"You're going to make it on your own" was part of the theme song for this hit 1970s sit-com. Luckily, for Mary Tyler Moore, she made it because of an outstanding supporting cast. Moore's dead-pan humor could become dull many times. You would actually be anticipating something occurring. When would it finally come?<br /><br />Miss Moore was extremely fortunate to have a superlative supporting cast. People such as Ed Asner, Gavin MacLeod, Valerie Harper, Nancy Walker, Georgia Engel and Ted Knight provided the necessary strength for this show to succeed.<br /><br />Naturally, working in a newsroom with mostly all these characters didn't exactly hurt either.<br /><br />It may have been cold in Minnesota but the characters on this show provided the necessary warmth.