Best of Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman is a compilation album released in 1977, featuring the best skits and moments from the first season of the American television soap opera Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman. The album was released on LP and cassette by A&M Records and featured 12 tracks, including the show’s famous theme song, “Fernwood, U.S.A.”. The album was a commercial success, reaching number 32 on the Billboard 200 chart.
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman was a satirical soap opera created by Norman Lear, the same person behind the groundbreaking sitcoms All in the Family and Good Times. The show was set in the fictional town of Fernwood, Ohio, and followed the lives of the Hartman family, a typical American family facing everyday problems, such as infidelity, alcoholism, and teenage rebellion.