• Series: The Mary Tyler Moore Show

• Genre: Comedy
• Movie Type: Workplace Comedy, Sitcom
• Themes: Looking For Love, Women's Friendship
• Director: Jay Sandrich
• Release Year: 1977

Plot

It is a testament to the brilliance of The Mary Tyler Moore Show that the series' 168th and final episode earned an Emmy Award for Best Comedy Writing. When WJM-TV is taken over by new owners, everyone in the newsroom is certain that he or she will be given the pink slip -- none more so than anchorman Ted Baxter (Ted Knight), who literally hides behind his family during a meeting with newly installed station manager Coleman (Vincent Gardenia). But in one of the worst-kept secrets of the 1976-1977 TV season, everybody in the newsroom is fired except for Ted. Even so, there's still plenty of time for laughter, tears, and cameo appearances by former regulars Valerie Harper (Rhoda) and Cloris Leachman (Phyllis). And remember: It's a long way to Tipperary.... "The Last Show" originally aired on March 19, 1977. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Credit

James L. Brooks - Screenwriter; Allan Burns - Screenwriter; Bob Ellison - Screenwriter; Jay Sandrich - Director; Stan Daniels - Teleplay By; David Lloyd - Screenwriter; Ed Weinberger - Screenwriter