Louise Lasser: Mary Hartman

Quotes 

• Loretta Haggers : [pulling a bra from the laundry basket]  Mary, is this yours?

  Mary Hartman : No, it's Heather's training bra.

  Loretta Haggers : Well, I didn't know she had this much to train.

  Mary Hartman : Well, she doesn't, not yet, but I brought it to her to show that I have faith in her.

• Martha Shumway : [Martha bursts into Mary's kitchen]  I am at the end of my rope, at the end of my rope! And it's a good thing. If I had more rope I'd hang myself!

  Mary Hartman : You want some rope?

  Martha Shumway : Your father complaining about grocery bills, Grandpa Larkin acting like the playboy of the year, and your sister Cathy talkin' about marrying a deaf and dumb man. And it's all your fault!