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The Mary Tyler Moore Show

  • NR
  • 1970–1977
  • 7 seasons
  • Comedy
  • 7.7

Good night and good news.

30-year-old single Mary Richards moves to Minneapolis to start a new life after a romantic break-up. There she reacquaints with Phyllis who rents her a room, and meets her upstairs neighbor and new best friend Rhoda. Mary unexpectedly lands a job as associate producer at the TV station WJM, where she works alongside her bristly boss, Lou; the comical newswriter, Murray; and the newscast's often-incompetent anchor, Ted.

Episodes

24 episodes
  1. 1Will Mary Richards Go to Jail?

    26 minSep 14, 1974

    Mary refuses to reveal a news source for a story she produced and has to spend a night in jail.

  2. 2Not Just Another Pretty Face

    26 minSep 21, 1974

    Mary dates a man with whom she has nothing in common and becomes concerned that their relationship is superficial.

  3. 3You Sometimes Hurt the One You Hate

    26 minSep 28, 1974

    Lou finally loses his temper with Ted when he endorses a political candidate on The Six O'clock News and throws him through the office doors. Lou feels guilty, and Ted takes advantage of him.

  4. 4Lou and That Woman

    26 minOct 5, 1974

    Lou begins seeing a cocktail lounge singer but becomes uncomfortable about her past.

  5. 5The Outsider

    25 minOct 12, 1974

    WJM-TV hires a young business consultant, who demands certain changes for The Six O'clock News, offending every member of the news team.

  6. 6I Love a Piano

    26 minOct 19, 1974

    Murray meets an attractive woman at one of Mary's parties and considers having an affair. On the pretext of buying her old piano, he goes to see her.

  7. 7A New Sue Ann

    26 minOct 26, 1974

    A young fan, Gloria, persuades Sue Ann to hire her for The Happy Homemaker. Sue Ann is less than pleased when Gloria plays up to the station manager and gets a larger role on the show at the expense of her own.

  8. 8Menage-a-Phyllis

    25 minNov 2, 1974

    Phyllis dates a man on a platonic basis, but he is attracted more to Mary and begins seeing her.

  9. 9Not a Christmas Story

    26 minNov 9, 1974

    The entire newsroom staff is arguing with each other, and when they are trapped at the office due to bad weather, Sue Ann decides to serve her Christmas dinner early.

  10. 10What Are Friends For?

    26 minNov 16, 1974

    Mary and Sue Ann go to a convention in Chicago and Mary finds out that Sue Ann leads a lonely life.

  11. 11A Boy's Best Friend

    26 minNov 23, 1974

    Ted is shocked when he finds out his mother does not intend to marry her boyfriend, but will live with him.

  12. 12A Son for Murray

    26 minNov 30, 1974

    Murray, who has three daughters, wants a son, but his wife Marie doesn't want to have another child. The couple decide to adopt instead.

  13. 13Neighbors

    26 minDec 7, 1974

    Lou wants a smaller place and moves in to Rhoda's old apartment but can't help interfering in Mary's private life.

  14. 14A Girl Like Mary

    26 minDec 14, 1974

    Lou wants to hire a female newscaster 'like Mary', so Mary decides to audition for the job herself.

  15. 15An Affair to Forget

    26 minDec 21, 1974

    Now that Mary is producer, Ted thinks that he can make his move on her. He convinces the rest of the newsroom that they are having an affair.

  16. 16Mary Richards: Producer

    25 minJan 4, 1975

    Mary doesn't feel she deserves the title of producer and asks Lou that she be given the chance to produce The Six O'clock News alone.

  17. 17The System

    26 minJan 11, 1975

    When Ted's formula for betting on football games works, Lou goes into partnership with him. He winds up betting all of the season's winnings on the Super Bowl without telling Ted.

  18. 18Phyllis Whips Inflation

    30 minJan 18, 1975

    Phyllis and Lars have a dispute and she finds her credit cards cut off. She looks for a job but finds that she has no relevant skills.

  19. 19The Shame of the Cities

    30 minJan 25, 1975

    Lou wants to research his own news story now that Mary's producer and decides to launch a major investigation on a city councilor only to discover that he is completely honest.

  20. 20Marriage Minneapolis Style

    30 minFeb 1, 1975

    Ted pops the question to Georgette at Murray's 20th wedding anniversary party and then gets cold feet.

  21. 21You Try To Be a Nice Guy

    30 minFeb 8, 1975

    Mary agrees to help a troubled crime prone girl go straight and find a job.

  22. 22You Can't Lose 'em All

    30 minFeb 15, 1975

    Lou wins the Albert Mason Award, which he had once said was for broadcasting veterans who couldn't chew their own food.

  23. 23Ted Baxter's Famous Broadcasters' School

    30 minFeb 22, 1975

    A con-man tricks Ted into setting up a broadcasters' academy. When he finds out he's been had, he asks Lou, Mary and Murray to be the faculty and give the semester's opening lectures.

  24. 24Anyone Who Hates Kids and Dogs

    30 minMar 8, 1975

    Mary likes her new boyfriend but finds his son absolutely intolerable.

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Series cast

Mary Tyler MooreMary Richards168 episodes
Ed AsnerLou Grant168 episodes
Gavin MacLeodMurray Slaughter168 episodes
Ted KnightTed Baxter168 episodes
Valerie HarperRhoda Morgenstern97 episodes
Cloris LeachmanPhyllis Lindstrom45 episodes
Georgia EngelGeorgette Franklin30 episodes
Betty WhiteSue Ann Nivens23 episodes
John AmosGordy Howard13 episodes
Lisa GerritsenBess10 episodes
Joyce BulifantMarie Slaughter7 episodes
John GabrielAndy Rivers5 episodes
Priscilla MorrillEdie McKenzie5 episodes
Nancy WalkerIda Morgenstern4 episodes
Richard SchaalHoward Arnell4 episodes
Henry CordenHarry3 episodes
Beverly SandersWaitress3 episodes
Dick BalduzziPhilly3 episodes

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