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Rhoda comes back from a vacation in New York to announce that she has accepted a job in New York and plans to leave within the week. At first, Mary doesn’t take Rhoda’s plans seriously. When Rhoda quits her job, starts packing and shows her apartment to prospective renters, Mary realizes she has only a few days to talk Rhoda out of moving. Finally accepting the inevitable, Mary plans a surprise farewell party for Rhoda.

Rhoda Morgenstern loses her job as window decorator and, when a job opens up at the television station, Mary Richards has mixed emotions about telling her friend about it. Mary is reluctant to work in the same office as Rhoda so ultimately tells her that the job at the station has been filled. Later on, Mary’s conscience gets the better of her and she confesses, but Rhoda is indifferent. She appears to be spending more time watching television than job hunting. After three weeks, Mary decides to get tough with Rhoda. But it doesn’t work – and Rhoda’s reaction is a complete surprise to Mary.

Lou checks into a hospital for minor surgery and puts Mary in charge of the newsroom while he’s gone. While trying to do a good job in Lou’s absence, Mary overdoes it a bit in correcting Murray’s copy, which puts a strain on their relationship. And Ted is driving Lou up the wall with his daily visits to the hospital.

When editor Lou Grant decides to do a little redecorating in his home – specifically, the living room, as a surprise for his wife – reporter Mary Richards suggests that her friend, Rhoda Morgenstern, could help him. Lou turns the whole job over to Rhoda. She makes a gallant effort, but good taste and Lou’s taste don’t necessarily go hand-in-hand and the end result leaves a lot to be desired. Rhoda tries to pacify the angry newsman by changing practically everything back to its original style.

When Mary complains to Lou that she wants more responsibility in the newsroom, he is only too happy to give her the responsibility of hiring a new sports announcer – if she will fire the present one.

Young Bess Lindstrom has written an essay for her English class which her mother, Phyllis, decides should be shared with the world. The essay is titled, “The Care and Feeding of Parents.” Bess badgers Mary Richards, who finally agrees to take it to a publishing firm in her office building. When she is unable to get an appointment with the publisher, she turns to television newsroom head, Lou Grant, her boss, for assistance. He tells her the essay doesn’t contain enough material for a book. Phyllis is eager to have Bess add to the composition and even offers to help her. But Mary learns that Bess is tired of writing and that her mother is the only one pushing it.

Mary invites the WJM group to a party and suddenly Georgette begins to have labor pains. Unable to move the expectant mother to the hospital, everyone panics except Lou Grant, who, with the help of Mary, delivers the baby without a miscue.

While discussing Mary’s single status, her three WJM co-workers begin to imagine themselves as Mary’s husband. Murray sees her as the eager helpmate who supports him as he struggles with the writing of the great American novel. Ted’s vision is of himself as the great lover, while Lou has problems reconciling their previous relationship, and also their age difference.