''The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion'' is a 2002 American

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celebrating the classic 1970–1977

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The Mary Tyler Moore Show ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' (also known simply as ''Mary Tyler Moore'') is an American television sitcom created by James L. Brooks and Allan Burns and starring actress Mary Tyler Moore. The show originally aired on CBS from 1970 to 1977. Moor ...

''. It was broadcast on

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on Monday, May 13, 2002 from 10:00 to 11:00 p.m. ET/PT.

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Mary Tyler Moore Mary Tyler Moore (December 29, 1936 – January 25, 2017) was an American actress, producer, and social advocate. She is best known for her roles on ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'' (1961–1966) and ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' (1970–1977), which ...

hosts a retrospective of ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'' and conducts one-on-one interviews with surviving cast members

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and

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, to reminisce about their time together on the show and featuring a montage of clips from past episodes. A special tribute segment to the late

Ted Knight Ted Knight (born Tadeusz Wladyslaw Konopka; December 7, 1923August 26, 1986) was an American actor well known for playing the comedic roles of Ted Baxter in ''The Mary Tyler Moore Show'', Henry Rush in ''Too Close for Comfort'', and Judge Elihu ...

is also included with memorable scenes highlighting his character as

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.''The Mary Tyler Moore Reunion'' - Entertainment Weekly
retrieved May 30, 2015. During the special, Mary reveals the result of an online poll conducted by CBS.com where fans were asked to vote for their favorite ''Mary Tyler Moore'' episode and the winner is "

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". The opening title sequence features the 1996 remake of the show's theme song "

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" performed by

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Cast

* Jack Riley as the announcer

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mary Tyler Moore Reunion The Mary Tyler Moore Show 2002 television specials 2000s American television specials CBS television specials Television series reunion specials

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