Name: Episode 5 — A Girl's Best Mother Is Not Her Friend
Released: 1971-10-16
Duration: 25 min
Cast: Mary Tyler Moore, Ed Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Ted Knight

The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970 – 1977)

1970 • 7 seasons • Comedy • TV-PG

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Episode 5 — A Girl's Best Mother Is Not Her Friend

Released: 1971-10-16 • Comedy

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When Ida, Rhoda's mother, visits, she sees how well Phyllis and Bess get on, and how closely Mary appears to her mother when they chat on the telephone, that she tries to be Rhoda's ""friend"".

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Creator	James L. Brooks
Episode air date	16.10.1971
Episode runtime	25 min
Episode rating	0.00
Genres	Comedy
TMDB series rating	7.6
IMDb series rating	8.3
Series status	Ended
Age rating	6+
Country	US

The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970 – 1977)

Episode 5 — A Girl's Best Mother Is Not Her Friend

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