The Mary Tyler Moore Show - The Complete Third Season (1972) starring Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Valerie Harper, Ted Knight
The Mary Tyler Moore Show - The Complete Third Season (1972)
In this third season, Mary Richards (Mary Tyler Moore), she of the bright smile and infectious vivacity, got to display some of that celebrated spunk of hers. In the season–opener, The Good-Time News, she demands to be paid the same amount of money as her predecessor. In The Georgette Story, she defies her boss, Lou Grant (Ed Asner), and vainglorious anchorperson Ted Baxter (Ted Knight) by counseling Teds new girlfriend, whom he takes for granted. And in Romeo and Mary, she finally stands up to an overzealous suitor (guest star Stuart Margolin), which hilariously backfires on her. The Mary Tyler Moore Show endures because its
timeless comedy is drawn from the wellspring of its fully drawn characters, who were allowed to grow beyond one-note caricatures. Marys best friend, Rhoda (Valerie Harper), who was in danger of becoming this series Sally Rogers, really blossomed this season. In Rhoda the Beautiful, the slimmed-down Rhoda is empowered to enter a beauty contest, and in My Brothers Keeper, she catches the eye of Phyllis (Cloris Leachman in an Emmy-nominated performance) brother, which devastates Phyllis, setting the stage for yet another disastrous Mary Richards party (and a dénouement that must have been daring in 1973). Wise-cracking Murray (Gavin McLeod) reveals new depths in Murray Faces Life, in which he sinks into depression after hearing that a former college classmate has won the Pulitzer Prize. Even Ted manages to surprise. In Operation: Lou, a hospitalized Lou Grant finds a new appreciation for Ted, who graciously and uncharacteristically, presents him with an expensive bottle of scotch. Moore, Harper, and Knight were each honored with Emmys this season. Joining this august core ensemble is Georgia Engel as Georgette, who makes a delightful first impression in Rhoda Morgenstern: Minneapolis to New York. Even hard-boiled Lou softens in her presence. Youre a real cutie, you know that? he tells her in The Georgette Story. Despite Lous insistence to the contrary in The Good-Time News, The Mary Tyler Moores job was to make people laugh. But it could also be surprisingly moving, as in the laugh-free dramatic climax of Remembrance of Things Past, in which Mary is reunited with an ex-boyfriend (Joseph Campanella), who has broken her heart in the past. This three-disc set contains no extras, but any of these episodes can take a nothing day and suddenly... well, you know the rest. --Donald Liebenson
Personal Review: The Mary Tyler Moore Show - The Complete Third Season (1972) starring Mary Tyler Moore, Edward Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Valerie Harper, Ted Knight
Glad to have this dvd. This is about the time that 'tv' started introducing taboo issues...which of course ruined television in our viewpoint. Sad to say, but I hated to see that this show was one in which these issues began coming on the scene. Disgusting to see a really good show be ruined with bringing this stuff into its seasons. Have all seasons up to this point, but definitely will not purchase the next season. I remembered this show when I was a teen, but had forgotten about the time-frame where taboo subjects were introduced. Happy with this dvd that things hadn't gotten out of hand yet. Mary Tyler Moore is an excellent actress as well as all those costarring. The characters of Ted Baxter and Lou Grant bring tremendous comedy to the show...without these two characters, I doubt the show would have been so successful. Still all in all, glad to have purchased this dvd.
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