8.7/10198 votes#1 - Mary Midwife
Season 7 Episode 1 - Aired 9/25/1976
Georgette gives birth at Mary's dinner party. With the hospital and doctor too far away, Lou and Mary help deliver the baby.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: David Lloyd
- 7.7/10157 votes
#2 - Mary the Writer
Season 7 Episode 2 - Aired 10/2/1976
Mary decides to take a creative writing course, and is less than delighted with the criticism Lou levels at her efforts.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: N/A
- 8.5/10203 votes
#3 - Sue Ann's Sister
Season 7 Episode 3 - Aired 10/9/1976
Sue Ann becomes deeply depressed when her sister arrives and gets an offer to do a competing homemaker show in Minneapolis.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: David Lloyd
- 7.5/10163 votes
#4 - What's Wrong with Swimming?
Season 7 Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/1976
Mary hires a new sportscaster who refuses to cover any sports but swimming and is faced with the prospect of firing her.
Director: N/A
Writer: David Lloyd
- 8.1/10170 votes
#5 - Ted's Change of Heart
Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/1976
Ted suffers a heart attack on the air and for the next few days becomes conscious of how precious life is.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/10153 votes
#6 - One Producer Too Many
Season 7 Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/1976
Lou promotes Murray to co-producer against Mary's wishes to prevent him from accepting a producer's job at a rival television station.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/10144 votes
#7 - My Son, the Genius
Season 7 Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/1976
Ted and Georgette are initially disturbed to find that their son, David, is not doing well at school, but a psychiatrist's test shows that he is a genius. Unfortunately, David lets this go to his head and takes advantage of Ted.
Director: Joan Darling
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/10157 votes
#8 - Mary Gets a Lawyer
Season 7 Episode 8 - Aired 11/13/1976
Mary faces a contempt charge for not revealing her news source. Lou recommends a lawyer friend who takes a romantic interest in Mary.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/10148 votes
#9 - Lou Proposes
Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 11/20/1976
Lou realizes that he has feelings for Mary's Aunt Flo, a journalist with a similar pride and passion in the news profession.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: David Lloyd
8.2/10157 votes#10 - Murray Can't Lose
Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 11/27/1976
Lou learns from a source on the Teddy Award's panel that Murray will finally win an award for his news writing.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: David Lloyd
- 8.4/10173 votes
#11 - Mary's Insomnia
Season 7 Episode 11 - Aired 12/4/1976
Mary is having trouble sleeping and resorts to pills, which has Lou concerned that she's become addicted to them.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: David Lloyd
- 8.0/10164 votes
#12 - Ted's Temptation
Season 7 Episode 12 - Aired 12/11/1976
Mary and Murray find it hard to believe that an attractive young journalist has tried to seduce Ted while they are at a convention in Hollywood.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10151 votes
#13 - Look at Us, We're Walking
Season 7 Episode 13 - Aired 12/25/1976
Mary and Lou threaten to quit after the new station manager refuses to give them a raise.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: N/A
- 8.3/10193 votes
#14 - The Critic
Season 7 Episode 14 - Aired 1/8/1977
A pompous but renowned critic is hired to provoke controversy on The Six O'Clock News, but the newsroom thinks he has gone too far when he begins attacking Minneapolis and its residents.
Director: N/A
Writer: David Lloyd
- 7.6/10161 votes
#15 - Lou's Army Reunion
Season 7 Episode 15 - Aired 1/15/1977
Lou wants to return a favor to an old Army buddy, but balks when he asks for a date with Mary.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/10155 votes
#16 - The Ted and Georgette Show
Season 7 Episode 16 - Aired 1/22/1977
Ted and Georgette successfully audition for their own variety show, which becomes a big hit, but Georgette eventually finds that she would prefer being a wife and mother.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: David Lloyd
- 8.4/10178 votes
#17 - Sue Ann Gets the Ax
Season 7 Episode 17 - Aired 1/29/1977
Sue Ann's Happy Homemaker show is canceled but she is determined to stay at WJM and asks Mary to give her a job in the newsroom.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/10153 votes
#18 - Hail the Conquering Gordy
Season 7 Episode 18 - Aired 2/5/1977
WJM's former weatherman, Gordy Howard, returns to visit Minneapolis after becoming a highly successful network presenter in New York. Ted is desperate for a chance to join Gordy.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10165 votes
#19 - Mary and the Sexagenarian
Season 7 Episode 19 - Aired 2/12/1977
Mary happily accepts a date from a charming older man without realizing that he's Murray's father, but everyone else has difficulty coming to terms with the difference in their ages.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: Les Charles, Glen Charles
8.2/10163 votes#20 - Murray Ghosts for Ted
Season 7 Episode 20 - Aired 2/19/1977
Ted offers Murray $200 to write an article on his behalf. The article becomes a success, but Ted refuses to share the credit with Murray.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: David Lloyd
- 7.5/10166 votes
#21 - Mary's Three Husbands
Season 7 Episode 21 - Aired 2/26/1977
Murray, Ted and Lou fantasize about being married to Mary.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/10177 votes
#22 - Mary's Big Party
Season 7 Episode 22 - Aired 3/5/1977
Mary has planned a fancy party at her apartment, with a mystery guest of honor, but the power in the building goes before he arrives.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: N/A
- 8.0/10186 votes
#23 - Lou Dates Mary
Season 7 Episode 23 - Aired 3/12/1977
Mary has another disastrous date and worries she'll never meet the right man, until Georgette points out that every quality she seeks can be found in Lou Grant.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: David Lloyd
- 9.4/10377 votes
#24 - The Last Show
Season 7 Episode 24 - Aired 3/19/1977
WJM-TV has some personnel changes in the executive department (again), and everyone except Ted Baxter is fired. The new station manager wants to see the WJM News the highest-ranked in Minneapolis, and for some reason feels that Ted can help him make it happen. (Seems a little odd, eh?) The gang says goodbye to each other in the form of a long, hard cry. Mary thanks them all for being her surrogate family, and Lou finally sentimentally says, ""I cherish you people."" They bravely march out the office doors singing, ""It's a long, long way to Tipperary."" At the last moment, Mary leans back through through the WJM-TV doors and turns out the light. So long, WJM-TV.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: James L. Brooks, David Lloyd, Allan Burns, Stan Daniels, Bob Ellison, Ed. Weinberger
The Best Episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 7
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Genre:Comedy
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Season 7 Ratings Summary
"Mary Midwife" is the best rated episode of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" season 7. It scored 8.7/10 based on 198 votes. Directed by Jay Sandrich and written by David Lloyd, it aired on 9/25/1976. This episode is rated 1.0 points higher than the second-best, "Mary the Writer".