TV Quote of the Day (‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show,’ on Lou Grant’s Disastrous Date)

[Recently divorced Lou Grant buys two tickets for an awards banquet, then is persuaded by Mary Richards to take a date. Mary is given a name by Rhoda, but instead of it being an age-appropriate 45-year-old, Lou ends up with a senior citizen.]

Mary Richards [played by Mary Tyler Moore]: “Mr. Grant, I am just... so sorry.”

Lou Grant [played by Ed Asner]: “Please, there is no need to apologize. It's not your fault. All I said to you was, 'get me a date.' I didn't specify what kind of a date. How were you to know that I wanted somebody under 90?”

Mary: “Mr. Grant, won't you please let me explain? You see, there are two Mrs. Dudleys.”

Lou: “Mary, there are thousands of Mrs. Dudleys. Why this Mrs. Dudley?” —The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Season 4, Episode 8, “Lou‘s First Date,” original air date Nov. 3, 1973, teleplay by Ed. Weinberger and Stan Daniels, directed by Jay Sandrich