What is your all-time favorite episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show and why?

WOULD HAVE TO BE THE EPISODE MARY'S DELINQUENT WITH MACKENZIE PHILLIPS (and if anyone has a VHS copy to spare please email me- my friend is looking for it too: SCrowMacknzP@webtv.net is my email) THANX!

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I have 3 MTM episodes I liked best

1. The very first episode
2. The one where Mary has EVERYTHING go worng
3. The final episode

Originally posted by SYonack:
I have 3 MTM episodes I liked best

1. The very first episode
2. The one where Mary has EVERYTHING go worng
3. The final episode


SO YOU WANT TO PRODUCE. I love the scene where Murray puts Sue Ann in the cake. Then she tastes it and says "needs more vanilla."

I forget the title of the episode but I love the episode where Sue Ann is making the strawberry swirl cake and forgets to turn the oven on! I think thats the same episode as when she makes the Veal Prince Orloff for Mary's party!! And Henry Winkler (a very young Henry Winkler) guests as Rhoda's date.

I have two favorites:

1: When Chuckles the clown dies.
2: There was an episode where Mary talked to Lou about losing weight, he took it the wrong way. He made some classic one liners in that episode.

Originally posted by TJ:
What is your all-time favorite episode of The Mary Tyler Moore Show and why?

This is always a hard question for me! LOL. There are SOOO many good ones, but I like the pilot, "Chuckles Bites the Dust" "Rhoda the Beautiful" and "Best of Enemies" among others.

PS-On a side note, I got Mary's autograph in the mail!!

Chuckles Bites the dust is my favorite along with the episode when Phyllis confronts Sue Anne about having an affair with Lars.

This show was on when I was a teenager, but I watched it every weekend. Since it's been so long, I don't remember very many specific episodes except for Chuckles. It was my favorite, but when they were showing it on TVLand, I saw a few others that I really liked. I like that episode where Mary is arrested for not revealing her source and she is in a cell with 2 hookers.

Mostly, I liked when she was with her newsroom co-workers and not so much with Rhoda and Phyllis. I really liked a lot of the episodes with Mary and Georgette.

The Last Show.

Classic.

What more can I say?

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"Chuckles Bites the Dust" is, and always will be, among my favorites, but in my mind, the episode wasn't as funny as "TBFBS," "Put on a Happy Face," "The Dinner Party" or "Not a Christmas Story," each of which is on contant rewind in my VCR.

There was one episode where Lou was concerned about declining ratings for the news show. He decided to give Ted two co-anchors and each would read stories on the air. Ted was displeased and wanted to be the sole anchor on the air. Mary was one of the new anchors. There was another one but it has been so long I don't remember the character's name.

I loved "You try to be a nice guy".

My favorite episode would have to be:

#47: Some Of My Best Friends Is Rhoda:

Mary's car is accidently hit by another car, owned by a woman named JoAnne. They immediatly become friends, and Mary begins to start ignoring Rhoda. Mary and Joanne's friendship is blossoming until Mary finds out that Joanne belongs to a club that doesn't approve of jews, and Rhodas.

I'm glad someone else voted for "Some of My Best Friends Are Rhodas!" It was such a well handled episode that dealt with two subjects at the same time: how it feels to think you're loosing your best bud (Rhoda feels left out,) and the issue of snobbery/elitism/racism (gosh I don't want to get on a soapbox here!LOL) The great thing about this episode is that it handled the second subject without an overblown "Great Final Speech On the Issue of the Day scene!" Mary, once she found out where Joanne stood, simply dismissed the lady out of her life and made it clear that whatever friendship may have blossomed was over. End of scene, life goes on. We've all dealt with the issue at some time or other, and hey, you realize it happens and you go on (without a Great Speech to dramatize your point!) Mary, You Go Girl! :-)

I gotta vote too for the episode, "Rhoda The Beautiful." (hope I don't come off as a copy-cat here!) I never understood why Rhoda always put herself down as unattractive. As a guy, even when I was a kid, I always thought she was a great-looking woman. This episode puts a lot into perspective. She figured if she did the put-downs of herself first, nobody would be able to beat her to it. I realy could relate to that, because in high school, I was a bit chubby, with an overbite and felt no girl would go for me. I later found out there were some who liked me even in spite of the less-than-perfect appearance. Another thing I read was that when Valerie Harper came to read for the part, they felt she was too good-looking to play the part written for a "schlump." Then one of the writers realized they would play on the aspect that many women feel they are unattractive when in fact they aren't. I think that applies to many, guy or gal. At any rate, Rhoda shines in this episode! I don't get into mushy sentimentallity, but at the end, when Rhoda recounts the feeling of winning and realizing she was indeed beautiful (as we all knew all along) I remember almost getting teary-eyed! My macho exterior was shot down in flames! But for Rhoda, it was worth it!

"Today I Am a Ma'am". I've had some bad dates in my time so I could TOTALLY relate to Mary and Rhoda's embarrassment. I've known a few "Howard Arnells" in my time. *shudders* Lot of laughs in this one. I also like the episode where everyone was snowed in at WJM on Election Night.

The one about the Fire in Rhodas apartment and she has to move in with
Mary and borrows alot of Marys things.
Also the one where they go to an awards dinner & Mary has a cold and her hair is all limp.