September 15, 1973 • 25m
Phyllis finds out that Lars has been having an affair with Sue Ann Nivens, the star of WJM-TV's The Happy Homemaker show.
September 22, 1973 • 25m
Mary's boyfriend is younger than she is and she and Rhoda discover there is a generation gap when they go and visit his friends at a party.
September 29, 1973 • 25m
Rhoda and Mary fly to New York for Rhoda's younger sister's wedding. Rhoda's mother downplays the whole thing fearing that Rhoda is envious.
October 6, 1973 • 25m
On the advice of their marriage counselor, Lou's wife, Edie, decides to move out. Lou is heartbroken by the prospect.
October 13, 1973 • 25m
In this episode Dick Gautier guest stars briefly as Ed Cavenaugh, a sleazy sportscaster. Have a look at his website at Dick Gautie...Read more
October 20, 1973 • 25m
Ted meets his father, who deserted him as a baby.
October 27, 1973 • 25m
Mary's former boyfriend, Wes Callison, gets a job in the newsroom but his affection for Mary gets in the way of his work.
November 3, 1973 • 25m
Lou gives Mary the task of finding him a date for an awards' ceremony. A name mix-up means that Lou winds up taking out an 80-year-old woman.
November 10, 1973 • 25m
Rhoda begins dating the boss of Hemple's and falls deeply in love with him. She wants to tell him how she feels, but Mary warns he...Read more
November 17, 1973 • 25m
Mary invites Congresswoman Geddes to a fancy dinner at her home, trying hard to ensure that everything is perfect.
November 24, 1973 • 25m
Lou is still heartbroken over Edie's departure and asks Mary to help them get back together.
December 1, 1973 • 25m
Phyllis persuades Ted to stand for local government. Ted agrees and goes so far as to quit his job at WJM-TV.
December 8, 1973 • 25m
Murray's daughter, Bonnie, is looking for a job and Mary is persuaded into giving her one but Bonnie is not as efficient as everyone had hoped.
December 15, 1973 • 25m
Georgette finds Ted making out with a woman in his dressing room. She then decides to enter a nunnery, but the head nun talks her out of it.
December 22, 1973 • 25m
Lou is closing in on fifty and today is his birthday. Mary can't stand the thought of the now-separated Lou celebrating his birthd...Read more
January 5, 1974 • 25m
Mary begins dating the anchorman from Minneapolis's top news show and becomes ashamed of WJM-TV's smaller news operation.
January 12, 1974 • 25m
Phyllis, who has gotten her real estate license, persuades Lou to sell his house. However, Lou hasn't really made up his mind whet...Read more
January 19, 1974 • 25m
Mary and Rhoda are given permission to develop a new show for WJM but their dreams begin to fade when they find out that the hosts...Read more
January 26, 1974 • 25m
Rhoda tells the secret of Mary's that she never graduated from college, as she claimed on her job application, and their friendshi...Read more
February 2, 1974 • 25m
To relieve her boredom, Mary jokingly writes a humorous obituary of one of the people in the WJM-TV file. Coincidentally, the same...Read more
February 9, 1974 • 25m
After a heavy self-promotion campaign, Ted wins his first Teddy Award. When Walter Cronkite comes to the newsroom, Ted assumes tha...Read more
February 16, 1974 • 25m
Lou and Rhoda find they have a lot in common and begin seeing each other on a casual basis but everyone assumes that the romance is serious.
February 23, 1974 • 25m
Ted joins Mary at a night-school class in creative writing, and winds up plagiarizing her assignment.
March 2, 1974 • 25m
Mary goes to a singles bar to research a documentary, but on the night the crew arrives for filming, the same people who were will...Read more