The Mary Tyler Moore Show

The Best Episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 3

Genre:Comedy
Network:CBS

Every episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 3!

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...
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  1. 8.9/10(309 votes)

    #1 - Put On a Happy Face

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    S3:E23

    Everything goes right for Rhoda and everything goes wrong for Mary on a disastrous day when she is due to go to the Teddies.

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    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:N/A
  2. 8.4/10(206 votes)

    #2 - Operation: Lou

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    S3:E13

    Lou goes to hospital to have a piece of World War II shrapnel removed and, surprisingly, he and Ted become best friends.

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  3. 8.3/10(233 votes)

    #3 - Rhoda the Beautiful

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    S3:E6

    After losing 20 pounds, Rhoda enters a beauty contest at work, but continues to put herself down.

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  4. 8.3/10(216 votes)

    #4 - Farmer Ted and the News

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    S3:E9

    Ted refuses to sign his contract renewal until Lou agrees to let him pursue other ventures, a decision he soon regrets when Ted begins appearing in commercials.

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    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:N/A
  5. 8.3/10(238 votes)

    #5 - My Brother's Keeper

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    S3:E17

    Phyllis wants to set up her visiting brother with Mary, but instead he hits it off with Rhoda and begins spending time with her to Phyllis's disapproval.

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    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Dick Clair
  6. 8.2/10(226 votes)

    #6 - The Good-Time News

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    S3:E1

    Mary is given the task of making The Six O'clock News more upbeat, and her plans are on target to succeed until they're frustrated by Ted.

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    Director:N/A
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  8. 8.2/10(193 votes)

    #7 - The Georgette Story

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    S3:E18

    Mary and Rhoda try to encourage Georgette to take a stand for herself after seeing how Ted takes advantage of her.

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    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:N/A
  9. 8.1/10(208 votes)

    #8 - Enter Rhoda's Parents

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    S3:E4

    Ida Morgenstern, Rhoda's mother, mistakenly believes that her husband is seeing other women, so Rhoda and Mary try to clear things up between them.

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    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:N/A
  10. 7.9/10(208 votes)

    #9 - Rhoda Morgenstern: Minneapolis to New York

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    S3:E14

    Rhoda decides to move back to New York but Mary is taking the whole thing with a grain of salt.

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  11. 7.8/10(199 votes)

    #10 - It's Whether You Win or Lose

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    S3:E5

    When Lou's trip to Las Vegas is cancelled, Mary organizes a poker game at the office where Murray loses a substantial amount to Ted.

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    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:N/A
  12. 7.7/10(196 votes)

    #11 - Mary Richards and the Incredible Plant Lady

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    S3:E24

    Mary lends Rhoda almost $1,200 to start a new venture and worries she may never see her money again, after Rhoda postpones repayment, hires Georgette full-time and begins expanding her business.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  13. 7.6/10(175 votes)

    #12 - You've Got a Friend

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    S3:E11

    Mary becomes concerned when her father, newly retired, appears to have no friends or hobbies in Minneapolis, and tries to take on the role herself.

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    Director:Jerry Belson
    Writer:N/A
  14. 7.5/10(184 votes)

    #13 - Who's in Charge Here?

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    S3:E3

    Lou is promoted to the position of program director but has to decide to whom his old job should go. Meanwhile, The Six O'clock News begins falling apart without him.

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    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:N/A
  15. 7.5/10(193 votes)

    #14 - The Courtship of Mary's Father's Daughter

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    S3:E15

    Mary runs into her former boyfriend Dan Whitfield in an elevator by chance. Subsequently, Dan realizes he still has feelings for Mary, breaks off his engagement, and begins dating her again.

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  16. 7.4/10(185 votes)

    #15 - What is Mary Richards Really Like?

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    S3:E2

    Mary is interviewed by a newspaper columnist and ends up telling a little too much.

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    Director:Jerry Belson
    Writer:N/A
  17. 7.4/10(201 votes)

    #16 - Just Around the Corner

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    S3:E7

    Mary is worried that her parents, who have moved to the Twin Cities to be close to her, may pry into her life too much.

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    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:N/A
  18. 7.4/10(200 votes)

    #17 - Lou's Place

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    S3:E16

    Lou spots an opportunity to buy a bar after realizing a lifelong dream. However, he is short of several thousand dollars and Ted is the only one who can come to his aid.

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    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:N/A
  19. 7.4/10(190 votes)

    #18 - What Do You Do When the Boss Says, I Love You?

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    S3:E20

    The new station manager, an attractive woman, falls for Lou.

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  20. 7.1/10(188 votes)

    #19 - Have I Found a Guy for You

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    S3:E10

    Two of Mary's friends separate and Mary accepts a date from the husband.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  21. 7.1/10(188 votes)

    #20 - It Was Fascination, I Know

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    S3:E12

    Bess's 15-year-old boyfriend falls in love with Mary and begins to surprise her with visits to her apartment and her work.

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    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:N/A
  22. 7.0/10(176 votes)

    #21 - Murray Faces Life

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    S3:E21

    Murray becomes depressed when he realizes that the years are passing him by, after he learns that a contemporary has won a Pulitzer Prize.

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    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:N/A
  23. 6.7/10(198 votes)

    #22 - But Seriously, Folks

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    S3:E8

    Mary begins dating the writer of the Chuckles the Clown show, whose real ambition is to become a stand-up comedian.

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    Director:Peter Baldwin
    Writer:N/A
  24. 6.7/10(210 votes)

    #23 - Romeo and Mary

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    S3:E19

    Rhoda introduces Mary to a very irritating Warren Sturges, who tries everything including a giant billboard across the road from the WJM-TV offices to get her to accept his marriage proposal.

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  25. 6.7/10(180 votes)

    #24 - Remembrance of Things Past

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    S3:E22

    A former boyfriend visiting Minneapolis calls Mary who, deep down, wants to see him again but she has been hurt by him too many times before.

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    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Dick Clair

Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Put On a Happy Face" is the best rated episode of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" season 3. It scored 8.9/10 based on 309 votes. Directed by Jay Sandrich and written by N/A, it aired on 2/24/1973. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "Operation: Lou".