"Eight Characters in Search of a Sitcom" - The Mary Tyler Moore Show | A documentary
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Жыл бұрынThis video is the 2002 documentary "Eight Characters in Search of a Sitcom" - The Mary Tyler Moore Show. It was one of the special features when the DVDs of Season 2 came out.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show is my favorite situation comedy of all-time, created by James L. Brooks and Allan Burns and starring Mary Tyler Moore. It originally aired on CBS from 1970 to 1977. Moore, who several years earlier had achieved fame as Laura Petrie on the Dick Van Dyke Show, starred as Mary Richards, an unmarried, independent woman focused on her career as associate producer of the fictional WJM news program in Minneapolis.
Ed Asner co-starred as Mary's boss Lou Grant, alongside Gavin MacLeod (Murray Slaughter), Ted Knight (Ted Baxter), Georgia Engel (Georgette Franklin), and Betty White (Sue Ann Nivens), with Valerie Harper as Rhoda Morgenstern and Cloris Leachman as Phyllis Lindstrom, friends and neighbors of Mary. What a cast! It's hard to believe that they've all passed on, but what memories they left us every Saturday night on CBS.
The show is remembered for its complex, realistic characters and storylines, unlike what was usually seen on TV at that time. In addition to the goings-on in Mary's home life, this budding journalist loved the scenes in the newsroom, which were hilarious, and as I later found out, very realistic. The show enjoyed high ratings and critical acclaim in its original run, earning 29 Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Comedy Series from 1975-1977.
In the "The Making of Season One" documentary about TMTMS (also available in this playlist) they concentrated on the show's beginning. This one is of more overall scope; they focus on each of the characters and what made them so great, then add some more interview footage.
This doc was written and directed by Matthew Asner and Danny Gold. Ed Asner was executive producer, Matthew Asner and Gold were producers, and Jonathan Oakes was co-producer.
Copyright Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Endless Classic Television, or any other party. I don't claim the rights to, and don't profit from, this video. I just posted it for historical and educational purposes, and for those who will enjoy it as much as I did.
@tkreitler Жыл бұрын
This is one of the funniest sitcoms of all time. The writing was terrific and the actors portrayed their characters in such a believable way. It is sad to think that none of them are still with us.
@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын
Agreed. But at least their brilliance is saved for us to enjoy!
@melodiefrances3898 Жыл бұрын
One of those times when everything in a show came together perfectly. ❤❤❤
@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын
❤❤❤!
@TopKirby8305 11 ай бұрын
It's so hard to believe that the entire cast is all deceased now. ;-; They were all phenomenal actors that will never ever be forgotten!
@petegoodwinboston4825 11 ай бұрын
Amen to that!
@Lava1964 7 ай бұрын
Well, it has been 46 years since the last episode aired. Time spares no one.
@adamodeo9320 Жыл бұрын
I met Valerie Harper - she was kind and sweet - very joyful -
@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын
She was a sweetheart!
@joshuameeks2.05 6 ай бұрын
I was born in the late 90s but i love watching older shows like the Mary Tyler Moore show and and All the other one from this era
@petegoodwinboston4825 6 ай бұрын
You have great taste, Joshua!
@kendallrivers1119 Жыл бұрын
Without The Mary Tyler Moore Show the workplace sitcom would probably never have become what it became. There'd be no Barney Miller, WKRP, Spin City, Newsradio, Murphy Brown, The Office, Superstore, Parks & Recreation etc. This show definitely has a huge legacy.
@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын
Excellent observation!
@kendallrivers1119 Жыл бұрын
@@petegoodwinboston4825 Thanks! Thanks for this vid, man.
@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын
@@kendallrivers1119 Glad you liked it!
@rah62 Жыл бұрын
Well, without the Dick Van Dyke Show there'd be no Mary Tyler Moore Show!
@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын
@@rah62 True that!
@stephenr3910 Жыл бұрын
Valerie Harper was in a play near me and spent an afternoon visiting kids at a summer camp for kids from low-income families. There was no publicity in it for her. Someone at the camp called into a local radio station a short while after and told about it.
@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын
Valerie struck me as an extraordinarily nice human being, in addition to being so talented!
@johndalton3180 Жыл бұрын
Yup. I met her once. Great lady.
@meman6964 Жыл бұрын
Was this in Columbus Ohio? I saw here there too. In the beautiful old RKO Palace theater.🎉
@kathleendobens6648 Жыл бұрын
@johndalton3180 wow that's so awesome.
@January. 9 ай бұрын
*and spoke/talked about it.
@user-tj4ks3uh6f 6 ай бұрын
They all were fantastic.
@DanaTheInsane 9 ай бұрын
I"m from Minneapolis, we all grew up watching this, though, it never had anything to do with ACTUAL Minneapolis. They used a place name ONCE that I can remember and they pronounced it wrong. They said Edina but pronounced it EDEENA. But all the opening shots are my childhood.
@petegoodwinboston4825 9 ай бұрын
LOL! That's hilarious! I did the whole Mary tour a few years ago and loved it!
@DanaTheInsane 9 ай бұрын
After Rocky Horror in the early 80s we would go to the house, twisted on various substances at 3 in the morning and sing the theme song under the windows, they must have hated us. I still do the theme song in Karaoke, and toss my hat in the air at the end. I assume you got to see the statue of her on Nicolette mall? @@petegoodwinboston4825
@adamfox9245 Жыл бұрын
Valerie Harper was GORGEOUS!
@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын
Can confirm!
@shelleynobleart Жыл бұрын
My first time realizing the entire main cast has now passed.
@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын
It was a gut punch, for sure. I do take some comfort in that all their great work is still available for us to enjoy.
@jimmyguitar2933 7 ай бұрын
But Dick Van Dyke is still kicking it. Amazing!
@josephbistricer6229 5 ай бұрын
Bird or nest issue at Mary Tyler Moore
@scotto9591 Жыл бұрын
The acting coach for this program is awesome. I never realized how important it was to have someone like that, on a show like this. 🤯
@SuntoSet77 Жыл бұрын
Enjoyed this so so much. Mary was a great example for us young gals even though I'm definitely a Rhoda Morganstern, all the way. Lol. Watching the shows and when I see Mary n Dick doing their show,,, it's a warm blanket and I'm hiding safe from the cold harsh world. These are great interviews I've never seen. Thx for posting
@pacificostudios Жыл бұрын
LOU: "You've got spunk! -- I hate spunk!"
@JuneJarka 11 ай бұрын
I LOVED the interplay between Ted Baxter, Murray Slaughter, and Lou Grant. They were all fantastic. They really made me laugh. Also Rhoda Morgenstern and Sue Ann Nivens. They were brilliant and my favourite females. Their lines were wonderful.
@petegoodwinboston4825 11 ай бұрын
Tremendous cast!
@JuneJarka 11 ай бұрын
@@petegoodwinboston4825 Agreed. The casting was perfect.
@January. 9 ай бұрын
*females
@dfreeman120 18 күн бұрын
Brilliantly written and cast ! Mary Tyler Moore is my favourite actress without question ❤
@hallsjuju2400 Жыл бұрын
They were all so good in their characters that is why we miss them.
@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын
Yes!
@shelteredsparrow2736 Жыл бұрын
About Cloris Leachman wearing her own clothes. I absolutely loved her clothes!
@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын
I got a kick out of that myself!
@jimmyguitar2933 7 ай бұрын
Love ya Mary! You were one of the best things in my childhood! RIP.
@2tuffHD Жыл бұрын
Great job on putting this together Pete. I loved every minute...
@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын
My only contribution was posting it. I think there are credits re: who wrote, edited, etc.
@gailkellum832 Жыл бұрын
Great show with great actors, crew, writers, etc. I loved that show and each character...
@johnwatts8346 7 күн бұрын
the cast is so perfect and all so very likeable, its magic.
@5cloudwalker Жыл бұрын
Sad to think all the cast member are now passed☹️
@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын
Yes, that's on the minds of everyone. However, I do like to note that their brilliant work will live forever!
@jchow5966 Жыл бұрын
Best TV show ever. I still watch it & love it.
@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын
Same here!
@dianecaldwell5237 10 ай бұрын
Great documentary! Thanks for sharing it.
@petegoodwinboston4825 10 ай бұрын
YW, Diane!
@Rick-hx9fo Жыл бұрын
Perfection. Absolute perfection.❤
@shelteredsparrow2736 Жыл бұрын
I write humor. This show showed that you could be really funny without being dirty.
@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын
Exactly!
@mikeymutual5489 Жыл бұрын
You must be hilarious. SMH
@lauraberendson4032 Жыл бұрын
It is sad that they all are dead and gone. Betty white was the last one.
@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын
It is hard to wrap one's brain around. Such a big part of our lives!
@uofa82 6 ай бұрын
Murrey was an “Everyman” in an eternal search for uniqueness not realizing he was born with it.
@petegoodwinboston4825 6 ай бұрын
Well-said!
@josephjoel9199 15 күн бұрын
It is not easy to make the world a better place, but Valerie did. She, and Rhoda, is my favorite, and the spin-off is my favorite as well.
@petegoodwinboston4825 15 күн бұрын
She was a sweetheart!
@DerekWill-qp5ge Жыл бұрын
Mary Tyler moore was so elegant and lovely! A lady! They don't make em like her Anymore! 🎉🎉❤
@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын
Well-said!
@stevenvox6549 Жыл бұрын
One reason the show was different and so good was that Mary (the star of the show) did not have many punch lines. Her reactions to everybody else were funny.
@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын
@@stevenvox6549 Bingo!
@adamfox9245 Жыл бұрын
Nice interviews! GREAT SHOW!
@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed!
@wookinooki9023 Жыл бұрын
I always had the impression that Ted Knight was imitating Jack Cassidy.
@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын
Interesting! And not out of the question!
@wookinooki9023 Жыл бұрын
@@petegoodwinboston4825 but I also think that Jack Cassidy was typecast as the cocky narcissistic guy (ex. Bewitched), and maybe had trouble turning it off.
@charlie-obrien Жыл бұрын
Jack Cassidy played Ted's more successful brother on one episode and it was hilarious. The difference in their demeanor's though, was that Ted was like a harmless teddy bear and Jack was a "Casanova".
@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын
@@charlie-obrien Those were great scenes!
@January. 9 ай бұрын
@@charlie-obrien*demeanor
@baddestjoanna-michellesmit5578 Жыл бұрын
Mtm ,is a brand but she was an actress ! dope ! She was an icon .
@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын
Adored by so many!
@patrickcooper7869 11 ай бұрын
Used to be a big fan of Ed Asner in the spinoff series ‘Lou Grant’ 😀
@petegoodwinboston4825 11 ай бұрын
Yes! Between TMTMS and Lou Grant, I wanted to be a journalist, which I ended up making my career! And if I get some free time I plan on re-watching Lou Grant!
@MrJoeybabe25 Жыл бұрын
This is magnificent! Thank you very much!
@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын
Careful, Joe, or you'll have me blushing!
@MrJoeybabe25 Жыл бұрын
@@petegoodwinboston4825 😊😊
@jilltagmorris Жыл бұрын
This was WONDERFUL ❤❤❤
@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed! Such a great show!
@rolanchristofferson9363 Жыл бұрын
Too bad you didn't end with the MTM kitten meow.
@jimmyguitar2933 7 ай бұрын
Those 70's fashions! Of course, Mary looked great in anything. She'd look hot in old sweatpants.
@spockboy Жыл бұрын
Good work!
@davidkemp3154 Жыл бұрын
Ted Knight & Bob Newhart were the funniest!
@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын
Yes! They (and a lot of others) made Saturday nights the best!
@uofa82 6 ай бұрын
Mary Tyler Moore always had comedy in her, but I think it was Dick Van Dyke who helped her learn how to get it out. Who better to learn from.
@petegoodwinboston4825 6 ай бұрын
True. What a gentleman and a talent DVD is!
@uofa82 6 ай бұрын
I remember on one the Dick Van Dick memory shows Dick said that early in the show a scene was going to call for MTM to be funny and they weren’t sure she could pull it off. But she did, with flying colors. And a whole new angle for the show was born.
@petegoodwinboston4825 6 ай бұрын
@@uofa82 And aren't we lucky it was!
@Daniel-sh3os Жыл бұрын
I don't think that I have seen so many great characters on a comedy show, maybe Mash.
@user-jd2pl8tu4v 9 ай бұрын
It can ALMOST, be considered as good as "The Odd Couple and " The Honeymooners," I always saw much of John Beluschi in Lou Grant.
@petegoodwinboston4825 9 ай бұрын
All great shows. And I can see the Belushi comparison!
@Daniel-sh3os Жыл бұрын
I don't think that I have ever seen reruns of the Lou Grant show on my Cable system or fios. Is there some reason why that show about a newspaper editor isn't on television, anymore.
@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын
I think you can find them on KZfaq!
@MrKansaitim Жыл бұрын
The opposite of Friends -- genius.
@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын
I didn't mind Friends, but most everything paled in comparison to TMTMS!
@MrKansaitim Жыл бұрын
@@petegoodwinboston4825 Watch some Friends episodes minus the canned laugh track; it's horribly shallow.
@adamfox9245 Жыл бұрын
Too many early clips before the characters found their groove. Why??
@josephbistricer6229 5 ай бұрын
Mary Tyler Moore and building nest bird issue
@stephenriggs8177 Жыл бұрын
I think older Chloris looks prettier than MTM Chloris. 🤔
@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын
Mary, Valerie, and Cloris were all gorgy, as the kids say today.
@henrimatisse7481 Жыл бұрын
ok now we know the value of good writers. not just this show but my favorite, Murphy Brown. Why screw them over and go to the movies paying the CEO's who would impoverish every professional who makes the entertainment? Don't go for 6 months
@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын
You're preaching to the choir, henri, I'm a union guy. The writing is just as important as the acting!
@rogerjenkinson7979 Жыл бұрын
@@petegoodwinboston4825The Writing is more important than the acting. If you don't have a good story even a great cast will look bad. I watch lots of old films. They are great even with unknown actors because the credits say - From the book, play, story by... ie. An already successful beginning. Having said that, to translate well to film, you need a good talented team in all the cinematic skills to bring it all together & make it gel.
@January. 9 ай бұрын
*CEOs
@lane99 Жыл бұрын
22:27: what in the world does "pedoriousness"(sp?) mean?
@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын
Penurious Miserly, parsimonious, and stingy. Being unwilling or showing unwillingness to share with others.
@lane99 Жыл бұрын
@@petegoodwinboston4825 That would work. Thank ya.
@loranv3435 Жыл бұрын
No but better
@lauraberendson4032 Жыл бұрын
It was a good show when the writing was good and the acting was good. But there was a lot that I hated about each individual character..
@scotto9591 Жыл бұрын
This was a wonderful program. It helped people to think in different ways, without rubbing their nose in it. Georgette was barely a character in the show. I'm not sure why she has a place in this retrospective😊
@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын
Georgette/Georgia Engle was pretty much a regular the last few seasons, and brought out the softer side of the bombastic Ted. Plus the wedding episode was hilarious. I didn't mind at all.
@January. 9 ай бұрын
*on the show
@jimmyguitar2933 7 ай бұрын
She was big in the later seasons, as was Betty White.
@pattip2788 Жыл бұрын
“Rhonda” was jealous of Mary, always complementing her on her looks, personality, her ability of attracting men, etc. etc. “Rhoda” the insecure one. However, I saw Rhoda as much prettier, with a better body, and a way better personality, than Mary Richards. It was a fantastic show! From the days of good comedy!
@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын
I thought they were both great and played off each other so well!
@deborahklinlger8565 Жыл бұрын
I wasn't a fan of Mary------> liked the supporting cast. 🙏 RIP to all . It's 2023 & I have a greater appreciation for this TV show. I liked The DIck van Dike Show & Rhoda & Phyllis Show & I never have seen the Lou Grant Show. The Love Boat was great & any shows/ films that Betty White did were great too. GERGIA in Everybody Loves Ray ❤️ was wonderfully funny 😁!!!! Ir was a very lovable cast!!!! GREAT WRITING/ DIRECTING TOO!!!!! All the women cast had great clothing styles!!!!! I liked most of the 70's-80's.
@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын
Interesting! I often hear it said that Mary's lack of ego let those other stars shine.
@January. 9 ай бұрын
*Georgia *70s-80s
@gardenlover9663 Жыл бұрын
I found it hard, watching Cloris Leachman in this role. I didn't like the character at all. I loved her in Young Frankenstein and in History of the World Part I.
@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын
Interesting!
@msr1116 10 ай бұрын
Mary and Phyllis were in college at the same time but Mary dropped out after two years and it appears that Phyllis got a degree. Phyllis was once described as very intelligent by Mary and she was always reading, interested in cultural pursuits and who permitted Bess to only watch educational TV. I think she fancied herself as an intellectual with discriminating taste and certainly came across as haughty at times.
@petegoodwinboston4825 10 ай бұрын
@@msr1116 And apparently some of her clothes actually belonged to Cloris!
@gardenlover9663 10 ай бұрын
@@msr1116 Thanks! Haughty is a great word for her.
@January. 9 ай бұрын
I absolutely loved Phyllis, Cloris' character, Cloris' comic genius portrayal, and wish she was still on the show.
@lauraberendson4032 Жыл бұрын
I always hated the way the merry character was too nice to people and too accommodating and too weak and too accepting. She was a doormat.
@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын
We'll have to agree to disagree here. MR *was* nice, but also smart enough to know when to go along and when to take a stand. She was generally succeeding at work (which many women of that era weren't allowed to) and in her personal life. I actually thought hers was a *strong* character!
@January. 9 ай бұрын
*Mary
@josephbistricer6229 5 ай бұрын
Mary Tyler Moore son dies
@loneprimate Жыл бұрын
LOL Murray Slaughter was the gayest straight man I ever saw. :D
@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын
😉
@meman6964 Жыл бұрын
Later he was Captain Steubing on Love Boat❤
@loneprimate Жыл бұрын
@@meman6964 Wait, Captain's tubing? My goodness! :D
@quad5186 Жыл бұрын
Watch the MAD tv take on the show.
@petegoodwinboston4825 Жыл бұрын
@@quad5186 I've seen it! Quite funny!
@blahdeblaaah9445 2 ай бұрын
Gavin McLeod was not funny and miscast. He could memorize lines and probably was wonderful to work with… but was unfunny.
@petegoodwinboston4825 2 ай бұрын
Respectfully disagree.
@blahdeblaaah9445 2 ай бұрын
@@petegoodwinboston4825 I understand. Thank you for being respectful.
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