I just read this info in the NY Times 8/31/08 - a release date was not given, but the last 3 seasons are on their way...

Watching these old episodes of The Mary Tyler Moore Show has been really fun for me. It has brought me back to a simpler time which sometimes you need in this complicated world. It's fun to watch how the show progresses even techniqually with each season. Lets face it, they just don't write shows like these anymore! Especially good to watch during the summer months when there are only repeats on anyway. the only criticism I would have is the that the editing was sloppy in some of the shows, but you might not really notice it and it didn't take away from enjoying them. If you are an MTM fan than you'll love these DVD's.

This is an all-time classic show. Like many of the reviewers here, I couldn't wait for this box set to come out. I bought the seasons as they were released. It has been more than two years since Fox released the fourth season. Same goes for another absolute 1970s class, The Bob Newhart Show. It can't be about sales. These were both very popular shows in their day. They both are as funny as ever - even funnier now in the sense that by watching them these days you see the obvious weakness in the writing of modern tv. I've had it with waiting. There is lots on my wish list. Fox is not getting another penny from me until they start releasing the remaining seasons of these two MTM classics. That's it. End of discussion. Are the Fox bean counters listening yet?

I love the Mary Tyler Moore Show but I feel that fans have been coned into buying the first four seasons and now we the loyal fans are not able to complete our collection. I would like to suggest to anyone that is thinking about buying the first 4 seasons on DVD not to do so. regardless how much you love Mary don't do it because you will end up like so many of us fans being disappointed because the remaining 3 seasons are not available and you are going to end up watching your 4 seasons over and over until they wear out.

I was very happy to get this as it reminds me of a time in my life where I has a stepsister who reminded me of Mary's character. It was a happy time to watch it and to see how young single independent women acted in the real world. I love the writing and the line deliveries... It is sentimental but funny sentimental. I also like it that I have the 1st. box set. I believe that there were 7 seasons.. so by the time they release that I will have finished. but I can watch it over and over again. Just like Golden Girls..

It seems as though the majority of the other reviewers wins...this set of Seasons 1-4 is perfectly boxed and priced...now we're all waiting for Seasons 5-7. (I'm sure good things come to those who wait!)

Any television addict would love to have this set in their home. Mary Tyler Moore plays a single woman in her 30s making it on her own without a man. The seasons in this collection just get better and better. I can't think of any show I enjoy watching in a evening marathon than this one. So fun!

If you would like a refreshing, smart, funny sophisticated alternative to the increasingly grotesque sludge passed off as sitcoms today, you couldn't do much better than the Mary Tyler Moore Show. I have frequently gone back to take a look at television's golden oldies and been shocked at how little satisfaction there was in the dated humor, styles, etc. But this one was different. It's not the only one that stands up to the test of time, of course, (Cosby will always please), but it's right up there at the top. The humor is sophisticated, yet tasteful, and never condescending. Mary and company are so human and so easy to relate to, even thirty years after the fact. I laughed and, sometimes cried, totally involved, as I walked step-by-step through the first four seasons with this wonderful cast (and amazing writers). The best thing about it is that I have three Moore seasons to look forward to, as soon as they box them up.

Brought back those great 1970's Saturday nights on CBS. This was one of the best sitcoms ever to appear on TV; right up there with Dick van Dyke and M*A*S*H. When Fox Home Entertainment decides to bring out a set of DVDs containing MTM's Years 5 through 7, I'll be first in line to buy those, too!

shipping was prompt and the product was in great condition! thank you!The Mary Tyler Moore Show - The Complete Seasons 1-4

Love this series! I remember it vividly from my childhood, always funny, always heart-warming, a winner still 30 years later! Question: Who can turn the world on with her smile?! Mary tyler moore that's who! Check out this classic and you will fall madly in LOVE with Mary and the whole WJM-NEWS crew!

So far I have seasons 1 to 4. It was a simpler time then back in the 70's when a good show didn't have to use 4 letter words or toilet humor to get a hearty laugh. If you want to have a good time watching a great series, this is the show to get. It is as funny now as it was then. You wont be disappointed.

As soon as I heard that the MTM show was coming out on DVD, I knew I had to have it! And I have not been one bit disappointed. The characters, the dialogue, the clothes. Oh, my gosh, the clothes! Mary's outfits are even better than I remembered! Everyone says "you can't go back." That's true of life for any generation. But for a few moments, when the world is too much with me, I can enjoy a time when there was intelligent conversation, humor without cursing, and a beautiful lady whose smile lit up the world.

We thoroughly loved these videos. It was like watching the show when it was first on television. I guess I still love the part where she throws her hat in the air exclaiming "You're gonna make it after all!!!" Love it.

Best series of TV programs ever made without a doubt. You can never get tired of watching MTM and her friends.

I haven't had time to watch all of the DVDs but the ones I have watched are excellent, enabling me to relive the years they were on Television. This was one series on Television that was so well written and acted that it's no wonder it was so popular. We can notice how times have changed -- the style of the dresses (Mary's short skirts) but mostly no computers in the news room !!!! I saw Mary, Lou and Murray on Oprah the other day and that peaked my interest in getting the DVDs of all the shows.

Steve Feldstein, Fox's Senior Vise President for Corporate and Marketing Communications, claims that The Mary Tyler Moore Show Seasons 5, 6 and 7 WILL make it to DVD.

Season 1 arrived on DVD in 2002.
Seasons 2-4 arrived on DVD in 2005 and 2006.

But all was quiet for WMJ since that time.

Maybe this time, Fox will take some responsibility for their failures, and release the last three seasons of The Mary Tyler Moore Show on DVD in 2009.

December, 2008 would be a nice time, to release Season 5.

Fans have waited way, way too long, to collect all 7 Seasons on DVD!

Please keep the hope, of The Mary Tyler Moore Show being completed on DVD, ALIVE!

For those reviewers who just don't get it why they release a bundle of seasons 1 thru 4: It's not for the people who already bought each complete season individually. It is for those customers who do not own ANY of the complete season dvds. The customer who buys 4 bundled seasons for $59.99 total, actually saves about $10.00 per season, compared to those of us who individually bought 4 seasons for about $25.00 per season, totaling about $100 bucks.

Imagine you've eaten chicken all month. You are promised something else, and sit down at the table and it's......chicken. Sure it's on a different plate, but chicken again.
I heard about the MTM Box Set and thought, "Yes! About time!" I have bought each DVD since the Season One was released. I've always wondered what was the holdup, like every other fan. It's such a freakish wonder, why shows like Punky Brewster are released before this classic show. Same goes for Bob Newhart. Where are the remaining seasons for THAT classic???
So I find out that the hype is over the same DVDs I already own, just in a box.
I give it a few stars for the greatness of the show, but dropped the score for the inexplicable actions. Next time there's a reunion and a "box set," please make it for something new.

We all know why we like this sitcom, so I'll cut to the chase. Fans of this classic show already own the four seasons offered here; so why these and not the final 3 seasons? Five stars for content, 0 stars for the sadistic studio responsible for holding back the rest. It is sadistic, isn't it?

Over 30 years since leaving the air, "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" remains the absolute finest of TV sit-coms. Perhaps the secret of this show's success is that it's easy to feel a part of the WJM family, to share Mary and her friends' triumphs and tragedies, and savor each detail of their always interesting lives. Besides several series regulars, the first 96 episodes of "Mary" include such unforgettable characters as Sue Ann Nivens (The Happy Homemaker) and Chuckles the Clown ("A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants").

Throughout, we see our friends evolve and are introduced to people important to them:
In the 4th season, buffoonishly egotistical news anchor Ted Baxter meets (and fawns over) his idol, Walter Cronkite. The mother of best buddy Rhoda shows up early in season #1, while her dad doesn't put in an appearance until the third year. Ted meets Georgette for the first time that same season, when he attends a moving-to-NYC party for Rhoda (who ultimately decides to stay in Minneapolis). Mary's parents, Ted's brother and the father he never knew, Mary's old beaus-- all these and more are gradually added to the mix. If you're an MTM fan from way back, you'll enjoy these stories all over again, but if you've come to the party late, you have a big treat in store for you with this wonderful collection of Mary Tyler Moore's first four seasons.

REGULAR CAST: Mary Tyler Moore (Mary Richards), Gavin MacLeod (Murray Slaughter), Ted Knight (Ted Baxter), Edward Asner (Lou Grant), Valerie Harper (Rhoda Morgenstern)
FREQUENT CO-STARS: Georgia Engels (Georgette Franklin), Cloris Leachman (Phyllis Lindstrom), Betty White (Sue Ann Nivens), John Amos (Gordy Howard), Joyce Bulifant (Marie Slaughter), Lisa Geritsen (Bess Lindstrom)


(Program list is sequential by original airdates and includes guest stars)
SEASON ONE--
Love is All Around (9/19/70) - Angus Duncan/David Morick
Today I Am a Ma'am (9/26/70) - David Hayward/Jack De Mave/Sheilah Wells
Bess, You is My Daughter Now (10/3/70) - (n/a)
Divorce Isn't Everything (10/10/70) - David Ketchum/Shelley Berman
Keep Your Guard Up (10/17/70) - John Schuck/Timothy Brown
Support Your Local Mother (10/24/70) - (n/a)
Toulouse-Lautrec is One of My Favorite Artists 10/31/70 - Hamilton Camp/Robert Rothwell
The Snow Must Go On (11/7/70) - Mimi Kirk/Robert Rothwell/Ivor Francis
Bob & Rhoda & Teddy & Mary (11/14/70) - Henry Corden/Dick Patterson/Greg Mullavey
Assistant Wanted, Female (11/21/70) - (n/a)
1040 or Fight (11/28/1970) - Gloria Lord/Paul Sand/David Hayward
Anchorman Overboard (12/5/70) - Bob Duggan/Bill Fiore
He's All Yours (12/12/70) - Wes Stern
Christmas and the Hard-Luck Kid II (12/19/70) - Ned Wertimer/Henry Corden (as Charlie's voice)
Howard's Girl (1/2/71) - Mary Jackson/Henry Jones
Party is Such Sweet Sorrow (1/9/71) - Dick Clair
Just a Lunch (1/16/71) - Monte Markham/Gloria Lord
Second Story Story (1/23/71) - Vic Tayback/Bob Dishy
We Closed in Minneapolis (1/30/71) - Elliott Street
Hi! (2/6/71) - Robert Casper/Lynn Wood/Bruce Kirby/Pat Carroll
The Boss Isn't Coming to Dinner (2/13/71) - Paul Micale
A Friend in Deed (2/20/71) - Pat Finley
Smokey the Bear Wants You (2/27/71) - Michael Callan
The 45-Year-Old Man (3/6/71) - Richard Libertini/Slim Pickens


SEASON TWO--
The Birds . . . and . . . um . . . Bees (9/18/71) - (n/a)
I Am Curious Cooper (9/25/71) - Michael Constantine/Shizuko Iwamatsu
He's No Heavy . . . He's My Brother (10/2/71) - Frank Ramirez/Annette Molen
Room 223 (10/9/71) - Val Bisoglio/Michael Tolan/Florida Friebus
A Girl's Best Mother Is Not Her Friend (10/16/71) - (n/a)
Cover Boy (10/23/71) - Jack Cassidy
Didn't You Used to Be . . . Wait . . . Don't Tell Me (10/30/71) - Jack Riley/Pippa Scott/Ron Masak
Thoroughly Unmilitant Mary (11/6/71) - Larry Gelman/Paul Micale/Dick Balduzzi
And Now, Sitting in for Ted Baxter (11/13/71) - Jed Allan/William Woodson
Don't Break the Chain (11/20/71) - Jack De Mave/Gino Conforti
The Six-and-a-Half-Year Itch (11/27/71) - Lawrence Pressman/Elizabeth Berger
. . . Is a Friend in Need (12/4/71) - Beverly Sanders
The Square-Shaped Room (12/11/71) - (n/a)
Ted Over Heels (12/18/71) - Arlene Golonka
The Five-Minute Dress (1/1/72) - (n/a)
Feeb (1/8/72 ) - Barbara Barnett/Barbara Sharma/Jack Manning
The Slaughter Affair (1/15/72) - (n/a)
Baby Sit-Com (1/22/72) - Joshua Bryant/Leslie Graves
More Than Neighbors (1/29/72) - Jack Bender/Yvonne Wilder
The Care and Feeding of Parents (2/5/72) - Brad Trumbull/Jon Locke
Where There's Smoke, There's Rhoda (2/12/72) - Michael Bell
You Certainly Are a Big Boy (2/19/72) - Bradford Dillman/John Rubinstein/Beverly Sanders
Some of My Best Friends Are Rhoda (2/26/72) - Mary Frann
His Two Right Arms (3/4/72) - Bill Daily/Isabel Sanford/Wally Taylor

SEASON THREE--
The Good-Time News (9/16/72) - Robert Hogan/Patrick Campbell
What is Mary Richards Really Like? (9/23/72 ) - Peter Haskell
Who's in Charge Here? (9/30/72) - Joan Tompkins
Enter Rhoda's Parents (10/7/72) - Nancy Walker/Harold Gould
It's Whether You Win or Lose (10/14/72) - Patrick Campbell
Rhoda the Beautiful (10/21/72) - (n/a)
Just Around the Corner (10/28/72) - Nanette Fabray/Bill Quinn
But Seriously, Folks (11/4/72) - Jerry Van Dyke/Rudy DeLuca
Farmer Ted and the News (11/11/72) - Lurene Tuttle
Have I Found a Guy for You (11/18/72) - Bert Convy/Beth Howland/Dan Keough
You've Got a Friend 11/25/1972) - Bill Quinn/Nanette Fabray/Beverly Sanders
It Was Fascination, I Know (12/2/72) - John Amour/Jean-Michel Michenaud/Jack Manning
Operation: Lou (12/9/72) - Linda Sublette/Florida Friebus
Rhoda Morgenstern: Minneapolis to New York (12/16/72) - Robert Casper/Jack Riley/Georgia Engel
The Courtship of Mary's Father's Daughter (12/23/72) - Michael Tolan/Gordon Jump
Lou's Place (1/6/73) - Dick Balduzzi/Rhoda Gemignani
My Brother's Keeper (1/13/73) - Robert Moore
The Georgette Story (1/20/73) - (n/a)
Romeo and Mary (1/27/73) - Stuart Margolin/Barbara Brownell/Bo Kaprall
What Do You Do When the Boss Says, "I Love You"? (2/3/73) - Carol Worthington/Lois Nettleton/Dick Balduzzi
Murray Faces Life (2/10/73) - (n/a)
Remembrance of Things Past (2/17/73) - Joseph Campanella
Put On a Happy Face (2/24/73) - Art GilmoreEddie Carroll/Herbie Faye
Mary Richards and the Incredible Plant Lady (3/3/73) - Craig T. Nelson/Louise Lasser/Robert Karvelas

SEASON FOUR--
The Lars Affair (9/15/73) - (n/a)
Angels in the Snow (9/22/73) - Peter Strauss/Jon Korkes
Rhoda's Sister Gets Married (9/29/73) - Brett Somers/Louise Williams
The Lou and Edie Story (10/6/73) - Priscilla Morrill/Darrell Zwerling
Hi There, Sports Fans (10/13/73) - Dick Gautier/Gordon Jump
Father's Day (10/20/73) - Liam Dunn/John Holland
Son of "But Seriously Folks" (10/27/73) - Jerry Van Dyke/Gavan O'Herlihy/Randy Kirby
Lou's First Date (11/3/73) - Florence Lake/Jeff Thompson/Larry Wilde
Love Blooms at Hemples (11/10/73) - Barbara Barnett/William Burns/Meg Wyllie
The Dinner Party (11/17/73) - Henry Winkler/Irene Tedrow/Edgar Daniels
Just Friends (11/24/73) - (n/a)
We Want Baxter (12/1/73) - (n/a)
I Gave at the Office (12/8/73) - Tammi Bula/Bruce Boxleitner
Almost a Nun's Story (12/15/73) - Gail Strickland
Happy Birthday, Lou! (12/22/73) - Priscilla Morrill
WJM Tries Harder (1/5/74) - Anthony Eisley/Ned Wertimer
Cottage for Sale (1/12/74) - Michele Nichols/David Haskell/Robert Riesel
The Co-Producers (1/19/74) - (n/a)
Best of Enemies (1/26/74) - (n/a)
Better Late . . . That's a Pun . . . Than Never (2/2/74) - Jennifer Leak
Ted Baxter Meets Walter Cronkite (2/9/74) - Walter Cronkite/Patricia Wilson/John Pringle
Lou's Second Date (2/16/74) - (n/a)
Two Wrongs Don't Make a Writer (2/23/74) - Shirley O'Hara
I Was a Single for WJM (3/2/74) - Penny Marshall/Arlene Golonka/Richard Schaal

Not only did I get the first 4 seasons for HALF PRICE, but as I said above, I am THOROUGHLY entertained, and happy with my purchase. I had forgotten $ 7,000 annual salaries, and 26 minute episodes (yes, the show used to rule, NOT the commercials ),not to mention the bonus of mini-skirts. I recommend this Classic show very highly. HI GUYS !

My only reason for the low star rating is this... What nerve! I agree with other comments regarding the release of this package when the remaining seasons are still being held back! It's further evidence of continued greed and lack of artistic integrity on the part of the money-makers behind this sham. What makes them think we're so stupid? (Indeed, I would be extremely disappointed and saddened to learn that any of the talented performers are behind holding back the final 3 seasons of this show.) As many others, I already own the first 4 seasons of this extraordinary MTM series and it's by far one of the best written, performed TV programs ever produced. We have been waiting eagerly for release of the remaining seasons. Why would anyone now be "seduced" into buying yet another package of already released DVDs? If I weren't so in love with this show I'd actually consider boycotting purchase of the remaining seasons in protest!! And why in the world is this listed "...The complete season 1-4 by Nancy Walker?" The talented lady has been dead for many years. What possible involvment could she have in the sale or promotion of this package? My grandmother said it best; "the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing." What a sad state of affairs... Release the remaining seasons for heaven's sake!

You will never find a better price than this for the fabulous Mary Tyler Moore Show Seasons 1 to 4! This bundled price is GREAT! Of course, everyone is patiently waiting for Seasons 5, 6 and 7, and I have heard there is a good chance that Season 5 is in the works soon! I hope this is true, as this show is so GREAT, that fans just have to have it all! Let's hope that Foxtvdvd listens to Mary's theme song and that when it comes to the complete series of the much loved Mary Tyler Moore Show, we hope that Fox, "You're gonna make it after all!"- COMPLETE! But, until then, for those of you wanting all the 4 Seasons that are on DVD, you can't beat this GREAT Bundled Deal!

Our whole family loves this show. We own the four seasons that have been released, and never tire of watching and re-watching. I can't imagine why Fox will not release the final three seasons. They would have to be bigger sellers than some of the junk that is currently being released!

Why are they bothering to package these season when people know that fox are relctant to release the final 3 seasons. I would hardly part with my money if I knew that if I purchased this that all I would get in an incomplete series release.
This is the only reason that I have given it a(zero rating if I could)one star rating.....The series itself is beyond gold.