The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Happy Birthday, Lou!
Season 4, Episode 15 · Aired 1973-12-22
Synopsis
Lou is closing in on fifty and today is his birthday. Mary can't stand the thought of the now-separated Lou celebrating his birthday all alone, so she arranges a surprise party for him. That evening, she invites Lou over for a drink and the doorbell rings just as he tells her how much he appreciated her not throwing an office party for him that afternoon.
In the series
This episode is part of The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970–1977) on CBS.
Single working woman energy that made the newsroom a second home.
Key cast
- Mary Tyler Moore as Mary Richards
- Ed Asner as Lou Grant
- Valerie Harper as Rhoda Morgenstern
- Ted Knight as Ted Baxter
- Betty White as Sue Ann Nivens