Episode
The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Mary's Father
Overview
Mary researches a documentary with the help of a priest. He eventually decides to leave the Church, and Mary thinks that he has fallen in love with her.
Details
- Series
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 1975-09-27
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Mary's Father is Episode 3 in Season 6 of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. It aired on 1975-09-27. The runtime is 30 min.
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