tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post9203002101820712995..comments2024-03-29T07:00:46.755-04:00Comments on Patricia Abbott (pattinase): Forgotten TV SHOW: MARY HARTMAN, MARY HARTMANpattinase (abbott)http://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-84367484597568678942012-09-26T16:51:36.802-04:002012-09-26T16:51:36.802-04:00Watched it all the time, but remember very little....Watched it all the time, but remember very little. However, I occasionally find myself thinking about the words "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" for no logical reason. At least I don't say them out loud.Kent Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834261948994921554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-84505313056765327022012-09-25T23:28:23.350-04:002012-09-25T23:28:23.350-04:00Never saw it.Never saw it.Cap'n Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11783977137812876489noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-81980388460124259622012-09-25T20:18:44.641-04:002012-09-25T20:18:44.641-04:00That one completely got by me.
I can well imagine...That one completely got by me. <br />I can well imagine it lost its charm. Few shows seem to hold on to it. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-71234739517047022242012-09-25T20:06:03.957-04:002012-09-25T20:06:03.957-04:00Loved it when it first aired! But it so tied to i...Loved it when it first aired! But it so tied to its era. I tried to watch it a few years ago on DVD and it lost all of it's original spark. Seemed very, very tame. Many of the early episodes duplicated the horrid 70s acting style of 70s soap operas which had DEADLY pacing and drawn out pauses that you could run an Amtrak train though. This is part of what makes it dull to me.<br /><br />SOAP, on the other hand, I catch every now and then on Antenna TV and it still has a few shocking moments and is very, very funny.<br /><br />More info on <i>All That Glitters</i>: Barbara Baxley was a corporate tycoon and two "hunky 70s"(with feathered hair) guys as her male secretaries. Gary Sandy who would later star in <i>WRKP in Cincinnati</i> was one of them. The other guy I remember was Wesley Parker. Other cast members were Anita Gillette, Jessica Walter and Lois Nettleton. I thought it was even better than MH,MH. (BTW - all of this is from memory)J F Norrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06473487417479127354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-26348603313339396182012-09-25T16:37:27.436-04:002012-09-25T16:37:27.436-04:00Oooh, I did a post on MARY HARTMAN, MARY HARTMAN t...Oooh, I did a post on MARY HARTMAN, MARY HARTMAN too, Patti. A couple of months ago. I loved that show. It was SO weird.<br />But weird in a good way...I think.<br /><br />The main line I will always remember:<br /><br />'Condos for Christ.'Yvettehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08919246184376538331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-20578929022479396152012-09-25T16:20:13.502-04:002012-09-25T16:20:13.502-04:00Doh ~! I must finish reading the comments first, ...Doh ~! I must finish reading the comments first, . . . ditto . . . Erik Donald Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332500850365598564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-89440959955095123442012-09-25T16:19:08.069-04:002012-09-25T16:19:08.069-04:00Another forgotten but interesting oddity: All That...Another forgotten but interesting oddity: <i>All That Glitters</i> repelete with mass gender role reversal . . .Erik Donald Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332500850365598564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-15369003020209801492012-09-25T16:05:54.080-04:002012-09-25T16:05:54.080-04:00This one got by me, Todd. This one got by me, Todd. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-59598286793790719952012-09-25T16:02:28.791-04:002012-09-25T16:02:28.791-04:00I have already answered Ron's question...ALL T...I have already answered Ron's question...ALL THAT GLITTERS was an sf soap opera about machinations in a company in an otherwise essentially identical world in which women had the upper hand in American society generally, and men were expected to be subsidiary if not submissive...matriarchal society. Might even have helped spark the genesis of my short story "Bonobos" decades later...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-88488437044399122562012-09-25T15:58:33.736-04:002012-09-25T15:58:33.736-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-82996224756505108542012-09-25T15:39:39.194-04:002012-09-25T15:39:39.194-04:00I'm with Bill on the kudos for Fernwood 2 Nite...I'm with Bill on the kudos for Fernwood 2 Nite. Loved that show. And yes, Mary Kay Place rocks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-27819714047937583522012-09-25T14:27:21.501-04:002012-09-25T14:27:21.501-04:00I never saw the show but I remember the long-ish C...I never saw the show but I remember the long-ish Carol Burnett sketch very well.Dan_Lufthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05096055160420981482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-3865624962611626182012-09-25T13:10:20.703-04:002012-09-25T13:10:20.703-04:00SOAP? Have to let Todd answer this one SOAP? Have to let Todd answer this one pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-28174725564407173312012-09-25T12:32:52.219-04:002012-09-25T12:32:52.219-04:00For some reason, my only memory of this show had t...For some reason, my only memory of this show had to do with Lasser's drug addiction. Her connection with Woody Allen figured in there, too... Wasn't there also a satiric nighttime soap back then where the male and female roles were reversed?Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-30050539010146437322012-09-25T11:34:54.304-04:002012-09-25T11:34:54.304-04:00If you look on youtube they have Mary Kay Place si...If you look on youtube they have Mary Kay Place singing "Baby Boy" from the show.<br /><br /><i>She won an Emmy Award for her work as Loretta, and was later nominated for a Grammy Award for her spin-off musical album Tonite! At the Capri Lounge Loretta Haggers. Place wrote two of the songs on Tonite!: “Vitamin L” and “Baby Boy,” both of which she sang on the program as Loretta.</i><br /><br />I actually bought the album at the time.<br /><br />Jeff M.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-56071999050367713892012-09-25T11:32:20.420-04:002012-09-25T11:32:20.420-04:00Good point, Mike. Nine to Five probably came out o...Good point, Mike. Nine to Five probably came out of this role. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-88341456369775099642012-09-25T11:28:30.766-04:002012-09-25T11:28:30.766-04:00I've heard of this, of course, but I've ne...I've heard of this, of course, but I've never seen an episode. In fact, I don't know that I've really even seen snippets of it.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-70775241225511361332012-09-25T11:27:53.826-04:002012-09-25T11:27:53.826-04:00Since nobody else mentioned this ...
Mary Hartman...Since nobody else mentioned this ...<br /><br /><i>Mary Hartman</i> was the show that made Dabney Coleman a star.<br /> Before MH2, Coleman was always a "third-through-the-door" supporting actor, wiping up after the lead or the guest star.<br />The part of Merle Jeeter, evangelist/con man, was Coleman's ticket out of support; his underplaying made a comedy villain into something almost lovable - and set his career path forthwith.Mike Dorannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-24620362907567290772012-09-25T10:46:44.265-04:002012-09-25T10:46:44.265-04:00"But too goofy to last long" is the perf..."But too goofy to last long" is the perfect critique of MARY HARTMAN, MARY HARTMAN. I watched a couple of episodes but quickly lost interest.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04546161337366365635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-28866547638621413982012-09-25T09:53:52.950-04:002012-09-25T09:53:52.950-04:00Lasser was drugging herself into oblivion at the t...Lasser was drugging herself into oblivion at the time, sadly. Some of that overwhelmed attitude might've been all too real.<br /><br />Not every city ran it in late-night...some did have stations that tried it, at least in next day repeats, in the afternoons, too...<br /><br />The next Norman Lear soap, ALL THAT GLITTERS, was considerably less successful...FERNWOOD 2-NITE/AMERICA 2-NITE was considerably more influential, and definitely tended to be a late-night offer...Todd Masonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01815516018079824802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-31066398112423394812012-09-25T09:39:36.386-04:002012-09-25T09:39:36.386-04:00That's right. She did overhear everything. Mar...That's right. She did overhear everything. Mary Kay Place was terrific, wasn't she. And went on to some other good roles, which Lasser did not so much.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-4056882814541425702012-09-25T09:27:42.403-04:002012-09-25T09:27:42.403-04:00We watched it too. Some classic stuff in there, e...We watched it too. Some classic stuff in there, especially Mary Kay Place as Loretta Haggers.<br /><br />Jeff M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-85910141619601416712012-09-25T09:03:06.754-04:002012-09-25T09:03:06.754-04:00I loved this show. Mary was always overwhelmed bec...I loved this show. Mary was always overwhelmed because she was the only one who understood what was really going on. Ed Gormanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06126267358266480356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-45811748008609985282012-09-25T08:35:29.581-04:002012-09-25T08:35:29.581-04:00I bet it did not translate well at all. I bet it did not translate well at all. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33110302.post-20042172393427676392012-09-25T08:02:14.935-04:002012-09-25T08:02:14.935-04:00Believe it or not I watched several episodes of th...Believe it or not I watched several episodes of this in 80s dubbed into Italian which was not ideal I grant you ...Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com