Mary 4.0: Ordinary People
From The Perfume Nationalist by Jack Mason
April 3, 2026 · 2h 7m · Season 8 · Episode 21
About this episode
The episode explores the connections between Estée Lauder's White Linen, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, and the film Ordinary People.
White Linen by Estée Lauder (1978) + The Mary Tyler Moore Show season 4 (1973-74) + Ordinary People by Judith Guest (1976) + Robert Redford's Ordinary People (1980) 4/3/26 S8E21 To hear the complete continuing story of The Perfume Nationalist please subscribe on Patreon.
People in this episode
Host: Jack Mason
Topics covered
- Estée Lauder
- Mary Tyler Moore Show
- Ordinary People
- 1970s culture
- film analysis
- television history
Keywords
- White Linen
- Estée Lauder
- Mary Tyler Moore
- Ordinary People
- Robert Redford
- 1970s
- television
- film
Mentioned in this episode
Products: White Linen
Books & works: Ordinary People, The Mary Tyler Moore Show
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