Mary Richards moves to Minneapolis after a relationship goes bad. She finds work as an associate producer in a small television newsroom where the characters include Lou Grant, her gruff boss, Murray Slaughter the humorous writer, and Ted Baxter the Anchor Man who spends his time mispronouncing country names. Mary continues to hope for romance, but finds that her friends are more dependable.
1. The Birds... and... um... Bess
Aired: Sep 18, 1971Mary agrees to explain the "facts of life" to Phyllis's daughter, Bess.