Season 5

The Mary Tyler Moore ShowSeason 5

1974
24 Episodes

Episodes

Will Mary Richards Go to Jail?
S05E01

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.

14 Sept 197426m
Not Just Another Pretty Face
S05E02

Not Just Another Pretty Face

Mary dates a man with whom she has nothing in common and becomes concerned that their relationship is superficial.

21 Sept 197426m
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S05E03

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.

28 Sept 197426m
Lou and That Woman
S05E04

Lou and That Woman

Lou begins seeing a cocktail lounge singer but becomes uncomfortable about her past.

05 Oct 197426m
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S05E05

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.

12 Oct 197425m
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S05E06

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.

19 Oct 197426m
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S05E07

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.

26 Oct 197426m
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S05E08

Menage-a-Phyllis

Phyllis dates a man on a platonic basis, but he is attracted more to Mary and begins seeing her.

02 Nov 197425m
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S05E09

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.

09 Nov 197426m
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S05E10

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.

16 Nov 197426m
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S05E11

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.

23 Nov 197426m
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S05E12

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.

30 Nov 197426m
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S05E13

Neighbors

Lou wants a smaller place and moves in to Rhoda's old apartment but can't help interfering in Mary's private life.

07 Dec 197426m
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S05E14

A Girl Like Mary

Lou wants to hire a female newscaster 'like Mary', so Mary decides to audition for the job herself.

14 Dec 197426m
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S05E15

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.

21 Dec 197426m
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S05E16

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.

04 Jan 197525m
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S05E17

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.

11 Jan 197526m
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S05E18

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.

18 Jan 197530m
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S05E19

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.

25 Jan 197530m
Marriage Minneapolis Style
S05E20

Marriage Minneapolis Style

Ted pops the question to Georgette at Murray's 20th wedding anniversary party and then gets cold feet.

01 Feb 197530m
You Try To Be a Nice Guy
S05E21

You Try To Be a Nice Guy

Mary agrees to help a troubled crime prone girl go straight and find a job.

08 Feb 197530m
You Can't Lose 'em All
S05E22

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.

15 Feb 197530m
Ted Baxter's Famous Broadcasters' School
S05E23

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.

22 Feb 197530m
Anyone Who Hates Kids and Dogs
S05E24

Anyone Who Hates Kids and Dogs

Mary likes her new boyfriend but finds his son absolutely intolerable.

08 Mar 197530m