The Mary Tyler Moore Show - Season 4 Episode 15 Happy Birthday, Lou!
Lou is closing in on fifty and today is his birthday. Mary can't stand the thought of the now-separated Lou celebrating his birthday all alone, so she arranges a surprise party for him. That evening, she invites Lou over for a drink and the doorbell rings just as he tells her how much he appreciated her not throwing an office party for him that afternoon. Gordy is at the door with an envelope...full of hats. Others are out in the hallway, too. Lou is furious and tries to get out using the back door...but there is no back door. Mary asks Lou's permission to invite Murray in. He enters, miffed at Lou's actions. Next Rhoda, and finally Ted, get to come in. Lou admits that he hates displays of affection...then reluctantly agrees to let the remainder of the guests in. While they all file in, he files out and down to MacKluskey's bar where....they throw a surprise party for him. Later he returns to Mary's place to apologize...evidently the guests opened his gifts (at Ted's urging) and they a
Year: 1977
Genre: Comedy
Country: United States of America
Studio: CBS
Director: James L. Brooks, Allan Burns
Cast: Mary Tyler Moore, Ed Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Ted Knight
Crew: Lorenzo Music (Producer), Stan Daniels (Producer), Michael Zinberg (Producer), Ed. Weinberger (Producer), James L. Brooks (Executive Producer), Grant Tinker (Producer)
First Air Date: Sep 19, 1970
Last Air date: Mar 19, 1977
Season: 7 Season
Episode: 168 Episode
Runtime: 25 minutes
IMDb: 7.51/10 by 70.00 users
Popularity: 58.238
Language: English
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The Lars Affair
Angels in the Snow
Rhoda's Sister Gets Married
The Lou and Edie Story
Hi There, Sports Fans
Father's Day
Son of But Seriously Folks
Lou's First Date
Love Blooms at Hemples
The Dinner Party
Just Friends
We Want Baxter
I Gave at the Office
Almost a Nun's Story
Happy Birthday, Lou!
WJM Tries Harder
Cottage for Sale
The Co-Producers
Best of Enemies
Better Late . . . That's a Pun . . . Than Never
Ted Baxter Meets Walter Cronkite
Lou's Second Date
Two Wrongs Don't Make a Writer
I Was a Single for WJM