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| If for no other reason, the sixth season of The Mary Tyler Moore would be memorable for the Emmy-winning episode "Chuckles Bites the Dust," which has been listed in innumerable media publications as one of the funniest sitcom episodes of all time. Just in case you need remembering, this is the half hour in which Chuckles the Clown, resident kiddie host at Minneapolis station WJM-TV is killed in a freak accident during a circus parade -- seems he was dressed as a giant peanut, and a rogue elephant tried to "shell" him. As her co-workers Lou Grant (Edward Asner), Murray Slaughter (Gavin MacLeod), and Ted Baxter (Ted Knight) compensate for their loss by making hilarious bad-taste jokes about Chuckles' demise, the outraged Mary Richards (Mary Tyler Moore) insists that they behave themselves and treat the occasion with the dignity and sobriety it deserves -- only to dissolve in laughter herself during the minister's eulogy at Chuckles' funeral ("A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants"). Not that this was the only season-six highlight. The opening episode, "Edie Gets Married," finds Lou Grant trying to bear up as a guest at his ex-wife's wedding; "Mary Moves Out" introduces Mary's new high-rise apartment, a move dictated by the departure of her former landlady Phyllis Lindstrom (Cloris Leachman had, of course, left the series to star in her own spin-off, Phyllis); "Murray in Love" poses a crisis of conscience for the very married Murray when it dawns upon him that he's fallen in love with Mary; "Mary's Aunt" introduces Eileen Heckart in the role of wordly journalist Flo Meredith, who finds an apt sparring partner in the form of the envious Lou; "Ted's Wedding," in which Ted finally ties the knot with his long-suffering fiancée, Georgette (Georgia Engel), with a pre-Three's Company John Ritter as the minister who performs the ceremony (in tennis clothes!); "The Happy Homemaker Takes Lou Home," wherein we finally see the erotically furnished "bachelorette apartment" of TV household-hint hostess Sue Ann Nivens (Betty White); "The Seminar," featuring an unforgettable cameo appearance by then-first lady Betty Ford; and "Ted and the Kid," distinguished by the first appearance of Robbie Rist as Ted and Georgette's adopted son, David. Also, Ted Bessel appears in a handful of episodes as Joe Warner, whom the series' producers were obviously hoping to develop as Mary's permanent boyfriend. Although it had dipped to number 19 in the ratings, The Mary Tyler Moore Show remained an audience favorite during its sixth season, and also won its second Outstanding Comedy Series Emmy award in the bargain. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide | |
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| Facing an audit from the IRS, Mary ("Mary Tyler Moore") dutifully hands over a... Full Synopsis Invited to deliver a speech at Phyllis' club, bombastic newscaster Ted Baxter... Full Synopsis Feeling overworked, Mary ("Mary Tyler Moore") asks Lou ("Edward Asner") to hire... Full Synopsis Mary's landlady, Phyllis ("Cloris Leachman"), takes great pride in her... Full Synopsis Establishing a "Mary Tyler Moore Show" tradition, the news staff at WJM-TV... Full Synopsis Big-hearted Mary ("Mary Tyler Moore") offers to substitute for the WJM-TV... Full Synopsis Hoping to get a lower group rate on an ocean cruise, "bachelor girls" Mary... Full Synopsis Everyone in the newsroom is convinced that Mary has had a romantic fling with... Full Synopsis "John Schuck" guest stars as Frank Carelli, a washed-up pro football player now... Full Synopsis Originally telecast September 19, 1970, ""Love Is All Around"" is the classic... Full Synopsis "Nancy Walker" makes her first series appearance as Ida Morganstern, the... Full Synopsis A typically heavy Minnesota snowstorm leaves Mary ("Mary Tyler Moore") in charge... Full Synopsis When a youthful WJM-TV employee refers to Mary ("Mary Tyler Moore") as "ma'am,"... Full Synopsis Mary ("Mary Tyler Moore") accepts a date from Eric Mathews ("Hamilton Camp"), a... Full Synopsis "How will you make it on your own?" These lyrics from the original version of... Full Synopsis Laid off from the department store where she works, Rhoda ("Valerie Harper")... Full Synopsis Patte Finley, who later played Bob Hartley's sister, Ellen, on "The Bob Newhart... Full Synopsis "Nancy Walker" returns in the role of Ida Morgenstein, the quintessential Jewish... Full Synopsis Vainglorious newscaster Ted Baxter ("Ted Knight") refuses to go on his... Full Synopsis Newscaster Ted Baxter ("Ted Knight") goes into full panic mode when his handsome... Full Synopsis Not altogether certain that she wants a blast from the past, Mary ("Mary Tyler... Full Synopsis Lou ("Edward Asner") hasn't got the time or the inclination to pass along a... Full Synopsis Quite unexpectedly, Mary ("Mary Tyler Moore") and Rhoda ("Valerie Harper") are... Full Synopsis Evidently, when Mary ("Mary Tyler Moore") had her tonsils removed as a child, it... Full Synopsis Mary ("Mary Tyler Moore") goes out on a date with Paul Arnell ("Richard... Full Synopsis Overhearing a telephone conversation in the newsroom, Mary ("Mary Tyler Moore")... Full Synopsis Mary ("Mary Tyler Moore") is swept off her feet by dashing, romantic foreign... Full Synopsis The first of the series' many "party" episodes finds Mary ("Mary Tyler Moore")... Full Synopsis Mary ("Mary Tyler Moore") enrolls in a nighttime TV-journalism class, hoping to... Full Synopsis It is bad enough when Mary ("Mary Tyler Moore") comes home to find her apartment... Full Synopsis Rhoda's new boyfriend, Chuck ("Michael Callan"), seems to be a successful young... Full Synopsis "Arlene Golonka" guest stars as Betty Bowerchuck, the daughter of WJM-TV's... Full Synopsis When the ratings for "The Six O'Clock News" drop even lower than usual, producer... Full Synopsis "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" opened its second season by gingerly dealing with... Full Synopsis After weeks of trying to persuade Lou ("Edward Asner") and his wife, Edie, to... Full Synopsis Mary ("Mary Tyler Moore") has been stood up on dates before, but never with such... Full Synopsis Though no big fans of "John Wayne", Mary ("Mary Tyler Moore") and Rhoda... Full Synopsis Mary ("Mary Tyler Moore") talks her boss, Lou ("Edward Asner"), into hiring... Full Synopsis Another crisis hits the WJM newsroom when two TV unions go on strike at once.... Full Synopsis Would-be playwright Murray ("Gavin MacLeod") has completed his autobiographical... Full Synopsis Like the series' heroine, Mary Richards, The Mary Tyler Moore Show is a lot more... Full Synopsis Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In regular "Barbara Sharma" guest stars as Randy, a... Full Synopsis Having promised Phyllis ("Cloris Leachman"), that she would baby-sit Bess ("Lisa... Full Synopsis "Jerry Van Dyke", whose older brother co-starred with "Mary Tyler Moore" in The... Full Synopsis Rhoda's parents pay a visit to Minneapolis, bringing their marital difficulties... Full Synopsis Under the terms of his new WJM-TV contract, news anchor Ted Baxter ("Ted... Full Synopsis Mary Richards ("Mary Tyler Moore") is understandably upset when she hears about... Full Synopsis "Bill Daily" guest stars as dynamic, charismatic city councilman Pete Peterson,... Full Synopsis Mary ("Mary Tyler Moore") gets swept up in romantic intrigue thanks to Bess... Full Synopsis When Lou Grant's ("Edward Asner") trip to Las Vegas is cancelled, Mary ("Mary... Full Synopsis "Nanette Fabray" and "Bill Quinn" make their first series appearances as Dottie... Full Synopsis When pompous newsman Ted Baxter ("Ted Knight") goes apartment hunting, he ends... Full Synopsis An old war wound lands Lou Grant ("Edward Asner") in the hospital for minor... Full Synopsis Rhoda ("Valerie Harper") has made up her mind to return to New York, leaving her... Full Synopsis Series regular "Valerie Harper"'s 20-pound weight loss between seasons two and... Full Synopsis As the result of a minor fender-bender, Mary ("Mary Tyler Moore") strikes up a... Full Synopsis Bess Lindstrom ("Lisa Gerritsen"), precocious daughter of Mary's eccentric... Full Synopsis Boarding a packed elevator, Mary ("Mary Tyler Moore") has a chance encounter... Full Synopsis Season three of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" was launched with a spoof of a... Full Synopsis In order to afford a car for his wife's tenth anniversary present, news writer... Full Synopsis "Lois Nettleton" guest stars as Barbara Coleman, the new station manager of... Full Synopsis A TV columnist ("Peter Haskell") famous for twisting words to get a juicier... Full Synopsis After a fire severely damages her apartment, Rhoda ("Valerie Harper") has no... Full Synopsis When Lou Grant ("Edward Asner") is promoted to program director at WJM-TV, he... Full Synopsis Mary ("Mary Tyler Moore") is flattered but confused by the romantic approach... Full Synopsis "Nanette Fabray" and "Bill Quinn" return as Mary's parents, Dottie and Walter... Full Synopsis The eponymous star of The Mary Tyler Moore Show launches her third season in the... Full Synopsis Georgette ("Georgia Engel") falls apart when she finds her sweetie, Ted Baxter... Full Synopsis The 33-year-old Mary Richards ("Mary Tyler Moore") falls head over heels in love... Full Synopsis The deep-set insecurities of pompous TV anchorman Ted Baxter ("Ted Knight") are... Full Synopsis Mary ("Mary Tyler Moore") feels sorry for Lou Grant (Ed Asner), who, recently... Full Synopsis Tired of running minor errands for newsroom boss Lou Grant ("Edward Asner"),... Full Synopsis Bonnie Slaughter ("Tammi Bula"), teenaged daughter of news writer Murray ("Gavin... Full Synopsis Still reeling over the breakup of his marriage, Lou ("Edward Asner") begins... Full Synopsis Now that he is separated from his wife, Lou ("Edward Asner") feels it is time to... Full Synopsis Newsroom boss Lou Grant ("Edward Asner") has always dreamed of owning his own... Full Synopsis Rhoda ("Valerie Harper") is convinced that it's the "real thing" this time... Full Synopsis Mary ("Mary Tyler Moore") invests her entire life savings -- all 1,295 dollars... Full Synopsis When one of his contemporaries wins a Pulitzer Prize, news writer Murray... Full Synopsis Phyllis ("Cloris Leachman") hopes to play matchmaker when her brother, Ben... Full Synopsis The worst day in the life of Mary Richards ("Mary Tyler Moore") occurs on the... Full Synopsis "Joseph Campanella" guest stars as Mary's former sweetheart, Tom Vernon. Paying... Full Synopsis Fans of the "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" spin-off "Rhoda" will recall that... Full Synopsis "Stuart Margolin", best-known for his work on the various TV projects of "James... Full Synopsis "Jerry Van Dyke" makes a return appearance in this episode as Mary's former... Full Synopsis As the whole world knows, Mary Richards ("Mary Tyler Moore") has never thrown a... Full Synopsis "Georgia Engel", the series' newest regular, is the center of attention in this... Full Synopsis "Betty White" makes her first appearance as TV personality Sue Ann Nivens, "The... Full Synopsis After months of breakups and reconciliations, the marriage of Lou and Edie Grant... Full Synopsis Phyllis Lindstrom ("Cloris Leachman") should know as well as anyone that TV... Full Synopsis The big news of The Mary Tyler Moore Show's fourth season is the introduction of... Full Synopsis Rhoda ("Valerie Harper") regards the fact that she claimed to be a college... Full Synopsis Bored out of her gourd while doing extra office work in her apartment late one... Full Synopsis With her new real estate agent's license in her hot little hand, Phyllis... Full Synopsis Still nervous about re-entering the dating scene after his split with wife Edie,... Full Synopsis At long last, WJM-TV news anchor Ted Baxter ("Ted Knight") wins the coveted... Full Synopsis Mary ("Mary Tyler Moore") and Rhoda ("Valerie Harper") prepare to set the... Full Synopsis Mary ("Mary Tyler Moore") goes out on a date with Ross Nelson (Anthony Nelson),... Full Synopsis Season five of The Mary Tyler Moore Show gets under way with all but one of its... Full Synopsis If for no other reason, the sixth season of The Mary Tyler Moore would be... 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