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The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Season 3 1972 - 1973
NR

  • 1972-09-17T00:00:00Z on CBS
  • 25m
  • 10h (24 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
  • Comedy
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.

24 episodes

Season Premiere

1972-09-17T00:00:00Z

3x01 The Good-Time News

Season Premiere

3x01 The Good-Time News

  • 1972-09-17T00:00:00Z25m

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.

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

1972-10-01T00:00:00Z

3x03 Who's in Charge Here?

3x03 Who's in Charge Here?

  • 1972-10-01T00:00:00Z25m

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.

1972-10-08T00:00:00Z

3x04 Enter Rhoda's Parents

3x04 Enter Rhoda's Parents

  • 1972-10-08T00:00:00Z25m

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.

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.

1972-10-22T00:00:00Z

3x06 Rhoda the Beautiful

3x06 Rhoda the Beautiful

  • 1972-10-22T00:00:00Z25m

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

1972-10-29T00:00:00Z

3x07 Just Around the Corner

3x07 Just Around the Corner

  • 1972-10-29T00:00:00Z25m

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.

1972-11-05T01:00:00Z

3x08 But Seriously, Folks

3x08 But Seriously, Folks

  • 1972-11-05T01:00:00Z25m

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

1972-11-12T01:00:00Z

3x09 Farmer Ted and the News

3x09 Farmer Ted and the News

  • 1972-11-12T01:00:00Z25m

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.

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

1972-11-26T01:00:00Z

3x11 You've Got a Friend

3x11 You've Got a Friend

  • 1972-11-26T01:00:00Z25m

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.

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

1972-12-10T01:00:00Z

3x13 Operation: Lou

3x13 Operation: Lou

  • 1972-12-10T01:00:00Z25m

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

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

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.

1973-01-07T01:00:00Z

3x16 Lou's Place

3x16 Lou's Place

  • 1973-01-07T01:00:00Z25m

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.

1973-01-14T01:00:00Z

3x17 My Brother's Keeper

3x17 My Brother's Keeper

  • 1973-01-14T01:00:00Z25m

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.

1973-01-21T01:00:00Z

3x18 The Georgette Story

3x18 The Georgette Story

  • 1973-01-21T01:00:00Z25m

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

1973-01-28T01:00:00Z

3x19 Romeo and Mary

3x19 Romeo and Mary

  • 1973-01-28T01:00:00Z25m

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.

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

1973-02-11T01:00:00Z

3x21 Murray Faces Life

3x21 Murray Faces Life

  • 1973-02-11T01:00:00Z25m

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

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.

1973-02-25T01:00:00Z

3x23 Put On a Happy Face

3x23 Put On a Happy Face

  • 1973-02-25T01:00:00Z25m

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

Season Finale

1973-03-04T01:00:00Z

3x24 Mary Richards and the Incredible Plant Lady

Season Finale

3x24 Mary Richards and the Incredible Plant Lady

  • 1973-03-04T01:00:00Z25m

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.

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