All language subtitles for Mary Tyler Moore s06e20 Murray Takes a Stand

Who can turn the world on with her
smile?

Who can take a nothing day and suddenly
make it all seem worthwhile?

Well, it's you, girl, and you should
know it.

With each glance and every little
movement you show it. Love is all alone,

need to waste it. You can never tell,
why don't you take it?

You're gonna make it after long.

Mr. Grant's just making cuts in your
coffee. Cuts?

Yeah, well, Murr, the new station owner,
Mr. Wessel, sent us a 12 -page memo

saying he wants the news to be brief.

From now on, we can't have a story run
more than two lines unless there's film

to go with it. Well, that's impossible.

Yeah, well, I thought so, too, but Mr.
Grant's doing it.

Yeah, but that's crazy.

Look, take that story about the bus
strike. You know, with the mayor arguing

night with the bus company and the
union, and finally coming up with an

an additional 85 cents an hour, and
having the union turn it down and reject

And how it looks like we won't have any
public transportation for months? Well,

how are you going to write that story in
two lines?

Mayor talks, union balks, public walks.

Lou, Lou, what are we running here, a
newsroom or a telegraph office?

I mean, a guy buys a station, and right
away he acts like he owns it.

You going to let him get it right with
us?

Murray, I hardly know the man.

With the previous owners, I could step
down to the bar and talk things out, but

this guy doesn't even drink.

And there's no reasoning with a fanatic.

Lou, look, we gotta stand up to him. I
mean, we have a good show here. I mean,

shouldn't that him ruin it? Come on,
Murr, come on, calm down. Now, we've

through this kind of thing before.

You know how it is, a new owner comes in
and wants to feel he's making a

contribution, so he starts throwing his
weight around. It'll pass.

Sure, sure.

Why... I remember when I was working for
the Detroit Free Press.

A new boss came in and insisted that we
all wear ties.

So we got even. One morning, we all came
in wearing brand new neckties and

nothing else.

Want the picture clearly?

Yes, clearly.

There we were, all 14 of us, standing at
our desks. Standing?

Well, those metal chairs were cold.

Anyway, the boss came in and... Took one
look.

Believe me, she never asked us to wear
tie.

Oh, there you are, headline hunter.

I just finished taping my special, The
Joy of Cheese.

And I brought you a tempting
mouthwatering morsel.

At least you're all busy with the news.

Yeah, Sue Ann, we're not hungry. We're
just busy.

As a matter of fact, we're too busy
to... You know what? We're never too

for cheese.

We did a panoramic treatment of world
cheese.

Runny brie, tangy camembert, loathsome
Limburger.

You should see my studio.

It's a smelly wonderland.

I want you all to come down there.

I have a table spread with gourmet
fromage. I'll decant a few bottles of an

amusing little off -year Bordeaux.

The blend of vintage wine and aged
cheese is one of nature's exquisite

mysteries.

Besides, we can all get hammered.

How about it, Lou?

Joanne, I really love to, but...

Mary, how about you? No, I don't think
so, Sue Ann. I mean, it just doesn't

right to gorge on cheese when there are,
you know, mice going to bed hungry.

Come on, Mary, you'll love it. One of
the cheeses is bland, American,

by human hands, not unlike you.

Oh, Mary dear, I have never taken no for
an answer.

Or given it.

Honey, do you still feel terrible about
them cutting your coffee? Look, I don't

want to talk about it, Marie. I don't
think people should bring their work to

bed. With the possible exception of
Masters and Johnson.

Anyway, I'm all set for a wonderful
evening. I mean, I got my favorite Marx

Brothers movie on. You want to watch it
with me, honey?

Oh, I don't know. I'm kind of interested
in my book.

Okay. You're going to miss a great one.

Oh, hey, they've come to my favorite
part already.

This is where Groucho sings Captain
Spaulding.

I love this more than anything.

Didn't he sing it good tonight, honey?
They cut it.

That weasel Wessel cut the best part of
that Mox Brothers movie just so he could

sell another commercial. You know, that
guy gets crazy.

Not only is he ruining my work, now he's
ruining my pleasure.

Now, what do I do?

What do I do? Do I just keep taking it?

Do I just keep taking it, or do I draw
the line someplace?

Well, what are you doing?

I'm drawing the line, Marie. I am
drawing the line.

anything, shouldn't you think about it?
No, I don't want to think about it,

because if I think about it, I won't do
it, and this I want to do. Hello?

Hello, Mrs. Wessel?

I'd like to speak to Mr. Wessel, please.
This is Murray Slaughter from the

newsroom.

He can't be disturbed?

Well, look, I'd like to leave him a
message, please.

Tell him, tell him, not only is he
ruining any sense of journalism we have

the station, but now he's screwed up a
Marx Brothers movie.

Tell him I think that he is the worst
kind of...

Stupid Neanderthal. I've never been
my... Oh, I'm sorry if I'm going so

I think he's the worst kind of

Neanderthal. No, I don't know how to
spell it. Change it to dumb.

Worst kind of dumb idiot I've ever met.

Thank you very much.

Yes, it's been nice talking to you, too.

Now what do I do?

I'm wide awake. I'm all stirred up. And
who can I talk to?

You know, that's what's wrong with the
whole world these days.

The guys up there, they don't want to
give you an answer. Nobody wants to

any responsibility.

Who's the little man supposed to turn to
for satisfaction?

How about the little woman?

talk to you.

You knock too loud, Mary.

I never noticed it before.

You have a very harsh knock.

Oh, I'm sorry. I'll try not to do that.
You should knock gently.

In fact, on a morning like this, you
should just sort of rub the door.

Okay, I'll try that. Rub it gently.
Gotcha.

Okay, Mr. Grant.

How under the weather are you?

Oh, when I took off my pajamas this
morning, I found my suit on underneath.

What did you do last night?

I helped Sue Ann finish off that cheese.

You did?

Yeah, there were 16 varieties.

And each one had to be washed down with
wine.

An interesting effect.

Towards the end, I discovered that I
could speak fluent French.

I was having a little trouble with
English.

Well, I'm really sorry I missed that.
Oh, no, don't be, don't be.

You want to know what my mouth tastes
like this morning?

Not particularly.

Picture, if you will, the rope -soled
sandal of a French swineherd

for a hot day in August.

Back at me for knocking too loudly on
your door. While the flies... Okay,

I'm really sorry that you're not feeling
too well.

But I wanted to talk to you about Mr.
Wessel.

It has made me feel worse. He has now
got something he calls a personnel

utilization chart, which I am supposed
to fill out each day.

He's a jerk. He's worse than a jerk.

Yeah.

Uh, this is Lou Grant.

Okay, I'll hold for him.

It's Wessel.

Well, you see, that is so impolite. He
called you. Why should he make you hold

for him?

Give me that phone.

Hello, Mr. Wessel.

One moment. I'll see if he's in.

working here.

What do you mean not anymore?

Mr. Crane, what is it?

He did what?

Oh, no.

Listen, Mr. Wessel, there must be some
mistake.

That doesn't sound like Murray.

No. Listen, I'll tell you what I'll do.
I'll talk to him and have him call you

back. But believe me, it must have been
somebody else. He's just not the type.

Believe me, it simply could not have
been Murray.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Goodbye.

What is it?

That son of a gun, Murray!

What did he do?

He called Wesley home in the middle of
the night to chew him out about

something. Murray did that?

Isn't that wonderful? That Murray is a
real man.

Now, what he did took real guts. Yeah,
that's terrific, but what's he going to

do now?

Bet for forgiveness.

Murray, I want to ask you a question.
I've got a 16 -cheese headache, so don't

play games with me.

Did you call old man Wessel at home late
last night and try to pick a fight?

Yes, yes, I did, Lou. You did, old man
Wessel?

The high command, El Sobrino?

Yeah.

You called him at home, woke him out of
a sound sleep to pick a fight?

Hot spit, Marie.

I didn't think you had it in you.

Well, he just called. He wants to fire
you.

Mind you, I'm not saying I condone your
actions.

Marie, what ever possessed you?

Well, the last straw was when he cut the
late movie.

You called him over a movie?

That was... Irresponsible behavior.

Childish and irresponsible.

It wasn't the Three Stooges, was it?

No. Well, then it was really childish
and irresponsible.

He's right. I realized that this
morning. Now, Lou, what should I do?

Just apologize.

Tell him you're sorry.

Ask him to forgive you.

Are you telling me to crawl?

No.

Beg.

Beg? Yeah. I'm not going to beg any man
for a job.

Mr. Wessel, please, this is Murray
Slaughter in the newsroom. Murray, don't

crazy. Hello, Mr. Wessel.

I understand you have certain complaints
about a phone call you received last

night, and I... I... I don't blame you.

No, I don't know who would do a crazy
thing like that.

I understand they're not even using my
name.

Yes, well, I can understand how you
would feel that way, sir.

Uh -huh, and, uh, yes.

Yes, I would, too.

Well, I'm very happy we cleared this up,
and it's very nice to talk to you, sir,

and just keep up the good work.

It was the thing to do, Murray.

Absolutely. I mean, this wasn't a joke
anymore. He's a powerful man.

I'm with Murray. He might very well have
fired you. And you've got to think of

your family first.

You did the right thing, believe me.
Right.

That's exactly what I would have done,
Murray.

I wish you hadn't have said that, Ted.

Mr. Wessel, again, please. This is
Murray Slaughter. No, Murr, don't. No,

Ted was just... He did this. Murray,
don't. Mr. Wessel, I was lying a minute

ago. I did make that phone call.

Now, look, I know it probably showed bad
judgment on my part, but you have to

understand, I was really upset.

Yes,

I understand.

Well,

thank you for talking to me.

What's that?

Well, he said that it's all right for me
to say whatever I want to say to him

today, but it wasn't last night. Oh,
that makes sense. Last night you called

at home.

And last night you called him pretty
late.

And last night I was still working for
him.

Murray, this will work.

It's not going to be your last day. Mr.
Grant is in there talking to Wessel

right now. Now you know he's going to
straighten everything out.

So long, Mary.

Mary, I did everything.

I even called him sir.

The last guy I called sir was Pat.

That was only after he slapped me.

Well, all I can say is...

You two were the greatest.

No, no, no, no, no.

Save that speech, Slaughter.

I'm going to wear the guy down.

You'll be back here in a few days
because basically it was just a little

misunderstanding. You'll see. Wessel
will change his mind. Just a difference

opinion. People have these disagreements
all the time and they forget them

quickly. For example, last week, Mary
and I had a big argument over nothing.

Some feature story. Dumb argument.
That's right, Mr. Grant. That's a

example.

Afterwards, Mary admitted that she was
wrong, said that she was sorry, and that

was that. Finished, forgotten, over.

Well, that's not exactly right. Why
isn't it right?

Well, I said that I was sorry we had the
argument. You know, I didn't say that I

was, you know, wrong.

Well, you were.

I think the question of right or wrong
entered into it. The question of right

wrong didn't enter into it because you
were wrong.

That's why it didn't enter into it.

simply a case of tabling the argument.
Oh, we didn't table anything.

You lost.

Why can't you admit it when you're
wrong? I wasn't wrong, Mr. Grant, and

because you can yell louder than I do
doesn't make you right. Will you guys

arguing? Is this any way to say goodbye
to me? No, it's not goodbye.

I thought at least you'd give me a
little hug.

I choked back a few tears. Oh, come on.
You know, make your voice tremble the

way you do.

And, Lou, I thought you'd be clapping me
on the back, telling me everything was

going to be okay, and then... Biting his
knuckle? Right.

I mean, aren't you even going to do that
for me? No, Murray, because you're

going to be back here in a few days.

Of course you are.

Well... So long.

So long.

See you soon.

Mr. Quinn.

Everything's gonna be okay.

why am I just dropping in like this, but
I really wanted to talk to you. Well,

look, you don't have to make an excuse
for dropping in. Marie and I love it. We

never have any surprise visitors.

Well, I mean, ordinarily, I wouldn't
just drop in, you know. Oh, hi, Mary.

my gosh, what a surprise. Come on in,
sit down. You know nobody ever drops in

us.

How are you, Marie?

You know, Mary, I used to think that
having Murray around the house all the

would drive me crazy, but it's just
wonderful.

I'm not at all tired of having him
around.

I won't even hum one day.

seems so much longer.

Now, who do you suppose that would be?
Nobody ever drops in on us. So you

mentioned.

Hi.

Cheer up, welfare family. We'll leave it
at that.

Hello, Marie.

Hi, Sue Ann. Hello, Mary.

Hi. Sue Ann, what are you doing with...
Now, Marie, you and I may have had our

differences in the past, but I believe
friends should be supportive.

Now, you're facing unemployment, and I
have a studio full of... Slightly used

food.

Sue Ann, we can really get our own food.

Oh, plucky little spouse.

Just what have you brought these plucky
little people, Sue Ann?

Enough escargot for an arm.

Doilies from my macrame special.

A couteau, half a squid.

The leftovers from my 31 things you can
do with tapioca.

out of 32.

Oh, good.

A crisis really brings out the best in
people.

I bet you were great in the San
Francisco earthquake.

Now, who do you suppose that could be?

They never have visitors.

Oh, hiya.

What's the occasion?

Well, we figured this was a time for a
guy's pals to rally around him.

Right. Hi, Marie.

Hi, Lou.

Hi, Marie.

Hi, Marissa.

Hi.

Well, can I get anybody anything?

Some squid?

Doily?

You know what?

It just occurred to me that we're all
coming over here to help, and the place

where we really could have helped is
back in the office.

Well, how do you mean, love? I mean,
what's happened to Murray could happen

any of us.

You know, that's absolutely right.

I mean, we all have a stake in this.

If Murray can be fired... For making
just one tiny little error, well, then,

where is the security for the rest of
us? Now, Mary's right, but look, this is

my fight, and I don't want you to get
involved.

Mary's right.

Listen to Mary. We can learn a lot from
Mary. Good thinking, Mary.

Now, Mary's right.

It's everybody's fight. You know what
else I think? I think we should give Mr.

Wessel an ultimatum. If Murray goes,
then we all go.

Well, look, that's a wonderful thought,
Murray, but you just can't do that.

Yeah, Murray's right. It can't be done.
It just can't be done.

It's bad planning. It's poor thinking.

It's just bad.

Pat, sit down and shut up.

Wessel can't take my news right here and
fire him just because of one lousy

phone call.

Murray, honey.

We have the greatest friends in the
whole world. Well, I know that, but I

want them to lose their jobs because of
me.

Well, it's too late now.

We're all in this together.

Right?

Absolutely. Murray goes, we all go.

Right? Oh, right.

Ted?

I'm marrying myself before you guys
because I just want to not do anything

you. But I just got married.

I mean, I've got responsibilities, Lou.

I mean, you don't know the whole truth.
Otherwise, you wouldn't ask me to risk

my whole job.

I'm not as young as I told you I was.

Your jets, folks, have no money.

I mean, so where would I turn?

So where would I go, Lou?

I don't want to go back to being a disc
jockey. I can't talk fast enough

anymore.

Please.

Please.

Don't make me do it.

Please.

Okay, Ted. Ted, we'll try to do it
without you.

So what's to eat?

Okay, all set.

Now listen.

Brace yourself.

It may get a little rough up there.

When Lou Grant gets in a fight, the
gloves are off. I don't know how Wessel

react. He may yell and scream.

We'll yell and scream.

He may get ugly.

We'll get ugly. He may threaten
violence. He may even send in his goons.

We'll send in our goons. I told you I'm
not going.

Do you really have goons?

No. I was just saying that to make sure
that you were ready for anything.

Oh. But don't worry, he doesn't scare
me.

The only one who should be scared is
Wessel because we're not just

to quit.

We're not?

No, we're going to hit him with both
barrels.

I'm going to accuse him of stuffing
commercials down the public's throat, of

violating the First Amendment with
censorship. I'm going to file a

with the FCC.

He's not just dealing with a couple of
cub reporters, Mary.

I'm going to make this a constitutional
issue.

I've got friends.

Well, you see the publicity we're going
to get.

We're going to be on the front pages,
maybe Time magazine. I wouldn't be

surprised if we ended up on national
television.

I can't let you two go into this alone.

Let's go see that capitalist pig.

What about your responsibilities? What
about your wife?

So, she'll have to get a job. Big deal.

Let's go meet the foe.

We've got to stick together on this.

Like the three musketeers, Huey, Dewey,
and Louie.

They were ducks.

The three musketeers were ducks?

Come on, let's get going.

Yeah? Hold it, Mary.

Yeah, Murray.

You did?

No kidding?

That's great!

That's great!

Okay, I'll see you in an hour. What?

We don't have to stick our necks on the
line.

Murray got together with Wessel. He got
his job back. Oh, Mr. Grant, that's

terrible.

Ted. What? We got to stop Ted.

Wessel for four hours.

It's okay, Mary. It's okay.

It's okay. I think Ted might have become
a man today.

I guess once he got started, there was
no stopping him.

Boy, I thought Murray had guts.

Yeah, but it could end up just like
Murray. No, no, no. Wessel can't fire

Ted has a long -term contract.

He must be enjoying a good fight.

But for four hours, Mr. Grant, what can
Wessel be doing to him for four hours?

Hey, you guys, I haven't got all day.
Are we going to talk to Wessel or not?