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The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Comedy · 1970 · Rated 7.9/10

Last aired: S7 E24, The Last Show · 1977-03-19

The Mary Tyler Moore Show was one of the most literate, realistic, and enduring situation comedies of the 1970s. Mary Richards was the idealized single career woman. She had come to Minneapolis after breaking up with a man she had been dating for four years. Ambitious, and looking for new friends, she moved into an older apartment building and went to work as an assistant producer of the local news show on television station WJM-TV. In her early 30s, Mary symbolized the independent woman of the 1970s.

Cast

Season 7

Season 1Season 2Season 3Season 4Season 5Season 6Season 7
E1 Mary Midwife 1976-09-25 · 30 min Georgette gives birth at Mary's dinner party. With the hospital and doctor too far away, Lou and Mary help deliver the baby.
E2 Mary the Writer 1976-10-02 · 30 min Mary is less than delighted Lou criticizes her efforts at writing and publishing a short story.
E3 Sue Ann's Sister 1976-10-09 · 30 min Sue Ann becomes deeply depressed when her sister arrives and gets an offer to do a competing homemaker show in Minneapolis.
E4 What's Wrong with Swimming? 1976-10-16 · 30 min Mary hires a new sportscaster who refuses to cover any sports but swimming and is faced with the prospect of firing her.
E5 Ted's Change of Heart 1976-10-23 · 30 min Ted suffers a heart attack on the air and for the next few days becomes conscious of how precious life is.
E6 One Producer Too Many 1976-10-30 · 30 min Lou promotes Murray to co-producer against Mary's wishes to prevent him from accepting a producer's job at a rival television station.
E7 My Son, the Genius 1976-11-06 · 30 min Ted and Georgette are initially disturbed to find that their son, David, is not doing well at school, but a psychiatrist's test shows that he is a genius. Unfortunately, David lets this go to his head and takes advantage of Ted.
E8 Mary Gets a Lawyer 1976-11-13 · 30 min Mary faces a contempt charge for not revealing her news source. Lou recommends a lawyer friend who takes a romantic interest in Mary.
E9 Lou Proposes 1976-11-20 · 30 min Lou realizes that he has feelings for Mary's Aunt Flo, a journalist with a similar pride and passion in the news profession.
E10 Murray Can't Lose 1976-11-27 · 30 min Lou learns from a source on the Teddy Award's panel that Murray will finally win an award for his news writing.
E11 Mary's Insomnia 1976-12-04 · 30 min Mary is having trouble sleeping and resorts to pills, which has Lou concerned that she's become addicted to them.
E12 Ted's Temptation 1976-12-11 · 30 min Mary and Murray find it hard to believe that an attractive young journalist has tried to seduce Ted while they are at a convention in Hollywood.
E13 Look at Us, We're Walking 1976-12-25 · 30 min Mary and Lou threaten to quit after the new station manager refuses to give them a raise.
E14 The Critic 1977-01-08 · 30 min A pompous but renowned critic is hired to provoke controversy on The Six O'Clock News, but the newsroom thinks he has gone too far when he begins attacking Minneapolis and its residents.
E15 Lou's Army Reunion 1977-01-15 · 30 min Lou desperately wants to find a way to return a favor to an army buddy but is distraught when he asks Lou to fix him up on a date with Mary.
E16 The Ted and Georgette Show 1977-01-22 · 30 min Ted and Georgette successfully audition for their own variety show, which becomes a big hit, but Georgette eventually finds that she would prefer being a wife and mother.
E17 Sue Ann Gets the Ax 1977-01-29 · 30 min Sue Ann's Happy Homemaker show is canceled but she is determined to stay at WJM and asks Mary to give her a job in the newsroom.
E18 Hail the Conquering Gordy 1977-02-05 · 30 min WJM's former weatherman, Gordy Howard, returns to visit Minneapolis after becoming a highly successful network presenter in New York. Ted is desperate for a chance to join Gordy.
E19 Mary and the Sexagenarian 1977-02-12 · 30 min Mary happily accepts a date from a charming older man without realizing that he's Murray's father, but everyone else has difficulty coming to terms with the difference in their ages.
E20 Murray Ghosts for Ted 1977-02-19 · 30 min Ted offers Murray $200 to write an article on his behalf. The article becomes a success, but Ted refuses to share the credit with Murray.
E21 Mary's Three Husbands 1977-02-26 · 30 min Murray, Ted and Lou fantasize about being married to Mary.
E22 Mary's Big Party 1977-03-05 · 30 min Mary has planned a fancy party at her apartment, with a mystery guest of honor, but the power in the building goes before he arrives.
E23 Lou Dates Mary 1977-03-12 · 30 min Mary has another disastrous date and worries she'll never meet the right man, until Georgette points out that every quality she seeks can be found in Lou Grant.
E24 The Last Show 1977-03-19 · 30 min Personnel changes occur in the executive department and when they want WJM News to be the highest-ranked in Minneapolis, everyone except Ted Baxter is fired.

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