Mary Tyler Moore1970

Murray Slaughter:
So: how did things work out at the Big Sisters?

Mary Richards:
Terrific! They put you through a kind of screening process, and, uh, I guess I passed, 'cos I've got a little sister!

Murray Slaughter:
Ah - what's she like?

Mary Richards:
Well we were just sort of introduced, so, we didn't get a chance to talk, but, she's 15, bright, cute as a button, and out on probation for shoplifting.

Sue Ann Nivens:
What was the name of this group, Mary?

Mary Richards:
The Big Sisters.

Sue Ann Nivens:
The big sisters that would be the perfect thing for me to clinch the award and I'd be wonderful at it, because, I had an ideal relationship with my own sister. And it wasn't easy; naturally, she resented being the ugly one.

Mary Richards:
I had to mention the Big Sisters, didn't I? Now, because of me, some poor underprivileged kid is going to be forced to learn how to cook a quiche