Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman(1976)

Do my floors have a waxy yellow buildup?

Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman is a satirical series set in the fictional town of Fernwood, Ohio, where suburban housewife Mary Hartman pursues the domestic perfection promised by magazines and television commercials. Instead, she encounters a relentless barrage of absurd disasters: mass murders, low-flying airplanes, and waxy yellow buildup on her kitchen floor. The show blends dark comedy with soap opera conventions, following Mary as she navigates increasingly surreal crises with earnest determination. A cult classic of 1970s television, Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman skewers American consumer culture and suburban anxiety through its deadpan humor and deliberately melodramatic storytelling, creating a unique parody that influenced generations of comedy writers.