this be a classic and one of my favourite television series of all time and surely one of the best sitcom ever . mary tyler moore be absolutely brilliant in her portrayal of the vulnerable and incredibly endear mary richards and who embark upon a career a an associate news producer in a small minneapolis tv newsroom . of course she be so compelling that it become difficult for her to shake the part and embark upon other role . to most viewer and ordinary people and other venture notwithstanding and mary tyler moore will always be mary richards . mary relationship with the other employee in the newsroom and also her apartment neighbour make the series . the assorted newsroom character include her gruff and cynical but lovable bos and lou grant and the friendly and witty news writer and murray slaughter ( with whom mary enjoy a genuine camaraderie ) and and the absurdly vain and egotistical news anchor ted baxter and who can not pronounce anything properly and invariably make a complete fool of himself both on tv and off . the banter between mary and her bos and mr. grant and be especially hilarious and the mutual respect and affection touching . ed asner masterfully portray the news room bos and lou grant and with gavin macleod play the likable murray slaughter and ted knight the idiotic ted baxter . late regular include georgette and ted friendly but naive blonde wife and and sue anne nivens ( betty white ) and the annoying and man hunt domestic diva and star of the tv station cook program . mary longs for romance but meanwhile have close and dependable friendship not just at her job but also at home . she have an adorable bachelor apartment with a sunken living room . upstairs in the attic apartment of this victorian style house be the colourful and wise cracking rhoda morgenstern and play to perfection by valerie harper . the dialogue between the two be always priceless . dare but cynical and rhoda be the exact polar opposite to the more timid but always cheerfully optimistic mary . downstairs be the overbearing and irritate phylis lindstrom and play by cloris leachman . mary be something of a role model for the independent single career woman of that era . she have her trial and insecurity but invariably manage to cope on her own . not only that and but she always such a genuine lady . this series with it focus on friendship a oppose to romance be infinitely superior to the programming of today where the plot line of the young career woman tend to revolve around sex and often with a different man practically every night . these screenwriter could learn a little something from the mary tyler moore show writer about class and humour and character development and and relationship portrayal .