Mary has to choose between her current boyfriend and an old flame that returns to town.Mary has to choose between her current boyfriend and an old flame that returns to town.Mary has to choose between her current boyfriend and an old flame that returns to town.
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- TriviaTed Bessell was set as a possible recurring character, but he didn't receive the (hoped for) response.
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Joe Warner: Because you think that since I'm a man, I wouldn't be as hurt by these things as you are.
Mary Richards: Oh, well, let's be honest, Joe. You're not going to cry your eyes out all night like I did.
Joe Warner: No. No. I'll be doing the male version of crying. You want to know what that is? Trying to act like it doesn't hurt. And you don't know what hurting is until you try to act like it doesn't.
- ConnectionsReferences The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Room 223 (1971)
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Written and Performed by Sonny Curtis
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Heavy on the Romance
I don't really like the 'dating' episodes, and this is a dating episode on steroids. Amid Mary's serious romance with Joe (Ted Bessell) her old beau Dan (Michael Tolan) returns and asks Mary on a date. Mary must decide between two suitors.
This one bogs down in romance and drama. Romantics in the audience might like it but it isn't my thing. Like many dating episodes it does a few retcons. This one emphasises how Dan left town and broke Mary's heart. It ignores the reality that Dan asked Mary to marry him and she rejected the offer (though they continued dating, offscreen). Meanwhile Mary had dealt with another old suitor - who apparently was her one true love - in episode 'Remembrance of Things Past' between episodes that depicted or mentioned dates with Dan.
The other thing I dislike about many of the dating episodes is they can't help but have a happy ending - the relationship is rock solid and the romance will continue... except the guy is usually never seen or mentioned in any later episode. Even Dan, who made returns, had broken-up with Mary offscreen before each return.
This one bogs down in romance and drama. Romantics in the audience might like it but it isn't my thing. Like many dating episodes it does a few retcons. This one emphasises how Dan left town and broke Mary's heart. It ignores the reality that Dan asked Mary to marry him and she rejected the offer (though they continued dating, offscreen). Meanwhile Mary had dealt with another old suitor - who apparently was her one true love - in episode 'Remembrance of Things Past' between episodes that depicted or mentioned dates with Dan.
The other thing I dislike about many of the dating episodes is they can't help but have a happy ending - the relationship is rock solid and the romance will continue... except the guy is usually never seen or mentioned in any later episode. Even Dan, who made returns, had broken-up with Mary offscreen before each return.
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- Rrrobert
- Jan 31, 2020
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