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MTM Enterprises (also known as MTM Productions) was an American independent production company established in 1969 by Mary Tyler Moore and her then-husband Grant Tinker to produce The Mary Tyler Moore Show for CBS. The name for the production company was drawn from Mary Tyler Moore's initials.
TitleGenreFirst Air DateLast Air DateSitcomSeptember 19, 1970March 19, 1977SitcomSeptember 16, 1972April 1, 1978SitcomSeptember 9, 1974December 9, 1978SitcomSeptember 12, 1974July 7, 1975MTM Enterprises, Inc. (also known as MTM Productions, Inc.) was an independent production company established in 1969 by actress Mary Tyler Moore (hence the initials of the company) and her then-husband Grant Tinker.
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In the 1950s, Lucille Ball and Jackie Gleason set the bar for TV comedy. In the 1960s, the bar was raised by The Dick Van Dyke Show. Carl Reiner and Dick Van Dyke created a more naturalistic comedy, in which gags were secondary to the humor of everyday life. As women’s roles evolved, Mary Tyler Moore became a national treasure: a sitcom wife who wa...
In 1970, two forces vied for the hearts of the networks. One was their desire to play it safe, to avoid controversy, to stick to selling soap. The other was a desire to capture new audiences—in this case, the ascendant ’60s generation that wanted to see TV characters that they could relate to. It was inevitable that these forces would go to war. Th...
By that time, MTM was an industry force, grossing more than $20 million, with eight comedies in production. Fueled by Tinker’s elevation of the writer, it became the place everyone in television wanted to work. Writer Gary David Goldberg summed up prevailing sentiment, calling MTM “Camelot for writers.” “Grant makes everyone he comes in contact wit...
Background: MTM Enterprises, Inc. (also known as "MTM Productions, Inc.") was an independent production company established in 1969 by actress Mary Tyler Moore (hence the initials of the company) and her then-husband Grant Tinker.
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Mary Tyler Moore (born December 29, 1936, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.—died January 25, 2017, Greenwich, Connecticut) was an American actress best remembered for her roles in two highly successful television comedies in the 1960s and ’70s— The Dick Van Dyke Show and The Mary Tyler Moore Show —and for her influential television production ...
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Background: MTM Enterprises, Inc. (also known as "MTM Productions, Inc.") was an independent production company established in 1969 by beloved actress Mary Tyler Moore (hence the initials of the company) and her then-husband Grant Tinker.
