The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion

Television special

The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion

Written by| Dann Netter
A.D. Oppenheim
Directed by| Gary Smith
Presented by| Mary Tyler Moore
Starring| Mary Tyler Moore
Ed Asner
Gavin MacLeod
Betty White
Valerie Harper
Cloris Leachman
Georgia Engel
Opening theme| "Love Is All Around" by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts
Country of origin| United States
Original language| English
Production
Executive producer| Gary Smith
Producers| Dann Netter
A.D. Oppenheim
Running time| 60 minutes
Production companies| CBS Productions
Viacom Productions
Foxstar
Smith-Hemion Productions
Original release
Network| CBS
Release| May 13, 2002 (2002-05-13)
Related
Mary and Rhoda

The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion is a 2002 American television special celebrating the classic 1970–1977 sitcom The Mary Tyler Moore Show. It was broadcast on CBS on Monday, May 13, 2002 from 10:00 to 11:00 p.m. ET/PT.[1]

## Summary

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Mary Tyler Moore hosts a retrospective of The Mary Tyler Moore Show and conducts one-on-one interviews with surviving cast members Ed Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Betty White, Valerie Harper, Cloris Leachman and Georgia Engel, to reminisce about their time together on the show and featuring a montage of clips from past episodes. A special tribute segment to the late Ted Knight is also included with memorable scenes highlighting his character as Ted Baxter.[2]

During the special, Mary reveals the result of an online poll conducted by CBS.com where fans were asked to vote for their favorite Mary Tyler Moore episode and the winner is "Chuckles Bites the Dust". The opening title sequence features the 1996 remake of the show's theme song "Love Is All Around" performed by Joan Jett & The Blackhearts.

## Cast

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* Mary Tyler Moore
* Ed Asner
* Gavin MacLeod
* Betty White
* Valerie Harper
* Cloris Leachman
* Georgia Engel
* Jack Riley as the announcer

## See also

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* Mary and Rhoda
* Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show

## References

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1. ^ The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion \- CBS Press Express, retrieved July 29, 2015.
2. ^ The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion \- Entertainment Weekly, retrieved May 30, 2015.

## External links

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* The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion at IMDb
* The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion at the TCM Movie Database

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The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Episodes|

* Season 1
* "Chuckles Bites the Dust"
* "The Last Show"

Characters|

* Mary Richards
* Lou Grant
* Murray Slaughter
* Ted Baxter
* Rhoda Morgenstern
* Phyllis Lindstrom
* Sue Ann Nivens

Spin-offs|

* Rhoda (1974–1978)
* episodes
* Phyllis (1975–1977)
* episodes
* Lou Grant (1977–1982)
* episodes

TV specials|

* Mary Tyler Moore: The 20th Anniversary Show (1991)
* Mary and Rhoda (2000)
* The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion (2002)

See also|

* Opening sequence
* Awards and nominations

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