Season 1
11 episodes · Mar 4, 1979
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- S1E1
Guest Stars Lucille Ball and Mike Douglas
Mar 4, 1979Mary returns with a new format, a kind of show within a show. She plays Mary McKinnon, whose TV variety show provides a vehicle for weekly guests, and a frame for backstage comedy. On the curtain raiser, Mary's attempts to land Lucille Ball on her program land them both on ""The Mike Douglas Show,"" both in a state of advanced inebriation. Lucy and Mary sing ""Girl Friends of the Whirling Dervish.""-TV Guide March 3-9, 1979
- S1E2
Guest Star Beatrice Arthur
Mar 11, 1979Mary tries to cope with the eccentricities of her two guests: militant crusader Beatrice Arthur; and washed-up vaudevillian Benny Baxter(played by Howard Morris), who'll do anything for a cheap laugh.-TV Guide March 10-16, 1979
- S1E3
Guest Stars Bonnie Franklin and Henny Youngman
Mar 18, 1979Mary's guests are Bonnie Franklin and Henny Youngman-but the show may not go on if Mary and Bonnie can't extricate themselves from a confusing session of night court. Meanwhile, Henny gets to regale a German impresario with a simultaneously translated monologue. Musical Highlights: ""I Won't Dance""...Bonnie and Tony Stevens; Disco Mother Goose medley...Bonnie and Mary-TV Guide March 17-23, 1979
- S1E4
Guest Star Dick Van Dyke
Mar 25, 1979Guest Dick Van Dyke haggles with writers over sketches while Mary worries about a brush fire that's edging dangerously close to her house. In fantasy bits, Dick and Mary reprise their Rob and Laura Petrie roles playing the couple in their later years; and do a ""walking"" medley.-TV Guide March 24-30, 1979
- S1E5
Guest Star Gene Kelly
Apr 1, 1979Mary is frankly in awe of guest star Gene Kelly, fearful that she won't be able to keep in step with him. Songs include a Gene Kelly medley (Mary) and ""Ballin' the Jack""(Gene, Mary).-TV Guide March 30-April 6, 1979
- S1E6
Guest Star Johnny Mathis
Apr 8, 1979Mary welcomes Johnny Mathis and an uninvited guest-her goddaughter Mary Ellen(Claudia Lonow), a stagestruck 16-year-old who hopes to make it big in Hollywood(with a little help from Mary). Musical Highlights: ""Last Dance""...Johnny; ""There's a Place for Us""...Johnny and Mary.-TV Guide April 7-13, 1979
- S1E7
Guest Star Ken Howard
Apr 15, 1979Housing problems beset Mary's circle: the house that guest Ken Howard rents at Mary's suggestion makes the House of Usher seem sturdy by comparison; and Iris leaves Mary's employ to pursue what she imagines to be a promising career selling real estate. Musical Highlights: ""All I Need is the Girl""...Ken; ""Sweet Georgia Brown""...Mary and dancers.-TV Guide April 14-20, 1979
- S1E8
Guest Star Hal Linden
Apr 22, 1979Guest Hal Linden acts as peacemaker when Mary has a falling out with producer Harry(Michael Lombard) over a misquote in a gossip column. Musical Highlights: ""All by Myself""...Hal; ""Johnny One Note""...Hal and Mary.-TV Guide April 21-27, 1979
- S1E9
Guest Star Linda Lavin
Apr 29, 1979Mary and guest Linda Lavin are distracted during their performance by a televised awards ceremony-on which they are competing in the same category. Also: comic Morty Gunty does a routine. Musical Highlights: ""Magic to Do""...Mary; ""Someone to Watch Over Me""...Linda; ""At the Moving Picture Ball""...Linda and Mary.-TV Guide April 28-May 4, 1979
- S1E10
Guest Star Nancy Walker
May 6, 1979Mary becomes exasperated with guest Nancy Walker, whose preoccupation with union business is disrupting rehearsals. Also: Kenneth(Michael Keaton) escorts a star-struck ingenue to Mary's house, where a bedridden Ruby is recuperating from an unknown ailment. Musical Highlights: ""Friendship"" medley...Nancy and Mary; Flamenco dance...Nancy and dancers.-TV Guide May 5-11, 1979