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 Mary Tyler Moore Show
| We all know that Mary Richards' best friend is Rhoda Morgenstern, and that Rhoda is a native New Yorker, but from what borough does she hail? | Mary Tyler Moore Show #1
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The Bronx. In the opening to the spinoff series 'Rhoda', Valerie Harper says, 'I was born in the Bronx, New York, in December 1941.'
Walter Cronkite. Walter Cronkite actually visited the newsroom and met Ted. Ted asked him what words he had trouble pronouncing!
| Lou Grant is famous for telling Mary, 'I HATE spunk!' but what else about Mary did he say he did not like? | Mary Tyler Moore Show #1
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Her parties. Throughout the series, Mary gained a reputation for throwing the worst parties in history!
| Phyllis, Mary's downstairs neighbor, was married to a man we never saw, Lars Lindstrom. What was his occupation? | Mary Tyler Moore Show #1
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Dermatologist. Although Lars was never seen by the audience, he DID have an affair with Sue Ann Nivens, WJM's "Happy Homemaker".
Ms. Hemple's. The department store where Rhoda worked held the contest and called it 'Ms. Hemple's' so as not to offend feminists.
| In the last season of the show, Ted Baxter and his longtime love interest Georgette have a child, a girl. Where is she born? | Mary Tyler Moore Show #1
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Mary's apartment. Georgette went into labor during one of Mary's legendary dinner parties.
With little hearts. When Sue Ann leaves a note in Lou's pants after they spend the night together, Mary finds the note and comments that 'Whoever wrote this note dots their 'I's with little hearts just like Sue Ann does!'
| Near the end of the series, Mary goes out on a date with a man and ends up throwing him out of her apartment. Why? | Mary Tyler Moore Show #1
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He takes his shirt off. He takes his shirt off not once but twice on their very first date, prompting Mary to angrily show him the door.
She hit him with her car. Ever resourceful, Rhoda invites him to a party at Mary's. Unfortunately for her, Armand shows up at Mary's and brings his wife!
| Phyllis' brother Ben only appears in one episode. What is revealed about him at the end of that episode? | Mary Tyler Moore Show #1
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He's gay. Phyllis initally believes her younger brother has taken an interest in Rhoda, and is horrified by the prospect of Rhoda marrying into her family. Much to Phyllis' relief, Rhoda lets her know that her brother is gay, and there's nothing going on between them.
never married. She moved to Minneapolis after a long term relationship ended.
yellow. Mary said she hated yellow, until Rhoda told her she had put a down payment on it for her. Then, she loved yellow!
Walter and Dottie. Walter was played by Bill Quinn and Dottie was played by Nanette Fabray. They were on a few times and just disappeared.
2000. 20 years of dating, 2 dates a week, 2000 dates.
Lou and Murray. Both men had 3 daughters. Later in the series, Murray and Marie adopted a little boy.
a plaid dress. Mary tried to find her a nice dress, but Georgette decided to wear what she already had on. She smiled and said plaid was Ted's favorite color!
Joe. Joe was played by Ted Bessell, better known as Donald on 'That Girl'.
she wouldn't reveal a source. She shared her jail cell with two prostitutes.
Ted. I love the scene where they're in the group hug.
Two. They wanted a boy and a girl - But ended up with three daughters. Murray wanted a son, which led to their adopting a boy from Vietnam.
Henry Winkler. Henry Winkler played a man Rhoda worked with whom she invited to Mary's. I've always wondered what Rhoda would have said if she'd known she was dating the Fonz! LOL!
| Late in the series, Murray realized he was in love with Mary. What gift did he present her with? | Mary Tyler Moore Show #2
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A goldfish . Why couldn't he just give her flowers like a normal guy?
| Of brothers Paul and Howard Arnell, two of Mary's many suitors, which was the 'favorite' of their parents? | Mary Tyler Moore Show #2
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Howard. For some unknown reason, novelty salesman Howard, the younger son, was the parents' favorite.
She couldn't find an apartment. Rhoda claims that's why she left home, but it's probably more likely it was to get away from her mother!
Ted. Needless to say, Ted bombs completely!
| Who was once so depressed the entire newsroom staff had to visit him or her at his or her bedside? | Mary Tyler Moore Show #2
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Sue Ann . For the first time, Sue Ann Nivens' bedroom was displayed to the viewers, complete with a vibrating bed, a mirror, and piped in classical music!
| What calamity DOESN’T befall our Mary in the episode where everything goes wrong for her, culminating in Ted being her blind date for the Teddy Awards? | Mary Had a Little Show
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she's mistaken for a man. It all begins with her getting a hair bump that won’t go down. "This sort of thing doesn't usually happen to me!" exclaims our girl. I think this is my favourite episode.
| What actor, with his own future as a 70’s sitcoms trivia answer, played the nebbishy accountant who falls for Mary in the episode titled "1040 or Fight"? | Mary Had a Little Show
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Paul Sand (of "Friends and Lovers"). The adorable Paul’s show about a cello player was criminally yanked before it found its audience. Some might know him from later work as Dr. Ridley from "St. Elsewhere".
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