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.
Friday, November 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.
Sunday, November 30
Christmas and the Hard Luck Kid
Season 1 • Episode 14
Mary learns she must work on Christmas Day.
Monday, December 1
He's All Yours
Season 1 • Episode 13
A young cameraman at the studio mistakes Mary's friendly invitation as a romantic advance.
Monday, December 1
Christmas and the Hard Luck Kid
Season 1 • Episode 14
Mary learns she must work on Christmas Day.
Monday, December 1
Howard's Girl
Season 1 • Episode 15
The mother of Mary's date believes that Mary is still engaged to her other, favorite son.
Monday, December 1
Party Is Such Sweet Sorrow
Season 1 • Episode 16
Mary cheerlessly prepares to leave her newsroom friends to start a new job.
Monday, December 1
Thoroughly Unmilitant Mary
Season 2 • Episode 8
When a union strike hits the station, Mary and Lou have to deliver the news.
Tuesday, December 2
Just a Lunch
Season 1 • Episode 17
Mary discovers her new boyfriend is married.
Tuesday, December 2
Second Story Story
Season 1 • Episode 18
Mary's apartment is robbed twice in three days.
Tuesday, December 2
We Closed in Minneapolis
Season 1 • Episode 19
After numerous Broadway rejections, Murray's play is produced.
Tuesday, December 2
Hi!
Season 1 • Episode 20
Mary checks into the hospital for a minor operation and ends up with a bad-tempered roommate.
Tuesday, December 2
And Now, Sitting In for Ted Baxter
Season 2 • Episode 9
Ted becomes upset when his vacation replacement is a success.
Wednesday, December 3
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, December 3
A Friend in Deed
Season 1 • Episode 22
An old friend uses her relationship with Mary to introduce herself to the newsroom.
Wednesday, December 3
Smokey the Bear Wants You
Season 1 • Episode 23
Rhoda's beau wants to be a forest ranger.
Wednesday, December 3
The 45-Year-Old Man
Season 1 • Episode 24
The new station manager fires Lou when the news show's ratings drop.
Wednesday, December 3
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.
Thursday, December 4
The Birds and ... Um ... Bess
Season 2 • Episode 1
Phyllis begs Mary to tell her daughter, Bess, about the facts of life.
Thursday, December 4
I Am Curious Cooper
Season 2 • Episode 2
Lou's friend, a middle-aged bachelor, persuades Lou to get him a date with Mary.
Thursday, December 4
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, December 4
Room 223
Season 2 • Episode 4
Mary begins dating her instructor after enrolling in a night-school journalism class.
Thursday, December 4
The Six-and-a-Half-Year Itch
Season 2 • Episode 11
Lou suspects his son-in-law is unfaithful.
Friday, December 5
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.
Friday, December 5
Cover Boy
Season 2 • Episode 6
Ted Baxter's successful brother arrives in town and revives a sibling rivalry.
Friday, December 5
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.
Friday, December 5
Thoroughly Unmilitant Mary
Season 2 • Episode 8
When a union strike hits the station, Mary and Lou have to deliver the news.
Friday, December 5
... Is a Friend in Need
Season 2 • Episode 12
Rhoda loses her job, and Mary is reluctant to tell her about an opening at the station.
Sunday, December 7
Not a Christmas Story
Season 5 • Episode 9
Sue Ann invites the newsroom staff to Christmas dinner -- in November.
Monday, December 8
And Now, Sitting In for Ted Baxter
Season 2 • Episode 9
Ted becomes upset when his vacation replacement is a success.
Monday, December 8
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.
Monday, December 8
The Six-and-a-Half-Year Itch
Season 2 • Episode 11
Lou suspects his son-in-law is unfaithful.
Monday, December 8
... Is a Friend in Need
Season 2 • Episode 12
Rhoda loses her job, and Mary is reluctant to tell her about an opening at the station.
Monday, December 8
The Square Shaped Room
Season 2 • Episode 13
When Lou asks Mary to help him find someone to redecorate his living room, Mary suggests Rhoda.
Tuesday, December 9
The Square Shaped Room
Season 2 • Episode 13
When Lou asks Mary to help him find someone to redecorate his living room, Mary suggests Rhoda.
Tuesday, December 9
Ted Over Heels
Season 2 • Episode 14
Ted falls for Chuckles the Clown's daughter.
Tuesday, December 9
The Five-Minute Dress
Season 2 • Episode 15
A handsome politician cancels dates with Mary.
Tuesday, December 9
Feeb
Season 2 • Episode 16
Mary hires an incompetent woman as her assistant after getting her fired from another job.
Tuesday, December 9
Ted Over Heels
Season 2 • Episode 14
Ted falls for Chuckles the Clown's daughter.
Wednesday, December 10
The Slaughter Affair
Season 2 • Episode 17
Murray takes on an extra job to earn the money to buy his wife an expensive gift.
Wednesday, December 10
Baby-Sit-Com
Season 2 • Episode 18
After agreeing to baby-sit Bess for a weekend, Mary gets a call from a former boyfriend.
Wednesday, December 10
More Than Neighbors
Season 2 • Episode 19
Ted decides to move in when the apartment directly below Mary's becomes available.
Wednesday, December 10
The Care and Feeding of Parents
Season 2 • Episode 20
Bess writes a composition, and Phyllis pesters Mary to use her influence to get it published.
Wednesday, December 10
The Five-Minute Dress
Season 2 • Episode 15
A handsome politician cancels dates with Mary.
Thursday, December 11
Where There's Smoke, There's Rhoda
Season 2 • Episode 21
After a fire destroys Rhoda's apartment, she moves in with Mary.
Thursday, December 11
You Certainly Are a Big Boy
Season 2 • Episode 22
An architect who has come to sketch Mary's building invites her out on a date.
Thursday, December 11
Some of My Best Friends Are Rhoda
Season 2 • Episode 23
Rhoda becomes jealous when Mary begins spending a great deal of time with a new friend.
Thursday, December 11
His Two Right Arms
Season 2 • Episode 24
Mary tries to keep an incompetent politician from looking foolish on a news show.
Thursday, December 11
Feeb
Season 2 • Episode 16
Mary hires an incompetent woman as her assistant after getting her fired from another job.
Friday, December 12
The Good-Time News
Season 3 • Episode 1
Mary is assigned the task of giving the "Six O'Clock News" a more informal look.
Friday, December 12
What Is Mary Richards Really Like?
Season 3 • Episode 2
Mary accepts a date with the newspaper columnist who interviews her.
Friday, December 12
Who's in Charge Here?
Season 3 • Episode 3
Lou must decide who should get his old job when he is promoted to program manager.
Friday, December 12
Enter Rhoda's Parents
Season 3 • Episode 4
When Rhoda's parents visit Minneapolis, her mother confides that their marriage is on the rocks.
Friday, December 12
The Slaughter Affair
Season 2 • Episode 17
Murray takes on an extra job to earn the money to buy his wife an expensive gift.
Monday, December 15
It's Whether You Win or Lose
Season 3 • Episode 5
Mary organizes a poker party to compensate for Lou's spoiled trip to Las Vegas.
Monday, December 15
Rhoda, the Beautiful
Season 3 • Episode 6
Rhoda still "feels fat" despite losing weight.
Monday, December 15
Just Around the Corner
Season 3 • Episode 7
Mary's parents move to Minneapolis to be close to their only daughter.
Monday, December 15
But Seriously, Folks
Season 3 • Episode 8
Mary becomes involved with a comedy writer who really wants to be a comic.
Monday, December 15
Baby-Sit-Com
Season 2 • Episode 18
After agreeing to baby-sit Bess for a weekend, Mary gets a call from a former boyfriend.
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