Episode 1
JOE
30m
While on vacation in New York, Rhoda meets a man (Joe) and she decides not to return to Minneapolis.
Episode credits
Directed by Robert MooreWritten by Lorenzo MusicGuest stars Lorenzo Music, Todd Turquand
Availability
Not streaming in United States
Checked Jul 22, 2026
Rhoda premiered September 9, 1974. We don't have a confirmed streaming, rental or purchase option yet.
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Episode 2
You Can Go Home Again
30m
Rhoda has difficulty finding an apartment in New York City and finally moves into the one place she never even considered--her parents' apartment.
Episode credits
Directed by Robert MooreGuest stars Wes Stern
Episode 3
I'll Be Loving You, Sometimes
30m
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.
Episode credits
Directed by Alan RafkinGuest stars Lorenzo Music, Howard Hesseman, Todd Turquand
Episode 4
Parents' Day
30m
Rhoda and Joe decide to set aside one day to tackle the generation gap, and schedule lunch with his parents and dinner with hers.
Episode credits
Directed by Robert MooreGuest stars Harold Gould
Episode 5
The Lady in Red
30m
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.
Episode credits
Directed by Robert MooreWritten by Gail ParentGuest stars Robert Moore, James Burrows, Harold Gould, Helene Winston
Episode 6
Pop Goes the Question
30m
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?""
Episode credits
Directed by Robert MooreGuest stars Tom Atkins, Harold Gould
Episode 7
The Shower
30m
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.
Episode credits
Directed by Robert MooreWritten by Gail ParentGuest stars Lorenzo Music, Beverly Sanders, Linda Lavin, Florida Friebus
Episode 8
Rhoda's Wedding (1)
30m
Complications arise when Rhoda and Joe's plans to have a small wedding is complicated by Ida, who invites all of her friends.
Episode credits
Directed by Robert MooreWritten by James L. BrooksGuest stars Lorenzo Music, Cloris Leachman, Harold Gould, Mary Tyler Moore, Georgia Engel, Ed Asner, Ted Knight
Episode 9
Rhoda's Wedding (2)
30m
Rhoda almost doesn't make it to her own wedding when, at the last minute, Phyllis forgets to pick her up.
Episode credits
Directed by Robert MooreWritten by James L. BrooksGuest stars Lorenzo Music, Cloris Leachman, Bernard Barrow, Harold Gould, Mary Tyler Moore, Georgia Engel, Ed Asner
Episode 10
The Honeymoon
30m
Rhoda and Joe's cruise doesn't turn out the way they expected.
Episode credits
Directed by Alan RafkinGuest stars Richard Masur, Charles Lane, Burt Mustin, Arthur Space
Episode 11
9-E is Available
30m
Rhoda wants a new apartment, especially after an old beau of Joe's lets herself in with a key.
Episode credits
Directed by Robert MooreGuest stars Lorenzo Music, Richard Romanus, Pamela Bellwood, Wes Stern
Episode 12
I'm a Little Late, Folks
30m
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.
Episode credits
Directed by Robert MooreGuest stars Lorenzo Music, Cara Williams, Beverly Sanders, Maidie Norman, Todd Turquand
Episode 13
Anything Wrong?
30m
Joe goes to his father for marital advise.
Episode credits
Directed by Robert MooreWritten by Geoffrey NeigherGuest stars Lorenzo Music, Sharon Spelman, Martin Kove
Episode 14
'S Wonderful
30m
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.
Episode credits
Directed by Robert MooreGuest stars Lorenzo Music, Barry Brown
Episode 15
Good-Bye Charlie
30m
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.
Episode credits
Directed by Robert Moore
Episode 16
Guess What I Got You for the Holidays
30m7.0 / 10
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.
Episode credits
Directed by Robert MooreWritten by Geoffrey NeigherGuest stars Lorenzo Music, Cara Williams, Scoey Mitchell, Joseph Sirola
Episode 17
Whattaya Think It's There For?
30m
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.
Episode credits
Directed by Jerry BelsonWritten by Geoffrey NeigherGuest stars Lorenzo Music, Scoey Mitchell, Harold Gould
Episode 18
Not Made for Each Other
30m
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.
Episode credits
Directed by Robert MooreGuest stars Lorenzo Music, Wes Stern
Episode 19
Strained Interlude
30m
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.
Episode credits
Directed by Robert MooreWritten by Geoffrey NeigherGuest stars Lorenzo Music, Allen Garfield, Candice Azzara
Episode 20
Everything I Have is Yours, Almost
30m
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.
Episode credits
Directed by Jay SandrichGuest stars Lorenzo Music, Scoey Mitchell
Episode 21
Chest Pains
30m
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.
Episode credits
Directed by Robert MooreWritten by Geoffrey NeigherGuest stars Norman Fell, John Ritter
Episode 22
Windows by Rhoda
30m
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.
Episode credits
Directed by Robert MooreGuest stars Lorenzo Music, Will Mackenzie, Louis Guss
Episode 23
A Nice Warm Rut
30m
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.
Episode credits
Directed by Robert MooreGuest stars Lorenzo Music, Scoey Mitchell
Episode 24
Ida, the Elf
30m
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.
Episode credits
Directed by Robert MooreGuest stars Lorenzo Music, Frank Campanella
Episode 25
Along Comes Mary
30mfinale
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.
Episode credits
Directed by Robert MooreGuest stars Lorenzo Music, Scoey Mitchell, Candice Azzara
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Cast
Valerie HarperRhoda Morgenstern
Julie KavnerBrenda Morgenstern
Ray BuktenicaBenny GoodwinWil AlbertGus
Lorenzo MusicCarlton the Doorman (voice)
David GrohJoe Gerard
Ron SilverGary Levy
Nancy WalkerIda MorgensternCredits
- Created by
- James L. Brooks, Allan Burns
- Written by
- Carroll Moore, Norman Barasch, Allan Burns, David Davis, Geoffrey Neigher, Allan Katz, Don Reo, David Lloyd, James L. Brooks, Gail Parent, Lorenzo Music, Linda Bloodworth-Thomason, Burt Prelutsky
Production details
- Status
- Ended
- Series type
- Scripted
- Episodes
- 110
- Original language
- English
Networks & production
CBSUnited States
MTM EnterprisesUnited States
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