Episode

The Mary Tyler Moore Show: A Reliable Source

Name: The Mary Tyler Moore Show: A Reliable Source
Released: 1976-02-21
Duration: 30 min
Cast: Mary Tyler Moore, Ed Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Ted Knight, Valerie Harper

The Mary Tyler Moore ShowSeason 61976-02-21

Overview

Mary learns that an old friend seeking re-election to Congress had financial help from the mob. Lou threatens to use the story on the air.

Details

Series: The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Season: Season 6
Episode: Episode 22
Air date: 1976-02-21
Runtime: 30 min

Episode context

A Reliable Source is Episode 22 in Season 6 of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. It aired on 1976-02-21. The runtime is 30 min.

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Episode 21: Mary's Aunt Returns 1976-02-07 | 30 min Mary's Aunt Flo and Lou both prepare competing ideas for a TV documentary.

Episode 23: Sue Ann Falls in Love 1976-02-28 | 30 min Sue Ann has fallen in love, but her new boyfriend is less scrupulous than he first seems.

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Episode 20: Murray Takes a Stand 1976-01-31 | 30 min Murray is unhappy with the new station owner's policies and tells him off over the phone one evening. However, the station owner fires him the following day.

Episode 24: Ted and the Kid 1976-03-06 | 30 min Ted and Georgette decide to adopt a son after Ted is informed he cannot have children.

Episode 19: Menage-a-Lou 1976-01-24 | 30 min Lou almost ruins one of Mary's parties when his old girlfriend, Charlene Maguire, arrives with a date. He tries to make her jealous by taking out one of Mary's neighbors.

Episode 18: Once I Had a Secret Love 1976-01-17 | 30 min Lou has spent the night with Sue Ann, and confides in Mary. Their friendship is almost ruined when Mary is unable to keep the secret.

Episode 17: The Seminar 1976-01-10 | 30 min Lou and Mary go on a press junket to Washington, DC. Lou was once a correspondent there, but Mary has difficulty believing him about his contacts.

Episode 16: Not With My Wife, I Don't 1976-01-03 | 30 min Ted and Georgette face marital problems, but Ted refuses to see a counselor unless Lou goes with him.

Episode 15: What Do You Want to Do When You Produce? 1975-12-20 | 30 min Initially delighted at the chance of producing the Happy Homemaker show, Murray quickly becomes miserable when he realizes the menial tasks he has to do for Sue Ann.

Episode 14: One Boyfriend Too Many 1975-12-13 | 30 min Mary's old flame Dan Whitfield, who once proposed to her, returns to Minneapolis and she's forced to choose between him and her current boyfriend.

Episode 13: The Happy Homemaker Takes Lou Home 1975-12-06 | 30 min Sue Ann gets Mary to ask Lou out on a date on her behalf. Lou accepts, not realizing who Mary's 'friend' is.

Episode 12: Ted's Tax Refund 1975-11-29 | 30 min Ted is overjoyed when he gets a tax refund and splurges out on everyone at the newsroom, but is later shocked when the IRS informs him that he will be audited.