The Mary Tyler Moore Show
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The Last ShowEpisode Number: 168 Season Num: 7 First Aired: Saturday March 19, 1977 Prod Code: 6027 |
WJM-TV has some personnel changes in the executive department (again), and everyone except Ted Baxter is fired. The new station manager wants to see the WJM News the highest-ranked in Minneapolis, and for some reason feels that Ted can help him make it happen. (Seems a little odd, eh?) The gang says goodbye to each other in the form of a long, hard cry. Mary thanks them all for being her surrogate family, and Lou finally sentimentally says, "I cherish you people." They bravely march out the office doors singing, "It's a long, long way to Tipperary." At the last moment, Mary leans back through through the WJM-TV doors and turns out the light.
So long, WJM-TV.
So long, WJM-TV.
| Writer: | Bob Ellison, David Lloyd, Stan Daniels, Ed Weinberger, James L. Brooks, Allan Burns |
| Director: | Jay Sandrich |
| Star: | Betty White (Sue Ann Nivens (1974-1977)), Gavin MacLeod (Murray Slaughter), Ted Knight (Ted Baxter), John Amos (Gordy Howard (1970-1973)), Mary Tyler Moore (Mary Richards), Georgia Engel (Georgette Franklin Baxter (1973-1977)) |
| Guest Star: | Robbie Rist (David Baxter), Cloris Leachman (Phyllis Lindstrom), Valerie Harper (Rhoda Morgenstern Gerard), Vincent Gardenia (Mr. Coleman) |
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Rhoda, Phyllis and Mary are together again for the first time in 3 years.
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The song at the end was "It's a Long Way to Tipperary"
The show ended with a hug. (edit) The distance between Minneapolis, MN and Tipperary, Ireland is 3,685 miles. (edit) The original airing of this episode featured a curtain call before the closing credits. It has not been seen in syndication, nor on home video since. (edit) This episode won the 1977 Emmy for Best Writing in a Comedy Series, the show's fourth in a row and fifth in seven years. (edit)
The show ended with a hug. (edit) The distance between Minneapolis, MN and Tipperary, Ireland is 3,685 miles. (edit) The original airing of this episode featured a curtain call before the closing credits. It has not been seen in syndication, nor on home video since. (edit) This episode won the 1977 Emmy for Best Writing in a Comedy Series, the show's fourth in a row and fifth in seven years. (edit)
Lou Grant: I treasure you people.
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MARY: "I just wanted you to know that sometimes I get concerned about being a career woman. I get to thinking my job is too important to me, and I tell myself that the people I work with are just the people I work with. And not my family. And last night, I thought, 'what is a family, anyway?' They're just people who make you feel less alone...and really loved. And that's what you've done for me. Thank you for being my family."
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The Last ShowPerfect "Series classic" Mary Tyler Moore had to do something no other show before had to do, that is end the show on its terms. This show defined series finales. Continue » Posted May 7, 2007 6:59 pm PST |
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