#1
S6E7
Chuckles Bites the Dust
Mary thinks that the death of Chuckles the Clown is nothing to laugh about--until she attends the funeral.
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#2
S7E24
The Last Show
In the upside world of WJM, there's a shake up in the newsroom and everybody but Ted gets fired including Mary who is left to turn out the lights.
#3
S3E23
Put on a Happy Face
A stained dress, a sprained foot, a bad cold, and a hair bump -- what else is going to wrong for Mary before the annual Teddy Awards banquet?
#4
The Lars Affair
S4E1
#5
The Dinner Party
S4E10
#6
Will Mary Richards Go to Jail?
S5E1
#7
Better Late... That's a Pun... Than Never
S4E20
#8
A New Sue Ann
S5E7
#9
Ted Baxter's Famous Broadcasters' School
S5E23
#10
Once I Had a Secret Love
S6E18
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When Mary's old beau Wes Callison takes a job in WJM's newsroom, she worries that his feelings for her will interfere with their jobs. And they do.
#167
Remembrance of Things Past
S3E22
#166
Romeo and Mary
S3E19
#165
But Seriously, Folks
S3E8
#164
His Two Right Arms
S2E24
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