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Summary: Episode list for my favorite TV show--MTM
Review: I have included a complete episode list for season one of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show." This DVD also includes some great bonus features, most notably the 88-minute feature on the making of season one. Very good. The quality of the DVDs is great as well. We can only hope and pray for seasons 2-7 to be released on DVD. With all of these other shows being released (even "Green Acres" and "Dukes of Hazzard," which aren't even good shows-they can't compare with MTM!), I hope that Fox will soon produce more seasons of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show."1. Love is All Around-After breaking up with her boyfriend, Mary moves to Minneapolis and gets a job as associate producer at WJM.
2. Today I am a Ma'am-When a mailboy at WJM calls Mary "ma'am," she realizes she's not so young anymore. Rhoda decides to take action on the situation, resulting in a hilariously awkward evening of "dinner" guests.
3. Bess, You is My Daughter Now-Phyllis asks Mary to watch her bratty daughter Bess for a few days. Bess undergoes a transformation under Mary's care...then she doesn't want to go home.
4. Divorce Isn't Everything-Mary and Rhoda join the Better Luck Next Time Club, a group for divorced people, so that they can get discounted charter flights to Europe. Of course, they're not divorced, so they constantly try to cover up the fact, and Mary feels guilty.
5. Keep Your Guard Up-An ex-quarterback friend of Lou's comes to WJM and wants a job as a sportscaster. Mary volunteers to coach him.
6. Support Your Local Mother-Rhoda's mother, Ida Morgenstern, comes to visit her, but Rhoda refuses to see her. Ida winds up staying with Mary instead.
7. Toulouse Lautrec is One of My Favorite Artists-Mary interviews a renowned author, and he subsequently asks her for a date. She accepts...but when he stands up, she discovers that he is six inches shorter than she is.
8. The Snow Must Go On-During a blizzard, WJM has a partial power loss and is unable to broadcast election results.
9. Bob and Rhoda and Teddy and Mary-Rhoda's new boyfriend is actually more interested in Mary, causing tension in their friendship.
10. Assistant Wanted, Female-Mary hires Phyllis to be her assistant in the newsroom, but Phyllis refuses to do any tasks that Mary gives her. Instead, Phyllis devotes herself to Ted.
11. 1040 or Fight-Mary is audited by a shy, stuttering accountant who develops a crush on her.
12. Anchorman Overboard-Ted agrees to speak at Phyllis' women's club, but he gets stage fright. 13. He's All Yours-Lou's college-age nephew, a cameraman at WJM, develops a crush on Mary.
14. Christmas and the Hard Luck Kid-Mary has to work on Christmas all alone.
15. Howard's Girl-Mary dates Howard Arnell's twin brother, Paul, who is much more suave and sophisticated. When Paul takes Mary home to meet his parents, the parents only talk about Howard, obviously the family favorite.
16. Party is Such Sweet Sorrow-Mary accepts an offer at another TV station for a higher salary. WJM throws her a going-away party, and Mary gets tipsy.
17. Just a Lunch-Mary has lunch with John Corcoran, a charming news correspondent, who is "separated" from his wife.
18. Second Story Story-Mary's apartment is burglarized three times in rapid succession.
19. We Closed in Minneapolis-Murray writes a play that is finally accepted for production with only one condition: Ted must be the star.
20. Hi!-Mary has a tonsillectomy, but she has a grouchy roommate who thinks Mary is a go-go dancer.
21. The Boss Isn't Coming to Dinner-Lou keeps dodging Mary's invitations to dinner. Mary finally finds out that Lou and Edie are separated.
22. A Friend in Deed-Mary's old friend from summer camp, Twinks, gets a job as a receptionist at WJM. High-spirited Twinks forces her way back into Mary's life, much to Rhoda's dismay.
23. Smokey the Bear Wants You-Rhoda begins dating an attractive, wealthy man, but she and Mary can't figure out what he does for a living.
24. The 45-Year-Old Man-When Lou gets fired, Mary visits the owner of WJM, Wild Jack Monroe, asking him to give Lou his job back. Note: I couldn't figure out the cover of this boxed set. That photo of Mary has absolutely nothing to do with the show. It's not even an attractive photo. I don't know what the marketing folks were thinking when they did that.
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Summary: Best Production I have seen yet!
Review: This DVD set is probably one of the best TV show on DVD production I have seen yet. I can't believe it did not sell well. I have been waiting for season 2 for almost 2 years. This is the kind of tribute great shows deserve. Therefore, I would be satisfied with less extras and foreign language options for season 2.
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Summary: What A Show!
Review: I bought the first season of MTM the same week it was released. Far and away one of the greatest television shows of all time! I really don't think that even needs to be said, that's something we all know, and I think that's why we will probably see Fox change their decision on releasing the remaining seasons, if it is, in fact, in Fox's hands. It's hard to tell what could delay the release of a show of this stature and quality. Certainly they would have to know that there is a demand for it. I think if we're patient, eventually we will get the remaining episodes from this series.
This sort of makes me think of the Badfinger skirmish back in the 70's and 80's. Their music was suddenly pulled from release for legal reasons while the demand was still high. The price for a Badfinger album went through the roof because there was no new product available. After probably close to 20 years everything was settled and their material was released on CD. I'm not implying that this might be the case here, but the demand was eventually satisfied. I think we'll eventually see that in this instance too, but it may be a while. Let's hope it's soon!
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Summary: We want the remaining seasons - Now!
Review: Not releasing Season-2 (and the rest) is an act of almost criminal neglect on the part of whoever is responsible. BTW, if you don't own season-1 I highly recommend you check it out. Probably my favorite TV series of all time, and it only got better after the first season.
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Summary: wonderful, but when is the second season being released?
Review: i have been a fan of mary tyler moore for many years now, and was ectatic when i saw the complete first season on the shelf. it's absolutely wonderful, and i'm enjoying every minute of this four disk DVD set. i'm avidly awaiting the release of the second season, just as the rest of the reveiwers were. i am waiting patiently to add the second season to my collection, but it has not been released yet. why is that? every single reviewer is requesting it, including myself, so all i can say is FOX better come out with the second season soon. WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL, WONDERFUL DVD SET! THE SECOND SEASON NEEEDS TO BE RELEASED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE!!!!!!!
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Summary: the hat will never come down
Review: i heard not that many people bought season 1 so there will be no season 2 and so on.
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Summary: correct me if i'm wrong, but...
Review: sorry to load coal onto your lovely sponge cake, but hasn't it said "coming soon" ever since the release of season one? i'd love to be mistaken...
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Summary: Possible Season 2 rumor
Review: I went to the Fox site and it says that the Second Season is "Coming Soon." I hope so, because I've been watching the same 20-odd episodes for a year and half now. Keep them coming, I say. The only problem with this set was the edited version of the Christmas episode where Mary sings "White Christmas." Anyone know why they edited it out? Song rights, perhaps? Still, I will buy every season of this great show
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Summary: "Please, can i have some more?"
Review: Now I see that the TV movie "Mary and Rhoda" is out on DVD as from April 20th: this is a travesty, when there is still no second series of MTM available... Who really believes that people would prefer to buy the rehash over the real thing?
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Summary: This is just getting to be too much.
Review: I did indeed buy this Complete First Season and I love it; my teenaged nieces love it and my 50-something mom loves it. It is far and away the best TV ever, period.
I am terribly disappointed that we haven't seen season two, however, and I'm having trouble swallowing the low sales excuse. I notice Amazon only has four copies of this set left as of March 26, 2004, and its sales rank is perfectly respectable.
It has done far better than, say, the first season of Felicity, which has already seen a release of its second and third seasons, and blows Anna Nicole Smith's first season out of the water...yet Anna has a second season released on DVD.
Even comparing Fox products to Fox products (again on Amazon), the refusal to proceed with a second season doesn't make sense. Mary's numbers are better than King of the Hill's first season, but King of the Hill season two is now available.
I guess I'm so worked up about this because I consider this series a work of art, on the same level as my favorite books and records. If it were lost to me forever, I would be heartbroken.
Yet, it's not broadcast on cable in either Canada or the US, and I'm beginning to think I've seen those old treasures for the last time.
Please reconsider, Fox.
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