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"Lou Grant" (1977): Season 3: Episode 24 -- Investigating allegations that a motorcycle being marketed to young people is unsafe, Rossi is offered proof by a whistle blower at the company, but Mrs. Pynchon refuses on principle to pay the $4000 he wants for the documents.
"Lou Grant" (1977): Season 3: Episode 23 -- Francie Fitzgerald, whom Lou thinks is an Irish colleague, turns out to be a gunrunner for the IRA. The reporters of the Tribune learn more about the "Troubles" and Art gets annoyed when people think his Irish ancestry makes him an expert on the matter.
"Lou Grant" (1977): Season 3: Episode 22 -- Lou has to decide how to handle a co-worker's drinking problem. Mrs. Pynchon gets courted by a group of prominent businessmen, who have a secret agenda.
"Lou Grant" (1977): Season 3: Episode 21 -- After the theft of Mrs. Pynchon's dog Barney, the Tribune looks into the underreported problem of dogfighting. Rossi goes undercover to catch an interstate dogfighting ring.
"Lou Grant" (1977): Season 3: Episode 20 -- A power outage cripples most of the city, including the offices of the L.A. Tribune. If the staff can't find a way to get the next paper out, it will be the first time in 64 years that the Trib misses a day.

Overview

User Rating:
7.2/10   250 votes
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Creators:
James L. Brooks
Allan Burns
Gene Reynolds
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Seasons:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 full episode list
Release Date:
20 September 1977 (USA) more
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
After everyone on the "Mary Tyler Moore Show" got fired, Lou Grant went to Los Angeles and became city editor of the L.A... more
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Awards:
Won 3 Golden Globes. Another 23 wins & 61 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(15 articles)
A New Conversation with Dee Wallace
 (From Fangoria. 10 December 2009, 12:55 AM, PST)
Veteran writer David Lloyd dead after a long illness
 (From AOL - TVSquad. 11 November 2009, 3:33 PM, PST)
User Comments:
A Big Surprise more (8 total)

Cast

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Edward Asner ... Lou Grant (114 episodes, 1977-1982)
Robert Walden ... Joe Rossi (114 episodes, 1977-1982)

Mason Adams ... Charlie Hume (114 episodes, 1977-1982)
Jack Bannon ... Art Donovan (114 episodes, 1977-1982)

Daryl Anderson ... Dennis "Animal" Price (113 episodes, 1977-1982)
Linda Kelsey ... Billie Newman (111 episodes, 1977-1982)
Nancy Marchand ... Margaret Pynchon (110 episodes, 1977-1982)
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Additional Details

Runtime:
Germany:50 min (113 episodes) | USA:60 min (114 episodes)
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.33 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
USA:TV-PG
Filming Locations:
CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA
Company:
MTM Enterprises more

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Trivia:
A spinoff of the sitcom "Mary Tyler Moore" (1970), this is one of the only dramatic series in American TV history to originate from a comedy series. more
Quotes:
Joseph 'Joe' Rossi: [a boy shows his injured foot] Last time I saw an ankle like that it was broken in three places and it was mine. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in "Saturday Night Live: Ed Asner/The Kinks (#10.6)" (1984) more

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9 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
A Big Surprise, 20 October 2003
Author: Brian Washington (Sargebri@att.net) from Los Angeles, California

When I first heard about this show twenty six years ago (God, time flies), I thought this would be an extension of the show it spun off from, "The Mary Tyler Moore Show". What a surprise it was when this show turned out to be probably the greatest newspaper dramas in television history. The show wasn't afraid to take on controversial issues and even though it was a drama, it still had its lighter moments. Also, even though Ed Asner was the lead, it was more of an ensemble and the whole cast was great. This was an exceptional show and it is a lost classic.

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