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Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Richards Edward Asner as Lou Grantv Gavin MacLeod as Murray Slaughter Ted Knight as Ted Baxter Recurring characters:
Cloris Leachman as Phyllis Lindstrom [ seasons 1 - 5, episode #168 ] Valerie Harper as Rhoda Morgenstern [ seasons 1 - 4, episode #168 ] Georgia Engel as Georgette Franklin Betty White as Sue Ann Nivens 1. Love is All Around
First aired: 9/19/1970
Writer: Allan Burns, James L. Brooks
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Lisa Gerritsen (Bess Lindstrom) , Angus Duncan (Bill), David Morick (locksmith)
Global rating: 9.2
Mary Richards decides to move to Minneapolis after being jilted by her fiancé and there joins her friend Phyllis. Mary's life changes forever when she applies for a secretarial job at WJM-TV, and when she moves into her new apartment.
2. Today I Am a Ma am
First aired: 9/26/1970
Writer: Treva Silverman
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Richard Schaal (Howard Arnell) , Jack De Mave (Armand Lynton), David Hayward (Mailroom Boy), Sheilah Wells (Nancy Lynton)
Global rating: 9.0
Mary is upset because she is outside the 15-29 demographic group, which the news channel considers young. However, she really cannot believe it when the mailroom boy calls her Ma am. Rhoda soon takes it upon herself to get Mary to call her old boyfriend to see if they want to get together.
3. Bess, You is My Daughter Now
First aired: 10/3/1970
Writer: John D.F. Black
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Lisa Gerritsen (Bess Lindstrom)
Global rating: 8.9
When Phyllis's husband, Lars, takes ill, she asks Mary to babysit Bess for a few days. However, Phyllis is heartbroken when she discovers that Bess wants to stay with Mary forever.
4. Divorce Isn't Everything
First aired: 10/10/1970
Writer: Treva Silverman
Director: Alan Rafkin
Guest star: Shelley Berman (Dr. Walter Udall), Jane Connell (Karen Norris), Pat Finley (Sparkie), Gino Conforti (Roy), David Ketchum (Hal), Vernon Weddle (Richie)
Global rating: 8.0
Mary and Rhoda find out that divorcees at the Better Luck Next Time club can get group rates on charter flights to Paris and decide to join. However, Mary proves a hit with the club's members and gets elected to its board.
5. Keep Your Guard Up
First aired: 10/17/1970
Writer: Steve Pritzker
Director: Alan Rafkin
Guest star: John Schuck (Frank Carelli), Timothy Brown (Himself)
Global rating: 6.6
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 and encourage him to pursue his dreams.
6. Support Your Local Mother
First aired: 10/24/1970
Writer: Allan Burns, James L. Brooks
Director: Alan Rafkin
Guest star: Nancy Walker (Ida Morgenstern)
Global rating: 8.7
Rhoda'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
First aired: 10/31/1970
Writer: Gordon Mitchell, Lloyd Turner
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Hamilton Camp (Eric Matthews), Robert Rothwell (Floor Manager)
Global rating: 8.8
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.
8. The Snow Must Go On
First aired: 11/7/1970
Writer: Lorenzo Music, David Davis
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Richard Schaal (Chuckles the Clown), John Amos (Gordy Howard) , Ivor Francis (Father Flint), Robert Rothwell (Floor Manager), Mimi Kirk (Phone Girl)
Global rating: 8.9
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 at the newsroom.
9. Bob & Rhoda & Teddy & Mary
First aired: 11/14/1970
Writer: Bob Rodgers
Director: Peter Baldwin
Guest star: Dick Patterson (Emcee), Henry Corden (Mr. Hartunian), Greg Mullavey (Bob)
Global rating: 8.2
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.
10. Assistant Wanted, Female
First aired: 11/21/1970
Writer: Treva Silverman
Director: Peter Baldwin
Guest star: John Amos (Gordy Howard)
Global rating: 7.4
Mary'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
First aired: 11/28/1970
Writer: Lorenzo Music, David Davis
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Paul Sand (Robert C. Brand), Gloria Lord (Waitress), David Hayward (Delivery Boy)
Global rating: 8.3
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.
12. Anchorman Overboard
First aired: 12/5/1970
Writer: Lorenzo Music
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Bob Duggan (Clock Man), Bill Fiore (Dave Curson)
Global rating: 7.8
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.
13. He's All Yours
First aired: 12/12/1970
Writer: Bob Rodgers
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Wes Stern (Allen Stevens)
Global rating: 6.0
After 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
First aired: 12/19/1970
Writer: Allan Burns, James L. Brooks
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Ned Wertimer (Fred), Henry Corden (Charlie (voice only))
Global rating: 8.4
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.
15. Howard's Girl
First aired: 1/2/1971
Writer: Treva Silverman
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Richard Schaal (Paul Arnell) , Henry Jones (Mr. Arnell), Mary Jackson (Mrs. Arnell)
Global rating: 7.4
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 item.
16. Party is Such Sweet Sorrow
First aired: 1/9/1971
Writer: Martin Cohan
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: John Amos (Gordy Howard) , Richard Clair (Bob Freelander)
Global rating: 8.2
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.
17. Just a Lunch
First aired: 1/16/1971
Writer: Allan Burns, James L. Brooks
Director: Bruce Bilson
Guest star: Joyce Bulifant (Marie Slaughter) , Monte Markham (John Corcoran), Gloria Lord (Woman in Restaurant)
Global rating: 8.1
Mary reluctantly finds herself romantically involved with a married man.
18. Second Story Story
First aired: 1/23/1971
Writer: Steve Pritzker
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Bob Dishy (Officer Larry Tully), Vic Tayback (Officer Jackson), Burt Mustin (Old Man), James McCallion (Ed Sprinkle)
Global rating: 8.8
Mary'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
First aired: 1/30/1971
Writer: Gail Parent, Kenny Solms
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Joyce Bulifant (Marie Slaughter) , Elliott Street (Milt)
Global rating: 6.5
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.
20. Hi!
First aired: 2/6/1971
Writer: Treva Silverman
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Pat Carroll (Loretta Kuhne), Bruce Kirby (Bert), Lynn Wood (Nurse), Robert Casper (Anesthesiologist), Arthur Abelson (Attendant)
Global rating: 7.6
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.
21. The Boss Isn't Coming to Dinner
First aired: 2/13/1971
Writer: Lorenzo Music, David Davis
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: John Amos (Gordy Howard) , Paul Micale (Waiter)
Global rating: 8.8
Lou and his wife Edie separate and Mary becomes involved when she is asked for advice.
22. A Friend in Deed
First aired: 2/20/1971
Writer: Susan Silver
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Pat Finley (Twinks McFarland)
Global rating: 8.0
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.
23. Smokey the Bear Wants You
First aired: 2/27/1971
Writer: Steve Pritzker
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Michael Callan (Chuck Pelligrini)
Global rating: 8.8
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.
24. The 45-Year-Old Man
First aired: 3/6/1971
Writer: George Kirgo
Director: Herbert Kenwith
Guest star: John Amos (Gordy Howard) , Richard Roat (Barry Phelps), Sidney Clute (Everett Edwards), Richard Libertini (Big Chicken), Slim Pickens (Wild Jack Munroe)
Global rating: 5.4
When Lou is fired, Mary goes to confront the station owner, Wild Jack Munroe.
25. The Birds . . . and . . . um . . . Bees
First aired: 9/18/1971
Writer: Treva Silverman
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Lisa Gerritsen (Bess Lindstrom), John Amos (Gordy Howard)
Global rating: 8.9
In the second-season premiere, after Mary Richards produces a "What's Your Sexual IQ?" documentary for the Six O'Clock News, Rhoda confesses to failing and Phyllis says that young Bess watched it. Phyllis calls on Mary to teach Bess the facts of life, but it turns out that Bess already had learned it from her friends. Meanwhile, the WJM-TV newsroom is shelled with phone calls responding to the documentary. According to Mary, more people are appalled by it than anything else.
26. I Am Curious Cooper
First aired: 9/25/1971
Writer: David Davis, Lorenzo Music
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Michael Constantine (Mike Cooper), Shizuko Iwamatsu (Mama Moto)
Global rating: 7.1
Mary is intrigued by the voice of Lou Grant's friend, Mike Cooper, and asks to be set up with him. Lou breaks his policy of not matchmaking friends and colleagues.
27. He's No Heavy . . . He's My Brother
First aired: 10/2/1971
Writer: Allan Burns
Director: Jerry Paris
Guest star: John Amos (Gordy Howard) , Frank Ramirez (Gustavo), Annette Molen (Jackie)
Global rating: 7.1
Mary and Rhoda take an unplanned vacation to Mexico but have to do a strange favor for a Mexican restaurant owner for reservations.
28. Room 223
First aired: 10/9/1971
Writer: Susan Silver
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Michael Tolan (Dan Whitfield), Val Bisoglio (Mr. De Forest), Florida Friebus (Mrs. Marshall)
Global rating: 8.3
Mary and Rhoda enroll in a night school course in journalism and Mary begins dating the lecturer.
29. A Girl's Best Mother Is Not Her Friend
First aired: 10/16/1971
Writer: David Davis, Lorenzo Music
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Lisa Gerritsen (Bess Lindstrom) , Nancy Walker (Ida Morgenstern)
Global rating: 8.1
When Ida, Rhoda's mother, visits, she sees how well Phyllis and Bess get on, and how closely Mary appears to her mother when they chat on the telephone, that she tries to be Rhoda's "friend".
30. Cover Boy
First aired: 10/23/1971
Writer: Treva Silverman
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Jack Cassidy (Hal Baxter)
Global rating: 8.1
Jack Cassidy guest stars as professional model Hal Baxter, who comes to visit his brother Ted at WJM-TV and engage in sibling rivalry about everything.
31. Didn't You Used to Be . . . Wait . . . Don't Tell Me
First aired: 10/30/1971
Writer: Allan Burns
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Richard Schaal (Howard Arnell), John Amos (Gordy Howard) , Ron Masak (Ed Mims), Pippa Scott (Estelle), Kermit Murdock (Mr. Vandermast), Jack Riley (Eldon Colfax)
Global rating: 7.2
Mary attends her high school reunion and meets up with her former boyfriend Howard Arnell, who continues to have feelings for Mary. Meanwhile, Rhoda tags along believing that people will "remember" her although she didn't attend Roseburg High.
32. Thoroughly Unmilitant Mary
First aired: 11/6/1971
Writer: Martin Cohan
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: John Amos (Gordy Howard) , Dick Balduzzi (Fred), Larry Gelman (Herb), Paul Micale (Waiter)
Global rating: 8.3
Lou and Mary have to cover all aspects of the news when the writing, technical, and anchorman unions go on strike.
33. And Now, Sitting in for Ted Baxter
First aired: 11/13/1971
Writer: Steve Pritzker
Director: Jerry Paris
Guest star: Jed Allan (Rod Porter), William Woodson (Big Voice Man)
Global rating: 8.6
Ted is forced to take a vacation and the anchorman hired to sit in for him becomes a huge success.
34. Don't Break the Chain
First aired: 11/20/1971
Writer: David Davis, Lorenzo Music
Director: Jerry Paris
Guest star: John Amos (Gordy Howard) , Jack De Mave (Armond Lynton), Gino Conforti (Roy Martoni)
Global rating: 6.0
Mary gets a chain letter from Lou, and she is persuaded to send it on. To her surprise, one of the recipients comes for a visit, giving Mary a less than pleasant time dealing with him.
35. The Six-and-a-Half-Year Itch
First aired: 11/27/1971
Writer: Treva Silverman
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Lawrence Pressman (Bill Phelps), Elizabeth Berger (Patti Woods)
Global rating: 7.1
Mary, Rhoda and Lou go to a John Wayne movie, where they spot Lou's son-in-law with an unknown woman.
36. . . . Is a Friend in Need
First aired: 12/4/1971
Writer: Susan Silver
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Beverly Sanders (Waitress)
Global rating: 8.6
Rhoda loses her job as a window-dresser and isn't in a hurry to find something new. When there is a job opening at WJM-TV, Mary lies to Rhoda and tells her the job has been filled, to Lou's surprise.
37. The Square-Shaped Room
First aired: 12/11/1971
Writer: Susan Silver
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star:
Global rating: 8.3
When Edie is out of town, Lou hires Rhoda to redecorate his living room. However, Rhoda's tastes are too modern.
38. Ted Over Heels
First aired: 12/18/1971
Writer: David Davis, Lorenzo Music
Director: Peter Baldwin
Guest star: Arlene Golonka (Betty Bowerchuck)
Global rating: 7.1
After Ted appears on the Chuckles The Clown Show, he falls in love with Chuckles' daughter.
39. The Five-Minute Dress
First aired: 1/1/1972
Writer: Patricia Nardo, Gloria Banta
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star:
Global rating: 6.7
After volunteering some of her spare time for a worthy cause, Mary begins dating the Governor's aide. Unfortunately, the aide's duties cause him to break every date.
40. Feeb
First aired: 1/8/1972
Writer: Dick Clair, Jenna McMahon
Director: Peter Baldwin
Guest star: Barbara Sharma (Randy), Barbara Barnett (Doreen Skinner), Jack Manning (Restaurant Manager)
Global rating: 7.4
An incompetent waitress is fired after Mary complains about her poor service and Mary feels obliged to hire her when she applies for an assistant's job at WJM-TV.
41. The Slaughter Affair
First aired: 1/15/1972
Writer: Rick Mittleman
Director: Peter Baldwin
Guest star: Joyce Bulifant (Marie Slaughter)
Global rating: 7.4
Murray takes on a night job as a cab driver in order to save up and buy his wife Marie a new car for their 10th wedding anniversary. However, Marie becomes suspicious about Murray's absences and fears that Murray is having an affair with Mary Richards.
42. Baby Sit-Com
First aired: 1/22/1972
Writer: Treva Silverman
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Lisa Gerritsen (Bess Lindstrom) , Joshua Bryant (Anton 'Sandy' Styrakowski), Leslie Graves (Dee-Dee)
Global rating: 9.3
Mary agrees to babysit Bess for the weekend, but then a former boyfriend, in town for a few days, asks her out. When she can't find a babysitter for Bess on such short notice, she ends up asking Lou.
43. More Than Neighbors
First aired: 1/29/1972
Writer: Steve Pritzker
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Jack Bender (Michael Lee), Yvonne Wilder (Barbara Gardner)
Global rating: 7.8
After being persuaded by Phyllis, Ted moves into a vacant apartment below Mary's but Mary and Rhoda are not thrilled by the prospect.
44. The Care and Feeding of Parents
First aired: 2/5/1972
Writer: Dick Clair, Jenna McMahon
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Lisa Gerritsen (Bess Lindstrom) , Brad Trumbull (Mr. Mitchell), Jon Locke (Sam)
Global rating: 6.6
Bess gets top marks for a report she wrote for school, and Phyllis pressures her to write a book based on it, calling on Mary for help.
45. Where There's Smoke, There's Rhoda
First aired: 2/12/1972
Writer: Martin Cohan
Director: Peter Baldwin
Guest star: John Amos (Gordy Howard) , Michael Bell (Fireman)
Global rating: 9.2
When Rhoda's apartment is destroyed by fire, she moves in with Mary. The two find that while they are best friends, they make awful roommates.
46. You Certainly Are a Big Boy
First aired: 2/19/1972
Writer: Martin Cohan
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: John Rubinstein (Matt Bryan Jr.), Bradford Dillman (Matt Bryan), Beverly Sanders (Waitress)
Global rating: 7.1
Mary begins dating an architect and is astonished to learn that his son is only six years younger than she is.
47. Some of My Best Friends Are Rhoda
First aired: 2/26/1972
Writer: Steve Pritzker
Director: Peter Baldwin
Guest star: Mary Frann (Joanne Forbes)
Global rating: 8.7
Through a minor car accident, Mary befriends a young woman, Joanne. Rhoda becomes jealous when Mary spends more time with Joanne but Mary quickly ends the new friendship when she discovers Joanne is anti-Semitic and disapproves of Rhoda.
48. His Two Right Arms
First aired: 3/4/1972
Writer: Jim Parker, Arnold Margolin
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Phillippa Harris (Woman from Audience), Bill Daily (Pete Peterson), Janet MacLachlan (Sherry Wilson), Carol Androsky (Jennifer Riley), Wally Taylor (Walter Ellis), Isabel Sanford (Mrs. Wilson), Davis Roberts (Man from Audience)
Global rating: 6.1
Mary gets city councilman Pete Peterson to appear on Face the People and discovers that he is completely incompetent. She and his aides try to bring him up to speed on current events so he can make a good impression on the show.
49. The Good-Time News
First aired: 9/16/1972
Writer: James L. Brooks, Allan Burns
Director: Hal Cooper
Guest star: John Amos (Gordy Howard) , Robert Hogan (Jack Stoneham), Patrick Campbell (Pat, the Bartender)
Global rating: 8.2
Mary is given the task of making The Six O'clock News more upbeat, and her plans are on target to succeed until they're frustrated by Ted.
50. What is Mary Richards Really Like?
First aired: 9/23/1972
Writer: Susan Silver
Director: Jerry Belson
Guest star: John Amos (Gordy Howard) , Peter Haskell (Mark Williams)
Global rating: 7.4
Mary is interviewed by a newspaper columnist and ends up telling a little too much.
51. Who's in Charge Here?
First aired: 9/30/1972
Writer: Martin Cohan
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: John Amos (Gordy Howard) , Joan Tompkins (Mrs. Thorn)
Global rating: 7.3
Lou is promoted to the position of program director but has to decide to whom his old job should go. Meanwhile, The Six O'clock News begins falling apart without him.
52. Enter Rhoda's Parents
First aired: 10/7/1972
Writer: Martin Cohan
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Nancy Walker (Ida Morgenstern), Harold Gould (Martin Morgenstern)
Global rating: 8.6
Ida Morgenstern, Rhoda's mother, mistakenly believes that her husband is seeing other women, so Rhoda and Mary try to clear things up between them.
53. It's Whether You Win or Lose
First aired: 10/14/1972
Writer: Martin Donovan (II)
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: John Amos (Gordy Howard), Joyce Bulifant (Marie Slaughter) , Patrick Campbell (Pat, the Bartender)
Global rating: 9.1
When Lou's trip to Las Vegas is canceled, Mary organizes a poker game at the office where Murray loses a substantial amount to Ted.
54. Rhoda the Beautiful
First aired: 10/21/1972
Writer: Treva Silverman
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star:
Global rating: 9.4
After losing 20 pounds, Rhoda enters a beauty contest at work, but continues to put herself down.
55. Just Around the Corner
First aired: 10/28/1972
Writer: Steve Pritzker
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Nanette Fabray (Dottie Richards), Bill Quinn (Walter Richards)
Global rating: 7.6
Mary is worried that her parents, who have moved to the Twin Cities to be close to her, may pry into her life too much.
56. But Seriously, Folks
First aired: 11/4/1972
Writer: Ed Weinberger
Director: Peter Baldwin
Guest star: Jerry Van Dyke (Wes Callison), Rudy Deluca (Nightclub Manager), Ethel Reda Leopold (Woman)
Global rating: 6.8
Mary begins dating the writer of the Chuckles the Clown show, whose real ambition is to become a stand-up comedian.
57. Farmer Ted and the News
First aired: 11/11/1972
Writer: Martin Donovan (II)
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Lurene Tuttle (Bella Swann)
Global rating: 8.1
Ted refuses to sign his contract renewal until Lou agrees to let him pursue other ventures, a decision he soon regrets when Ted begins appearing in commercials.
58. Have I Found a Guy for You
First aired: 11/18/1972
Writer: Charlotte Brown
Director: Hal Cooper
Guest star: Bert Convy (Jack Foster), Beth Howland (Linda Foster), Dan Keough (Arthur Price)
Global rating: 7.3
Two of Mary's friends separate and Mary accepts a date from the husband.
59. You've Got a Friend
First aired: 11/25/1972
Writer: Steve Pritzker
Director: Jerry Belson
Guest star: Nanette Fabray (Dottie Richards), Bill Quinn (Walter Richards), Beverly Sanders (Waitress)
Global rating: 8.3
Mary becomes concerned when her father, newly retired, appears to have no friends or hobbies in Minneapolis, and tries to take on the role herself.
60. It Was Fascination, I Know
First aired: 12/2/1972
Writer: Ed Weinberger
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Lisa Gerritsen (Bess Lindstrom) , Jean-Michel Michenaud (William Campbell), John Amour (Roger), Jack Manning (Maitre'd)
Global rating: 8.5
Bess's 15-year-old boyfriend falls in love with Mary and begins to surprise her with visits to her apartment and her work.
61. Operation: Lou
First aired: 12/9/1972
Writer: Elias Davis, David Pollock
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Linda Sublette (Nurse), Florida Friebus (Nun)
Global rating: 8.4
Lou goes to hospital to have a piece of World War II shrapnel removed and, surprisingly, he and Ted become best friends.
62. Rhoda Morgenstern: Minneapolis to New York
First aired: 12/16/1972
Writer: Treva Silverman
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Jack Riley (Barry Barlow), Robert Casper (Rob), Georgia Engel (Georgette Franklin)
Global rating: 8.8
Rhoda decides to move back to New York but Mary is taking the whole thing with a grain of salt.
63. The Courtship of Mary's Father's Daughter
First aired: 12/23/1972
Writer: Elias Davis, David Pollock
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Michael Tolan (Dan Whitfield), Barra Grant (Judy Conrad), Bill Quinn (Walter Richards), Steve Franken (Jonas Lasser), Gordon Jump (Mr. Conrad), Arthur Abelson (Man in Elevator), Molly Dodd (Woman at Party)
Global rating: 8.3
Mary runs into her former boyfriend Dan Whitfield in an elevator by chance. Subsequently, Dan realizes he still has feelings for Mary, breaks off his engagement, and begins dating her again.
64. Lou's Place
First aired: 1/6/1973
Writer: Ed Weinberger
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Dick Balduzzi (Philly), Rhoda Gemignani (Alice)
Global rating: 8.1
Lou spots an opportunity to buy a bar after realizing a lifelong dream. However, he is short of several thousand dollars and Ted is the only one who can come to his aid.
65. My Brother's Keeper
First aired: 1/13/1973
Writer: Dick Clair, Jenna McMahon
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Robert Moore (Ben Sutherland), Georgia Engel (Georgette Franklin)
Global rating: 9.1
Phyllis wants to set up her visiting brother with Mary, but instead he hits it off with Rhoda and begins spending time with her to Phyllis's disapproval.
66. The Georgette Story
First aired: 1/20/1973
Writer: Ed Weinberger
Director: Peter Baldwin
Guest star: Georgia Engel (Georgette Franklin)
Global rating: 8.3
Mary and Rhoda try to encourage Georgette to take a stand for herself after seeing how Ted takes advantage of her.
67. Romeo and Mary
First aired: 1/27/1973
Writer: Jim Mulholland, Mike Barrie
Director: Peter Baldwin
Guest star: Joe Warfield (Peter), Stuart Margolin (Warren Sturges), Bo Kaprall (Lowell), Barbara Brownell (Peggy Stanton)
Global rating: 7.5
Rhoda introduces Mary to a very irritating Warren Sturges, who tries everything including a giant billboard across the road from the WJM-TV offices to get her to accept his marriage proposal.
68. What Do You Do When the Boss Says, "I Love You"?
First aired: 2/3/1973
Writer: Elias Davis, David Pollock
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Lois Nettleton (Barbara Coleman), Carol Worthington (Doris), Dick Balduzzi (Philly)
Global rating: 9.3
The new station manager, an attractive woman, falls for Lou.
69. Murray Faces Life
First aired: 2/10/1973
Writer: Martin Cohan
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star:
Global rating: 7.0
Murray becomes depressed when he realizes that the years are passing him by, after he learns that a contemporary has won a Pulitzer Prize.
70. Remembrance of Things Past
First aired: 2/17/1973
Writer: Dick Clair, Jenna McMahon
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Joseph Campanella (Tom Vernon)
Global rating: 6.9
A former boyfriend visiting Minneapolis calls Mary who, deep down, wants to see him again but she has been hurt by him too many times before.
71. Put On a Happy Face
First aired: 2/24/1973
Writer: Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Monica Mcgowan Johnson
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Steve Franken (Jonas Lasser), Herbie Faye (Dave), Eddie Carroll (M.C.), Art Gilmore (Norman Keller), John Francis (Clown)
Global rating: 8.5
Everything goes right for Rhoda and everything goes wrong for Mary on a disastrous day when she is due to go to the Teddies.
72. Mary Richards and the Incredible Plant Lady
First aired: 3/3/1973
Writer: Martin Cohan
Director: John C. Chulay
Guest star: Georgia Engel (Georgette Franklin), Louise Lasser (Anne Adams), Henry Corden (Harry), Bob Ross (Salesman), Robert Karvelas (Bob), Craig T. Nelson (Charlie)
Global rating: 7.9
Mary lends Rhoda almost $1,200 to start a new venture and worries she may never see her money again, after Rhoda postpones repayment, hires Georgette full-time and begins expanding her business.
73. The Lars Affair
First aired: 9/15/1973
Writer: Ed Weinberger
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Betty White (Sue Ann Nivens)
Global rating: 8.9
Phyllis finds out that Lars has been having an affair with Sue Ann Nivens, the star of WJM-TV's The Happy Homemaker show.
74. Angels in the Snow
First aired: 9/22/1973
Writer: Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Monica Mcgowan Johnson
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Peter Strauss (Stephen), Elayne Heilveil (Saleswoman), Carole Ita White (Girl at Party), Jon Korkes (Beck Wilson)
Global rating: 7.9
Mary's boyfriend is younger than she is and she and Rhoda discover there is a generation gap when they go and visit his friends at a party.
75. Rhoda's Sister Gets Married
First aired: 9/29/1973
Writer: Karyl Geld
Director: Jerry Belson
Guest star: Nancy Walker (Ida Morgenstern), Harold Gould (Martin Morgenstern), Liberty Williams (Debbie Morgenstern), Brett Somers (Aunt Rose)
Global rating: 8.3
Rhoda and Mary fly to New York for Rhoda's younger sister's wedding. Rhoda's mother downplays the whole thing fearing that Rhoda is envious.
76. The Lou and Edie Story
First aired: 10/6/1973
Writer: Treva Silverman
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Priscilla Morrill (Edie Grant) , Darrell Zwerling (Mr. Charney)
Global rating: 9.0
On the advice of their marriage counselor, Lou's wife, Edie, decides to move out. Lou is heartbroken by the prospect.
77. Hi There, Sports Fans
First aired: 10/13/1973
Writer: Jerry Mayer
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: John Gabriel (Andy Rivers) , Dick Gautier (Ed Cavanaugh), Gordon Jump (Hank Morton), Chanin Hale (Waitress)
Global rating: 7.9
In this episode Dick Gautier guest stars briefly as Ed Cavenaugh, a sleazy sportscaster. Have a look at his website at Dick Gautier.com. Gordon Jump, later of MTM Enterprises' "WKRP" is seen for a few minutes playing one of the sportscaster applicants. When Ted asks Mary to order tweezers and other assorted supplies for his personal use, she gets more than a little flustered and asks Lou to give her something challenging to do. At the drop of a hat, he assigns her the task of hiring a new sportscaster...and firing the old one. In order to let Ed Cavenaugh down easy, she invites him to lunch and he tries to mesmerize her with his suavity with the opposite sex. Then Mary learns a lesson: don't fire the current sportscaster until you've hired another one. After days of screening applicants, listening to demo tapes and perusing their eight-by-ten glossies, she decides on Andy Rivers. On the night of Andy's first broadcast, Mary once again gets a case of the blues when all Andy has to say on the air are three football scores. Her melancholy lapses once more when Andy invites her to dinner. "Careful!", Ted warns him..."that's how she fired the last guy." Check out Ted's fantastic conquistador boots gimmick, which seems to be good for livening up one or two scenes! Classic Lou/Mary talk, wherein he tells her that we live on a planet the size of a pin, and are specks of dust waiting to be blown away. This average episode of MTMS was far better than most shows' best episodes.
78. Father's Day
First aired: 10/20/1973
Writer: Ed Weinberger
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Liam Dunn (Robert Baxter), John Holland (Mr. Caldwell)
Global rating: 7.0
Ted meets his father, who deserted him as a baby.
79. Son of "But Seriously Folks"
First aired: 10/27/1973
Writer: Phil Mishkin
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Jerry Van Dyke (Wes Callison), Mark Gordon (Chuckles the Clown), Randy Kirby (Director), Gavan O'Herlihy (Josh McBride), Benjamin Chulay (Pete)
Global rating: 7.6
Mary's former boyfriend, Wes Callison, gets a job in the newsroom but his affection for Mary gets in the way of his work.
80. Lou's First Date
First aired: 11/3/1973
Writer: Ed Weinberger, Stan Daniels
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Priscilla Morrill (Edie Grant), John Gabriel (Andy Rivers) , Florence Lake (Martha Dudley), Larry Wilde (Emcee), Jeff Thompson (Mike Montgomery)
Global rating: 8.4
Lou gives Mary the task of finding him a date for an awards' ceremony. A name mix-up means that Lou winds up taking out an 80-year-old woman.
81. Love Blooms at Hemples
First aired: 11/10/1973
Writer: Sybil Adelman, Barbara Gallagher
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: William Burns (Doug Hemple), Barbara Barnett (Dr. Margaret Kellogg), Meg Wyllie (Eve Bayless)
Global rating: 8.3
Rhoda begins dating the boss of Hemple's and falls deeply in love with him. She wants to tell him how she feels, but Mary warns her to take things slowly.
82. The Dinner Party
First aired: 11/17/1973
Writer: Ed Weinberger
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Betty White (Sue Ann Nivens) , Irene Tedrow (Rep. Geddes), Henry Winkler (Steve Waldman), Edgar Daniels (Sy Fisher)
Global rating: 8.8
Mary invites Congresswoman Geddes to a fancy dinner at her home, trying hard to ensure that everything is perfect.
83. Just Friends
First aired: 11/24/1973
Writer: William Wood
Director: Nancy Walker
Guest star: Priscilla Morrill (Edie Grant)
Global rating: 8.5
Lou is still heartbroken over Edie's departure and asks Mary to help them get back together.
84. We Want Baxter
First aired: 12/1/1973
Writer: David Lloyd
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: John Amos (Gordy Howard)
Global rating: 7.5
Phyllis persuades Ted to stand for local government. Ted agrees and goes so far as to quit his job at WJM-TV.
85. I Gave at the Office
First aired: 12/8/1973
Writer: Don Reo, Allan Katz
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Tammi Bula (Bonnie Slaughter), Bruce Boxleitner (Rick)
Global rating: 6.4
Murray's daughter, Bonnie, is looking for a job and Mary is persuaded into giving her one but Bonnie is not as efficient as everyone had hoped.
86. Almost a Nun's Story
First aired: 12/15/1973
Writer: Ed Weinberger, Stan Daniels
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Gail Strickland (Sister Ann)
Global rating: 7.2
Georgette finds Ted making out with a woman in his dressing room. She then decides to enter a nunnery, but the head nun talks her out of it.
87. Happy Birthday, Lou!
First aired: 12/22/1973
Writer: David Lloyd
Director: George Tyne
Guest star: Betty White (Sue Ann Nivens), Priscilla Morrill (Edie Grant), John Amos (Gordy Howard)
Global rating: 9.0
Lou is closing in on fifty and today is his birthday. Mary can't stand the thought of the now-separated Lou celebrating his birthday all alone, so she arranges a surprise party for him. That evening, she invites Lou over for a drink and the doorbell rings just as he tells her how much he appreciated her not throwing an office party for him that afternoon.
88. WJM Tries Harder
First aired: 1/5/1974
Writer: Karyl Geld
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Anthony Eisley (Ross Nelson), Ned Wertimer (Bill Brown), Benjamin Chulay (Pete), Christopher Stafford Nelson (Copy Boy), Regis Cordic (Marc Williams)
Global rating: 9.0
Mary begins dating the anchorman from Minneapolis's top news show and becomes ashamed of WJM-TV's smaller news operation.
89. Cottage for Sale
First aired: 1/12/1974
Writer: George Atkins
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: David Haskell (David Russell), Michele Nichols (Rena Russell), Robert Riesel (Moving Man)
Global rating: 8.8
Phyllis, who has gotten her real estate license, persuades Lou to sell his house. However, Lou hasn't really made up his mind whether he wants to move.
90. The Co-Producers
First aired: 1/19/1974
Writer: David Pollock, Elias Davis
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Betty White (Sue Ann Nivens)
Global rating: 7.8
Mary and Rhoda are given permission to develop a new show for WJM but their dreams begin to fade when they find out that the hosts will be Ted and Sue Ann, who both begin to interfere with their plans.
91. Best of Enemies
First aired: 1/26/1974
Writer: Marilyn Suzanne Miller, Monica Mcgowan Johnson
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star:
Global rating: 8.5
Rhoda tells the secret of Mary's that she never graduated from college, as she claimed on her job application, and their friendship is suddenly put at risk.
92. Better Late . . . That's a Pun . . . Than Never
First aired: 2/2/1974
Writer: Treva Silverman
Director: John C. Chulay
Guest star: Jennifer Leak (Erica Jordan)
Global rating: 8.4
To relieve her boredom, Mary jokingly writes a humorous obituary of one of the people in the WJM-TV file. Coincidentally, the same person dies the following day and the obituary is read on the air. Lou has no choice but to suspend Mary, but she threatens to quit in response.
93. Ted Baxter Meets Walter Cronkite
First aired: 2/9/1974
Writer: Ed Weinberger
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: John Gabriel (Andy Rivers) , Walter Cronkite (Himself), John Pringle (Male Teddy presenter), Patricia Wilson (Female Teddy presenter), Nanci Beck (Miss "Teddy Award")
Global rating: 8.8
After a heavy self-promotion campaign, Ted wins his first Teddy Award. When Walter Cronkite comes to the newsroom, Ted assumes that he will be hired by the networks.
94. Lou's Second Date
First aired: 2/16/1974
Writer: Ed Weinberger
Director: Jerry London
Guest star: Betty White (Sue Ann Nivens)
Global rating: 8.8
Lou and Rhoda find they have a lot in common and begin seeing each other on a casual basis but everyone assumes that the romance is serious.
95. Two Wrongs Don't Make a Writer
First aired: 2/23/1974
Writer: David Lloyd
Director: Nancy Walker
Guest star: Shirley O'Hara (Mrs. Mallone)
Global rating: 8.8
Ted joins Mary at a night-school class in creative writing, and winds up plagiarizing her assignment.
96. I Was a Single for WJM
First aired: 3/2/1974
Writer: Treva Silverman
Director: Mel Ferber
Guest star: Richard Schaal (Dino) , Penny Marshall (Toni), Arlene Golonka (Alice), Robert Riesel (Bartender), Randy Kirby (Stage Manager)
Global rating: 8.1
Mary goes to a singles bar to research a documentary, but on the night the crew arrives for filming, the same people who were willing to tell Mary everything don't want to be seen on camera.
97. Will Mary Richards Go to Jail?
First aired: 9/14/1974
Writer: Ed Weinberger, Stan Daniels
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Barbara Colby (Sherry), James Randolph (Harrison), Mary Ann Chinn (Kim), Darlene Conley (Matron), Charles Woolf (Mr. Everett), Don Macon (Reporter)
Global rating: 8.9
Mary refuses to reveal a news source for a story she produced and has to spend a night in jail.
98. Not Just Another Pretty Face
First aired: 9/21/1974
Writer: Ed Weinberger, Stan Daniels
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Lisa Gerritsen (Bess Lindstrom) , Robert Wolders (Paul Van Dillen), Lou Cutell (Little Man), Julie Rogers (Waitress #1), Cathy Baco (Waitress #2)
Global rating: 8.0
Mary dates a man with whom she has nothing in common and becomes concerned that their relationship is superficial.
99. You Sometimes Hurt the One You Hate
First aired: 9/28/1974
Writer: David Lloyd
Director: Jackie Cooper
Guest star:
Global rating: 7.4
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.
100. Lou and That Woman
First aired: 10/5/1974
Writer: David Lloyd
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Sheree North (Charlene Maguire), Helene Winston (Woman at Piano)
Global rating: 6.5
Lou begins seeing a cocktail lounge singer but becomes uncomfortable about her past.
101. The Outsider
First aired: 10/12/1974
Writer: Jack Winter
Director: Peter Bonerz
Guest star: Richard Masur (Bob Larson)
Global rating: 7.2
WJM-TV hires a young business consultant, who demands certain changes for The Six O'clock News, offending every member of the news team.
102. I Love a Piano
First aired: 10/19/1974
Writer: Treva Silverman
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Barbara Barrie (Judith Chandler)
Global rating: 8.1
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.
103. A New Sue Ann
First aired: 10/26/1974
Writer: David Lloyd
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Linda Kelsey (Gloria Munson), Ron Rifkin (Ed Schroeder)
Global rating: 8.3
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.
104. Menage-a-Phyllis
First aired: 11/2/1974
Writer: Treva Silverman
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: John Saxon (Mike Tedesco)
Global rating: 7.9
Phyllis dates a man on a platonic basis, but he is attracted more to Mary and begins seeing her.
105. Not a Christmas Story
First aired: 11/9/1974
Writer: Ed Weinberger, Stan Daniels
Director: John C. Chulay
Guest star:
Global rating: 8.3
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.
106. What Are Friends For?
First aired: 11/16/1974
Writer: David Lloyd
Director: Alan Rafkin
Guest star: Noble Willingham (Hal), David Huddleston (Freddy), Robert Karvelas (Waiter), Dan Barrows (Bellhop)
Global rating: 8.7
Mary and Sue Ann go to a convention in Chicago and Mary finds out that Sue Ann leads a lonely life.
107. A Boy's Best Friend
First aired: 11/23/1974
Writer: David Lloyd
Director: Mary Tyler Moore
Guest star: Nolan Leary (Walter Tewksbury)
Global rating: 6.6
Ted is shocked when he finds out his mother does not intend to marry her boyfriend, but will live with him.
108. A Son for Murray
First aired: 11/30/1974
Writer: Ed Weinberger, Stan Daniels
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Joyce Bulifant (Marie Slaughter), John Gabriel (Andy Rivers) , Michael Higa (Le Chan), David Fresco (Phil)
Global rating: 7.3
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.
109. Neighbors
First aired: 12/7/1974
Writer: Ziggy Steinberg
Director: James Burrows, John C. Chulay
Guest star: Lisa Gerritsen (Bess Lindstrom) , Clifford David (David Boyd), Tom Castronova (Moving Man)
Global rating: 7.6
Lou wants a smaller place and moves in to Rhoda's old apartment but can't help interfering in Mary's private life.
110. A Girl Like Mary
First aired: 12/14/1974
Writer: Ann Gibbs, Joel Kimmel
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Rosalind Cash (Enid Berringer), Judie Stein (College Girl)
Global rating: 7.2
Lou wants to hire a female newscaster 'like Mary', so Mary decides to audition for the job herself.
111. An Affair to Forget
First aired: 12/21/1974
Writer: Ed Weinberger, Stan Daniels
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star:
Global rating: 8.5
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.
112. Mary Richards: Producer
First aired: 1/4/1975
Writer: David Lloyd
Director: Norman Campbell
Guest star: Anthony Holland (Mel Peters), Phillip Richard Allen (Gus Brubaker), Fred Festinger (Drunk), Joe Scott (Bartender)
Global rating: 7.2
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.
113. The System
First aired: 1/11/1975
Writer: Ed Weinberger, Stan Daniels
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: John Gabriel (Andy Rivers) , Tom Pedi (Al)
Global rating: 8.4
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.
114. Phyllis Whips Inflation
First aired: 1/18/1975
Writer: Ed Weinberger, Stan Daniels
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Lisa Gerritsen (Bess Lindstrom) , Doris Roberts (Helen Farrell)
Global rating: 8.7
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.
115. The Shame of the Cities
First aired: 1/25/1975
Writer: Michael Elias, Michael Elias, Arnie Kogan
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Sheree North (Charlene Maguire), Robert Emhardt (Investigator), Chuck Bergansky (Bartender), James Jeter (Customer in Bar)
Global rating: 6.9
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.
116. Marriage Minneapolis Style
First aired: 2/1/1975
Writer: Pamela Russell
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Joyce Bulifant (Marie Slaughter) , Eileen McDonough (Ellen Slaughter), Patricia Wilson (Hilda)
Global rating: 7.8
Ted pops the question to Georgette at Murray's 20th wedding anniversary party and then gets cold feet.
117. You Try To Be a Nice Guy
First aired: 2/8/1975
Writer: Michael Leeson
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Barbara Colby (Sherry), Ted Konopka (Mrs. Goldman's Dog)
Global rating: 8.6
Mary agrees to help a troubled crime prone girl go straight and find a job.
118. You Can't Lose 'em All
First aired: 2/15/1975
Writer: David Lloyd
Director: Marjorie Mullen
Guest star: Larry Wilde (Emcee), Fred Grandy (Rev. J. W. Dannenbrink), Lee Vines (Lew Stuart), Judy Reich (Model)
Global rating: 7.5
Lou wins the Albert Mason Award, which he had once said was for broadcasting veterans who couldn't chew their own food.
119. Ted Baxter's Famous Broadcasters' School
First aired: 2/22/1975
Writer: Michael Zinberg
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Leonard Frey (Student), Bernie Kopell (Tony), Norman Bartold (Allen Marsh)
Global rating: 9.1
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.
120. Anyone Who Hates Kids and Dogs
First aired: 3/8/1975
Writer: Jerry Mayer
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Laurence Luckinbill (Ken), Lee Montgomery (Stevie), Mabel Albertson (Mother-in-Law), Ian Wolfe (Grandfather), Carole King Larkey (Aunt Helen), Iggie Wolfington (Uncle), Megan King (Photographer)
Global rating: 7.8
Mary likes her new boyfriend but finds his son absolutely intolerable.
121. Edie Gets Married
First aired: 9/13/1975
Writer: Bob Ellison
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Priscilla Morrill (Edie Grant) , Nora Heflin (Janey Grant), Patrick Campbell (Pat, the Bartender), Hal Ridel (Minister), Brad Trumbull (Howard Gordon)
Global rating: 8.0
Lou puts on a brave face when he learns that his ex-wife Edie is remarrying.
122. Mary Moves Out
First aired: 9/20/1975
Writer: David Lloyd
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: John Lehne (Jimbo), Claude Stroud (Landlord)
Global rating: 8.6
Mary, wanting some change in her life, makes the decision to move to a new apartment.
123. Mary's Father
First aired: 9/27/1975
Writer: Earl Pomerantz
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Ed Flanders (Father Terrance Brian)
Global rating: 8.1
Mary researches a documentary with the help of a priest. He eventually decides to leave the Church, and Mary thinks that he has fallen in love with her.
124. Murray In Love
First aired: 10/4/1975
Writer: David Lloyd
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Barry Coe (Steve), Penny Marshall (Paula), Mary Kay Place (Sally Jo), Peter Hobbs (Bartender)
Global rating: 8.0
Murray realizes that he's always been in love with Mary and wants desperately to tell her.
125. Ted's Moment of Glory
First aired: 10/11/1975
Writer: Charles Lee, Gig Henry
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Richard Balin (The Producer), Dian Parkinson (Model), Bill Zuckert (Bartender), Frederic Franklyn (Mr. Jensen), Olive Dunbar (Mrs. Franklin), Marilyn Roberts (Mrs. Green)
Global rating: 8.1
Ted's jocular nature is ideal for hosting a game show in New York, and he successfully auditions for the job. But Mary and Lou wonder if they really want to see him go.
126. Mary's Aunt
First aired: 10/18/1975
Writer: David Lloyd
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Eileen Heckart (Flo Meredith)
Global rating: 8.4
Mary's high-flying journalist aunt comes for a visit, and Lou finds that he has a rival in her.
127. Chuckles Bites the Dust
First aired: 10/25/1975
Writer: David Lloyd
Director: Joan Darling
Guest star: John Harkins (Rev. Burns)
Global rating: 9.4
Chuckles the Clown is crushed to death by a rogue elephant in a parade, which leaves all the newsroom staff in hysterics except Mary.
128. Mary's Delinquent
First aired: 11/1/1975
Writer: Mary Kay Place, Valerie Curtin
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Mackenzie Phillips (Francie Stevens), Tamu Blackwell (Celestine), Phillip Richard Allen (Gus Brubaker)
Global rating: 8.0
Mary joins a Big Sisters scheme and tries to bring a teenage shoplifter to the side of good. Sue Ann, pursuing an award, decides to "adopt" a little sister as well but finds herself getting influenced.
129. Ted's Wedding
First aired: 11/8/1975
Writer: David Lloyd
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: John Ritter (Rev. Chatfield)
Global rating: 9.1
Out of pity for Ted, Mary invites him & Georgette over for brunch. While he as an onion ring in his mouth, he proposes to Georgette...again. When, for the first time, Georgette says no, she & Ted have a talk and decide they want to get married now. They invite all their friends: Lou, Murray (with mud on his sweatshirt from his son's football game), and Sue Ann (who, in a spectacularily comedic enterance, brings a veil, flowers, and rice, among several other things). Ted's mom can't make it (she's washing her hair), but the incompetent minister comes straight from his tennis match. Best man Lou helps Ted calm his wedding day jitters. When the minister asks Ted if he takes Georgette to be his lawfully wedded wife, he pauses for a moment. Finally, with a smile on his face, he says, "I do." When they are pronounced husband & wife, Sue Ann sings the wedding march...very poorly, of course. Once the wedding ends and Lou, Murray, & Sue Ann leave, Ted asks, as if nothing had happened, "What's for dessert?"
130. Lou Douses an Old Flame
First aired: 11/15/1975
Writer: David Lloyd
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Beverly Garland (Veronica Ludlow)
Global rating: 7.5
Lou meets up with a woman who had sent him a 'Dear John' letter during World War II but is disappointed to learn her motives for doing so.
131. Mary Richards Falls in Love
First aired: 11/22/1975
Writer: Ed Weinberger, Stan Daniels
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Ted Bessell (Joe Warner), Valerie Harper (Rhoda Morgenstern Gerard), David Groh (Joe Gerard), Beth Howland (Joan), Michael Perotta (Waiter)
Global rating: 8.6
Mary is convinced she has really fallen in love, but her boyfriend seems reluctant in saying those three magic words, 'I love you'.
132. Ted's Tax Refund
First aired: 11/29/1975
Writer: Bob Ellison
Director: Marjorie Mullen
Guest star: Paul Lichtman (Irv Gevins), Connie Sawyer (Neighbor)
Global rating: 7.8
Ted is overjoyed when he gets a tax refund and splurges out on everyone at the newsroom, but is later shocked when the IRS informs him that he will be audited.
133. The Happy Homemaker Takes Lou Home
First aired: 12/6/1975
Writer: David Lloyd
Director: James Burrows
Guest star: Wynn Irwin (Jesse), Titos Vandis (Laszlo)
Global rating: 8.7
Sue Ann gets Mary to ask Lou out on a date on her behalf. Lou accepts, not realizing who Mary's 'friend' is.
134. One Boyfriend Too Many
First aired: 12/13/1975
Writer: David Lloyd
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Ted Bessell (Joe Warner), Michael Tolan (Dan Whitfield)
Global rating: 8.5
Mary's old flame Dan Whitfield, who once proposed to her, returns to Minneapolis and she's forced to choose between him and her current boyfriend.
135. What Do You Want to Do When You Produce?
First aired: 12/20/1975
Writer: Shelley Nelbert, Craig Allan Hefner
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Joyce Bulifant (Marie Slaughter)
Global rating: 7.7
Initially delighted at the chance of producing the Happy Homemaker show, Murray quickly becomes miserable when he realizes the menial tasks he has to do for Sue Ann.
136. Not With My Wife, I Don't
First aired: 1/3/1976
Writer: Bob Ellison
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Alan Manson (Dr. Powell), Lois Walden (Receptionist)
Global rating: 6.8
Ted and Georgette face marital problems, but Ted refuses to see a counselor unless Lou goes with him.
137. The Seminar
First aired: 1/10/1976
Writer: James Macdonald, Robert Gerlach
Director: Stuart Margolin
Guest star: Betty Ford (Herself), Dabney Coleman (Phil Wright)
Global rating: 7.9
Lou and Mary go on a press junket to Washington, DC. Lou was once a correspondent there, but Mary has difficulty believing him about his contacts.
138. Once I Had a Secret Love
First aired: 1/17/1976
Writer: Pat Nardo, Gloria Banta
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star:
Global rating: 9.1
Lou has spent the night with Sue Ann, and confides in Mary. Their friendship is almost ruined when Mary is unable to keep the secret.
139. Menage-a-Lou
First aired: 1/24/1976
Writer: Bob Ellison
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Janis Paige (Charlene Maguire), Penny Marshall (Paula), Jeff Conaway (Kenny Stevens), James Jeter (Customer in Bar)
Global rating: 7.5
Lou almost ruins one of Mary's parties when his old girlfriend, Charlene Maguire, arrives with a date. He tries to make her jealous by taking out one of Mary's neighbors.
140. Murray Takes a Stand
First aired: 1/31/1976
Writer: David Lloyd
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Joyce Bulifant (Marie Slaughter)
Global rating: 7.5
Murray is unhappy with the new station owner's policies and tells him off over the phone one evening. However, the station owner fires him the following day.
141. Mary's Aunt Returns
First aired: 2/7/1976
Writer: David Lloyd
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Eileen Heckart (Flo Meredith)
Global rating: 7.5
Mary's Aunt Flo and Lou both prepare competing ideas for a TV documentary.
142. A Reliable Source
First aired: 2/21/1976
Writer: Richard M. Powell
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Edward Winter (Brian Nordquist)
Global rating: 6.7
Mary learns that an old friend seeking re-election to Congress had financial help from the mob. Lou threatens to use the story on the air.
143. Sue Ann Falls in Love
First aired: 2/28/1976
Writer: Bob Ellison
Director: Doug Rogers
Guest star: James Luisi (Doug), Larry Wilde (Emcee), Pat Gainor (Award Presenter)
Global rating: 7.5
Sue Ann has fallen in love, but her new boyfriend is less scrupulous than he first seems.
144. Ted and the Kid
First aired: 3/6/1976
Writer: Bob Ellison
Director: Marjorie Mullen
Guest star: Robbie Rist (David Baxter), Patricia Estrin (Mrs. Adams)
Global rating: 7.5
Ted and Georgette decide to adopt a son after Ted is informed he cannot have children.
145. Mary Midwife
First aired: 9/25/1976
Writer: David Lloyd
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Ford Rainey (Doctor)
Global rating: 8.8
Georgette gives birth at Mary's dinner party. With the hospital and doctor too far away, Lou and Mary help deliver the baby.
146. Mary the Writer
First aired: 10/2/1976
Writer: Bert Prelutsky
Director: James Burrows
Guest star:
Global rating: 8.1
Mary decides to take a creative writing course, and is less than delighted with the criticism Lou levels at her efforts.
147. Sue Ann's Sister
First aired: 10/9/1976
Writer: David Lloyd
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Pat Priest (Lila Nivens)
Global rating: 8.0
Sue Ann becomes deeply depressed when her sister arrives and gets an offer to do a competing homemaker show in Minneapolis.
148. What's Wrong with Swimming?
First aired: 10/16/1976
Writer: David Lloyd
Director: Marjorie Mullen
Guest star: Caren Kaye (B. J. Smathers)
Global rating: 7.3
Mary hires a new sportscaster who refuses to cover any sports but swimming and is faced with the prospect of firing her.
149. Ted's Change of Heart
First aired: 10/23/1976
Writer: Earl Pomerantz
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Harvey Vernon (Xerox Repair Man), Jerry Fogel (Dr. Carter), Dean Santoro (Phil Howard), Paul Sorenson (Cameraman), Alessandro Paolone (Newsman)
Global rating: 7.5
Ted suffers a heart attack on the air and for the next few days becomes conscious of how precious life is.
150. One Producer Too Many
First aired: 10/30/1976
Writer: Bob Ellison
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Richard Seff (Waiter), Murray Korda (Violinist)
Global rating: 6.7
Lou promotes Murray to co-producer against Mary's wishes to prevent him from accepting a producer's job at a rival television station.
151. My Son, the Genius
First aired: 11/6/1976
Writer: Bob Ellison
Director: Joan Darling
Guest star: Robbie Rist (David Baxter), William Bogert (Doctor), Ned Glass (Morris Bender), Valorie Armstrong (Receptionist)
Global rating: 7.3
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.
152. Mary Gets a Lawyer
First aired: 11/13/1976
Writer: Bert Prelutsky
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: John McMartin (Barry Munroe), Walter Brooke (The Judge), Jason Johnson (Bailiff), Richard Kline (Prosecutor), Tom Tarpey (Process Server), Phil J. Macias (Guard)
Global rating: 6.9
Mary faces a contempt charge for not revealing her news source. Lou recommends a lawyer friend who takes a romantic interest in Mary.
153. Lou Proposes
First aired: 11/20/1976
Writer: David Lloyd
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Eileen Heckart (Flo Meredith), T.J. Castronova (Bartender)
Global rating: 7.3
Lou realizes that he has feelings for Mary's Aunt Flo, a journalist with a similar pride and passion in the news profession.
154. Murray Can't Lose
First aired: 11/27/1976
Writer: David Lloyd
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Joyce Bulifant (Marie Slaughter) , Larry Wilde (Emcee), Lisa Parkes (Award Presenter)
Global rating: 7.6
Lou learns from a source on the Teddy Award's panel that Murray will finally win an award for his news writing.
155. Mary's Insomnia
First aired: 12/4/1976
Writer: David Lloyd
Director: James Burrows
Guest star: Sherry Hursey (Bonnie Slaughter), Ted Lehman (Janitor)
Global rating: 8.4
Mary is having trouble sleeping and resorts to pills, which has Lou concerned that she's become addicted to them.
156. Ted's Temptation
First aired: 12/11/1976
Writer: Bob Ellison
Director: Harry Mastrogeorge
Guest star: Trisha Noble (Whitney Lewis), Hal Riddle (Man in Restaurant), David Brandon (Jim Sutton)
Global rating: 8.3
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.
157. Look at Us, We're Walking
First aired: 12/25/1976
Writer: Bob Ellison
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: David Ogden Stiers (Mel Price), Naomi Caryl (Receptionist)
Global rating: 8.1
Mary and Lou threaten to quit after the new station manager refuses to give them a raise.
158. The Critic
First aired: 1/8/1977
Writer: David Lloyd
Director: Martin Cohan
Guest star: Eric Braeden (Karl Heller), David Ogden Stiers (Mel Price), Tom Newman (Maitre d'), Warren Munson (Sommelier)
Global rating: 8.1
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.
159. Lou's Army Reunion
First aired: 1/15/1977
Writer: Bob Ellison
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Alex Rocco (Ben Selwyn), Dort Clark (Man at Reunion)
Global rating: 7.5
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.
160. The Ted and Georgette Show
First aired: 1/22/1977
Writer: David Lloyd
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: David Ogden Stiers (Mel Price), Alex Henteloff (Elliott), Douglas Robinson (Stage Manager), Lee Vines (Announcer)
Global rating: 7.5
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.
161. Sue Ann Gets the Ax
First aired: 1/29/1977
Writer: Bob Ellison
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Louis Guss (Sam), John Petlock (Stage Manager), éné/person/26179/summary.html"Réné (Boy Puppet), Wandee Feldman (Girl Puppet)
Global rating: 8.2
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.
162. Hail the Conquering Gordy
First aired: 2/5/1977
Writer: Earl Pomerantz
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: John Amos (Gordy Howard) , David White (Mr. Cobb), Mavis Neal Palmer (Mrs. Cobb), Jean Lebouvier (Publicity Lady), Johnnie Avery (Ted's "Son")
Global rating: 8.0
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.
163. Mary and the Sexagenarian
First aired: 2/12/1977
Writer: Les Charles, Glen Charles
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Joyce Bulifant (Marie Slaughter) , Lew Ayres (Doug Booth), Jon Lormer (Ronny Williams), Bartine Zane (Aunt Helen), Walker Edmiston (Joe)
Global rating: 8.0
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.
164. Murray Ghosts for Ted
First aired: 2/14/1977
Writer: David Lloyd
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Joyce Bulifant (Marie Slaughter) , Helen Hunt (Laurie Slaughter)
Global rating: 8.6
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.
165. Mary's Three Husbands
First aired: 2/26/1977
Writer: Bob Ellison
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Bill Dearth (Bellhop)
Global rating: 7.1
Murray, Ted and Lou fantasize about being married to Mary.
166. Mary's Big Party
First aired: 3/5/1977
Writer: Bob Ellison
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Johnny Carson (Himself (voice)), Irene Tedrow (Rep. Geddes)
Global rating: 8.7
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.
167. Lou Dates Mary
First aired: 3/12/1977
Writer: David Lloyd
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: John Reilly (Jake)
Global rating: 8.2
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.
168. The Last Show
First aired: 3/19/1977
Writer: Allan Burns, James L. Brooks, Ed Weinberger, Stan Daniels, David Lloyd, Bob Ellison
Director: Jay Sandrich
Guest star: Valerie Harper (Rhoda Morgenstern Gerard), Cloris Leachman (Phyllis Lindstrom), Robbie Rist (David Baxter), Vincent Gardenia (Mr. Coleman)
Global rating: 9.4
WJM-TV has some personnel changes in the executive department (again), and everyone except Ted Baxter is fired. The new station manager wants to see the WJM News the highest-ranked in Minneapolis, and for some reason feels that Ted can help him make it happen. (Seems a little odd, eh?) The gang says goodbye to each other in the form of a long, hard cry. Mary thanks them all for being her surrogate family, and Lou finally sentimentally says, "I cherish you people." They bravely march out the office doors singing, "It's a long, long way to Tipperary." At the last moment, Mary leans back through through the WJM-TV doors and turns out the light. So long, WJM-TV.
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