Ted comes flying into the office to announce that his mother is getting married. No one is very impressed. He becomes a basket case as he begins to plan the wedding. But there are bumps along the way when his mother tells him they aren't going to get married but are going to live together. He suddenly begins to think that everyone is looking at him and judging him. Nobody cares but he can't get past it. Lou suggests that he actually meet the guy. This is one of those moments where money trumps everything in Ted's mind. You will enjoy Lou's giggling comment. There is also the hundred bucks thing. And Murray's final line is the best in the show.
3 Reviews
OK episode
Rrrobert25 November 2019
Ted's never-seen mother gets engaged then decides to live with her boyfriend rather than get married, prompting emotional reactions from Ted. Then Ted gets to meet his mother's boyfriend.
Ted is funny though much the same material was covered in episode Father's Day.
The episode was directed by Mary Tyler Moore and the script has her off screen much of the time, vacationing in Mexico. This leaves a big gap.
Nolan Leary is great as Ted's future father-in-law.
Ted is funny though much the same material was covered in episode Father's Day.
The episode was directed by Mary Tyler Moore and the script has her off screen much of the time, vacationing in Mexico. This leaves a big gap.
Nolan Leary is great as Ted's future father-in-law.
Ted learns a lesson.
UNOhwen17 March 2017
Ted Knight was very sensitive that the character of Ted Baxter not be a one-dimensional cut-out, and this episode allows the 'real' Ted Better to shine.
In what's probably the closest way Ted Baxter ever learns the meaning of 'unconditional love', someone does something for him - with no strings, and though Ted - always out to get a buck, is more than happy to take it, I feel the underlying reason isn't lost on him.
For once.
Ted's (never seen) mother is seeing a man, and Ted - who only met his natural father once in 40 years (and who asked to borrow money) - is nervous about this unknown man.
When he finally does meet him, it's a very genial man named Walter Tewksbury, who introduces himself to Ted by telling Ted he's not out to replace his father, not knowing that Ted's father was never their for him.
It's what Walter says next and does, which has always stayed with me; he tells Ted if he ever needs money, he's there for him, and Ted - obviously overcome when he hears that someone is willing to give him money, gratis, is actually more touched by the fact that someone is doing something for him, simply 'because', and even though Ted is annoying, he is- deep down - a lonely guy, who acts the part of the extroverted 'Ted Baxter' to hide that little boy, who never had a dad.
Even though it's played for comedy, one of the great things about well-written comedy - of which The Mary Tyler Moore Show is one of the best -the show never shies away from the humanity of it's characters.
I know I'm not the only one who's loved this series for so long, because it's characters ARE so well-written, that they feel real, and A Boys' Best friend shows us that - even inside of the annoying, Ted Baxter is a real human, who always felt he was. Issuing something.
In what's probably the closest way Ted Baxter ever learns the meaning of 'unconditional love', someone does something for him - with no strings, and though Ted - always out to get a buck, is more than happy to take it, I feel the underlying reason isn't lost on him.
For once.
Ted's (never seen) mother is seeing a man, and Ted - who only met his natural father once in 40 years (and who asked to borrow money) - is nervous about this unknown man.
When he finally does meet him, it's a very genial man named Walter Tewksbury, who introduces himself to Ted by telling Ted he's not out to replace his father, not knowing that Ted's father was never their for him.
It's what Walter says next and does, which has always stayed with me; he tells Ted if he ever needs money, he's there for him, and Ted - obviously overcome when he hears that someone is willing to give him money, gratis, is actually more touched by the fact that someone is doing something for him, simply 'because', and even though Ted is annoying, he is- deep down - a lonely guy, who acts the part of the extroverted 'Ted Baxter' to hide that little boy, who never had a dad.
Even though it's played for comedy, one of the great things about well-written comedy - of which The Mary Tyler Moore Show is one of the best -the show never shies away from the humanity of it's characters.
I know I'm not the only one who's loved this series for so long, because it's characters ARE so well-written, that they feel real, and A Boys' Best friend shows us that - even inside of the annoying, Ted Baxter is a real human, who always felt he was. Issuing something.
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