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The Mary Tyler Moore Show
| The Mary Tyler Moore Show | |
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| Premiere | September 19, 1970 |
| Finale | March 19, 1977 |
| Creator | James L. Brooks and Allan Burns |
| Network/Provider | CBS |
| Style | 30-minute sitcom |
| Company | MTM Enterprises |
| Distributor | Viacom Enterprises (1977–1980)
Victory Television (1980–1986) MTM Television Distribution (1986–1998) 20th Television (1989–2020) Disney-ABC Domestic Television (2020– ) |
| Seasons | 7 |
| Episodes | 168 |
| Origin | USA |
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (listed on-screen in its opening montage as simply Mary Tyler Moore) is a sitcom that aired on CBS.
Mary Richards is a single woman who, at age 30, moves to Minneapolis after breaking off an engagement with her boyfriend of two years. She applies for a secretarial job at TV station WJM, but that is already taken. She is instead offered the position of associate producer of the station's "Six O'Clock News". She befriends her tough but lovable boss Lou Grant, newswriter Murray Slaughter, and buffoonish anchorman Ted Baxter. Mary later becomes producer of the show.
Mary rents a third floor studio apartment in a Victorian house from acquaintance and downstairs landlady, Phyllis Lindstrom, and becomes best friends with upstairs neighbor Rhoda Morgenstern. Characters introduced later in the series are acerbic, man-hungry TV hostess Sue Ann Nivens, and sweet-natured Georgette Franklin, as Ted Baxter's girlfriend (and later, wife). At the beginning of season six, after both Rhoda and Phyllis have moved away (providing a premise for two spinoffs), Mary relocates to a one bedroom high-rise apartment.
Contents |
Cast
| Actor | Character | Duration | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Cast | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| Mary Tyler Moore | Mary Richards | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Edward Asner | Lou Grant | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Gavin MacLeod | Murray Slaughter | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Valerie Harper | Rhoda Morgenstern | * | * | * | * | |||
| Ted Knight | Ted Baxter | * | * | * | * | * | * | * |
| Cloris Leachman | Phyllis Lindstrom | * | * | * | * | * | ||
| Georgia Engel | Georgette Franklin Baxter | * | * | * | * | |||
| Betty White | Sue Ann Nivens | * | * | * | * | |||
| Supporting/Recurring Cast | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | |
| John Amos | Gordon "Gordy" Howard | * | * | * | ||||
| Joyce Bulifant | Marie Slaughter | * | * | * | * | * | * | |
| Lisa Gerritsen | Bess Lindstrom | * | * | * | * | * | ||
| Nancy Walker | Ida Morgenstern | * | * | * | ||||
Seasons
| Season | Premiere | Finale | # | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CBS | ||||||
| Season One | September 19, 1970 | March 6, 1971 | 24 | |||
| Season Two | September 18, 1971 | March 4, 1972 | 24 | |||
| Season Three | September 16, 1972 | March 3, 1973 | 24 | |||
| Season Four | September 15, 1973 | March 2, 1974 | 24 | |||
| Season Five | September 14, 1974 | March 8, 1975 | 24 | |||
| Season Six | September 13, 1975 | March 6, 1976 | 24 | |||
| Season Seven | September 25, 1976 | March 19, 1977 | 24 | |||
In-Depth
- At a Glance: Additional information about the series
DVD Releases
| Title | Release | Discs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Complete Series (Region 1) | ||||||
| Seasons 1-7 | May 28, 2013 | purchase | 22 | |||
| Season Sets (Region 1) | ||||||
| The Complete First Season | September 24, 2004 | purchase | 4 | |||
| The Complete Second Season | July 26, 2005 | purchase | 3 | |||
| The Complete Third Season | January 17, 2006 | purchase | 3 | |||
| The Complete Fourth Season | June 20, 2006 | purchase | 3 | |||
| The Complete Fifth Season | October 6, 2009 | purchase | 3 | |||
| The Complete Sixth Season | February 2, 2010 | purchase | 3 | |||
| The Complete Seventh Season | October 5, 2010 | purchase | 3 | |||
