7.3/10. Watched in honor of the passing of Ms. Moore today. This was my first real taste of *The Mary Tyler Moore* show, and I have to admit, though a lot the comedy is very big by modern standards, this was still quite fun. What impressed me most is how much "Today I Am a Ma'am" kept its energy up from start to finish. There's a frantic farce quality to the proceedings that never lets up, to the point that it's almost one big scene (or rather two big scenes stitched together) and that's not easy to do. Admittedly, not all of the jokes landed for me. Again, there's a broad quality, even on James L. Brooks comedies, that feels of the time, almost stage-y. Still, the sarcastic and self-deprecating comments from Rhoda were a hoot; the physical comedy from Moore herself was stellar, and though a bit contrived, the setup for two semi-blind dates gone wrong worked well as the engine of the episode. Between Date #1 who turns out to be married and Date #2 who turns out to be the king of clingers (who, nevertheless, wants his freedom), there's a subtle commentary that "being single is better than this" which is a fairly bold for 1970. Overall, it didn't necessarily convince me to watch all seven seasons of the series or anything, but it was a cute and amiable half hour of comedy that was thoroughly entertaining.