Episode
The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Mary the Writer
Overview
Mary decides to take a creative writing course, and is less than delighted with the criticism Lou levels at her efforts.
Details
- Series
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 1976-10-02
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Mary the Writer is Episode 2 in Season 7 of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. It aired on 1976-10-02. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 1: Mary Midwife
Georgette gives birth at Mary's dinner party. With the hospital and doctor too far away, Lou and Mary help deliver the baby.
Episode 3: Sue Ann's Sister
Sue Ann becomes deeply depressed when her sister arrives and gets an offer to do a competing homemaker show in Minneapolis.
More episodes from this season
Episode 4: What's Wrong with Swimming?
Mary hires a new sportscaster who refuses to cover any sports but swimming and is faced with the prospect of firing her.
Episode 5: Ted's Change of Heart
Ted suffers a heart attack on the air and for the next few days becomes conscious of how precious life is.
Episode 6: One Producer Too Many
Lou promotes Murray to co-producer against Mary's wishes to prevent him from accepting a producer's job at a rival television station.
Episode 7: My Son, the Genius
Ted and Georgette are initially disturbed to find that their son, David, is not doing well at school, but a psychiatrist's test shows that he is a genius. Unfortunately, David lets this go to his head and takes advantage of Ted.
Episode 8: Mary Gets a Lawyer
Mary faces a contempt charge for not revealing her news source. Lou recommends a lawyer friend who takes a romantic interest in Mary.
Episode 9: Lou Proposes
Lou realizes that he has feelings for Mary's Aunt Flo, a journalist with a similar pride and passion in the news profession.
Episode 10: Murray Can't Lose
Lou learns from a source on the Teddy Award's panel that Murray will finally win an award for his news writing.
Episode 11: Mary's Insomnia
Mary is having trouble sleeping and resorts to pills, which has Lou concerned that she's become addicted to them.
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 13: Look at Us, We're Walking
Mary and Lou threaten to quit after the new station manager refuses to give them a raise.