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The Mary Tyler Moore Show S1E5 — Keep Your Guard Up
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The Mary Tyler Moore Show•Season 1•Episode 5

Keep Your Guard Up

7.1/10 · 335 votesOct 17, 197025 min

Ranked #22 of 24 in Season 1•−0.5 vs season avg

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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.

Directed byAlan Rafkin
Written bySteven Pritzker
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Mary Tyler Moore

Mary Tyler Moore

Mary Richards

Ed Asner

Ed Asner

Lou Grant

Gavin MacLeod

Gavin MacLeod

Murray Slaughter

Ted Knight

Ted Knight

Ted Baxter

Cloris Leachman

Cloris Leachman

Phyllis Lindstrom

Valerie Harper

Valerie Harper

Rhoda Morgenstern

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Alan Rafkin

Alan Rafkin

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Steven Pritzker

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Episode Summary

"Keep Your Guard Up" is episode 5 of The Mary Tyler Moore Show season 1. It scored 7.1/10 from 335 votes, ranking #22 of 24 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by Alan Rafkin and written by Steven Pritzker, it aired on October 17, 1970.

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