The Mary Tyler Moore Show : Mary's Insomnia (1976)
Directed by James Burrows
Genres - Comedy |
Sub-Genres - Sitcom [TV], Workplace Comedy |
Run Time - 30 min. |
Countries - United States |
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Synopsis by Hal Erickson
Suffering from insomnia, Mary (Mary Richards) begins taking sleeping pills. Alas, the heroine soon develops a dependency for barbiturates. Coming to the rescue is a man who is no stranger to substance abuse: Mary's heavily-imbibing boss, Lou Grant (Ed Asner). A typically hilarious and touching treatment of a very serious subject, "Mary's Insomnia" made its initial TV network appearance on December 4, 1976.