Rhoda

Sep 9, 1974

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

Sep 16, 1974

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

Sep 23, 1974

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.

Sep 30, 1974

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

Oct 7, 1974

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.

Oct 14, 1974

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?""

Oct 21, 1974

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.

Oct 28, 1974

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

Oct 28, 1974

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

Nov 4, 1974

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

Nov 11, 1974

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

Nov 18, 1974

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.

Nov 25, 1974

Joe goes to his father for marital advise.

Dec 2, 1974

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.

Dec 9, 1974

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.

Dec 16, 1974

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.

Jan 6, 1975

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.

Jan 13, 1975

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.

Jan 20, 1975

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.

Jan 27, 1975

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.

Feb 3, 1975

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.

Feb 10, 1975

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.

Feb 24, 1975

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.

Mar 3, 1975

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.

Mar 10, 1975

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.

Sep 8, 1975

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.

Sep 15, 1975

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

Sep 22, 1975

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

Sep 29, 1975

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

Oct 6, 1975

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

Oct 13, 1975

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.

Oct 20, 1975

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

Oct 27, 1975

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.

Nov 3, 1975

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

Nov 10, 1975

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.

Nov 17, 1975

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

Nov 24, 1975

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

Dec 1, 1975

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.

Dec 8, 1975

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.

Dec 29, 1975

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

Jan 5, 1976

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.

Jan 12, 1976

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.

Jan 19, 1976

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.

Jan 26, 1976

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.

Feb 2, 1976

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.

Feb 9, 1976

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

Feb 16, 1976

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.

Feb 23, 1976

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

Mar 1, 1976

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

Sep 20, 1976

Rhoda and Joe decide to separate.

Sep 27, 1976

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

Oct 4, 1976

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

Oct 11, 1976

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

Oct 18, 1976

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

Oct 25, 1976

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

Nov 1, 1976

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

Nov 8, 1976

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

Nov 15, 1976

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.

Nov 29, 1976

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

Dec 13, 1976

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

Dec 20, 1976

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.

Dec 27, 1976

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

Jan 3, 1977

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

Jan 10, 1977

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.

Jan 16, 1977

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

Jan 23, 1977

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

Jan 30, 1977

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

Feb 6, 1977

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

Feb 13, 1977

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.

Feb 20, 1977

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

Feb 27, 1977

Rhoda has a date with Brenda's boss.

Mar 6, 1977

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

Mar 13, 1977

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

Oct 2, 1977

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.

Oct 9, 1977

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

Oct 16, 1977

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.

Oct 23, 1977

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.

Oct 30, 1977

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.

Nov 6, 1977

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.

Nov 13, 1977

Rhoda arranges a weekend alone with Mike.

Dec 4, 1977

Dinner at the Morgensterns goes anything but predictable.

Dec 11, 1977

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

Dec 25, 1977

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

Jan 8, 1978

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

Jan 14, 1978

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

Jan 22, 1978

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

Jan 29, 1978

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

Feb 5, 1978

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

Feb 12, 1978

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

Feb 19, 1978

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!

Feb 26, 1978

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

Mar 5, 1978

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

Mar 12, 1978

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

Apr 2, 1978

A string of bizarre mishaps plagues Rhoda.

Apr 9, 1978

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

Apr 16, 1978

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.

Apr 23, 1978

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

Sep 23, 1978

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.

Sep 30, 1978

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

Oct 7, 1978

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

Oct 14, 1978

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

Oct 21, 1978

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.

Oct 28, 1978

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

Nov 11, 1978

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.

Dec 2, 1978

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.

Dec 9, 1978

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

Oct 31, 2011

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.

Dec 9, 1978

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

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.

Nov 3, 2011

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