

The Mary Tyler Moore Show
“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.
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Seasons

1.Love is All Around
19-09-197025 minThe 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,...

2.Today I Am a Ma'am
7.326-09-197025 minMary 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...

3.Bess, You is My Daughter Now
8.003-10-197025 minWhen 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.

4.Divorce Isn't Everything
8.010-10-197025 minMary 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...

5.Keep Your Guard Up
7.017-10-197025 minA 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...

6.Support Your Local Mother
8.024-10-197025 minRhoda's mother, Ida, comes visiting and Rhoda refuses to see her. Ida stays with Mary but drives her crazy.

7.Toulouse-Lautrec is One of My Favorite Artists
8.031-10-197026 minMary 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.

8.The Snow Must Go On
07-11-197025 minA 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...

9.Bob & Rhoda & Teddy & Mary
14-11-197025 minMary 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.

10.Assistant Wanted, Female
21-11-197025 minMary's workload gets too much so Lou allows her to hire an assistant. She chooses Phyllis who hinders more than she helps.

11.1040 or Fight
28-11-197025 minMary is audited by the IRS, and the shy auditor takes an interest in her. Unfortunately, he has great difficulty telling her how he feels.

12.Anchorman Overboard
05-12-197025 minTed loses his self-confidence after speaking at Phyllis's club and Mary has to find a way to get Ted back on a high.

13.He's All Yours
12-12-197025 minAfter Mary invites Lou's nephew home for dinner, she must confront false rumors in the newsroom the following day.

14.Christmas and the Hard Luck Kid II
7.319-12-197025 minFeeling 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.

15.Howard's Girl
02-01-197125 minMary 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...

16.Party is Such Sweet Sorrow
09-01-197125 minMary 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.

17.Just a Lunch
16-01-197125 minMary reluctantly finds herself romantically involved with a married man.

18.Second Story Story
23-01-197125 minMary's apartment is burgled, with only her clothes, stereo and television taken but then next night the whole apartment is cleaned out.

19.We Closed in Minneapolis
30-01-197125 minMurray'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.

20.Hi!
06-02-197125 minMary 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.

21.The Boss Isn't Coming to Dinner
13-02-197125 minLou and his wife Edie separate and Mary becomes involved when she is asked for advice.

22.A Friend in Deed
20-02-197125 minAn 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.

23.Smokey the Bear Wants You
27-02-197125 minRhoda 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.

24.The 45-Year-Old Man
06-03-197125 minWhen Lou is fired, Mary goes to confront the station owner, Wild Jack Munroe.
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