UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  SCHEDULE 14A

                    PROXY STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 14(a)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                          (AMENDMENT NO. _____________)

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                         The Hartford Mutual Funds, Inc.
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                (Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

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September 18, 2006.



                             [FORM OF PHONE SCRIPT]

                       [COMPUTERSHARE FUND SERVICES LOGO]


              HARTFORD/WO#16697: TOUCH-TONE TELEPHONE VOTING SCRIPT

                     "THE HARTFORD SELECT MIDCAP VALUE FUND"
        CARD TYPE: NONSMART CARD (ONE FUND PER CAMPAIGN) / REGULAR VOTING
                          EXPECTED MAIL DATE: XX/XX/06
                         MEETING DATE: NOVEMBER 16, 2006

                   TEST CONTROL NUMBER (s): XXX XXXXX XXX XXX
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                          TEST SECURITY CODE: XXXX XXXX
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WHEN CONNECTED TO THE TOLL-FREE NUMBER 1-866-241-6192, THE SHAREHOLDER WILL
HEAR:
"Welcome! Please enter the number located in the shaded box on your proxy card."

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WHEN THE SHAREHOLDER ENTERS THE NUMBER, HE/SHE WILL HEAR:
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"To proceed, please enter the 8 digit code located in the non-shaded box on your
proxy card."
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WHEN THE SHAREHOLDER ENTERS THE NUMBER, HE/SHE WILL HEAR:
"This is the automated telephone voting site for the Special Meeting of
Shareholders of The Hartford Select MidCap Value Fund."

"PROPOSAL 1:    To vote FOR press 1.    To vote AGAINST press 9.      To ABSTAIN
press 0."

WHEN THE SHAREHOLDER HAS COMPLETED VOTING ON ALL PROPOSALS, HE/SHE WILL HEAR:
"To hear how you have voted, press 1." "To cancel your vote, press 2." "To save
how you have voted, press 3."

IF THE SHAREHOLDER PRESSES 1, TO HEAR THE VOTES, HE/SHE WILL HEAR:
"Your vote will be saved automatically should you decide to hang up during vote
playback."

"Your vote has been cast as follows (vote for each proposal(s) and or holding(s)
are given)."

"To hear how you have voted, press 1." "To cancel your vote, press 2." "To save
how you have voted, press 3."

IF THE SHAREHOLDER PRESSES 2, TO CANCEL THE VOTES, HE/SHE WILL HEAR:
"Your vote has been canceled."      "To enter another vote, press 1 now."
"To end this call, press 0 now."

IF THE SHAREHOLDER PRESSES 3, TO SAVE THE VOTES, HE/SHE WILL HEAR:
"Your vote has been saved."         "To enter another vote, press 1 now."
"To end this call, press 0 now."




IF THE SHAREHOLDER ELECTS TO VOTE ANOTHER PROXY, HE/SHE IS RETURNED TO THE ABOVE
SPEECH
"Please enter the number located in the shaded box on your proxy card."

IF THE SHAREHOLDER ELECTS TO END THE CALL, HE/SHE WILL HEAR:
"Thank you for voting."

CALL IS TERMINATED.