The Mary Tyler Moore Show

The Best Episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 5

Genre:Comedy
Network:CBS

Every episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 5!

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. 8.8/10(228 votes)

    #1 - Will Mary Richards Go to Jail?

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    S5:E1

    Mary refuses to reveal a news source for a story she produced and has to spend a night in jail.

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    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:N/A
  2. 8.7/10(225 votes)

    #2 - A New Sue Ann

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    S5:E7

    A young fan, Gloria, persuades Sue Ann to hire her for The Happy Homemaker. Sue Ann is less than pleased when Gloria plays up to the station manager and gets a larger role on the show at the expense of her own.

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    Director:Jay Sandrich
  3. 8.7/10(221 votes)

    #3 - Ted Baxter's Famous Broadcasters' School

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    S5:E23

    A con-man tricks Ted into setting up a broadcasters' academy. When he finds out he's been had, he asks Lou, Mary and Murray to be the faculty and give the semester's opening lectures.

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  4. 8.3/10(224 votes)

    #4 - Not a Christmas Story

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    S5:E9

    The entire newsroom staff is arguing with each other, and when they are trapped at the office due to bad weather, Sue Ann decides to serve her Christmas dinner early.

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    Director:N/A
    Writer:N/A
  5. 8.2/10(188 votes)

    #5 - You Try To Be a Nice Guy

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    S5:E21

    Mary agrees to help a troubled crime prone girl go straight and find a job.

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    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:N/A
  6. 8.1/10(186 votes)

    #6 - Lou and That Woman

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    S5:E4

    Lou begins seeing a cocktail lounge singer but becomes uncomfortable about her past.

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    Director:Jay Sandrich
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  8. 8.1/10(173 votes)

    #7 - A Girl Like Mary

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    S5:E14

    Lou wants to hire a female newscaster 'like Mary', so Mary decides to audition for the job herself.

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    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:N/A
  9. 8.0/10(169 votes)

    #8 - Mary Richards: Producer

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    S5:E16

    Mary doesn't feel she deserves the title of producer and asks Lou that she be given the chance to produce The Six O'clock News alone.

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  10. 7.9/10(176 votes)

    #9 - Phyllis Whips Inflation

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    S5:E18

    Phyllis and Lars have a dispute and she finds her credit cards cut off. She looks for a job but finds that she has no relevant skills.

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    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:N/A
  11. 7.9/10(166 votes)

    #10 - You Can't Lose 'em All

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    S5:E22

    Lou wins the Albert Mason Award, which he had once said was for broadcasting veterans who couldn't chew their own food.

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  12. 7.8/10(173 votes)

    #11 - The System

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    S5:E17

    When Ted's formula for betting on football games works, Lou goes into partnership with him. He winds up betting all of the season's winnings on the Super Bowl without telling Ted.

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    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:N/A
  13. 7.7/10(181 votes)

    #12 - Menage-a-Phyllis

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    S5:E8

    Phyllis dates a man on a platonic basis, but he is attracted more to Mary and begins seeing her.

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  14. 7.7/10(175 votes)

    #13 - What Are Friends For?

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    S5:E10

    Mary and Sue Ann go to a convention in Chicago and Mary finds out that Sue Ann leads a lonely life.

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    Director:Alan Rafkin
  15. 7.6/10(191 votes)

    #14 - Not Just Another Pretty Face

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    S5:E2

    Mary dates a man with whom she has nothing in common and becomes concerned that their relationship is superficial.

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    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:N/A
  16. 7.6/10(172 votes)

    #15 - The Outsider

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    S5:E5

    WJM-TV hires a young business consultant, who demands certain changes for The Six O'clock News, offending every member of the news team.

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    Director:Peter Bonerz
  17. 7.5/10(171 votes)

    #16 - You Sometimes Hurt the One You Hate

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    S5:E3

    Lou finally loses his temper with Ted when he endorses a political candidate on The Six O'clock News and throws him through the office doors. Lou feels guilty, and Ted takes advantage of him.

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    Director:Jackie Cooper
  18. 7.5/10(163 votes)

    #17 - A Boy's Best Friend

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    S5:E11

    Ted is shocked when he finds out his mother does not intend to marry her boyfriend, but will live with him.

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  19. 7.5/10(170 votes)

    #18 - The Shame of the Cities

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    S5:E19

    Lou wants to research his own news story now that Mary's producer and decides to launch a major investigation on a city councilor only to discover that he is completely honest.

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    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:N/A
  20. 7.4/10(173 votes)

    #19 - A Son for Murray

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    S5:E12

    Murray, who has three daughters, wants a son, but his wife Marie doesn't want to have another child. The couple decide to adopt instead.

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    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:N/A
  21. 7.3/10(159 votes)

    #20 - Neighbors

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    S5:E13

    Lou wants a smaller place and moves in to Rhoda's old apartment but can't help interfering in Mary's private life.

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    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:N/A
  22. 7.3/10(158 votes)

    #21 - Marriage Minneapolis Style

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    S5:E20

    Ted pops the question to Georgette at Murray's 20th wedding anniversary party and then gets cold feet.

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    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:N/A
  23. 7.3/10(175 votes)

    #22 - Anyone Who Hates Kids and Dogs

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    S5:E24

    Mary likes her new boyfriend but finds his son absolutely intolerable.

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    Director:Jay Sandrich
  24. 7.2/10(170 votes)

    #23 - I Love a Piano

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    S5:E6

    Murray meets an attractive woman at one of Mary's parties and considers having an affair. On the pretext of buying her old piano, he goes to see her.

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  25. 7.1/10(171 votes)

    #24 - An Affair to Forget

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    S5:E15

    Now that Mary is producer, Ted thinks that he can make his move on her. He convinces the rest of the newsroom that they are having an affair.

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    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:N/A

Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Will Mary Richards Go to Jail?" is the best rated episode of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" season 5. It scored 8.8/10 based on 228 votes. Directed by Jay Sandrich and written by N/A, it aired on 9/14/1974. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "A New Sue Ann".