TV Land reunited the ladies of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” to announce their upcoming appearance on their hit TV series “Hot in Cleveland. ” Mary Tyler Moore, Valerie Harper and Cloris Leachman reunite with their co-star of “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” Betty White for an upcoming episode airing this summer when season 5 begins airing in June.
In the episode, Elka (Betty White) and Mamie Sue (Georgia Engel) decide to get their bowling team back together, aptly named GLOB: the Gorgeous Ladies of Bowling. The team, which includes Elka, Mamie Sue, Diane (Moore), Peg (Leachman) and Angie (Harper), had a falling out decades ago after their championship season went to their heads. This is the first time in over 30 years that the five former cast mates will be reunited on the sitcom stage. Mary Tyler Moore previously appeared on “Hot in Cleveland” as Elka’s cellmate in a season two episode.
Shows like ‘Hot in Cleveland,’ which stars four women, would not be here today without ‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show’ and its incredible female-led cast,” said Larry W. Jones, President, TV Land. “Mary, Valerie, Cloris, Georgia and of course our Betty were all pioneers for women in television.”
“Hot in Cleveland” will return for its summer season with a LIVE episode on Wednesday, June 19 at 10:00 p.m. ET. The west coast will receive the live-to-tape version three hours later at 10:00 p.m. PT. The series stars television favorites Valerie Bertinelli, Jane Leeves, Wendie Malick and Betty White.
“The Mary Tyler Moore Show” centered around Mary Richards, an ambitious, young and single assistant producer, and her career at the fictional WJM-TV News. With her best friend Rhoda Morgenstern and resident busy-body Phyllis Lindstrom, Mary tackled the stereotypes of being an independent working woman in what was typically a “man’s world.”
The show also starred Ed Asner as Mary’s tough-love boss, station producer Lou Grant, Gavin MacLeod as cynical head news writer Murray Slaughter, and Ted Knight as the dimwitted anchorman Ted Baxter.
“Hot in Cleveland” airs Wednesdays on TV Land. All new episodes begin June 19th.
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