The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 5, Episode 17: The System

1

Will Mary Richards Go to Jail?

Mary refuses to reveal a news source for a story she produced and has to spend a night in jail.

26 min

2

Not Just Another Pretty Face

Mary dates a man with whom she has nothing in common and becomes concerned that their relationship is superficial.

26 min

3

You Sometimes Hurt the One You Hate

Lou finally loses his temper with Ted when he endorses a political candidate on The Six O'clock News and throws him through the office doors. Lou feels guilty, and Ted takes advantage of him.

26 min

4

Lou and That Woman

Lou begins seeing a cocktail lounge singer but becomes uncomfortable about her past.

26 min

5

The Outsider

WJM-TV hires a young business consultant, who demands certain changes for The Six O'clock News, offending every member of the news team.

25 min

6

I Love a Piano

Murray meets an attractive woman at one of Mary's parties and considers having an affair. On the pretext of buying her old piano, he goes to see her.

26 min

7

A New Sue Ann

A young fan, Gloria, persuades Sue Ann to hire her for The Happy Homemaker. Sue Ann is less than pleased when Gloria plays up to the station manager and gets a larger role on the show at the expense of her own.

26 min

8

Menage-a-Phyllis

Phyllis dates a man on a platonic basis, but he is attracted more to Mary and begins seeing her.

25 min

9

Not a Christmas Story

The entire newsroom staff is arguing with each other, and when they are trapped at the office due to bad weather, Sue Ann decides to serve her Christmas dinner early.

26 min

10

What Are Friends For?

Mary and Sue Ann go to a convention in Chicago and Mary finds out that Sue Ann leads a lonely life.

26 min

11

A Boy's Best Friend

Ted is shocked when he finds out his mother does not intend to marry her boyfriend, but will live with him.

26 min

12

A Son for Murray

Murray, who has three daughters, wants a son, but his wife Marie doesn't want to have another child. The couple decide to adopt instead.

26 min

13

Neighbors

Lou wants a smaller place and moves in to Rhoda's old apartment but can't help interfering in Mary's private life.

26 min

14

A Girl Like Mary

Lou wants to hire a female newscaster 'like Mary', so Mary decides to audition for the job herself.

26 min

15

An Affair to Forget

Now that Mary is producer, Ted thinks that he can make his move on her. He convinces the rest of the newsroom that they are having an affair.

26 min

16

Mary Richards: Producer

Mary doesn't feel she deserves the title of producer and asks Lou that she be given the chance to produce The Six O'clock News alone.

25 min

17

The System

When Ted's formula for betting on football games works, Lou goes into partnership with him. He winds up betting all of the season's winnings on the Super Bowl without telling Ted.

26 min

18

Phyllis Whips Inflation

Phyllis and Lars have a dispute and she finds her credit cards cut off. She looks for a job but finds that she has no relevant skills.

30 min

19

The Shame of the Cities

Lou wants to research his own news story now that Mary's producer and decides to launch a major investigation on a city councilor only to discover that he is completely honest.

30 min

20

Marriage Minneapolis Style

Ted pops the question to Georgette at Murray's 20th wedding anniversary party and then gets cold feet.

30 min

21

You Try To Be a Nice Guy

Mary agrees to help a troubled crime prone girl go straight and find a job.

30 min

22

You Can't Lose 'em All

Lou wins the Albert Mason Award, which he had once said was for broadcasting veterans who couldn't chew their own food.

30 min

23

Ted Baxter's Famous Broadcasters' School

A con-man tricks Ted into setting up a broadcasters' academy. When he finds out he's been had, he asks Lou, Mary and Murray to be the faculty and give the semester's opening lectures.

30 min

24

Anyone Who Hates Kids and Dogs

Mary likes her new boyfriend but finds his son absolutely intolerable.

30 min