Episode
The Mary Tyler Moore Show: The Good-Time News
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 1972-09-16
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
The Good-Time News is Episode 1 in Season 3 of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. It aired on 1972-09-16. The runtime is 25 min.
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Episode 3: Who's in Charge Here?
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.
Episode 4: Enter Rhoda's Parents
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.
Episode 5: It's Whether You Win or Lose
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.
Episode 6: Rhoda the Beautiful
After losing 20 pounds, Rhoda enters a beauty contest at work, but continues to put herself down.
Episode 7: Just Around the Corner
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.
Episode 8: But Seriously, Folks
Mary begins dating the writer of the Chuckles the Clown show, whose real ambition is to become a stand-up comedian.
Episode 9: Farmer Ted and the News
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.
Episode 10: Have I Found a Guy for You
Two of Mary's friends separate and Mary accepts a date from the husband.
Episode 11: You've Got a Friend
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.
Episode 12: It Was Fascination, I Know
Bess's 15-year-old boyfriend falls in love with Mary and begins to surprise her with visits to her apartment and her work.