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The tam o'shanter cap toss by television character Mary Richards in the opening credits of The Mary Tyler Moore Show was filmed on Nicollet Mall, in front of what was at the time the flagship Dayton's department store. In 1999, Entertainment Weekly named this scene the second greatest moment of television history. In May 2002, TV Land erected and dedicated a statue of the character at the corner of 7th Street and Nicollet Mall.
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