The Mary Tyler Moore Show (TV Series)
Not a Christmas Story (1974)
Mary Tyler Moore: Mary Richards
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Quotes
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Sue Ann Nivens : [Sue Ann walks in to the newsroom, dressed in a Christmas-themed outfit; red top, red skirt, accessorised with a sprig of mistletoe as a pin, and more mistletoe on the skirt] HI people
Mary Richards , Murray Slaughter : [Half-heartedly] Hi.
Sue Ann Nivens : [Sue Ann walks towards Mary and Murray] Isn't it beautiful out there?
[Mary mumbles in agreement, as she and Murray get back to work, ignoring Sue Ann]
Sue Ann Nivens : I mean - snow always inspires such awe in me.
[Sue Ann starts talking in a 'philosophical' tone]
Sue Ann Nivens : Just consider one single, solitary snow-flake, alone.
[Sue Ann's standing by Mary's desk]
Sue Ann Nivens : So delicate, so fragile, so ethereal
[Mary looks up at Sue Ann with a smile on her face]
Sue Ann Nivens : And yet
[Sue Ann looks wistfully into space]
Sue Ann Nivens : - let a billion of them, come together, through the majestic force of nature, they can screw-up a whole city.
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Mary Richards : Sue Ann, why are you wearing a Santa Claus apron?
Sue Ann Nivens : Oh, I just finished taping a special, on Christmas dinner in many lands. I call it; 'yuletide yummies for world-wide tummies.'
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Mary Richards : [Murray's upset, - he's threatened to quit, and asks if he's 'allowed' to get some coffee. Mary tries to get Murray to stop acting like this. She walks up behind him with a smile] Mur-ray... Murray!
[Murray ignored he, and walks towards his desk. Mary bounces behind him - smiling]
Mary Richards : Murray? Murray, Murray, Murray, Murray, Murray! Mu-u-u-u-r-rrr!
[Mary nudges his arm]
Lou Grant : Somehow I don't think you're swaying him with your logic.
