How MARY TYLER MOORE SHOW Happened! Filming Locations - House, Statue, Park, Mall, Escalators

[@starling5188]

It was a perfect cast! Mary Tyler Moore and Bob Newhart were great shows to watch back-to-back.

[@LannieLord]

Saturday nights belonged to CBS : The Jeffersons, Mary Tyler Moore , Bob Newhart , Carol Burnett . And then at 11:30 on NBC- the NEW Saturday Night Live !

[@marving1416]

Bob Newhart show thanks to Mary Tyler Moore, another MTM Production.

[@tiamia7139]

I did!😊

[@martingitlin4624]

You forgot All in the Family? That was No. 1 on TV for 5 years!@@LannieLord

[@LannieLord]

All in the Family was switched to Mondays by 1975. I do like it though. @@martingitlin4624

[@Wild1995]

The authentic look from the woman looking at her throw her hat up makes the scene so authentic. Really cool

[@4thegloryofthelord]

They should’ve also made a smaller statue of her and put it a few feet back behind Mary’s statue. 😂

[@southerngirlraven7]

I remember they interviewed that lady on Oprah once and she was asked what she thought Mary Tyler Moore was doing and why she had that look on her face. She said she thought she was trying to kill herself by running out in traffic! So... It does explain the mortified expression that she had! 😂

[@kristibrownoly]

"You're gonna make it after all!" Great one! Mary Tyler Moore was one of my favorite shows when I was a child. Thanks!

[@timward3116]

This show was second to none in the 1970s. It was right up there with All in the Family, The Jeffersons, and Mash. And that theme music was a stroke of genius. The minute I would hear it come on the TV, I'd grab a snack and run into the living room. It was something that you not only found yourself humming but you also found yourself singing.

[@maryellenshock]

For some reason, this theme song has been in my head ( Lord only knows why)

[@4thegloryofthelord]

That WAS (is) an awesome song... very underrated too.

[@alancumming6407]

Although it has been many years since the Mary Tyler Moore Show aired over here in Britain, when you started matching the shots for the opening credits, it seemed like only yesterday - it truly was one of those memorable sitcoms. Many thanks for this one Jordan - it was a joy to watch. Great to see Jah.

[@arizonaalchemy7572]

Great post, nice to know the show aired over in the UK. I Love your Country.

[@dianamarie1652]

Funny I was just watching reruns of Mary Tyler Moore show! It’s a classic

[@kallen868]

Me too!🎉

[@amelias.2509]

Had to pause half way and tell you how much Im enjoying this!!! What a fun treat! I dreamed of one day living in an apartment like Mary's. Who didn't? Lol

[@DRaymore44]

The original owners of "The Mary Tyle Moore Show" house hated all the tourists coming to their home to take pictures and gawk at it. By the fourth season, those owners put signs out front to discourage the film crew from filming there again. This is why Mary had to move to another apartment in another building. Even though this was filmed in the 1970s, everything has stayed the same, including the mall's architecture and interiors. I am glad the people of Minneapolis still love Mary Tyler Moore and her excellent, hilarious series. RIP to all the cast members; they are all missed by many fans of this show. Thank you for showing the sites where the series took place.

[@ddt3831]

The Lou Grant character was almost a "dramatic" character on a "comedy" show - that's why Ed Asner worked so well in that role!!

[@TheCrossroads533]

The Lou Grant Show spinoff was a big flop in my book. Scripts tried to be to socially relevant and the Big Lou character lost all his humor and gruff charm.

[@cherylb2008]

The episodes where Edie leaves were my favorites Very compelling to watch Ed Asner at his best

[@frankdenardo8684]

Mr. Grant was the cantankerous old man

[@RandomDudeOne]

"You have spunk" "I HATE SPUNK"

[@frankdenardo8684]

@@RandomDudeOne Mr. Grant was a cantankerous old man.

[@iloveejbgssnoopy]

The whole cast of the Mary Tyler Moore show all of them brilliant and amazing love that show and I think. So great. Ted Knight, Valerie Harper, Betty White and Georgia Engle and all brilliant

[@RandomDudeOne]

I was at the statue unveiling and Mary Tyler Moore was there, she threw her hat up in the air just like in the show. A very classy lady.

[@jamesrsfo]

Another great episode. My friend Midwest friend Annette said the lady watching Mary toss her hat was her aunt. That’s so cool.

[@DazewithJordantheLion]

So cool!

[@ellennewth6305]

You did a great job matching shots, Jordan! MTM had one of the BEST sit-com casts ever: Valerie Harper, Ted Knight, Georgia Engle, Betty White, Ed Asner, Gavin MacLeod, and Cloris Leachman were all amazing actors. And who doesn't love Chuckles the Clown??? The writing and directing were brilliant! Thanks for sharing these classic show locations!

[@dianavalentine922]

Thanks for Sharing

[@contessalouannec8064]

Agree.

[@paulbarnhart210]

Thanks for sharing

[@milfordcivic6755]

Everyone except Ed is dead =(

[@karenleemallonee684]

​@@milfordcivic6755 Unfortunately he has passed now also, about a year ago, or so. Sorry 😢.

[@marigold7250]

Amazing how much push back they got from the networks, especially for a show that turned out to be so well loved. The friendships were the best part to me. Great job on this Jordan!!

[@Madmarsha]

Which made the final show so intimate and personal ... and real.

[@proceduralnodes3d]

I remember watching it growing up. One interesting fact is when I lived in Minneapolis in the mid 90’s the MTM house was owned by a wealthy couple who were art collectors. They at least one ran an event in there home where members of our Synagogue could buy tickets and see their art collection. Also, the woman you mentioned looking “horrified” was the Mom of one of the hosts of a popular weekly current events program on PBS.

[@joannecarson4327]

At the time this show was on the air my mom (also a designer) worked for Norman Todd whose clothes Miss Moore wore on the show. Sometimes she would bring home samples of the same outfits Miss Moore wore. These outfits were very tailored. One time my sister had a pantsuit on and we were watching the show and Miss Moore had the same outfit on but in a different color. We just screamed but we thought that was pretty cool.

[@DazewithJordantheLion]

That's very cool!

[@steffimoreau6787]

I really enjoyed that! I'm a German who lived in the U.S. for 4 years in the 90s, and that's when I got to watch all of the classic American TV shows that we didn't get over here in Germany. And Mary Tyler Moore was one of my favorites! I miss Nickelodeon, it was pretty much the only channel I watched back then. Love your channel and your dog is a rock star! ❤

[@kathypellette2509]

Wow! Nancy Walker was a real gem of that and Rhodas shows as Rhodas mom! Quick and dry wit really did well on those shows!

[@TimDowdy-b1c]

If there is such a thing as a Legends Tree Mary Tyler Moore is at the very Top. Best Theme Song to a T.V. Show In Television History,and there have been some good ones over the years.👒

[@patfrank6481]

Agreed! Mary's theme song is one that you still remember the words and sing along now even after all these years! A true classic that will live forever!

[@cynthiariley1782]

I'm so glad that nobody vandalizes the statue of her out there on the street. Wonderful artwork!❤

[@alaricabercrombie2692]

Yes, especially, during the George Floyd riots in the late spring of 2020 which we all knew took place in Minneapolis.

[@JudiKerestan]

LOVEMary Tyler Moore , this is a great Saturday treat

[@redihip]

Dayton's was a fixture for a downtown destination. Macy's eventually bought it , but it just wasn't the same. It was closed for awhile and then came back retro Dayton's a few years ago as mostly office space with retail at street level. My parents would bring me there in the 60's to see Santa up on the seventh floor. And they really did cool Christmas window dressings like Jordan showed.

[@karenleemallonee684]

This is my favorite location video you've done...loved it! It takes me back to Jr. High School years, on a Saturday night. Mom & I would watch together, I had my big bowl of homemade popcorn & an ice cold Tab...now cue the theme song!!! ❤️ Thanks for the memories, Jordan!! 👍👍

[@TheCrossroads533]

Love that beautiful House of Mary! The new enclosed porch ruined the sightlines of the original but at least it's still standing. Thanks for your fun report. In high school I sure missed out on many Saturday night social gatherings choosing to watch that legendary early '70s CBS-TV primetime lineup, including The Bob Newhart Show.

[@stephenr3910]

After the preview that flopped, audience members commented that Rhoda wasn't likeable and was too abrasive. Brooks and Burns didn't want to change anything. So they added a line where Bess tells Mary that Rhoda is fun when you get to know her. That one extra line was all that was needed.

[@uofa82]

It’s all in the writing. I think Valerie Harper pull off her lines like a pro.

[@jeffreycone7504]

Rhoda turned out to be the favorite character.

[@jacquestedcooper]

I loved the Mary Tyler Moore show and I remember watching the very first episode when it aired. We thought it was so cool because of all the shots in Minneapolis. Being from Minnesota, that was great! Thanks for doing this vlog. Great job as usual.

[@wendyobrien2843]

Loved this show! So many memories this brings back. Love these back stories. Such great chemistry they all had. Her statue is awesome. Glad it is outside now for all to see. Loved seeing Jah. He looks so cute in his winter sweater. Such a happy guy. Hope his leg is better. Thanks Jordan for another great vlog. 💙

[@Wild1995]

Who can turn the world on with a smile?

[@Kelvis1977]

Love this Vlog!! THANKS JORDAN!!! 🇺🇸 ⚡️🎶⚡️🤙✨️🇺🇸

[@cherylb2008]

One of my favorite shows of all time. I will still watch reruns for some quiet time and smiles. Mary Tyler Moore was one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood If you want to see good dramatic roles she did, watch Movies: Ordinary people Just between friends Very good movies

[@anneholden9908]

Loved the MTM show! Thanks for another wonderful vlog! Glad to see Jah in his snow coat!

[@bookem5537]

I swear you are the only KZbinr who comes to Minnesota! Thank you

[@David-nx2vm]

They did a MTM show public reunion about 15-20 years ago at the Mall of America and actually found (who knows how) the woman who was glaring at her during the hat toss and she made an appearance. The woman and Mary met for the first time at that reunion. Reports said she was a really good sport about the whole thing

[@marisaluckow7080]

That's surprising, being she looked pretty old in the original shot. then again, people looked much older than they were back then.

[@Blueskys1972]

I've always loved that Mary Tyler Moore intro, it does something to me ❤❤❤

[@miriamk6950]

Great video! I have been a Mary Tyler Moore Fan since childhood. I was fortunate enough to visit Minneapolis and the opening film locations in December, 2022 for my birthday. It was amazing! Just a few observations because I am a huge fan and have seen every single episode. The episode with Henry Winkler, Season 4: Episode 10, The Dinner Party was not a Thanksgiving Episode. The show never featured a Thanksgiving Episode. It featured two Christmas Ones. On the show the running joke was that Mary's parties were disasters! Haha! Another observation: In 2015, The Mary Tyler Moore Statue was moved and placed inside the city's downtown for sidewalk construction on Nicolett Street. She was finally returned to her normal spot. I can go on and on! Haha!

[@bette-grandmom]

One of my favorite shows. Thank you for the background of the show. Isn't it amazing how some of the most popular TV shows almost never came to be?

[@johnmoreno96]

Well done video on TMTMS, I’ve watched TMTMS since the early 70’s it’s a top ten TV show of all time. BTW the old lady who’s behind Mary watching as she tosses her hat in the air is Hazel Frederick. She by chance happened to be at the right place, at the right time, now Hazel is part of classic tv.

[@susanrombak7959]

What a great Vlog this is! Where else can you get a ‘behind the greats’ history of so much curated pop culture! You are the best Jordan, you really provide this community with stellar content. Take care & safe travels 🥰✌🏽

[@blue4uable]

Love 💕 the Mary Tyler Moore Show,one of the best comedy sitcom’s ever ❤

[@LReno-di9cm]

Boy has Minneapolis changed since this show

[@Mercedes-v2o]

Loved this vlog of Mary Tyler Moore. She was a good actress, loved her. Love to see Jah at the end in the park.

[@sheilacrysler88]

Best episode from that show was "Chuckles bites the dust". So glad you did this one. Thank you Jordan and Happy New Year.

[@juliepowell1715]

I agree!

[@LannieLord]

The Chuckles episode ie VERY over rated. The Veal Prince Orloff episode is ROCK solid - and even better - the Lars Affair episode when Sue Ann is having an affair with Lars. @@juliepowell1715

[@lonamarilyn1755]

I was 10 when this show premiered ! I LOVED this show Mary was my idol! To this day is love this show!!!! Thank you Jordan❤️I live in Thunder Bay Ontario , 6 hours north of MSP in Canada! Every summer we would vacation in Minneapolis to shop, , baseball games, and as I child in was in awe to be in Mary’s location of the series!

[@daviddorward7684]

Thanks. As a Canadian from Toronto I particularly enjoyed your comment.

[@carolspeedy3607]

I love mtm my favorite episode was chuckles the clown bites the dust and the last episode made me bawl

[@elizabethharrison7306]

Mary Tyler Moore show Love my favorite one fan Big 💖 ⭐️🦋💖💖💖

[@frankdenardo8684]

This show was a mainstay on Saturday nights on CBS. I remember watching The Jefferson's, All in the Family, Bob Newhart, and the Carol Burnett Show. Was on the air for 7 years, and interesting thing was that Mary Tyler Moore and Ted Knight used their first names. Ed Asner who played Lou Grant. Was the cantankerous old man.

[@brendarose4287]

I loved this show growing up as a teenager. One of my favorites!!!

[@briteness]

This was a good episode. Interesting to see the locations they used, and the early history of the show was new to me, too. The story really demonstrates how important it is to have connections in high places.

[@mariaday712]

I love Jah's little sweater. How sweet. Thank you for telling us the story behind Mary's show. It's a wonder it got made at all. I loved the show. Congratulations to you and Katy. I wish you both all the best and much happiness. You, Katy, and Jah Take care and be happy.

[@conniekemple8965]

I really like how you got in depth with the history of the show but kept it short and simple. The editing is really good. I very much appreciate the effort you go through to tell us a story. Congrats to you and Katie Wishing you years of happiness.

[@lovestori98]

Omg this was amazing!!! Nobody really does the classic tv like this and I live for it!! Dang Jordan too bad someone wasn’t with you so you could recreate the hat scene 😂😂😂

[@douglascorley6630]

One of the few sitcoms that I love to watch

[@SuperDrJeckyl]

What a show. One of the best casts ever in film or TV. And it was such a fun, warm show.

[@LarryLeeMoniz]

The Mary Tyler Moore Show was one of my favorites, I still watch it online. This was one of my favorite videos from you Jordan... I love it! (tosses hat in the air)

[@elvisfan61]

I really enjoyed that. Thank you for all of the different angles of the statue. When I first watched the MTM show in the 70s (as a preteen), my favorite character was Rhoda. A few years back, I was able to catch the show on reruns (I'm talking nearly five decades later) and found my favorite character is Lou. I'm sure glad they didn't recast him. Everyone on the show is funny, but Lou is hysterical! Thanks for a great video.

[@jeffreyknight3884]

Wow, what interesting facts, never knew about any of this until you done this Jordan. I noticed that woman in the back as Mary Tyler Moore threw her hat up. What amazing facts, it's hard to believe they're all past on even chuckle the clown. One episode was the whole cast was at his funeral and Mary started laughing. Thank you to all cast members for giving us great memories.

[@garyhondel9020]

Another GREAT video, Jordan! I used to work at a shoe store near there (Bostonian) in a mall called Gavidae Common. It was at the bottom of the glass staircase that was seen in Mighty Ducks where the hockey player knocks the woman into the fountain. I was paid $250 by Disney for the inconvenience of the film crew disrupting sales. A woman was walking around with a briefcase full of cash. Something that many people don’t know is that the basement of that Dayton’s department store was the location of the very first Target store.

[@jillwilliams9694]

I love mary Tyler Moore ❤❤❤wow didn't know you could visit the 🏠🏠🏡❤❤❤i watch all her reruns❤❤ aww darn i was hoping u wouldve wear the green 🕶️❤

[@floridafan6931]

Thank you so much for this video! Mary Tyler Moore was my favorite show while I was in my 20's. I absolutely loved all the characters and Mary's character become my "role model". I loved seeing the actual places with the scenes spliced in. This brought so many happy memories. I'm sad all the actors have now passed, but the show lives on as one of the best!

[@jennybarstow1447]

Not all are dead! Lisa Garrettson who played Bess is alive and so is John Amos who played Gordy is too. I know all the main cast is gone, but these two were very good too.

[@tisa6193]

❤this show!!!

[@sheilainglin863]

Jordan, that was MAGNIFICENT!! YOU brought me back to my teen years when this was one of my FAV Shows!!! You showcased it all in such an interesting and entertaining fashion!!! ❤❤ Thank you once again for such a great video!! ❤❤ You can turn the world on with a KZbin video!!❤❤ You're gonna make it afterall!!! ❤😊❤😊💖💖👍

[@outsider238]

This was great!! I love how they have that statue where that famous scene was filmed. I always noticed that lady in the background but I never heard that story of when Mary bumped into her again so that was awesome!

[@johngalt5411]

Lovely tribute. Thank you so much for doing this video. I watched this show every Saturday night in the 70's while growing up

[@carolm3055]

Excellent Jordan!! Thanks!! 😃

[@contessalouannec8064]

Jordan Thank You for sharing I have seen that statue when I visited Minneapolis on one of my family vacations and took a picture of it.

[@johnkaufman5474]

Congratulations to you and Katie! I can't think of two nicer people who deserve happiness. And you already have a kid (Jah).

[@nikkid3235]

Fantastic!

[@auntieelizabethleepermartinez]

The show was amazing I like watching every Saturday 70's thank you for sharing this video plus congratulations for you and Katie on engagement 🎉🎉🎉

[@karentarr8930]

Great series, loved that show, Rhoda was so cool, each character was so unique and special, they added so much to the show. Ty for dollhouse my this 🤗😎🐾Jah is just adorable in his green sweater 😎

[@1927su]

Oh Thank you for doing this! We all loved “Mary Richards” back in the day!

[@kathybuis4368]

Love this episode! I enjoy how you present your stories ❤

[@wingsofcrystalaz]

Thank you Jordan, I love MTM ❤

[@kallen868]

Thanks Jordan!Great timing! I've been watching Mary and Rhoda all thru the holidays. 🎉 Mary was also fun singing and dancing in Thoroughly Modern Millie with Julie Andrews and Carol Channing.💖

[@cisio64123]

This really was a continuing to break new ground series because at the time except for Marlo Thomas's series " That Girl " there really hadn't been any series centered around a modern feminist idealed ( happily ) single career woman. It was all either male lead , family shows , ensambles or variety shows. It became iconic and proved that shows centered around modern single career women if done right could be successful. Beautiful Mary with her warmth, great comedic aptitude and charm was perfect as a feminist role model because you couldn't help but love her. The brilliant writing and talented co stars were the cherry on top and a major reason the show was so great.

[@tuffy2342]

Thank you for this. Most enjoyable and you did a marvelous job honoring the Iconic MTM

[@karlachristiansen6111]

Thank for this blog. I still watch the reruns of this show. Such a feel good show. I love it!

[@lindahittesdorf6201]

Love MTM and this show!!! Thankyou for this Jordan!!!😊

[@LannyBenny]

It must be Noon. I hear the siren going off. Used to live in Milwaukee and that happened all the time there. 7:54

[@esthergarcia1373]

Thanks Jordan for putting this video together. Although I was more of a Valerie Harper fan, your narrative made the video interesting for me, and the sightseeing parts were also very interesting, as well as the statue of Mary Tyler Moore. And of course, our little man Jah was an added bonus to see how he’s doing. ❤🙏🌟

[@theangendeavor9910]

Now I want to watch the show. I never have done and watched it. The statue was beautiful! so was the house and excellent matching the scenes!! Thank you for all you do!

[@roxanaobrien4936]

Thank you ! I loved that show and loved Mary herself ! Awesome woman, fantastic show...

[@kaymad143]

I never knew the history of this show, all I know is that I loved it and watched it every week!

[@gregmullanax4986]

I'm glad you put Jah in the video. I love Jah! And so does Chica, my Chihuahua. MTM was a great show. We love your videos,,,!!

[@kevinfessler6831]

Nicely done Jordan. Found out some things about the show I didn't know. CBS made a decision in the late 60's to ditch the "Southern Comedies". So Andy Griffith, Petticoat Junction, and Green Acres were out, and shows like All in the Family and Mary Tyler Moore were in. CBS was pretty dominant in 70's television, much. like NBC was in the 80's. Mary Tyler Moore was very good to the network, giving them two hit shows in two separate decades.

[@frankdenardo8684]

CBS was known as the Country Broadcasting System. All of the shows they aired took place in small town or rural America. Andy Griffith Show, Gomer Pyle U.S.M.C, Petticoat Junction, Green Acres, and the Beverly Hillbillies where the shows. Font used was peignot, pronounced pen yo. The same was used on the ABC Movie of the Week

[@sharonsiegrist7183]

Thank you Jordan! I absolutely loved this show. It pretty much dictated my clothing choices for high school!

[@sandyjohnson3183]

Loved that show

[@williamcohen2447]

Great vlog to honor a great show and great star thanks Jordan

[@randilevson9547]

Very well made video. Great editing job. As a big fan of the MTM show, it was very interesting to me to see the actual locations where parts of the show were filmed. I doubt that I will ever get to Minneapolis, so this video was a wonderful treat. I especially loved seeing the statue of Mary. She truly deserved this heartwarming tribute.

[@malcolmdivorty6852]

Great video of one of TVs greatest ever Tv shows. I got married in 1971 and my wife and I would watch Mary every week. Sadly like Mary my wife passed on but I have many happy memories of both Mary and my wife many thanks for keeping memories of the Mary Tyler Moore show alive.

[@61fritz06]

So very sorry to learn of your wife’s death, @malcolmdivorty6852. Hugs to you!

[@malcolmdivorty6852]

@@61fritz06 Thank you, that was very thoughtful of you.

[@dianam9028]

😮 My all time favorite show. I still watch it every night on YT. Thanks!! ❤

[@bradosplace933]

I loved this show,thank-you Jordan for sharing!!

[@aislingfitzroy8838]

Hi from DUBLIN Ireland, I've been listening to your narrating and it's just dawned on me thar you have a way with words you actually seem really good enough to write books have you ever tried writing I bet you'd be great , Ash

[@mybby1966]

❤seeing the star of the show Jah! So precious! Thank you Jordan for another great vlog! My favorite show as a child The Mary Tyler Moore Show. A classic and unfortunately they don’t make them like it anymore. Great actors and storylines.

[@contessalouannec8064]

Jordan Thank You for the stream and all the research you did. Great Job.

[@lizcapri1539]

Thank you Jordan. This was great! Amazing how things have not changed that much in Minneapolis.. thank you for paying tribute to this classic. This show helped women alot!!!

[@seand67]

AWESOME episode. I saw 'Being Mary Tyler Moore' and this was a perfect compliment

[@marywright6759]

So many talented people in that show. Ted Knight was so funny. I loved that house. .

[@donnastedham9822]

A great vlog about the Mary Tyler Moore show. Always great to see Jah. Thanks Jordan.

[@roknrolbilly]

HELLO! JORDAN!....... I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED MARY TYLER MOORE.....

[@Wild1995]

Great job as usual