The Mary Tyler Moore Show was one of the most literate, realistic, and enduring situation comedies of the 1970s. Mary Richards was the idealized single career woman. She had come to Minneapolis after breaking up with a man she had been dating for four years. Ambitious, and looking for new friends, she moved into an older apartment building and went to work as an assistant producer of the local news show on television station WJM-TV. In her early 30s, Mary symbolized the independent woman of the 1970s.
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Seasons | |||
| Specials | May 1971 | January 2017 | 19 |
| Season 1 | September 1970 | March 1971 | 24 |
| Season 2 | September 1971 | March 1972 | 24 |
| Season 3 | September 1972 | March 1973 | 24 |
| Season 4 | September 1973 | March 1974 | 24 |
| Season 5 | September 1974 | March 1975 | 24 |
| Season 6 | September 1975 | March 1976 | 24 |
| Season 7 | September 1976 | March 1977 | 24 |
| Unassigned Episodes | 0 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| All Seasons | |||
| Specials | February 2000 | January 2017 | 7 |
| Season 1 | September 1970 | March 1971 | 24 |
| Season 2 | September 1971 | March 1972 | 24 |
| Unassigned Episodes | 132 |
| Season | From | To | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 0 | ||
| Unassigned Episodes | 187 |
| Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Sandrich | 106 | 09/19/1970 - 03/19/1977 | |
| Martin Cohan | 9 | 01/09/1971 - 01/08/1977 | |
| Peter Baldwin | 8 | 11/14/1970 - 01/27/1973 | |
| Nancy Walker | 5 | 02/23/1974 | |
| Marjorie Mullen | 4 | 02/15/1975 - 10/16/1976 | |
| Alan Rafkin | 4 | 10/10/1970 - 11/16/1974 | |
| Jerry Belson | 3 | 09/23/1972 - 09/29/1973 | |
| James Burrows | 3 | 12/07/1974 - 12/04/1976 | |
| John C. Chulay | 3 | 03/03/1973 - 12/07/1974 | |
| Hal Cooper | 2 | 09/16/1972 - 11/18/1972 | |
| Joan Darling | 2 | 10/25/1975 - 11/06/1976 | |
| Michael Elias | 2 | 01/25/1975 | |
| Stuart Margolin | 2 | 01/10/1976 | |
| Jerry Paris | 2 | 10/02/1971 - 11/20/1971 | |
| Danny Gold | 2 | ||
| Mary Tyler Moore | 2 | 11/23/1974 | |
| Matthew Asner | 2 | ||
| Bruce Bilson | 1 | 01/16/1971 | |
| Peter Bonerz | 1 | 10/12/1974 | |
| Herbert Kenwith | 1 | 03/06/1971 | |
| Harry Mastrogeorge | 1 | 12/11/1976 | |
| Norman Campbell | 1 | 01/04/1975 | |
| Barnet Kellman | 1 | 02/07/2000 | |
| Arnie Kogan | 1 | 01/25/1975 | |
| Gary Smith | 1 | 05/13/2002 | |
| Doug Rogers | 1 | 02/28/1976 | |
| Mel Ferder | 1 | 03/02/1974 | |
| Jack Haley Jr. | 1 | 02/18/1991 |
| Name | Number of Episodes | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Lloyd | 33 | 12/01/1973 - 03/19/1977 | |
| Ed Weinberger | 21 | 11/04/1972 - 03/19/1977 | |
| Bob Ellison | 16 | 09/13/1975 - 03/19/1977 | |
| Treva Silverman | 16 | 09/26/1970 - 11/02/1974 | |
| Stan Daniels | 12 | 11/03/1973 - 03/19/1977 | |
| Allan Burns | 9 | 09/19/1970 - 03/19/1977 | |
| Lorenzo Music | 8 | 11/07/1970 - 12/18/1971 | |
| Steve Pritzker | 8 | 10/17/1970 - 11/25/1972 | |
| James L. Brooks | 7 | 09/19/1970 - 03/19/1977 | |
| David Davis | 7 | 11/07/1970 - 12/18/1971 | |
| Susan Silver | 5 | 02/20/1971 - 09/23/1972 | |
| Elias Davis | 4 | 12/09/1972 - 01/19/1974 | |
| Jenna McMahon | 4 | 01/08/1972 - 02/17/1973 | |
| Dick Clair | 4 | 01/08/1972 - 02/17/1973 | |
| David Pollock | 4 | 12/09/1972 - 01/19/1974 | |
| Monica Mcgowan Johnson | 3 | 02/24/1973 - 01/26/1974 | |
| Earl Pomerantz | 3 | 09/27/1975 - 02/05/1977 | |
| Marilyn Suzanne Miller | 3 | 02/24/1973 - 01/26/1974 | |
| Bob Rodgers | 2 | 11/14/1970 - 12/12/1970 | |
| Karyl Geld | 2 | 09/29/1973 - 01/05/1974 | |
| Martin Donovan | 2 | 10/14/1972 - 11/11/1972 | |
| Jerry Mayer | 2 | 10/13/1973 - 03/08/1975 | |
| Pat Nardo | 2 | 01/01/1972 - 01/17/1976 | |
| Gloria Banta | 2 | 01/01/1972 - 01/17/1976 | |
| Bert Prelutsky | 2 | 10/02/1976 - 11/13/1976 | |
| Mary Kay Place | 2 | 11/01/1975 | |
| Katie Ford | 1 | 02/07/2000 | |
| Michael Leeson | 1 | 02/08/1975 | |
| George Kirgo | 1 | 03/06/1971 | |
| Gig Henry | 1 | 10/11/1975 | |
| George Atkins | 1 | 01/12/1974 | |
| Jim Parker | 1 | 03/04/1972 | |
| Kenny Solms | 1 | 01/30/1971 | |
| Arnold Margolin | 1 | 03/04/1972 | |
| Pamela Russell | 1 | 02/01/1975 | |
| Robert Gerlach | 1 | 01/10/1976 | |
| Jim Mulholland | 1 | 01/27/1973 | |
| Jack Winter | 1 | 10/12/1974 | |
| William Wood | 1 | 11/24/1973 | |
| Gail Parent | 1 | 01/30/1971 | |
| Charlotte Brown | 1 | 11/18/1972 | |
| Barbara Gallagher | 1 | 11/10/1973 | |
| John D.F. Black | 1 | 10/03/1970 | |
| A.D. Oppenheim | 1 | 05/13/2002 | |
| Les Charles | 1 | 02/12/1977 | |
| James MacDonald | 1 | 01/10/1976 | |
| Sybil Adelman | 1 | 11/10/1973 | |
| Lloyd Turner | 1 | 10/31/1970 | |
| Mike Barrie | 1 | 01/27/1973 | |
| Ziggy Steinberg | 1 | 12/07/1974 | |
| Craig Allan Hefner | 1 | 12/20/1975 | |
| Rick Mittleman | 1 | 01/15/1972 | |
| Richard M. Powell | 1 | 02/21/1976 | |
| Marcia Lewis | 1 | 02/18/1991 | |
| Dann Netter | 1 | 05/13/2002 | |
| Glen Charles | 1 | 02/12/1977 | |
| Joel Kimmel | 1 | 12/14/1974 | |
| Valerie Curtin | 1 | 11/01/1975 | |
| Gordon Mitchell | 1 | 10/31/1970 | |
| Shelley Nelbert | 1 | 12/20/1975 | |
| Don Reo | 1 | 12/08/1973 | |
| Allan Katz | 1 | 12/08/1973 | |
| Phil Mishkin | 1 | 10/27/1973 | |
| Michael Zinberg | 1 | 02/22/1975 | |
| Charles Lee | 1 | 10/11/1975 | |
| Ann Gibbs | 1 | 12/14/1974 |
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