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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.

Mrs. Morgenstern visits her daughter, Rhoda, with whom she is always at odds. In her desire to bridge the generation gap, Mrs. Morgenstern talks to Phyllis and decides to test her theory of being a pal to Rhoda instead of just a mother. Rhoda plays along patiently until she finds herself with an over-amorous date.

Mary arrives home to discover her apartment has been burglarized. After she reports it to the police, two plainclothesmen arrive. One officer seems to find Mary very attractive and prolongs investigation as much as possible. Mary grows despondent when it appears there are not very many clues and the chances are slight she will recover any of her possessions. She grows even more downhearted when she finds out the insurance will only cover part of her loss. Two days later she is dumbfounded to find her apartment has again been burglarized; this time they have taken most of her furniture!

Mary Richards and Sue Ann Nivens, WJM-TV’s “Happy Homemaker,” volunteer their services as big sisters to two delinquent girls. Running out of ideas to keep the young ladies entertained, Mary and Sue Ann invite them to spend the day at station WJM-TV. But Mary doesn’t quite know how to handle the situation when money turns up missing from Murray Slaughter’s desk, and all fingers point to Francie, Mary’s “little sister.”