<P> `` Chuckles Bites the Dust '' is an episode of the television situation comedy The Mary Tyler Moore Show which first aired on October 25 , 1975 . The episode 's plot centers on the WJM - TV staff 's humorous reaction to the absurd death of Chuckles the Clown , an often - mentioned but seldom - seen character who starred in an eponymously titled show at the station . </P>
<P> `` Chuckles Bites the Dust '' is an episode of the television situation comedy The Mary Tyler Moore Show which first aired on October 25 , 1975 . The episode 's plot centers on the WJM - TV staff 's humorous reaction to the absurd death of Chuckles the Clown , an often - mentioned but seldom - seen character who starred in an eponymously titled show at the station . </P>
mary tyler moore chuckles the clown funeral episode
mary tyler moore chuckles the clown funeral episode
`` Chuckles Bites the Dust ''
`` Chuckles Bites the Dust ''