Episode
The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Mary Gets a Lawyer
Overview
Mary faces a contempt charge for not revealing her news source. Lou recommends a lawyer friend who takes a romantic interest in Mary.
Details
- Series
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 1976-11-13
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Mary Gets a Lawyer is Episode 8 in Season 7 of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. It aired on 1976-11-13. The runtime is 30 min.
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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 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.
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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 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 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 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 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 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 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.
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 2: Mary the Writer
Mary decides to take a creative writing course, and is less than delighted with the criticism Lou levels at her efforts.
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.