Show is 45 years old yet looks 25 years old.

Some of the comedy is timeless, other parts aren't so much. And I would say the earlier episodes actually seem less "dated" than the latter episodes where the show got more trendy and aware of itself.

I agree but the hair style issue is hard to avoid. Hair styles especially today change every year and a half and each time they get more and more hideous.

Here's a reason why it doesn't look very old. There is a dry erase board in the far corner next to the coffee maker and watering cooler, light switch, and front doors. It is hard to see be cause it is in the far corner. Dry erase board made it look futuristic.

Also, it was not completely devoid of technology. They had the News Wire (Teleprinter) which was The Internet of the 1970s lol.
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The reason Mary Tyler Moore seems so much 'newer' than so many other sit-coms of that era ('The Brady Bunch,' 'Bewitched,' etc) is because it actually makes us laugh out loud rather than smile politely.

Mary Tyler Moore made her debut on The Dick Van Dyke Show - one of the first sit-coms to actually be funny enough to illicit an actual laugh from anything other than a laugh track.

When she moved to her own show, she had enough clout to take along many of the best writers of that era.


While the writing was great - particularly for the time, I still think the show appears a bit dated in addition to the clothing and hair styles though. In particular, it's hard not to notice it predates many of the current conventions on sexual harassment and even assault. I recently re-watched an episode where Ted pretty much forces himself on Mary - and continues to do so - even after she clearly says 'no' a number of times. He eventually stops - and they both casually dismiss the whole thing.

Would that fly today? Probably not. Still a great show.