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The Best Episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 6

Every episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 6 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 6!

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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 room, and meets her upstairs neighbor and new best friend

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 6 Episode 7 - Chuckles Bites the Dust
    9.4/10(587 votes)

    S6:E7

    Chuckles the Clown is crushed to death by a rogue elephant in a parade, which leaves all the newsroom staff in hysterics except Mary.

    Director:Joan Darling
    Writer:David Lloyd

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  2. The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 6 Episode 18 - Once I Had a Secret Love
    8.7/10(210 votes)

    S6:E18

    Lou has spent the night with Sue Ann, and confides in Mary. Their friendship is almost ruined when Mary is unable to keep the secret.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 6 Episode 9 - Ted's Wedding
    8.5/10(209 votes)

    S6:E9

    Out of pity for Ted, Mary invites him & Georgette over for brunch. While he as an onion ring in his mouth, he proposes to Georgette...again. When, for the first time, Georgette says no, she & Ted have a talk and decide they want to get married now. They invite all their friends: Lou, Murray (with mud on his sweatshirt from his son's football game), and Sue Ann (who, in a spectacularily comedic enterance, brings a veil, flowers, and rice, among several other things). Ted's mom can't make it (she's washing her hair), but the incompetent minister comes straight from his tennis match. Best man Lou helps Ted calm his wedding day jitters. When the minister asks Ted if he takes Georgette to be his lawfully wedded wife, he pauses for a moment. Finally, with a smile on his face, he says, ""I do."" When they are pronounced husband & wife, Sue Ann sings the wedding march...very poorly, of course. Once the wedding ends and Lou, Murray, & Sue Ann leave, Ted asks, as if nothing had happened,

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:David Lloyd

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  4. The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 6 Episode 23 - Sue Ann Falls in Love
    8.3/10(174 votes)

    S6:E23

    Sue Ann has fallen in love, but her new boyfriend is less scrupulous than he first seems.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 6 Episode 1 - Edie Gets Married
    8.1/10(211 votes)

    S6:E1

    Lou puts on a brave face when he learns that his ex-wife Edie is remarrying.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 6 Episode 13 - The Happy Homemaker Takes Lou Home
    8.0/10(190 votes)

    S6:E13

    Sue Ann gets Mary to ask Lou out on a date on her behalf. Lou accepts, not realizing who Mary's 'friend' is.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:David Lloyd

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  7. The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 6 Episode 17 - The Seminar
    8.0/10(183 votes)

    S6:E17

    Lou and Mary go on a press junket to Washington, DC. Lou was once a correspondent there, but Mary has difficulty believing him about his contacts.

    Director:Stuart Margolin
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 6 Episode 24 - Ted and the Kid
    8.0/10(164 votes)

    S6:E24

    Ted and Georgette decide to adopt a son after Ted is informed he cannot have children.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 6 Episode 5 - Ted's Moment of Glory
    7.9/10(181 votes)

    S6:E5

    Ted's jocular nature is ideal for hosting a game show in New York, and he successfully auditions for the job. But Mary and Lou wonder if they really want to see him go.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 6 Episode 8 - Mary's Delinquent
    7.9/10(191 votes)

    S6:E8

    Mary joins a Big Sisters scheme and tries to bring a teenage shoplifter to the side of good. Sue Ann, pursuing an award, decides to "adopt" a little sister as well but finds herself getting influenced.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writers:Mary Kay Place, Valerie Curtin

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  11. The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 6 Episode 15 - What Do You Want to Do When You Produce?
    7.9/10(189 votes)

    S6:E15

    Initially delighted at the chance of producing the Happy Homemaker show, Murray quickly becomes miserable when he realizes the menial tasks he has to do for Sue Ann.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 6 Episode 6 - Mary's Aunt
    7.7/10(194 votes)

    S6:E6

    Mary's high-flying journalist aunt comes for a visit, and Lou finds that he has a rival in her.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:David Lloyd

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  13. The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 6 Episode 2 - Mary Moves Out
    7.6/10(199 votes)

    S6:E2

    Mary, wanting some change in her life, makes the decision to move to a new apartment.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:David Lloyd

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  14. The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 6 Episode 10 - Lou Douses an Old Flame
    7.6/10(173 votes)

    S6:E10

    Lou meets up with a woman who had sent him a 'Dear John' letter during World War II but is disappointed to learn her motives for doing so.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:David Lloyd

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  15. The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 6 Episode 20 - Murray Takes a Stand
    7.6/10(158 votes)

    S6:E20

    Murray is unhappy with the new station owner's policies and tells him off over the phone one evening. However, the station owner fires him the following day.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:David Lloyd

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  16. The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 6 Episode 21 - Mary's Aunt Returns
    7.6/10(166 votes)

    S6:E21

    Mary's Aunt Flo and Lou both prepare competing ideas for a TV documentary.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:David Lloyd

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  17. The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 6 Episode 22 - A Reliable Source
    7.6/10(157 votes)

    S6:E22

    Mary learns that an old friend seeking re-election to Congress had financial help from the mob. Lou threatens to use the story on the air.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Richard M. Powell

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  18. The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 6 Episode 3 - Mary's Father
    7.5/10(178 votes)

    S6:E3

    Mary researches a documentary with the help of a priest. He eventually decides to leave the Church, and Mary thinks that he has fallen in love with her.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 6 Episode 12 - Ted's Tax Refund
    7.5/10(172 votes)

    S6:E12

    Ted is overjoyed when he gets a tax refund and splurges out on everyone at the newsroom, but is later shocked when the IRS informs him that he will be audited.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 6 Episode 16 - Not With My Wife, I Don't
    7.5/10(154 votes)

    S6:E16

    Ted and Georgette face marital problems, but Ted refuses to see a counselor unless Lou goes with him.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 6 Episode 19 - Menage-a-Lou
    7.4/10(182 votes)

    S6:E19

    Lou almost ruins one of Mary's parties when his old girlfriend, Charlene Maguire, arrives with a date. He tries to make her jealous by taking out one of Mary's neighbors.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 6 Episode 4 - Murray In Love
    7.1/10(188 votes)

    S6:E4

    Murray realizes that he's always been in love with Mary and wants desperately to tell her.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:David Lloyd

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  23. The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 6 Episode 14 - One Boyfriend Too Many
    7.1/10(189 votes)

    S6:E14

    Mary's old flame Dan Whitfield, who once proposed to her, returns to Minneapolis and she's forced to choose between him and her current boyfriend.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:David Lloyd

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  24. The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 6 Episode 11 - Mary Richards Falls in Love
    7.0/10(191 votes)

    S6:E11

    Mary is convinced she has really fallen in love, but her boyfriend seems reluctant in saying those three magic words, 'I love you'.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 6 Ratings Summary

"Chuckles Bites the Dust" is the best rated episode of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" season 6. It scored 9.4/10 based on 587 votes. Directed by Joan Darling and written by David Lloyd, it aired on 10/25/1975. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Once I Had a Secret Love".