The Mary Tyler Moore Show
TVPG
Sitcom
A single woman with spunk, Mary Richards works her way around the newsroom as a television news producer in Minneapolis.
Cast & Crew
Mary Tyler Moore Mary Richards
Edward Asner Lou Grant
Gavin MacLeod Murray Slaughter
Ted Knight Ted Baxter
Valerie Harper Rhoda Morgenstern
Betty White Sue Ann Nivens
Georgia Engel Georgette Franklin
Cloris Leachman Phyllis Lindstrom
James L. Brooks Executive Producer
Allan Burns Executive Producer
Ed. Weinberger Producer
Stan Daniels Producer
James L. Brooks Creator
Allan Burns Creator
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Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Tuesday, October 14
My Brother's Keeper
Season 3 • Episode 17
Phyllis sets up her brother with Mary, but he ruins her plans by going for Rhoda instead.
Tuesday, October 14
The Georgette Story
Season 3 • Episode 18
Mary and Rhoda offer advice to Ted's girlfriend.
Tuesday, October 14
Romeo and Mary
Season 3 • Episode 19
Rhoda's boyfriend fixes Mary up with the world's most zealous suitor.
Tuesday, October 14
What Do You Say When the Boss Says, "I Love You?"
Season 3 • Episode 20
Lou's new boss thinks she's in love with him.
Tuesday, October 14
The Boss Isn't Coming to Dinner
Season 1 • Episode 21
Lou asks Mary for advice after she learns that he and his wife have separated.
Wednesday, October 15
Murray Faces Life
Season 3 • Episode 21
Murray is upset over an ex-classmate's success.
Wednesday, October 15
Remembrance of Things Past
Season 3 • Episode 22
An ex-boyfriend who once broke Mary's heart is threatening to do so again.
Wednesday, October 15
Put on a Happy Face
Season 3 • Episode 23
Mary tries to keep smiling through some bad luck.
Wednesday, October 15
Mary Richards and the Incredible Plant Lady
Season 3 • Episode 24
Rhoda's green thumb convinces her that she should go into the houseplant business.
Wednesday, October 15
A Friend in Deed
Season 1 • Episode 22
An old friend uses her relationship with Mary to introduce herself to the newsroom.
Thursday, October 16
The Lars Affair
Season 4 • Episode 1
Phyllis thinks her husband may be having an affair with Sue Ann Nivens.
Thursday, October 16
Angels in the Snow
Season 4 • Episode 2
Mary dates a man seven years her junior, despite the advice of friends.
Thursday, October 16
The Lou and Edie Story
Season 4 • Episode 4
Lou tells the newsroom gang that he and his wife are seeing a marriage counselor.
Thursday, October 16
Hi There, Sports Fans
Season 4 • Episode 5
Lou gives Mary the responsibility of hiring a new sportscaster if she will fire the old one.
Thursday, October 16
Smokey the Bear Wants You
Season 1 • Episode 23
Rhoda's beau wants to be a forest ranger.
Friday, October 17
Father's Day
Season 4 • Episode 6
A phone call from his estranged father sends Ted into emotional turmoil.
Friday, October 17
Son of "But Seriously Folks"
Season 4 • Episode 7
Mary's ex-boyfriend gets a job in the newsroom.
Friday, October 17
Lou's First Date
Season 4 • Episode 8
Mary promises to find separated Lou a date.
Friday, October 17
Love Blooms at Hemples
Season 4 • Episode 9
Rhoda's new love owns the store where she works.
Friday, October 17
The 45-Year-Old Man
Season 1 • Episode 24
The new station manager fires Lou when the news show's ratings drop.
Monday, October 20
Rhoda's Sister Gets Married
Season 4 • Episode 3
Rhoda and Mary fly to New York for Rhoda's younger sister's wedding.
Monday, October 20
The Dinner Party
Season 4 • Episode 10
A congresswoman accepts Mary's dinner invitation.
Monday, October 20
Just Friends
Season 4 • Episode 11
Mary tries to get Lou and his wife back together.
Monday, October 20
We Want Baxter
Season 4 • Episode 12
Phyllis decides Ted would make an ideal candidate for the city council.
Monday, October 20
The Birds and ... Um ... Bess
Season 2 • Episode 1
Phyllis begs Mary to tell her daughter, Bess, about the facts of life.
Tuesday, October 21
I Gave at the Office
Season 4 • Episode 13
Mary tries to get Murray's teenage daughter a job at the office.
Tuesday, October 21
Almost a Nun's Story
Season 4 • Episode 14
Georgette visits Ted at the studio and finds him kissing another woman in his dressing room.
Tuesday, October 21
Happy Birthday, Lou
Season 4 • Episode 15
Mary learns it is Lou's birthday and decides to surprise him with a party.
Tuesday, October 21
WJM Tries Harder
Season 4 • Episode 16
Mary dates a newsman from another TV station.
Tuesday, October 21
I Am Curious Cooper
Season 2 • Episode 2
Lou's friend, a middle-aged bachelor, persuades Lou to get him a date with Mary.
Wednesday, October 22
The Co-Producers
Season 4 • Episode 18
Mary's chance to produce a show turns sour.
Wednesday, October 22
Cottage for Sale
Season 4 • Episode 17
Phyllis, who has just received her real estate license, tries to sell Lou a house.
Wednesday, October 22
Best of Enemies
Season 4 • Episode 19
Their friendship is on the line after Mary thinks Rhoda has made an unkind remark.
Wednesday, October 22
Better Late ... That's a Pun ... Than Never
Season 4 • Episode 20
Lou gets mad and threatens to fire Mary after some unedited copy airs on the news.
Wednesday, October 22
He's No Heavy -- He's My Brother
Season 2 • Episode 3
Mary takes Rhoda with her to Mexico when office scheduling forces her into a winter vacation.
Thursday, October 23
Ted Baxter Meets Walter Cronkite
Season 4 • Episode 21
Ted realizes his dream to meet Walter Cronkite.
Thursday, October 23
Lou's Second Date
Season 4 • Episode 22
Mary arranges a date between Lou and Rhoda and then wonders if she made a mistake.
Thursday, October 23
Two Wrongs Don't Make a Writer
Season 4 • Episode 23
Ted and Mary enroll in a creative-writing class.
Thursday, October 23
I Was Single for WJM
Season 4 • Episode 24
Mary's research for a news special involves spending every night for a week in a singles bar.
Thursday, October 23
Room 223
Season 2 • Episode 4
Mary begins dating her instructor after enrolling in a night-school journalism class.
Friday, October 24
Will Mary Richards Go to Jail?
Season 5 • Episode 1
Mary faces a jail term when she refuses to reveal her source for a story about graft in high places.
Friday, October 24
Not Just Another Pretty Face
Season 5 • Episode 2
Mary wonders if her new love is only physical.
Friday, October 24
You Sometimes Hurt the One You Hate
Season 5 • Episode 3
Ted takes advantage of Lou's new image as the office "pussycat.".
Friday, October 24
Lou and That Woman
Season 5 • Episode 4
Lou becomes involved with a lounge singer.
Friday, October 24
A Girl's Best Mother Is Not Her Friend
Season 2 • Episode 5
Taking advice from Phyllis, Rhoda's mother tries to be pals with her daughter.
Monday, October 27
The Outsider
Season 5 • Episode 5
A news consultant's suggestions create turmoil.
Monday, October 27
I Love a Piano
Season 5 • Episode 6
Murray considers having an affair when he becomes attracted to a school principal.
Monday, October 27
A New Sue Ann
Season 5 • Episode 7
Sue Ann plays the "good sport" when a younger woman with no experience takes over her show.
Monday, October 27
Menage-a-Phyllis
Season 5 • Episode 8
The man Phyllis dates for intellectual purposes creates a triangle when he starts dating Mary, too.
Monday, October 27
Cover Boy
Season 2 • Episode 6
Ted Baxter's successful brother arrives in town and revives a sibling rivalry.
Tuesday, October 28
Not a Christmas Story
Season 5 • Episode 9
Sue Ann invites the newsroom staff to Christmas dinner -- in November.
Tuesday, October 28
What Are Friends For?
Season 5 • Episode 10
Murray considers having a fling after meeting a woman at one of Mary's parties.
Tuesday, October 28
A Boy's Best Friend
Season 5 • Episode 11
Ted's mother decides to live with her boyfriend without marrying him.
Tuesday, October 28
A Son for Murray
Season 5 • Episode 12
Murray, the father of three daughters, decides he wants a son.
Tuesday, October 28
Didn't You Used to Be ... Wait ... Don't Tell Me
Season 2 • Episode 7
Mary meets up with an objectionable ex-boyfriend when attending her high-school class reunion.
Wednesday, October 29
Neighbors
Season 5 • Episode 13
Lou moves into Rhoda's old apartment.
Wednesday, October 29
A Girl Like Mary
Season 5 • Episode 14
When Lou decides to hire a female newscaster, he gives orders to find a "girl like Mary.".
Wednesday, October 29
An Affair to Forget
Season 5 • Episode 15
Ted insinuates that he is having a romance with Mary.
Wednesday, October 29
Mary Richards: Producer
Season 5 • Episode 16
Mary asks Lou for the chance to produce the news program on her own.
Wednesday, October 29
Thoroughly Unmilitant Mary
Season 2 • Episode 8
When a union strike hits the station, Mary and Lou have to deliver the news.
Thursday, October 30
And Now, Sitting In for Ted Baxter
Season 2 • Episode 9
Ted becomes upset when his vacation replacement is a success.
Friday, October 31
Don't Break the Chain
Season 2 • Episode 10
When Mary receives a chain letter from Lou, she struggles to find a way to pass it along.
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