The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Episode 702

Mary, the Writer

Mary Richards tries her hand at creative writing, although she is very insecure about her new venture. Hoping to get encouragement on her finished article, Mary shows it to Mr. Grant, who really deflates her ego when he classifies her writing as anything but professional.

The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Episode 113

He’s All Yours

Allan Stevens is hired as a cameraman at the television station, but the 23-year-old seems to be in hot water constantly with newsroom boss Lou Grant. Mary Richards takes pity on the youth and invites him home for dinner one evening, only to find that Allan misunderstands the invitation and believes it’s for a romantic rendezvous. The following day, Allan spreads stories at the station but before Mary can complain to Lou, who has not heard the stories, he tells her Allan is his nephew and pleads with her to be nice to the boy because he had been so gruff with him. When Allan again shows up at Mary’s apartment, he finds only Phyllis there. Phyllis has been trying to tell Mary that the best way to handle Allan is to make advances and frighten him off, but when she attempts this ploy, it’s Allan who makes the advances.

The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Episode 115

Howard’s Girl

Mary Richards is attracted to a man whose brother she used to date and finds herself in an awkward situation with the brothers’ parents. Paul Arnell picks Mary up for their first date and tells her they have to drop in to say goodbye to his parents who are leaving for a European vacation. The senior Arnells remember Mary as the girl they thought their favorite son, Howard, was about to marry.

The Mary Tyler Moore Show | Episode 306

Rhoda, the Beautiful

Rhoda has lost twenty pounds and looks great, but inside she still feels fat. Mary is determined to help Rhoda realize how attractive she has become. Just when it looks like Rhoda is losing the game psychologically, her ego gets a tremendous boost when she is picked as a candidate for beauty queen of Hempel’s Department store.