The Mary Tyler Moore Show (TV Series)

It Was Fascination, I Know (1972)

Mary Tyler Moore: Mary Richards

Quotes 

• Mary Richards : You don't suppose... it's him?

  Rhoda Morgenstern : [Opens the door, sees Phyllis]  Worse... it's her.

• William Campbell : [Mary's young admirer - and Bess' 'young man', William - has shown up at. Mary's, and starts to ask her questions]  Tell me, Mary; why haven't you ever gotten married?

  Mary Richards : Uh, just never met the right guy, I guess.

  [Mary laughs a nervous laugh] 

  William Campbell : But, you have lived with somebody, before, though.

  [with a smile on his face] 

  Mary Richards : [Nervously]  I-I-ice cream.

  William Campbell : What?

  Mary Richards : Ice cream! That's what we need, is some ice cream.

  [Mary quickly jumps up from the chair] 

  Mary Richards : I haven put had any desert, and I bet I bet you haven't had your desert, either, right? So, why don't I just go down to the store

  [Mary grabs her coat, with William following her] 

  Mary Richards : , and get some ice cream, and I'll have Bess come up here, and then we'll all have some ice cream!

  [Mary runs out the door, and yells] 

  Mary Richards : Bess!

• Phyllis Lindstrom : [Mary's talking to Rhoda, who's about to leave her apartment. As Rhoda opens the door, Phyllis walks in - looks at Rhoda, then goes straight to Mary]  Yoo-hoo, Mary, I'm glad I caught you alone. Are you busy?

  Mary Richards : Well, Phyl, as a matter of fact, I...

  Phyllis Lindstrom : [Cuts Mary off, mid-sentence]  Good. Rhoda, close the door

  Rhoda Morgenstern : Oh, yeah

  [with that, Rhoda closes the door - with Rhoda still inside the apartment] 

  Phyllis Lindstrom : [Phyllis, next to Mary, twiddled her fingers, and in her 'serious' tone, speaks]  Bess... is outside - wit his her young man., and they're going to the school dance, and she's so proud of him, I just know how much she'd like you to meet him...

  Mary Richards : Oh, sure , I'd love to meet him...

  Phyllis Lindstrom : [Phyllis starts towards Mary's front door, then stops, and turns back]  Oh, and, um, Mary; when I bring them in, um, don't make a big tsimmes over them. Don't treat them like children. They're not children., you know. They're little people.

  Rhoda Morgenstern : [With a smirky-smile on her face]  I would love to meet your 'little people'. Why don't you slide them under the door ?

• Rhoda Morgenstern : [as Mary's been getting ready to go out, Rhoda - who stopped by to borrow an iron - is talking to her. Finally, Rhoda is leaving]  Thank you.

  [Rhoda waves the iron] 

  Mary Richards : [Puzzled]  Hey, I thought you had an iron?

  Rhoda Morgenstern : Yeah, I do, but you need 2 of them for a grilled cheese sandwich