The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Season 5

The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Season 5

Season 5

Network
Episodes24
DatesSep 14, 1974 - Mar 8, 1975
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Episodes

Will Mary Richards Go to Jail?
Season 5Episode 130 min

Will Mary Richards Go to Jail?

Mary refuses to reveal a news source for a story she produced and has to spend a night in jail.

Sep 14, 1974
Not Just Another Pretty Face
Season 5Episode 230 min

Not Just Another Pretty Face

Mary dates a man with whom she has nothing in common and becomes concerned that their relationship is superficial.

Sep 21, 1974
You Sometimes Hurt the One You Hate
Season 5Episode 330 min

You Sometimes Hurt the One You Hate

Lou finally loses his temper with Ted when he endorses a political candidate on The Six O'clock News and throws him through the office doors. Lou feels guilty, and Ted takes advantage of him.

Sep 28, 1974
Lou and That Woman
Season 5Episode 430 min

Lou and That Woman

Lou begins seeing a cocktail lounge singer but becomes uncomfortable about her past.

Oct 5, 1974
The Outsider
Season 5Episode 530 min

The Outsider

WJM-TV hires a young business consultant, who demands certain changes for The Six O'clock News, offending every member of the news team.

Oct 12, 1974
I Love a Piano
Season 5Episode 630 min

I Love a Piano

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.

Oct 19, 1974
A New Sue Ann
Season 5Episode 730 min

A New Sue Ann

A young fan, Gloria, persuades Sue Ann to hire her for The Happy Homemaker. Sue Ann is less than pleased when Gloria plays up to the station manager and gets a larger role on the show at the expense of her own.

Oct 26, 1974
Menage-a-Phyllis
Season 5Episode 830 min

Menage-a-Phyllis

Phyllis dates a man on a platonic basis, but he is attracted more to Mary and begins seeing her.

Nov 2, 1974
Not a Christmas Story
Season 5Episode 930 min

Not a Christmas Story

The entire newsroom staff is arguing with each other, and when they are trapped at the office due to bad weather, Sue Ann decides to serve her Christmas dinner early.

Nov 9, 1974
What Are Friends For?
Season 5Episode 1030 min

What Are Friends For?

Mary and Sue Ann go to a convention in Chicago and Mary finds out that Sue Ann leads a lonely life.

Nov 16, 1974
A Boy's Best Friend
Season 5Episode 1130 min

A Boy's Best Friend

Ted is shocked when he finds out his mother does not intend to marry her boyfriend, but will live with him.

Nov 23, 1974
A Son for Murray
Season 5Episode 1230 min

A Son for Murray

When Murray his wife Marie are at odds over having another child, everyone on the WJM news team gets involved.

Nov 30, 1974
Neighbors
Season 5Episode 1330 min

Neighbors

Lou wants a smaller place and moves in to Rhoda's old apartment but can't help interfering in Mary's private life.

Dec 7, 1974
A Girl Like Mary
Season 5Episode 1430 min

A Girl Like Mary

Lou wants to hire a female newscaster 'like Mary', so Mary decides to audition for the job herself.

Dec 14, 1974
An Affair to Forget
Season 5Episode 1530 min

An Affair to Forget

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.

Dec 21, 1974
Mary Richards: Producer
Season 5Episode 1630 min

Mary Richards: Producer

Mary doesn't feel she deserves the title of producer and asks Lou that she be given the chance to produce The Six O'clock News alone.

Jan 4, 1975
The System
Season 5Episode 1730 min

The System

When Ted's formula for betting on football games works, Lou goes into partnership with him. He winds up betting all of the season's winnings on the Super Bowl without telling Ted.

Jan 11, 1975
Phyllis Whips Inflation
Season 5Episode 1830 min

Phyllis Whips Inflation

Phyllis and Lars have a dispute and she finds her credit cards cut off. She looks for a job but finds that she has no relevant skills.

Jan 18, 1975
The Shame of the Cities
Season 5Episode 1930 min

The Shame of the Cities

Lou wants to research his own news story now that Mary's producer and decides to launch a major investigation on a city councilor only to discover that he is completely honest.

Jan 25, 1975
Marriage Minneapolis Style
Season 5Episode 2030 min

Marriage Minneapolis Style

After attending Murray and Marie's 20th wedding anniversary party, Ted pops the question to Georgette, live on the news, and then gets cold feet.

Feb 1, 1975
You Try to Be a Nice Guy
Season 5Episode 2130 min

You Try to Be a Nice Guy

Mary agrees to help a troubled crime prone girl go straight and find a job.

Feb 8, 1975
You Can't Lose 'em All
Season 5Episode 2230 min

You Can't Lose 'em All

Lou wins the Albert Mason Award, which he had once said was for broadcasting veterans who couldn't chew their own food.

Feb 15, 1975
Ted Baxter's Famous Broadcasters' School
Season 5Episode 2330 min

Ted Baxter's Famous Broadcasters' School

A con-man tricks Ted into setting up a broadcasters' academy. When he finds out he's been had, he asks Lou, Mary and Murray to be the faculty and give the semester's opening lectures.

Feb 22, 1975
Anyone Who Hates Kids and Dogs
Season 5Episode 2430 min

Anyone Who Hates Kids and Dogs

Mary likes her new boyfriend but finds his son absolutely intolerable.

Mar 8, 1975

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