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Seen it: Yes
25 mins
9/15/1973
1.
The Lars Affair
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Phyllis finds out that Lars has been having an affair with Sue Ann Nivens, the star of WJM-TV's The Happy Homemaker show.
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Seen it: Yes
25 mins
9/22/1973
2.
Angels in the Snow
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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:
Monica Mcgowan Johnson
/ Marilyn Suzanne Miller
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Guest starring:
Peter Strauss, Elayne Heilveil, Carole Ita White, Jon Korkes
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Seen it: Yes
25 mins
9/29/1973
3.
Rhoda's Sister Gets Married
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Rhoda and Mary fly to New York for Rhoda's younger sister's wedding. Rhoda's mother downplays the whole thing fearing that Rhoda is envious.
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Seen it: Yes
25 mins
10/6/1973
4.
The Lou and Edie Story
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On the advice of their marriage counselor, Lou's wife, Edie, decides to move out. Lou is heartbroken by the prospect.
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Seen it: Yes
25 mins
10/13/1973
5.
Hi There, Sports Fans
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In this episode Dick Gautier guest stars briefly as Ed Cavenaugh, a sleazy sportscaster. Have a look at his website at Dick Gautier.com. Gordon Jump, later of MTM Enterprises' "WKRP" is seen for a few minutes playing one of the sportscaster applicants. When Ted asks Mary to order tweezers and other assorted supplies for his personal use, she gets more than a little flustered and asks Lou to give her something challenging to do. At the drop of a hat, he assigns her the task of hiring a new sportscaster...and firing the old one. In order to let Ed Cavenaugh down easy, she invites him to lunch and he tries to mesmerize her with his suavity with the opposite sex. Then Mary learns a lesson: don't fire the current sportscaster until you've hired another one. After days of screening applicants, listening to demo tapes and perusing their eight-by-ten glossies, she decides on Andy Rivers. On the night of Andy's first broadcast, Mary once again gets a case of the blues when all Andy has to say o
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Seen it: Yes
25 mins
10/20/1973
6.
Father's Day
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Ted meets his father, who deserted him as a baby.
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Seen it: Yes
25 mins
10/27/1973
7.
Son of “But Seriously, Folks”
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Mary's former boyfriend, Wes Callison, gets a job in the newsroom but his affection for Mary gets in the way of his work.
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Seen it: Yes
25 mins
11/3/1973
8.
Lou's First Date
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Lou gives Mary the task of finding him a date for an awards' ceremony. A name mix-up means that Lou winds up taking out an 80-year-old woman.
Director:
Jay Sandrich
Writer:
Stan Daniels
/ Ed Weinberger
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Guest starring:
Florence Lake,
Larry Wilde, Jeff Thompson
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Seen it: Yes
25 mins
11/10/1973
9.
Love Blooms at Hemples
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Rhoda begins dating the boss of Hemple's and falls deeply in love with him. She wants to tell him how she feels, but Mary warns her to take things slowly.
Director:
Jay Sandrich
Writer:
Sybil Adelman
/ Barbara Gallagher
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Guest starring:
William Burns, Barbara Barnett,
Meg Wyllie
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Seen it: Yes
25 mins
11/17/1973
10.
The Dinner Party
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Mary invites Congresswoman Geddes to a fancy dinner at her home, trying hard to ensure that everything is perfect.
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Seen it: Yes
25 mins
11/24/1973
11.
Just Friends
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Lou is still heartbroken over Edie's departure and asks Mary to help them get back together.
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Seen it: Yes
25 mins
12/1/1973
12.
We Want Baxter
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Phyllis persuades Ted to stand for local government. Ted agrees and goes so far as to quit his job at WJM-TV.
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Seen it: Yes
25 mins
12/8/1973
13.
I Gave at the Office
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Murray's daughter, Bonnie, is looking for a job and Mary is persuaded into giving her one but Bonnie is not as efficient as everyone had hoped.
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Seen it: Yes
25 mins
12/15/1973
14.
Almost a Nun's Story
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Georgette finds Ted making out with a woman in his dressing room. She then decides to enter a nunnery, but the head nun talks her out of it.
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Seen it: Yes
25 mins
12/22/1973
15.
Happy Birthday, Lou!
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Lou is closing in on fifty and today is his birthday. Mary can't stand the thought of the now-separated Lou celebrating his birthday all alone, so she arranges a surprise party for him. That evening, she invites Lou over for a drink and the doorbell rings just as he tells her how much he appreciated her not throwing an office party for him that afternoon. Gordy is at the door with an envelope...full of hats. Others are out in the hallway, too. Lou is furious and tries to get out using the back door...but there is no back door. Mary asks Lou's permission to invite Murray in. He enters, miffed at Lou's actions. Next Rhoda, and finally Ted, get to come in. Lou admits that he hates displays of affection...then reluctantly agrees to let the remainder of the guests in. While they all file in, he files out and down to MacKluskey's bar where....they throw a surprise party for him. Later he returns to Mary's place to apologize...evidently the guests opened his gifts (at Ted's urging) and they a
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Seen it: Yes
25 mins
1/5/1974
16.
WJM Tries Harder
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Mary begins dating the anchorman from Minneapolis's top news show and becomes ashamed of WJM-TV's smaller news operation.
Director:
Jay Sandrich
Writer:
Karyl Geld
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Guest starring:
Anthony Eisley, Ned Wertimer, Benjamin Chulay, Christopher Stafford Nelson,
Regis Cordic
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Seen it: Yes
25 mins
1/12/1974
17.
Cottage for Sale
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Phyllis, who has gotten her real estate license, persuades Lou to sell his house. However, Lou hasn't really made up his mind whether he wants to move.
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Seen it: Yes
25 mins
1/19/1974
18.
The Co-Producers
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Mary and Rhoda are given permission to develop a new show for WJM but their dreams begin to fade when they find out that the hosts will be Ted and Sue Ann, who both begin to interfere with their plans.
Writer:
Elias Davis
/ David Pollock
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Seen it: Yes
25 mins
1/26/1974
19.
Best of Enemies
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Rhoda tells the secret of Mary's that she never graduated from college, as she claimed on her job application, and their friendship is suddenly put at risk.
Writer:
Monica Mcgowan Johnson
/ Marilyn Suzanne Miller
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Seen it: Yes
25 mins
2/2/1974
20.
Better Late . . . That's a Pun . . . Than Never
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To relieve her boredom, Mary jokingly writes a humorous obituary of one of the people in the WJM-TV file. Coincidentally, the same person dies the following day and the obituary is read on the air. Lou has no choice but to suspend Mary, but she threatens to quit in response.
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Seen it: Yes
25 mins
2/9/1974
21.
Ted Baxter Meets Walter Cronkite
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After a heavy self-promotion campaign, Ted wins his first Teddy Award. When Walter Cronkite comes to the newsroom, Ted assumes that he will be hired by the networks.
Director:
Jay Sandrich
Writer:
Ed Weinberger
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Guest starring:
Walter Cronkite, John Pringle, Patricia Wilson, Nanci Beck
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Seen it: Yes
25 mins
2/16/1974
22.
Lou's Second Date
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Lou and Rhoda find they have a lot in common and begin seeing each other on a casual basis but everyone assumes that the romance is serious.
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Seen it: Yes
25 mins
2/23/1974
23.
Two Wrongs Don't Make a Writer
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Ted joins Mary at a night-school class in creative writing, and winds up plagiarizing her assignment.
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Seen it: Yes
25 mins
3/2/1974
24.
I Was a Single for WJM
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Mary goes to a singles bar to research a documentary, but on the night the crew arrives for filming, the same people who were willing to tell Mary everything don't want to be seen on camera.
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