TV Quote of the Day (‘The Mary Tyler Moore Show,’ With an Unusual Birthday Gift—For Ted Baxter, That Is)

Sue Ann Nivens [played by Betty White]: “Happy birthday, Ted. It’s a book. I hope you don’t already have it.”

Georgette Franklin [played by Georgia Engel]: “Don’t worry, if it’s a book, he doesn’t have it.” —The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Season 5, Episode 2, “Not Just Another Pretty Face,” original air date Sept. 21, 1974, teleplay by Ed. Weinberger and Stan Daniels, directed by Jay Sandrich