Episode
The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Sue Ann Gets the Ax
Overview
Sue Ann's Happy Homemaker show is canceled but she is determined to stay at WJM and asks Mary to give her a job in the newsroom.
Details
- Series
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 17
- Air date
- 1977-01-29
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Sue Ann Gets the Ax is Episode 17 in Season 7 of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. It aired on 1977-01-29. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 16: The Ted and Georgette Show
Ted and Georgette successfully audition for their own variety show, which becomes a big hit, but Georgette eventually finds that she would prefer being a wife and mother.
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WJM's former weatherman, Gordy Howard, returns to visit Minneapolis after becoming a highly successful network presenter in New York. Ted is desperate for a chance to join Gordy.
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Episode 20: Murray Ghosts for Ted
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Episode 21: Mary's Three Husbands
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Episode 12: Ted's Temptation
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Episode 22: Mary's Big Party
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