Steven Segal and Robert Blake from being assholes, Chevy Chase from fighting with a cast member, to Frank Zappa and Milton Berle for going off script and into business for themselves.
Posted on 7/8/26 at 12:10 pm to teke184
How SNL thought Milton Berle in the mid 1970s was a good idea, I don't know.
Posted on 7/8/26 at 12:13 pm to SoFla Tideroller
They knew it was going to be a disaster but got forced into it by the network IIRC.
About the only positive of the whole thing I’ve heard is the Alan Zweibel story about how he told Berle he got his start writing Borscht Belt jokes about his cock then Berle deciding to show it to him.
Someone walked in during it and then awkwardly walked away, making it hilarious.
About the only positive of the whole thing I’ve heard is the Alan Zweibel story about how he told Berle he got his start writing Borscht Belt jokes about his cock then Berle deciding to show it to him.
Someone walked in during it and then awkwardly walked away, making it hilarious.
Posted on 7/8/26 at 12:17 pm to ItzMe1972
I remember watching it a couple of times. The first time I happened upon it my Mom ended up making me change the channel because she said the show was too "adult" for me.
Well, you know that meant that I was curious and looked for opportunities to sneak a watch after that. I don't think I ever picked up on the "adult" nature of the show, but I do remember thinking that Mary wasn't a looker and I was only intrigued because she had ladyparts....
Well, you know that meant that I was curious and looked for opportunities to sneak a watch after that. I don't think I ever picked up on the "adult" nature of the show, but I do remember thinking that Mary wasn't a looker and I was only intrigued because she had ladyparts....
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