A great old television show. “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” starring, who else? Mary Tyler Moore. Perfect casting to say the least.

At the start of every episode we hear the wonderful theme song while Mary tosses her hat into the Minneapolis sky as she “makes it own her own.” But did you ever notice that Mary never drives her car once, after she arrives in the Twin Cities? We see her baby blue Mustang parked in front of her apartment. But she never drives.

One theory has it that Mary’s car made it just far enough as her new apartment. After that she had Rhoda drive her to the TV station. Maybe Mary can finally make it on her own, but her car cannot make it with bad brake pads. Even in Minnesota cars need to be able to stop. If Mary had only had her braking system inspected before she left. Someone said that the nosey landlady, Phyllis, told Mary several times to take her care in for a brake service. Murray knew a great mechanic, too. Ted said: “I never get a good break.” And Lou Grant told her to call us, toll-free, any time. He also said to Mary that he knew that one of our reliable customer service agents would be able to help he find the brake pads for her car. Not only that, but he mentioned that all of our brake pads come with a quality guarantee. He knew, because he bought a set of Mazda 626 Brake Pads for his wife’s car.And Lou Grant would never lie to Mary.