As of July 2026, The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 2 aired in 1971 with 24 episodes. Full episode guide and where to watch below.
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The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 2

1971 24 Episodes Comedy ⭐ 8/10

If you are after a comedy that actually makes you laugh out loud, The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 2 is available on streaming right now. A compact run that never overstays its welcome. 85 people have weighed in on TMDB, and the verdict leans heavily positive. Mary Tyler Moore leads a cast with real comic timing. Put it on tonight and see for yourself.

The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 2 is not trying to be everything to everyone, and that focus is exactly what makes it work. The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 2 gets the fundamentals right first, then finds room to get weird with it. Season 2 of The Mary Tyler Moore Show includes 24 episodes. It aired from September 1971 to March 1972. This season stars Mary Tyler Moore, Ed Asner and Gavin MacLeod. Mary Tyler Moore and Ed Asner lead a cast that brings real weight to the material. It was aired in 1971. The real test of any comedy is whether it is still funny once you know all the jokes, and The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 2 holds up on rewatch in a way that separates it from one-off curiosities. The consistency throughout is what elevates it — not every moment is the best, but none of them are a reason to stop watching.

Comedy fans looking for a reliably funny watch will find it in The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 2. It rewards viewers regardless of what else is in their watch history. Best experienced as a single, sustained watch if your schedule allows. Mary Tyler Moore is funny in a way that holds up on rewatch. Put it on when you need something guaranteed to land.

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🎬 The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 2 — Episode Guide

E1
The Bird and ...Um ...Bess
1971-09-18
In the second-season premiere, after Mary Richards produces a ""What's Your Sexual IQ?"" documentary for the Six O'Clock News, Rhoda confesses to failing and Phyllis says that young Bess watched it. Phyllis calls on Mary to teach Bess the facts of life, but it turns out that Bess already had learne...
E2
I Am Curious Cooper
1971-09-25
Mary is intrigued by the voice of Lou Grant's friend, Mike Cooper, and asks to be set up with him. Lou breaks his policy of not matchmaking friends and colleagues.
E3
He's No Heavy . . . He's My Brother
1971-10-02
Mary and Rhoda take an unplanned vacation to Mexico but have to do a strange favor for a Mexican restaurant owner for reservations.
E4
Room 223
1971-10-09
Mary and Rhoda enroll in a night school course in journalism and Mary begins dating the lecturer.
E5
A Girl's Best Mother Is Not Her Friend
1971-10-16
When Ida, Rhoda's mother, visits, she sees how well Phyllis and Bess get on, and how closely Mary appears to her mother when they chat on the telephone, that she tries to be Rhoda's ""friend"".
E6
Cover Boy
1971-10-23
Jack Cassidy guest stars as professional model Hal Baxter, who comes to visit his brother Ted at WJM-TV. Immediately, the two engage in a heated battle of sibling rivalry about EVERYTHING -- salaries, cars, & even women. In an effort to size up his brother, Ted claims that Mary is his girlfriend. ...
E7
Didn't You Used to Be . . . Wait . . . Don't Tell Me
1971-10-30
Mary attends her high school reunion and meets up with her former boyfriend Howard Arnell, who continues to have feelings for Mary. Meanwhile, Rhoda tags along believing that people will ""remember"" her although she didn't attend Roseburg High.
E8
Thoroughly Unmilitant Mary
1971-11-06
The writing and technical unions go on strike, leaving only Lou, Mary, and Ted in the newsroom. WJM-TV makes Lou be second cameraman on ""The Chuckles the Clown Show"". Because an upset Murray is on strike, Mary has to write the news stories. They are terrible, and when Lou criticizes them, she s...
E9
And Now, Sitting in for Ted Baxter
1971-11-13
Ted is forced to take a vacation and the anchorman hired to sit in for him becomes a huge success.
E10
Don't Break the Chain
1971-11-20
Mary gets a chain letter from Lou, and she is persuaded to send it on. To her surprise, one of the recipients comes for a visit, giving Mary a less than pleasant time dealing with him.
E11
The Six-and-a-Half-Year Itch
1971-11-27
Mary, Rhoda and Lou go to a John Wayne movie, where they spot Lou's son-in-law with an unknown woman.
E12
. . . Is a Friend in Need
1971-12-04
Rhoda loses her job as a window-dresser and isn't in a hurry to find something new. When there is a job opening at WJM-TV, Mary lies to Rhoda and tells her the job has been filled, to Lou's surprise.
E13
The Square-Shaped Room
1971-12-11
When Edie is out of town, Lou hires Rhoda to redecorate his living room. However, Rhoda's tastes are too modern.
E14
Ted Over Heels
1971-12-18
After Ted appears on the Chuckles the Clown Show, he falls in love with Chuckles' daughter.
E15
The Five-Minute Dress
1972-01-01
After volunteering some of her spare time for a worthy cause, Mary begins dating the Governor's aide. Unfortunately, the aide's duties cause him to break every date.
E16
Feeb
1972-01-08
An incompetent waitress is fired after Mary complains about her poor service and Mary feels obliged to hire her when she applies for an assistant's job at WJM-TV.
E17
The Slaughter Affair
1972-01-15
Murray takes on a night job as a cab driver in order to save up and buy his wife Marie a new car for their 10th wedding anniversary. However, Marie becomes suspicious about Murray's absences and fears that Murray is having an affair with Mary Richards.
E18
Baby Sit-Com
1972-01-22
Mary agrees to babysit Bess for the weekend, but then a former boyfriend, in town for a few days, asks her out. When she can't find a babysitter for Bess on such short notice, she ends up asking Lou.
E19
More Than Neighbors
1972-01-29
After being persuaded by Phyllis, Ted moves into a vacant apartment below Mary's but Mary and Rhoda are not thrilled by the prospect.
E20
The Care and Feeding of Parents
1972-02-05
Bess gets top marks for a report she wrote for school, and Phyllis pressures her to write a book based on it, calling on Mary for help.

🎭 Cast of The Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 2

Mary Tyler Moore
Mary Tyler Moore
Mary Richards
Ed Asner
Ed Asner
Lou Grant
Gavin MacLeod
Gavin MacLeod
Murray Slaughter
Ted Knight
Ted Knight
Ted Baxter
Valerie Harper
Valerie Harper
Rhoda Morgenstern

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