8.2/10216 votes#1 - The Good-Time News
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/1972
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: James L. Brooks
7.3/10179 votes#2 - What is Mary Richards Really Like?
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/1972
Mary is interviewed by a newspaper columnist and ends up telling a little too much.
Director: Jerry Belson
Writer: N/A
7.5/10176 votes#3 - Who's in Charge Here?
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 9/30/1972
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.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: N/A
8.1/10201 votes#4 - Enter Rhoda's Parents
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/7/1972
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.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: N/A
7.8/10192 votes#5 - It's Whether You Win or Lose
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/14/1972
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.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: N/A
8.3/10226 votes#6 - Rhoda the Beautiful
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/21/1972
After losing 20 pounds, Rhoda enters a beauty contest at work, but continues to put herself down.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: Treva Silverman
7.4/10194 votes#7 - Just Around the Corner
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 10/28/1972
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.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: N/A
6.7/10191 votes#8 - But Seriously, Folks
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/4/1972
Mary begins dating the writer of the Chuckles the Clown show, whose real ambition is to become a stand-up comedian.
Director: Peter Baldwin
Writer: N/A
8.3/10209 votes#9 - Farmer Ted and the News
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/11/1972
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.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: N/A
7.1/10181 votes#10 - Have I Found a Guy for You
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 11/18/1972
Two of Mary's friends separate and Mary accepts a date from the husband.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.6/10167 votes#11 - You've Got a Friend
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 11/25/1972
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.
Director: Jerry Belson
Writer: N/A
7.1/10182 votes#12 - It Was Fascination, I Know
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 12/2/1972
Bess's 15-year-old boyfriend falls in love with Mary and begins to surprise her with visits to her apartment and her work.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: N/A
8.4/10198 votes#13 - Operation: Lou
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 12/9/1972
Lou goes to hospital to have a piece of World War II shrapnel removed and, surprisingly, he and Ted become best friends.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: David Pollock, Elias Davis
7.9/10200 votes#14 - Rhoda Morgenstern: Minneapolis to New York
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 12/16/1972
Rhoda decides to move back to New York but Mary is taking the whole thing with a grain of salt.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: Treva Silverman
7.5/10185 votes#15 - The Courtship of Mary's Father's Daughter
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 12/23/1972
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.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: David Pollock, Elias Davis
7.4/10193 votes#16 - Lou's Place
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 1/6/1973
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.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: N/A
8.3/10230 votes#17 - My Brother's Keeper
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 1/13/1973
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.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: Dick Clair
8.2/10184 votes#18 - The Georgette Story
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 1/20/1973
Mary and Rhoda try to encourage Georgette to take a stand for herself after seeing how Ted takes advantage of her.
Director: Peter Baldwin
Writer: N/A
6.7/10201 votes#19 - Romeo and Mary
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 1/27/1973
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.
Director: Peter Baldwin
Writer: Jim Mulholland
7.4/10182 votes#20 - What Do You Do When the Boss Says, I Love You?
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 2/3/1973
The new station manager, an attractive woman, falls for Lou.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: David Pollock, Elias Davis
7.0/10167 votes#21 - Murray Faces Life
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 2/10/1973
Murray becomes depressed when he realizes that the years are passing him by, after he learns that a contemporary has won a Pulitzer Prize.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: N/A
6.7/10173 votes#22 - Remembrance of Things Past
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 2/17/1973
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.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: Dick Clair
8.9/10298 votes#23 - Put On a Happy Face
Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 2/24/1973
Everything goes right for Rhoda and everything goes wrong for Mary on a disastrous day when she is due to go to the Teddies.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: N/A
7.7/10189 votes#24 - Mary Richards and the Incredible Plant Lady
Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 3/3/1973
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 3
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...
Genre:Comedy
Network:CBS
Season 3 Ratings Summary
"The Good-Time News" is the best rated episode of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" season 3. It scored 8.2/10 based on 216 votes. Directed by N/A and written by James L. Brooks, it aired on 9/16/1972. This episode is rated 0.9 points higher than the second-best, "What is Mary Richards Really Like?".