The Mary Tyler Moore Show

The Best Episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 7

Genre:Comedy
Network:CBS

Every episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 7 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 7!

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. 9.4/10(386 votes)

    #1 - The Last Show

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    S7:E24

    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.

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  2. 8.7/10(207 votes)

    #2 - Mary Midwife

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    S7:E1

    Georgette gives birth at Mary's dinner party. With the hospital and doctor too far away, Lou and Mary help deliver the baby.

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    Director:Jay Sandrich
  3. 8.5/10(212 votes)

    #3 - Sue Ann's Sister

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    S7:E3

    Sue Ann becomes deeply depressed when her sister arrives and gets an offer to do a competing homemaker show in Minneapolis.

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    Director:Jay Sandrich
  4. 8.4/10(175 votes)

    #4 - Mary's Insomnia

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    S7:E11

    Mary is having trouble sleeping and resorts to pills, which has Lou concerned that she's become addicted to them.

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    Director:James Burrows
  5. 8.4/10(181 votes)

    #5 - Sue Ann Gets the Ax

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    S7:E17

    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.

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    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:N/A
  6. 8.3/10(195 votes)

    #6 - The Critic

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    S7:E14

    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.

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    Director:N/A
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  8. 8.3/10(166 votes)

    #7 - Murray Ghosts for Ted

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    S7:E20

    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.

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    Director:Jay Sandrich
  9. 8.2/10(174 votes)

    #8 - Ted's Change of Heart

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    S7:E5

    Ted suffers a heart attack on the air and for the next few days becomes conscious of how precious life is.

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    Director:Jay Sandrich
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  10. 8.2/10(162 votes)

    #9 - Murray Can't Lose

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    S7:E10

    Lou learns from a source on the Teddy Award's panel that Murray will finally win an award for his news writing.

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    Director:Jay Sandrich
  11. 8.1/10(168 votes)

    #10 - Ted's Temptation

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    S7:E12

    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.

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  12. 8.0/10(190 votes)

    #11 - Lou Dates Mary

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    S7:E23

    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.

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    Director:Jay Sandrich
  13. 7.9/10(154 votes)

    #12 - Hail the Conquering Gordy

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    S7:E18

    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.

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    Director:Jay Sandrich
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  14. 7.8/10(160 votes)

    #13 - Mary Gets a Lawyer

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    S7:E8

    Mary faces a contempt charge for not revealing her news source. Lou recommends a lawyer friend who takes a romantic interest in Mary.

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    Director:Jay Sandrich
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  15. 7.8/10(154 votes)

    #14 - Look at Us, We're Walking

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    S7:E13

    Mary and Lou threaten to quit after the new station manager refuses to give them a raise.

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    Director:Jay Sandrich
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  16. 7.8/10(168 votes)

    #15 - Mary and the Sexagenarian

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    S7:E19

    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.

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  17. 7.7/10(164 votes)

    #16 - Mary the Writer

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    S7:E2

    Mary decides to take a creative writing course, and is less than delighted with the criticism Lou levels at her efforts.

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    Director:James Burrows
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  18. 7.7/10(156 votes)

    #17 - One Producer Too Many

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    S7:E6

    Lou promotes Murray to co-producer against Mary's wishes to prevent him from accepting a producer's job at a rival television station.

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    Director:Jay Sandrich
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  19. 7.7/10(157 votes)

    #18 - The Ted and Georgette Show

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    S7:E16

    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.

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    Director:Jay Sandrich
  20. 7.7/10(180 votes)

    #19 - Mary's Big Party

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    S7:E22

    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.

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    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:N/A
  21. 7.6/10(150 votes)

    #20 - Lou Proposes

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    S7:E9

    Lou realizes that he has feelings for Mary's Aunt Flo, a journalist with a similar pride and passion in the news profession.

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    Director:Jay Sandrich
  22. 7.6/10(164 votes)

    #21 - Lou's Army Reunion

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    S7:E15

    Lou wants to return a favor to an old Army buddy, but balks when he asks for a date with Mary.

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  23. 7.5/10(165 votes)

    #22 - What's Wrong with Swimming?

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    S7:E4

    Mary hires a new sportscaster who refuses to cover any sports but swimming and is faced with the prospect of firing her.

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  24. 7.5/10(169 votes)

    #23 - Mary's Three Husbands

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    S7:E21

    Murray, Ted and Lou fantasize about being married to Mary.

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    Director:Jay Sandrich
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  25. 7.3/10(146 votes)

    #24 - My Son, the Genius

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    S7:E7

    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.

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    Director:Joan Darling
    Writer:N/A

Season 7 Ratings Summary

"The Last Show" is the best rated episode of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" season 7. It scored 9.4/10 based on 386 votes. Directed by Jay Sandrich and written by James L. Brooks, Allan Burns, David Lloyd, Stan Daniels, Ed. Weinberger, Bob Ellison, it aired on 3/19/1977. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Mary Midwife".