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Season Two
September 18, 1971 to March 4, 1972

C A S T

Mary Richards	Mary Tyler Moore
Lou Grant	Ed Asner
Rhoda Morgenstern	Valerie Harper
Murray Slaughter	Gavin MacLeod
Ted Baxter	Ted Knight
and special guest star
Phyllis Lindstrom	Cloris Leachman

 

Opening credits' notes Sonny Curtis sings a different verse to his song Love Is All Around, which would be used with different arrangements till the series ended in 1977. New shots of Mary Tyler Moore smiling while driving are cut in to go with 'Who can turn the world on with her smile?', as well as clips from the show itself. Otherwise, footage from the original opening title are used but lacks its unity in style.

Created by James L. Brooks and Allan Burns Produced by David Davis Story Consultants David Davis and Lorenzo Music Executive Producers James L. Brooks and Allan Burns Music Composed and Conducted by Patrick Williams Theme Song Love Is All Around Written and Performed by Sonny Curtis An MTM Enterprises, Inc. production

 

25 The Birds and ... Um ... Bees After Mary produces What's Your Sexual IQ, Phyllis asks her to tell Bess the facts of life	Bess Lindstrom Lisa Gerritsen Gordy John Amos Written by Treva Silverman Directed by Jay Sandrich
26 I Am Curious Cooper Mary 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	Mike Cooper Michael Constantine Mama Moto Shizuko Iwamatsu Written by David Davis and Lorenzo Music Directed by Jay Sandrich
27 He's No Heavy ... He's My Brother Mary and Rhoda take an unplanned vacation to Mexico - but have to do a strange favor for a Mexican restaurant owner for reservations	Gustavo Frank Ramirez Gordy John Amos Jackie Annette Molen Written by Allan Burns Directed by Jerry Paris
28 Room 223 Mary and Rhoda enroll in a night school course in journalism - and Mary begins dating the lecturer	Dan Whitfield Michael Tolan Mr de Forest Val Bisoglio Mrs Marshall Florida Friebus Written by Susan Silver Directed by Jay Sandrich
29 A Girl's Best Mother Is Not Her Friend When 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"	Ida Morgenstern Nancy Walker Bess Lindstrom Lisa Gerritsen Written by David Davis and Lorenzo Music Directed by Jay Sandrich
30 Cover Boy Ted's brother Hal, a professional model, comes to visit and the two engage in a heated battle of sibling rivalry	Hal Baxter Jack Cassidy Written by Treva Silverman Directed by Jay Sandrich
31 Didn't You Use to Be ... Wait ... Don't Tell Me Mary attends her high school reunion and meets up with her former boyfriend Howard Arnell - who continues to have feelings for mary. Rhoda tags along believing that people will "remember" her although she didn't attend Roseburg High	Eldon Golfax Jack Riley Ed Mims Ron Masak Howard Arnell Richard Schaal Estelle Pippa Scott Mr Vandermast Kermit Murdock Written by Allan Burns Directed by Jay Sandrich
32 Thoroughly Unmilitant Mary When the unions strike, the only two left to produce The Six O'Clock News are Lou and Mary. Mary takes over as newswriter and Lou as anchorman, who needs to drink to be confident in front of the camera	Al Dick Balduzzi Herb Larry Gelman Gordy John Amos Waiter Paul Micale Written by Martin Cohan Directed by Jay Sandrich
33 And Now, Sitting in for Ted Baxter Ted is forced to take a vacation and the anchorman hired to sit in for him becomes a huge success	Rod Porter Jed Allen Big Voice Man William Woodson Written by Steve Pritzker Directed by Jay Sandrich
34 Don't Break the Chain Mary gets a chain letter from Lou, and she is persuaded to send it on. To her surprise, one of the recipients visit - giving Mary a less than pleasant time dealing with him	Armand Lynton Jack De Mave Roy Martoni Gino Conforti Written by David Davis and Lorenzo Music Directed by Jerry Paris
35 The Six-and-a-half Year Itch Mary, Rhoda and Lou go to a John Wayne movie, where they spot Lou's son-in-law with an unknown woman	Bill Phelps Lawrence Pressman Patti Woods Elizabeth Berger Written by Treva Silverman Directed by Jay Sandrich
36 ... Is a Friend in Need Rhoda loses her job as a window-dresser and isn't in a hurry to find something new. There is a vacancy at WJM-TV but Mary lies to Rhoda and tells her the job has been filled, to Lou's surprise	Waitress Beverly Sanders Written by Susan Silver Directed by Jay Sandrich
37 The Square-shaped Room When Edie is out of town, Lou hires Rhoda to redecorate his living room. However, Rhoda's tastes are too modern	Written by Susan Silver Directed by Jay Sandrich
38 Ted Over Heels After Ted appears on the Chuckles the Clown show, he falls in love with Chuckles' daughter	Betty Bowerchuck Arlene Golonka Written by David Davis and Lorenzo Music Directed by Peter Baldwin
39 The Five-minute Dress After 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	Written by Pat Nardo and Gloria Banta Directed by Jay Sandrich
40 Feeb An 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 end credits roll with Mary explaining to Murray what a 'feeb' is.)	Randy Barbara Sharma Doreen Skinner Barbara Barnett Restaurant Manager Jack Manning Written by Dick Clair and Jenna McMahon Directed by Peter Baldwin
41 The Slaughter Affair Murray 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	Marie Slaughter Joyce Bulifant Written by Rick Mittleman Directed by Peter Baldwin
42 Baby Sit-com Mary agrees to babysit Bess for the weekend, but a former boyfriend in town for a few days asks her out. She can't find a babysitter for Bess at such short notice, and she winds up asking Lou	Bess Lindstrom Lisa Gerritsen Anton 'Sandy' Styrakowski Joshua Bryant Dee-Dee Leslie Graves Written by Treva Silverman Directed by Jay Sandrich
43 More than Neighbors After being persuaded by Phyllis, Ted moves into a vacant apartment below Mary's - but Mary and Rhoda are not thrilled by the prospect	Michael Lee Jack Bender Barbara Gardner Yvonne Wilder Written by Steve Pritzker Directed by Jay Sandrich
44 The Care and Feeding of Parents Bess 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	Bess Lindstrom Lisa Gerritsen Sam Turner John Locke Mr Mitchell Brad Turnbull Written by Dick Clair and Jenna McMahon Directed by Jay Sandrich
45 Where There's Smoke, There's Rhoda When 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	Gordy John Amos Fireman Michael Bell Written by Martin Cohan Directed by Peter Baldwin
46 You Certainly Are a Big Boy Mary begins dating an architect and is astonished to learn that his son is only six years younger than she is	Matt Bryan Bradford Dillman Matt Bryan Jr John Rubenstein Waitress Beverly Sanders Written by Martin Cohan Directed by Jay Sandrich
47 Some of My Best Friends Are Rhoda Through 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	Joanne Forbes Mary Frann Written by Steve Pritzker Directed by Peter Baldwin
48 His Two Right Arms Mary 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	Pete Peterson Bill Daily Sherry Wilson Janet Maclachlan Jennifer Riley Carol Androsky Walter Ellis Wally Taylor Mrs Wilson Isabel Sanford Woman from Audience Philippa Harris Man from Audience Davis Roberts Written by Jim Parker and Arnold Margolin Directed by Jay Sandrich

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