# Mary Tyler Moore Hospitalized \[EDIT: RIP\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [January 25, 2017, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-tyler-moore-hospitalized-edit-rip/778175 "2017-01-25T19:33:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Sir\_T-Cups](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ed655f/32.png) [@Sir\_T-Cups](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_T-Cups)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-tyler-moore-hospitalized-edit-rip/778175/21 "2017-01-25T20:48:02Z")
Oooo weee ooo I look just like Buddy Holly Oh Oh And you’re Mary Tyler Moore… Hers was one of the first shows I ever watched on Nick at Nite. She’ll always be special that way… ---
**Author:** ![cochrane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cochrane/32/10441_2.png) [@cochrane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cochrane)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 8:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-tyler-moore-hospitalized-edit-rip/778175/22 "2017-01-25T20:52:15Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > RIP, Mary. ☹ > > I’m surprised to see that both Phyllis (at 90) and Rhoda (at 77) are still alive. Valerie Harper has been battling cancer for ages! > [@MovieMogul](#): > > And of course, Lou (88) and Sue Ann (95) are still with us. Not to mention Rob Petrie (92). > > RIP. ☹ > [@Kimballkid](#): > > Alan Brady (94) has also not shaken off this mortal coil. Let’s not forget Sally Rogers (93). ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-tyler-moore-hospitalized-edit-rip/778175/23 "2017-01-25T21:00:50Z")
I’m so glad we had this time together… 2017 is starting out barnstormers. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-tyler-moore-hospitalized-edit-rip/778175/24 "2017-01-25T21:01:24Z")
**BONUS TRIVIA QUESTION:** Name the Oscar-winning actress/director/screenwriter who played Murray’s daughter Laurie. Helen Hunt (now a mere 53) ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-tyler-moore-hospitalized-edit-rip/778175/25 "2017-01-25T21:02:30Z")
> [@simster](#): > > I’m so glad we had this time together… Carol Burnett? :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![Patx2](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/73ab20/32.png) [@Patx2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patx2)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-tyler-moore-hospitalized-edit-rip/778175/26 "2017-01-25T21:03:09Z")
This one makes me very sad. She turned the world on with her smile. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 9:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-tyler-moore-hospitalized-edit-rip/778175/27 "2017-01-25T21:05:19Z")
☹ RIP Mary I can’t say how many hours I’ve spent enjoying her work. To chase the sadness away just a little bit I pulled up Joan Jett’s version of[Love Is All Around](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWQHhKrdtSA) ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-tyler-moore-hospitalized-edit-rip/778175/28 "2017-01-25T21:11:16Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > **BONUS TRIVIA QUESTION:** Name the Oscar-winning actress/director/screenwriter who played Murray’s daughter Laurie. > > Helen Hunt (now a mere 53) **Shayna** , **Spiny Norman** , and I were a couple of boxes away from her at the Hollywood Bowl one night. (And our box was one row closer to the stage. 😃 ) Anyway, whenever I see her name I always initially think of _Linda_ Hunt! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-tyler-moore-hospitalized-edit-rip/778175/29 "2017-01-25T21:13:05Z")
> [@terentii](#): > > Carol Burnett? :dubious: damnit.:smack: :o ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-tyler-moore-hospitalized-edit-rip/778175/30 "2017-01-25T21:13:50Z")
> [@carnivorousplant](#): > > She played the never seen but often heard answering service girl “Sam” in Richard Diamond, Private Detective. If you can find DVDs (or tapes) of the old _ **Steve Canyon** _ TV series, check out the episode where they fly to Puerto Rico on maneuvers. Mary has a walk-on at the very end, and she looks like she’s about 18. She’s on-screen for less than five seconds, but there is absolutely no doubt that it’s her! ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-tyler-moore-hospitalized-edit-rip/778175/31 "2017-01-25T21:31:32Z")
This one hurts. Let’s not forget her role in [Ordinary People](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081283/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_36). She played against type and made it believable. Mary Tyler Moore’s production company was responsible for several great shows in addition to her own show and its spin-offs (Rhoda, Lou Grant and Phyllis): The Bob Newhart Show, WKRP in Cincinnati, The White Shadow, St. Elsewhere and Hill Street Blues. She would always tell a joke whenever she appeared on a late-night talk show. Here’s one I learned from her: > [@](#): > > An old man walks into a Catholic church and goes into the confessional. The priest says, “Yes, my son?” The man says, “I’m 75 years old. I’ve been married for 50 years. I’ve been faithful to my wife for the entire time. . . except for yesterday, when I had sex with an eighteen-year-old!” The priest says, “Umm. . . How long has it been since your last confession?” The old man says, “I’ve never been to confession. I’m Jewish!” The priest asks, “Why are you telling me, then?”, and the old man replies, “I’m telling everybody!” Thanks, Mary, for all the entertainment over the years. ---
**Author:** ![74westy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/74westy/32/3950_2.png) [@74westy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/74westy)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-tyler-moore-hospitalized-edit-rip/778175/32 "2017-01-25T21:33:16Z")
So, I remember a question on the dope about who’s a celebrity you really like where I answered, “Mary Tyler Moore”. I just searched and see that I made the same post twice! Which celebrity/public figure do you most implicitly trust? (2014) > [@Which celebrity/public figure do you most implicitly trust?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-celebrity-public-figure-do-you-most-implicitly-trust/694177/26): > > Mary Tyler Moore. Celebrities everyone likes (2016) > [@Celebrities everyone likes](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/celebrities-everyone-likes/732335/35): > > Mary Tyler Moore. To me the obvious answer to either question. ---
**Author:** ![Doug\_Bowe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df788c/32.png) [@Doug\_Bowe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doug_Bowe)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 9:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-tyler-moore-hospitalized-edit-rip/778175/33 "2017-01-25T21:38:44Z")
RIP Mary. There’s a PBS special that aired several years ago: “Mary Tyler Moore: A Celebration.” You might want to call your local Public TV outlet to see if they’ll rebroadcast it. ---
**Author:** ![janis\_and\_c0](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/janis_and_c0/32/21_2.png) [@janis\_and\_c0](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/janis_and_c0)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 9:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-tyler-moore-hospitalized-edit-rip/778175/34 "2017-01-25T21:39:27Z")
One of my very favorite actresses ever. ☹ RIP ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-tyler-moore-hospitalized-edit-rip/778175/35 "2017-01-25T21:40:02Z")
> [@Jeff\_Lichtman](#): > > Mary Tyler Moore’s production company was responsible for several great shows in addition to her own show and its spin-offs (Rhoda, Lou Grant and Phyllis): The Bob Newhart Show, WKRP in Cincinnati, The White Shadow, St. Elsewhere and Hill Street Blues. And _ **Remington Steele** _. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-tyler-moore-hospitalized-edit-rip/778175/36 "2017-01-25T21:41:42Z")
She was in our house weekly for decades it felt. Thank you, Ms. Moore. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-tyler-moore-hospitalized-edit-rip/778175/37 "2017-01-25T21:51:37Z")
> [@Jeff\_Lichtman](#): > > Mary Tyler Moore’s production company was responsible for several great shows in addition to her own show and its spin-offs (Rhoda, Lou Grant and Phyllis): The Bob Newhart Show, WKRP in Cincinnati, The White Shadow, St. Elsewhere and Hill Street Blues. I loved the production logo-a take off on MGM with a cat instead of a lion, going MEOW. They would alter it sometimes to suit the show. Newhart had Bob saying “meow” it that Bob Newhardt deadpan. Which one had the deerstalker hat on the cat? ---
**Author:** ![ivylass](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/9de053/32.png) [@ivylass](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ivylass)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-tyler-moore-hospitalized-edit-rip/778175/38 "2017-01-25T22:00:21Z")
> [@Jeff\_Lichtman](#): > > Let’s not forget her role in [Ordinary People](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081283/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_36). She played against type and made it believable. She also played a nasty piece of work in [Stolen Babies](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108225/). ---
**Author:** ![neofishboy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/neofishboy/32/444_2.png) [@neofishboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neofishboy)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 10:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-tyler-moore-hospitalized-edit-rip/778175/39 "2017-01-25T22:02:24Z")
So Netflix streaming doesn’t have it and Hulu only has the first three seasons, but I can still get individual episodes on Amazon video. There’s a certain clown funeral I’m pretty sure my wife has never seen and I think tonight would be an excellent night for it. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2017, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-tyler-moore-hospitalized-edit-rip/778175/40 "2017-01-25T22:07:15Z")
The MTM Show was the first perfect sitcom on TV. Blockbuster cast of actors you likely never heard of, doing some of the best shtick out there. It’s where we first got to see Betty White as a not-so-nice person, and a regular character who was almost never seen (Chuckles the clown). I’m old enough to have watched the DVDyke show when it was first aired, and being hopelessly in love with Mary. She even did a movie with Elvis. So long, beautiful. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-tyler-moore-hospitalized-edit-rip/778175.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mary-tyler-moore-hospitalized-edit-rip/778175.md?page=3)