Rhoda Episode Guide

Episode Guide

Rhoda: Season 5 (1978 - 1979)

• Season 5 Episode 13: Brenda Runs Away

  Feeling trapped and confused by everyone's efforts to manage her life, Brenda runs away.

• Season 5 Episode 12: Earl's Helping Hand

  Benny's brother Earl offers to lend Jack $5,000 -- knowing he will get to spend time with Rhoda.

• Season 5 Episode 11: Martin Swallows His Heart

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

• Season 5 Episode 10: The Date in the Iron Mask

  Right before an awards dinner, Rhoda's date gets his head stuck inside a silly-looking mask.

• Season 5 Episode 9: The Total Brenda

  Brenda tries to cheer up Benny when he starts to feel down and out.

• Season 5 Episode 8: Jack's New Image

  Rhoda's boss, Jack, decides that his new image is ready for the ultimate test: a date with an attractive woman.

• Season 5 Episode 7: Martin Comes Home

  Martin's unexpected return causes mixed emotions in his wife.

• Season 5 Episode 6: Ida's Roommate

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

• Season 5 Episode 5: Meet the Goodwins

  Brenda insists that Rhoda accompany her for her first meeting with her prospective in-laws.

• Season 5 Episode 4: Brenda Gets Engaged

  Brenda's happiness over Benny's proposal is marred by Ida's refusal to give the two her blessing.

• Season 5 Episode 3: Rhoda vs. Ida

  Ida and Rhoda quarrel over Ida's decision to date a younger man.

• Season 5 Episode 2: In Search of Martin

  After their mother gets cold feet about looking for her missing husband, Rhoda and Brenda agree to do it in her place.

• Season 5 Episode 1: Martin Doesn't Live Here Anymore

  Rhoda and Brenda are stunned to learn that their parents have separated.

Rhoda: Season 4 (1977 - 1978)

• Season 4 Episode 24: Five for the Road

  Rhoda and her four traveling companions are faced with the prospect of spending the night in an abandoned mansion.

• Season 4 Episode 23: Five for the Road

  To cheer up her depressed boss, Rhoda suggests they take a Sunday drive and have dinner at a country restaurant.

• Season 4 Episode 22: Jack's Back

  Jack's back trouble flares up at Rhoda's, and she ends up being a full-time nurse to a nonpaying patient.

• Season 4 Episode 21: So Long, Lucky

  Rhoda begins to believe she's a jinx because of bizarre accidents that seem to occur whenever she's around.

• Season 4 Episode 20: Brenda the Bank Girl

  The bank where Brenda works holds a 'Miss Security Bank Girl' contest.

• Season 4 Episode 19: Two's Company

  Benny invests his life savings in Gary Levy's jeans store and becomes an instant tycoon.

• Season 4 Episode 18: As Time Goes By

  Rhoda talks Jack into throwing a party at the costume company to bring in new customers.

• Season 4 Episode 17: Gary and Ida

  Gary turns to Ida for some mothering when his own mother moves to Florida.

• Season 4 Episode 16: Rhoda Cheats

  In an effort to increase their earning capacity, Rhoda and Brenda enroll in night school.

• Season 4 Episode 15: The Jack Story

  Rhoda's boss, Jack, asks her for a date so he can impress some visiting friends.

• Season 4 Episode 14: Happy Anniversary

  Rhoda and Brenda plan a surprise party for their parents' 40th wedding anniversary.

• Season 4 Episode 13: All Work and No Play

  Rhoda gets so tied up in work that she forgets about a birthday party she had planned for Brenda.

• Season 4 Episode 12: Ida Alone

  Ida becomes depressed when she realizes most of her old mah-jongg pals have gone to the great casino in the sky.

• Season 4 Episode 11: Blind Date

  Rhoda makes the mistake of agreeing to go out on a blind date with a guy she thought she knew in high school.

• Season 4 Episode 10: Who's Shy?

  Brenda, unable to relate to people at parties, turns to a shyness clinic for help.

• Season 4 Episode 9: Johnny's Solo Flight

  Rhoda tries to cheer up Johnny Venture when his big nightclub debut flops.

• Season 4 Episode 8: Home Movies

  Rhoda and Brenda spend another Friday evening with their parents watching old home movies.

• Season 4 Episode 7: The Weekend

  Rhoda decides, without asking her mother's permission, to spend a weekend alone with her new boyfriend.

• Season 4 Episode 6: Rhoda Likes Mike

  Rhoda gets a bonus and meets a new and exciting man all in the same day.

• Season 4 Episode 5: Ida Works Out

  Ida takes a part-time job at the costume shop to earn money to buy Martin a water bed for their anniversary.

• Season 4 Episode 4: One Is a Number

  Rhoda has two great theater tickets but can't find anyone to go with her.

• Season 4 Episode 3: Lady's Choice

  Brenda mistakenly arranges dates with two different men for the same night.

• Season 4 Episode 2: The Job

  After weeks of pavement pounding, Rhoda talks the owner of a run-down costume rental place into giving her a job.

• Season 4 Episode 1: The Return of Ida

  Ida returns from a year of cross-country touring to learn Rhoda is divorced and Brenda is not the innocent she left.

Rhoda: Season 3 (1976 - 1977)

• Season 3 Episode 24: To Vegas With Love

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

• Season 3 Episode 23: Pajama Party Bingo

  A truth game uncovers jealousies between Rhoda and Brenda.

• Season 3 Episode 22: The Second Time Around

  Rhoda goes out on a date with Brenda's boss.

• Season 3 Episode 21: Nose Job

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

• Season 3 Episode 20: Nick Lobo Superstar

  Brenda's boyfriend, Nick, has two weeks to become a superstar or else go into the garbage-collecting business with his father.

• Season 3 Episode 19: Rhoda's Mystery Man

  A mysterious suitor sends Rhoda roses, chocolates and a diamond pendant.

• Season 3 Episode 18: The Ultimatum

  Rhoda gives Joe an ultimatum: Either he comes back or she starts seeing other men.

• Season 3 Episode 17: Somebody Has to Say They're Sorry

  Rhoda is mistakenly arrested for soliciting.

• Season 3 Episode 16: A Night in the Emergency Room

  When Rhoda helps break up Brenda's romance with Nick, he retaliates by accidentally breaking Rhoda's toe.

• Season 3 Episode 15: Love for Sale

  Rhoda and Brenda help Gary Levy run a gigantic daylong sale to help save his failing clothing business.

• Season 3 Episode 14: What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?

  Rhoda throws a New Year's Eve party.

• Season 3 Episode 13: Guess Who I Saw Today

  Rhoda sees Joe with another woman.

• Season 3 Episode 12: Touch of Classy

  Sally's former husband tells her he is getting remarried, and he wants her to accept a reduction in alimony.

• Season 3 Episode 11: You Deserve a Break Today

  Brenda becomes engaged to the owner of three hamburger franchises.

• Season 3 Episode 10: Man of the Year

  Rhoda has a disastrous encounter with Charlie Burke.

• Season 3 Episode 9: Meet the Levys

  Rhoda agrees to pose as Gary's girlfriend for a family dinner, unaware that he has told his parents that she is his fiancee.

• Season 3 Episode 8: Rhoda Questions Her Life and Flies to Paris

  Rhoda plans a wild act to demonstrate to Joe that she is not a dull person.

• Season 3 Episode 7: An Elephant Never Forgets

  Problems develop when Rhoda adds a few unwanted pounds just as Brenda becomes slim for the first time in her life.

• Season 3 Episode 6: Two Little Words: Marriage Counselor

  While at a marriage counselor's office, Joe makes a startling disclosure.

• Season 3 Episode 5: H-e-e-e-r-e'-s Johnny

  Brenda's boyfriend fixes Rhoda up with a loud, egotistical showbiz-type man.

• Season 3 Episode 4: I Won't Dance

  Rhoda tries to lose her separation blues by going away for a singles weekend with Brenda.

• Season 3 Episode 3: No Big Deal

  Right after her separation from Joe, a swinging bachelor makes a play for Rhoda.

• Season 3 Episode 2: Together Again for the First Time

  Rhoda goes out with Joe for the first time since their separation.

• Season 3 Episode 1: The Separation

  Rhoda and Joe separate.

Rhoda: Season 2 (1975 - 1976)

• Season 2 Episode 24: Don't Give Up the Office

  The Bronx girl realises that her money troubles are threatening to destroy her window-dressing business. Comedy spin-off from the Mary Tyler Moore show, starring Valerie Harper

• Season 2 Episode 23: It's Not My Fault ... Is It?

  Lenny summons up the courage to propose to Brenda, only to have to deal with the pain of being rejected. Comedy, starring Wes Stern and Valerie Harper

• Season 2 Episode 22: Let's Call It Love

  Desperate to spend more time with each other, Rhoda and Joe barricade themselves in the apartment. Comedy, starring Valerie Harper

• Season 2 Episode 21: The Marty Morgan Story

  Martin begins to act secretively around Ida, leading her to jump to conclusions. Comedy, starring Valerie Harper and Nancy Walker

• Season 2 Episode 20: A Federal Case

  A young FBI agent commandeers Brenda's apartment to run a surveillance operation on another residence : and love's dart strikes again. Comedy, starring Valerie Harper and Julie Kavner

• Season 2 Episode 19: The Return of Billy Glass

  Martin's best friend Billy comes to visit after 35 years : and then recalls that he was once engaged to Ida. Comedy, guest starring Jack Gilford

• Season 2 Episode 18: If You Want to Shoot the Rapids, You Have to Get Wet

  The Bronx girl finds herself playing marriage counsellor in spite of her track record. Comedy, starring Valerie Harper

• Season 2 Episode 17: Attack on Mr. Right

  Brenda feels like her new boyfriend is taking her for granted, prompting Rhoda to give her a talk on how to land a good man. Comedy, starring Valerie Harper

• Season 2 Episode 16: Rhoda's Sellout

  The Bronx girl has trouble with a prosperous, determined client who wants her to decorate his shop windows his way, or not at all. Comedy, starring Valerie Harper

• Season 2 Episode 15: If You Don't Tell Her, I Will

  The Bronx girl and Brenda struggle to put up with the unexpected guests that have moved in with them. Comedy, starring Valerie Harper

• Season 2 Episode 14: Bump in the Night

  There's a burglar on the prowl in Rhoda's street, who might be out to target her as the only person who can identify him. Comedy, starring Valerie Harper

• Season 2 Episode 13: A Night With the Girls

  The Bronx girl's conviction that women can have a great time without men is put to the test one night, when she attempts to try it out for herself. Comedy, starring Valerie Harper

• Season 2 Episode 12: Friends and Mothers

  The Bronx girl gets a new neighbour, a pleasant middle-aged lady : whom Ida comes to see as a threat. Comedy, starring Valerie Harper

• Season 2 Episode 11: Love Songs of J Nicholas Lobo

  Brenda's horrible boyfriend Nick gets a job working for Joe as a demolition worker. Comedy, starring Valerie Harper

• Season 2 Episode 10: Myrna's Story

  Rhoda's window-dressing company goes from strength to strength : mainly because of Myrna's over-enthusiastic sales pitch. Comedy, starring Valerie Harper

• Season 2 Episode 9: Call Me Grandma

  Brenda's mother is restless about having grandchildren : and proceeds to set her daughter up with another terrible date. Comedy, starring Valerie Harper, Nancy Walker and Julie Kavner

• Season 2 Episode 8: Someone Down There Likes Him

  Hard-up Brenda takes in a glamorous new room-mate : who immediately starts coming on to Joe. Comedy, starring Valerie Harper and Julie Kavner

• Season 2 Episode 7: With Friends Like These

  Brenda and Rhoda both feel as if their friends are taking advantage of them. Comedy, starring Valerie Harper

• Season 2 Episode 6: Brenda's Unemployment

  Brenda ill-advisedly quits her job as a bank teller, and finds herself facing the grim realities of unemployment. Comedy, starring Valerie Harper

• Season 2 Episode 5: The Party

  At a party thrown by the Gerards, a psychiatrist tries to start a group threapy session : leading to interesting revelations from the guests. Comedy, starring Valerie Harper

• Season 2 Episode 4: Mucho, Macho

  Joe and Rhoda attempt to celebrate their first anniversary : but both have trouble staying calm and collected. Comedy, starring Valerie Harper

• Season 2 Episode 3: Ida's Doctor

  Ida finds herself fighting the temptation to have an affair with her doctor

• Season 2 Episode 2: Rhoda Meets the Ex-Wife

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

• Season 2 Episode 1: Kiss Your Epaulets Goodbye

  When Rhoda and Joe are robbed, the Bronx girl blames the mishap on Carlton's ineptitude, getting him the sack

Rhoda: Season 1 (1974 - 1975)

• Season 1 Episode 25: Along Comes Mary

  Mary Richards shows up unexpectedly, putting a damper on Rhoda and Joe's plans for a long-awaited weekend alone at Cape Cod. Guest starring Mary Tyler Moore

• Season 1 Episode 24: Ida, the Elf

  Ida decides to get with the times and surprises her daughters by announcing she's embarked upon a whole new career path

• Season 1 Episode 23: A Nice Warm Rut

  Brenda decides to relocate to San Francisco, but Rhoda and Joe disagree on whether the move is a good idea

• Season 1 Episode 22: Windows by Rhoda

  Tired of having her working day continually interrupted by visitors, Rhoda opens an office and soon learns about the problems faced by a woman launching her own business

• Season 1 Episode 21: Chest Pains

  Brenda and Rhoda have to take a terrified Mama Ida on her very first trip to the doctor

• Season 1 Episode 20: Everything I Have Is Yours, Almost

  When Rhoda discovers Joe has been visiting a doctor without telling her, she begins to worry, but her panic escalates when she finds out more details

• Season 1 Episode 19: Strained Interlude

  Joe and Rhoda work hard trying to be the perfect modern couple by freeing their life of jealousy, until a man the Bronx girl once loved asks her out for dinner

• Season 1 Episode 18: Not Made for Each Other

  Rhoda encounters an old school friend, who demonstrates her new head-on approach to life, and begins an on-off affair with Joe's best mate

• Season 1 Episode 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 business, but is surprised by the state of his financial affairs

• Season 1 Episode 16: Guess What I Got You for the Holidays

  Even though Joe's business teeters on the verge of failure, he firmly resists Rhoda's advice to express his emotions

• Season 1 Episode 15: Good-bye Charlie

  Rhoda and Charlie, Joe's best friend, meet for the first time and immediately dislike each other.

• Season 1 Episode 14: 'S Wonderful

  Despite Joe and Brenda's insistence that she keep her nose out, Rhoda plunges ahead to prove to her younger sister that her new boyfriend is really a married man

• Season 1 Episode 13: Anything Wrong?

  Joe and Rhoda encounter their first problem as a married couple but have trouble talking about it.

• Season 1 Episode 12: I'm a Little Late, Folks

  Joe seeks advice on marriage from his father. Guest starring Robert Alda

• Season 1 Episode 11: 9-E Is Available

  An old girlfriend of Joe's appears in his apartment, prompting Rhoda to go flat-hunting. Comedy, starring Valerie Harper

• Season 1 Episode 10: Honeymoon

  The Bronx girl and Joe go on a honeymoon cruise : which doesn't turn out exactly the way they hoped. Valerie Harper stars

• Season 1 Episode 9: Rhoda's Wedding : Part Two

  Part two of two. Rhoda has to race to her wedding when Phyllis fails to pick her up on time. Guest starring Mary Tyler Moore, Cloris Leachman and Ed Asner

• Season 1 Episode 8: Rhoda's Wedding : Part One

  Part one of two. Rhoda and Joe make plans for a small wedding : while Ida looks forward to a big one. Valerie Harper stars

• Season 1 Episode 7: The Shower

  Spin-off from The Mary Tyler Moore Show, starring Valerie Harper as a Bronx girl who returns home to New York in search of love

• Season 1 Episode 6: Pop Goes the Question

  Spin-off from The Mary Tyler Moore Show, starring Valerie Harper as a Bronx girl who returns home to New York in search of love

• Season 1 Episode 5: The Lady in Red

  Spin-off from The Mary Tyler Moore Show, starring Valerie Harper as a Bronx girl who returns home to New York in search of love

• Season 1 Episode 4: Parents' Day

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

• Season 1 Episode 3: I'll Be Loving You, Sometimes

  Joe suggests that he and Rhoda should start dating other people as well as each other : to her total horror

• Season 1 Episode 2: You Can Go Home Again

  Finding a flat in New York City proves harder than Rhoda expected. Comedy, starring Valerie Harper

• Season 1 Episode 1: Joe

  While on holiday in New York, Rhoda meets a man and decides to stay. First-ever episode of the comedy series, guest starring Mary Tyler Moore

Rhoda: Other Episodes

• The Interview

  Spin-off from The Mary Tyler Moore Show, starring Valerie Harper as a Bronx girl who returns home to New York in search of love