Here's Boone's take on Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted:
Read about the other entries on the list.The Mary Tyler Moore Show was arguably the first great, modern sitcom, a pioneering workplace comedy aimed squarely at adults, and not a broad family audience. Urbane, intelligent, and character-driven, it ushered TV comedy out of the hokey, Beverly Hillbillies and My Three Sons model and into a modern and sophisticated era. This 2013 book is a thorough, detailed, and nuanced look at the show, especially how tough it was to actually get on the air and to make consistently excellent for so long.
My Book, The Movie: Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted.
The Page 99 Test: Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted.
The Page 99 Test: Seinfeldia.
The Page 99 Test: Sex and the City and Us.
--Marshal Zeringue