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The Mary Tyler Moore Show S6E14 — One Boyfriend Too Many
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The Mary Tyler Moore Show•Season 6•Episode 14

One Boyfriend Too Many

7.1/10 · 190 votesDec 13, 197530 min

Ranked #23 of 24 in Season 6•−0.7 vs season avg

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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.

Directed byJay Sandrich
Written byDavid Lloyd
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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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Ted Baxter

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Jay Sandrich

Jay Sandrich

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David Lloyd

David Lloyd

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Episode Summary

"One Boyfriend Too Many" is episode 14 of The Mary Tyler Moore Show season 6. It scored 7.1/10 from 190 votes, ranking #23 of 24 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by Jay Sandrich and written by David Lloyd, it aired on December 13, 1975.

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