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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.

First Aired

1974-09-09
Last Aired

2011-11-03
Creator

James L. Brooks
Genre

Comedy
Seasons

5
Episodes

110
Status

Ended
Language

English
Network

CBS

Keywords:

new york city dating sitcom irreverent celebratory familiar optimistic

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1. JOE

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

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

30mins 1974-09-09

2. You Can Go Home Again

Rhoda has difficulty finding an apartment in New York City and finally moves into the one place she ne...More

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

30mins 1974-09-16

3. I'll Be Loving You, Sometimes

Rhoda's smooth romance with Joe gets a little bumpy when he decides it might be best if the two of the...More

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.Less

30mins 1974-09-23

4. Parents' Day

Rhoda and Joe decide to set aside one day to tackle the generation gap, and schedule lunch with his pa...More

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

30mins 1974-09-30

5. The Lady in Red

Rhoda lands a job with a small publishing firm and ends up delivering the eulogy at the funeral of an ...More

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.Less

30mins 1974-10-07

6. Pop Goes the Question

Joe pops the question, but it's not exactly the one Rhoda wants to hear. Instead of ""Will you marry m...More

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?""Less

30mins 1974-10-14

7. The Shower

Unable to think of just the right gift to get Rhoda, Brenda decides to throw a shower for her soon-to-...More

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.Less

30mins 1974-10-21

8. Rhoda's Wedding (1)

Complications arise when Rhoda and Joe's plans to have a small wedding is complicated by Ida, who invi...More

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

30mins 1974-10-28

9. Rhoda's Wedding (2)

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

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

30mins 1974-10-28

10. The Honeymoon

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

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

30mins 1974-11-04

11. 9-E is Available

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

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

30mins 1974-11-11

12. I'm a Little Late, Folks

Rhoda thinks she may be pregnant, but she isn't sure enough to tell her husband Joe, especially when h...More

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.Less

30mins 1974-11-18

13. Anything Wrong?

Joe goes to his father for marital advise.

Joe goes to his father for marital advise.Less

30mins 1974-11-25

14. 'S Wonderful

Despite Joe and Brenda's insistence that she butt out, Rhoda continues to plunge ahead to prove to her...More

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.Less

30mins 1974-12-02

15. Good-Bye Charlie

It's a case of mutual dislike at first sight when Rhoda meets Joe's friend Charlie Burke, a patronizin...More

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.Less

30mins 1974-12-09

16. Guess What I Got You for the Holidays

With his business on the verge of failure, Joe becomes ever increasingly worried, resisting Rhoda's ad...More

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.Less

30mins 1974-12-16

17. Whattaya Think It's There For?

At Ida's insistence, Rhoda talks Joe into asking her father for the money he needs to save his busines...More

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.Less

30mins 1975-01-06

18. Not Made for Each Other

Rhoda's shy, retiring high-school chum, Myrna Morgenstern, shows up unexpectedly to demonstrate her ne...More

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.Less

30mins 1975-01-13

19. Strained Interlude

Rhoda and Joe work very hard at being the perfect modern couple, free of all jealousies and hang-ups u...More

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.Less

30mins 1975-01-20

20. Everything I Have is Yours, Almost

When Rhoda discovers Joe has been visiting a doctor without telling her, she begins to worry, but not ...More

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.Less

30mins 1975-01-27

21. Chest Pains

Rhoda and Brenda have to take their mother on her very first trip to the doctor, a visit that mama Ida...More

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.Less

30mins 1975-02-03

22. Windows by Rhoda

Distracted by visitors who keep interrupting her work at home, Rhoda opens an office and soon learns a...More

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.Less

30mins 1975-02-10

23. A Nice Warm Rut

Brenda decides to break out of her ""nice, warm rut"" by moving to San Francisco, a plan that isn't di...More

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.Less

30mins 1975-02-24

24. Ida, the Elf

Bored with her life, Rhoda's mother Ida decides to become a ""now"" woman and surprises Rhoda and Bren...More

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.Less