Mary gets city councilman Pete Peterson to appear on Face the People and discovers that he is completely incompetent. She and his aides try to bring him up to speed on current events so he can make a good impression on the show.

Through a minor car accident, Mary befriends a young woman, Joanne. Rhoda becomes jealous when Mary spends more time with Joanne but Mary quickly ends the new friendship when she discovers Joanne is anti-Semitic and disapproves of Rhoda.

Mary begins dating an architect and is astonished to learn that his son is only six years younger than she is.

When Rhoda's apartment is destroyed by fire, she moves in with Mary. The two find that while they are best friends, they make awful roommates.

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.

Ted decides he wants to move into a vacant apartment below Mary's -- but Mary and Rhoda are less than thrilled by the prospect.

Mary commits to watching Bess over the weekend but an old flame comes into town leading to an unlikely babysitter in Mr. Grant.

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.

After receiving terrible service at a restaurant, Mary complains leading to the waitress being fired. Mary feeling guilty gets her a job at the station.

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.

After Ted appears on the Chuckles The Clown Show, he falls in love with Chuckles' daughter.

When Edie is out of town, Lou hires Rhoda to redecorate his living room. However, Rhoda's tastes are too modern.

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.

Mary, Rhoda and Lou go to a John Wayne movie, where they spot Lou's son-in-law with an unknown woman.

Mary ends up with unwanted suitors when she reluctantly forwards Mr. Grant's chain letter.

Mary has to convince Ted to take is contract mandated vacation. Ted worries his replacement will become permanent.

Lou and Mary have to cover all aspects of the news when the writing, technical, and anchorman unions go on strike.

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.

Jack Cassidy guest stars as professional model Hal Baxter, who comes to visit his brother Ted at WJM-TV and engage in sibling rivalry about everything.

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".

Mary and Rhoda enroll in a night school course in journalism and Mary begins dating the lecturer.

Mary and Rhoda take an unplanned vacation to Mexico but have to do a strange favor for a Mexican restaurant owner for reservations.

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.

After Mary produces a "What's Your Sexual IQ?" documentary for the Six O'Clock News, Phyllis calls on Mary to teach Bess the facts of life. Meanwhile, the WJM-TV newsroom is shelled with phone calls responding to the documentary.