Episodes: Seasons 1-3
Season 1, 1970-1971
1.1 Love is All Around
The trilogy begins. Mary moves to Minneapolis after a broken engagement, and joins the staff of WJM.
Originally aired: 9/19/70
Angus Duncan as Bill ; Dave Morick as The Locksmith
Lou: "You've got spunk!"
1.2 Today I am a Ma'am
A mailboy at WJM calls Mary 'ma'am' and she realizes she's not so young anymore. Rhoda and Mary try to think of some acceptable guys
to go out with. Mary plans a small get-together with Howard Arnell (an ex-date) and Rhoda invites
Armand Lynton, whom she hit with her car. Howard and Armand show up...and Armand brings his
wife along!
Originally aired: 9/26/70
Richard Schaal as Howard Arnell ; Jack De Mave as Armand Lynton ; David Hayward as Mailboy ; Sheilah Wells as Nancy Lynton
1.3 Bess, You is My Daughter Now
Phyllis asks Mary to watch Bess for a few days. Bess likes Mary's so much she doesn't want to go home.
Originally aired: 10/3/70
Trivia: This is the episode with the famous outdoor montage with nice music, where Mary and Bess window shop.
1.4 Divorce Isn't Everything
Mary and Rhoda attend a meeting of the Better Luck Next Time club, a divorcees' club. But they're not divorcees,
and the news leaks out quickly.
Originally aired: 10/10/70
Trivia: Pat Finley holds the dubious distinction of
being the only person to guest-star in two episodes in the same season. A few years later she'd play
Bob Hartley's sister Ellen on "The Bob Newhart Show". No Ed Asner in this episode! He must have taken
the week off.
Shelley Berman as Dr. Walter Udall ; Gino Conforti as Roy ; Jane Connell as Karen Norris ; Pat Finley as Francis "Sparkie" Franklin ;
David Ketchum as Hal ; Vernon Weddle as Richie Rader
Classic Quote Dr. Udall: "Teeth are teeth God bless 'em, but gums are where its at."
1.5 Keep Your Guard Up
Lou's old army buddy Frank Carelli, an ex-quarterback on the decline, shows up and wants a job at WJM as sportscaster.
Originally aired: 10/17/70
John Schuck as Frank Carelli ; Timothy Brown as Timmy
1.6 Support Your Local Mother
Rhoda's mother comes to visit her, but Rhoda refuses to see her. She stays with Mary and finally
meets up with Rhoda on her way to the airport.
Originally aired: 10/24/70
Nancy Walker as Ida Morgenstern
Trivia: October 24, 1970 marked the first appearance of Ida Morgenstern, Rhoda's "Ma".
1.7 Toulouse-Lautrec is One of My Favorite Artists
Renowned author Eric Matthews does an interview at WJM. He and Mary hit it off and he dedicates his book to her.
Originally aired: 10/31/70
Hamilton Camp as Eric Matthews ; Robert Rothwell as Floor Manager
Mary: "Eric, I'd like you to meet Rhoda Morgenstern. Rhoda, this is Eric Shrimp."
Trivia: Hamilton Camp has an extensive list of voice credits. He played one or two of the Smurfs for years.
1.8 The Snow Must Go On
WJM has a partial power loss, and is unable to broadcast the election results. Ted is forced to "wing it" on camera
and spends about six hours broadcasting the results, "Turner 85, Mitchell 23".
Originally aired: 11/7/70
Ivor Francis as Father Flint ; Robert Rothwell as Floor Manager ; Richard Schaal as Chuckles the Clown ;
Mimi Kirk as Phone Girl
Trivia: The "Turner vs. Mitchell" use of names was a tribute
to Lloyd Turner and Gordon Mitchell, who were active TV writers and friends of Lorenzo Music and David Davis
(who wrote this episode).
1.9 Bob and Rhoda and Teddy and Mary
Rhoda's beau is really more interested in Mary.
Originally aired: 11/14/70
Greg Mullavey as Bob ; Henry Corden as guest ; Dick Patterson as Emcee
Trivia: The first of the Teddy Awards ceremonies.
1.10 Assistant Wanted, Female
Mary hires Phyllis on at the newsroom, and things run amok when Phyllis does nothing but goof off
and meddle in others' projects.
Originally aired: 11/21/70
1.11 1040 or Fight
Mary's getting audited, and the tax man gets a crush on her.
Originally aired: 11/28/70
Paul Sand as Robert C. Brand ; David Hayward as Delivery Boy
Trivia: This episode was originally written for Bob Newhart, who passed on the role as Brand, the stuttering
accountant. Paul Sand's wonderfully funny performance would not be forgotten; Jim Brooks and Allan Burns
created "Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers" for him. Sadly, Sand's sitcom didn't survive, but Newhart's
(created by David Davis and Lorenzo Music) certainly did.
1.12 Anchorman Overboard
Ted's invited to speak at a club meeting of Phyllis', and realizes he can't do public speaking.
Originally aired: 12/5/70
Bob Duggan as Clock Man ; Bill Fiore as Dave Curson
1.13 He's All Yours
Virginal bachelor Allan, Lou's nephew, seeks out Mary's love, but in vain. Then he turns on to Phyllis.
Originally aired: 12/12/70
Wes Stern as Allan Stevens
1.14 Christmas and the Hard Luck Kid
It's Christmas Eve, and Mary gets called in to work at the last minute.
Originally aired: 12/19/70
Ned Wertimer as Fred ; Henry Corden as Charlie's voice
1.15 Howard's Girl
Howard Arnell takes Mary to meet his parents, and it does not go well.
Originally aired: 1/2/71
Richard Schaal as Howard Arnell ; Mary Jackson as Mrs. Arnell ; Henry Jones as Mr. Arnell
Trivia: The Arnell family spends an evening looking at pictures through those corny plastic
Viewmasters that were big in the '70's and '80's.
1.16 Party is Such Sweet Sorrow
Mary is offered a higher-paying job and prepares to
leave WJM, but Lou steps in and matches the salary she was offered.
Originally aired: 1/9/71
Dick Clair as Bob Freedlander
Mary: "I'll stop at nothing in my ruthless fight to the top."
Trivia: Dick Clair was a staff writer on "The Carol Burnett Show".
1.17 Just a Lunch
Mary has lunch with John, who is not a bachelor.
Originally aired: 1/16/71
Monte Markham as John Corcoran
1.18 Second Story Story
Mary gets the burglar treatment, not once, not twice, but three times!
Originally aired: 1/23/71
Bob Dishy as Officer Larry Tully ; Burt Mustin as Old Man ; James McCallion as Ed Sprinkle
1.19 We Closed in Minneapolis
Murray's long-suffering play finally hits the Broadway of Twin Cities. Ted is it's short-lived star.
The reviewer, of course, finds Mary Richards' performance irresistable. Can the girl do no wrong?
Originally aired: 1/30/71
Elliott Street as Milt
1.20 Hi!
Mary goes in for a tonsilectomy, and she doesn't hit it off well with her roomie.
Originally aired: 2/6/71
Arthur Abelson as attendant ; Pat Carroll as Loretta Kuhne ;
Robert Casper as anesthesiologist ; Bruce Kirby as Bert ;
Lynn Wood as nurse
Trivia: The cranky, troubled Mrs. Kuhne was played by veteran comedic actress Pat Carroll.
1.21 The Boss Isn't Coming to Dinner
Lou and Edie won't be coming to Mary's for dinner. Lou dodges the invitation, then Mary calls Edie and finds out that they've separated. Then they get back together, for a few more years.
Originally aired: 2/13/71
Paul Micale as waiter
1.22 A Friend in Deed
Mary's old friend from camp, Twinks, tries to get back into her life.
Originally aired: 2/20/71
Pat Finley as Twinks McFarland
Trivia: Pat Finley (last seen as Sparkie on "Divorce Isn't Everything") later played Bob Hartley's sister
on "The Bob Newhart Show".
1.23 Smokey the Bear Wants You
Rhoda hooks up with Chuck, who's making a career move
from snowblower sales to forest ranger.
Originally aired: 2/27/71
Michael Callan as Chuck Pelligrini
1.24 The 45-Year-Old Man
Lou gets fired, but Mary uses her status to get his job back...but not without a visit to the home of Wild Jack Munroe,
the owner of WJM-TV.
Originally aired: 3/6/71
Sidney Clute as Everett Edwards; Richard Libertini as The Big Chicken ; Slim Pickens as Wild Jack Munroe ; Richard Roat as Phelps
Season 2, 1971-1972
2.1 The Birds...And Um..Bees
Phyllis calls on Mary to teach Bess the facts of life, having just produced a documentary on sex.
Originally aired: 9/17/71
Rhoda: "Howdy! Everyone got their 'birds and bees' sweatshirts on today?!
2.2 I am Curious Cooper
Mary dates Lou's friend Mike Cooper.
Originally aired: 10/2/71
Michael Constantine as Mike Cooper
Trivia: Michael Constantine had a regular role on "Room 222", Jim Brooks' first series.
2.3 He's No Heavy, He's My Brother
Mary and Rhoda go for dinner at a Mexican restaurant and decide they'd like to visit
Mexico. The waiter arranges their accomodations, and gives them a "gift package" to deliver once they get there.
Mary suspects that the contents might be illegal.
Originally aired: 10/9/71
Frank Ramirez as Gustavo
2.4 Room 223
Mary and Rhoda take a journalism class, and the professor, Dan Whitfield, falls in love
with Mary. Thus began an on-again-off-again relationship with Dan.
Originally aired: 10/9/71
Michael Tolan as Dan Whitfield ; Val Bisoglio as Mr. DeForest ; Florida Friebus as Mrs. Marshall
2.5 A Girl's Best Mother is Not Her Friend
After consultation with Phyllis, Ida Morgenstern tries to become
Rhoda's buddy.
Originally aired: 10/16/71
Nancy Walker as Ida Morgenstern
2.6 Cover Boy
Ted's adversary-brother Hal pops into Minneapolis.
Originally aired: 10/23/71
Jack Cassidy as Hal Baxter
2.7 Didn't You Used to Be...Wait...Don't Tell Me
Mary meets up with Howard again at a horrible high school reunion where only 12 people show up.
Originally aired: 10/30/71
Richard Schaal as Howard Arnell ; Ron Masak as Ed Mims ; Kermit
Murdock as Mr. Vandermast ; Jack Riley as Eldon Golfax ;
Pippa Scott as Estelle
2.8 Thoroughly Unmilitant Mary
The Newswriters Union goes on strike, and Mary and Lou take full responsibility for getting the news out. Ouch!
Originally aired: 11/6/71
Dick Balduzzi as Al ; Larry Gelman as Herb ; Paul Micale as Waiter
Trivia: Short and bespectacled Larry Gelman played Dr. Bernie Tupperman, the urologist who worked on the same floor as Bob
and Jerry on "The Bob Newhart Show", actually played small parts on many sitcoms in the 70's.
2.9 And Now, Sitting in for Ted Baxter
Ted hasn't used up his vacation time, and his substitute anchor makes the ratings soar.
Originally aired: 11/13/71
Jed Allan as Rod Porter ; William Woodson as big voice man
2.10 Don't Break the Chain
Mary gets a chain letter from Lou. He tells her to avoid breaking it.
Originally aired: 11/20/71
Gino Conforti as Roy Martoni ; Jack De Mave as Armand Lynton
2.11 The Six-and-a-Half Year Itch
Lou, Rhoda, and Mary go to a movie, and Lou runs into his son-in-law... who's not with his daughter!
Originally aired: 11/27/71
Elizabeth Berger as Patti Woods ; Lawrence Pressman as Bill Phelps
2.12 Is a Friend in Need?
Rhoda loses her job, and Mary lies about some jobs that are open at WJM.
Originally aired: 12/4/71
Beverly Sanders as waitress
Trivia: Beverly Sanders would play Susan Alborn, Rhoda and Joe's friend, on "Rhoda" several years later.
2.13 The Square-Shaped Room
Lou commissions Rhoda to redecorate his home. The results are much to Lou's disliking.
Originally aired: 12/11/71
2.14 Ted Over Heels
Ted falls in love with Chuckles the Clown's daughter but is afraid to express his love for her.
Originally aired: 12/8/71
Arlene Golonka as Betty Bowerchuck
2.15 The Five Minute Dress
Mary's love-interest keeps breaking their dates.
Originally aired: 12/25/71
2.16 Feeb
Mary complains about a waitress, and she gets fired as a result. Feeling guilty about this, Mary hires
Randi on as her assistant at WJM.
Originally aired: 1/1/72
Barbara Sharma as Randi Willner ; Barbara Barnett as Doreen Skinner; Jack Manning as restaurant
manager
Trivia: Barbara Sharma played Rhoda's assistant windowdresser, Myrna Morgenstein, on "Rhoda" for two seasons.
2.17 The Slaughter Affair
Murray's been working nights to get Marie a new car...but what kind of work is he doing, anyway?
Originally aired: 1/15/72
2.18 Baby Sit-Com
Lou agrees to babysit Bess while Mary goes on a date.
Originally aired: 1/22/72
Joshua Bryant as Sandy ; Leslie Graves as Dee Dee
2.19 More Than Neighbors
Phyllis tries to get Ted to move into the vacant apartment in the building. Mary and Rhoda make sure he never
signs the rental contract.
Originally aired: 1/29/72
Jack Bender as Michael Lee ; Yvonne Wilder as Barbara Gardener
2.20 The Care and Feeding of Parents
Phyllis tries to coax Mary into pulling strings to get Bess' outstanding schoolwork published.
Originally aired: 2/5/72
John Locke as Sam Turner ; Brad Trumbull as Mr. Mitchell
2.21 Where There's Smoke, there's Rhoda
A fire in Rhoda's apartment forces her to move in with Mary. It tests their friendship quotient.
Originally aired: 2/12/72
Michael Bell as Fireman
2.22 You Certainly Are a Big Boy
Matt Bryan and Mary are an item, until Matt's son (Matt, Jr.) becomes interested in her.
Originally aired: 2/19/72
Bradford Dillman as Matt Bryan ; John Rubinstein as Matt Bryan, Jr. ;
Beverly Sanders as Rayette
Trivia: Bradford Dillman is the spouse of Suzy Parker, a supermodel of the 1950's and 60's whom many
will remember. He also wrote a book called "Am I Anybody", a book for no-name character actors who
feel lost alongside the likes of Marlon Brando and Mary Tyler Moore.
2.23 Some of My Best Friends are Rhoda
Joanne invites Mary to join her country club...which isn't so liberal on the semitism front.
Originally aired: 2/26/72
Mary Frann as Joanne Forbes
Trivia: Joanne Forbes, played by the late Mary Frann, would one day become Joanna Loudon on Newhart.
2.24 His Two Right Arms
Ted interviews a politician who has a nil knowledge of current events!
Originally aired: 3/4/72
Carole Androsky as Jennifer Riley ; Bill Daily as Pete Peterson ;
Janet MacLachlan as Sherry Wilson ; Isabel Sanford as Mrs. Wilson ;
Philippa Harris as audience member ; Davis Roberts as audience
Member
Trivia: This episode was to serve as a pilot for a series starring Bill Daily as the ignorant policician
Pete Peterson. The network promptly passed, but signed him to start work on "The Bob Newhart Show" as Howard Borden
the befuddled flight navigator neighbor of Bob and Emily. Isabel Sanford, whose acting career began about
30 years before turning to TV, and who would become immortalized as Louise "Weezy" Jefferson on "All in the Family"
and "The Jeffersons", makes a brief appearance in this episode.
Season 3, 1972-1973
3.1 The Good-Time News
Mary's in charge of designing a new concept for the News, and now Ted is forced to share the stage with another anchorman.
Originally aired: 9/16/72
Patrick Campbell as Pat, the bartender ; Robert Hogan as Jack Stoneham
3.2 What is Mary Richards Really Like?
Mark Williams interviews Mary about her work at WJM...and she tells him far too much.
Originally aired: 9/23/72
Peter Haskell as Mark Williams
3.3 Who's in Charge Here?
Lou gets promoted to a higher position at WJM, he hates it, and returns to his old position.
Originally aired: 9/30/72
Joan Tompkins as Mrs. Thorn
3.4 Enter Rhoda's Parents
Ida suspects that Martin is seeing other women. Mary and Rhoda get them back together again.
Originally aired: 10/7/72
Nancy Walker as Ida Morgenstern ; Harold Gould as Martin Morgenstern
3.5 It's Whether You Win or Lose
Lou misses his flight to Vegas, where he's supposed to have a weekend with his pals. He arranges a poker game at WJM. Murray loses, big time.
Originally aired: 10/14/72
Patrick Campbell as Pat
3.6 Rhoda the Beautiful
Rhoda loses some weight, and her ego soars when she's invited to enter the Hempel's Beauty Contest.
Originally aired: 10/21/72
3.7 Just Around the Corner
Mary's parents move to Minneapolis, and find a place (gasp) just around the corner from her. All goes mad when
her parents insist on checking up on her every hour.
Originally aired: 10/28/72
Nanette Fabray as Dottie Richards ; Bill Quinn as Dr. Walter Richards
3.8 But Seriously, Folks
Wes Callison quits his job as Chuckles the Clown's writer, and tries to develop his own comedy act, which isn't funny.
Originally aired: 11/4/72
Jerry Van Dyke as Wes Callison ; Bob Duggan as stage manager ; Rudy De Luca as Nightclub Manager ; Ethelreda Leopold as woman
Classic moment: Lou goes into the ladies room to comfort Mary, and kicks another woman out of there during their private conversation.
3.9 Farmer Ted and the News
Ted gets contracted to do TV commercials; Lou puts a stop to his activities.
Originally aired: 11/11/72
Patrick Campbell as announcer ; Lurene Tuttle as Bella Swann
3.10 Have I Found a Guy for You
Mary's friends Jack and Linda are splitting up...and Jack asks Mary for a date. But Linda doesn't
want them to see each other!
Originally aired: 11/18/72
Bert Convy as Jack Foster ; Beth Howland as Linda Foster ; Daniel Keough as Arthur Price
Trivia: The "real" Arthur Price was Mary Tyler Moore's agent.
3.11 You've Got a Friend
Mary's parents move into town dad misses his old buddies, and Mary introduces him to Lou.
Originally aired: 11/25/72
Nanette Fabray as Dottie Richards ; Bill Quinn as Walter Richards ; Beverly Sanders as Rayette
Trivia: The legendary Nanette Fabray, comdienne of the yesteryear, is the aunt of actress Shelley Fabares,
best known for her role as Christine Armstrong on "Coach".
3.12 It Was Fascination, I Know
Bess' boyfriend William, age 15, falls in love with Mary.
Originally aired: 12/2/72
Gerald Michenaud as William Campbell ; John Amour as Roger ; Jack Manning as Maitre d' ; Murray Korda as violinist
Classic Sequence: Phyllis soliloquy in which she tells Mary and Rhoda about how she once got her heart broken.
3.13 Operation: Lou
Lou goes into the hospital, leaving Mary and Murray to hold down the fort. Things go far awry.
Originally aired: 12/9/72
Florida Friebus as nurse ; Linda Sublette as The Sister
3.14 Rhoda Morgenstern: Minneapolis to New York
Rhoda accepts a job in New York, but decides to stay in Minneapolis at her farewell party.
Originally aired: 12/16/72
Robert Casper as Rob ; Jack Riley as Barry Barlow
Trivia: This episode marked Georgia Engel's first appearance as Georgette.
3.15 The Courtship of Mary's Father's Daughter
Mary meets up with Dan Whitfield in an elevator. He's now engaged, and he asks her to attend his engagement party. The bride-to-be doesn't like Mary AT all.
Originally aired: 12/23/72
Michael Tolan as Dan Whitfield ; Bill Quinn as Walter Richards ; Gordon Jump as Judy's Father ;
Barra Grant as Judy Conrad ; Molly Dodd as woman ; Arthur Abelson as man in elevator ; Steve Franken
as Jonas Lasser
3.16 Lou's Place
Lou and Ted buy a local bar, but Lou has no talent for bartendry. They are forced to sell the place.
Originally aired: 1/6/73
Dick Balduzzi as Philly ; Rhoda Gemignani as Alice ; Russ Grieve as Henry ;
Lew Horn as Rick ; Kathleen O'Malley as Betty
Trivia: This is the episode in which Lou makes everyone join in a chorus of "Alexander's Rag Time Band."
3.17 My Brother's Keeper
Phyllis tries to fix up her brother Ben with Mary, but it's Rhoda that he's really interested in...sort of.
Originally aired: 1/13/73
Robert Moore as Ben Sutherland
Classic moment: the expression on Phyllis' face when Rhoda tells her that Ben is gay.
3.18 The Georgette Story
Ted's been taking Georgette for granted; Mary and Rhoda give her a good talking-to, and she gives Ted an ultimatum.
Originally aired: 1/20/73
3.19 Romeo and Mary
Warren Sturges has it bad for Mary, but she wants nothing to do with him.
Originally aired: 1/27/73
Stuart Margolin as Warren Sturges ; Bo Kaprall as Lowell ; Joe Warfield as Peter ;
Barbara Brownell as Peggy Stanton
3.20 What Do You Do When the Boss Says "I Love You"?
Station manager Barbara has it bad for Lou, but he's determined to keep their relationship professional.
Originally aired: 2/3/73
Lois Nettleton as Barbara Coleman ; Dick Balduzzi as Philly ; Carol Worthington as Doris
3.21 Murray Faces Life
Murray's depressed. His former classmate just won a Pulitzer, while he's stuck writing for idiot Ted Baxter.
Originally aired: 2/10/73
3.22 Remembrance of Things Past
Mary rekindles an old flame, but quickly recalls why things didn't work with Tom before...for one thing,
he's way too old for her.
Originally aired: 2/17/73
Joseph Campanella as Tom Vernon
3.23 Put on a Happy Face
Mary's supposed to accept a Teddy award, and she does so, in one shoe, one slipper, and a faceful of mascara.
Originally aired: 2/24/73
Eddy Carroll as emcee ; Herbie Faye as Dave ; John Francis as clown ; Steve Franken as Jonas Lasser ;
Art Gilmore as Norman Keller
3.24 Mary Richards and the Incredible Plant Lady
Rhoda has a talent for reviving dead plants; she takes a leave from windowdressing and temporarily enters the houseplants scene.
Originally aired: 3/3/73
Louise Lasser as Anne Adams ; Henry Corden as Harry ; Robert Karvelas as Bob ;
Craig T. Nelson as Charlie ; Bob Ross as salesman
Trivia: An extra-young Craig T. Nelson (Hayden Fox on Coach) can be seen in this episode, as well as pre-Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman
Louise Lasser.
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