The Mary Tyler Moore Show’s Behind-The-Scenes Secrets

The Men In The Cast Didn’t Miss Valerie Harper When She Left

Eventually, Valerie Harper’s character Rhoda became popular enough to land her own spinoff series. Despite being sweet and easy to work with, the men on the show didn’t miss her when she left. With Rhoda still on the show, many episodes focused more on the girls and took away from the men’s screen time in the newsroom.

It Was The First U.S. Network Series To Break Character And Feature A Curtain Call

After “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” had ran for seven consecutive and successful seasons, Grant Tinker and Mary Tyler Moore decided to end their show. This show was the first U.S. network series that allowed its characters to say their farewells to one another during the show and it also resulted in Moore introducing cast mates individually for a final curtain call before the end credits were rolled.