The Mary Tyler Moore Show (TV Series) Party Is Such Sweet Sorrow (1971) User Reviews

I Wonder What the Pay Was in Those Days

[Hitchcoc · 8/10 · 31 January 2017]

Mary is offered a job, producing a women's show on another station. This leads to tremendous soul searching on her part. We are made aware that she is barely able make enough to fulfill a meager budget. Of course, her co-workers are crestfallen. She knows what a great career move this would be, but she realizes she would be leaving her family. They throw a party for her which is an incredible downer. Ted is at his worst as a tiresome drunk, belittling himself. Murray says, "Someone put truth serum in the punch." Of course, we know it can't be the Mary Tyler Moore Show without Mary Tyler Moore. It's a cute episode. We get to see more of John Amos as Gordy on this one.

Good one

[Rrrobert · 8/10 · 1 July 2019]

Mary is offered a great job that pays well. She needs the money but is reluctant to leave WJM and her friends. This element of the story is well done.

Mary's farewell party effectively amps up the comedy and the pathos. Mary is a funny drunk, and John Amos as weatherman Gordy (who should have been in more episodes) has many funny moments.

Very sweet.

[planktonrules · 8/10 · 5 February 2024]

Although Mary has only worked for the WJM Newsroom for a short time, someone has noticed her work as an associate producer. A rival TV station would like her to produce a woman's talk show...with a big increase in salary. She's flattered...but also sad because she's come to love her co-workers at WJM. Eventually, she decides to go...and her friends at WJM decide to throw her a party. What's next?

If you've watched this show before, you probably know what Mary's decision ultimately will be. But despite this lack of suspense today, it's still a very sweet episode. Not super-funny...but very sweet and worth seeing.