TMTMS Episode Guide acknowledgements
I'd like to thank all those without whom this Episode Guide could
not be completed. First and foremost, Jim Pattison for compiling
the first Mary Tyler Moore episode guide on the internet,
which gave me the air dates, order and Emmys won by the show. And,
all the members of the Mary & Rhoda list who contributed
to the Guide by answering some of my questions. Special thanks are
due to Stacey Emerson whose contribution helped me fill some gaps
in my memory about Season 1 episodes, and to Richard Mains, whose
comprehensive and pioneering site, sadly no longer online, provided
additional information.
Preview for The Mary Tyler Moore Show
The folks at TV Party have a clip from TMTMS which fans need
to view: there's a slightly different theme song (listen very carefully
to the lyrics and the tempo), and a very different office for Lou
Grant and the famous interview scene. RealVideo required. Click
here for the clip.
Opening title
Brief notes have been made of the opening titles for each year.
When you consider what makes a show, it's hard to think of The
Mary Tyler Moore Show without Mary throwing her hat in the air
at the Nicollet Mall in Minneapolis, or Sonny Curtis's song, Love
Is All Around. Yet title designers don't get royalties for their
work like songwriters. In this episode guide, I note the changes
in the visual titles, because they, like the arrangements to the
title song, mirrored the changing style of the 1970s and deserve
recognition.
Semi-regular characters
Various episode guides have difficulty dealing with semi-regular
cast members, and this one is no different. Georgia Engel, who appeared
in some Season 3 episodes, is listed with other guest stars for
that year, as is Betty White for Season 4. Ms White is credited
as a 'guest star' in her first season's episodes. (Some "guest stars",
like John Amos and Priscilla Morrill, appear more frequently in
the credits.)
Jack Yan Publisher
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The Mary Tyler Moore Show
168 episodes between September 1970 and
March 1977, listed at this site:
Season 1 (19701)
Season 2 (19712)
Season 3 (19723)
Season 4 (19734)
Season 5 (19745)
Season 6 (19756)
Season 7 (19767)
Original air dates given in this guide are for WCBS-TV,
New York
Rhoda
episode guide
From the official Valerie Harper site
The
Dick van Dyke Show
An episode list as opposed to a guide, but
it is complete and the site has useful links to other TDVDS
stops online
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