"The Mary Tyler Moore Show" debuted on CBS fifty years ago today, and I don't know if I can say anything about the series that hasn't already been said. It was a groundbreaking sitcom that put a woman, Mary Richards, in the center of the storylines as the principal character. She took charge of her life and was able to juggle work as an associate producer, later a full producer of a local TV-news show, and as part of an ensemble cast that included male and female characters of various strengths and idiosyncrasies , Mary Tyler Moore was able to redefine the situation comedy as we know it. The acting, the writing, the production - I could go on.
In honor of this momentous anniversary, I present the very first episode of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" - "Love Is All Around," which aired on CBS on Saturday, September 19, 1970 at 9:30 PM Eastern. You're welcome :-)
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