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The Mary Tyler Moore Show S4E20 — Better Late . . . That's a Pun . . . Than Never
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The Mary Tyler Moore Show•Season 4•Episode 20

Better Late . . . That's a Pun . . . Than Never

8.7/10 · 225 votesFeb 2, 197425 min

Ranked #3 of 24 in Season 4•+0.8 vs season avg

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To relieve her boredom, Mary jokingly writes a humorous obituary of one of the people in the WJM-TV file. Coincidentally, the same person dies the following day and the obituary is read on the air. Lou has no choice but to suspend Mary, but she

Written byTreva Silverman
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Mary Tyler Moore

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Mary Richards

Ed Asner

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Lou Grant

Gavin MacLeod

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Murray Slaughter

Ted Knight

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Valerie Harper

Valerie Harper

Rhoda Morgenstern

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Treva Silverman

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Episode Summary

"Better Late . . . That's a Pun . . . Than Never" is episode 20 of The Mary Tyler Moore Show season 4. It scored 8.7/10 from 225 votes, ranking #3 of 24 episodes this season (season average 7.9). Written by Treva Silverman, it aired on February 2, 1974.

Next: E21 · Ted Baxter Meets Walter CronkiteBest of Season 4