The lives and trials of a young single woman and her friends, both at work and at home.
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.
Aired: Sep 19, 1970 On the rebound from a busted relationship, Mary Richards relocates to Minneap...
Aired: Sep 26, 1970 Frustrated with their single status, Mary and Rhoda invite dates to a "little...
3. Bess, You Is My Daughter Now
Aired: Oct 3, 1970Mary agrees to take care of Phyllis's precocious daughter for a few days.
Aired: Oct 10, 1970 Rhoda convinces Mary to join the "Better Luck Next Time Club," an organizatio...
Aired: Oct 17, 1970 Mary helps out a luckless former pro-football player who wants to be WJM's ne...
Aired: Oct 24, 1970 Mary puts Rhoda's visiting mother up in her apartment when Rhoda refuses to s...
7. Toulouse-Lautrec Is One of My Favorite Artists
Aired: Oct 31, 1970Mary accepts a date with a very short visiting author.
Aired: Nov 7, 1970 Put in charge of the station's election coverage, Mary is put to the test whe...
9. Bob and Rhoda and Teddy and Mary
Aired: Nov 14, 1970Rhoda's new boyfriend takes an interest in Mary, and the newsroom preoccupies...
Aired: Nov 21, 1970 Mary reluctantly hires Phyllis to be her assistant in the newsroom.
Aired: Nov 28, 1970 Mary's income-tax returns are audited by an amorous IRS agent.
Aired: Dec 5, 1970 Mary reluctantly arranges for Ted to speak at Phyllis's women's club.
Aired: Dec 12, 1970 Mary must deal with the amorous advances of WJM's obnoxious, and very young, ...
14. Christmas and the Hard-Luck Kid II
Aired: Dec 19, 1970Mary is forced to work not only on Christmas Day but Christmas Eve, too.
Aired: Jan 2, 1971 Mary's budding romance with Paul Arnell hits a roadblock -- Paul's parents, w...
16. Party Is Such Sweet Sorrow
Aired: Jan 9, 1971Mary is offered a job to produce her own show at another television station.
Aired: Jan 16, 1971 A globe-trotting journalist returns to WJM and catches Mary's eye, but she ca...
Aired: Jan 23, 1971 Mary's apartment is burglarized, twice.
Aired: Jan 30, 1971 Frustrated playwright Murray has his play accepted by the Twin Cities Playhou...
Aired: Feb 6, 1971 In the hospital for a tonsillectomy, Mary must share a room with a very grump...
21. The Boss Isn't Coming to Dinner
Aired: Feb 13, 1971Mary discovers the real reason Mr. Grant has been turning down her dinner inv...
Aired: Feb 20, 1971 A forgotten pal from summer camp turns up as WJM's new receptionist and wants...
Aired: Feb 27, 1971 Rhoda's generous new boyfriend has no apparent source of income, and Mary gro...
Aired: Mar 6, 1971 To get Mr. Grant back his job, Mary pays a visit to the outrageous station ow...
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