<Li> Sue Ann Nivens (Betty White) (1973--77), host of WJM's The Happy Homemaker show . While her demeanor is superficially cheerful, she makes judgmental comments about Mary, exchanges personal insults with Murray, and uses many sexual double entendres, especially around Lou, to whom she is strongly attracted . </Li> <P> When Moore was first approached about the show, she "was unsure and unwilling to commit, fearing any new role might suffer in comparison with her Laura Petrie character in The Dick Van Dyke Show, which also aired on CBS, and was already cemented as one of the most popular parts in TV history ." Moore's character was initially intended to be a divorcée, but divorce was still controversial at the time . CBS was afraid viewers might think that Mary had divorced Rob Petrie, Laura's husband on The Dick Van Dyke Show, so the premise was changed to that of a single woman with a recently broken engagement . Notably, Van Dyke never guest starred in any episode, although his brother Jerry Van Dyke guest - starred in a couple of episodes during the third and fourth seasons . (Jerry had also regularly appeared on The Dick Van Dyke Show .) </P> <P> According to co-creator Allan Burns, Minnesota was selected for the show's location after "one of the writers began talking about the strengths and weaknesses of the Vikings ." A television newsroom was chosen for the show's workplace because of the supporting characters often found there, stated co-creator James Brooks . </P> <P> The opening title sequence features many scenes filmed on location in Minneapolis in both summer and winter, as well as a few clips from the show's studio scenes . The sequence changed each season, but always ended with Mary tossing her hat into the air in front of what was then the flagship Dayton's department store at the intersection of South 7th Street and Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis . The hat toss was ranked by Entertainment Weekly as the second greatest moment in television . On May 8, 2002, Moore was in attendance when basic cable network TV Land dedicated a statue to her that captured her iconic throw . In 2010, TV Guide ranked the show's opening title sequence No. 3 on a list of TV's Top Ten credit sequences, as selected by readers . In 2017, James Charisma of Paste (magazine) ranked the show's opening sequence #15 on a list of The 75 Best TV Title Sequences of All Time . </P>

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