Was Mary replaced between DVD and MTM Show?
There is a rumor that Mary Tyler Moore of Dick Van Dyke was a different woman from the MTM of the MTM show. If you notice how she does look a bit different. People don't age that much between 20s and 30 something, but its something else. Maybe her face shape and everything. Does anyone know for certain?
If they did replace her with someone else, whoever did it did a great job of getting her voice and mannerisms down. I think another reason people believe she is an imposter is that there are hardly any childhood photos of the real MTM. The girl in the Hot Point commercial is light years from Mary Richards.