The Mary Tyler Moore Show backdrop
The Mary Tyler Moore Show poster
Comedy

The Best Episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 1

Every episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 1!

The Best Episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 1

30-year-old single Mary Richards moves to Minneapolis to start a new life after a romantic break-up. There she reacquaints with Phyllis who rents her a...

Seasons7

  1. Background image for Love is All Around
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #1 - Love is All Around

    S1:E1

    The classic series begins its classic 7-year run in Mary's apartment. Mary Richards, a 30-year-old single woman, has left her long-time boyfriend, Bill, to be with her old friend, Phyllis Lindstrom, in Minneapolis. (Mary originally lived in Roseburg, MN.) Why did Mary leave Bill? After promising to her that he would marry her right after his internship at the hospital, he said, ""Why rush into things???"" Meanwhile, she's already having troubles with her new apartment--a bitter upstairs neightbor, Rhoda Morgenstern, insists that she owns Mary's apartment!

    0 Comments
    View all
  2. Background image for Today I Am a Ma'am
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #2 - Today I Am a Ma'am

    S1:E2

    Mary is worried now that she's outside the 15-29 demographic group which the station classifies as 'young', and the mailboy has called her 'Ma'am'. Rhoda persuades her into calling an old boyfriend for a get-together.

    0 Comments
    View all
  3. Background image for Bess, You is My Daughter Now
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #3 - Bess, You is My Daughter Now

    S1:E3

    When Phyllis's husband Lars takes ill, she asks Mary to babysit Bess for a few days. Bess decides she wants to stay permanently with Mary, to Phyllis's dismay.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Unknown
  4. Background image for Divorce Isn't Everything
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #4 - Divorce Isn't Everything

    S1:E4

    Mary and Rhoda find out that divorcees at the Better Luck Next Time club can get group rates on cruises and decide to join. However, Mary proves a hit with the club's members and gets elected to its board.

    0 Comments
    View all
  5. Background image for Keep Your Guard Up
    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #5 - Keep Your Guard Up

    S1:E5

    A football player turned insurance salesman applies for a job as a sportscaster and attaches himself to Mary. Mary and Rhoda discover that he hasn't had much success at anything and encourage him to pursue his dreams.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Support Your Local Mother
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #6 - Support Your Local Mother

    S1:E6

    Rhoda's mother, Ida, comes visiting and Rhoda refuses to see her. Ida stays with Mary but drives her crazy.

    0 Comments
    View all
  7. Trending NowTRENDING NOW

    The 20 BEST Episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show

    READ
  8. Background image for Toulouse-Lautrec is One of My Favorite Artists
    8.0/10(1 votes)

    #7 - Toulouse-Lautrec is One of My Favorite Artists

    S1:E7

    Mary begins seeing an author who appeared as a guest on WJM-TV's Scrutiny, and becomes extremely self-conscious after discovering he is several inches shorter than her.

    0 Comments
    View all
  9. Background image for The Snow Must Go On
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #8 - The Snow Must Go On

    S1:E8

    A snowstorm leaves Mary producing her first program, broadcasting the results of the local elections. The show has to remain on until a winner is declared and no word is received at the newsroom.

    0 Comments
    View all
  10. Background image for Bob & Rhoda & Teddy & Mary
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #9 - Bob & Rhoda & Teddy & Mary

    S1:E9

    Mary is nominated for her first Television Editors' Award (the ""Teddies""), but at home Rhoda's boyfriend Bob takes more of an interest in Mary than in Rhoda.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Peter Baldwin
  11. Background image for Assistant Wanted, Female
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #10 - Assistant Wanted, Female

    S1:E10

    Mary's workload gets too much so Lou allows her to hire an assistant. She chooses Phyllis who hinders more than she helps.

    0 Comments
    View all
  12. Background image for 1040 or Fight
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #11 - 1040 or Fight

    S1:E11

    Mary is audited by the IRS, and the shy auditor takes an interest in her. Unfortunately, he has great difficulty telling her how he feels.

    0 Comments
    View all
  13. Background image for Anchorman Overboard
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #12 - Anchorman Overboard

    S1:E12

    Ted loses his self-confidence after speaking at Phyllis's club and Mary has to find a way to get Ted back on a high.

    0 Comments
    View all
  14. Background image for He's All Yours
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #13 - He's All Yours

    S1:E13

    After Mary invites Lou's nephew home for dinner, she must confront false rumors in the newsroom the following day.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Jay Sandrich
  15. Background image for Christmas and the Hard Luck Kid II
    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #14 - Christmas and the Hard Luck Kid II

    S1:E14

    Feeling sympathetic for a co-worker who hasn't spent Christmas with his family for years, Mary is forced to stay alone at WJM-TV on Christmas Eve.

    0 Comments
    View all
  16. Background image for Howard's Girl
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #15 - Howard's Girl

    S1:E15

    Mary begins seeing Paul Arnell, the brother of her former boyfriend Howard Arnell, and is shocked to discover that the brothers' parents still believe that she and Howard are an item.

    0 Comments
    View all
  17. Background image for Party is Such Sweet Sorrow
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #16 - Party is Such Sweet Sorrow

    S1:E16

    Mary gets a tempting offer from a rival television station, but becomes reluctant to leave when her WJM-TV colleagues throw a farewell party for her.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for Just a Lunch
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #17 - Just a Lunch

    S1:E17

    Mary reluctantly finds herself romantically involved with a married man.

    0 Comments
    View all
  19. Background image for Second Story Story
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #18 - Second Story Story

    S1:E18

    Mary's apartment is burgled, with only her clothes, stereo and television taken but then next night the whole apartment is cleaned out.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for We Closed in Minneapolis
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #19 - We Closed in Minneapolis

    S1:E19

    Murray's play, All Work and No Play, is finally produced but his happiness is short-lived when he discovers that the leading role will be played by Ted.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Jay Sandrich
  21. Background image for Hi!
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #20 - Hi!

    S1:E20

    Mary is admitted into the hospital to have her tonsils removed, and shares a room with a grouchy woman who refuses to get along with anyone.

    0 Comments
    View all
  22. Background image for The Boss Isn't Coming to Dinner
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #21 - The Boss Isn't Coming to Dinner

    S1:E21

    Lou and his wife Edie separate and Mary becomes involved when she is asked for advice.

    0 Comments
    View all
  23. Background image for A Friend in Deed
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #22 - A Friend in Deed

    S1:E22

    An irritating childhood friend drops by Mary's apartment, making use of her connection as Mary's former camp mate to introduce herself to the newsroom's staff.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for Smokey the Bear Wants You
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #23 - Smokey the Bear Wants You

    S1:E23

    Rhoda falls in love with a top executive, and is shocked to find that he wants to give up the high-flying lifestyle to become a forest ranger.

    0 Comments
    View all
    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for The 45-Year-Old Man
    NaN/10(0 votes)

    #24 - The 45-Year-Old Man

    S1:E24

    When Lou is fired, Mary goes to confront the station owner, Wild Jack Munroe.

    0 Comments
    View all

Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Love is All Around" is the best rated episode of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" season 1. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Jay Sandrich and written by James L. Brooks, it aired on 9/19/1970. This episode is rated 7.3 points higher than the second-best, "Today I Am a Ma'am".