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Season Seven
September 25, 1976 to March 19, 1977

C A S T

Mary Richards	Mary Tyler Moore
Lou Grant	Ed Asner
Murray Slaughter	Gavin MacLeod
Ted Baxter	Ted Knight
Georgette Baxter	Georgia Engel
Sue Ann Nivens	Betty White

 

Opening credits' notes The titles themselves are reused from 1974-6, but there is a new arrangement of Love Is All Around, making it fuller and more contemporary. This final arrangement matches the titles the best. There is also a shorter instrumental version for episodes which were cut down in time.

Created by James L. Brooks and Allan Burns Produced by Ed. Weinberger and Stan Daniels Executive Story Editor Bob Ellison Creative Consultant David Lloyd Story Consultants Glen Charles and Les Charles (on some episodes) 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

 

145 Mary Midwife Georgette gives birth at Mary's dinner party. With the hospital and doctor too far away, Lou and Mary help deliver the baby	The Doctor Ford Rainey Written by David Lloyd Directed by Jay Sandrich
146 Mary the Writer Mary decides to take a creative writing course, and is less than delighted with the criticism Lou levels at her efforts	Written by Bert Prelutsky Directed by James Burrows
147 Sue Ann's Sister Sue Ann becomes deeply depressed when her sister arrives and gets an offer to do a competing homemaker show in Minneapolis	Lila Nivens Pat Priest Written by David Lloyd Directed by Jay Sandrich
148 What's Wrong with Swimming? Mary hires a new sportscaster who refuses to cover any sports but swimming and is faced with the prospect of firing her	B. J. Smathers Caren Kaye Written by David Lloyd Directed by Marjorie Mullen
149 Ted's Change of Heart Ted suffers a heart attack on the air and for the next few days becomes conscious of how precious life is. (This is the only episode where we see the editing room, supposedly at the left of the stage)	Xerox Repair Man Harvey Vernon Dr Carter Jerry Fogel Phil Howard Dean Santoro Cameraman Paul Sorensen Newsman Alessandro Paolone Written by Earl Pomerantz Directed by Jay Sandrich
150 One Producer Too Many Lou promotes Murray to co-producer against Mary's wishes to prevent him from accepting a producer's job at a rival television station	Waiter Richard Self Violinist Murray Korda Written by Bob Ellison Directed by Jay Sandrich
151 My Son, the Genius Ted and Georgette are initially disturbed to find that their son, David, is not doing well at school, but a psychiatrist's test shows that he is a genius. Unfortunately, David lets this go to his head and takes advantage of Ted	David Baxter Robbie Rist The Doctor William Bogert Morris Bender Ned Glass Receptionist Valorie Armstrong Written by Bob Ellison Directed by Joan Darling
152 Mary Gets a Lawyer Mary faces a contempt charge for not revealing her news source. Lou recommends a lawyer friend who takes a romantic interest in Mary	Barry Munroe John McMartin The Judge Walter Brooke Bailiff Jason Johnson Prosecutor Richard Kline Process Server Tom Tarpey Guard Phil J. Macias Written by Bert Prelutsky Directed by Jay Sandrich
153 Lou Proposes Lou realizes that he has feelings for Mary's Aunt Flo, a journalist with a similar pride and passion in the news profession	Flo Meredith Eileen Heckart Bartender T. J. Castronova Written by David Lloyd Directed by Jay Sandrich
154 Murray Can't Lose Lou learns from a source on the Teddy Award's panel that Murray will finally win an award for his news writing	Marie Slaughter Joyce Bulifant Master of Ceremonies Larry Wilde Award Presenter Lisa Parkes Written by David Lloyd Directed by Jay Sandrich
155 Mary's Insomnia Mary is having trouble sleeping and resorts to pills, which has Lou concerned that she's become addicted to them	Bonnie Slaughter Sherry Hursey Janitor Ted Lehman Written by David Lloyd Directed by James Burrows
156 Ted's Temptation Mary and Murray find it hard to believe that an attractive young journalist has tried to seduce Ted while they are at a convention in Hollywood	Whitney Lewis Trisha Noble Man in Restaurant Hal Riddle Jim Sutton David Brandon Written by Bob Ellison Directed by Harry Mastrogeorge
157 Look at Us, We're Walking Mary and Lou threaten to quit after the new station manager refuses to give them a raise	Mel Price David Ogden Stiers Receptionist Naomi Caryl Written by Bob Ellison Directed by Jay Sandrich
158 The Critic A pompous but renowned critic is hired to provoke controversy on The Six O'Clock News, but the newsroom thinks he has gone too far when he begins attacking Minneapolis and its residents	Karl Heller Eric Braeden Mel Price David Ogden Stiers Maitre D' Tom Newman Sommelier Warren Munson Written by David Lloyd Directed by Martin Cohan
159 Lou's Army Reunion Lou desperately wants to find a way to return a favor to an army buddy but is distraught when he asks Lou to fix him up on a date with Mary	Ben Selwyn Alex Rocco Man at Reunion Dort Clark Written by Bob Ellison Directed by Jay Sandrich
160 The Ted and Georgette Show Ted and Georgette successfully audition for their own variety show, which becomes a big hit, but Georgette eventually finds that she would prefer being a wife and mother	Mel Price David Ogden Stiers Elliott Alex Henteloff Stage Manager Douglas Robinson Announcer Lee Vines Written by David Lloyd Directed by Jay Sandrich
161 Sue Ann Gets the Ax Sue Ann's Happy Homemaker show is canceled but she is determined to stay at WJM and asks Mary to give her a job in the newsroom	Sam Louis Guss Stage Manager John Petlock Boy Puppet Réné Girl Puppet Wandee Feldman Written by Bob Ellison Directed by Jay Sandrich
162 Hail the Conquering Gordy WJM's former weatherman, Gordy Howard, returns to visit Minneapolis after becoming a highly successful network presenter in New York. Ted is desperate for a chance to join Gordy	Gordy Howard John Amos Mr Cobb David White Mrs Cobb Mavis Neal Palmer Publicity Lady Jean Lebouvier Ted's "Son" Johnnie Avery Written by Earl Pomerantz Directed by Jay Sandrich
163 Mary and the Sexagenarian Mary happily accepts a date from a charming older man without realizing that he's Murray's father, but everyone else has difficulty coming to terms with the difference in their ages	Doug Booth Lew Ayres Marie Slaughter Joyce Bulifant Ronny Williams Jon Lomer Aunt Helen Bartine Zane Joe Walker Edmiston Written by Len Charles and Glen Charles Directed by Jay Sandrich
164 Murray Ghosts for Ted Ted offers Murray $200 to write an article on his behalf. The article becomes a success, but Ted refuses to share the credit with Murray	Marie Slaughter Joyce Bulifant Laurie Slaughter Helen Hunt Written by David Lloyd Directed by Jay Sandrich
165 Mary's Three Husbands Murray, Ted and Lou fantasize about being married to Mary. (This is the only episode where "dream sequences" are used, and one of the few 'What if?' episodes bringing the show to a close)	Bellhop Bill Dearth Written by Bob Ellison Directed by Jay Sandrich
166 Mary's Big Party Mary has planned a fancy party at her apartment, with a mystery guest of honor, but the power in the building goes before he arrives. (Flashbacks are used for the first and only time in this episode, as the guests reminisce about some of Mary's earlier efforts at parties)	Congresswoman Geddes Irene Tedrow Special guest appearance by Johnny Carson Written by Bob Ellison Directed by Jay Sandrich
167 Lou Dates Mary Mary has another disastrous date and worries she'll never meet the right man, until Georgette points out that every quality she seeks can be found in Lou Grant. (Trivia: another 'What if?' There had been rumors, one published in TV Guide, March 19, 1977, that the finalé would see the two characters marrying. Ed Asner was reported as favoring the idea)	Jake John Reilly Written by David Lloyd Directed by Jay Sandrich
168 The Last Show New owners have bought WJM-TV and proceed to fire everyone in the newsroom, except Ted. (At the end of the episode on its first run, and on some reruns, Mary Tyler Moore introduces the cast. This was cut on some reruns and in the video boxed set)	David Baxter Robbie Rist Mr Coleman Vincent Gardenia Special guest stars (in alphabetical order) Rhoda Gerard Valerie Harper Phyllis Lindstrom Cloris Leachman Written by Allan Burns, James L. Brooks, Ed. Weinberger, Stan Daniels, David Lloyd and Bob Ellison Directed by Jay Sandrich Emmy Award: Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series (a single episode of a regular or limited series with continuing characters and/or theme)

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