The Mary Tyler Moore Show

The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970 – 1977)

1970 • 7 seasons • Comedy • TV-PG
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Episode 5 — Hi There, Sports Fans

Released: 1973-10-13 • Comedy
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In this episode Dick Gautier guest stars briefly as Ed Cavenaugh, a sleazy sportscaster. Have a look at his website at Dick Gautier.com. Gordon Jump, later of MTM Enterprises' ""WKRP"" is seen for a few minutes playing one of the sportscaster applicants.

When Ted asks Mary to order tweezers and other assorted supplies for his personal use, she gets more than a little flustered and asks Lou to give her something challenging to do. At the drop of a hat, he assigns her the task of hiring a new sportscaster...and firing the old one. In order to let Ed Cavenaugh down easy, she invites him to lunch and he tries to mesmerize her with his suavity with the opposite sex. Then Mary learns a lesson: don't fire the current sportscaster until you've hired another one. After days of screening applicants, listening to demo tapes and perusing their eight-by-ten glossies, she decides on Andy Rivers.

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Creator James L. Brooks
Episode air date13.10.1973
Episode runtime25 min
Episode rating0.00
GenresComedy
TMDB series rating7.6
IMDb series rating8.3
Series statusEnded
Age rating6+
CountryUS

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