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The Best Episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 5

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...
Genre:Comedy
Network:CBS

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 217 votes. Directed by Jay Sandrich and written by N/A, it aired on 9/14/1974. This episode is rated 1.2 points higher than the second-best, "Not Just Another Pretty Face".

  • Will Mary Richards Go to Jail?
    8.8/10217 votes

    #1 - Will Mary Richards Go to Jail?

    Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/14/1974

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

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: N/A

  • Not Just Another Pretty Face
    7.6/10184 votes

    #2 - Not Just Another Pretty Face

    Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/21/1974

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

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: N/A

  • You Sometimes Hurt the One You Hate
    7.6/10163 votes

    #3 - You Sometimes Hurt the One You Hate

    Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 9/28/1974

    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.

    Director: Jackie Cooper

    Writer: David Lloyd

  • Lou and That Woman
    8.1/10178 votes

    #4 - Lou and That Woman

    Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/5/1974

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

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: David Lloyd

  • The Outsider
    7.6/10164 votes

    #5 - The Outsider

    Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/12/1974

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

    Director: Peter Bonerz

    Writer: Jack Winter

  • I Love a Piano
    7.2/10162 votes

    #6 - I Love a Piano

    Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/19/1974

    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.

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: Treva Silverman

  • A New Sue Ann
    8.7/10216 votes

    #7 - A New Sue Ann

    Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 10/26/1974

    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.

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: David Lloyd

  • Menage-a-Phyllis
    7.7/10175 votes

    #8 - Menage-a-Phyllis

    Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/2/1974

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

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: Treva Silverman

  • Not a Christmas Story
    8.4/10215 votes

    #9 - Not a Christmas Story

    Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/9/1974

    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.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • What Are Friends For?
    7.8/10167 votes

    #10 - What Are Friends For?

    Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 11/16/1974

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

    Director: Alan Rafkin

    Writer: David Lloyd

  • A Boy's Best Friend
    7.6/10157 votes

    #11 - A Boy's Best Friend

    Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 11/23/1974

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

    Director: Mary Tyler Moore

    Writer: David Lloyd

  • A Son for Murray
    7.4/10166 votes

    #12 - A Son for Murray

    Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 11/30/1974

    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.

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: N/A

  • Neighbors
    7.4/10152 votes

    #13 - Neighbors

    Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 12/7/1974

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

    Director: James Burrows

    Writer: N/A

  • A Girl Like Mary
    8.1/10167 votes

    #14 - A Girl Like Mary

    Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 12/14/1974

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

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: N/A

  • An Affair to Forget
    7.1/10165 votes

    #15 - An Affair to Forget

    Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 12/21/1974

    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.

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: N/A

  • Mary Richards: Producer
    8.0/10160 votes

    #16 - Mary Richards: Producer

    Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 1/4/1975

    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.

    Director: Norman Campbell

    Writer: David Lloyd

  • The System
    7.8/10165 votes

    #17 - The System

    Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 1/11/1975

    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.

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: N/A

  • Phyllis Whips Inflation
    7.9/10169 votes

    #18 - Phyllis Whips Inflation

    Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 1/18/1975

    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.

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: N/A

  • The Shame of the Cities
    7.5/10163 votes

    #19 - The Shame of the Cities

    Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 1/25/1975

    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.

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: N/A

  • Marriage Minneapolis Style
    7.3/10153 votes

    #20 - Marriage Minneapolis Style

    Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 2/1/1975

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

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: N/A

  • You Try To Be a Nice Guy
    8.2/10176 votes

    #21 - You Try To Be a Nice Guy

    Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 2/8/1975

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

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: N/A

  • You Can't Lose 'em All
    7.9/10160 votes

    #22 - You Can't Lose 'em All

    Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 2/15/1975

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: David Lloyd

  • Ted Baxter's Famous Broadcasters' School
    8.8/10213 votes

    #23 - Ted Baxter's Famous Broadcasters' School

    Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 2/22/1975

    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.

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: Michael Zinberg

  • Anyone Who Hates Kids and Dogs
    7.3/10168 votes

    #24 - Anyone Who Hates Kids and Dogs

    Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 3/8/1975

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

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: Jerry Mayer