Episode
The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Hail the Conquering Gordy
Overview
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.
Details
- Series
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 18
- Air date
- 1977-02-05
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Hail the Conquering Gordy is Episode 18 in Season 7 of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. It aired on 1977-02-05. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 17: Sue Ann Gets the Ax
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.
Episode 19: Mary and the Sexagenarian
Mary happily accepts a date from a charming older man without realizing that he's Murray's father, but everyone else has difficulty coming to terms with the difference in their ages.
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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.
Episode 20: Murray Ghosts for Ted
Ted offers Murray $200 to write an article on his behalf. The article becomes a success, but Ted refuses to share the credit with Murray.
Episode 15: Lou's Army Reunion
Lou wants to return a favor to an old Army buddy, but balks when he asks for a date with Mary.
Episode 21: Mary's Three Husbands
Murray, Ted and Lou fantasize about being married to Mary.
Episode 14: The Critic
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.
Episode 22: Mary's Big Party
Mary has planned a fancy party at her apartment, with a mystery guest of honor, but the power in the building goes before he arrives.
Episode 13: Look at Us, We're Walking
Mary and Lou threaten to quit after the new station manager refuses to give them a raise.
Episode 23: Lou Dates Mary
Mary has another disastrous date and worries she'll never meet the right man, until Georgette points out that every quality she seeks can be found in Lou Grant.
Episode 12: Ted's Temptation
Mary and Murray find it hard to believe that an attractive young journalist has tried to seduce Ted while they are at a convention in Hollywood.
Episode 24: The Last Show
WJM-TV has some personnel changes in the executive department (again), and everyone except Ted Baxter is fired. The new station manager wants to see the WJM News the highest-ranked in Minneapolis, and for some reason feels that Ted can help him make it happen. (Seems a little odd, eh?) The gang says goodbye to each other in the form of a long, hard cry. Mary thanks them all for being her surrogate family, and Lou finally sentimentally says, ""I cherish you people."" They bravely march out the office doors singing, ""It's a long, long way to Tipperary."" At the last moment, Mary leans back through through the WJM-TV doors and turns out the light.
So long, WJM-TV.