The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Complete Series

New to Minneapolis and rebounding from a broken engagement, Mary takes a job in the WJM-TV newsroom.

Mary and her new neighbor Rhoda decide there’s nothing worse than being 30-ish and single—except maybe being called “Ma’am.”

Mary enjoys a temporary taste of motherhood when Phyllis asks her to baby-sit Bess for a few days.

In an effort to meet men (and get group vacation rates), Mary and Rhoda pretend to be divorcees and join the Better Luck Next Time Club.

One of Lou’s old army buddies arrives at WJM-TV to apply for a job as a sportscaster—with disastrous results.

Rhoda refuses to see her mother, who just flew in from New York for a surprise visit, so Mary gets an unexpected roommate.

Mary is asked out on a date by a handsome, successful author who is long on charm and short on…height.

A blizzard wreaks havoc on the newsroom as WJM-TV as Ted is forced to ad-lib election results.

Amid the excitement of the upcoming Teddy Awards, Rhoda’s new beau seems to be more interested in Mary than in Rhoda.

Busybody Phyllis gets a job at WJM-TV as Mary’s new assistant—now if someone could only assist Mary in firing her…

Mary discovers just how taxing an IRS audit can be when the bashful auditor takes an interest in her.

Ted’s confidence is shot after a disastrous public speaking appearance at one of Phyllis’ women’s club functions.

WJM-TV’s new cameraman, who also happens to be Lou’s nephew, wants more than a professional relationship with Mary.

Having to spend Christmas at work, Mary decides to spread some holiday cheer around the office.

Mary begins dating her ex-boyfriend’s brother, and ends up being entertained by his parents.

Mary accepts a job at a larger TV station but is reluctant to leave when her co-workers throw her a farewell party.

Mary becomes involved with a dashing foreign correspondent who seems to have it all—including a wife.

Lighting strikes twice—at least—when Mary’s apartment is inexplicably and repeatedly burglarized.

Murray’s happiness is short-lived when he learns that his play will finally be produced—with Ted in the lead role.

Mary is admitted into the hospital for a tonsillectomy and ends up with a grouchy roommate who could make anyone sick.

Lou and his wife Edie are having marital problems, so Mary steps in to help patch things up.

It turns out that WJM-TV’s new receptionist is an old (and irritating) childhood friend of Mary’s.

Rhoda is crestfallen when her businessman boyfriend wants to give up the rat race to become a forest ranger.

After Lou is fired, Mary confronts Wild Jack, the station’s eccentric owner, and urges him to reconsider.

Mary is suddenly considered a sexual guru after producing a documentary entitled “What’s Your Sexual I.Q.?”

Lou sets one of his friends up on a blind date with Mary, then has second thoughts and decides he’d better go along as a chaperone.

The success of Mary and Rhoda’s vacation to Mexico depends on whether they’re willing to help the owner of a Mexican restaurant sneak a package across the border.

Mary decides to take a television journalism course at night school and while she doesn’t get the best grades, she does end up getting a date from her instructor.

Rhoda’s mother comes to visit and decides to bridge the mother/daughter gap by becoming Rhoda’s new best friend.

When Ted’s competitive and successful brother comes to town, Ted tries to impress him by introducing Mary as his girlfriend.

Mary’s high school reunion proves disastrous when she’s not only needled about being single but then bumps into her least favorite ex-boyfriend.

A newswriters’ strike leaves Mary struggling to write copy in Murray’s place and Lou stuttering to deliver it on camera.

A terrified Ted finds himself pleading for his job after his temporary vacation replacement rockets the station’s newscast from last to second place in the ratings.

When Mary receives a chain letter from Lou and is warned not to break the chain, she struggles to find a way to pass it along without generating undesirable consequences.

Lou takes Mary and Rhoda to a movie while his wife is out of town and ends up bumping into his son-in-law who is also out with “another woman.”

When Rhoda is fired, Mary tries to help her find a new job – just as long as it isn’t the job that just became available at WJM.

When Lou needs help finding an interior decorator, Mary’s recommendation that he hire Rhoda results in a hilarious conflict of tastes – and costs.

Mary explains the facts of life, and love, to Ted after he falls head over heels in love with the daughter of Chuckles the Clown.

Mary’s initial excitement over going out with the governor’s executive adviser begins to wane after he repeatedly calls off date after date at the last minute.

When Mary’s complaint gets a waitress fired, she guiltily hires the girl as her assistant only to learn firsthand the meaning of true incompetence.

Murray’s plan to surprise his wife with an expensive foreign car backfires when the second job he takes to earn extra money makes him too tired to work his day job.

When Mary gets a last minute date, Lou eagerly volunteers to take over her babysitting duties since his TV is broken and he wants to watch a big fight.

When the apartment directly below Mary’s becomes available, she happily spreads the word at the television station – until Ted expresses an interest to move in.

Mary finds herself in a sticky situation when Phyllis asks for help in getting her daughter’s English class essay published.

The fire that destroys Rhoda’s apartment almost destroys her friendship with Mary after the two friends attempt to live together while Rhoda’s apartment is being repaired.

After several dates with a handsome architect, Mary is shocked when his 24-year-old son shows up at her office to take her to lunch.

Mary questions her new friendship with Joanne Forbes after she discovers the woman doesn’t want to invite Rhoda to her club because Rhoda’s Jewish.

Mary sets up a talk show by scheduling a politician ignorant of all current events and who is thus a perfect match for the person who must conduct the interview – Ted.

Both Lou and Ted are unhappy about the upbeat “happy news” format Mary has been assigned to develop for the “Six O’Clock News.”

A local newspaper columnist, who Lou is convinced loves to destroy people’s reputations, interviews Mary about being the only woman in the newsroom at WJM.

Lou’s promotion to program manager leaves Murray in charge of the newsroom, a task which (it is quickly apparent!) he is totally unqualified to handle.

Rhoda is shocked when her parents arrive for a visit and her mother reveals that she’s convinced her husband is seeing another woman.

When Lou is kept from joining his poker pals in Las Vegas, he insists Mary set up a poker game at work—much to the dismay of ex-compulsive gambler Murray.

Even though she’s lost 20 pounds, Rhoda still feels fat and hopeless, but then Hempel’s Department Store invites her to enter a beauty contest.

When Mary’s parents move into a new house just around the corner from her apartment and then start planning her social schedule, Mary turns to Rhoda for advice.

Mary tries to help out when the station’s “Chuckles the Clown” writer quits his job in order to fulfill his lifelong ambition of performing as a stand-up comedian.

Lou realizes he’s made a big mistake after he signs a new contract that allows Ted to earn extra money appearing in TV commercials on several local television stations.

If Mary is crushed when she learns the marriage of her long-time friends is coming to an end, she’s stunned when she realizes the husband wants to start dating her after the divorce.

Mary’s father is having trouble adjusting to his new life in the city because he misses his old buddies, so Mary invites him to lunch with her and Lou Grant.

Mary suddenly finds herself in the uncomfortable position of being the “other woman” after Phyllis’s daughter’s 15-year old boyfriend develops a crush on her.

Mary’s put in charge after Lou goes to have surgery to remove some World War II shrapnel, a move which causes a different kind of war to break out in the newsroom.

Mary is devastated when Rhoda returns from a vacation in New York and announces she’s accepted a job and will be leaving Minneapolis for the Big Apple.

Mary once again finds herself cast in the role of the “other woman” when an ex-boyfriend invites her to his engagement party—much to the dismay of his new fiancée.

Lou achieves a lifelong dream when he becomes the owner of his favorite bar, but he quickly realizes he just doesn’t have what it takes to keep the customers coming back for more.

Phyllis schemes to have her brother fall in love and get married to Mary, but her plans go awry when her brother falls for Rhoda instead.

Mary and Rhoda decide it’s time they have a heart-to-heart talk with Georgette, since it appears that Ted is taking his new girlfriend way too much for granted.

Rhoda’s boyfriend finds the perfect guy for Mary, but unfortunately the guy is a bit overzealous in his intent to marry Mary and won’t take no for an answer.

Lou Grant realizes he’s in over his head when the new boss at the radio station turns out to be a woman—who promptly falls in love with him.

Murray sinks into a deep depression and feels life has totally passed him by after he learns that a former writing classmate has won a Pulitzer Prize for journalism.

Against her better judgment, Mary gets drawn back into a romantic affair when an ex-boyfriend who broke her heart returns to Minneapolis.

Once Mary gets nominated for a Teddy Award everything starts going disastrously wrong for her at work—and at the awards dinner.

Mary and Rhoda’s friendship is strained after Rhoda borrows money to set up her new plant store and then doesn’t pay Mary back.

Phyllis discovers that her husband is having an affair with Sue Ann Nivens, the star of WJM’s Happy Homemaker Show.

Ignoring the advice of her friends and co-workers, Mary dates a man seven years younger than herself.

A heartbroken Lou announces that he and his wife Edie are having marital problems, and that a counselor has suggested a trial separation.

When Mary asks Lou for more responsibility in the newsroom, he assigns her the task of hiring a new sportscaster, but first she must fire the old one.

Ted is anxious and agitated as he prepares to meet his long-lost father, whom he hasn’t seen since he was a baby.

One of Mary’s ex-boyfriends gets a job in the newsroom and attempts to rekindle their old flame.

Mary tries to find a suitable lady for Lou, who is newly separated from his wife and needs a date for an awards banquet.

Rhoda falls madly in love with the owner of the store where she works, but she’s clueless as to how he really feels about her.

Mary and Rhoda fly to New York for Rhoda’s younger sister’s wedding, but Rhoda’s mother is afraid that Rhoda is overly envious of her sibling.

The pressure is on when a congresswoman with whom Mary worked on a news show hastily accepts Mary’s very casual invitation to dinner.

When Lou starts having dinner at Mary’s apartment every night, she quickly becomes determined to reunite him with his estranged wife.

Ted quits his job at WJM to pursue a political career after Phyllis convinces him that he’d make an ideal city councilman.

Mary hires Murray’s daughter for a part-time job in the newsroom—and winds up regretting it.

Georgette decides to become a nun after catching Ted kissing another woman in his dressing room.

Mary plans a surprise party for Lou’s birthday, only to find out too late that he hates birthday parties.

Mary starts to have doubts about WJM’s relatively small-time operations when she begins dating the anchorman from Minneapolis’s top-rated station.

Mary and Rhoda are thrilled with the opportunity to produce a new show for WJM, until they learn that the show must star Ted and Sue Ann, who quickly make things difficult.

Phyllis gets her real estate license and targets a reluctant Lou as her first client.

Mary and Rhoda’s friendship is jeopardized when Rhoda reveals a secret about Mary’s past.

Mary writes a humorous obituary as a joke, but when it’s mistakenly read on the air, she’s suspended from the newsroom.

After winning his first Teddy Award, Ted meets his idol, Walter Cronkite, and assumes that he’s on his way to a network career.

Lou and Rhoda begin dating casually, and everyone—especially Mary—wonders just how serious the relationship is getting.

Ted joins Mary’s night school class in creative writing and plagiarizes Mary’s assignment.

Mary begins frequenting a singles bar to do research for a news special, and she’s surprised by what she discovers.

Mary faces a stint behind bars when she refuses to reveal her source for a story about corruption in high places.

Mary may be in denial when her friends insist that her latest romance is based solely on physical attraction.

After Lou loses his temper with Ted, Mary’s advocacy of non-violence backfires when Ted takes advantage of Lou’s new disposition and becomes more insufferable than ever.

Lou’s romance with a brassy lounge singer has him feeling like a new man—until the guys in the newsroom begin to joke about her questionable past.

Tensions mount and morale drops when the station’s new business consultant demands changes and manages to offend the entire staff.

The happily-married Murray considers having an affair when he meets an attractive, single woman at one of Mary’s parties.

Sue Ann tries to remain calm when a younger woman with no television experience manages to take over her show, The Happy Homemaker.

Looking for intellectual stimulation, Phyllis begins to date a man platonically, but the situation heats up when he takes an interest in Mary.

When the staff is trapped in the newsroom, Sue Ann decides that it’s time for a little Christmas cheer—no matter that it’s only November.

Mary sees Sue Ann in a whole new light when to two attend a broadcasters’ convention together in Chicago.

Ted is flabbergasted when his mother decides to move in with her boyfriend rather than marry the man.

The newsroom is divided when Murray, the father of three daughters, decides that he wants a son even though his wife doesn’t want to have another baby.

Mary’s private life is severely compromised when Lou moves in to Rhoda’s old apartment.

When Lou says he’s looking for “a girl like Mary” to be WJN’s newest newscaster, Mary auditions for the job herself.

Who would believe that Ted and Mary are having an affair? Maybe no one, but that doesn’t stop Ted from spreading rumors around the newsroom.

When Mary asks to produce the WJM news on her own, she gets her big chance—and all of the big headaches that come with it.

Gambling fever grips the newsroom, where the odds are against Ted and his “can’t miss” system.

Phyllis is mortified when Lars cuts off her credit cards and she is forced to—gasp!—look for a job.

Longing for his dynamic days as a crusading reporter, Lou launches a misguided investigation into corruption in big-city politics.

Swept up in the moment at Murray’s twentieth wedding anniversary party, Ted decides to pop the question to Georgette.

Mary tries to help her one-time cellmate to go straight and find a job, but can she teach an old dog new tricks?

Lou wins an award that he doesn’t want and is terrified at the thought of making an acceptance speech.

When Ted is tricked by a smooth-talking con man into opening his own broadcasters’ school, the WJM staff is recruited to be the faculty.

Mary’s new boyfriend seems like a keeper, but there’s just one small problem—his obnoxious son is absolutely intolerable.

Lou’s feelings are bittersweet when he gets invited to his ex-wife’s wedding.

Feeling bored and frustrated, Mary decides to break up the monotony in her life by moving into a new high-rise apartment.

Forgive me, father, for I have sinned! Mary is afraid that her friend is leaving the priesthood because of his feelings for her.

Murray wants desperately to tell Mary his deepest secret—that he has always been in love with her. Mary, meanwhile, is completely oblivious to his feelings.

When Ted auditions to host a game show in New York, the rest of the gang has mixed feelings about his leaving.

The WJM staff is excited when Mary’s Aunt Flo, a renowned journalist and something of a prima donna, pays a visit, but Lou is unimpressed.

Ted is upset when Lou refuses to let him serve as the grand marshal of a circus parade, but that’s peanuts compared to what happens to Chuckles the Clown.

Mary and Sue Ann volunteer for a “big sisters” program, but maybe bringing the girls by the station for a visit isn’t such a hot idea.

Mary plays the unwitting hostess at Ted and Georgette’s hilariously spontaneous wedding ceremony.

After thirty long years, Lou reconnects with the woman who once wrote him a “Dear John” letter, and he has plenty to say.

When Mary meets and falls for the man of her dreams, she has some trouble getting used to his very public displays of affection.

The notoriously tight-fisted Ted splurges on expensive gifts for Mary, Lou, and Murray with his income tax refund, only to discover that he is being audited.

Sue Ann is getting nowhere chasing Lou, so she recruits Mary to help lure Lou back to her apartment for a romantic dinner.

Is there such a thing as too much of a good thing? Mary is caught in the middle when two charming bachelors vie for her affections.

Murray jumps at the chance to produce Sue Ann’s cooking show, forgetting to look before he leaps.

When newlyweds Ted and Georgette face a bout of marital strife, Ted is reluctant to see a counselor.

Lou finds that he is sadly out of touch when he invites Mary to his old stomping grounds in Washington, D.C. for a press junket.

After spending the night with Sue Ann, Lou confides in Mary, who just can’t seem to keep a secret.

A jealous Lou plans a counter-attack when his ex-girlfriend brings a date to one of Mary’s parties.

Unhappy with the new station owner’s policies, Murray strongly voices his disapproval, but is he being brave or merely foolish?

Mary’s arrogant Aunt Flo engages Lou in a heated competition to see which of them is the better journalist.

When Mary uncovers some incriminating evidence about an old friend who is running for congress, she hopes to keep the story under wraps, but Lou has other ideas.

Sue Ann’s love life is bubbling over with excitement, but Mary, unfortunately, may have to burst her bubble.

Longing to hear the patter of little feet around the house, Ted and Georgette face some heart-breaking news.

When Georgette suddenly goes into labor at one of Mary’s dinner parties, it’s up to Lou and Mary to deliver the baby.

Mary tries her hand at creative writing, but Lou’s harsh criticism severely deflates her ego.

Sue Ann is depressed when her competitive younger sister is offered a job at a rival network as their homemaker star.

Mary’s judgment is called into question when she hires a female sportscaster—an ex-Olympic swimmer who may have trouble staying afloat as a broadcaster.

After suffering a mild heart attack, Ted adopts a new, “live for the moment” attitude, leaving the gang longing for the old Ted.

Wanting to keep Murray at WJN, Lou promotes him as Mary’s co-producer, but pandemonium soon erupts.

A psychiatrist’s test shows that the Baxters’ adopted son, David, is a genius, in spite of the fact that he is failing in school. Meanwhile, Mary gets stuck with an unenviable job.

A frightened Mary faces a contempt charge for refusing to reveal a source, but her attorney shows more interest in her than in her case.

Lou may have finally met his match when he proposes to Mary’s Aunt Flo, a dedicated, hard-nosed journalist like himself.

As the station prepares for the annual Teddy Awards, Murray is convinced that he will be overlooked yet again.

Lou is afraid that Mary is becoming addicted to sleeping pills when, after too many sleepless nights, she turns to prescription medication for help.

At a convention in Hollywood, Ted is terrified and befuddled when an attractive young newspaper reporter tries to seduce him.

Hoping to increase their leverage against the station, Lou and Mary join forces to demand a raise, but the scheme backfires.

The staff is upset when the station manager hires a renowned critic who viciously attacks Minneapolis and its denizens.

In order to return a favor, Lou reluctantly agrees to set his old army buddy up on a date with Mary. To make matters worse, Lou must negotiate with Ted’s new agent—Georgette.

The Baxters become the stars of their own hit variety show, but success comes with a price.

When the Happy Homemaker show gets cancelled, Sue Ann finagles her way into a newsroom job.

The news staff is thrilled when WJN’s former weather man returns for a visit after landing a highly successful network job in New York. As usual, though, Ted has a scheme.

Mary becomes the butt of numerous jokes when she accepts a date with a charming, older man who turns out to be Murray’s father.

Murray agrees to write a small article for Ted for $200, but when the article becomes a success, Ted takes all of the credit for himself.

While discussing Mary’s marital status, Murray, Ted and Lou fantasize about what it would be like to be married to her.

Mary’s guest of honor at her latest dinner party is none other than Johnny Carson, but a blackout dims her plans.

After yet another disastrous date, Mary takes Georgette’s unlikely advice and decides to ask Lou out.

Mary’s guest of honor at her latest dinner party is none other than Johnny Carson, but a blackout dims her plans.