MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW, THE: RHODA MORGENSTERN: MINNESOTA TO NEW YORK (TV)
Summary
One in this comedy series about Mary Richards, a single career woman working in a television newsroom.
In this episode, Rhoda returns from a trip to New York City and shocks her friend by announcing that she has accepted a job as a window-dresser at Bloomingdale's and will soon be leaving Minneapolis. Mary, believing this to be yet another of Rhoda's impulsive whims, refuses to believe that she will actually leave for good, even when Rhoda begins packing her belongings and entrusts Mary with her pet goldfish, originally intended as a gift for Bess. Sleazy Barry Barlow stops by, intending to rent the "bachelor pad" after Rhoda departs, and Mary quickly tells him that she is getting married – on the following day – to fend off his advances.
At the newsroom, everyone is annoyed when Ted abruptly ends his broadcast six minutes ahead of schedule; though Murray and the others give Rhoda a farewell present, Mary still refuses to believe that her best friend is really leaving town. Over dinner, Rhoda begins to panic about her sudden life change and declares that she is staying after all – putting Mary in an awkward position, as she has assembled many of their mutual friends at her apartment for a surprise good-bye party.
At the party, Ted is pleased to meet the ditzy Georgette as everyone quickly hides before the guest of honor arrives. Rhoda is so "surprised" and touched by her friends' gesture that she declares that she has been convinced to stay. Mary hurriedly recruits a confused Lou as her new "bridegroom" when Barry shows up to the swinging soirée. She is embarrassed when Ted reads out everyone's cards to Rhoda, including Mary's own emotional message to her best friend. At the end of the night, Georgette is enamored by Mary's goldfish, and Ted smugly declares that he will be in late to work the next day. Georgette then departs the party without him. Commercials deleted.
Details
- NETWORK: CBS
- DATE: December 16, 1972 9:00 PM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:25:31
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: B:65059
- GENRE: Comedy
- SUBJECT HEADING: Comedy; Friendship; Minnesota
- SERIES RUN: CBS - TV series, 1970-1977
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- James L. Brooks … Executive Producer, Created by
- Allan Burns … Executive Producer, Created by
- Ed. Weinberger … Producer
- Lionel A. Ephraim … Associate Producer
- Michael Zinberg … Assistant Producer
- Jay Sandrich … Director
- Treva Silverman … Writer
- Pat Williams … Music by
- Sonny Curtis … Theme Music by
- Mary Tyler Moore … Cast, Mary Richards
- Edward Asner … Cast, Lou Grant
- Valerie Harper … Cast, Rhoda Morgenstern
- Gavin MacLeod … Cast, Murray Slaughter
- Ted Knight … Cast, Ted Baxter
- Jack Riley … Cast, Barry Barlow
- Georgia Engel … Cast, Georgette
- Robert Casper … Cast, Rob