Mary Tyler Moore
Mary Richards
Series SeasonSeason 5 episodes1974
The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Season 5
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Episode 126 min1974-09-14
Will Mary Richards Go to Jail?
Mary refuses to reveal a news source for a story she produced and has to spend a night in jail.
Episode 226 min1974-09-21
Not Just Another Pretty Face
Mary dates a man with whom she has nothing in common and becomes concerned that their relationship is superficial.
Episode 326 min1974-09-28
You Sometimes Hurt the One You Hate
Lou finally loses his temper with Ted when he endorses a political candidate on The Six O'clock News and throws him through the office doors. Lou feels guilty, and Ted takes advantage of him.
Episode 426 min1974-10-05
Lou and That Woman
Lou begins seeing a cocktail lounge singer but becomes uncomfortable about her past.
Episode 525 min1974-10-12
The Outsider
WJM-TV hires a young business consultant, who demands certain changes for The Six O'clock News, offending every member of the news team.
Episode 626 min1974-10-19
I Love a Piano
Murray meets an attractive woman at one of Mary's parties and considers having an affair. On the pretext of buying her old piano, he goes to see her.
Episode 726 min1974-10-26
A New Sue Ann
A young fan, Gloria, persuades Sue Ann to hire her for The Happy Homemaker. Sue Ann is less than pleased when Gloria plays up to the station manager and gets a larger role on the show at the expense of her own.
Episode 825 min1974-11-02
Menage-a-Phyllis
Phyllis dates a man on a platonic basis, but he is attracted more to Mary and begins seeing her.
Episode 926 min1974-11-09
Not a Christmas Story
The entire newsroom staff is arguing with each other, and when they are trapped at the office due to bad weather, Sue Ann decides to serve her Christmas dinner early.
Episode 1026 min1974-11-16
What Are Friends For?
Mary and Sue Ann go to a convention in Chicago and Mary finds out that Sue Ann leads a lonely life.
Episode 1126 min1974-11-23
A Boy's Best Friend
Ted is shocked when he finds out his mother does not intend to marry her boyfriend, but will live with him.
Episode 1226 min1974-11-30
A Son for Murray
Murray, who has three daughters, wants a son, but his wife Marie doesn't want to have another child. The couple decide to adopt instead.
Episode 1326 min1974-12-07
Neighbors
Lou wants a smaller place and moves in to Rhoda's old apartment but can't help interfering in Mary's private life.
Episode 1426 min1974-12-14
A Girl Like Mary
Lou wants to hire a female newscaster 'like Mary', so Mary decides to audition for the job herself.
Episode 1526 min1974-12-21
An Affair to Forget
Now that Mary is producer, Ted thinks that he can make his move on her. He convinces the rest of the newsroom that they are having an affair.
Episode 1625 min1975-01-04
Mary Richards: Producer
Mary doesn't feel she deserves the title of producer and asks Lou that she be given the chance to produce The Six O'clock News alone.
Episode 1726 min1975-01-11
The System
When Ted's formula for betting on football games works, Lou goes into partnership with him. He winds up betting all of the season's winnings on the Super Bowl without telling Ted.
Episode 1830 min1975-01-18
Phyllis Whips Inflation
Phyllis and Lars have a dispute and she finds her credit cards cut off. She looks for a job but finds that she has no relevant skills.
Episode 1930 min1975-01-25
The Shame of the Cities
Lou wants to research his own news story now that Mary's producer and decides to launch a major investigation on a city councilor only to discover that he is completely honest.
Episode 2030 min1975-02-01
Marriage Minneapolis Style
Ted pops the question to Georgette at Murray's 20th wedding anniversary party and then gets cold feet.
Episode 2130 min1975-02-08
You Try To Be a Nice Guy
Mary agrees to help a troubled crime prone girl go straight and find a job.
Episode 2230 min1975-02-15
You Can't Lose 'em All
Lou wins the Albert Mason Award, which he had once said was for broadcasting veterans who couldn't chew their own food.
Episode 2330 min1975-02-22
Ted Baxter's Famous Broadcasters' School
A con-man tricks Ted into setting up a broadcasters' academy. When he finds out he's been had, he asks Lou, Mary and Murray to be the faculty and give the semester's opening lectures.
Episode 2430 min1975-03-08
Anyone Who Hates Kids and Dogs
Mary likes her new boyfriend but finds his son absolutely intolerable.