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| While The Mary Tyler Moore Show no longer enjoyed Top 20 ratings as the series entered its seventh season, CBS hoped that the show would last forever as the linchpin of its Saturday-night lineup. However, series star Mary Tyler Moore (cast as Mary Richards, newscast producer at Minneapolis TV station WJM) had already decided to emulate the example set by her previous sitcom, The Dick Van Dyke Show: quit while the applause and laughter are still ringing in your ears, rather than hang around until nobody is left in the room. Thus, season seven of The Mary Tyler Moore Show was predestined to be season last. Even so, the series' final batch of episodes uphold the lofty standards of previous seasons, as indicated by the fact that Mary Tyler Moore earned its third Outstanding Comedy Series Emmy award in a row at the 1976-1977 ceremonies. Things get off to a grand start with "Mary Midwife," in which Georgette Baxter (Georgia Engel), the pregnant wife of WJM-TV's vainglorious anchorman, Ted Baxter (Ted Knight), goes into labor right in the middle of one of Mary Richards' infamous dinner parties. Subsequent episodes of note include "Sue Ann's Sister," in which WJM's "Happy Homemaker" Sue Ann Nivens (Betty White) suffers a bad case of sibling rivalry when her sister -- and professional competitor -- Lila (Pat Priest) comes to town; and "Sue Ann Gets the Ax," wherein Sue Ann accepts a humiliating supporting role on a TV kiddie show when her own series is canceled. Also worth noting are "Ted's Change of Heart," in which Ted undergoes an epiphany after suffering a heart attack while on the air; "Lou Proposes," featuring another lively appearance by Eileen Heckart as Mary's globetrotting journalist aunt Flo Meredith; "Mary's Insomnia," combining slapstick with melodrama as Mary inadvertently becomes addicted to sleeping pills; "The Critic," guest-starring Eric Braeden as a waspish arts critic who is given a gooey comeuppance by an unwitting Ted; "Hail the Conquering Gordy," marking a return appearance by John Amos in the role of former WJM weatherman Gordy Howard; "Mary's Big Party," in which Johnny Carson makes a guest appearance -- we think; and the series' only fantasy episode, "Mary's Three Husbands." The Mary Tyler Moore Show neatly wraps things up after seven seasons with the now-classic series finale, in which the new manager of WJM-TV fires everyone on the staff -- except, amazingly, Ted Baxter! (It's a long way to Tipperary....) ~ 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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