Episode
The Mary Tyler Moore Show: The Critic
Overview
A pompous but renowned critic is hired to provoke controversy on The Six O'Clock News, but the newsroom thinks he has gone too far when he begins attacking Minneapolis and its residents.
Details
- Series
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 14
- Air date
- 1977-01-08
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
The Critic is Episode 14 in Season 7 of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. It aired on 1977-01-08. The runtime is 30 min.
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