Mary is given the task of making The Six O'clock News more upbeat, and her plans are on target to succeed until they're frustrated by Ted.
Guest Stars:
John Amos, Robert Hogan, Patrick Campbell
Mary is interviewed by a newspaper columnist and ends up telling a little too much.
Guest Stars:
Peter Haskell
Lou is promoted to the position of program director but has to decide to whom his old job should go. Meanwhile, The Six O'clock News begins falling apart without him.
Guest Stars:
Cloris Leachman, Joan Tompkins
Ida Morgenstern, Rhoda's mother, mistakenly believes that her husband is seeing other women, so Rhoda and Mary try to clear things up between them.
Guest Stars:
Nancy Walker, Harold Gould, James L. Brooks
When Lou's trip to Las Vegas is cancelled, Mary organizes a poker game at the office where Murray loses a substantial amount to Ted.
Guest Stars:
John Amos, Joyce Bulifant, Patrick Campbell
After losing 20 pounds, Rhoda enters a beauty contest at work, but continues to put herself down.
Guest Stars:
Cloris Leachman
Mary is worried that her parents, who have moved to the Twin Cities to be close to her, may pry into her life too much.
Guest Stars:
Nanette Fabray, Bill Quinn
Mary begins dating the writer of the Chuckles the Clown show, whose real ambition is to become a stand-up comedian.
Guest Stars:
Jerry Van Dyke, Rudy De Luca, Ethelreda Leopold
Ted refuses to sign his contract renewal until Lou agrees to let him pursue other ventures, a decision he soon regrets when Ted begins appearing in commercials.
Guest Stars:
Lurene Tuttle, Patrick Campbell
Two of Mary's friends separate and Mary accepts a date from the husband.
Guest Stars:
Daniel Keough, Bert Convy, Beth Howland
Mary becomes concerned when her father, newly retired, appears to have no friends or hobbies in Minneapolis, and tries to take on the role herself.
Guest Stars:
Nanette Fabray, Bill Quinn, Beverly Sanders
Bess's 15-year-old boyfriend falls in love with Mary and begins to surprise her with visits to her apartment and her work.
Guest Stars:
Cloris Leachman, Lisa Gerritsen, Jean-Michel Michenaud, Jack Manning, John Amour
Lou goes to hospital to have a piece of World War II shrapnel removed and, surprisingly, he and Ted become best friends.
Guest Stars:
Florida Friebus, Linda Sublette
Rhoda decides to move back to New York but Mary is taking the whole thing with a grain of salt.
Guest Stars:
Georgia Engel, Jack Riley, Robert Casper, Raven Grey Eagle
Mary runs into her former boyfriend Dan Whitfield in an elevator by chance. Subsequently, Dan realizes he still has feelings for Mary, breaks off his engagement, and begins dating her again.
Guest Stars:
Michael Tolan, Bill Quinn, Barra Grant, Steve Franken, Gordon Jump
Lou spots an opportunity to buy a bar after realizing a lifelong dream. However, he is short of several thousand dollars and Ted is the only one who can come to his aid.
Guest Stars:
Dick Balduzzi, Rhoda Gemignani, Russ Grieve, Lew Horn, Kathleen O'Malley
Phyllis wants to set up her visiting brother with Mary, but instead he hits it off with Rhoda and begins spending time with her to Phyllis's disapproval.
Guest Stars:
Cloris Leachman, Georgia Engel, Robert Moore
Mary and Rhoda try to encourage Georgette to take a stand for herself after seeing how Ted takes advantage of her.
Guest Stars:
Georgia Engel
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.
Guest Stars:
Stuart Margolin, Bo Kaprall, Joe Warfield, Barbara Brownell
The new station manager, an attractive woman, falls for Lou.
Guest Stars:
Dick Balduzzi, Lois Nettleton, Carol Worthington
Murray becomes depressed when he realizes that the years are passing him by, after he learns that a contemporary has won a Pulitzer Prize.
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.
Guest Stars:
Joseph Campanella
Everything goes right for Rhoda and everything goes wrong for Mary on a disastrous day when she is due to go to the Teddies.
Guest Stars:
Steve Franken, Herbie Faye, Eddie Carroll, Art Gilmore, John Francis
Mary lends Rhoda almost $1,200 to start a new venture and worries she may never see her money again, after Rhoda postpones repayment, hires Georgette full-time and begins expanding her business.
Guest Stars:
Georgia Engel, Louise Lasser, Robert Karvelas, Henry Corden, Craig T. Nelson