I never caught MTM when it was originally on. I didn't watch much television and the idea of a sitcom about a single woman had no interest to me.
This show shines off of the TV screen. The characters are so fresh, with great depth and nuance, while being hilarious with sharp wit.
One of the best shows of the 1970s as Mary Tyler Moore long in the shadows of Dick Van Dyke finally gets her own show. As she is a single woman trying to "Make It After All" in a male dominated world.
As a 25-year-old woman, it's a shame that the so-called "feminist icons" of my day have been klutzy, man-hungry ninny Ally McBeal and tabloid wench Paris Hilton. I've really come to envy women who had real feminist heroes, real or fictional, such as Gloria Steinem, Bea Arthur as "Maude", and, of course, Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Richards.
Mary Tyler Moore - a great comedic actress & a great long running sitcom. This show was incredible.
I saw the first episode when it first aired in prime time back in September of 1970 when I was nine years old. And I remember really enjoying it.
It's not the greatest sitcom in the world but it did has it moments. It will forever be associated with having a female character that wasn't married and didn't really pursue marriage.
