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America's favorite best friends, Mary and Rhoda, have been
seperated for many years. Mary, as we learned, did network
news for ABC in New York after being fired from WJM-TV
while raising a daughter, Rose. More recently, however,
she spent a 4-month vacation in Italy due to grief over
her recently deceased politician husband. Rhoda, on the
other hand, moved to Paris and had a daughter (Meredith).
She eventually divorced her husband due to his
unfaithfulness. Since then, Rhoda has moved back to New
York.
Mary tries to reach Rhoda in Paris. Rhoda tries to
reach Mary in New York. She eventually learns of Mary's
apartment's location, so she goes to visit her there. As
Mary steps into a taxi, Rhoda sees her, cries out
"Mary! Mary!" and the 2 best friends reunite.
Later, Mary & Rose visit Mary's lawyer, where they
find out that Mary's husband mortgaged much of their money
to finance his campaigns. Mary must now live on what
little savings she has. She goes to a job interview at
WNYT and meets Jonah, a 33-year-old yuppie. He isn't
exactly crazy about Mary, but hires her on as segment
producer.
Meanwhile, Mary & Rhoda track down galleries to
display Rhoda's photography (she is in need of a job too).
However, she is continuously turned down. They also have
to deal with the fact that both of their daughters want to
drop out of college.
At work, Mary is assigned to cover a story about an
18-year-old murderer. She and the bitchy co-anchor, Cecile
Andrews, interview the murderer's parents. Cecile's
painful questions cause the parents to cry hysterically.
Later, Cecile edits the footage to expose untruthfulness.
Against Jonah's command, Mary edits another version of the
story. Mary's version airs, and it is very sentimental
among viewers.
The next day, Jonah almost fires Mary. As Mary leaves
his office, he whispers, "I liked it." Mary
hears it, but isn't sure if he actually said it.
Elsewhere, Rose's stand-up routine flops. After
discussing it with Mary, Rose tries it again with some
clever new jokes, and it is well-received. Rose tells Mary
that she wants to go back for school. They go back to
Mary's apartment, where Rhoda & Meredith are waiting
for a surprise party. It was in attempt to cheer Mary up
after being fired, but since she was not fired, it becomes
a celebration of Rhoda's having found a place to display
her photography. They make a toast: "To New
Beginnings!"
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Bethany Joy holds her own with tv icon, Mary Tyler Moore.
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