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The Best Episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 3

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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. Background image for The Good-Time News
    8.2/10(226 votes)

    #1 - The Good-Time News

    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:Unknown
  2. Background image for What is Mary Richards Really Like?
    7.4/10(185 votes)

    #2 - What is Mary Richards Really Like?

    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:Unknown
  3. Background image for Who's in Charge Here?
    7.6/10(184 votes)

    #3 - Who's in Charge Here?

    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:Unknown
  4. Background image for Enter Rhoda's Parents
    8.1/10(209 votes)

    #4 - Enter Rhoda's Parents

    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:Unknown
  5. Background image for It's Whether You Win or Lose
    7.8/10(200 votes)

    #5 - It's Whether You Win or Lose

    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:Unknown
  6. Background image for Rhoda the Beautiful
    8.3/10(234 votes)

    #6 - Rhoda the Beautiful

    S3:E6

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

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  8. Background image for Just Around the Corner
    7.4/10(202 votes)

    #7 - Just Around the Corner

    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:Unknown
  9. Background image for But Seriously, Folks
    6.7/10(199 votes)

    #8 - But Seriously, Folks

    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:Unknown
  10. Background image for Farmer Ted and the News
    8.3/10(217 votes)

    #9 - Farmer Ted and the News

    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:Unknown
  11. Background image for Have I Found a Guy for You
    7.1/10(189 votes)

    #10 - Have I Found a Guy for You

    S3:E10

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

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  12. Background image for You've Got a Friend
    7.6/10(177 votes)

    #11 - You've Got a Friend

    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:Unknown
  13. Background image for It Was Fascination, I Know
    7.1/10(189 votes)

    #12 - It Was Fascination, I Know

    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:Unknown
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    8.4/10(209 votes)

    #13 - Operation: Lou

    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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  15. Background image for Rhoda Morgenstern: Minneapolis to New York
    7.9/10(209 votes)

    #14 - Rhoda Morgenstern: Minneapolis to New York

    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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  16. Background image for The Courtship of Mary's Father's Daughter
    7.5/10(194 votes)

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

    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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    7.4/10(201 votes)

    #16 - Lou's Place

    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:Unknown
  18. Background image for My Brother's Keeper
    8.3/10(241 votes)

    #17 - My Brother's Keeper

    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
  19. Background image for The Georgette Story
    8.2/10(195 votes)

    #18 - The Georgette Story

    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:Unknown
  20. Background image for Romeo and Mary
    6.7/10(211 votes)

    #19 - Romeo and Mary

    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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  21. Background image for What Do You Do When the Boss Says, I Love You?
    7.4/10(191 votes)

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

    S3:E20

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

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  22. Background image for Murray Faces Life
    7.0/10(177 votes)

    #21 - Murray Faces Life

    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:Unknown
  23. Background image for Remembrance of Things Past
    6.7/10(181 votes)

    #22 - Remembrance of Things Past

    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
  24. Background image for Put On a Happy Face
    8.9/10(310 votes)

    #23 - Put On a Happy Face

    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:Unknown
  25. Background image for Mary Richards and the Incredible Plant Lady
    7.7/10(197 votes)

    #24 - Mary Richards and the Incredible Plant Lady

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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 226 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by James L. Brooks, it aired on 9/16/1972. This episode is rated 0.8 points higher than the second-best, "What is Mary Richards Really Like?".