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* [[Star-Making Role]]: Pretty much everyone in the cast ''other'' than Mary Tyler Moore herself (and perhaps [[Betty White]]) can thank this show for first making them a household name.
* [[Throw It In]]: When Moore filmed her famous hat-tossing scene in downtown Minneapolis, the camera caught an elderly woman scowling at her in the background. The woman was [http://jyanet.com/mtm/020514.shtml a local resident named Hazel Frederick], who happened to be walking down the street after shopping in the area and couldn't understand what this young woman was doing in the middle of a busy intersection. The producers decided the shot was too good not to use, and Frederick's face became an unintentionally iconic part of the show's opening.
* [[What Could Have Been]]: Mary was originally going to be divorced, but the writers feared people would think she'd divorced [[The Dick Van Dyke Show|Rob]].
** Gavin MacLeod originally auditioned for the role of Lou Grant.
** The role of [[Ted Baxter]] was written with Jack Cassidy in mind, but the actor wasn't interested in another sitcom commitment so soon after the failure of his critically acclaimed [[Short Runner]] sitcom ''He & She''. He would eventually guest star as Ted's brother in one episode.
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