7.9
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The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)
Overview
30-year-old single Mary Richards moves to Minneapolis to start a new life after a romantic break-up. There she reacquaints with Phyllis who rents her a room, and meets her upstairs neighbor and new best friend Rhoda. Mary unexpectedly lands a job as associate producer at the TV station WJM, where she works alongside her bristly boss, Lou; the comical newswriter, Murray; and the newscast's often-incompetent anchor, Ted.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Rating & Dimensions
Bias Rating
Analyzing...
Center
Political: Leans Left
Diversity: Low
Judaism: Positive
Viewer Rating
7.9
Overview
30-year-old single Mary Richards moves to Minneapolis to start a new life after a romantic break-up. There she reacquaints with Phyllis who rents her a room, and meets her upstairs neighbor and new best friend Rhoda. Mary unexpectedly lands a job as associate producer at the TV station WJM, where she works alongside her bristly boss, Lou; the comical newswriter, Murray; and the newscast's often-incompetent anchor, Ted.
Starring Cast
Where to watch
Detailed Bias Analysis
Analyzing...
Center
Primary
The show's core premise, featuring a single, career-focused woman in the 1970s, inherently challenged traditional gender roles and societal expectations, aligning its dominant themes with progressive values of female independence and individual agency.
The series features a predominantly white main cast without explicit racial or gender recasting of traditional roles. While progressive for its time in depicting an independent career woman, the narrative does not explicitly critique traditional identities or center on strong DEI themes.
Secondary
Through the character of Rhoda Morgenstern, the show offers a warm, humorous, and sympathetic portrayal of Jewish identity, culture, and family dynamics. While it uses comedic stereotypes, the narrative consistently frames them with affection and understanding, promoting acceptance rather than ridicule.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show, a groundbreaking sitcom of the 1970s, focused primarily on women's independence and workplace dynamics. It did not include any explicit or identifiable LGBTQ+ characters or themes within its narrative, reflecting the limited representation of the time.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show, a seminal sitcom of the 1970s, did not include any identifiable transsexual characters or themes. The series focused on the professional and personal life of a single career woman, with its narrative scope not extending to the depiction of transgender identities.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show is an original television series from 1970. Its characters were created specifically for the show and do not have prior canonical genders established in source material, previous installments, or real-world history. Therefore, no gender swaps occurred.
The Mary Tyler Moore Show is an original series, not an adaptation, biopic, or reboot. Its characters were created for this specific production and did not have a pre-established race in prior source material or history to be changed from.
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8.3
7.5
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