Mary Tyler Moore

Trivia: Mary Tyler Moore was very concerned about the fashion appearing on the show, if the hemline changed in Paris then a scene would be shot over again with the hemline of the dress/skirt changed accordingly.

Trivia: In the opening credits, the two joggers who pass Mary in the park are producers James L. Brooks and Allan Burns.

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Trivia: When the show spun off the series Lou Grant, Ed Asner became the first (and remains the only) actor to win an Emmy Award for playing the same character on both a 30 minute sitcom and a 60 minute drama.

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A Friend in Deed - S1-E22

Trivia: Pat Finley aka Patte Finley appears in the role of Twinks. She also appears in 1-4 in the role of Sparkie. It is strange to have the same actress playing two different roles in the same season.

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Continuity mistake: In an episode fairly late in the life of the show, Lou Grant says that when Mary came to interview for a job at the station, she bumped into the desk in his office and said, "Excuse me" to the inanimate object. However, we saw that interview in the very first episode, and no such thing happened.

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More mistakes in Mary Tyler Moore

Lou Grant: Put it on an idiot card for Ted.
Ted Baxter: Cue cards, Lou. I don't know why everyone insists on calling cue cards idiot cards.
Murray Slaughter: We just have trouble thinking of you as a cue.

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