Incredibly, The Mary Tyler Moore Show may be one of the more underrated/overlooked sitcoms considering its incredible influence:
Looking back on the event of MTM’s 50th anniversary, it’s actually staggering just how massive this one show’s impact was—especially since Mary Tyler Moore isn’t as omnipresent on social media as Friends, Seinfeld, or The Golden Girls, all shows that can trace their roots back, in some form or fashion, to what James L. Brooks and Allan Burns put on screen on September 19, 1970.
I believe it’s safe to say that nothing on TV in the last 50 years would be the same had she not tossed her hat up in the sky.
This is why The Mary Tyler Moore Show works so well today, better than any show from 50 years ago and—honestly?—better than most shows right now. The show talked about still-relevant topics while providing killer jokes for every cast member, men and women, all in front of a live studio audience for seven years. The Mary Tyler Moore Show didn’t just turn the world on with her smile 50 years ago—it changed the world, and TV is better for it.
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