Mary Tyler Moore Mary Richards Actor Ed Asner Lou Grant Actor Gavin MacLeod Murray Slaughter Actor Valerie Harper Rhoda Morgenstern Actor Cloris Leachman Phyllis Lindstrom Actor John Schuck Frank Carelli Guest Star Tim Brown Himself Guest Star James L. Brooks Executive Producer Allan Burns Executive Producer Ed. Weinberger Producer Stan Daniels Producer Alan Rafkin Director Steven Pritzker Writer