"Mary Tyler Moore" (1970) TV series 1970-1977

Creators:

James L. Brooks
Allan Burns
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7

Release Date:

19 September 1970 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

The lives and trials of a young single woman and her friends, both at work and at home.

Plot Keywords:

Television | Producer | Single | Single Woman | Unrequited Love

Awards:

Won 3 Golden Globes. Another 36 wins & 69 nominations

Cast

Mary Tyler Moore	...	Mary Richards (168 episodes, 1970-1977)
Gavin MacLeod	...	Murray Slaughter / ... (168 episodes, 1970-1977)
Edward Asner	...	Lou Grant (167 episodes, 1970-1977)
Ted Knight	...	Ted Baxter (166 episodes, 1970-1977)
Valerie Harper	...	Rhoda Morgenstern (92 episodes, 1970-1977)

Series Directed by
Jay Sandrich		(119 episodes, 1970-1977)
Peter Baldwin		(10 episodes, 1970-1973)
Alan Rafkin		(4 episodes, 1970-1974)
John C. Chulay		(4 episodes, 1973-1974)
James Burrows		(4 episodes, 1974-1976)
Marjorie Mullen		(4 episodes, 1975-1976)
Jerry Paris		(3 episodes, 1971)
Jerry Belson		(3 episodes, 1972-1973)
Hal Cooper		(2 episodes, 1972)
Nancy Walker		(2 episodes, 1973-1974)

Series Writing credits
James L. Brooks		(62 episodes, 1970-1977)
Allan Burns		(60 episodes, 1970-1977)
David Lloyd		(31 episodes, 1973-1977)
Ed. Weinberger		(20 episodes, 1972-1977)
Treva Silverman		(16 episodes, 1970-1974)
Bob Ellison		(15 episodes, 1975-1977)
Stan Daniels		(11 episodes, 1973-1977)
Steven Pritzker		(8 episodes, 1970-1972)
Lorenzo Music		(8 episodes, 1970-1971)
Martin Cohan		(8 episodes, 1971-1973)
David Davis		(7 episodes, 1970-1971)
Susan Silver		(5 episodes, 1971-1972)
Elias Davis		(4 episodes, 1972-1974)
David Pollock		(4 episodes, 1972-1974)
Dick Clair		(4 episodes, 1972-1973)
Jenna McMahon		(4 episodes, 1972-1973)
Monica Mcgowan Johnson		(3 episodes, 1973-1974)
Marilyn Suzanne Miller		(3 episodes, 1973-1974)
Earl Pomerantz		(3 episodes, 1975-1977)
Bob Rodgers		(2 episodes, 1970)
Gloria Banta		(2 episodes, 1972-1976)
Patricia Nardo		(2 episodes, 1972-1976)
Martin Donovan		(2 episodes, 1972)
Jerry Mayer		(2 episodes, 1973-1975)
Karyl Miller		(2 episodes, 1973-1974)
Burt Prelutsky		(2 episodes, 1976)

Series Produced by
James L. Brooks	....	executive producer / producer (101 episodes, 1970-1977)
Allan Burns	....	executive producer / producer (101 episodes, 1970-1977)
Lionel A. Ephraim	....	associate producer / assistant producer (67 episodes, 1970-1973)
Ed. Weinberger	....	producer (53 episodes, 1972-1977)
Michael Zinberg	....	assistant producer / associate producer (48 episodes, 1972-1974)
David Davis	....	producer (47 episodes, 1970-1972)
Budd Cherry	....	associate producer (7 episodes, 1974-1977)
Stan Daniels	....	producer (6 episodes, 1974-1977)

Series Original Music by
Patrick Williams		(97 episodes, 1970-1977)

Series Cinematography by
Paul Uhl		(95 episodes, 1970-1974)
William T. Cline		(7 episodes, 1974-1977)

Series Film Editing by
Douglas Hines		(98 episodes, 1970-1977)

Series Casting by
Meryl O'Loughlin		(unknown episodes)
Ethel Winant		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Lewis E. Hurst Jr.		(98 episodes, 1970-1974)
Kenneth A. Reid		(2 episodes, 1975-1977)

Series Set Decoration by
Raymond Boltz Jr.		(64 episodes, 1970-1973)
James Hassinger		(28 episodes, 1973-1974)
Joseph Reith		(5 episodes, 1973)

Series Costume Design by
Leslie Hall		(87 episodes, 1970-1974)
Donald MacDonald		(75 episodes, 1970-1974)

Series Makeup Department
Ben Nye Jr.	....	makeup artist (97 episodes, 1970-1974)
Donna Cox	....	hair stylist (90 episodes, 1970-1975)
Mary Keats	....	hair stylist (3 episodes, 1970)
Barbara Lorenzen	....	hair stylist (3 episodes, 1974)
Ray Steele	....	makeup artist (2 episodes, 1975-1977)

Series Production Management
Lionel A. Ephraim	....	production manager / unit production manager (67 episodes, 1970-1973)
Abby Singer	....	unit production manager / production manager (6 episodes, 1974-1975)
Ted Rich	....	post-production supervisor (2 episodes, 1975-1977)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
John C. Chulay	....	assistant director / first assistant director (93 episodes, 1970-1977)
Martin Cohan	....	assistant director (3 episodes, 1971)

Series Art Department
Gene Cox	....	property master (53 episodes, 1972-1977)
Lloyd R. Apperson	....	construction foreman (2 episodes, 1971-1973)

Series Sound Department
Cam McCulloch	....	sound mixer / production mixer (54 episodes, 1972-1977)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Don Bustany	....	camera coordinator (93 episodes, 1970-1974)
Roy Kight	....	key grip (54 episodes, 1972-1977)
Sam Ozment	....	gaffer (44 episodes, 1972-1974)
Rod Everson	....	gaffer (6 episodes, 1974-1977)
Gil Clasen	....	camera coordinator (2 episodes, 1970-1974)

Series Casting Department
Meryl O'Loughlin	....	casting (1 episode, 1975)
Nancy E. Barr	....	casting assistant (unknown episodes, 1976)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Donald MacDonald	....	costumer: men (21 episodes, 1970-1974)
Leslie Hall	....	costumer: women (11 episodes, 1970-1977)
Don McDonald	....	costumer: men (2 episodes, 1975-1977)

Series Music Department
Patrick Williams	....	conductor (103 episodes, 1970-1977)
Sonny Curtis	....	composer: theme song "Love Is All Around" / composer: theme music / ... (94 episodes, 1970-1977)
Ed Norton	....	music editing / music editor (5 episodes, 1974)

Series Transportation Department
Chris Haynes	....	driver (2 episodes, 1975)

Series Other crew
Marjorie Mullen	....	script supervisor (93 episodes, 1970-1977)
David Davis	....	title designer: main titles / story consultant / ... (50 episodes, 1970-1977)
Lorenzo Music	....	story consultant / assistant to producers (47 episodes, 1970-1972)
Cheryl Blythe	....	production assistant / assistant to producers (42 episodes, 1972-1974)
Karen Ziff	....	assistant to producers / assistant to the producers (26 episodes, 1973-1974)
Reza Badiyi	....	title visualization / title designer (25 episodes, 1970-1971)
James L. Brooks	....	script consultant (24 episodes, 1972-1973)
Allan Burns	....	script consultant (24 episodes, 1972-1973)
Treva Silverman	....	executive story consultant (23 episodes, 1973-1974)
Lionel A. Ephraim	....	production executive / production executive for MTM Enterprises / ... (20 episodes, 1973-1977)
Don Bustany	....	technical coordinator (7 episodes, 1974-1977)
David Lloyd	....	executive story editor / creative consultant (6 episodes, 1974-1977)
Dorothy Aldworth	....	script supervisor (5 episodes, 1970-1971)
Margo Husin Call	....	assistant to the producers (5 episodes, 1974)
Milton Hubatka	....	assistant: to executive producers (5 episodes, 1974)
Rosemary Dorsey	....	script supervisor (3 episodes, 1970-1973)
Darlene E. Ferrona	....	assistant to the producers (2 episodes, 1974)

Production Companies

• MTM Enterprises

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1970-1977) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Television
• MTM Enterprises
• New Video Group (1998) (USA) (VHS)
• Viacom

Other Companies

• CBS Studio Center  filming location

Also Known As:

The Mary Tyler Moore Show (USA) (promotional title)

Runtime:

30 min (168 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

MTM Enterprises

Trivia:

Often, during particularly uproarious episodes, you can hear producer James L. Brooks laughing from the studio audience. He has a very distinct and drawn out "hahhh hahhh hahh" guffaw.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the first season installment "Divorce Isn't Everything", Mary mentions that she can't speak French but can speak Spanish. Later in the series, while at a Mexican restaurant, she indicates that she can't read the menu because she took French in college.

Quotes:

Ted Baxter: It's actually tomorrow in Tokyo. Do you realize that there are people alive here in Minneapolis who are already dead in Tokyo?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The West Wing: 18th and Potomac (#2.21)" (2001)

Soundtrack:

Love Is All Around

She really DID make it after all.

The backstory: Mary Richards moves to Minneapolis, MN, specifically into an apartment with a sunken in living room. She applies for a job at a local television newsroom with high aspirations. The show not only deals with situation comedy, but with how a woman could "make it after all" in a male dominated workforce. Mary becomes close with her newsroom family, from tough-love boss Lou Grant to bumbling news anchorman Ted Baxter. She also deals with wacky neighbor Phyllis and of course, wise cracking Rhoda. The show is great because you care about all the characters and while funny, it can still deliver a strong message. Truly one of the best shows on television.