Episode
The Mary Tyler Moore Show: The System
Overview
When Ted's formula for betting on football games works, Lou goes into partnership with him. He winds up betting all of the season's winnings on the Super Bowl without telling Ted.
Details
- Series
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 17
- Air date
- 1975-01-11
- Runtime
- 26 min
Episode context
The System is Episode 17 in Season 5 of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. It aired on 1975-01-11. The runtime is 26 min.
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Episode 19: The Shame of the Cities
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Episode 14: A Girl Like Mary
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Episode 20: Marriage Minneapolis Style
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Episode 13: Neighbors
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Episode 21: You Try To Be a Nice Guy
Mary agrees to help a troubled crime prone girl go straight and find a job.
Episode 12: A Son for Murray
Murray, who has three daughters, wants a son, but his wife Marie doesn't want to have another child. The couple decide to adopt instead.
Episode 22: You Can't Lose 'em All
Lou wins the Albert Mason Award, which he had once said was for broadcasting veterans who couldn't chew their own food.
Episode 11: A Boy's Best Friend
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Episode 23: Ted Baxter's Famous Broadcasters' School
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