The Mary Tyler Moore Show — Season 1, Episode 1: Love is All Around

Episode synopsis

The classic series begins its classic 7-year run in Mary's apartment. Mary Richards, a 30-year-old single woman, has left her long-time boyfriend, Bill, to be with her old friend, Phyllis Lindstrom, in Minneapolis. (Mary originally lived in Roseburg, MN.) Why did Mary leave Bill? After promising to her that he would marry her right after his internship at the hospital, he said, ""Why rush into things???"" Meanwhile, she's already having troubles with her new apartment--a bitter upstairs neightbor, Rhoda Morgenstern, insists that she owns Mary's apartment!

About The Mary Tyler Moore Show

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.

More episodes from Season 1

• E2Today I Am a Ma'am
• E3Bess, You is My Daughter Now
• E4Divorce Isn't Everything
• E5Keep Your Guard Up
• E6Support Your Local Mother
• E7Toulouse-Lautrec is One of My Favorite Artists
• E8The Snow Must Go On
• E9Bob & Rhoda & Teddy & Mary
• E10Assistant Wanted, Female
• E111040 or Fight
• E12Anchorman Overboard
• E13He's All Yours