8.8/10131 votesLoading...#1 - Rhoda's Wedding (1)
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/28/1974
Complications arise when Rhoda and Joe's plans to have a small wedding is complicated by Ida, who invites all of her friends.
Director: Robert Moore
Writer: James L. Brooks
8.3/1079 votesLoading...#2 - Parents' Day
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/30/1974
Rhoda and Joe decide to set aside one day to tackle the generation gap, and schedule lunch with his parents and dinner with hers.
Director: Robert Moore
Writer: N/A
8.2/1052 votesLoading...#3 - Kiss Your Epaulets Goodbye
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/8/1975
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.
Director: Robert Moore
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/1042 votesLoading...
#4 - The Marty Morgan Story
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 2/9/1976
The emotional, high-strung Ida Morgenstern demonstrates her knack for jumping to conclusions when hubby Martin begins to act very secretive.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.1/1070 votesLoading...#5 - The Shower
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/21/1974
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.
Director: Robert Moore
Writer: Gail Parent
8.1/1060 votesLoading...#6 - Along Comes Mary
Season 1 Episode 25 - Aired 3/10/1975
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.
Director: Robert Moore
Writer: N/A
8.0/1094 votesLoading...#7 - JOE
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/9/1974
While on vacation in New York, Rhoda meets a man (Joe) and she decides not to return to Minneapolis.
Director: Robert Moore
Writer: Lorenzo Music
8.0/1067 votesLoading...#8 - Pop Goes the Question
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/14/1974
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?""
Director: Robert Moore
Writer: N/A
8.0/1052 votesLoading...#9 - Chest Pains
Season 1 Episode 21 - Aired 2/3/1975
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.
Director: Robert Moore
Writer: Geoffrey Neigher
- 8.0/1050 votesLoading...
#10 - Friends and Mothers
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 11/24/1975
Rhoda's new, delightful, vivacious middle-aged neighbor becomes a threat to mother Ida.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/1073 votesLoading...#11 - You Can Go Home Again
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/16/1974
Rhoda has difficulty finding an apartment in New York City and finally moves into the one place she never even considered--her parents' apartment.
Director: Robert Moore
Writer: N/A
7.9/1046 votesLoading...#12 - Ida, the Elf
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 3/3/1975
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.
Director: Robert Moore
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1044 votesLoading...
#13 - Rhoda Meets the Ex-Wife
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/15/1975
All of Rhoda's insecurities surface when she meets Joe's ex-wife, who turns out to be beautiful.
Director: Robert Moore
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1042 votesLoading...
#14 - The Party
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/6/1975
A psychiatrist tries to give the Gerards' party a boost by directing a group-encounter session, revealing some interesting suppressions from the guests.
Director: Robert Moore
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1041 votesLoading...
#15 - Brenda's Unemployment
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/13/1975
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1041 votesLoading...
#16 - With Friends Like These
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 10/20/1975
Seething tempers result when two of Rhoda's and Brenda's closest friends take advantage of them.
Director: Robert Moore
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1039 votesLoading...
#17 - Bump in the Night
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 12/8/1975
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1040 votesLoading...
#18 - Home Movies
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 12/4/1977
Dinner at the Morgensterns goes anything but predictable.
Director: Tony Mordente
Writer: Allan Katz, Don Reo
7.8/1062 votesLoading...#19 - 9-E is Available
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/11/1974
Rhoda wants a new apartment, especially after an old beau of Joe's lets herself in with a key.
Director: Robert Moore
Writer: N/A
7.8/1066 votesLoading...#20 - I'm a Little Late, Folks
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 11/18/1974
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.
Director: Robert Moore
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1044 votesLoading...
#21 - Ida's Doctor
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 9/22/1975
Ida Morgenstern finds herself tempted to have an affair with her doctor.
Director: Robert Moore
Writer: Geoffrey Neigher
- 7.8/1047 votesLoading...
#22 - Somebody Down There Likes Him
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 10/27/1975
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1044 votesLoading...
#23 - Call Me Grandma
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/3/1975
Mama Ida's innocent but overzealous desire to become a grandmother results in her arranging another rock-bottom date for Brenda.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1041 votesLoading...
#24 - A Night with the Girls
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 12/1/1975
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.
Director: Tony Mordente
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1041 votesLoading...
#25 - The Return of Billy Glass
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 1/26/1976
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: Geoffrey Neigher
The Best Episodes of Rhoda
Every episode of Rhoda ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Rhoda!
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...
Genre:Comedy
Network:CBS
Best Episodes Summary
"Rhoda's Wedding (1)" is the best rated episode of "Rhoda". It scored 8.8/10 based on 131 votes. Directed by Robert Moore and written by James L. Brooks, it aired on 10/28/1974. This episode scored 0.5 points higher than the second highest rated, "Parents' Day".