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Mary Tyler Moore, whodied Wednesday at age 80, appeared in two episodes of TV LandsHot in Cleveland.
I couldnt have been more wrong.
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She was so kind.
I bet if Suzanne was older she would have developed shows for her.
Georgia Engel was already recurring, and Betty was thrilled with the idea.
The reunion, of course, wouldnt have been complete without Cloris Leachman, who said yes.
The episode came together very quickly.
All of the ladies made themselves available even if they werent.
It was very important.
Suzanne created the idea to have a bowling team reunite, and it was magical.
It was like no time had passed.
When we removed it, the standing ovation and the roar of the crowd was overwhelming.
It went on forever, and she started to tear up.
The episode was called Love Is All Around, and it really, really was that night.
Mary didnt really give notes on the character or the scene in the restaurant.
The most significant memory I have of the night was watching her watch her friends.
She seemed to get a little lost in the moment in a great way.
The reunion was very important to her.
Shed be watching the other ladies perform and then say, Oh, yeah, Ive got lines here.
And wed all laugh.
While she may have been caught up watching her friends, we couldnt take our eyes off her.
Her genius was always evident onscreen, but seeing it happen reminded everyone why they get into this work.
We certainly wanted to have her back.
We wanted to have all of them back.
We just ran out of episodes.
That night was the most special tape night of my career.
As told to Gerrad Hall
