Season 3

1972 · 24 episodes · 10h 0m in all

1. The Good-Time News
16 Sept 1972 · 25 min
Mary is given the task of making The Six O'clock News more upbeat, and her plans are on target to succeed until they're frustrated by Ted.
2. What is Mary Richards Really Like?
23 Sept 1972 · 25 min
Mary is interviewed by a newspaper columnist and ends up telling a little too much.
3. Who's in Charge Here?
30 Sept 1972 · 25 min
Lou is promoted to the position of program director but has to decide to whom his old job should go. Meanwhile, The Six O'clock News begins falling apart without him.
4. Enter Rhoda's Parents
7 Oct 1972 · 25 min
Ida Morgenstern, Rhoda's mother, mistakenly believes that her husband is seeing other women, so Rhoda and Mary try to clear things up between them.
5. It's Whether You Win or Lose
14 Oct 1972 · 25 min
When Lou's trip to Las Vegas is cancelled, Mary organizes a poker game at the office where Murray loses a substantial amount to Ted.
6. Rhoda the Beautiful
21 Oct 1972 · 25 min
After losing 20 pounds, Rhoda enters a beauty contest at work, but continues to put herself down.
7. Just Around the Corner
28 Oct 1972 · 25 min
Mary is worried that her parents, who have moved to the Twin Cities to be close to her, may pry into her life too much.
8. But Seriously, Folks
4 Nov 1972 · 25 min
Mary begins dating the writer of the Chuckles the Clown show, whose real ambition is to become a stand-up comedian.
9. Farmer Ted and the News
11 Nov 1972 · 25 min
Ted refuses to sign his contract renewal until Lou agrees to let him pursue other ventures, a decision he soon regrets when Ted begins appearing in commercials.
10. Have I Found a Guy for You
18 Nov 1972 · 25 min
Two of Mary's friends separate and Mary accepts a date from the husband.
11. You've Got a Friend
25 Nov 1972 · 25 min
Mary becomes concerned when her father, newly retired, appears to have no friends or hobbies in Minneapolis, and tries to take on the role herself.
12. It Was Fascination, I Know
2 Dec 1972 · 25 min
Bess's 15-year-old boyfriend falls in love with Mary and begins to surprise her with visits to her apartment and her work.
13. Operation: Lou
9 Dec 1972 · 25 min
Lou goes to hospital to have a piece of World War II shrapnel removed and, surprisingly, he and Ted become best friends.
14. Rhoda Morgenstern: Minneapolis to New York
16 Dec 1972 · 25 min
Rhoda decides to move back to New York but Mary is taking the whole thing with a grain of salt.
15. The Courtship of Mary's Father's Daughter
23 Dec 1972 · 25 min
Mary runs into her former boyfriend Dan Whitfield in an elevator by chance. Subsequently, Dan realizes he still has feelings for Mary, breaks off his engagement, and begins dating her again.
16. Lou's Place
6 Jan 1973 · 25 min
Lou spots an opportunity to buy a bar after realizing a lifelong dream. However, he is short of several thousand dollars and Ted is the only one who can come to his aid.
17. My Brother's Keeper
13 Jan 1973 · 25 min
Phyllis wants to set up her visiting brother with Mary, but instead he hits it off with Rhoda and begins spending time with her to Phyllis's disapproval.
18. The Georgette Story
20 Jan 1973 · 25 min
Mary and Rhoda try to encourage Georgette to take a stand for herself after seeing how Ted takes advantage of her.
19. Romeo and Mary
27 Jan 1973 · 25 min
Rhoda introduces Mary to a very irritating Warren Sturges, who tries everything including a giant billboard across the road from the WJM-TV offices to get her to accept his marriage proposal.
20. What Do You Do When the Boss Says, I Love You?
3 Feb 1973 · 25 min
The new station manager, an attractive woman, falls for Lou.
21. Murray Faces Life
10 Feb 1973 · 25 min
Murray becomes depressed when he realizes that the years are passing him by, after he learns that a contemporary has won a Pulitzer Prize.
22. Remembrance of Things Past
17 Feb 1973 · 25 min
A former boyfriend visiting Minneapolis calls Mary who, deep down, wants to see him again but she has been hurt by him too many times before.
23. Put On a Happy Face
24 Feb 1973 · 25 min
Everything goes right for Rhoda and everything goes wrong for Mary on a disastrous day when she is due to go to the Teddies.
24. Mary Richards and the Incredible Plant Lady
3 Mar 1973 · 25 min
Mary lends Rhoda almost $1,200 to start a new venture and worries she may never see her money again, after Rhoda postpones repayment, hires Georgette full-time and begins expanding her business.