The Mary Tyler Moore Show — Season 5
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About this season
30-year-old single Mary Richards moves to Minneapolis to start a new life after a romantic break-up. There she reacquaints with Phyllis who rents her a room, and meets her upstairs neighbor and new best friend Rhoda. Mary unexpectedly lands a job as associate producer at the TV station WJM, where she works alongside her bristly boss, Lou; the comical newswriter, Murray; and the newscast's often-incompetent anchor, Ted.
Episodes (24)
1. Will Mary Richards Go to Jail?
Aired 14 September 1974 • 26 min
Mary refuses to reveal a news source for a story she produced and has to spend a night in jail.
2. Not Just Another Pretty Face
Aired 21 September 1974 • 26 min
Mary dates a man with whom she has nothing in common and becomes concerned that their relationship is superficial.
3. You Sometimes Hurt the One You Hate
Aired 28 September 1974 • 26 min
Lou finally loses his temper with Ted when he endorses a political candidate on The Six O'clock News and throws him through the office doors. Lou feels guilty, and Ted takes advantage of him.
4. Lou and That Woman
Aired 5 October 1974 • 26 min
Lou begins seeing a cocktail lounge singer but becomes uncomfortable about her past.
5. The Outsider
Aired 12 October 1974 • 25 min
WJM-TV hires a young business consultant, who demands certain changes for The Six O'clock News, offending every member of the news team.
6. I Love a Piano
Aired 19 October 1974 • 26 min
Murray meets an attractive woman at one of Mary's parties and considers having an affair. On the pretext of buying her old piano, he goes to see her.
7. A New Sue Ann
Aired 26 October 1974 • 26 min
A young fan, Gloria, persuades Sue Ann to hire her for The Happy Homemaker. Sue Ann is less than pleased when Gloria plays up to the station manager and gets a larger role on the show at the expense of her own.
8. Menage-a-Phyllis
Aired 2 November 1974 • 25 min
Phyllis dates a man on a platonic basis, but he is attracted more to Mary and begins seeing her.
9. Not a Christmas Story
Aired 9 November 1974 • 26 min
The entire newsroom staff is arguing with each other, and when they are trapped at the office due to bad weather, Sue Ann decides to serve her Christmas dinner early.
10. What Are Friends For?
Aired 16 November 1974 • 26 min
Mary and Sue Ann go to a convention in Chicago and Mary finds out that Sue Ann leads a lonely life.
11. A Boy's Best Friend
Aired 23 November 1974 • 26 min
Ted is shocked when he finds out his mother does not intend to marry her boyfriend, but will live with him.
12. A Son for Murray
Aired 30 November 1974 • 26 min
Murray, who has three daughters, wants a son, but his wife Marie doesn't want to have another child. The couple decide to adopt instead.
13. Neighbors
Aired 7 December 1974 • 26 min
Lou wants a smaller place and moves in to Rhoda's old apartment but can't help interfering in Mary's private life.
14. A Girl Like Mary
Aired 14 December 1974 • 26 min
Lou wants to hire a female newscaster 'like Mary', so Mary decides to audition for the job herself.
15. An Affair to Forget
Aired 21 December 1974 • 26 min
Now that Mary is producer, Ted thinks that he can make his move on her. He convinces the rest of the newsroom that they are having an affair.
16. Mary Richards: Producer
Aired 4 January 1975 • 25 min
Mary doesn't feel she deserves the title of producer and asks Lou that she be given the chance to produce The Six O'clock News alone.
17. The System
Aired 11 January 1975 • 26 min
When Ted's formula for betting on football games works, Lou goes into partnership with him. He winds up betting all of the season's winnings on the Super Bowl without telling Ted.
18. Phyllis Whips Inflation
Aired 18 January 1975 • 30 min
Phyllis and Lars have a dispute and she finds her credit cards cut off. She looks for a job but finds that she has no relevant skills.
19. The Shame of the Cities
Aired 25 January 1975 • 30 min
Lou wants to research his own news story now that Mary's producer and decides to launch a major investigation on a city councilor only to discover that he is completely honest.
20. Marriage Minneapolis Style
Aired 1 February 1975 • 30 min
Ted pops the question to Georgette at Murray's 20th wedding anniversary party and then gets cold feet.
21. You Try To Be a Nice Guy
Aired 8 February 1975 • 30 min
Mary agrees to help a troubled crime prone girl go straight and find a job.
22. You Can't Lose 'em All
Aired 15 February 1975 • 30 min
Lou wins the Albert Mason Award, which he had once said was for broadcasting veterans who couldn't chew their own food.
23. Ted Baxter's Famous Broadcasters' School
Aired 22 February 1975 • 30 min
A con-man tricks Ted into setting up a broadcasters' academy. When he finds out he's been had, he asks Lou, Mary and Murray to be the faculty and give the semester's opening lectures.
24. Anyone Who Hates Kids and Dogs
Aired 8 March 1975 • 30 min
Mary likes her new boyfriend but finds his son absolutely intolerable.