Episode
The Mary Tyler Moore Show: I Gave at the Office
Overview
Murray's daughter, Bonnie, is looking for a job and Mary is persuaded into giving her one but Bonnie is not as efficient as everyone had hoped.
Details
- Series
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 1973-12-08
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
I Gave at the Office is Episode 13 in Season 4 of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. It aired on 1973-12-08. The runtime is 25 min.
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