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 Hamilton Camp Eric Matthews Guest Star Robert Rothwell Floor Manager Guest Star James L. Brooks Executive Producer Allan Burns Executive Producer Ed. Weinberger Producer Stan Daniels Producer Jay Sandrich Director Lloyd Turner Writer Gordon Mitchell Writer