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Rhoda
1974 - 2011 6.2 (25 votes) 5 Seasons
Genres
Comedy
Networks
CBS
Created By
Allan Burns
James L. Brooks

Rhoda

Overview

Rhoda is an American television sitcom, starring Valerie Harper, which aired 109 episodes over five seasons, from 1974 to 1978. The show was a spin-off of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, in which Harper between the years 1970 and 1974 had played the role of Rhoda Morgenstern, a spunky, weight-conscious, flamboyantly fashioned Jewish neighbor and native New Yorker in the role of Mary Richards' best friend. After four seasons, Rhoda left Minneapolis and returned to her original hometown of New York City. The series is noted for breaking two television records, and was the winner of two Golden Globes and two Emmy Awards. Rhoda was filmed Friday evenings in front of a live studio audience at CBS Studio Center, Stage 14 in Studio City, Los Angeles, California.

Key Crew

Writer: Allan Burns, David Davis, Norman Barasch, Carroll Moore

Producer: James L. Brooks, Allan Burns, Grant Tinker, David Davis, Lorenzo Music

Top Cast

Valerie Harper
Valerie Harper

Rhoda Morgenstern

Julie Kavner
Julie Kavner

Brenda Morgenstern

Kenneth McMillan
Kenneth McMillan

Jack Doyle

Wil Albert

Gus

Lorenzo Music
Lorenzo Music

Carlton the Doorman (voice)

Seasons

Season 1 poster
Season 1 (1974)

The first season of Rhoda aired on CBS from September 9, 1974 to March 10, 1975.

25 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: JOE
1974-09-09

While on vacation in New York, Rhoda meets a man (Joe) and she decides not to return to Minneapolis.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 2: You Can Go Home Again
1974-09-16

Rhoda has difficulty finding an apartment in New York City and finally moves into the one place she never even considered--her parents' apartment.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 3: I'll Be Loving You, Sometimes
1974-09-23

Rhoda's smooth romance with Joe gets a little bumpy when he decides it might be best if the two of them begin dating other people as well as each other.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 4: Parents' Day
1974-09-30

Rhoda and Joe decide to set aside one day to tackle the generation gap, and schedule lunch with his parents and dinner with hers.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 5: The Lady in Red
1974-10-07

Rhoda lands a job with a small publishing firm and ends up delivering the eulogy at the funeral of an author whose specialty was X-rated books.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 6: Pop Goes the Question
1974-10-14

Joe pops the question, but it's not exactly the one Rhoda wants to hear. Instead of ""Will you marry me?"" it's ""How about living together?""

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 7: The Shower
1974-10-21

Unable to think of just the right gift to get Rhoda, Brenda decides to throw a shower for her soon-to-be-wed sister and uses the occasion to stage a small reunion for Rhoda with some of her old high school classmates.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 8: Rhoda's Wedding (1)
1974-10-28

Complications arise when Rhoda and Joe's plans to have a small wedding is complicated by Ida, who invites all of her friends.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 9: Rhoda's Wedding (2)
1974-10-28

Rhoda almost doesn't make it to her own wedding when, at the last minute, Phyllis forgets to pick her up.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 10: The Honeymoon
1974-11-04

Rhoda and Joe's cruise doesn't turn out the way they expected.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 11: 9-E is Available
1974-11-11

Rhoda wants a new apartment, especially after an old beau of Joe's lets herself in with a key.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 12: I'm a Little Late, Folks
1974-11-18

Rhoda thinks she may be pregnant, but she isn't sure enough to tell her husband Joe, especially when he comes home with the news that his business is facing economic troubles.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 13: Anything Wrong?
1974-11-25

Joe goes to his father for marital advise.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 14: 'S Wonderful
1974-12-02

Despite Joe and Brenda's insistence that she butt out, Rhoda continues to plunge ahead to prove to her younger sister that her new boyfriend is really a married man.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 15: Good-Bye Charlie
1974-12-09

It's a case of mutual dislike at first sight when Rhoda meets Joe's friend Charlie Burke, a patronizing ""man's man"" who is not exactly thrilled with his best buddies wife.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 16: Guess What I Got You for the Holidays
1974-12-16

With his business on the verge of failure, Joe becomes ever increasingly worried, resisting Rhoda's advice to free his emotions, even if it means crying.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 17: Whattaya Think It's There For?
1975-01-06

At Ida's insistence, Rhoda talks Joe into asking her father for the money he needs to save his business, but then is surprised to learn things about her dad's financial state that are news to even her mother.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 18: Not Made for Each Other
1975-01-13

Rhoda's shy, retiring high-school chum, Myrna Morgenstern, shows up unexpectedly to demonstrate her new, Rhoda-like, head-on approach to life, and she begins a tumultuous non-romance with Joe's best friend.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 19: Strained Interlude
1975-01-20

Rhoda and Joe work very hard at being the perfect modern couple, free of all jealousies and hang-ups until a man Rhoda once loved asks her out for dinner.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 20: Everything I Have is Yours, Almost
1975-01-27

When Rhoda discovers Joe has been visiting a doctor without telling her, she begins to worry, but not as much as when she finds out what kind of doctor he is.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 21: Chest Pains
1975-02-03

Rhoda and Brenda have to take their mother on her very first trip to the doctor, a visit that mama Ida faces with a combination of fear and embarrassment.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 22: Windows by Rhoda
1975-02-10

Distracted by visitors who keep interrupting her work at home, Rhoda opens an office and soon learns about the problems faced by a woman launching her own business.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 23: A Nice Warm Rut
1975-02-24

Brenda decides to break out of her ""nice, warm rut"" by moving to San Francisco, a plan that isn't discouraged by Rhoda, but one that Joe thinks is rotten.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 24: Ida, the Elf
1975-03-03

Bored with her life, Rhoda's mother Ida decides to become a ""now"" woman and surprises Rhoda and Brenda by announcing she's launched a whole new career.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 25: Along Comes Mary
1975-03-10

Mary Richards shows up unexpectedly and throws a monkey wrench into Rhoda's and Joe's plans for a long-awaited weekend alone at Cape Cod.

Runtime: 30 min
Season 2 poster
Season 2 (1975)

The second season of Rhoda aired on CBS from September 8, 1975 to March 1, 1976.

24 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Kiss Your Epaulets Goodbye
1975-09-08

After Rhoda and Joe are robbed, Rhoda blames the mishap on Carlton's lack of ability to handle his job, causing Carlton to be fired.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 2: Rhoda Meets the Ex-Wife
1975-09-15

All of Rhoda's insecurities surface when she meets Joe's ex-wife, who turns out to be beautiful.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 3: Ida's Doctor
1975-09-22

Ida Morgenstern finds herself tempted to have an affair with her doctor.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 4: Mucho, Macho
1975-09-29

Rhoda and Joe have a difficult time trying to celebrate their first anniversary pleasantly when their tempers keep getting the best of them.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 5: The Party
1975-10-06

A psychiatrist tries to give the Gerards' party a boost by directing a group-encounter session, revealing some interesting suppressions from the guests.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 6: Brenda's Unemployment
1975-10-13

That rotten job Brenda felt she held at the bank looks like a rose garden after she quits being a teller and is faced with the thorns of unemployment.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 7: With Friends Like These
1975-10-20

Seething tempers result when two of Rhoda's and Brenda's closest friends take advantage of them.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 8: Somebody Down There Likes Him
1975-10-27

To help the financial burden of a rent increase, Brenda takes on a roommate, but it's the beautiful roommate who turns out to be a real burden when she comes on strongly to Joe.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 9: Call Me Grandma
1975-11-03

Mama Ida's innocent but overzealous desire to become a grandmother results in her arranging another rock-bottom date for Brenda.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 10: Myrna's Story
1975-11-10

Business is booming at Rhoda's window-dressing firm, due partly to her creative sketches, but also because of Myrna Morgenstern's ""persuasive"" sales pitches, something which Rhoda puts an end to.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 11: Love Songs of J. Nicholas Lobo
1975-11-17

Against his better judgment, Joe hires Nick, Brenda's obnoxious boyfriend, to become a wrecker at his demolition firm.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 12: Friends and Mothers
1975-11-24

Rhoda's new, delightful, vivacious middle-aged neighbor becomes a threat to mother Ida.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 13: A Night with the Girls
1975-12-01

Rhoda is determined to prove to her friends that women can have a great time without men, although she becomes dubious of her own theory when she tries it one night.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 14: Bump in the Night
1975-12-08

Somewhere in Rhoda's neighborhood, a burglar is walking the street, possibly going after her because she just might be the only person able to identify him.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 15: If You Don't Tell Her, I Will
1975-12-29

Two's company and three's a crowd, as both Brenda and Rhoda discover when they have uninvited guests moving in with them.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 16: Rhoda's Sellout
1976-01-05

Torn between her pride at losing a huge account for her window-dressing firm, Rhoda battles with a stubborn though prosperous tuxedo chain-store owner who wants her to decorate his windows his way, or not at all.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 17: Attack on Mr. Right
1976-01-12

Rhoda drills Brenda on the finer points of life, such as how to land a man, when Brenda's Mr. Right seems to be taking her for granted.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 18: If You Want to Shoot the Rapids You Have to Get Wet
1976-01-19

Rhoda, whose only real luck with a man has been with her husband Joe, finds herself playing marriage counselor to a couple who has been married for 12 years.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 19: The Return of Billy Glass
1976-01-26

Martin Morgenstern is overjoyed when his best friend visits him after a 35-year hiatus, but is overwhelmed with insecurity when he recalls that his best friend was also once engaged to Ida.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 20: A Federal Case
1976-02-02

Love beats a pathway to Brenda's door when a young federal agent uses her apartment to run a security check on the residence across the street.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 21: The Marty Morgan Story
1976-02-09

The emotional, high-strung Ida Morgenstern demonstrates her knack for jumping to conclusions when hubby Martin begins to act very secretive.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 22: Let's Call it Love
1976-02-16

Rhoda and Joe decide the only way they can spend more time together is to barricade themselves in their apartment, disregarding family, friends, work, and in short, the world.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 23: It's Not My Fault, Is It?
1976-02-23

When Brenda turns down his marriage proposal, Lenny, the hearbroken lad, quits his job and sinks into a fit of depression.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 24: Don't Give Up the Office
1976-03-01

Rhoda has one little problem with money; she doesn't have any, and it's forcing her window-dressing firm out of business.

Runtime: 30 min
Season 3 poster
Season 3 (1976)

The third season of Rhoda aired on CBS from September 20, 1976 to March 13, 1977.

24 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: The Separation
1976-09-20

Rhoda and Joe decide to separate.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 2: Together Again for the First Time
1976-09-27

Rhoda goes out with Joe for the first date since their separation and labels it as a weird experience.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 3: No Big Deal
1976-10-04

A swinging bachelor makes a play for Rhoda as she undergoes the first few difficult days of her separation from Joe.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 4: I Won't Dance
1976-10-11

Accompanied by Brenda, Rhoda tries to lose her separation blues by going away on a singles weekend.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 5: H-e-e-e-r-e's Johnny
1976-10-18

Rhoda experiences the trauma of a ""blind date"" when Brenda's boyfriend fixes her up with a loud, pushy, arrogant and egotistical showbiz type.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 6: Two Little Words - - Marriage Counselor
1976-10-25

Rhoda and Joe Gerard take their marital problems to a marriage counselor, where Joe makes a startling disclosure.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 7: An Elephant Never Forgets
1976-11-01

A weighty problem develops when Rhoda adds a few unwanted pounds and Brenda becomes slim for the first time in her life.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 8: Rhoda Questions Her Life and Flies to Paris
1976-11-08

Rhoda plans a wildly impulsive act to demonstrate to her estranged husband Joe that she's far from being a dull person.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 9: Meet the Levys
1976-11-15

Gary Levy's parents give Rhoda Gerard the once-over as a prospective daughter-in-law, which she is pretending to be only as a favor for Gary.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 10: Man of the Year
1976-11-29

Rhoda has another terrible encounter with Joe's best friend, Charlie Burke.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 11: You Deserve a Break Today
1976-12-13

Brenda has a short-lived engagement with a prosperous young man who owns three McDonald's franchises.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 12: A Touch of Classy
1976-12-20

Sally's former husband brings good news and bad news: the good news--he's getting married again; the bad news--he'd like Sally to consider accepting a reduction in alimony.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 13: Guess Who I Saw Today
1976-12-27

Rhoda experiences a severe separation pain when she sees Joe with another woman.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 14: What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?
1977-01-03

Not wanting to be alone on New Year's Eve, Rhoda throws a memorable party with a wildly improbable Halloween touch.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 15: Love for Sale
1977-01-10

Rhoda and her sister help Gary Levy run a gigantic day-long sale to save his mod clothing business, but Brenda gets far more than she bargains for when love blossoms.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 16: A Night in the Emergency Room
1977-01-16

Rhoda has a hand in breaking up Brenda's romance with musician Nick Lobo, and he retaliates by accidentally breaking Rhoda's toe.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 17: Somebody Has to Say They're Sorry
1977-01-23

It's Rhoda against the establishment when she is mistakenly arrested for soliciting.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 18: The Ultimatum
1977-01-30

Rhoda delivers an ultimatum to her separated spouse, Joe, that either he comes back or she starts seeing other men.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 19: Rhoda's Mystery Man
1977-02-06

Rhoda becomes the romantic target for a mysterious suitor who sends her anonymous gifts of roses, chocolates and a diamond pendant.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 20: Nick Lobo, Superstar
1977-02-13

Because of an agreement made with his father almost five years ago, Nick Lobo, Brenda's hip musician boyfriend, must gain superstar status soon or else be forced to go into his father's garbage-collecting business.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 21: Nose Job
1977-02-20

Rhoda is aghast to learn that Brenda is considering having cosmetic surgery done on her nose.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 22: The Second Time Around
1977-02-27

Rhoda has a date with Brenda's boss.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 23: Pajama Party Bingo
1977-03-06

An innocent ""truth"" type verbal game uncovers an old sisterly jealousy during an all-night pajama party.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 24: To Vegas With Love
1977-03-13

Rhoda Gerard flies to Las Vegas for another encounter with her amorous suitor, Johnny Venture.

Runtime: 30 min
Season 4 poster
Season 4 (1977)

The fourth season of Rhoda aired on CBS from October 2, 1977 to April 23, 1978.

24 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: The Return of Ida
1977-10-02

Ida Morgenstern returns from a year of touring the country to face a few home-front surprises: Rhoda is divorced and Brenda is unwilling to discuss the state of her innocence.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 2: The Job
1977-10-09

After weeks of depressing pavement pounding, Rhoda manages to talk the owner of a rundown costume-rental company into giving her a job.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 3: Lady's Choice
1977-10-16

Brenda enjoys the luxury of having two boyfriends, Gary and Benny, competing for her attention until they both show up for a date on the same night.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 4: One is a Number
1977-10-23

Rhoda comes face-to-face with an old problem again when she has two great theater tickets and can't find anyone to go with her.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 5: Ida Works Out
1977-10-30

Ida Morgenstern wreaks havoc at the Doyle Costume Company where she is working part-time so that she can buy her husband a waterbed for their anniversary.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 6: Rhoda Likes Mike
1977-11-06

Rhoda gets a bonus from her new job at the Doyle Costume Company--her boss introduces her to a handsome customer who is the owner of three successful restaurants, and it's love at first sight.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 7: The Weekend
1977-11-13

Rhoda arranges a weekend alone with Mike.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 8: Home Movies
1977-12-04

Dinner at the Morgensterns goes anything but predictable.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 9: Johnny's Solo Flight
1977-12-11

Johnny's nightclub solo debut fizzles out and Rhoda is left to pick up the pieces.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 10: Who's Shy?
1977-12-25

At Rhoda's urging, Brenda tries therapy to overcome her shyness.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 11: Blind Date
1978-01-08

Ida stops by Rhoda's after her hair appointment with wonderful news--she's arranged another blind date for Rhoda!

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 12: Ida Alone
1978-01-14

With Ida missing her dearly departed friends, Rhoda and Brenda set out to boost her spirits.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 13: All Work and No Play
1978-01-22

Rhoda's job at the costume company begins to take up all her time. She forgets her obligations to her friends and family.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 14: Happy Anniversary
1978-01-29

With Ida hinting of a party, everyone leads her to believe there won't be one.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 15: The Jack Story
1978-02-05

Rhoda's boss asks her to help him out when an old chum comes into the city and wants to get together.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 16: Rhoda Cheats
1978-02-12

Rhoda and Brenda go to night school and Rhoda get accused of cheating.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 17: Gary and Ida
1978-02-19

With Gary's parents now living in Florida, Rhoda and Brenda get tired of ""mothering"" him, until he forms a bond with Ida. Then even Ida has her limits!

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 18: As Time Goes By
1978-02-26

With a party to stir up business underway, Rhoda and Jack get locked in a bathroom.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 19: Two's Company
1978-03-05

Gary and Benny go into business together, something friends should think twice about.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 20: Brenda and the Bank Girl
1978-03-12

Brenda is in the final running for the First Security Bank Girl.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 21: So Long, Lucky
1978-04-02

A string of bizarre mishaps plagues Rhoda.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 22: Jack's Back
1978-04-09

With an evening out ruined by Jack's troubled back, Rhoda plays nurse.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 23: Five for the Road (1)
1978-04-16

Trying to find out why Jack has been in a funk all week, Rhoda decided to lift his spirits with a road trip, but ends up stuck in the mud.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 24: Five for the Road (2)
1978-04-23

With food getting low, and tempers flying a valuable lesson is learned.

Runtime: 30 min
Season 5 poster
Season 5 (1978)

The fifth and final season of Rhoda aired on CBS from September 23 to December 9, 1978. The last four episodes produced aired in syndication.

13 episodes

Episodes
Episode 1: Martin Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1978-09-23

Rhoda and Brenda are disappointed that Martin isn't feeling well enough to come to his 60th birthday party at Rhoda's apartment, until they learned that Martin moved out over 2 months ago.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 2: In Search of Martin
1978-09-30

Rhoda, Brenda and Benny head to Florida to search for Martin.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 3: Rhoda vs. Ida
1978-10-07

Ida and Rhoda quarrel over Ida's dating a younger man.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 4: Brenda Gets Engaged
1978-10-14

Benny proposes to Brenda, but Brenda's happiness is marred when Ida refuses to give her blessings.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 5: Meet the Goodwins
1978-10-21

Brenda insists that Rhoda accompany her when she meets her prospective in-laws for the first time, and Rhoda becomes an unexpected hit with Benny's big brother, leading unfortunately to one of the most harrowing dates of her life.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 6: Ida's Roommate
1978-10-28

Ida advertises for a roommate and gets more than she bargained for when she chooses a couple to share her home.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 7: Martin Comes Home
1978-11-11

Martin returns from his ""fling"" in Florida ready for a reconciliation, but Ida insists on a second courtship before she's willing to forgive and forget.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 8: Jack's New Image
1978-12-02

Rhoda convinces her boss that he needs some new clothes to go with his new svelte physique, but both learn a valuable lesson that beauty is only skin deep.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 9: The Total Brenda
1978-12-09

When Benny starts to feel down-and-out, Brenda tries to cheer him up by catering to his every whim.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 10: The Date in the Iron Mask
2011-10-31

No, it's not an alien from outer space. It's only Rhoda's date--who's managed to get his head stuck inside a silly-looking mask right before an awards dinner.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 11: Martin Swallows His Heart
1978-12-09

Martin accidentally swallows a heart-shaped gold charm he bought as a gift for Ida.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 12: Earl's Helping Hand

Benny's brother, Earl, generously offers to lend Jack the $5,000 he needs to get his company out of debt, but only because it means being able to spend a week with Rhoda on her job.

Runtime: 30 min
Episode 13: Brenda Runs Away
2011-11-03

Feeling trapped and confused when everybody tries to run her life for her, Brenda runs away.

Runtime: 30 min

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