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| 1970's - Mary (Louise Lasser) sums up what it's like to live in that decade. (137kb) Cher - Blanche Fedders (Reva Rose) discusses the "Family Hour" on television. (149kb) Dody - Martha (Dody Goodman) tells the police who her daughter is, twice. (25kb) Helper - Mary and Martha discuss how commercial products "help." (247kb) Loretta�s Tunes - Martha makes reference to Loretta when speaking to other daughter, Cathy (Debralee Scott). (72kb) Mary - Mary identifies herself quite as you would expect. �Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.� (53kb) Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman - Dody from the opening theme. (60kb) The original Earl Hagen Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Theme song. (1.04MB) (01/01/06) Ornette Coleman's 1977 recording of the Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Theme song. (RealPlayer link at Amazon.com) (01/01/06) 2nd Ornette Coleman file from his out-of-print 1977 album Soapsuds, Soapsuds. (RealPlayer link at TowerRecords.com) (01/01/06) RealPlayer link to Sounds of Inner City's 1977 recording of disco Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman song. (Link to download entire song for $1.49 from West End Records) Reverend - The reverend recognizes Mary with the traditional double Mary Hartman. (38kb) |
| In addition, I am pleased to be able to include several files recorded from the rarely seen episode of "Saturday Night Live" which Louise Lasser hosted on July 24, 1976. The show featured a bizarre monologue, somewhat like the monologues offered by other hosts. However, it was uniquely "Mary"/Louise and the line between fiction/comedy and reality was impossible to discern. In addition to this monologue, Louise Lasser delivered a second monologue at the close of the show. This was not included in the rebroadcast presented on E! in 2002. There was good reason. The whole thing was called, "a sadly self-indulgent ramble about herself" by Doug Hill and Jeff Weingrad in their book, Saturday Night. They continue, "It began with her musing that she was putting her shoes on in front of 22 million people." Louise's show was further characterized by the authors: She'd been arrested for possession of cocaine in Los Angeles not long before she came to New York for the show. When she arrived she was self-obsessed to the point of "solipsism" (Chevy Chase's description); many on the show believed she was nearing a nervous breakdown. She rambled on incoherently in meetings, crawled around the hallways on her hands and knees, refused to do pieces that had been written for her, and insisted on doing her own strange ideas. She demanded that two films be shot, one in which she had a conversation with a dog, the other in which she sat in a diner and babbled a meaningless monologue. louisesnl01 - Don Pardo introduces the show and Louise Lasser as host. (231kb) louisesnl02 - Don Pardo introduces Louise's stage entrance. (102kb) louisesnl03 - Louise discusses why she's relieved to be doing "SNL." (222kb) louisesnl04 - Louise discusses the difference between the live studio audience and "MH2's." (223kb) louisesnl05 - From Louise's conversation with a dog. (38kb) The following are from her second monologue. louisesnl06 - Louise tells how she got the role of Mary. (323kb) louisesnl07 - Louise remarks that "they booked Mary." (97kb) louisesnl08 - Louise marvels that she shares fingerprints with Mary. (204kb) louisesnl09 - Louise tells how she arrives to the set after her arrest publicity. (293kb) louisesnl10 - Why did all of this happen? (580kb) louisesnl11 - Mary's hasn't been easy to live with. (463kb) |
| This page has a number of wav files from "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman." Additional wav files featuring Mary Kay Place while performing as "Loretta" can be found on the Mary Kay Place Place wav page. |
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