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you guys are working hard for once. >> the american workplace is our home in many ways. wheres my sandwich? >> we all need a reason to get up in the morning. lutz made us do it! >> no, it was frank! >> the american office is iconic. >> how many people can i fire? >> uh, none -- youre picking a healthcare plan. >> okay, well table that for the time being. >> terrible bosses. >> youve got spunk. >> well, yes. >> i hate spunk! >> and terrible work mates. >> are you kidding? do these not b...

>> wheres my sandwich! >> we all need a reason to get up in the morning. >> he made us do it! >> it was frank! >> the american office is iconic. >> how many people can i fire? >> none. youre picking a health care plan. >> okay. well table that for the time being. >> terrible bosses. >> youve got spunk. >> well -- >> i hate spunk. >> terrible workmates. >> are you kidding? do these not bend the [ bleep ] back? >> no. >> everybody trying to get along. >> one problem with hiring women is ...

Because i loved the job so much. >> but mary and grant and mary tyler moore enterprises decided to end the show while it was still good. >> the television station where mary works is bought out. everyone is fired. >> i think we all need some kleenex. >> theres some on marys desk. >> how do we leave this room? >> we were saying goodbye to the show and to each other. >> its still emotional after all these years -- because that was a family. >> "the mary tyler moore show" and mtm enterprises were r...

>> the television station where mary works is bought out. everyone is fired. >> i think we all need some kleenex. >> theres some on marys desk. >> how do we leave this room? >> we were saying goodbye to the show and to each other. ♪ its a long, long way to tipperary ♪ >> its still emotional after all these years. because that was a family. ♪ its a long way to go ♪ >> "the mary tyler moore show" and mtm enterprises were really powerful just in terms of the workplace sitcom. >> in the 1970...

A writer and producer, he worked with James Brooks and others on “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and was a creator of “The Bob Newhart Show” and “Taxi.”

>> its still emotional after all these years. because that was a family. ♪ its a long way to go ♪ >> "the mary tyler moore show" and mtm enterprises were really powerful just in terms of the workplace sitcom. >> in the 1970s the baby boom generation had not settled in to the domestic life, young professionals but who have not yet started their families. >> i didnt want to do the standard family show. >> im sure he has girlfriends. but he denies it. >> well, of course todds 13 now. >> the fac...

I loved the job so much. but mary and grant and mary tyler moore enterprises decided to end the show while it was still good. >> the television station where mary works is bought out. everyone is fired. >> i think we all need some kleenex. >> theres some on marys desk. [ laughter ] >> how do we leave this room? >> we were saying goodbye to the show and to each other. ♪ its a long, long way to tipperary ♪ >> its still emotional after all these years. because that was a family. ♪ its a long ...

Woman that made her an icon. >> you know what? youve got spunk! >> well, yes. >> i hate spunk! >> moore blazed the trail for women on tv, fighting for equality in the workplace. >> i would like to know why the last associate producer before me made $50 more a week than i do. >> oh. because he was a man. >> moore went on to create mtm enterprises with then husband grant tinker, making her a tv executive as well as a star, popping out hit shows like "rhoda," "the bob newhart show" and "hill street...

She was molested when she was a young girl. her son passed away. he died of a gunshot wound, self-inflicted accidentally. she lost a sister to around overdose, she struggled with alcoholicism and valium addiction. she was always a fighter. >> thanks for sharing that. i really appreciate it. joining me also on the phone "people" magazine senior writer steve helling is with us as well. steve, i was trying to remember the last time we saw her in a public way. she hasnt been quite as visible in rece...