THE MARY BASICS
1. What was Mary's street address? -- 119 North Weatherly
2. What was Mary's hometown in Minnesota? -- Roseburg
3. What was Mary's father's name and occupation? -- Walter and he was a doctor
4. Mary had two positions at WJM. What were they? -- Associate Producer and Producer
5. What type of car did Mary own? -- A Mustang
6. In the opening credits, Mary tosses her hat in the air in front of a Minneapolis department store. What's the name of the store? -- Donaldson's
7. What was Mary's religion? -- Presbyterian
8. Name Mary's favorite artist -- Toulouse Latrec
9. When Mary was a child she dreamed of being something other than a news woman. What was that occupation? -- A ballerina

MARY & RHODA
1. In an early episode, Mary and Rhoda pretend to be recently divorced in order to join a club for divorcees so they can go on the group's inexpensive trip to Paris. What is the official name of the club? -- The Better Luck Next Time Club
2. Mary and Rhoda befriend a waiter at a Mexican restaurant who helps them plan a vacation in Mexico. What was his name? -- Gustavo
3. In the episode where Mary and Rhoda get into a fight and don't speak for a while, Rhoda tells the guys in the newsroom an embarrassing secret about Mary which causes the fight. What was it? -- Mary never graduated from college
4. Identify this quote: "We know one thing for sure. She didn't drown." -- Rhoda's 'obituary' for Raquel Welch
5. When it looked as though Rhoda was leaving Minneapolis to take a job at Bloomingdale's in New York (but eventually changed her mind), Mary arranged a surprise goodbye party. All the guests brought gifts and Rhoda opened them "just for fun." What did Mary give her? -- A very sentimental card "because what can you get your best friend to convey how you really feel?"
6. When Rhoda temporarily moves in with Mary after a small fire damages her apartment, she calls Mary a sarcastic name that describes Mary's inclination to do dishes in the middle of the night. What was the name? -- A "dish elf"

WJM NEWS
1. On what television channel would one find WJM? -- Channel 12
2. Mary substitutes for Ted and interviews Eric Matthews, a vertically-challenged author, on a WJM current affairs news show. (She also ends up dating him). What was the name of this show that was produced by the WJM news team? -- "Scrutiny"
3. Mary was nominated for a Teddy Award (but did not win) for a documentary she did for WJM News. What was the name of the documentary? Bonus points for the name of the competitor's show that did win. -- Mary's documentary was called "Chimps and What They Can Teach Us" and the show that won was "A Comet Named Kahoutek".
4. The WJM news team went on location to do a live show where, at the last minute, all the patrons got cold feet and refused to be seen on TV. To what kind of establishment did they go? -- A singles bar
5. When Lou is out of the office for an operation, Mary fills in for him and has to edit Murray's copy. He uses a phrase which Mary shortens to "fire." What was the complete phrase? - A raging inferno
6. What was the name of the WJM sportscaster that Mary had to fire? - Ed
7. At the request of the station manager, WJM News gives a mean, overly-negative critic a weekly spot on the news to air his opinions on various topics (he also ends up dating Mary). What was his full name? -- Carl Heller

SUE ANN
1. Sue Ann's sister, a local newscaster at a Southern news station, comes to Minneapolis for a visit and drives Sue Ann insanely jealous with her Southern charm. What was her name? -- Lila
2. At one point, the sister of Mary's old schoolmate shows up and lands a job on Sue Ann's show. Eventually she shows her true colors, a la Eve Harrington, and begins to steal the spotlight from Sue Ann. What was this girl's full name? -- Gloria Munson
3. When Ted and Georgette decide to get married at Mary's apartment, Sue Ann shows up and begins ordering everyone to "get moving" and prepare for the wedding. She recites a variation of "something old, something new, something borrowed..." What was her risque quote? -- "Wedding in white, sailor's delight"
4. When Murray quits the newsroom to become Sue Ann's executive producer, she immediately begins bossing him around and asks him to do humiliating tasks. After he has had enough of her abuse, Murray gets some sweet revenge. What does he do to Sue Ann? -- He picked her up and placed her on top of a freshly baked wedding cake.
5. When Sue Ann's show gets canceled, she is kept on by WJM, but given an array of embarrassing jobs until her contract runs out. One such job was the hostess of a children's TV puppet show. What was her character's name? -- Aunt Daisy
6. When Sue Ann was fooling around with Lars, Phyllis comes to her studio to confront Sue Ann. Phyllis angrily destroys one of Sue Ann's culinary creations during their heated conversation. What was it? -- A chocolate souffle
7. During the episode where Johnny Carson comes to Mary's apartment during a blackout, Sue Ann is accidentally stepped on by Mary while on the floor being intimate with another person at the party. Who was the other person? -- The bartender
8. Explain the situation in which Sue Ann offered the following quote: "It's like sitting in Fidel Castro's mouth." -- After Sue Ann's show was canceled, WJM assigned her to make "between shows" announcements. The technical guy who worked with her in the tiny studio incessantly smoked cigars, so when Mary came to visit her, she asked, "Isn't that a lovely aroma? It's like sitting in Fidel Castro's mouth."
9. In the episode where Mary has a dinner party for Congresswoman Geddes and the WJM gang, Sue Ann prepares a dinner of Veal Prince Orloff. She explains to Mary what happens to Veal Prince Orloff when left in an oven too long. What happens? -- "He dies"

SEX & DATING IN MINNEAPOLIS
1. When Mary was sent to jail for not revealing her news source, she shared her cell with two "ladies of the evening." What were their names? -- Kim and Shari
2. Mary was asked to explain the birds and the bees to someone. To whom was she to give her talk? -- Bess, Phyllis's daughter
3. Phyllis had a gay brother! What was his name and what did he do for a living? -- His name was Ben and he composed commercial jingles.
4. Mary once dated someone based solely on physical attraction. What was his first name and occupation? -- Paul and he was a ski instructor.
5. On the episode where Sue Ann finally sleeps with Lou, she comes into the newsroom to return a piece of clothing to him from the night before (freshly laundered, of course). What was that item? -- A pair of socks

QUOTES (Who said it and what was the episode?)
1. "I can see the headline now: Requiem for a Peanut." - Murray, when laughing about the bizarre circumstances surrounding the death of Chuckles the Clown.
2. "I got a little sister, too. And mine's black!" - Sue Ann, when she and Mary volunteered to be "big sisters" to two troubled teens.
3. "It ended like all my dreams end. With Marlo Thomas and Winston Churchill applauding me." -- Ted, when describing a dream he had in the episode where he and Georgette adopt a son.
4. "Do you see what that woman has driven me to? Baking a damn pie!" -- Phyllis, when Sue Ann was having an affair with Lars.
5. "Imagine the exciting nights we'll spend together, having Smokey the Bear over for dinner." -- Rhoda, when the great guy she is dating decides to become a forest ranger.
6. "Good Ted, now maybe you can remember your phone number." -- Mary to Ted when Murray is unable to insult Ted due to a bet he lost.
7. "I'm sorry I had to slap you so hard." -- Lou to Ted after Ted wins a Teddy Award.
8. "I like to think that I'm a nice person. Very nice. Damn nice." - Georgette to Mary and Rhoda when they ask her to say something positive about herself because Ted is taking her for granted.