Episode

The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Mary's Big Party

Name: The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Mary's Big Party
Released: 1977-03-05
Duration: 30 min
Cast: Mary Tyler Moore, Ed Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Ted Knight, Valerie Harper

The Mary Tyler Moore ShowSeason 71977-03-05

Overview

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.

Details

Series: The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Season: Season 7
Episode: Episode 22
Air date: 1977-03-05
Runtime: 30 min

Episode context

Mary's Big Party is Episode 22 in Season 7 of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. It aired on 1977-03-05. The runtime is 30 min.

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Episode 21: Mary's Three Husbands 1977-02-26 | 30 min Murray, Ted and Lou fantasize about being married to Mary.

Episode 23: Lou Dates Mary 1977-03-12 | 30 min 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.

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Episode 20: Murray Ghosts for Ted 1977-02-19 | 25 min 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 24: The Last Show 1977-03-19 | 30 min 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.

Episode 19: Mary and the Sexagenarian 1977-02-12 | 30 min 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.

Episode 18: Hail the Conquering Gordy 1977-02-05 | 30 min 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.

Episode 17: Sue Ann Gets the Ax 1977-01-29 | 30 min 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 16: The Ted and Georgette Show 1977-01-22 | 30 min 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 15: Lou's Army Reunion 1977-01-15 | 30 min Lou wants to return a favor to an old Army buddy, but balks when he asks for a date with Mary.

Episode 14: The Critic 1977-01-08 | 30 min 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 13: Look at Us, We're Walking 1976-12-25 | 30 min Mary and Lou threaten to quit after the new station manager refuses to give them a raise.

Episode 12: Ted's Temptation 1976-12-11 | 30 min 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.