Seasons & episodes
S3 · E8But Seriously, Folks 1972-11-04 · 25 min
Mary begins dating the writer of the Chuckles the Clown show, whose real ambition is to become a stand-up comedian.
S3 · E9Farmer Ted and the News 1972-11-11 · 25 min
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.
S3 · E10Have I Found a Guy for You 1972-11-18 · 25 min
Two of Mary's friends separate and Mary accepts a date from the husband.
S3 · E11You've Got a Friend 1972-11-25 · 25 min
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.
S3 · E12It Was Fascination, I Know 1972-12-02 · 25 min
Bess's 15-year-old boyfriend falls in love with Mary and begins to surprise her with visits to her apartment and her work.
S3 · E13Operation: Lou 1972-12-09 · 25 min
Lou goes to hospital to have a piece of World War II shrapnel removed and, surprisingly, he and Ted become best friends.
S3 · E14Rhoda Morgenstern: Minneapolis to New York 1972-12-16 · 25 min
Rhoda decides to move back to New York but Mary is taking the whole thing with a grain of salt.
S3 · E15The Courtship of Mary's Father's Daughter 1972-12-23 · 25 min
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.
S3 · E16Lou's Place 1973-01-06 · 25 min
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.
S3 · E17My Brother's Keeper 1973-01-13 · 25 min
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.
S3 · E18The Georgette Story 1973-01-20 · 25 min
Mary and Rhoda try to encourage Georgette to take a stand for herself after seeing how Ted takes advantage of her.
S3 · E19Romeo and Mary 1973-01-27 · 25 min
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.
S3 · E20What Do You Do When the Boss Says, I Love You? 1973-02-03 · 25 min
The new station manager, an attractive woman, falls for Lou.
S3 · E21Murray Faces Life 1973-02-10 · 25 min
Murray becomes depressed when he realizes that the years are passing him by, after he learns that a contemporary has won a Pulitzer Prize.
S3 · E22Remembrance of Things Past 1973-02-17 · 25 min
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.
S3 · E23Put On a Happy Face 1973-02-24 · 25 min
Everything goes right for Rhoda and everything goes wrong for Mary on a disastrous day when she is due to go to the Teddies.
S3 · E24Mary Richards and the Incredible Plant Lady 1973-03-03 · 25 min
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.
S4 · E1The Lars Affair 1973-09-15 · 25 min
Phyllis finds out that Lars has been having an affair with Sue Ann Nivens, the star of WJM-TV's The Happy Homemaker show.
S4 · E2Angels in the Snow 1973-09-22 · 25 min
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.
S4 · E3Rhoda's Sister Gets Married 1973-09-29 · 25 min
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.
S4 · E4The Lou and Edie Story 1973-10-06 · 25 min
On the advice of their marriage counselor, Lou's wife, Edie, decides to move out. Lou is heartbroken by the prospect.
S4 · E5Hi There, Sports Fans 1973-10-13 · 25 min
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.
S4 · E6Father's Day 1973-10-20 · 25 min
Ted meets his father, who deserted him as a baby.
S4 · E7Son of But Seriously Folks 1973-10-27 · 25 min
Mary's former boyfriend, Wes Callison, gets a job in the newsroom but his affection for Mary gets in the way of his work.