The Simpsons opening sequence had been introduced during the previous season. Starting with this season, there were three versions of the opening: a full roughly 1 minute 15 second long version, a 45 second version and a 25 second version. This gave the show's editors more leeway. "Take My Life, Please" (season 20) was the first episode of "The Simpsons" to air in 720p high-definition television, though not the first time "The Simpsons" appeared in high-definition, as "The Simpsons Movie" was rendered in HD. This episode was the first to feature the new opening sequence. It was the first major permanent change to the
The Mary Tyler Moore Show opening sequence the official presentation by architect Philip Johnson of the completion of the project in "Architectural Forum". Another scene from the same building showed Mary dining with a man (her husband, Grant Tinker) at what is now the Mary Tyler Moore table at Basil's Restaurant. In 2006, the manager of Basil's said that his customers still frequently request the table where Mary sat. The IDS Center is located across the street from RSM Plaza, which was used for establishing shots of Mary's workplace. Scenes showing Mary driving a white 1970 Ford Mustang toward Minneapolis in the first-season sequence were supposedly filmed