The Mary Tyler Moore Show — Season 3

Aired 16 September 1972 • 25 min

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.

Aired 23 September 1972 • 25 min

Mary is interviewed by a newspaper columnist and ends up telling a little too much.

Aired 30 September 1972 • 25 min

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.

Aired 7 October 1972 • 25 min

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.

Aired 14 October 1972 • 25 min

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.

Aired 21 October 1972 • 25 min

After losing 20 pounds, Rhoda enters a beauty contest at work, but continues to put herself down.

Aired 28 October 1972 • 25 min

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.

Aired 4 November 1972 • 25 min

Mary begins dating the writer of the Chuckles the Clown show, whose real ambition is to become a stand-up comedian.

Aired 11 November 1972 • 25 min

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.

Aired 18 November 1972 • 25 min

Two of Mary's friends separate and Mary accepts a date from the husband.

Aired 25 November 1972 • 25 min

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.

Aired 2 December 1972 • 25 min

Bess's 15-year-old boyfriend falls in love with Mary and begins to surprise her with visits to her apartment and her work.

Aired 9 December 1972 • 25 min

Lou goes to hospital to have a piece of World War II shrapnel removed and, surprisingly, he and Ted become best friends.

Aired 16 December 1972 • 25 min

Rhoda decides to move back to New York but Mary is taking the whole thing with a grain of salt.

Aired 23 December 1972 • 25 min

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.

Aired 6 January 1973 • 25 min

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.

Aired 13 January 1973 • 25 min

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.

Aired 20 January 1973 • 25 min

Mary and Rhoda try to encourage Georgette to take a stand for herself after seeing how Ted takes advantage of her.

Aired 27 January 1973 • 25 min

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.

Aired 3 February 1973 • 25 min

The new station manager, an attractive woman, falls for Lou.

Aired 10 February 1973 • 25 min

Murray becomes depressed when he realizes that the years are passing him by, after he learns that a contemporary has won a Pulitzer Prize.

Aired 17 February 1973 • 25 min

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.

Aired 24 February 1973 • 25 min

Everything goes right for Rhoda and everything goes wrong for Mary on a disastrous day when she is due to go to the Teddies.

Aired 3 March 1973 • 25 min

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.