The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Season 2

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Mary Richards moves to Minneapolis after a relationship goes bad. She finds work as an associate producer in a small television newsroom where the characters include Lou Grant, her gruff boss, Murray Slaughter the humorous writer, and Ted Baxter the Anchor Man who spends his time mispronouncing country names. Mary continues to hope for romance, but finds that her friends are more dependable.

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24 Episodes

The Bird and ...Um ...Bess
E1
The Bird and ...Um ...BessIn the second-season premiere, after Mary Richards produces a ""What's Your Sexual IQ?"" documentary for the Six O'Clock News, Rhoda confesses to failing and Phyllis says that young Bess watched it. Phyllis calls on Mary to teach Bess the facts of life, but it turns out that Bess already had learned it from her friends. Meanwhile, the WJM-TV newsroom is shelled with phone calls responding to the documentary. According to Mary, more people are appalled by it than anything else.
I Am Curious Cooper
E2
I Am Curious CooperMary is intrigued by the voice of Lou Grant's friend, Mike Cooper, and asks to be set up with him. Lou breaks his policy of not matchmaking friends and colleagues.
He's No Heavy . . . He's My Brother
E3
He's No Heavy . . . He's My BrotherMary and Rhoda take an unplanned vacation to Mexico but have to do a strange favor for a Mexican restaurant owner for reservations.
Room 223
E4
Room 223Mary and Rhoda enroll in a night school course in journalism and Mary begins dating the lecturer.
A Girl's Best Mother Is Not Her Friend
E5
A Girl's Best Mother Is Not Her FriendWhen Ida, Rhoda's mother, visits, she sees how well Phyllis and Bess get on, and how closely Mary appears to her mother when they chat on the telephone, that she tries to be Rhoda's ""friend"".
Cover Boy
E6
Cover BoyJack Cassidy guest stars as professional model Hal Baxter, who comes to visit his brother Ted at WJM-TV. Immediately, the two engage in a heated battle of sibling rivalry about EVERYTHING -- salaries, cars, & even women. In an effort to size up his brother, Ted claims that Mary is his girlfriend. Ted & Hal decide to go on a double-date with Mary & Rhoda. At the restaurant, Ted doesn't know any etiquitte, and it shows. Back at Mary's apartment, Ted & Hal arm wrestle before Hal decides to go with Rhoda up to her apartment to look thru magazines for his picture. Ted stays with Mary to make Hal think that he spends more time with his girl than he does.
Didn't You Used to Be . . . Wait . . . Don't Tell Me
E7
Didn't You Used to Be . . . Wait . . . Don't Tell MeMary attends her high school reunion and meets up with her former boyfriend Howard Arnell, who continues to have feelings for Mary. Meanwhile, Rhoda tags along believing that people will ""remember"" her although she didn't attend Roseburg High.
Thoroughly Unmilitant Mary
E8
Thoroughly Unmilitant MaryThe television newswriters union goes on strike and other guilds and unions follow. Mary has to cross the picket line. Rhoda refuses to eat a salad with management. Lou plays amateur anchorman filling in for Ted.
And Now, Sitting in for Ted Baxter
E9
And Now, Sitting in for Ted BaxterWhen Mary reviews the WJM staff vacation logs, she finds Ted has not taken a vacation in years. Ted is reluctant to take time off. He is forced to go, and it isn't til he's gone the reason becomes clear; he's afraid he will be replaced permanently.
Don't Break the Chain
E10
Don't Break the ChainMary gets a chain letter from Lou, and she is persuaded to send it on. To her surprise, one of the recipients comes for a visit, giving Mary a less than pleasant time dealing with him.
The Six-and-a-Half-Year Itch
E11
The Six-and-a-Half-Year ItchMary, Rhoda and Lou go to a John Wayne movie, where they spot Lou's son-in-law with an unknown woman.
. . . Is a Friend in Need
E12
. . . Is a Friend in NeedRhoda loses her job as a window-dresser and isn't in a hurry to find something new. When there is a job opening at WJM-TV, Mary lies to Rhoda and tells her the job has been filled, to Lou's surprise.
The Square-Shaped Room
E13
The Square-Shaped RoomWhen Edie is out of town, Lou hires Rhoda to redecorate his living room. However, Rhoda's tastes are too modern.
Ted Over Heels
E14
Ted Over HeelsAfter Ted appears on the Chuckles the Clown Show, he falls in love with Chuckles' daughter.
The Five-Minute Dress
E15
The Five-Minute DressAfter volunteering some of her spare time for a worthy cause, Mary begins dating the Governor's aide. Unfortunately, the aide's duties cause him to break every date.
Feeb
E16
FeebAn incompetent waitress is fired after Mary complains about her poor service and Mary feels obliged to hire her when she applies for an assistant's job at WJM-TV.
The Slaughter Affair
E17
The Slaughter AffairMurray takes on a night job as a cab driver in order to save up and buy his wife Marie a new car for their 10th wedding anniversary. However, Marie becomes suspicious about Murray's absences and fears that Murray is having an affair with Mary Richards.
Baby Sit-Com
E18
Baby Sit-ComWhen Lars and Phyllis go away to a couples retreat for the week-end, Mary had Bess stay with her. But, Mary's old beau - a handsome concert pianist - is in town and calls her. She can't get a sitter to watch Bess, so she calls - who else? Lou.
More Than Neighbors
E19
More Than NeighborsAfter being persuaded by Phyllis, Ted moves into a vacant apartment below Mary's but Mary and Rhoda are not thrilled by the prospect.
The Care and Feeding of Parents
E20
The Care and Feeding of ParentsBess gets top marks for a report she wrote for school, and Phyllis pressures her to write a book based on it, calling on Mary for help.
Where There's Smoke, There's Rhoda
E21
Where There's Smoke, There's RhodaWhen Rhoda's apartment is destroyed by fire, she moves in with Mary. The two find that while they are best friends, they make awful roommates.
You Certainly Are a Big Boy
E22
You Certainly Are a Big BoyMary begins dating an architect and is astonished to learn that his son is only six years younger than she is.
Some of My Best Friends Are Rhoda
E23
Some of My Best Friends Are RhodaThrough a minor car accident, Mary befriends a young woman, Joanne. Rhoda becomes jealous when Mary spends more time with Joanne but Mary quickly ends the new friendship when she discovers Joanne is anti-Semitic and disapproves of Rhoda.
His Two Right Arms
E24
His Two Right ArmsMary gets city councilman Pete Peterson to appear on Face the People and discovers that he is completely incompetent. She and his aides try to bring him up to speed on current events so he can make a good impression on the show.