Season 5

1974 · 24 episodes

Episodes

1Will Mary Richards Go to Jail?Mary refuses to reveal a news source for a story she produced and has to spend a night in jail.
2Not Just Another Pretty FaceMary dates a man with whom she has nothing in common and becomes concerned that their relationship is superficial.
3You Sometimes Hurt the One You HateLou finally loses his temper with Ted when he endorses a political candidate on The Six O'clock News and throws him through the office doors. Lou feels guilty, and Ted takes advantage of him.
4Lou and That WomanLou begins seeing a cocktail lounge singer but becomes uncomfortable about her past.
5The OutsiderWJM-TV hires a young business consultant, who demands certain changes for The Six O'clock News, offending every member of the news team.
6I Love a PianoMurray meets an attractive woman at one of Mary's parties and considers having an affair. On the pretext of buying her old piano, he goes to see her.
7A New Sue AnnA young fan, Gloria, persuades Sue Ann to hire her for The Happy Homemaker. Sue Ann is less than pleased when Gloria plays up to the station manager and gets a larger role on the show at the expense of her own.
8Menage-a-PhyllisPhyllis dates a man on a platonic basis, but he is attracted more to Mary and begins seeing her.
9Not a Christmas StoryThe entire newsroom staff is arguing with each other, and when they are trapped at the office due to bad weather, Sue Ann decides to serve her Christmas dinner early.
10What Are Friends For?Mary and Sue Ann go to a convention in Chicago and Mary finds out that Sue Ann leads a lonely life.
11A Boy's Best FriendTed is shocked when he finds out his mother does not intend to marry her boyfriend, but will live with him.
12A Son for MurrayMurray, who has three daughters, wants a son, but his wife Marie doesn't want to have another child. The couple decide to adopt instead.
13NeighborsLou wants a smaller place and moves in to Rhoda's old apartment but can't help interfering in Mary's private life.
14A Girl Like MaryLou wants to hire a female newscaster 'like Mary', so Mary decides to audition for the job herself.
15An Affair to ForgetNow that Mary is producer, Ted thinks that he can make his move on her. He convinces the rest of the newsroom that they are having an affair.
16Mary Richards: ProducerMary doesn't feel she deserves the title of producer and asks Lou that she be given the chance to produce The Six O'clock News alone.
17The SystemWhen Ted's formula for betting on football games works, Lou goes into partnership with him. He winds up betting all of the season's winnings on the Super Bowl without telling Ted.
18Phyllis Whips InflationPhyllis and Lars have a dispute and she finds her credit cards cut off. She looks for a job but finds that she has no relevant skills.
19The Shame of the CitiesLou wants to research his own news story now that Mary's producer and decides to launch a major investigation on a city councilor only to discover that he is completely honest.
20Marriage Minneapolis StyleTed pops the question to Georgette at Murray's 20th wedding anniversary party and then gets cold feet.
21You Try To Be a Nice GuyMary agrees to help a troubled crime prone girl go straight and find a job.
22You Can't Lose 'em AllLou wins the Albert Mason Award, which he had once said was for broadcasting veterans who couldn't chew their own food.
23Ted Baxter's Famous Broadcasters' SchoolA con-man tricks Ted into setting up a broadcasters' academy. When he finds out he's been had, he asks Lou, Mary and Murray to be the faculty and give the semester's opening lectures.
24Anyone Who Hates Kids and DogsMary likes her new boyfriend but finds his son absolutely intolerable.