The Laundromat is a 1985 drama television film directed by Robert Altman starring Carol Burnett, Amy Madigan, and Michael Wright.

Alberta places her husband's shirt in the washer and dumps the rest of the box of detergent in with it, causing suds to overflow from the machine as the two women laugh.

Reviewer Sheila Benson of the Los Angeles Times wrote, "Even if you know the dynamics of the piece before it begins, there are great portions of Norman’s dialogue between these two deeply lonely wives that speak about the expected in an unexpectedly moving manner.

"[5] Reviewer John J. O'Connor of The New York Times wrote, "Miss Madigan manages to be frail and tough, aggressive and vulnerable in equally impressive doses.

And Miss Burnett, once again demonstrating her stunning capabilities as a dramatic actress, takes the familiar character of Alberta through a range of emotions that makes this ordinary woman memorable.