Episode
The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Chuckles Bites the Dust
Overview
Chuckles the Clown is crushed to death by a rogue elephant in a parade, which leaves all the newsroom staff in hysterics except Mary.
Details
- Series
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 7
- Air date
- 1975-10-25
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Chuckles Bites the Dust is Episode 7 in Season 6 of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. It aired on 1975-10-25. The runtime is 30 min.
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