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Mary

  • TV Series
  • 1985–19861985–1986
  • 30m
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7.1/10
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Mary Tyler Moore and James Farentino in Mary (1985)
  • Comedy
This time Moore portrays 40-something divorcee Mary Brenner who, after the fashion magazine she was writing for goes out of business, is reduced to writing a consumer-assistance column calle... Read allThis time Moore portrays 40-something divorcee Mary Brenner who, after the fashion magazine she was writing for goes out of business, is reduced to writing a consumer-assistance column called Helpline for The Chicago Eagle, a seedy tabloid.This time Moore portrays 40-something divorcee Mary Brenner who, after the fashion magazine she was writing for goes out of business, is reduced to writing a consumer-assistance column called Helpline for The Chicago Eagle, a seedy tabloid.
IMDb RATING
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  • Creators
    • David Isaacs
    • Ken Levine
  • Stars
    • Mary Tyler Moore
    • James Farentino
    • John Astin
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  • Creators
    • David Isaacs
    • Ken Levine
  • Stars
    • Mary Tyler Moore
    • James Farentino
    • John Astin
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    • 6User reviews
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    Mary (1985)
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    Mary Tyler Moore and James Farentino in Mary (1985)
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    Mary Tyler Moore
    Mary Tyler Moore
    • Mary Brenneras Mary Brenner
    13 episodes13 eps • 1985–1986
    James Farentino
    James Farentino
    • Frank DeMarcoas Frank DeMarco
    13 episodes13 eps • 1985–1986
    John Astin
    John Astin
    • Ed LaSalleas Ed LaSalle
    13 episodes13 eps • 1985–1986
    David Byrd
    David Byrd
    • Vincent Tullyas Vincent Tully
    13 episodes13 eps • 1985–1986
    Katey Sagal
    Katey Sagal
    • Jo Tuckeras Jo Tucker
    13 episodes13 eps • 1985–1986
    James Tolkan
    James Tolkan
    • Lester Mintzas Lester Mintz
    13 episodes13 eps • 1985–1986
    Carlene Watkins
    Carlene Watkins
    • Susan Wilcoxas Susan Wilcox
    13 episodes13 eps • 1985–1986
    Harold Sylvester
    Harold Sylvester
    • Harry Dresdenas Harry Dresden
    6 episodes6 eps • 1985–1986
    Derek McGrath
    Derek McGrath
    • Ronnieas Ronnie
    4 episodes4 eps • 1986
    Robert Pastorelli
    Robert Pastorelli
    • Mr. Yummyas Mr. Yummy
    2 episodes2 eps • 1985–1986
    Brent Jennings
    Brent Jennings1 episode1 ep • 1985
    Gretchen Wyler
    Gretchen Wyler1 episode1 ep • 1985
    Christian Clemenson
    Christian Clemenson
    • Tim Flowersas Tim Flowers
    1 episode1 ep • 1985
    A.R. Nicholas
    A.R. Nicholas1 episode1 ep • 1985
    Donald Bishop1 episode1 ep • 1985
    Kate Zentall1 episode1 ep • 1985
    Clarence Felder
    • Ben Bartonas Ben Barton
    1 episode1 ep • 1985
    Barbara Babcock
    Barbara Babcock
    • Janetas Janet
    1 episode1 ep • 1986
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      • David Isaacs
      • Ken Levine
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    3/10
    Wasted opportunity
    This show had a great cast. What it didn't have was any competent writing whatsoever. Mary Tyler Moore knew that from the start. Her performance looked dispirited and tired.

    The problem was that the writers were so intent on force-feeding "characters" to the audience that they forgot to give the audience ANY character to actually like, including Mary's. They made every character so self-involved and irritating that the goodwill audience drawn by Mary Tyler Moore's presence stopped tuning in quickly. We're huge MTM fans and I think we watched three episodes and just couldn't take it any more.

    This is what would have happened to the Mary Tyler Moore show if the ENTIRE cast had been written like Ted and Phyllis, just to make my point more clear.

    They had a can't-miss cast, and they struck out looking.
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    • Release date
      • December 11, 1985 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • MTM Enterprises
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    • Runtime
      30 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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