1. Love is All Around  

First aired: 9/19/1970    Production Code: 7001

Mary Richards decides to move to Minneapolis after being jilted by her fiancé and there joins her friend Phyllis. Mary's life changes forever when she applies for a secretarial job at WJM-TV, and when she moves into her new apartment.

2. Today I Am a Ma am  

First aired: 9/26/1970    Production Code: 7004

Mary is upset because she is outside the 15-29 demographic group, which the news channel considers young. However, she really cannot believe it when the mailroom boy calls her Ma am. Rhoda soon takes it upon herself to get Mary to call her old boyfriend to see if they want to get together.

3. Bess, You is My Daughter Now  

First aired: 10/3/1970    Production Code: 7005

When Phyllis's husband, Lars, takes ill, she asks Mary to babysit Bess for a few days. However, Phyllis is heartbroken when she discovers that Bess wants to stay with Mary forever.

4. Divorce Isn't Everything  

First aired: 10/10/1970    Production Code: 7011

Mary and Rhoda find out that divorcees at the Better Luck Next Time club can get group rates on charter flights to Paris and decide to join. However, Mary proves a hit with the club's members and gets elected to its board.

5. Keep Your Guard Up  

First aired: 10/17/1970    Production Code: 7008

A football player turned insurance salesman applies for a job as a sportscaster and attaches himself to Mary. Mary and Rhoda discover that he hasn't had much success at anything and encourage him to pursue his dreams.

6. Support Your Local Mother  

First aired: 10/24/1970    Production Code: 7002

Rhoda's mother, Ida, comes visiting and Rhoda refuses to see her. Ida stays with Mary but drives her crazy.

7. Toulouse-Lautrec is One of My Favorite Artists  

First aired: 10/31/1970    Production Code: 7013

Mary begins seeing an author who appeared as a guest on WJM-TV's Scrutiny, and becomes extremely self-conscious after discovering he is several inches shorter than her.

8. The Snow Must Go On  

First aired: 11/7/1970    Production Code: 7003

A snowstorm leaves Mary producing her first program, broadcasting the results of the local elections. The show has to remain on until a winner is declared and no word is received at the newsroom.

9. Bob & Rhoda & Teddy & Mary  

First aired: 11/14/1970    Production Code: 7010

Mary is nominated for her first Television Editors' Award (the "Teddies"), but at home Rhoda's boyfriend Bob takes more of an interest in Mary than in Rhoda.

10. Assistant Wanted, Female  

First aired: 11/21/1970    Production Code: 7016

Mary's workload gets too much so Lou allows her to hire an assistant. She chooses Phyllis who hinders more than she helps.

11. 1040 or Fight  

First aired: 11/28/1970    Production Code: 7012

Mary is audited by the IRS, and the shy auditor takes an interest in her. Unfortunately, he has great difficulty telling her how he feels.

12. Anchorman Overboard  

First aired: 12/5/1970    Production Code: 7018

Ted loses his self-confidence after speaking at Phyllis's club and Mary has to find a way to get Ted back on a high.

13. He's All Yours  

First aired: 12/12/1970    Production Code: 7014

After Mary invites Lou's nephew home for dinner, she must confront false rumors in the newsroom the following day.

14. Christmas and the Hard Luck Kid II  

First aired: 12/19/1970    Production Code: 7023

Feeling sympathetic for a co-worker who hasn't spent Christmas with his family for years, Mary is forced to stay alone at WJM-TV on Christmas Eve.

15. Howard's Girl  

First aired: 1/2/1971    Production Code: 7017

Mary begins seeing Paul Arnell, the brother of her former boyfriend Howard Arnell, and is shocked to discover that the brothers' parents still believe that she and Howard are an item.

16. Party is Such Sweet Sorrow  

First aired: 1/9/1971    Production Code: 7020

Mary gets a tempting offer from a rival television station, but becomes reluctant to leave when her WJM-TV colleagues throw a farewell party for her.

17. Just a Lunch  

First aired: 1/16/1971    Production Code: 7007

Mary reluctantly finds herself romantically involved with a married man.

18. Second Story Story  

First aired: 1/23/1971    Production Code: 7024

Mary's apartment is burgled, with only her clothes, stereo and television taken but then next night the whole apartment is cleaned out.

19. We Closed in Minneapolis  

First aired: 1/30/1971    Production Code: 7022

Murray's play, All Work and No Play, is finally produced but his happiness is short-lived when he discovers that the leading role will be played by Ted.

20. Hi!  

First aired: 2/6/1971    Production Code: 7019

Mary is admitted into the hospital to have her tonsils removed, and shares a room with a grouchy woman who refuses to get along with anyone.

21. The Boss Isn't Coming to Dinner  

First aired: 2/13/1971    Production Code: 7021

Lou and his wife Edie separate and Mary becomes involved when she is asked for advice.

22. A Friend in Deed  

First aired: 2/20/1971    Production Code: 7025

An irritating childhood friend drops by Mary's apartment, making use of her connection as Mary's former camp mate to introduce herself to the newsroom's staff.

23. Smokey the Bear Wants You  

First aired: 2/27/1971    Production Code: 7015

Rhoda falls in love with a top executive, and is shocked to find that he wants to give up the high-flying lifestyle to become a forest ranger.

24. The 45-Year-Old Man  

First aired: 3/6/1971    Production Code: 7009

When Lou is fired, Mary goes to confront the station owner, Wild Jack Munroe.