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"Mary Tyler Moore" (1970) More at IMDbPro »TV series 1970-1977

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"Mary Tyler Moore" (1970): Season 3: Episode 24 -- 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.
"Mary Tyler Moore" (1970): Season 3: Episode 23 -- Once Mary gets nominated for a Teddy Award everything starts going disastrously wrong for her at work—and at the awards dinner.
"Mary Tyler Moore" (1970): Season 3: Episode 22 -- Against her better judgment, Mary gets drawn back into a romantic affair when an ex-boyfriend who broke her heart returns to Minneapolis.
"Mary Tyler Moore" (1970): Season 3: Episode 21 -- 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.
"Mary Tyler Moore" (1970): Season 3: Episode 20 -- 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.

Overview

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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 full episode list
Release Date:
19 September 1970 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy more
Plot:
The lives and trials of a young single woman and her friends, both at work and at home. full summary
Awards:
Won 3 Golden Globes. Another 36 wins & 69 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(42 articles)
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User Comments:
Absolutely, the Best Television Show Ever Written more (26 total)

Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 5 of 60)

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)
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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 (99 episodes, 1970-1977)
Allan Burns .... executive producer / producer (99 episodes, 1970-1977)
Lionel A. Ephraim .... associate producer / assistant producer (67 episodes, 1970-1973)
Ed. Weinberger .... producer (51 episodes, 1972-1977)
Michael Zinberg .... assistant producer / associate producer (48 episodes, 1972-1974)
David Davis .... producer (47 episodes, 1970-1972)
Budd Cherry .... associate producer (5 episodes, 1974-1977)
Stan Daniels .... producer (4 episodes, 1974-1977)
 
Series Original Music by
Patrick Williams (95 episodes, 1970-1977)
 
Series Cinematography by
Paul Uhl (95 episodes, 1970-1974)
William T. Cline (5 episodes, 1974-1977)
 
Series Film Editing by
Douglas Hines (96 episodes, 1970-1977)
 
Series Casting by
Meryl O'Loughlin (unknown episodes)
Ethel Winant (unknown episodes)
 
Series Art Direction by
Lewis E. Hurst Jr. (96 episodes, 1970-1974)
Kenneth A. Reid (2 episodes, 1975-1977)
 
Series Set Decoration by
Raymond Boltz Jr. (64 episodes, 1970-1973)
James Hassinger (26 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 (95 episodes, 1970-1974)
Donna Cox .... hair stylist (90 episodes, 1970-1975)
Mary Keats .... hair stylist (3 episodes, 1970)
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 (4 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 (91 episodes, 1970-1977)
Martin Cohan .... assistant director (3 episodes, 1971)
 
Series Art Department
Gene Cox .... property master (51 episodes, 1972-1977)
Lloyd R. Apperson .... construction foreman (2 episodes, 1971-1973)
 
Series Sound Department
Cam McCulloch .... sound mixer / production mixer (52 episodes, 1972-1977)
 
Series Camera and Electrical Department
Don Bustany .... camera coordinator (93 episodes, 1970-1974)
Roy Kight .... key grip (53 episodes, 1972-1977)
Sam Ozment .... gaffer (44 episodes, 1972-1974)
Rod Everson .... gaffer (5 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 (18 episodes, 1970-1974)
Leslie Hall .... costumer: women (8 episodes, 1970-1977)
Don McDonald .... costumer: men (2 episodes, 1975-1977)
 
Series Music Department
Patrick Williams .... conductor (99 episodes, 1970-1974)
Sonny Curtis .... composer: theme song "Love Is All Around" / composer: theme music (93 episodes, 1970-1977)
Ed Norton .... music editing (3 episodes, 1974)
 
Series Transportation Department
Chris Haynes .... driver (2 episodes, 1975)
 
Series Other crew
Marjorie Mullen .... script supervisor (91 episodes, 1970-1977)
David Davis .... story consultant / title designer: main titles / ... (48 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)
Reza Badiyi .... title visualization / title designer (25 episodes, 1970-1971)
Karen Ziff .... assistant to producers / assistant to the producers (25 episodes, 1973-1974)
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 / ... (19 episodes, 1973-1977)
Dorothy Aldworth .... script supervisor (5 episodes, 1970-1971)
Don Bustany .... technical coordinator (5 episodes, 1974-1977)
David Lloyd .... executive story editor / creative consultant (4 episodes, 1974-1977)
Rosemary Dorsey .... script supervisor (3 episodes, 1970-1973)
Margo Husin Call .... assistant to the producers (3 episodes, 1974)
Milton Hubatka .... assistant: to executive producers (3 episodes, 1974)
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (USA) (promotional title)
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Runtime:
30 min (168 episodes)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
W.J.M. stands for "Wild" Jack Monroe. He was the station owner. more
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. more
Quotes:
Phyllis Lindstrom: I just thought I'd see what you swingin' singles do for fun.
Rhoda Morgenstern: Same as you - sit around and wonder what it would be like to have a happy marriage.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Strongbad_email.exe: Disc Four (2005) (V) more
Soundtrack:
Love Is All Around more

FAQ

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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful.
Absolutely, the Best Television Show Ever Written, 4 April 2006
Author: mmitsos-1 from Oak Brook

"The Mary Tyler Moore Show" is absolutely my FAVORITE television show of all time, with "The Dick Van Dyke Show" falling a hair behind. I love all the characters of the MTM show...they all had great lines, and those actors knew how to deliver. Mary Tyler Moore exemplified true sportsmanship in making this whole show a wonderful example of COMPLETE ensemble acting. Every character had his/her shining moments, time and time again. I was about nine when this show debuted, and truly grew up with it. I used to hate Ted, because he was so unbelievably stupid. However, now that I've spent twenty or so years in the work world, I have had the complete displeasure of working with Ted Baxters everywhere....so many who rise to their level of complete incompetence. And over the years, in watching reruns, I have come to fully appreciate Ted Knight's genius in his portrayal of Ted Baxter. The episode in which Mary is simply feeling completely down in the dumps...her motivation is gone for no apparent reason, other than the fact that she has hit a slump (a "new apartment" episode). Ted Knight's portrayal of Ted Baxter imitating her in her slumpy condition, and repeating the whole scene with identical dialog but with a completely different attitude, basically showing Mary that she has to appreciate what she has in life, and look at it all with a different, positive perspective, was sheer comedic genius at its finest.

The final episode of this series portrayed my comment about Corporate America very realistically, and the episode itself is one for a time capsule....just bottle it up. Ditto for the "Chuckles the Clown" episode...and for the "Veal Prince Orloff" episode. Actually, I'd love to put all of MTM's episodes, along with those from the Dick Van Dyke Show, in a time capsule and send them into space. Nick at Nite should run episodes only from MTM, the Dick Van Dyke Show, Bob Newhart, and The Wonder Years. That is all that that station needs, and I'm sure that the ratings would go through the roof. But back to Mary....her show was a brilliant gem that graced the world of American television, and no other show will ever hold a candle to it....EVER. Yes, Seinfeld was funny, and "breakthrough", in being a show about nothing, and it even offered phrases that entered our vernacular. But it missed the one key element that MTM had in spades...heart. The Seinfeld show, as funny as it always was, really never made you cry or pulled at your heart strings...ever (other than maybe making you cry from laughter). The MTM Show, on the other hand, combined humor, drama, reality, the absurd, the sublime, and a lot of warmth all rolled into one magnificent, shining, seven-year love-fest for our pop culture, and I thank Mary for giving us this bright light. In a comic strip that was published I believe just the Sunday after the last episode aired, a man was depicted throwing his television set out his window, crying. The cartoonist captured the national sentiment quite beautifully. I miss Mary and her gang to this day. Thank goodness for the complete DVD set.

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