. ▁S cri pp s ▁television ▁stations <0x0A> </s> ▁Im ag inary ▁Mary ▁was ▁an ▁American ▁live - action / anim ated ▁fant asy ▁sit com ▁television ▁series ▁that ▁ran ▁on ▁ABC ▁from ▁March ▁ 2 9 ▁to ▁May ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁The ▁series ▁was ▁created ▁and ▁executive ▁produced ▁by ▁Adam ▁F . ▁Gold berg , ▁David ▁Gu ar as cio , ▁and ▁Patrick ▁Os bor ne , ▁the ▁Sony ▁Pictures ▁Television / H appy ▁Mad ison ▁Produ ctions / 2 1 ▁L aps ▁Entertainment / ABC ▁Studios ▁co - production ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁green light ed ▁to ▁series ▁order ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁A ▁first - look - tra iler ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day . ▁ABC ▁reduced ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁episodes ▁from ▁th ir teen ▁to ▁nine ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁On ▁May ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁series ▁was ▁cancel led ▁after ▁one ▁season . ▁ ▁Plot ▁The ▁series ▁follows ▁Alice ▁when ▁an ▁imag inary ▁pu ppet ▁being ▁from ▁her ▁child hood , ▁named ▁Mary , ▁re app ears ▁when ▁she ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁single ▁public ▁relations ▁executive ▁falling ▁in ▁love ▁with ▁a ▁single ▁father ▁of ▁three ▁children . ▁Mary ▁hopes ▁to ▁guide ▁( or ▁mis guide ) ▁her . ▁ ▁Cast ▁ ▁Jen na ▁El f man ▁as ▁Alice ▁ ▁Rach el ▁Dr atch ▁as ▁the ▁voice ▁of