Mary Tyler Moore 

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

Creators:

James L. Brooks, Allan Burns

Stars:

Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner, Gavin MacLeod

Won 3 Golden Globes. Another 39 wins & 82 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Mary Tyler Moore	...	Mary Richards 168 episodes, 1970-1977
Gavin MacLeod	...	Murray Slaughter 168 episodes, 1970-1977
Edward Asner	...	Lou Grant 166 episodes, 1970-1977
Ted Knight	...	Ted Baxter / ... 165 episodes, 1970-1977
Valerie Harper	...	Rhoda Morgenstern / ... 93 episodes, 1970-1977

Storyline

Mary Richards moves to Minneapolis after a relationship goes bad. She finds work as an associate producer in a small television newsroom where the characters include Lou Grant, her gruff boss, Murray Slaughter the humorous writer, and Ted Baxter the Anchor Man who spends his time mispronouncing country names. Mary continues to hope for romance, but finds that her friends are more dependable.

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Plot Keywords:

woman | f rated | producer | single | single woman | 

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Taglines:

Being Gal Friday at a television station lands beautiful Mary in hilarious jams seven days a week. Watch Saturdays and see. (season 1)

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Genres:

Comedy

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 September 1970 (USA)

Also Known As:

The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Filming Locations:

Stage 2, CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

MTM Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

30 min (168 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3

Did You Know?

Trivia

Ted was originally supposed to be Mary's love interest. Originally they were thinking of Lyle Waggoner for the role. Then Ted Knight, an older man in his 40s, nailed the audition, and at that point, because he was older, and an inappropriate match for Mary, they jettisoned that subplot. They were also thinking of making Lou Mary's ongoing love interest, but Mary Tyler Moore herself vetoed that idea, so they had the characters date and then the romance quickly ended. Murray on the other hand was based on a gay person, someone who was supposed to be Mary's nemesis, and Gavin MacLeod played him gay in the pilot; but he and Mary had such chemistry they made the characters friends, and that Mary would be the object of his crush.

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Goofs

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.

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Quotes

Mary Richards: Oh Rhoda, chocolate doesn't solve anything.
Rhoda Morgenstern: No Mare, cottage cheese solves nothing; chocolate can do it all!

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Crazy Credits

Throughout Season 5, scenes of Mary and Rhoda walking down the street can be seen in the opening credits for a few episodes despite Rhoda having moved to New York.

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Connections

Referenced in Newhart: Harris Ankles PIV for Web Post (1987)

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Soundtracks

Love Is All Around
Written and Performed by Sonny Curtis

User Reviews

She'll always turn the world on with her smile

This was my favorite show of the 1970s. I loved this series from the first time I saw it in 1970. This was a show that had it all. Humor, pathos, great scripts and great direction. The initial cast was one of the best in television history. Along with incomparable Mary we had Valerie Harper, Gavin MacLeod, Ted Knight, Ed Asner and Cloris Leachman. Each one of these performers put a unique spin on characters which were allowed to be three-dimensional and grow. After a few seasons, when several of the main characters were spun-off into their own series, new characters, such as Georgette and Sue-Ann were introduced. Geogia Engel as Georgette was sweet and adorable, and Betty White, as memorable man-trap Sue-Ann were marvelous in their parts. A true classic that bears multiple viewings.