Louise Lasser for starring as the neurotic, unhappy housewife Mary Hartman in the serialized satire "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" appearing on the covers of "Newsweek", "People", and "Rolling Stone" during the run of the show. "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" aired five nights a week for two seasons from 1976-1977. In his autobiography, producer Norman Lear says that the casting of Lasser took less than a minute after Charles H. Joffe told him there was only one actress to play the part of Mary Hartman and Lear met the former Mrs. Woody Allen. Lasser refused the role at first. Of the casting process,
Louise Lasser her dressing room. She is then coaxed out by Chevy Chase/Land Shark and the promise of appearing on the cover of "Time". "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" producer Norman Lear and co-star Mary Kay Place also hosted Saturday Night Live during the run of "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman". Following her departure from "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman", Lasser wrote an NBC made-for-TV movie "Just Me and You" (1978), starring in it alongside Charles Grodin. She had a recurring role as Alex's ex-wife on the hit series "Taxi" and starred in the 1981–82 season of "It's a Living", playing waitress Maggie McBurney. Lasser