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		FIRST SEASON (1970-1971)
		    (episodes 1-24)

			Cast

     Mary Richards		Mary Tyler Moore
     Lou Grant			Edward Asner
     Murray Slaughter		Gavin MacLeod
     Rhoda Morgenstern		Valerie Harper
     Ted Baxter			Ted Knight
     Phyllis Lindstrom		Cloris Leachman 

1. LOVE IS ALL AROUND [pilot] (#7001)
Mary comes to Minneapolis, after breaking up with her boyfriend and starts 
work as associate producer at WJM-TV. Bill: Angus Duncan  
Bess: Lisa Gerritsen  Locksmith: Dave Morick

2. TODAY I AM A MA'AM
Mary's old boyfriend and the man that Rhoda hit with her car (and his wife) 
come to dinner at Mary's apartment.

3. BESS, YOU IS MY DAUGHTER NOW (#7005)
Mary finds herself taking care of Bess for a few days. Bess: Lisa Gerritsen

4. DIVORCE ISN'T EVERYTHING (#7011)
Written by Treva Silverman  Directed by Alan Rafkin
Mary and Rhoda join the "Better Luck Next Time Club" for divorced people, 
in order to get a group rate on a trip to Paris.  Hal: Dave Ketchum  
Sparkie: Patte Finley  Roy: Gino Conforti  Richie: Vernon Weddle
Karen Norris: Jane Connell  Dr. Walter Udall: Shelley Berman

5. KEEP YOUR GUARD UP (#7008)
Mary finds that an ex-football player will not leave her alone until she gets 
him an audition for a sports announcer's job.  Frank Carelli: John Schuck
Tim Brown: Himself

6. SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL MOTHER (#7002)
Rhoda's mother comes for a visit, but Rhoda refuses to see her so she moves in 
with Mary.  Mrs. Morgenstern: Nancy Walker

7. TOULOUSE-LAUTREC IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE ARTISTS (#7013)
Mary falls for a professional writer who is shorter than she.
Eric Matthews: Hamid Hamilton Camp  Floor Manager: Robert Rothwell

8. THE SNOW MUST GO ON (#7003)
Mary produces an election night program during a snowstorm.
Chuckles the Clown: Richard Schaal  Father Flint: Ivor Francis
Floor Manager: Robert Rothwell  Phone girl: Mini Kirk

9. BOB & RHODA & TEDDY & MARY
Rhoda's new boyfriend falls for Mary, while Ted hopes to win a Teddy award.

10. ASSISTANT WANTED, FEMALE (#7016)
Written by Treva Silverman, Directed by Peter Baldwin
Mary hires Phyllis as her new assistant, but later regrets it when she
disrupts the whole office. Weatherman Gordy: John Amos

11. 1040 0R FIGHT (#7012)
Mary finds herself dating the man who is auditing her tax return.
Robert C. Brand: Paul Sand  Waitress: Gloria Lord  Delivery Boy: David Hayward

12. ANCHORMAN OVERBOARD (#7018)
Written by Lorenzo Music, Directed by Jay Sandrich
Ted loses his confidence when he is asked to speak at a ladies club.
Dave Curson: Bill Fiore  Clock Man: Bob Duggan

13. HE'S ALL YOURS (#7014)
A young cameraman (who happens to be Lou's nephew) finds that he has a crush on
Mary. Allen Stevens: Wes Stern

14. CHRISTMAS AND THE HARD LUCK KID
Mary finds that she has to work on Christmas day, causing her to become
depressed.

15. HOWARD'S GIRL (#7017)
Written by Treva Silverman, Directed by Jay Sandrich
Mary dates the brother of her former boyfriend, which upsets his parents. 
Mrs. Arnell Mary Jackson  Paul Arnell: Richard Schall  
Special Guest Star Henry Jones as Mr. Arnell

16. PARTY IS SUCH SWEET SORROW
Mary agrees to take a producing job at another station.

17. JUST A LUNCH (#7007)
Mary finds herself dating a married newsman, who used to work at WJM.
Marie: Joyce Bulifant  Woman in Restaurant: Gloria Lord
Guest Star: Monte Markham as John Corcoran

18. SECOND STORY STORY (#7024)
Mary's apartment is robbed twice, in two days. Officer Jackson: Vic Tayback
Ed Sprinkle: James McCallion  The Old Man: Burt Mustin
Guest Star: Bob Dishy as Officer Larry Tully

19. WE CLOSED IN MINNEAPOLIS (#7022)
Written by Kenny Solms and Gail Parent, Directed by Jay Sandrich
The newsroom staff all take part in a play written by Murray about a newsroom.
Marie: Joyce Bulifant

20. HI! (#7019)
Mary goes to the hospital to have her tonsils removed. She is also stuck with
a grouchy rommate.  Bert: Bruce Kirby  Nurse: Lynn Wood
Anesthesiologist: Robert Casper  Attendent: Arthur Abelson
Guest Star: Pat Carroll as Loretta Kuhne

21. THE BOSS ISN'T COMING TO DINNER (#7021)
Mary tries to help out when she learns that Mr. Grant and his wife are 
planning to separate.  Weatherman Gordy: John Amos  Waiter: Paul Micale


22. A FRIEND IN DEED (#7025)
Mary's childhood friend comes for a visit and annoys everyone at the station.
Twinks McFarland: Patte Finley

23. SMOKEY THE BEAR WANTS YOU
Rhoda falls for a man who plans to be a forest ranger.

24. THE 45-YEAR-OLD OLD MAN (#7009)
Mary goes to see the cowboy owner of the station, in order to get Mr. Grant
his job back when he is fired.  Guest Star: Slim Pickens as Wild Jack Monroe
Barry Phelps: Richard Roat  Weatherman Gordy: John Amos
Everett Edwards: Sid Clute  Big Chicken: Richard Libertini

		SECOND SEASON (1971-1972)
		     (episodes 25-48)

			Cast

     Mary Richards		Mary Tyler Moore
     Lou Grant			Edward Asner
     Murray Slaughter		Gavin MacLeod
     Rhoda Morgenstern		Valerie Harper
     Ted Baxter			Ted Knight
     Phyllis Lindstrom		Cloris Leachman 

25. THE BIRDS . . . AND . . . UM . . . BEES (#7108)
Phyllis asks Mary to teach Bess the facts of life.  Gordy: John Amos
Bess: Lisa Gerritsen

26. I AM CURIOUS COOPER
Lou fixes Mary up with one of his bachelor friends.

27. HE'S NO HEAVY--HE'S MY BROTHER
Mary and Rhoda plan to take a trip to Mexico with the help
of the owner of a Mexican restaurant.

28. ROOM 223 (#7115)
Mary falls for her night-school professor.  Mr. Deforrest: Val Bisoglio
Mrs. Marshall: Florida Friebus

29. A GIRL'S BEST MOTHER IS NOT HER FRIEND (#7110)
Rhoda's mother comes for a visit and tries to act like her friend
and not her mother.  Bess: Lisa Gerritsen
Guest Star: Nancy Walker as Mrs. Morgenstern

30. COVER BOY
Ted gets Mary to pretend she is his girlfriend in order to impress his brother.

31. DIDN'T YOU USED TO BE . . . WAIT . . . DON'T TELL ME (#7111)
Mary goes to her high school reunion where she meets her old boyfriend Howard.
Howard Arnell: Richard Schaal  Estelle Kamser Proust: Pippa Scott  
Mr. Vandermast: Kermit Murdock  Ed Mims: Ron Masak  Eldon Colfax: Jack Riley

32. THOROUGHLY UNMILITANT MARY (#7103)
Produced by David Davis
Mary and Lou have to run the entire news program by themselves when the staff 
goes on strike.  Gordy: John Amos  Fred: Dick Balduzzi
Herb Bernstein: Larry Gelman  Waiter: Paul Micale

33. AND NOW, SITTING IN FOR TED BAXTER (#7109)
Ted is afraid that his temporary replacement will become permanent when he is 
forced to take a vacation.  Rod Porter: Jed Allen
Big Voice Man: William Woodson

34. DON'T BREAK THE CHAIN
Mary gets a chain letter from Lou and decides to break the chain, despite 
warnings from Lou.

35. THE SIX-AND-A-HALF-YEAR ITCH
Written by Treva Silverman, Directed by Jay Sandrich
Lou finds his son-in-law in a movie theater with another woman.

36. . . . IS A FRIEND IN NEED (#7106)
Mary tries to find Rhoda another job when she is fired.

37. THE SQUARE-SHAPED ROOM
Mary gets Rhoda to redecorate Lou's house.

38. TED OVER HEELS
Ted falls in love with the daughter of Chuckles the Clown.

39. THE FIVE-MINUTE DRESS (#7119)
Mary's new boyfriend, the governor's aide, keeps breaking their dates.

40. FEEB (#7120)
Mary hires an incompetent waitress to work in the newsroom because she feels 
guilty over getting her fired from her job at a restaurant.
Randy: Barbra Sharma

41. THE SLAUGHTER AFFAIR (#7118)
Murray moonlights to buy Marie a present, but she thinks he is having an affair
with Mary.  Marie Slaughter: Joyce Bulifant

42. BABY-SIT-COM
Mary regrets having to babysit Bess when an old boyfriend calls for a date.

43. MORE THAN NEIGHBORS (#7101)
Written by Steve Pritzker, Directed by Jay Sandrich
Ted plans to move into the vacant apartment next to Mary. 
Barbara: Yvonne Wilder  Michael Lee: Jack Bender

44. THE CARE AND FEEDING OF PARENTS
Phyllis wants Mary to get Bess's composition published as a book.

45. WHERE THERE'S SMOKE, THERE'S RHODA
Rhoda moves in with Mary when a fire destroyes her apartment.

46. YOU CERTAINLY ARE A BIG BOY
Mary falls for an architect who is afraid of getting involved.

47. SOME OF MY BEST FRIENDS ARE RHODA
Mary's new friend turns out to be prejudiced.

48. HIS TWO RIGHT ARMS (#7125)
Written by Jim Parker and Arnold Margolin, Directed by Jay Sandrich
Mary tries to make an incompetent politician look intelligent when he is 
scheduled to appear on a news talk show. Sherry Wilson: Janet MacLachlan
Jennifer Riley: Carol Androsky  Peter "Pete" Peterson: Bill Daily  
Walter Ellis: Wally Taylor  Woman From Audience: Phillippa Harris
Mrs Wilson: Isabel Sanford  Man From Audience: Davis Roberts

		THIRD SEASON (1972-1973)
		    (episodes 49-72)

			Cast

     Mary Richards		Mary Tyler Moore
     Lou Grant			Edward Asner
     Murray Slaughter		Gavin MacLeod
     Rhoda Morgenstern		Valerie Harper
     Ted Baxter			Ted Knight
     Phyllis Lindstrom		Cloris Leachman 
     Georgette Franklin		Georgia Engel

49. THE GOOD TIME NEWS
Mary is chosen to make the news show become more entertaining.

50. WHAT IS MARY RICHARDS REALLY LIKE?
Mary dates the newspaper columnist who is writing an article about her.

51. WHO'S IN CHARGE HERE?
Lou is promoted to station manager.

52. ENTER RHODA'S PARENTS
Rhoda's parents come for a visit.

53. IT'S WHETHER YOU WIN OR LOSE
Mary gets the staff together for a poker game, unaware that Murray
is a compulsive gambler.

54. RHODA THE BEAUTIFUL
Rhoda is chosen as a candidate for the beauty contest her store is
holding.

55. JUST AROUND THE CORNER
Mary's parents move to town to be near her.

56. BUT SERIOUSLY, FOLKS (#7212)
Written by Ed. Weinberger, Directed by Peter Baldwin
Mary tries to help a comedy writer get a job in the newsroom.
Wes Callison: Jerry Van Dyke  Night Club Manager: Rudy Deluca
Woman: Ethel Reda Leopold

57. FARMER TED AND THE NEWS (#7203)
Ted appears in some local TV commercials to earn extra money.
Mrs Swann: Lorene Tuttle


58. HAVE I FOUND A GUY FOR YOU (#7208)
Mary becomes involved when her married friends separate and he
finds he is in love with Mary.  Jack Foster: Bert Convey
Linda Foster: Beth Howland

59. YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND
Mary tries to find her father a friend, so she picks Lou.

60. IT WAS FASCINATION, I KNOW (#7211)
Written by Ed. Weinberger, Directed by Jay Sandrich
Bess's boyfriend dumps her for Mary. Bess: Lisa Gerritsen
William: Gerald Michenaud  Maitre D': Jack Manning  Roger: John Amour

61. OPERATION: LOU
Ted drives Lou crazy when he visits him in the hospital.

62. RHODA MORGENSTERN: MINNEAPOLIS TO NEW YORK (#7213)
Written by Treva Silverman, Directed by Jay Sandrich
Rhoda plans to move back to New York so Mary plans a surprise
party for her. Barry Barlow: Jack Riley  Rob: Robert Casper

63. THE COURTSHIP OF MARY'S FATHER'S DAUGHTER
Mary's old boyfriend Dan invites her to his engagement party,
which causes the end of his future marriage.

64. LOU'S PLACE (#7219)
Writtren by Ed. Weinberger, Directed by Jay Sandrich
Lou and Ted buy a bar but almost lose their shirts. Philly: Dick Balduzzi

65. MY BROTHER'S KEEPER (#7215)
Phyllis tries to get her brother interested in Mary, unaware
that he is gay.

66. THE GEORGETTE STORY (#7223)
Mary tries to convince Georgette that Ted is taking her for granted.

67. ROMEO AND MARY (#7220)
Mary dates a crazy man who tries to get her to marry him.

68. WHAT DO YOU SAY WHEN THE BOSS SAYS, "I LOVE YOU"?
Lou thinks the new woman station manager is in love with him.

69. MURRAY FACES LIFE
Murray gets depressed because he thinks he hasn't done anything
worthy in his life.

70. REMEMBRANCE OF THINGS PAST
Mary's old boyfriend returns for a visit.

71. PUT ON A HAPPY FACE (#7221)
Mary finds that everything she does turns out wrong, right when
she is about to win an award for the show she produced.

72. MARY RICHARDS AND THE INCREDIBLE PLANT LADY
Rhoda borrows some money from Mary to go into the plant business.

		FOURTH SEASON (1973-1974)
		     (episodes 73-96)

			Cast

     Mary Richards		Mary Tyler Moore
     Lou Grant			Edward Asner
     Murray Slaughter		Gavin MacLeod
     Rhoda Morgenstern		Valerie Harper
     Ted Baxter			Ted Knight
     Phyllis Lindstrom		Cloris Leachman 
     Sue Ann Nivens		Betty White
     Georgette Franklin		Georgia Engel


73. THE LARS AFFAIR
Lars is having an affair with Sue Ann.

74. ANGELS IN THE SNOW
Mary dates a younger man which causes her to feel old.

75. RHODA'S SISTER GETS MARRIED
Rhoda and Mary go to New York to attend Rhoda's sister's wedding.

76. THE LOU AND EDIE STORY
Lou and his wife Edie visit a marriage counselor.

77. HI THERE, SPORTS FANS
Lou gives Mary the job of firing the old sports annoncer an hiring
a new one.

78. FATHER'S DAY
Ted's father, who left home many years ago, comes for a visit.

79. SON OF "BUT SERIOUSLY, FOLKS" (#7305)
Mary's comedy writing boyfriend gets a job in the newsroom.
Wes Callison: Jerry Van Dyke  Chuckles, the Clown: Mark Gordon

80. LOU'S FIRST DATE (#7312)
Written by Ed. Weinberger and Stan Daniels, Directed by Jay Sandrich
Mary tries to find Lou a date for an important banquet.
Edie Grant: Priscilla Morrill  Martha Dudley: Florence Lake
Andy Rivers: John Gabriel  Mike Montgomery: Jeff Thompson
Master of Ceremonies: Larry Wilde

81. LOVE BLOOMS AT HEMPEL'S
Rhoda falls in love with the owner of the store she works in.

82. THE DINNER PARTY
Mary invites a congresswoman over to her apartment for a dinner party.

83. JUST FRIENDS
Mary tries to get Lou and Edie back together.

84. WE WANT BAXTER (#7314)
Written by David Lloyd, Directed by Jay Sandrich
Phyllis gets Ted to run for City Council. Gordy: John Amos

85. I GAVE AT THE OFFICE
Mary hires Murray's daughter to help out in the office.

86. ALMOST A NUN'S STORY
Georgette plans to become a nun when whe sees Ted kissing
another woman.

87. HAPPY BIRTHDAY LOU
Mary plans to give Lou a surprise party for his birthday, even though
he says he doesn't want one.

88. WJM TRIES HARDER
Mary spies on the competition when she dates the anchorman from
a competing station.

89. COTTAGE FOR SALE
Phyllis tries to get Lou to sell his house.

90. THE CO-PRODUCERS
Mary finds that she is the producer on a show starring Ted and Sue Ann.

91. BEST OF ENEMIES
Rhoda and Mary have a fight, which might end their friendship.

92. BETTER LATE . . . THAT'S A PUN . . . THAN NEVER
Mary is almost fired when Ted reads one of her joke obituaries, 
instead of a real one on the air.

93. TED BAXTER MEETS WALTER CRONKITE
Ted finally gets to meet Walter Cronkite, but not the way he
would have liked.

94. LOU'S SECOND DATE (#7326)
Written by Ed. Weinberger  Directed by Jerry London
Lou and Rhoda go out on a date.

95. TWO WRONGS DON'T MAKE A WRITER
Ted decides he wants to join the same creative writing class
that Mary is attending.

96. I WAS SINGLE FOR WJM
Mary decides to produce a show from a singles bar.

		FIFTH SEASON (1974-1975)
		    (episodes 97-120)

			Cast

     Mary Richards		Mary Tyler Moore
     Lou Grant			Edward Asner
     Murray Slaughter		Gavin MacLeod
     Ted Baxter			Ted Knight
     Phyllis Lindstrom		Cloris Leachman 
     Sue Ann Nivens		Betty White
     Georgette Franklin		Georgia Engel

97. WILL MARY RICHARDS GO TO JAIL?
Mary goes to jail when she refuses to reveal a news source.

98. NOT JUST ANOTHER PRETTY FACE (#4006)
Produced by Ed. Weinberger and Stan Daniels  Directed by Jay Sandrich
Mary dates a man just for his looks.  Bess Lindstrom: Lisa Gerritsen  
Guest Star Robert Wolders as Paul Van Dillen  Nice Little Man: Lou Cutell  
Waitress #1: Julie Rogers  Waitress #2 Cathy Bacon

99. YOU SOMETIMES HURT THE ONE YOU HATE (#4003)
Lou almost kills Ted when he throws him out of the office, causing
him to be extra nice to Ted.

100. LOU AND THAT WOMAN
Lou falls for a lounge singer.

101. THE OUTSIDER
The staff becomes upset when Lou hires a consultant who tells them
how they should be doing their jobs.

102. I LOVE A PIANO
Murray comes very close to having an affair with an attractive woman.

103. A NEW SUE ANN
Sue Ann tries to get rid of the beautiful girl who has taken over
her show.

104. MENAGE A PHYLLIS
Phyllis dates a man for purely intellectual stimulation but is alarmed
when he begins dating Mary for a different kind of exhilaration.

105. NOT A CHRISTMAS STORY
Sue Ann attempts to introduce a little yuletide cheer, a month and
a half too early, when the staff gets snowbound at work in early
November.

106. WHAT ARE FRIENDS FOR?
Sue Ann tries to nudge Mary into the fast lane when they attend a
broadcasters' convention together in Chicago.

107. A BOY'S BEST FRIEND (#4012)
Ted becomes upset when his mother decides to live with her boyfriend
rather than marry him. George Tewksberry: Nolan Leary

108. A SON FOR MURRAY
Murray wants to have a son, but Marie refuses to have another child.

109. NEIGHBORS
Lou moves into Rhoda's old apartment.

110. A GIRL LIKE MARY
Lou decides to hire a woman newscaster, prompting Mary and Sue Ann
to apply for the job.

111. AN AFFAIR TO FORGET
Ted starts a rumor that he and Mary are dating.

112. MARY RICHARDS: PRODUCER
Mary convinces Lou to make her the producer of the news.

113. THE SYSTEM
Ted invents a system for betting on football games.

114. PHYLLIS WHIPS INFLATION
Phyllis tries to find a job when her husband takes away her credit
cards.

115. THE SHAME OF THE CITIES
Lou tries to find a scandal in a politician's office.

116. MARRIAGE MINNEAPOLIS STYLE
Ted announces his engagement to Georgette while on the air.

117. YOU TRY TO BE A NICE GUY
Mary helps the hooker she met while in jail go straight.

118. YOU CAN'T LOSE THEM ALL
Lou refuses to accept an award because it means he is
over the hill.

119. TED BAXTER'S FAMOUS BROADCASTERS SCHOOL
Ted is tricked by a con man to invest in a broadcasting school

120. ANYBODY WHO HATES KIDS AND DOGS (#4029)
Mary finds that she hates her new boyfriend's obnoxious son.
Ken Arnold: Laurence Luckinbill  Steve Arnold: Lee H. Montgomery
Mother-in-law: Mabel Albertson  Grandfather: Ian Wolfe
Uncle: Iggie Wolfington  Aunt: Carol Larkey  Photographer: Meegan King

		SIXTH SEASON (1975-1976)
		   (episodes 121-144)

			Cast

     Mary Richards		Mary Tyler Moore
     Lou Grant			Edward Asner
     Murray Slaughter		Gavin MacLeod
     Ted Baxter			Ted Knight
     Sue Ann Nivens		Betty White
     Georgette (Franklin)Baxter	Georgia Engel

121. EDIE GETS MARRIED
Lou finds that he is invited to Edie's wedding when she remarries.

122. MARY MOVES OUT
Mary moves into an apartment building when she feels she is getting
into a rut.

123. MARY'S FATHER (#5004)
Mary thinks a priest is planning to leave the church, for her.
Fr. Terrance Brian: Ed Flanders

124. MURRAY IN LOVE
Murray tries to tell mary that he is in love with her.

125. TED'S MOMENT OF GLORY
Ted auditions and wins a job as the host of a game show.

126. MARY'S AUNT
Lou finds himself falling for Mary's newspaper journalist aunt.

127. CHUCKLES BITES THE DUST
A dark satire about death.  Chuckles the Clown dies and everyone finds
that they can't stop making jokes.

128. MARY'S DELINQUENT
Mary and Sue Ann volunteer to help two delinquent girls.

129. TED'S WEDDING
Ted and Georgette get married in Mary's apartment.

130. LOU DOUSES AN OLD FLAME (#5014)
Lou's old girlfriend, the one who dumped him during the war, makes
a date to see him. Meanwhile, Mary throws Ted a bachelor party.
Veronica Ludlow: Beverly Garland

131. MARY RICHARDS FALLS IN LOVE
Mary calls Rhoda to tell her that she has finally found the right
man at last. Rhoda Morgenstern: Valerie Harper

132. TED'S TAX RETURN
Ted is being audited for making too many deductions.

133. THE HAPPY HOMEMAKER TAKES LOU HOME (#5012)
Lou is tricked into having dinner at Sue Ann's house.
Irv Gevins: Paul Lichtman  The Neighbor: Connie Sawyer    

134. ONE BOYFRIEND TOO MANY (#5017)
Mary is torn between her current boyfriend Joe, or her old boyfriend
Dan when he returns to continue their relationship.
Joe Warner: Ted Bessell  Dan Whitfield: Michael Tolan  

135. WHAT DO YOU WANT TO DO WHEN YOU PRODUCE? (#5013)
Murray becomes the producer of Sue Ann's show.

136. NOT WITH MY WIFE I DON'T (#5016)
Written by Bob Ellison  Directed by Jay Sandrich
Georgette and Ted plan to split up when she thinks that
he doesn't love her any more. 
Dr. Powell: Alan Manson  Receptionist: Lois Walden  

137. THE SEMINAR (#5003)
Mary refuses to believe that Lou is on a first-name basis with
Capitol Hill luminaries, until he's paid a surprise visit by First
Lady Betty Ford.  Congressman Phil Wright: Dabney Coleman
Special Guest Appearance: Betty Ford

138. ONCE I HAD A SECRET LOVE (#5018)
Lou's faith in Mary is tested when he confides to her that he once
spent the night with Sue Ann.

139. MENAGE A LOU
Lou is distraught when one of his old girlfriends arrives at Mary's
party with her new beau.

140. MURRAY TAKES A STAND
Murray dates to speak out against the mercurial new station owner,
but he soon finds himself out of a job.

141. MARY'S AUNT RETURNS (#5021)
Lou once again locks horns with Mary's Aunt Flo.  This time they 
squabble over the journalistic integrity of a documentary they're
co-producing. Flo Meredith: Eileen Heckart

142. A RELIABLE SOURCE
A conflict of ideals erupts when Lou decides to do an expose on a
politician who is also a good friend of Mary's.

143. SUE ANN FALLS IN LOVE
Sue Ann falls in love, and is finally nominated for a Teddy Award,
both in the same week.

144. TED AND THE KID
After Ted finds out he's unable to father a child, he and Georgette
adopt a precocious young boy. David Baxter: Robbie Rist

		SEVENTH SEASON (1976-1977)
		    (episodes 145-168)

			Cast

     Mary Richards		Mary Tyler Moore
     Lou Grant			Edward Asner
     Murray Slaughter		Gavin MacLeod
     Ted Baxter			Ted Knight
     Sue Ann Nivens		Betty White
     Georgette Baxter		Georgia Engel
     David Baxter		Robbie Rist

145. MARY MIDWIFE
Georgette unexpectedly has her baby in Mary's apartment.

146. MARY THE WRITER
Mary fulfills her desire to become a creative writer, despite Lou's
harsh criticism of her abilities.

147. SUE ANN'S SISTER
Sue Ann's sister is hired as the hostess of a rival station's homemaker
show.

148. WHAT'S WRONG WITH SWIMMING?
Mary hires an Olympic swimmer as WJM's new sportscaster--against
Lou's better judgment.

149. TED'S CHANGE OF HEART
After a brush with death, Ted decides to explore the joys of life --
and he convinces the rest of the newsroom to join him.

150. ONE PRODUCER TOO MANY
Lou appoints Murray co-producer of "The Six O'Clock News," which causes
an unhealthy rivalry between Murray and Mary.

151. MY SON, THE GENIUS (#6003)
Ted and Georgette discover that their adopted son has the IQ of a genius.

152. MARY GETS A LAWYER
Mary finally faces a judge for her contempt charges, but her defense
lawyer seems more intent on winning *her* than defending the case.

153. LOU PROPOSES
Lou asks Mary's Aunt Flo to marry him.

154. MURRAY CAN'T LOSE
Murray is depressed because he has never won a Teddy award.

155. MARY'S INSOMNIA
Mary develops a dependence on sleeping pills, and Lou tries
to force her off the habit.

156. TED'S TEMPTATION
While at a convention in Hollywood, a beautiful reporter tries
to seduce Ted.

157. LOOK AT US, WE'RE WALKING
Mary and Lou quit when they don't get their raises.

158. THE CRITIC
The station manager hires a famous critic to boost the ratings.

159. LOU'S ARMY REUNION
Lou's Army buddy tries to get Mary to spend the night with him.

160. THE TED AND GEORGETTE SHOW
Ted and Georgette host their own television talk show, until
Georgette decides she wants to quit.

161. SUE ANN GETS THE AXE
Sue Ann's Show is cancelled, but she refuses to give in when the
station tries to get her to break her contract.

162. HAIL THE CONQUERING GORDY
Gordy returns to the station.  He is now the host of a talk show in
New York.  Ted tries to get Gordy to hire him as co-host.

163. MARY AND THE SEXAGENARIAN
Mary dates Murray's father.

164. MURRAY GHOSTS FOR TED
Murray writes an article for Ted in return for $200.  When the article
is considered by another magazine for publication, Ted plans to keep
all of the credit and the $2500 they are paying for himself.
Marie Slaughter: Joyce Bulifant  Laurie Slaughter: Helen Hunt

165. MARY'S THREE HUSBANDS
Murray, Ted & Lou each daydream about what it would be like being
married to Mary.

166. MARY'S BIG PARTY
Mary gives a party with Johnny Carson as her special guest, when
suddenly there is a blackout and everyone is in the dark.

167. LOU DATES MARY
Lou and Mary decide to date each other.

168. THE LAST SHOW (#6027)
The new station manager fires everyone but Ted in order to boost
the ratings. Frank Coleman: Vincent Gardenia
Special guests: Valerie Harper  Cloris Leachman