The Mary Tyler Moore Show

  • Premiered: Sep 1970
  • Episodes: 169
  • Followers: 39
  • Ended
  • CBS
  • Saturday at 20
  • Comedy

Seasons:

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Season 3
3x1
The Good-Time News
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 16, 1972
Mary is given the task of making The Six O'clock News more upbeat, and her plans are on target to succeed until they're frustrated by Ted.
3x2
What is Mary Richards Really Like?
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 23, 1972
Mary is interviewed by a newspaper columnist and ends up telling a little too much.
3x3
Who's in Charge Here?
Episode overview
Air date
Sep 30, 1972
Lou is promoted to the position of program director but has to decide to whom his old job should go. Meanwhile, The Six O'clock News begins falling apart without him.
3x4
Enter Rhoda's Parents
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 07, 1972
Ida Morgenstern, Rhoda's mother, mistakenly believes that her husband is seeing other women, so Rhoda and Mary try to clear things up between them.
3x5
It's Whether You Win or Lose
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 14, 1972
When Lou's trip to Las Vegas is cancelled, Mary organizes a poker game at the office where Murray loses a substantial amount to Ted.
3x6
Rhoda the Beautiful
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 21, 1972
After losing 20 pounds, Rhoda enters a beauty contest at work, but continues to put herself down.
3x7
Just Around the Corner
Episode overview
Air date
Oct 28, 1972
Mary is worried that her parents, who have moved to the Twin Cities to be close to her, may pry into her life too much.
3x8
But Seriously, Folks
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 04, 1972
Mary begins dating the writer of the Chuckles the Clown show, whose real ambition is to become a stand-up comedian.
3x9
Farmer Ted and the News
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 11, 1972
Ted refuses to sign his contract renewal until Lou agrees to let him pursue other ventures, a decision he soon regrets when Ted begins appearing in commercials.
3x10
Have I Found a Guy for You
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 18, 1972
Two of Mary's friends separate and Mary accepts a date from the husband.
3x11
You've Got a Friend
Episode overview
Air date
Nov 25, 1972
Mary becomes concerned when her father, newly retired, appears to have no friends or hobbies in Minneapolis, and tries to take on the role herself.
3x12
It Was Fascination, I Know
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 02, 1972
Bess's 15-year-old boyfriend falls in love with Mary and begins to surprise her with visits to her apartment and her work.
3x13
Operation: Lou
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 09, 1972
Lou goes to hospital to have a piece of World War II shrapnel removed and, surprisingly, he and Ted become best friends.
3x14
Rhoda Morgenstern: Minneapolis to New York
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 16, 1972
Rhoda decides to move back to New York but Mary is taking the whole thing with a grain of salt.
3x15
The Courtship of Mary's Father's Daughter
Episode overview
Air date
Dec 23, 1972
Mary runs into her former boyfriend Dan Whitfield in an elevator by chance. Subsequently, Dan realizes he still has feelings for Mary, breaks off his engagement, and begins dating her again.
3x16
Lou's Place
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 06, 1973
Lou spots an opportunity to buy a bar after realizing a lifelong dream. However, he is short of several thousand dollars and Ted is the only one who can come to his aid.
3x17
My Brother's Keeper
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 13, 1973
Phyllis wants to set up her visiting brother with Mary, but instead he hits it off with Rhoda and begins spending time with her to Phyllis's disapproval.
3x18
The Georgette Story
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 20, 1973
Mary and Rhoda try to encourage Georgette to take a stand for herself after seeing how Ted takes advantage of her.
3x19
Romeo and Mary
Episode overview
Air date
Jan 27, 1973
Rhoda introduces Mary to a very irritating Warren Sturges, who tries everything including a giant billboard across the road from the WJM-TV offices to get her to accept his marriage proposal.
3x20
What Do You Do When the Boss Says, “I Love You”?
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 03, 1973
The new station manager, an attractive woman, falls for Lou.
3x21
Murray Faces Life
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 10, 1973
Murray becomes depressed when he realizes that the years are passing him by, after he learns that a contemporary has won a Pulitzer Prize.
3x22
Remembrance of Things Past
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 17, 1973
A former boyfriend visiting Minneapolis calls Mary who, deep down, wants to see him again but she has been hurt by him too many times before.
3x23
Put On a Happy Face
Episode overview
Air date
Feb 24, 1973
Everything goes right for Rhoda and everything goes wrong for Mary on a disastrous day when she is due to go to the Teddies.
3x24 Season finale
Mary Richards and the Incredible Plant Lady
Episode overview
Air date
Mar 03, 1973
Mary lends Rhoda almost $1,200 to start a new venture and worries she may never see her money again, after Rhoda postpones repayment, hires Georgette full-time and begins expanding her business.

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