Mary Tyler Moore Mary Richards Actor Ed Asner Lou Grant Actor Gavin MacLeod Murray Slaughter Actor Ted Knight Ted Baxter Actor Valerie Harper Rhoda Morgenstern Actor Richard Schaal Chuckles the Clown Guest Star Ivor Francis Father Flint Guest Star Robert Rothwell Floor Manager Guest Star Mimi Kirk Phone Girl Guest Star Robert Buckingham Crew Member Guest Star James L. Brooks Executive Producer Allan Burns Executive Producer Ed. Weinberger Producer Stan Daniels Producer Jay Sandrich Director David Davis Writer Lorenzo Music Writer