30-year-old single Mary Richards moves to Minneapolis to start a new life after a romantic break-up. There she reacquaints with Phyllis who rents her a room, and meets her upstairs neighbor and new best friend Rhoda. Mary unexpectedly lands a job as associate producer at the TV station WJM, where she works alongside her bristly boss, Lou; the comical newswriter, Murray; and the newscast's often-incompetent anchor, Ted.
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24 episodes • 1970Avg: 7.7Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Love is All Around | Sep 19, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Today I Am a Ma'am | Sep 26, 1970 | 7.3 |
| 3 | Bess, You is My Daughter Now | Oct 3, 1970 | 8.0 |
| 4 | Divorce Isn't Everything | Oct 10, 1970 | 8.0 |
| 5 | Keep Your Guard Up | Oct 17, 1970 | 7.0 |
| 6 | Support Your Local Mother | Oct 24, 1970 | 8.0 |
| 7 | Toulouse-Lautrec is One of My Favorite Artists | Oct 31, 1970 | 8.0 |
| 8 | The Snow Must Go On | Nov 7, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Bob & Rhoda & Teddy & Mary | Nov 14, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Assistant Wanted, Female | Nov 21, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 11 | 1040 or Fight | Nov 28, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Anchorman Overboard | Dec 5, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 13 | He's All Yours | Dec 12, 1970 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Christmas and the Hard Luck Kid II | Dec 19, 1970 | 7.3 |
| 15 | Howard's Girl | Jan 2, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Party is Such Sweet Sorrow | Jan 9, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Just a Lunch | Jan 16, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Second Story Story | Jan 23, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 19 | We Closed in Minneapolis | Jan 30, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Hi! | Feb 6, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 21 | The Boss Isn't Coming to Dinner | Feb 13, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 22 | A Friend in Deed | Feb 20, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Smokey the Bear Wants You | Feb 27, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 24 | The 45-Year-Old Man | Mar 6, 1971 | 0.0 |
24 episodes • 1971
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Bird and ...Um ...Bess | Sep 18, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 2 | I Am Curious Cooper | Sep 25, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 3 | He's No Heavy . . . He's My Brother | Oct 2, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Room 223 | Oct 9, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 5 | A Girl's Best Mother Is Not Her Friend | Oct 16, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Cover Boy | Oct 23, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Didn't You Used to Be . . . Wait . . . Don't Tell Me | Oct 30, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Thoroughly Unmilitant Mary | Nov 6, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 9 | And Now, Sitting in for Ted Baxter | Nov 13, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Don't Break the Chain | Nov 20, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 11 | The Six-and-a-Half-Year Itch | Nov 27, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 12 | . . . Is a Friend in Need | Dec 4, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The Square-Shaped Room | Dec 11, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Ted Over Heels | Dec 18, 1971 | 0.0 |
| 15 | The Five-Minute Dress | Jan 1, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Feeb | Jan 8, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 17 | The Slaughter Affair | Jan 15, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Baby Sit-Com | Jan 22, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 19 | More Than Neighbors | Jan 29, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 20 | The Care and Feeding of Parents | Feb 5, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Where There's Smoke, There's Rhoda | Feb 12, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 22 | You Certainly Are a Big Boy | Feb 19, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Some of My Best Friends Are Rhoda | Feb 26, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 24 | His Two Right Arms | Mar 4, 1972 | 0.0 |
24 episodes • 1972
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Good-Time News | Sep 16, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 2 | What is Mary Richards Really Like? | Sep 23, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Who's in Charge Here? | Sep 30, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Enter Rhoda's Parents | Oct 7, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 5 | It's Whether You Win or Lose | Oct 14, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Rhoda the Beautiful | Oct 21, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Just Around the Corner | Oct 28, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 8 | But Seriously, Folks | Nov 4, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Farmer Ted and the News | Nov 11, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Have I Found a Guy for You | Nov 18, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 11 | You've Got a Friend | Nov 25, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 12 | It Was Fascination, I Know | Dec 2, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Operation: Lou | Dec 9, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Rhoda Morgenstern: Minneapolis to New York | Dec 16, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 15 | The Courtship of Mary's Father's Daughter | Dec 23, 1972 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Lou's Place | Jan 6, 1973 | 0.0 |
| 17 | My Brother's Keeper | Jan 13, 1973 | 0.0 |
| 18 | The Georgette Story | Jan 20, 1973 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Romeo and Mary | Jan 27, 1973 | 0.0 |
| 20 | What Do You Do When the Boss Says, I Love You? | Feb 3, 1973 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Murray Faces Life | Feb 10, 1973 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Remembrance of Things Past | Feb 17, 1973 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Put On a Happy Face | Feb 24, 1973 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Mary Richards and the Incredible Plant Lady | Mar 3, 1973 | 0.0 |
24 episodes • 1973
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Lars Affair | Sep 15, 1973 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Angels in the Snow | Sep 22, 1973 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Rhoda's Sister Gets Married | Sep 29, 1973 | 0.0 |
| 4 | The Lou and Edie Story | Oct 6, 1973 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Hi There, Sports Fans | Oct 13, 1973 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Father's Day | Oct 20, 1973 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Son of But Seriously Folks | Oct 27, 1973 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Lou's First Date | Nov 3, 1973 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Love Blooms at Hemples | Nov 10, 1973 | 0.0 |
| 10 | The Dinner Party | Nov 17, 1973 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Just Friends | Nov 24, 1973 | 0.0 |
| 12 | We Want Baxter | Dec 1, 1973 | 0.0 |
| 13 | I Gave at the Office | Dec 8, 1973 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Almost a Nun's Story | Dec 15, 1973 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Happy Birthday, Lou! | Dec 22, 1973 | 0.0 |
| 16 | WJM Tries Harder | Jan 5, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Cottage for Sale | Jan 12, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 18 | The Co-Producers | Jan 19, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Best of Enemies | Jan 26, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Better Late . . . That's a Pun . . . Than Never | Feb 2, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Ted Baxter Meets Walter Cronkite | Feb 9, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Lou's Second Date | Feb 16, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Two Wrongs Don't Make a Writer | Feb 23, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 24 | I Was a Single for WJM | Mar 2, 1974 | 0.0 |
24 episodes • 1974
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Will Mary Richards Go to Jail? | Sep 14, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Not Just Another Pretty Face | Sep 21, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 3 | You Sometimes Hurt the One You Hate | Sep 28, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Lou and That Woman | Oct 5, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 5 | The Outsider | Oct 12, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 6 | I Love a Piano | Oct 19, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 7 | A New Sue Ann | Oct 26, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Menage-a-Phyllis | Nov 2, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Not a Christmas Story | Nov 9, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 10 | What Are Friends For? | Nov 16, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 11 | A Boy's Best Friend | Nov 23, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 12 | A Son for Murray | Nov 30, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Neighbors | Dec 7, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 14 | A Girl Like Mary | Dec 14, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 15 | An Affair to Forget | Dec 21, 1974 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Mary Richards: Producer | Jan 4, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 17 | The System | Jan 11, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Phyllis Whips Inflation | Jan 18, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 19 | The Shame of the Cities | Jan 25, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Marriage Minneapolis Style | Feb 1, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 21 | You Try To Be a Nice Guy | Feb 8, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 22 | You Can't Lose 'em All | Feb 15, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Ted Baxter's Famous Broadcasters' School | Feb 22, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Anyone Who Hates Kids and Dogs | Mar 8, 1975 | 0.0 |
24 episodes • 1975
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edie Gets Married | Sep 13, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Mary Moves Out | Sep 20, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Mary's Father | Sep 27, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Murray In Love | Oct 4, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Ted's Moment of Glory | Oct 11, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Mary's Aunt | Oct 18, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Chuckles Bites the Dust | Oct 25, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Mary's Delinquent | Nov 1, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Ted's Wedding | Nov 8, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Lou Douses an Old Flame | Nov 15, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Mary Richards Falls in Love | Nov 22, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Ted's Tax Refund | Nov 29, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 13 | The Happy Homemaker Takes Lou Home | Dec 6, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 14 | One Boyfriend Too Many | Dec 13, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 15 | What Do You Want to Do When You Produce? | Dec 20, 1975 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Not With My Wife, I Don't | Jan 3, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 17 | The Seminar | Jan 10, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Once I Had a Secret Love | Jan 17, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Menage-a-Lou | Jan 24, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Murray Takes a Stand | Jan 31, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Mary's Aunt Returns | Feb 7, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 22 | A Reliable Source | Feb 21, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Sue Ann Falls in Love | Feb 28, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 24 | Ted and the Kid | Mar 6, 1976 | 0.0 |
24 episodes • 1976
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mary Midwife | Sep 25, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Mary the Writer | Oct 2, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Sue Ann's Sister | Oct 9, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 4 | What's Wrong with Swimming? | Oct 16, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Ted's Change of Heart | Oct 23, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 6 | One Producer Too Many | Oct 30, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 7 | My Son, the Genius | Nov 6, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Mary Gets a Lawyer | Nov 13, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Lou Proposes | Nov 20, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Murray Can't Lose | Nov 27, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Mary's Insomnia | Dec 4, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Ted's Temptation | Dec 11, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Look at Us, We're Walking | Dec 25, 1976 | 0.0 |
| 14 | The Critic | Jan 8, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Lou's Army Reunion | Jan 15, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 16 | The Ted and Georgette Show | Jan 22, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Sue Ann Gets the Ax | Jan 29, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Hail the Conquering Gordy | Feb 5, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Mary and the Sexagenarian | Feb 12, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Murray Ghosts for Ted | Feb 19, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Mary's Three Husbands | Feb 26, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Mary's Big Party | Mar 5, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 23 | Lou Dates Mary | Mar 12, 1977 | 0.0 |
| 24 | The Last Show | Mar 19, 1977 | 0.0 |
