The Mary Tyler Moore Show Keep Your Guard Up (Season 1, Episode 5)
TV Episode | 26 min | Comedy

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The Mary Tyler Moore Show

Keep Your Guard Up (Season 1, Episode 5)

TV Episode | 26 min | Comedy

Mary helps out a luckless former pro-football player who wants to be WJM's new sportscaster.

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Director

Writers

James L. Brooks (created by) | Allan Burns (created by) | Steven Pritzker (written by) (as Steve Pritzker)

Producers

James L. Brooks | Allan Burns | David Davis

Composer

Patrick Williams (as Pat Williams)

Cinematographer

Editor

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Edit Released

Updated Oct 17, 1970

Release date

Oct 17, 1970 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Won 29 Primetime Emmy Awards. Another 17 wins & 82 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
7 cast members

Name	Known for
Mary Tyler Moore Mary Richards Mary Richards See fewer	Ordinary People (1980)
Edward Asner Lou Grant Lou Grant See fewer	Up (2009)
Valerie Harper Rhoda Morgenstern Rhoda Morgenstern See fewer	The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)
Gavin MacLeod Murray Slaughter Murray Slaughter See fewer	The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)
John Schuck Frank Carelli Frank Carelli See fewer	MAS*H (1970)
Timothy Brown Timothy Brown Timothy Brown See fewer	MAS*H (1970)
Cloris Leachman Phyllis Lindstrom Phyllis Lindstrom See fewer	The Last Picture Show (1971)

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