The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970-1977)

Mary Richards and the Incredible Plant Lady (1973)

25:34 minutes.

Mary and Rhoda’s friendship is strained after Rhoda borrows money to set up her new plant store and then doesn’t pay Mary back.

Put on a Happy Face (1973)

25:27 minutes.

Once Mary gets nominated for a Teddy Award everything starts going disastrously wrong for her at work—and at the awards dinner.

Remembrance of Things Past (1973)

25:36 minutes.

Against her better judgment, Mary gets drawn back into a romantic affair when an ex-boyfriend who broke her heart returns to Minneapolis.

Murray Faces Life (1973)

25:34 minutes.

Murray sinks into a deep depression and feels life has totally passed him by after he learns that a former writing classmate has won a Pulitzer Prize for journalism.

What Do You Say When the Boss Says, `I Love You?' (1973)

25:35 minutes.

Lou Grant realizes he's in over his head when the new boss at the Television station turns out to be a woman—who promptly falls in love with him.

Romeo and Mary (1973)

25:30 minutes.

Rhoda’s boyfriend finds the perfect guy for Mary, but unfortunately the guy is a bit overzealous in his intent to marry Mary and won’t take no for an answer.

The Georgette Story (1973)

25:37 minutes.

Mary and Rhoda decide it’s time they have a heart-to-heart talk with Georgette, since it appears that Ted is taking his new girlfriend way too much for granted.

My Brother's Keeper (1973)

25:36 minutes.

Phyllis schemes to have her brother fall in love and get married to Mary, but her plans go awry when her brother falls for Rhoda instead.

Lou's Place (1973)

25:35 minutes.

Lou achieves a lifelong dream when he becomes the owner of his favorite bar, but he quickly realizes he just doesn’t have what it takes to keep the customers coming back for more.

The Courtship of Mary's Father's Daughter (1972)

25:35 minutes.

Mary once again finds herself cast in the role of the “other woman” when an ex-boyfriend invites her to his engagement party—much to the dismay of his new fiancée.

Rhoda Morgenstern: Minn. to N.Y. (1972)

25:34 minutes.

Mary is devastated when Rhoda returns from a vacation in New York and announces she’s accepted a job and will be leaving Minneapolis for the Big Apple.

Operation: Lou (1972)

25:35 minutes.

Mary’s put in charge after Lou goes to have surgery to remove some World War II shrapnel, a move which causes a different kind of war to break out in the newsroom.

It Was Fascination, I Know (1972)

25:34 minutes.

Mary suddenly finds herself in the uncomfortable position of being the “other woman” after Phyllis’s daughter’s 15-year old boyfriend develops a crush on her.

You've Got a Friend (1972)

25:35 minutes.

Mary’s father is having trouble adjusting to his new life in the city because he misses his old buddies, so Mary invites him to lunch with her and Lou Grant.

Have I Found a Guy for You (1972)

25:35 minutes.

If Mary is crushed when she learns the marriage of her long-time friends is coming to an end, she’s stunned when she realizes the husband wants to start dating her after the divorce.

Farmer Ted and the News (1972)

25:29 minutes.

Lou realizes he’s made a big mistake after he signs a new contract that allows Ted to earn extra money appearing in TV commercials on several local television stations.

But Seriously, Folks (1972)

25:36 minutes.

Mary tries to help out when the station’s “Chuckles the Clown” writer quits his job in order to fulfill his lifelong ambition of performing as a stand-up comedian.

Just Around the Corner (1972)

25:37 minutes.

When Mary’s parents move into a new house just around the corner from her apartment and then start planning her social schedule, Mary turns to Rhoda for advice.

Rhoda, the Beautiful (1972)

25:36 minutes.

Even though she’s lost 20 pounds, Rhoda still feels fat and hopeless, but then Hempel’s Department Store invites her to enter a beauty contest.

It's Whether You Win or Lose (1972)

25:36 minutes.

When Lou is kept from joining his poker pals in Las Vegas, he insists Mary set up a poker game at work—much to the dismay of ex-compulsive gambler Murray.

Enter Rhoda's Parents (1972)

25:35 minutes.

Rhoda is shocked when her parents arrive for a visit and her mother reveals that she’s convinced her husband is seeing another woman.

Who's in Charge Here? (1972)

25:36 minutes.

Lou’s promotion to program manager leaves Murray in charge of the newsroom, a task which (it is quickly apparent!) he is totally unqualified to handle.

What Is Mary Richards Really Like? (1972)

25:31 minutes.

A local newspaper columnist, who Lou is convinced loves to destroy people’s reputations, interviews Mary about being the only woman in the newsroom at WJM.

The Good-Time News (1972)

25:34 minutes.

Both Lou and Ted are unhappy about the upbeat “happy news” format Mary has been assigned to develop for the “Six O’Clock News.”

Where There's Smoke, There's Rhoda (1972)

25:32 minutes.

The fire that destroys Rhoda's apartment almost destroys her friendship with Mary after the two friends attempt to live together while Rhoda's apartment is being repaired.

The Care and Feeding of Parents (1972)

25:28 minutes.

Mary finds herself in a sticky situation when her landlady, Phyllis Lindstrom, asks for help in getting an essay her daughter Bess wrote for English class published.

Baby-Sit-Com (1972)

25:35 minutes.

Mary has agreed to babysit her landlady's daughter, Bess, for the weekend, but when her old flame, "Sandy," surprises her with a date, she finds an unlikely substitute in the form of...

Feeb (1972)

25:31 minutes.

Mary feels guilty when her complaint gets a waitress named Randy fired. So when Randy applies for a job at the station, Mary hires her, only to learn firsthand the meaning of true incompetence.

Thoroughly Unmilitant Mary (1971)

25:27 minutes.

A newswriters' strike leaves Mary and Lou alone at the WJM station with Mary struggling to write news stories in Murray's place, and Lou stuttering to deliver it on camera.

Cover Boy (1971)

25:34 minutes.

When Ted's competitive and successful, model brother, Hal, comes to town, Ted tries to impress him by introducing Mary as his girlfriend.