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49 The Good-time News
Mary is given the task of making The Six O'Clock News more
upbeat, and her plans are on target to succeed until they're frustrated
by Ted
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Gordy John Amos
Jack Stoneham Robert Hogan
Bartender Patrick Campbell
Written by James L. Brooks and Allan
Burns
Directed by Hal Cooper
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50 What Is Mary Richards Really Like?
Mary is interviewed by a newspaper columnist—and winds up telling
a little too much
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Mark Williams Peter Haskell
Written by Susan Silver
Directed by Jerry Belson
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51 Who's in Charge Here?
Lou is promoted to the position of program director but has to decide
to whom his old job should go. Meanwhile, The Six O'Clock News
begins falling apart without him
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Mrs Thorn Joan Tompkins
Written by Martin Cohan
Directed by Jay Sandrich
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52 Enter Rhoda's Parents
Ida Morgenstern is mistakenly believes that her husband is seeing
other women, so Rhoda and Mary try to clear things up between them
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Ida Morgenstern Nancy Walker
Martin Morgenstern Harold Gould
Written by Martin Cohan
Directed by Jay Sandrich
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53 It's Whether You Win or Lose
When Lou's trip to Las Vegas is cancelled, Mary organizes a poker
game at the office where Murray loses a substantial amount to Ted
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Gordy John Amos
Marie Slaughter Joyce Bulifant
Pat Patrick Campbell
Written by Martin Donovan
Directed by Jay Sandrich
Emmy Award: Outstanding Directorial Achievement
in Comedy (Series)
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54 Rhoda the Beautiful
After losing 20 lb, Rhoda enters a beauty contest at work, but continues
to put herself down
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Written by Treva Silverman
Directed by Jay Sandrich
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55 Just around the Corner
Mary is worried that her parents, who have moved to the Twin Cities
to be close to her, may pry into her life too much
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Dottie Richards Nanette Fabray
Walter Richards Bill Quinn
Written by Steve Pritzker
Directed by Jay Sandrich
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56 But Seriously, Folks
Mary begins dating the writer of the Chuckles the Clown show,
whose real ambition is to become a stand-up comedian
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Wes Callison Jerry van Dyke
Nightclub Manager Rudy Deluca
Woman Ethel Reda Leopold
Written by Ed. Weinberger
Directed by Peter Baldwin
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57 Farmer Ted and the News
Ted refuses to sign his contract renewal until Lou agrees to let
him pursue other ventures—a decision he soon regrets when Ted
begins appearing in commercials
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Bella Swann Lorene Tuttle
Written by Martin Donovan
Directed by Jay Sandrich
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58 Have I Found a Guy for You
Two of Mary's friends separate and Mary accepts a date from the
husband
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Jack Foster Bert Convy
Linda Foster Beth Howland
Arthur Price Dan Keough
Written by Charlotte Brown
Directed by Hal Cooper
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59 You've Got a Friend
Mary becomes concerned when her father, newly retired, appears to
have no friends or hobbies in Minneapolis, and tries to take on
the role herself
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Dottie Richards Nanette Fabray
Walter Richards Bill Quinn
Waitress Beverly Sanders
Written by Steve Pritzker
Directed by Jerry Belson
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60 It Was Fascination, I Know
Bess's 15-year-old boyfriend falls in love with Mary and begins
to surprise her with visits to her apartment and her work
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Bess Lindstrom Lisa Gerritsen
William Campbell Gerald Michenaud
Roger John Amour
Maitre D' Jack Manning
Written by Ed. Weinberger
Directed by Jay Sandrich
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61 Operation: Lou
Lou goes to hospital to have a piece of World War II shrapnel removed
and, surprisingly, he and Ted become best friends. (Trivia: this
is the first episode where Mary is assigned the task of producing
The Six O'Clock News, and not in Season
4. End credits roll with Ted Baxter waiting in Lou's office,
without the theme song)
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Nurse Linda Sublette
Sister Florida Friebus
Written by Elias Davis and David Pollock
Directed by Jay Sandrich
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62 Rhoda Morgensterm: Minneapolis to New York
Rhoda decides to move back to New York but Mary is taking the whole
thing with a grain of salt. (This is Georgia Engel's first episode
as Georgette, her character appearing at Rhoda's farewell party)
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Barry Barlow Jack Riley
Rob Robert Caspar
Georgette Franklin Georgia Engel
Written by Treva Silverman
Directed by Jay Sandrich
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63 The Courtship of Mary's Father's Daughter
Mary runs into her former boyfriend Dan Whitfield in an elevator
by chance. Subsequently, Dan realizes he still has feelings for
Mary, breaks off his engagement and begins dating her again
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Dan Whitfield Michael Tolan
Judy Conrad Barra Grant
Walt Richards Bill Quinn
Jonas Lasser Steve Franken
Mr Conrad Gordon Jump
Man in Elevator Arthur Abelson
Woman at Party Molly Dodd
Written by David Pollock and Elias Davis
Directed by Jay Sandrich
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64 Lou's Place
Lou spots an opportunity to buy a bar, realizing a lifelong dream.
However, he is short of several thousand dollars and Ted is the
only one who can come to his aid
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Philly Dick Balduzzi
Written by Ed. Weinberger
Directed by Jay Sandrich
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65 My Brother's Keeper
Phyllis wants to set up her visiting brother with Mary, but instead
he hits it off with Rhoda and begins spending time with her—to
Phyllis's disapproval
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Ben Sutherland Robert Moore
Georgette Franklin Georgia Engel
Written by Dick Clair and Jenna McMahon
Directed by Jay Sandrich
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66 The Georgette Story
Mary and Rhoda try to encourage Georgette to make a stand for herself
after seeing how Ted takes advantage of her
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Georgette Franklin Georgia Engel
Written by Ed. Weinberger
Directed by Peter Baldwin
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67 Romeo and Mary
Rhoda introduces Mary to a very irritating Warren Sturges, who tries
everything—including a giant billboard across the road from
the WJM-TV offices—to get her to accept his marriage proposal
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Peter Joe Warfield
Warren Sturges Stuart Margolin
Lowell Bo Kaprall
Peggy Stanton Barbara Brownell
Written by Jim Mulholland and Mike Barrie
Directed by Peter Baldwin
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68 What Do You Do When the Boss Says, 'I Love
You'?
The new station manager, an attractive woman, falls for Lou
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Barbara Coleman Lois Nettleton
Doris Carol Worthington
Philly Dick Balduzzi
Written by David Pollock and Elias Davis
Directed by Jay Sandrich
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69 Murray Faces Life
Murray becomes depressed when he realizes that the years are passing
him by, after he learns that a contemporary has won a Pulitzer Prize
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Written by Martin Cohan
Directed by Jay Sandrich
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70 Remembrance of Things Past
A former boyfriend visiting Minneapolis calls Mary—who, deep
down, wants to see him again but she has been hurt by him too many
times before
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Tom Vernon Joseph Campanella
Written by Dick Clair and Jenna McMahon
Directed by Jay Sandrich
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71 Put on a Happy Face
Everything goes right for Rhoda and everything goes wrong for Mary
on a disastrous day when she is due to go to the Teddies. (The writer
and director credits appear at the end of the episode. At
the end when the MTM cat, Dick Turpin, comes on, we hear Mary's
voice saying, 'That's all, folks!'—a line used during the episode)
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Jonas Lasser Steve Franken
Dave Herbie Faye
Master of Ceremonies Eddie Carroll
Norman Keller Art Gilmore
Clown John Francis
Written by Marilyn Suzanne Miller and Monica
Magowan
Directed by Jay Sandrich
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72 Mary Richards and the Incredible Plant
Lady
Mary lends Rhoda almost $1,200 to start a new venture and worries
she may never see her money again, when Rhoda postpones repayment,
hires Georgette full-time and begins expanding her business
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Georgette Franklin Georgia Engel
Anne Adams Louise Lasser
Harry Henry Corden
Salesman Bob Ross
Bob Robert Karvelas
Charlie Craig Nelson
Written by Martin Cohan
Directed by John C. Chulay
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