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25 The Birds and … Um …Bees
After Mary produces What's Your Sexual IQ, Phyllis asks her
to tell Bess the facts of life
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Bess Lindstrom Lisa Gerritsen
Gordy John Amos
Written by Treva Silverman
Directed by Jay Sandrich
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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
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Mike Cooper Michael Constantine
Mama Moto Shizuko Iwamatsu
Written by David Davis and Lorenzo Music
Directed by Jay Sandrich
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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
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Gustavo Frank Ramirez
Gordy John Amos
Jackie Annette Molen
Written by Allan Burns
Directed by Jerry Paris
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28 Room 223
Mary and Rhoda enroll in a night school course in journalism—and
Mary begins dating the lecturer
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Dan Whitfield Michael Tolan
Mr de Forest Val Bisoglio
Mrs Marshall Florida Friebus
Written by Susan Silver
Directed by Jay Sandrich
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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"
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Ida Morgenstern Nancy Walker
Bess Lindstrom Lisa Gerritsen
Written by David Davis and Lorenzo Music
Directed by Jay Sandrich
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30 Cover Boy
Ted's brother Hal, a professional model, comes to visit and the
two engage in a heated battle of sibling rivalry
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Hal Baxter Jack Cassidy
Written by Treva Silverman
Directed by Jay Sandrich
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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
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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
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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
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Al Dick Balduzzi
Herb Larry Gelman
Gordy John Amos
Waiter Paul Micale
Written by Martin Cohan
Directed by Jay Sandrich
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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
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Rod Porter Jed Allen
Big Voice Man William Woodson
Written by Steve Pritzker
Directed by Jay Sandrich
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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
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Armand Lynton Jack De Mave
Roy Martoni Gino Conforti
Written by David Davis and Lorenzo Music
Directed by Jerry Paris
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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
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Bill Phelps Lawrence Pressman
Patti Woods Elizabeth Berger
Written by Treva Silverman
Directed by Jay Sandrich
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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
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Waitress Beverly Sanders
Written by Susan Silver
Directed by Jay Sandrich
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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
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Written by Susan Silver
Directed by Jay Sandrich
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38 Ted Over Heels
After Ted appears on the Chuckles the Clown show, he falls
in love with Chuckles' daughter
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Betty Bowerchuck Arlene Golonka
Written by David Davis and Lorenzo Music
Directed by Peter Baldwin
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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
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Written by Pat Nardo and Gloria Banta
Directed by Jay Sandrich
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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.)
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Randy Barbara Sharma
Doreen Skinner Barbara Barnett
Restaurant Manager Jack Manning
Written by Dick Clair and Jenna McMahon
Directed by Peter Baldwin
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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
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Marie Slaughter Joyce Bulifant
Written by Rick Mittleman
Directed by Peter Baldwin
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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
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Bess Lindstrom Lisa Gerritsen
Anton 'Sandy' Styrakowski Joshua Bryant
Dee-Dee Leslie Graves
Written by Treva Silverman
Directed by Jay Sandrich
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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
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Michael Lee Jack Bender
Barbara Gardner Yvonne Wilder
Written by Steve Pritzker
Directed by Jay Sandrich
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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
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Bess Lindstrom Lisa Gerritsen
Sam Turner John Locke
Mr Mitchell Brad Turnbull
Written by Dick Clair and Jenna McMahon
Directed by Jay Sandrich
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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
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Gordy John Amos
Fireman Michael Bell
Written by Martin Cohan
Directed by Peter Baldwin
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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
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Matt Bryan Bradford Dillman
Matt Bryan Jr John Rubenstein
Waitress Beverly Sanders
Written by Martin Cohan
Directed by Jay Sandrich
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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
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Joanne Forbes Mary Frann
Written by Steve Pritzker
Directed by Peter Baldwin
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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
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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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