Mary Tyler Moore Show Season 1 Show Opening

[megamanj2004X]

For some reason I liked the instruments on this version more than I do the other MTM intros.

[publicitypunk]

GREG MAY of Orlando, FL says: "The cast of this show was the greatest comedic ensemble since "I Love Lucy".

[ChopstickBrando]

I TOTALLY want this font...

[sarge0144]

Whatever happened to great quality shows like this? Too bad they seem to live now only on DVD.

[TheDudezer]

In the beginning of the opening , MTM is all over the road in that white mustang on the highway proving women are worse drivers than men.....i mean really. LOL

[Trompetteenchamade]

@TheDudezer All over the road? That's a lane change...left signal is on.

[OldsVistaCruiser]

@Trompetteenchamade - TheDudester must be from NY or NJ. Drivers in those two states have no concept of what a blinker is used for.

[TheDudezer]

MTM is so hot in that mustang!!!!!! Three thumbs up!

[VictorRandon]

Hey, she made it! )=

Seven fcking seasons...

[retro7018]

the older shows had a way about getting you to care & like the characters so, they become etched into your memory & soul. You feel for mary as she leaves her safe, secure home to try & make it in a new & larger city where ,she knows noone (been there,done that) There she is scared & timidly driving into big ole minneapolis.I wonder if she made it!

[tharper1961]

MEOW!



[Q4Viz]

wow..have not seen this intro for years!

luv that scene at 23s. seems so much more innocent those days..something that think we have lost abit. thanks for the post!

[scraps270]

i have been playing this over and over and this is how i feel. we have lost respect for ourselves in many ways physically as well as mentally. it is reflected in the media .bad behavior has become acceptable and rewarded without rules or borders.its a shame the kinder gentleness in these shows is now skoffed at i mourn for what we have lost i guess innocence has been replaced with ignorance

[ladyavrilamor]

Love this version of the theme song! :)

[VASINGER]

I actually like this version of the song the best.

[straycatttt]

0:38 She looks amazing smiling in that fur coat.

[jdollinter]

The former Laura Petrie as a single career gal? It will never fly.

[Lengthsswim]

Mary was such a lovable person with a winner smile. I loved this show. Thanks for posting.

Vancouver, Canada

[charlyW34]

I would really like to hear the full length recording of this first season version. Terrific vibe and arrangement, nifty instrumentation and better vocal too!

[russbear31]

Oh, this brings back wonderful memories. Thanks for posting. They don't make TV like this anymore; it's all "reality" crap. Where did the world go wrong?

[supergrrly]

@russbear31 Mary sort of predicted this when she was on I think the Rosie show. She said she was worried about all these game shows that were coming on at the time & how it would lead to less scripted shows. I think they were talking about Millionaire then.

[OldsVistaCruiser]

@supergrrly - Could that be the reason that the Season 1 theme says, "You might just make it after all" (along with a different vibe asking if MTM can actually make it) while the remaining seasons say "You're gonna make it after all"?

[nightowl8936]

@russbear31

Where did things go wrong, and why don't they make shows like this anymore?

Simple. People were tired of well-written shows because they reflect on their own life and realize what a sham it is, and how low their character is compared to those on TV. TV was no longer about seeing the world through another's eyes or following a story line. It was about making TV reflect their own unhappy lives and flaws. Enter the reality show and the banality that followed.

[willy10629]

@nightowl8936

Shows like this required an attention span. Today's show plots can be followed by goldfish.

[EmiOfBrie]

0:34 - I can't parse that location, and I live in Mpls.

[clash500]

Gotta love Mary.. She was one of my first crushes as a kid watching the reruns on nick at nite back in the mid 90s. She set the standard for what a beautiful, classy woman should be.

[thoof2001]

Yeah, Mary was a Mustanger

[mnichols1959]

I am her!!

[PhillyCopsAreCorrupt]

A phenomenally great song, even if it was way before my time.

[TJCATLOVER]

Totally classic!!!!!!!!

[MrMilanItaly]

...jhkings1 forse è la migliore di sempre!

[jhkings1]

one of the greatest intros and theme songs ever