Movies and TV shows like The Mary Tyler Moore Show

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The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)
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The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1970)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Mary Tyler Moore Show is an American television sitcom created by James L. Brooks and Allan Burns that aired on CBS from 1970 to 1977. The program was a television breakthrough, with the first never-married, independent career woman as the central character: "As Mary Richards, a single woman in her thirties, Moore presented a character different from other single TV women of the time. She was not widowed or divorced or seeking a man to support her." It has also been cited as "one of the most acclaimed television programs ever produced" in US television history. It received high praise from critics, including Emmy Awards for Outstanding Comedy Series three years in a row, and continued to be honored long after the final episode aired.
Style: sitcom, retro, feel good, humorous, realistic, witty, semi serious, vintage
Plot: dating, female protagonist, friendship, producer, women, strong female lead, villain, career, feminist, team, humour, single woman, journalism, single, anchorman, unmarried woman, working woman, news anchor, friends, singleness, new job, self esteem, strong female presence, lifestyle, staff ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: minnesota, minneapolis minnesota, usa
Keyword: oldies

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Most similar movies to The Mary Tyler Moore Show

The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out humorous, sitcom, realistic and witty films and TV series with plots about workplace, lifestyle, friendship, workplace situations, friends, couples and female protagonist mostly in Comedy, Drama and Family genres. Some movies like The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Rhoda (1974), Alice (1976), The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961), The Lucy Show (1962), That Girl (1966). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
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Rhoda (1974)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Rhoda is an American television sitcom, starring Valerie Harper, which aired 109 episodes over five seasons, from 1974 to 1978. The show was a spin-off of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, in which Harper between the years 1970 and 1974 had played the role ...
Style: sitcom, not serious, realistic, feel good, humorous ...
Audience: girls' night
Plot: dating, female protagonist, women, strong female presence, lifestyle, couple relations, family relations, couples, thirtysomething life, stewardess, protective parent, siblings relations ...
Time: 20th century, 70s
Place: new york, usa
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Alice (1976)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Alice is an American sitcom television series that ran from August 31, 1976 to March 19, 1985 on CBS. The series is based on the 1974 film Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore. The show stars Linda Lavin in the title role, a widow who moves with her ...
Style: sitcom, realistic, semi serious, talky, humorous ...
Plot: workplace, single mother, diner, women, coffee shop, co worker co worker relationship, naive woman, waitress, restaurant, best friend, strong female presence, starting over ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, 70s
Place: arizona, phoenix arizona, usa
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The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Dick Van Dyke Show is an American television sitcom that initially aired on CBS from October 3, 1961, until June 1, 1966. The show was created by Carl Reiner and starred Dick Van Dyke, Rose Marie, Morey Amsterdam and Mary Tyler Moore. It ...
Style: sitcom, humorous, slapstick, retro, not serious ...
Audience: kids
Plot: marriage, neighbor, villain, christmas, team, variety show, crossover, humour, parents, love, writers, staff ...
Time: 20th century, 60s
Place: new york, usa
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The Lucy Show (1962)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Lucy Show is an American sitcom that aired on CBS from 1962–68. It was Lucille Ball's follow-up to I Love Lucy. A significant change in cast and premise for the 1965–66 season divides the program into two distinct eras; aside from Ball, ...
Style: sitcom, not serious, humorous, feel good, witty ...
Plot: disorder, couple relations, workplace, workplace intrigue, single mother, friends, family relations, hidden identity, goofy hero, lifestyle, obnoxious boss, battle of the sexes ...
Time: 20th century, 60s
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That Girl (1966)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: That Girl is an American sitcom that ran on ABC from 1966 to 1971. It stars Marlo Thomas as the title character Ann Marie, an aspiring actress, who moves from her hometown of Brewster, New York to try to make it big in New York City. Ann has to take ...
Style: sitcom, realistic, humorous, semi serious, retro ...
Plot: female protagonist, lifestyle, actor's life, workplace, media, love and romance, workplace situations, couples, power relations, artists and showbiz, performer's life, boss and employee ...
Time: 20th century, 60s, 70s
Place: usa, new york, manhattan new york city
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One Day at a Time (1975)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: One Day at a Time is an American situation comedy that aired on the CBS network from December 16, 1975, until May 28, 1984. It starred Bonnie Franklin as Ann Romano, a divorced mother who moves to Indianapolis with her two teenage daughters Julie ...
Style: sitcom, realistic, humorous, semi serious, touching ...
Plot: family relations, love and romance, starting over, family life, teenage life, parents and children, best friend, thirtysomething life, couples, workplace, single parent, eccentric family ...
Time: 20th century, 70s, 80s
Place: usa, indiana, indianapolis indiana
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Maude (1972)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Maude is an American television sitcom that was originally broadcast on the CBS network from September 12, 1972 until April 22, 1978. Maude stars Bea Arthur as Maude Findlay, an outspoken, middle-aged, politically liberal woman living in suburban ...
Style: sitcom, controversial, biting, cynical, semi serious ...
Plot: female protagonist, women, feminist, strong female lead, liberal, family relations, social issues, independent woman, strong female presence, best friend, friends, social relations ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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Taxi (1978)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Louie De Palma is a cantankerous, acerbic taxi dispatcher in New York City. He tries to maintain order over a collection of varied and strange characters who drive for him. As he bullies and insults them from the safety of his “cage,” they form ...
Style: sitcom, humorous, witty, talky, not serious ...
Plot: taxi, taxi driver, workplace, driver, immigrant, group of friends, workplace situations, obnoxious boss, city life, boss and employee, friendship, stereotypes ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, 70s
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city
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The Odd Couple (1970)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Odd Couple is a television situation comedy broadcast from September 24, 1970 to March 7, 1975 on ABC. It stars Tony Randall as Felix Unger and Jack Klugman as Oscar Madison, and was the first of several developed by Garry Marshall for Paramount ...
Style: sitcom, retro, not serious, realistic, feel good ...
Plot: odd couple, buddy, mental health, humour, friendship, slacker, screwball, friends, unlikely partners, love and romance, buddies, workplace ...
Time: 70s, 20th century
Place: new york, usa
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The Doris Day Show (1968)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Doris Day Show is an American sitcom that was originally broadcast on the CBS network from September 1968 until March 1973, remaining on the air for five seasons and 128 episodes. In addition to showcasing Doris Day, the show is remembered for ...
Style: sitcom, retro, realistic, semi serious, feel good ...
Audience: date night
Plot: parents, single mother, single parent, ranch, couples, family relations, friends, city life, countryside, terminal illness, workplace romance, wooing ...
Time: 60s
Place: san francisco, usa
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WKRP in Cincinnati (1978)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: When a Cincinnati radio station switches from sedate music to top-40 rock 'n' roll, its staff of oddball characters is forced to switch gears quickly. New programming director Andy Travis brings in a new DJ named Venus Flytrap to work with ...
Style: sitcom, not serious, realistic, humorous, witty ...
Plot: radio, workplace, radio station, radio dj, stoner, team, new year, christmas, lust, secretary, satire, power relations ...
Time: 80s, 20th century, 70s
Place: ohio, usa, cincinnati ohio
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The Golden Girls (1985)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Golden Girls is an American sitcom, created by Susan Harris, that originally aired on NBC from September 14, 1985, to May 9, 1992. Starring Bea Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan and Estelle Getty, the show centers on four older women sharing a ...
Style: sitcom, humorous, witty, realistic, touching ...
Audience: family outing, kids, chick flick, girls' night
Plot: female protagonist, old woman, elderly, senior citizen, storytelling, sicilian, dating, family relations, singleness, parents and children, lifestyle, best friend ...
Time: 20th century, 80s, 90s
Place: florida, miami, atlanta georgia, sicily, brooklyn new york city ...
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Seinfeld (1989)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: Seinfeld is an American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from July 5, 1989, to May 14, 1998. It lasted nine seasons, and is now in syndication. It was created by Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld, the latter starring as a fictionalized ...
Style: sitcom, humorous, buddy comedy, witty, talky ...
Audience: teens
Plot: comedian, dating, everyday life, friendship, neighbor neighbor relationship, comedy of errors, lifestyle, human relationship, antisocial behavior, new york yankees, uptight character, disorder ...
Time: 20th century, 90s
Place: new york, manhattan new york city, usa
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Laverne & Shirley (1976)
Genre: Comedy, Family
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Laverne & Shirley is an American television sitcom that ran on ABC from January 27, 1976 to May 10, 1983. It starred Penny Marshall as Laverne De Fazio and Cindy Williams as Shirley Feeney, single roommates who worked as bottlecappers in a ...
Style: sitcom, retro, feel good, not serious, sentimental ...
Audience: girls' night, kids, teens, date night
Plot: female protagonist, friendship, best friend, family relations, lifestyle, nothing goes right, starting over, looking for love, roommate, workplace, boss and employee, suburban life ...
Time: 1950s, 50s, 20th century, 60s
Place: milwaukee wisconsin, california, usa, los angeles
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Three's Company (1976)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Three's Company is an American sitcom that aired from March 15, 1977, to September 18, 1984, on ABC. It is based on the British sitcom, Man About the House. The story revolves around three single roommates: Janet Wood, Chrissy Snow and Jack ...
Style: sitcom, humorous, retro, not serious, realistic ...
Audience: kids
Plot: roommate, secretary, gay, weirdo, sex, comedy of errors, farce, friendship, husband wife relationship, neighbor, pretending to be gay, landlady ...
Time: 80s, 70s, 20th century
Place: california, santa monica california, usa, los angeles, southern california
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The Jeffersons (1975)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Jeffersons is an American sitcom that was broadcast on CBS from January 18, 1975, through July 2, 1985, lasting 11 seasons and a total of 253 episodes. The show was produced by the T.A.T. Communications Company from 1975–1982 and by Embassy ...
Style: sitcom, realistic, not serious, offbeat, humorous ...
Plot: black, urban, black sitcom, maid, marriage, african american, drug, american culture, family affairs, black history, parents, mental health ...
Time: 80s, 70s, 20th century
Place: new york, usa
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Murphy Brown (1988)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Murphy Brown is an American situation comedy which aired on CBS from November 14, 1988, to May 18, 1998, for a total of 247 episodes. The program starred Candice Bergen as the eponymous Murphy Brown, a famous investigative journalist and news anchor ...
Style: sitcom, humorous, realistic, not serious, talky ...
Plot: journalism, workplace, female protagonist, television reporter, workplace situations, media satire, single parent, mother daughter relationship, female journalist, news anchor, journalist, strong female lead ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, 80s, 2010s, 21st century
Place: washington d.c.
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The Intern (2015)
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 121 min.
Story: 70-year-old widower Ben Whittaker has discovered that retirement isn't all it's cracked up to be. Seizing an opportunity to get back in the game, he becomes a senior intern at an online fashion site, founded and run by Jules Ostin.
Style: feel good, inspirational, light, sweet, touching ...
Audience: chick flick, family outing, teens, girls' night
Plot: workplace, mentor, friendship, elderly, office, life philosophy, unlikely friendships, prejudice, fashion, workplace situations, intern, internet ...
Time: year 2015, 2010s, 21st century
Place: new york, usa, brooklyn new york city, san francisco, peru ...
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What About Joan? (2000)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: What About Joan? is an ABC sitcom that aired in 2001 for 2 seasons. It starred Joan Cusack as Joan Gallagher, a Chicago schoolteacher and the comedy of her day-to-day life. It co-starred Kyle Chandler. It was produced by James L. Brooks, Richard ...
Style: sitcom, semi serious, touching, humorous, witty ...
Plot: friendship, teacher, high school, lifestyle, workplace romance, love and romance, workplace, workplace situations, teachers and students, high school teacher, best friend, strong female presence ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: chicago, illinois, usa
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Suddenly Susan (1996)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Suddenly Susan is an American television sitcom. Shields plays Susan Keane, a glamorous San Francisco magazine writer who begins to adjust to being single, and who learns to be independent-minded, after being taken care of all her life.
Style: sitcom, realistic, semi serious, offbeat, humorous
Plot: career, women, magazine, single, writers, workplace romance, workplace situations, media, strong female presence, office, lifestyle, couples ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: san francisco, usa
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Almost Perfect (1995)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: Almost Perfect is an American situation comedy that aired on the CBS television network from September 17, 1995 until October 30, 1996. The series focused on the professional life of the female executive producer of a television cop show, her witty, ...
Style: sitcom, semi serious, realistic, humorous
Plot: dating, producer, career woman, power relations, relationship vs career, lifestyle, workplace, media, boss and employee, media satire, love and romance, workplace situations ...
Time: 90s
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Hot in Cleveland (2010)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Three fabulous, eccentric, LA best friends of a certain age have their lives changed forever when their plane unexpectedly lands in Cleveland and they soon rediscover themselves in this new "promised land."
Style: sitcom, witty, not serious, talky, realistic ...
Audience: girls' night, teen drama
Plot: girlfriend girlfriend relationship, middle aged, best friend, actor's life, career, female protagonist, lifestyle change, middle aged woman, desperation, marijuana, fish out of water, shopping ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: ohio, usa, cleveland ohio
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Back to You (2007)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Back to You is an American situation comedy series, which aired on Fox from September 19, 2007 to May 14, 2008. The creators and executive producers were Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan, and the director was James Burrows. The series starred ...
Style: realistic, not serious, humorous, sitcom, feel good ...
Plot: workplace, media, journalism, friendship, workplace romance, workplace situations, artists and showbiz, lifestyle, battle of the sexes, boss and employee, power relations, news anchor ...
Time: 21st century
Place: pittsburgh, usa
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20%
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The Mindy Project (2012)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Obstetrician/gynecologist Mindy Lahiri tries to balance her personal and professional life, surrounded by quirky co-workers in a small medical practice in New York City.
Style: sitcom, humorous, not serious, sincere, feel good ...
Audience: teens, girls' night
Plot: workplace romance, stupidity, workplace situations, couples, supportive friend, looking for love, career, singleness, thirtysomething life, workplace, dating, hospital ...
Time: 2010s, 21st century
Place: new york, usa
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The Norm Show (1999)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Norm Show is an American television sitcom that ran from 1999 through 2001 on the ABC television network.
Style: sitcom, semi serious, realistic, humorous, fun
Plot: boss and employee, workplace, friendship, crime and punishment, parole officer, ex athlete, workplace situations, friends, social worker, hockey, power relations, step siblings ...
Time: 20th century, 90s, 21st century
Place: new york, usa
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Kate & Allie (1984)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Kate & Allie is an American television situation comedy which ran from March 19, 1984, to May 22, 1989. Kate & Allie first aired on CBS as a midseason replacement series and only six episodes were initially commissioned, but the favorable ...
Style: sitcom, realistic, semi serious, touching, feel good ...
Audience: kids
Plot: single mother, female friendship, feminist, best friend, single parent, family relations, friendship, roommate, strong female presence, battle of the sexes, gender, workplace ...
Time: 80s
Place: new york, usa, manhattan new york city, greenwich village manhattan new york city
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The Golden Palace (1992)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: The Golden Palace is an American sitcom that originally aired on CBS from September 18, 1992, to May 14, 1993. The show is a spin-off of the sitcom The Golden Girls, continuing the story from that series. CBS cancelled the spin-off in 1993 after one ...
Style: sitcom, semi serious, realistic, humorous, sentimental ...
Audience: family outing, girls' night
Plot: chef, elderly, women, best friend, friendship, workplace situations, blacks and whites, business venture, remarry, friends, workplace, strong female presence ...
Time: 90s, 20th century
Place: miami, florida, usa, miami beach, minnesota
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Less Than Perfect (2002)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Claude Casey moved up in the secretarial world of television news, from temp to the anchor's desk. After her boss hires her full time, Claude realizes she may be in over her head in this world of assistants fighting to get ahead. But Claude is ...
Style: sitcom, realistic, humorous, semi serious, witty ...
Plot: journalism, friendship, workplace situations, best friend, power relations, workplace intrigue, media, workplace, love and romance, women, butler, naive girl ...
Time: 21st century
Place: new york
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30 Rock (2006)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story: 30 Rock is an American television comedy series that ran on NBC from October 11, 2006, to January 31, 2013, and was created by Tina Fey. The series, which is loosely based on Fey's experiences as head writer for Saturday Night Live, takes place ...
Style: sitcom, humorous, parody, not serious, witty ...
Audience: teens, teen drama
Plot: workplace, employer employee relationship, female protagonist, showbiz, topical humor, comedian, pop culture, friendship, actor, feminist, nothing goes right, entertainment ...
Time: 2000s, 21st century
Place: new york, usa
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Inside Schwartz (2001)
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story: Inside Schwartz is an American sitcom starring Breckin Meyer as the titular character. The show was produced by 20th Century Fox Television and National Broadcasting Company and first aired on NBC on Thursday Night at 8:30 EST.
Style: humorous, not serious, sitcom, light, feel good
Plot: friends, love and romance, couple relations, breakup, lifestyle, friendship, sportscaster, twentysomething life, singleness, parents and children, journalism, couples ...
Time: 21st century
Place: usa
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