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catlover79
07-08-2007, 04:56 PM
We've done this game with Good Times, Sanford & Son, One Day at a Time, Barney Miller, etc. Now it's time to tackle MTM!! :lol:

Ted Baxter: The Anchor Who Butchered More Words Than George W. Bush

Anchorman: The Legend of Ted Baxter

My Fair Mary

Could It Be I'm Falling in Lou

I Love Lou

Do You Know the Way to St. Olaf? (starring Sue Ann)

Gordy Goes to the Ghetto

Lou's News

Where Every Hour is Happy Hour (starring Lou Grant)

For the Love of Murray

Here's Looking at You, Kid (starring Mary & Rhoda)

Divine Gold M

Little Mary Sunshine

Twin Cities Kitty (meow)

Bess Friends

Happy Homewrecker Blues

You're My Bess Friend

Rocky Rhoda

The Invisible Lars

Your Wish is Grant-ed

By Georgette!

Martha Stewart WHO?? (starring Sue Ann)

Bad Dates R Us (starring Mary & Rhoda)

Baxter Blues

Pencil Tips Were Made to be Broken

Phyllisophy

This Old Victorian House

Mary's Having a Party...Run the Other Way!! :eek:

Smashing Souffle

The Bland Family (starring Ted & Georgette Baxter)

From Veal Prince Orlaff to St. Olaf

Mikado
07-08-2007, 07:08 PM
:lol: Phyllisophy< my fave of the bunch

Mary Mary, not contrary
The leggy producer
I can't lock my door (Everyone comes in)
Laura Petrie? Never heard of her!
News and the single girl
From Capri pants, to pantsuits!
Not Married without Children
The WJM Evening nudes ( X rated version of the show :p )

catlover79
07-08-2007, 07:24 PM
Mary Had a Little Lou

The Dim Bulbs (starring Ted & Georgette)

Phyl Me In!

Mushy Murray

The Lovely Lindstroms

AB
07-08-2007, 07:54 PM
Its My Party And I'll Cry If I Want To (Mary's bad parties)

Mary & Rhoda, Single In Minnesota

Ireneparalegal
07-08-2007, 07:56 PM
Single Life (Cameo song):lol:

No Sex In The City

Singles R Us

Mary Mary Quite Contrary

catlover79
07-08-2007, 08:17 PM
No Sex and the Single Girl

Red Hot Rhoda

The World According to Grant

Murray Ran Away on the Love Boat

catlover79
07-09-2007, 06:00 PM
All the Lous That's Fit to Air

Put a Little Lou in Your Heart

Don't Go Down that Rhoda Again (starring Phyllis)

AB
07-09-2007, 07:13 PM
Teds Excellent Adventures In Broadcasting

A Belt Of Booze For Lou

Niven Keeps On Givin'

CWDogg
07-11-2007, 02:54 AM
Sleepless in Minnesota

Mary Richards,Mary Richards

Everybody loves Mary

Throw away you're Hats

James Evans with the weather

catlover79
07-20-2007, 05:03 PM
Stewed Lou

My Murray, My Captain

From Murray to Monroe (starring Ted Knight)

The Dark Side of Mary Richards (aka Ordinary People)

Mad About Mary (starring Murray)

Marie WHO!? (also starring Murray)

It's Always Mary in Minnesota!!

Ann Romano and I Share a Mother!! :eek:

You Lost that Lou-ing Feeling

Lou Loves a Great Caboose

Already Gone
07-20-2007, 08:36 PM
A Not So Jolly Holiday (Mary having to work Christmas Eve)

Conquering Minneapolis (Sue Ann)

A Midwest Guilt Trip (Ida)

catlover79
07-20-2007, 10:36 PM
The Looney Landlady

Wrong Said Ted

From the Green Screen to the (Golf) Green (reference to Ted Knight starring in Caddyshack)

The Best of Enemies (starring Rhoda and Phyllis)

Me, Myself and I (also starring Phyllis)

Niven The Hard Way (starring Sue Ann)

Our Ratings Will Make You Cry (starring the staff of WJM News)

Already Gone
07-27-2007, 03:58 PM
You Don't Mess Around With Lou

Ramble On (Ted)

I Get Around (Sue Ann)

I threw a Garden Party and Nobody showed up (Mary)

catlover79
07-27-2007, 05:59 PM
You Don't Mess Around With Lou

Ramble On (Ted)

I Get Around (Sue Ann)

I threw a Garden Party and Nobody showed up (Mary)
I love the "I Get Around" one - that's perfect. :lol:

Already Gone
07-30-2007, 11:43 AM
I love the "I Get Around" one - that's perfect. :lol:

:lol:

Thanks, I thought that would be perfect for her.

Here are Some for Ted


Rub Lou The Wrong Way
King Of Wishful Thinking
Everyday I Play The Fool

Rhoda and Phyllis

I Honestly Loathe You

catlover79
07-30-2007, 01:51 PM
How about this one for Mary:

Torn Between Two Loathers

:lol:

Already Gone
07-30-2007, 03:02 PM
How about this one for Mary:

Torn Between Two Loathers

:lol:

:lol: Good one! I'll have to come up with some on break.

Here it is.

Greatest Loathe Of All

and

Friends and Loathers

catlover79
07-30-2007, 09:06 PM
:lol: Good one! I'll have to come up with some on break.

Here it is.

Greatest Loathe Of All

and

Friends and Loathers
Not bad, Katie. ;)

Fear & Loathing in Minneapolis (starring Rhoda & Phyllis, also Lou & Ted, or Murray & Ted)

Already Gone
07-31-2007, 08:14 AM
Not bad, Katie. ;)

Fear & Loathing in Minneapolis (starring Rhoda & Phyllis, also Lou & Ted, or Murray & Ted)


Thanks Monika :) Have a good Time in California.

Rhoda & Phyllis; Lou, Murray and Ted

Loathe Story

I Honestly Loathe You

Loathe of A Lifetime

OH Nuts!
08-25-2007, 10:14 PM
Ted Joins Mensa

Ted and the Ventriloquist

Georgette's Voice Lessons

Edie Gourmet (Mrs. Grant takes a cooking class)

Ida Slapter (A mother's encounter with a rude woman)

Murray's New Rug

Sue Ann Entertains A Convection

The Chocolate Souffle That Never Was

catlover79
09-20-2007, 07:57 AM
Ted the Tool

Clueless (also starring Ted)

My Teddy (Award) and Me

You're So Vain (Ted, again)

Lou & Me Against the World

catlover79
09-30-2007, 01:34 AM
Red Lobster Featuring Eric Shrimp

Phyl & Mare

The Little Newsroom That Couldn't

I'm A Bigger Clown Than Chuckles (starring Ted)

catlover79
05-12-2008, 06:07 PM
Mary Maid

Mary Go Round

I'm Just Wild About Mary (starring Murray)

Gold, Frankincense & Murray (the lost Christmas ep)

Egos Aweigh!! (starring Ted)

ClassicTVGal
05-12-2008, 09:12 PM
Mary Maid

Mary Go Round

I'm Just Wild About Mary (starring Murray)

Gold, Frankincense & Murray (the lost Christmas ep)

Egos Aweigh!! (starring Ted)

Love 'Em! :)

Great job. ;)

OH Nuts!
05-12-2008, 10:38 PM
Phyllis The Nordic Queen of Chutzpah (also aired on Rhoda!)

Sue Ann Really Knows How To "Cook"! (especially at Sailor's Conventions)

Rhoda And The Nudnick Who Came To Dinner

Egads! Mary's Shirt Has A Tiny Wrinkle In It.

Everyday's A Holiday With Mary (guest star Julie Andrews)

Mary Richards: Practically Perfect In Every Way (guest star Dick Van Dyke)

The Hotpoint Gal Is A Real Gas

Mikvah In Minneapolis (aka Rhoda's Hillel Initiation)

Gordy's "Good Times" In Chicago

Hey Phyllis: Go Blow It Out Of Your Gehfluutenhoogel!

catlover79
05-13-2008, 12:22 AM
Love 'Em! :)

Great job. ;)
Thank you, sweetie!! :D

PGood97041
05-13-2008, 03:59 AM
these are stretches, but it's late and i'm loopy:

Minnesota Fats (for Rhoda and Murray pre Calorie Cutters)

Fill this (if Lars was not a dermatologist but a regular doctor and needed some "samples")

Torn between two sportcoats (The Ted Baxter Story)

Cats (Mary, Rhoda, and Phyllis dish)

There's Something about Mary (she throws bad parties)
(hope that one wasn't used already)

Survivor (Ted the only one who doesn't get fired from WJM at the end)

Mary Pop-ins (Mary's constant visits to Mr. Grant's office)

catlover79
05-13-2008, 09:55 AM
^ Those are great! :rofl: Thanks for sharing them.

catlover79
05-25-2008, 12:15 AM
Murray's Angels

Ted & the Devalued Yen

Grudgematch: Rhoda vs. Phyllis (next time - Phyllis vs. Sue Ann)

The Mary Maid of Minneapolis

I Heard It Through the Phyllis Grapevine

OH Nuts!
05-25-2008, 05:49 PM
Mary's Four Letter Word Shakes Newsroom (aka Mary Says 'Gosh"!)

Rhoda and The Hempell's Haberdasher

Lars Cooks With Sue Ann LOL

Ted And The Minneapolis Bus Station Gourmet Cafeteria

Murray The Hack (and we don't mean his writing)

Rhoda and The East Sheboygen Canasta Club

catlover79
05-26-2008, 12:11 AM
Mary's Four Letter Word Shakes Newsroom (aka Mary Says 'Gosh"!)

Rhoda and The Hempell's Haberdasher

Lars Cooks With Sue Ann LOL

Ted And The Minneapolis Bus Station Gourmet Cafeteria

Murray The Hack (and we don't mean his writing)

Rhoda and The East Sheboygen Canasta Club

:rofl: :brent Rich, once again you've come up with some HYSTERICAL titles. You RULE!!

OH Nuts!
05-26-2008, 12:28 AM
I try;) (Just wish I knew The Dukes of Hazzard sweetie - if I did I'd give it a go there)

PGood97041
05-26-2008, 01:14 AM
The Mary Tile Her Floor Show...Mary gets in on the home improvement show craze

The Mary Tell me More Show...Rhoda and Phyllis demand a minute by minute accounting of Mary's latest date

catlover79
05-27-2008, 03:55 PM
News with Booze (Lou)

News to Cruise (Murray)

The Bubblehead with the Baby Voice (Georgette)

Mary the Referee (also starring Rhoda & Phyllis)

Mirror, Mirror (Ted)

AB
05-28-2008, 04:02 PM
Send In The Clowns (starring Chuckles & Ted)

So Many Dates, So Little Action (Mary)

Too Many Dates And Too Much Action (Sue Ann)

Love Is Just A Desk Away (Murray & Mary)

catlover79
05-28-2008, 04:04 PM
^ :rofl: :brent

PGood97041
05-28-2008, 06:05 PM
Going off the board, this one's a rejected title for "Phyllis":

The Streets of San Francisco (a grown-up Bess, finally rejecting Phyllis's smothering mothering, becomes a hooker)

(Sorry, sometimes I can't help myself)

catlover79
05-28-2008, 06:07 PM
Going off the board, this one's a rejected title for "Phyllis":

The Streets of San Francisco (a grown-up Bess, finally rejecting Phyllis's smothering mothering, becomes a hooker)

(Sorry, sometimes I can't help myself)
Hey, if Phyllis was my mom, I might have ended up doing the same thing!! :eek: :joke: :rofl:

AB
05-28-2008, 08:07 PM
Mary, Murray & Marie - The Love Triangle

Lou's Lost Liquor

Silver-Haired But Not Silver-Tongued (Ted)

PGood97041
05-29-2008, 04:01 AM
Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman

Rejected because the show was supposed to be a soap opera parody, yet our Mary didn't have a regular boyfriend
Interestingly, Louise Lasser heard about this particular rejected title when she appeared on TMTMS and recycled it a few years later.

catlover79
05-29-2008, 04:12 PM
Mary, Murray & Marie - The Love Triangle

Lou's Lost Liquor

Silver-Haired But Not Silver-Tongued (Ted)
BEAUTIFUL! :rofl: :brent

AB
06-21-2008, 07:07 PM
My Headscarf Gave Me A Headache (Rhoda)

A Liver For Lou

catlover79
07-05-2008, 11:36 AM
^ :rofl:

catlover79
07-10-2008, 02:06 PM
Lou's News Blues Clues

DON'T Listen to What the Man Said aka The Ted Baxter Story

Phyllis Me This, Phyllis Me That...

PGood97041
07-10-2008, 07:26 PM
"Ted Baxter and the Teleprompter of Doom"
(assuming we jump ahead a few years and Ted is reading from a 'prompter)

"As Bad As It Gets": The Ted Baxter Story

also

"Get Smart": Not the Ted Baxter Story

catlover79
07-10-2008, 11:30 PM
^ :brent LOVE THOSE.

If I Had a Hammer...I'd Beat Some Smarts into Ted Baxter aka The Murray Slaughter Story

Seven Years of Cold Showers (Murray's crush on Mary)

Stick a Sock in It, Phyllis

Phyllis Lindstrom: The ORIGINAL Gossip Girl

McGillicuddy
02-10-2009, 12:07 AM
Some Like it Hot starring Murray Slaughter in a dress and Sue Ann Nivins on top of a cake.

catlover79
02-10-2009, 12:12 AM
Some Like it Hot starring Murray Slaughter in a dress and Sue Ann Nivins on top of a cake.
Now that's just disturbing. :eek: :rofl: :brent

OH Nuts!
03-22-2009, 09:55 AM
Almost Nun (aka The Ted Baxter Infidelity Story)

Scandal at WJM! Mary's Unironed Scarf Viewed By All

Scandal #2 In Newsroom: Mary Says "Banana Oil!" On Air; Shocks Censors and Sue Ann

Sue Ann and Blanche Trade Whipped Cream Secrets LOL

Mary's Obits Not A Hit; Lou Sez Not Funny; Mary's Job Outlook Unsunny

Sue Ann's Recipes for Lou: Rump Roast and Pinched Goose!

Tarts & Torts: Sue Ann Sued For Alienation of Affection

ThomasE
03-23-2009, 05:24 PM
Shut up, Ted!

Lars, the scandanavian ho

Ted Baxter: All natural and all raw

Throw your hats up in the air (throw em' up like you just don't care)

Rhoda, Joe don't exist yet.

Your wish is "Granted"

Separated from my wife Nancy

W.J.M. (We jealous of Mary)

Chuckles the clown rises from the dead

Dusty's Fan
03-24-2009, 12:41 PM
Minoxidil for Murray
Sue Ann Gives Way to Mr. Food
Georgette Goes Goth

ClassicTVGal
04-16-2009, 11:31 PM
Mary, Murray & Marie - The Love Triangle

LOL!

ClassicTVGal
04-16-2009, 11:32 PM
^ :brent LOVE THOSE.

If I Had a Hammer...I'd Beat Some Smarts into Ted Baxter aka The Murray Slaughter Story

Seven Years of Cold Showers (Murray's crush on Mary)

Stick a Sock in It, Phyllis

Phyllis Lindstrom: The ORIGINAL Gossip Girl

Yes, they are funny.

catlover79
04-16-2009, 11:48 PM
Yes, they are funny.
Thanks! :D

McGillicuddy
04-17-2009, 11:03 AM
Shut up, Ted!

Lars, the scandanavian ho

Ted Baxter: All natural and all raw

Throw your hats up in the air (throw em' up like you just don't care)

Rhoda, Joe don't exist yet.

Your wish is "Granted"

Separated from my wife Nancy

W.J.M. (We jealous of Mary)

Chuckles the clown rises from the dead
Nancy? Did you mean Edie?, that Lou's ex-wife.

OH Nuts!
04-18-2009, 12:56 AM
Phyllis And The Marauding Sardine Terrorists from St. Vitus

Lars The Studmeister

Hey Phyllis: Go Blow It Out Your Geflootenhuugle!

Ted And The Chimpanzee's Checkers Standoff

"Let Me Entertain You!" (aka Sue Ann Niven's Burlesque Show For Land Starved Sailors)

"Saucy" Sue Ann (And We Don't Mean Her Bordelaisse!)

Lou "Grants" Mary A Raise

"Nun" For Georgette! (e.g. Her Level of Tolerance for Ted's "Monkey Business")

Murray's Moonlighting Venture: Head's "Rug" Business

catlover79
04-18-2009, 01:21 AM
^ Along those same lines:

Ted Baxter's Getting "Nun"

Blue (Almost) Nun (Georgette)

We Got the Bradys' Hand-Me-Downs (aka Robbie Rist joins the MTM cast)

:lol:

OH Nuts!
04-18-2009, 09:53 PM
^ Along those same lines:

Ted Baxter's Getting "Nun"

Blue (Almost) Nun (Georgette)

We Got the Bradys' Hand-Me-Downs (aka Robbie Rist joins the MTM cast)

:lol:

I love it!

catlover79
04-18-2009, 10:15 PM
I love it!
Why thank you, Rich. :D

Miss Lisa
04-21-2009, 10:08 PM
Okay, I've only scene the first and second season, but I would like to give this a shot anyways.

Merry Mary
Baxter's Babbles
Rejecting Rhoda (the story of Rhoda's love life)
Overboard (the world through Murry's eyes)
Virgin Mary

catlover79
04-21-2009, 10:39 PM
^ Not bad!! :lol:

OH Nuts!
01-03-2019, 12:09 AM
Mary’s Untimely Chuckles At Chuckles

Ho Ho Ho! Sue Ann’s In The XXXmas Spirit!

Phyliss’s Lingonberry Tart Surprise

Rhoda’s Shmendrick Date Make Her Irate

Mary’s Ultimatum To Sue Ann: Give Up Lars Or Cook On Mars

Sue Ann And Ted’s Talk Show Is Lead