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''[[The Mary Tyler Moore Show]]'' was the first series produced by MTM Enterprises (founded by Moore and then-husband Grant Tinker), which would be responsible for several of the most popular and acclaimed shows of the '70s and '80s. The show won 29 [[Emmy Award]]s (a record that held until ''[[Frasier]]'' won its 30th in 2002) and a [[Peabody Award]], and spun off three other series: ''[[Rhoda]]'', ''Phyllis'' and ''[[Lou Grant]]'' (the latter being one of the few instances where a comedy series spawned a ''drama'').
One of its episodes, "Chuckles Bites the Dust", is [https://www.cbc.ca/radio/undertheinfluence/this-tv-episode-is-considered-the-greatest-of-all-time-1.5155531 widely considered] to be [[Crowning Moment of Funny|one of the funniest sitcom episodes ''ever''.]]
One of the many tropes it established was the recurring gag about Mary's disastrous parties. ''[[Friends]]'' similarly has built continuity around its Thanksgiving episodes, and ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer|Buffy]]'' typically had ruinous birthdays.
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