6.5/10176 votesLoading...#1 - Son of But Seriously Folks
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 10/27/1973
Mary's former boyfriend, Wes Callison, gets a job in the newsroom but his affection for Mary gets in the way of his work.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: N/A
6.7/10191 votesLoading...#2 - But Seriously, Folks
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/4/1972
Mary begins dating the writer of the Chuckles the Clown show, whose real ambition is to become a stand-up comedian.
Director: Peter Baldwin
Writer: N/A
6.7/10201 votesLoading...#3 - Romeo and Mary
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 1/27/1973
Rhoda introduces Mary to a very irritating Warren Sturges, who tries everything including a giant billboard across the road from the WJM-TV offices to get her to accept his marriage proposal.
Director: Peter Baldwin
Writer: Jim Mulholland
6.7/10173 votesLoading...#4 - Remembrance of Things Past
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 2/17/1973
A former boyfriend visiting Minneapolis calls Mary who, deep down, wants to see him again but she has been hurt by him too many times before.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: Dick Clair
6.8/10238 votesLoading...#5 - Howard's Girl
Season 1 Episode 15 - Aired 1/2/1971
Mary begins seeing Paul Arnell, the brother of her former boyfriend Howard Arnell, and is shocked to discover that the brothers' parents still believe that she and Howard are an item.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: Treva Silverman
6.8/10195 votesLoading...#6 - His Two Right Arms
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 3/4/1972
Mary gets city councilman Pete Peterson to appear on Face the People and discovers that he is completely incompetent. She and his aides try to bring him up to speed on current events so he can make a good impression on the show.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: Arnold Margolin
7.0/10293 votesLoading...#7 - Keep Your Guard Up
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/17/1970
A football player turned insurance salesman applies for a job as a sportscaster and attaches himself to Mary. Mary and Rhoda discover that he hasn't had much success at anything and encourage him to pursue his dreams.
Director: Alan Rafkin
Writer: N/A
7.0/10248 votesLoading...#8 - He's All Yours
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/12/1970
After Mary invites Lou's nephew home for dinner, she must confront false rumors in the newsroom the following day.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: Bob Rodgers
7.0/10201 votesLoading...#9 - I Am Curious Cooper
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/1971
Mary is intrigued by the voice of Lou Grant's friend, Mike Cooper, and asks to be set up with him. Lou breaks his policy of not matchmaking friends and colleagues.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: Lorenzo Music
7.0/10167 votesLoading...#10 - Murray Faces Life
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 2/10/1973
Murray becomes depressed when he realizes that the years are passing him by, after he learns that a contemporary has won a Pulitzer Prize.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: N/A
7.1/10174 votesLoading...#11 - The Care and Feeding of Parents
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 2/5/1972
Bess gets top marks for a report she wrote for school, and Phyllis pressures her to write a book based on it, calling on Mary for help.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: Dick Clair
7.1/10181 votesLoading...#12 - Have I Found a Guy for You
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 11/18/1972
Two of Mary's friends separate and Mary accepts a date from the husband.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.1/10182 votesLoading...#13 - It Was Fascination, I Know
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 12/2/1972
Bess's 15-year-old boyfriend falls in love with Mary and begins to surprise her with visits to her apartment and her work.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: N/A
7.1/10165 votesLoading...#14 - 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
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#15 - Murray In Love
Season 6 Episode 4 - Aired 10/4/1975
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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#16 - Mary Richards Falls in Love
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 11/22/1975
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: N/A
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#17 - One Boyfriend Too Many
Season 6 Episode 14 - Aired 12/13/1975
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
7.2/10222 votesLoading...#18 - Smokey the Bear Wants You
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 2/27/1971
Rhoda falls in love with a top executive, and is shocked to find that he wants to give up the high-flying lifestyle to become a forest ranger.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: N/A
7.2/10213 votesLoading...#19 - The 45-Year-Old Man
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/6/1971
When Lou is fired, Mary goes to confront the station owner, Wild Jack Munroe.
Director: Herbert Kenwith
Writer: George Kirgo
7.2/10190 votesLoading...#20 - Don't Break the Chain
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/20/1971
Mary gets a chain letter from Lou, and she is persuaded to send it on. To her surprise, one of the recipients comes for a visit, giving Mary a less than pleasant time dealing with him.
Director: Jerry Paris
Writer: Lorenzo Music
7.2/10173 votesLoading...#21 - The Five-Minute Dress
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 1/1/1972
After volunteering some of her spare time for a worthy cause, Mary begins dating the Governor's aide. Unfortunately, the aide's duties cause him to break every date.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: N/A
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#22 - 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
7.3/10198 votesLoading...#23 - He's No Heavy . . . He's My Brother
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/2/1971
Mary and Rhoda take an unplanned vacation to Mexico but have to do a strange favor for a Mexican restaurant owner for reservations.
Director: Jerry Paris
Writer: N/A
7.3/10179 votesLoading...#24 - What is Mary Richards Really Like?
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/1972
Mary is interviewed by a newspaper columnist and ends up telling a little too much.
Director: Jerry Belson
Writer: N/A
7.3/10210 votesLoading...#25 - Angels in the Snow
Season 4 Episode 2 - Aired 9/22/1973
Mary's boyfriend is younger than she is and she and Rhoda discover there is a generation gap when they go and visit his friends at a party.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: N/A
The Worst Episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show
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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...
Genre:Comedy
Network:CBS
Worst Episodes Summary
"Son of But Seriously Folks" is the worst rated episode of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show". It scored 6.5/10 based on 176 votes. Directed by Jay Sandrich and written by N/A, it aired on 10/27/1973. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "But Seriously, Folks".