Did 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show' Have Any Merchandise? If No, Why The Heck Not??? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

Brian Damage · 05-17-2011, 11:10 PM

I ask, because it seems every hit show from the 70's had licensed merchandise. For instance, Welcome Back Kotter had everything from dolls, to Halloween costumes to even office supplies! Did TMTMS have any of this stuff???

catlover79 · 05-18-2011, 12:32 AM

Well, maybe because TMTMS was geared toward an older audience, they didn't really have merchandise. The only thing I could think of was the MAD magazine parody of the "Mary Taylor Made" show.

Marvo301 · 05-18-2011, 12:58 AM

I wonder what kind of merchandise they could have sold had they chosen to do so? I have a few idea's:

Sue Ann Nivens Happy Homemaker cookware and bakeware

Ted Baxter powder blue anchorman blazers

Lou Grant Scotch Whiskey

Murray Slaughter Typewriters

Gordy the weatherman thermometers

Kristen · 05-18-2011, 02:58 AM

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Originally Posted by catlover79

Well, maybe because TMTMS was geared toward an older audience, they didn't really have merchandise. The only thing I could think of was the MAD magazine parody of the "Mary Taylor Made" show.

Monika pretty much hit the nail on the head, I think. B/c TMTMS was aimed at grown-ups, who wouldn't have been interested in toys, games, etc. Most of the shows that do that sort of thing tend to be kids' shows, or at least "family shows" such as Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, etc.

- Kristen

catlover79 · 05-18-2011, 11:48 AM

^ Yeah, because The Bob Newhart Show, Rhoda, Phyllis and WKRP didn't have merchandise, either (at least not to my knowledge). Those were shows that were geared towards a more...urbane (?) audience. Though there was a Barney Miller board game made in the 70s, but that wasn't an MTM/CBS show, so whatever.

McGillicuddy · 05-20-2011, 11:59 AM

There were "Best of" VHS video compilations of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Bob Newhart Show and Rhoda and even Phyllis released in the early '90's, well before tv show seasons on DVD. Also, W.K.R.P. in Cincinnati, which might be collectible, now!

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catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	Well, maybe because TMTMS was geared toward an older audience, they didn't really have merchandise. The only thing I could think of was the MAD magazine parody of the "Mary Taylor Made" show.
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Marvo301 I'm NOT a Blockhead! Forum Celebrity Join Date: May 17, 2002 Location: The Great White North Posts: 21,453	I wonder what kind of merchandise they could have sold had they chosen to do so? I have a few idea's: Sue Ann Nivens Happy Homemaker cookware and bakeware Ted Baxter powder blue anchorman blazers Lou Grant Scotch Whiskey Murray Slaughter Typewriters Gordy the weatherman thermometers
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catlover79 God Bless Val Forum Addict Join Date: May 29, 2006 Location: Bewitched in Ohio Posts: 70,376	^ Yeah, because The Bob Newhart Show, Rhoda, Phyllis and WKRP didn't have merchandise, either (at least not to my knowledge). Those were shows that were geared towards a more...urbane (?) audience. Though there was a Barney Miller board game made in the 70s, but that wasn't an MTM/CBS show, so whatever.

05-20-2011, 11:59 AM	#6
McGillicuddy Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 28, 2002 Posts: 5,179	There were "Best of" VHS video compilations of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Bob Newhart Show and Rhoda and even Phyllis released in the early '90's, well before tv show seasons on DVD. Also, W.K.R.P. in Cincinnati, which might be collectible, now!