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.
Season 1 Episodes
E1
The classic series begins its classic 7-year run in Mary's apartment. Mary Richards, a 30-year-old single woman, has le…
E2
Mary is worried now that she's outside the 15-29 demographic group which the station classifies as 'young', and the mail…
E3
When Phyllis's husband Lars takes ill, she asks Mary to babysit Bess for a few days. Bess decides she wants to stay perm…
E4
Mary and Rhoda find out that divorcees at the Better Luck Next Time club can get group rates on cruises and decide to jo…
E5
A football player turned insurance salesman applies for a job as a sportscaster and attaches himself to Mary. Mary and R…
E6
Rhoda's mother, Ida, comes visiting and Rhoda refuses to see her. Ida stays with Mary but drives her crazy.
E7
Mary begins seeing an author who appeared as a guest on WJM-TV's Scrutiny, and becomes extremely self-conscious after di…
E8
A snowstorm leaves Mary producing her first program, broadcasting the results of the local elections. The show has to re…
E9
Mary is nominated for her first Television Editors' Award (the ""Teddies""), but at home Rhoda's boyfriend Bob takes mor…
E10
Mary's workload gets too much so Lou allows her to hire an assistant. She chooses Phyllis who hinders more than she help…
E11
Mary is audited by the IRS, and the shy auditor takes an interest in her. Unfortunately, he has great difficulty telling…
E12
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.
E13
After Mary invites Lou's nephew home for dinner, she must confront false rumors in the newsroom the following day.
E14
Feeling sympathetic for a co-worker who hasn't spent Christmas with his family for years, Mary is forced to stay alone a…
E15
Mary begins seeing Paul Arnell, the brother of her former boyfriend Howard Arnell, and is shocked to discover that the b…
E16
Mary gets a tempting offer from a rival television station, but becomes reluctant to leave when her WJM-TV colleagues th…
E17
Mary reluctantly finds herself romantically involved with a married man.
E18
Mary's apartment is burgled, with only her clothes, stereo and television taken but then next night the whole apartment …
E19
Murray's play, All Work and No Play, is finally produced but his happiness is short-lived when he discovers that the lea…
E20
Mary is admitted into the hospital to have her tonsils removed, and shares a room with a grouchy woman who refuses to ge…
E21
Lou and his wife Edie separate and Mary becomes involved when she is asked for advice.
E22
An irritating childhood friend drops by Mary's apartment, making use of her connection as Mary's former camp mate to int…
E23
Rhoda falls in love with a top executive, and is shocked to find that he wants to give up the high-flying lifestyle to b…
E24
When Lou is fired, Mary goes to confront the station owner, Wild Jack Munroe.
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