The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
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The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Good night and good news.

7.6 / 10
1970
7 seasons
168 episodes
Comedy

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.

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Seasons

  • Love is All Around

    1.Love is All Around

    19-09-197025m

    The classic series begins its classic 7-year run in Mary's apartment. Mary Richards, a 30-year-old single woman, has left her long-time boyfriend, Bill, to be with her old friend,...

  • Today I Am a Ma'am

    2.Today I Am a Ma'am

    7.3
    26-09-197025m

    Mary is worried now that she's outside the 15-29 demographic group which the station classifies as 'young', and the mailboy has called her 'Ma'am'. Rhoda persuades her into calling...

  • Bess, You is My Daughter Now

    3.Bess, You is My Daughter Now

    8.0
    03-10-197025m

    When Phyllis's husband Lars takes ill, she asks Mary to babysit Bess for a few days. Bess decides she wants to stay permanently with Mary, to Phyllis's dismay.

  • Divorce Isn't Everything

    4.Divorce Isn't Everything

    8.0
    10-10-197025m

    Mary and Rhoda find out that divorcees at the Better Luck Next Time club can get group rates on cruises and decide to join. However, Mary proves a hit with the club's members and g...

  • Keep Your Guard Up

    5.Keep Your Guard Up

    7.0
    17-10-197025m

    A football player turned insurance salesman applies for a job as a sportscaster and attaches himself to Mary. Mary and Rhoda discover that he hasn't had much success at anything an...

  • Support Your Local Mother

    6.Support Your Local Mother

    8.0
    24-10-197025m

    Rhoda's mother, Ida, comes visiting and Rhoda refuses to see her. Ida stays with Mary but drives her crazy.

  • Toulouse-Lautrec is One of My Favorite Artists

    7.Toulouse-Lautrec is One of My Favorite Artists

    8.0
    31-10-197026m

    Mary begins seeing an author who appeared as a guest on WJM-TV's Scrutiny, and becomes extremely self-conscious after discovering he is several inches shorter than her.

  • The Snow Must Go On

    8.The Snow Must Go On

    07-11-197025m

    A snowstorm leaves Mary producing her first program, broadcasting the results of the local elections. The show has to remain on until a winner is declared and no word is received a...

  • Bob & Rhoda & Teddy & Mary

    9.Bob & Rhoda & Teddy & Mary

    14-11-197025m

    Mary is nominated for her first Television Editors' Award (the ""Teddies""), but at home Rhoda's boyfriend Bob takes more of an interest in Mary than in Rhoda.

  • Assistant Wanted, Female

    10.Assistant Wanted, Female

    21-11-197025m

    Mary's workload gets too much so Lou allows her to hire an assistant. She chooses Phyllis who hinders more than she helps.

  • 1040 or Fight

    11.1040 or Fight

    28-11-197025m

    Mary is audited by the IRS, and the shy auditor takes an interest in her. Unfortunately, he has great difficulty telling her how he feels.

  • Anchorman Overboard

    12.Anchorman Overboard

    05-12-197025m

    Ted loses his self-confidence after speaking at Phyllis's club and Mary has to find a way to get Ted back on a high.

  • He's All Yours

    13.He's All Yours

    12-12-197025m

    After Mary invites Lou's nephew home for dinner, she must confront false rumors in the newsroom the following day.

  • Christmas and the Hard Luck Kid II

    14.Christmas and the Hard Luck Kid II

    7.3
    19-12-197025m

    Feeling sympathetic for a co-worker who hasn't spent Christmas with his family for years, Mary is forced to stay alone at WJM-TV on Christmas Eve.

  • Howard's Girl

    15.Howard's Girl

    02-01-197125m

    Mary begins seeing Paul Arnell, the brother of her former boyfriend Howard Arnell, and is shocked to discover that the brothers' parents still believe that she and Howard are an it...

  • Party is Such Sweet Sorrow

    16.Party is Such Sweet Sorrow

    09-01-197125m

    Mary gets a tempting offer from a rival television station, but becomes reluctant to leave when her WJM-TV colleagues throw a farewell party for her.

  • Just a Lunch

    17.Just a Lunch

    16-01-197125m

    Mary reluctantly finds herself romantically involved with a married man.

  • Second Story Story

    18.Second Story Story

    23-01-197125m

    Mary's apartment is burgled, with only her clothes, stereo and television taken but then next night the whole apartment is cleaned out.

  • We Closed in Minneapolis

    19.We Closed in Minneapolis

    30-01-197125m

    Murray's play, All Work and No Play, is finally produced but his happiness is short-lived when he discovers that the leading role will be played by Ted.

  • Hi!

    20.Hi!

    06-02-197125m

    Mary is admitted into the hospital to have her tonsils removed, and shares a room with a grouchy woman who refuses to get along with anyone.

  • The Boss Isn't Coming to Dinner

    21.The Boss Isn't Coming to Dinner

    13-02-197125m

    Lou and his wife Edie separate and Mary becomes involved when she is asked for advice.

  • A Friend in Deed

    22.A Friend in Deed

    20-02-197125m

    An irritating childhood friend drops by Mary's apartment, making use of her connection as Mary's former camp mate to introduce herself to the newsroom's staff.

  • Smokey the Bear Wants You

    23.Smokey the Bear Wants You

    27-02-197125m

    Rhoda falls in love with a top executive, and is shocked to find that he wants to give up the high-flying lifestyle to become a forest ranger.

  • The 45-Year-Old Man

    24.The 45-Year-Old Man

    06-03-197125m

    When Lou is fired, Mary goes to confront the station owner, Wild Jack Munroe.

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