The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Put on a Happy Face

The '40s thing partially came from Bette Midler, and the platform shoes of that era were from the '40s too.

I love this episode too, although it's funny now since the dress doesn't look any more hideous than the other 70s outfits everyone is wearing. It's kind of hard to figure out what isn't supposed to be serious.

One of the THE best episodes ever. Perfect Mary with a hair bump!

When Ted sees Mary dressed up for the Teddy Awards, and he says, "That's not funny, Mare!" thought I would break. Too funny.

And for the nincompoop who said Mary needs to "grow some balls", only new millenium people see any virtue in a woman who is angry, tattoed, vengeful, slutty and mean - you know, one with "balls".

I prefer classy, sweet and smart and that's rare these days. In men or women.

I love those particular episodes in sitcoms where I'm bursting with laughter almost the entire time. There's nothing wrong in dealing with a serious and/or dramatic issue from time to time. However, nothing beats a good belly laugh for a good 30-minutes or so. This particular MTM episode fits the bill. It was hilarious, and probably the best episode in the entire 3rd season, in my opinion.

What is the law of averages? I watched "What is Mary Richards Really Like?" after "Put on a Happy Face," and Ted spouts the same line to the newspaper interviewer.

Now I can relate to this, as MY career started at a 500 milliwatt station in Washington, DC... See 1 other reply

"It all started at a 5000 watt radio station in Fresno, California!"

This is one of those quotes in the collective American memory, especially in radioland, or given before a long-winded Glory Days war story.
Now, many years later, I see it quoted at the source.

(did Ted ever use this line elsewhere?)

BTW, I heard Ted Knight interviewed @1975 on the Doctor Demento show. He even had a record out at one point. They played a snip of one song, "I'm in love with Barbara Walter." vintage Ted Knight!

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Season:Episode	Title	Runtime	Air Date	User Rating	Queue
Season 3					All
24	Mary Richards and the Incredible...	25:34	03/03/1973
23	Put on a Happy Face	25:27	02/24/1973
22	Rememberance of Things Past	25:36	02/17/1973
21	Murray Faces Life	25:34	02/10/1973
20	What Do You Do When the Boss Say...	25:35	02/03/1973
19	Romeo and Mary	25:30	01/27/1973
18	The Georgette Story	25:37	01/20/1973
17	My Brother's Keeper	25:36	01/13/1973
16	Lou's Place	25:36	01/06/1973
15	The Courtship of Mary's Father's...	25:35	12/23/1972
14	Rhoda Morgenstern: Minneapolis t...	25:34	12/16/1972
13	Operation: Lou	25:35	12/09/1972
12	It Was a Fascination, I Know	25:34	12/02/1972
11	You've Got a Friend	25:35	11/25/1972
10	Have I Found a Guy For You	25:35	11/18/1972
9	Farmer Ted and the News	25:29	11/11/1972
8	But Seriously, Folks	25:36	11/04/1972
7	Just Around the Corner	25:37	10/28/1972
6	Rhoda the Beautiful	25:36	10/21/1972
5	It's Whether You Win or Lose	25:36	10/14/1972
4	Enter Rhoda's Parents	25:35	09/30/1972
3	Who's in Charge Here?	25:36	09/30/1972
2	What is Mary Richards Really Like?	25:31	09/23/1972
1	The Good-Time News	25:34	09/16/1972
Season 2					All
Season 1					All

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