Tournament Round Two: The Mary Tyler Moore Show vs. Leave it to Beaver - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

icecream · 12-13-2021, 03:39 PM

The Mary Tyler Moore Show won a record amount of Emmys that wasn't passed until Frasier. It aired 7 seasons on CBS from 1970-1977. This was Mary Tyler Moore's first starring role after playing Dick Van Dyke's wife on The Dick Van Dyke Show. Mary played single woman Mary Richards here. This was a workplace comedy set in a TV newsroom. It also made history as a sitcom that spun off drama Lou Grant. Lou was the boss at the newsroom played by Ed Asner. Mary Tyler Moore also had two other spin-offs, Rhoda (Morgenstern played by Valerie Harper) and Phyllis (Lindstrom played by Cloris Leachman). Ted Baxter (Ted Knight) was the blowhard face of the newscast who often screwed up. Georgia Engel recurred as Ted's wife Georgette. Murray Slaughter (Gavin McLeod) worked closely with Mary writing the newscasts.
How it got this far
1st Round: defeated Green Acres 9-5

Leave it to Beaver is one of the most popular sitcom boards here. It aired 6 seasons split between ABC and CBS from 1957-1963. Starring Jerry Mathers as Theodore Cleaver, who everyone calls Beaver. Tony Dow was his older brother Wally. Hugh Beaumont and Barbara Billingsley were their parents Ward and June. Some have thought June cleaning the house in high heels was not realistic. But my grandma did the same thing. Ken Osmond was Wally's slimy best friend Eddie Haskell, with Frank Bank as Clarence "Lumpy" Rutherford. Lumpy's father Fred was played by Richard Deacon, who went on to The Dick Van Dyke Show. Rusty Stevens was Beaver's best friend Larry Mondello. Show was not the same after Larry left. The most memorable of Beaver's teachers was Miss Landers (Sue Randall).
How it got this far
1st Round: defeated Bachelor Father 13-1

icecream · 12-20-2021, 06:03 PM

The Mary Tyler Moore Show defeats Leave it to Beaver 12-7 and will advance to the 3rd round.

View Poll Results: Which Show Do You Prefer?
The Mary Tyler Moore Show	12	63.16%
Leave it to Beaver	7	36.84%
Voters: 19. You may not vote on this poll

12-13-2021, 03:39 PM	#1
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 21,048	Tournament Round Two: The Mary Tyler Moore Show vs. Leave it to Beaver The Mary Tyler Moore Show won a record amount of Emmys that wasn't passed until Frasier. It aired 7 seasons on CBS from 1970-1977. This was Mary Tyler Moore's first starring role after playing Dick Van Dyke's wife on The Dick Van Dyke Show. Mary played single woman Mary Richards here. This was a workplace comedy set in a TV newsroom. It also made history as a sitcom that spun off drama Lou Grant. Lou was the boss at the newsroom played by Ed Asner. Mary Tyler Moore also had two other spin-offs, Rhoda (Morgenstern played by Valerie Harper) and Phyllis (Lindstrom played by Cloris Leachman). Ted Baxter (Ted Knight) was the blowhard face of the newscast who often screwed up. Georgia Engel recurred as Ted's wife Georgette. Murray Slaughter (Gavin McLeod) worked closely with Mary writing the newscasts. How it got this far 1st Round: defeated Green Acres 9-5 Leave it to Beaver is one of the most popular sitcom boards here. It aired 6 seasons split between ABC and CBS from 1957-1963. Starring Jerry Mathers as Theodore Cleaver, who everyone calls Beaver. Tony Dow was his older brother Wally. Hugh Beaumont and Barbara Billingsley were their parents Ward and June. Some have thought June cleaning the house in high heels was not realistic. But my grandma did the same thing. Ken Osmond was Wally's slimy best friend Eddie Haskell, with Frank Bank as Clarence "Lumpy" Rutherford. Lumpy's father Fred was played by Richard Deacon, who went on to The Dick Van Dyke Show. Rusty Stevens was Beaver's best friend Larry Mondello. Show was not the same after Larry left. The most memorable of Beaver's teachers was Miss Landers (Sue Randall). How it got this far 1st Round: defeated Bachelor Father 13-1
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12-20-2021, 06:03 PM	#2
icecream Cat-tastic and Whiskerlicious Forum Celebrity Join Date: Sep 01, 2006 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 21,048	The Mary Tyler Moore Show defeats Leave it to Beaver 12-7 and will advance to the 3rd round.