Mary Tyler Moore
(1970–1977)
In the upside world of WJM, there's a shake up in the newsroom and everybody but Ted gets fired including Mary who is left to turn out the lights.
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Title: The Last Show (19 Mar 1977)
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| Episode complete credited cast: | |||
| Mary Tyler Moore | ... | Mary Richards | |
| Edward Asner | ... | Lou Grant | |
| Gavin MacLeod | ... | Murray Slaughter | |
| Ted Knight | ... | Ted Baxter | |
| Georgia Engel | ... | Georgette Baxter | |
| Betty White | ... | Sue Ann Nivens | |
| Vincent Gardenia | ... | Frank Coleman | |
| Robbie Rist | ... | David Baxter | |
| Valerie Harper | ... | Rhoda Morgenstern | |
| Cloris Leachman | ... | Phyllis Lindstrom | |
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The station's new owner, Frank Coleman's been on a firing spree. When it comes to the 6 o'clock news,he's decides he has to get rid of the problem; begins the camera. Lou, Murray, Mary and Sue Anne are all fired - not Ted. In one of televisions best-loved series'final episode, the WJM gang goes out in style; with a few superiors before the lights are turned off. Written by Huggo
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In an interview years later Mary Tyler Moore said that the scene where they embraced and then huddled to the tissues was not in the script, because of the emotion of the final episode the embrace was real and so were the tears. Moore also said when she did the famous 'light off before leaving' scene, they could only do it once as studio lights took forever to come back on. See more »Alternate Versions
When this episode originally aired on March 19, 1977, the closing credits featured a special "curtain call" ending by the regular cast members. Subsequent repeat airings showed a regular set of closing credits. See more »Frequently Asked Questions
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19 March 1977 (USA) See more »Filming Locations:
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When Mary Tyler Moore passed away a few weeks ago, I decided to watch all 168 episodes. I was a little concerned. Was it really as funny as I remembered it as a young adult. While there were a handful of episodes that were not brilliant, I think there was a consistency to this series that may have never been matched. The cast was brilliant. We got to know them intimately. Even though we could predict their behavior, each script was fresh and downright funny. From Ed Asner to Ted Knight. From Gavin McLeod to Valerie Harper. From Chloris Leachman to Betty White. They revolved Like beautiful planets around a sun that was Mary Tyler Moore, one of the most brilliant comedians of our time. She was beautiful and sweet and never hogged the stage. This final episode paid homage to the world that they trod for seven wonderful years. The writers said goodbye in the best way possible, allowing them to hug and squeeze every last ounce out of their personas. Life is short and a show like this filled in spaces for the lonely and the shy and the everyman and everywoman. It will live forever.