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 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.
Top Episode Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Rhoda" is "Rhoda's Wedding (1)", rated 8.8/10 from 128 user votes. It was directed by Robert Moore and written by James L. Brooks. "Rhoda's Wedding (1)" aired on 10/28/1974 and is rated 0.5 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Parents' Day".
8.8/10 128 votes#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
8.3/10 78 votes#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
8.2/10 51 votes#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
- 8.2/10 41 votes
#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
8.1/10 69 votes#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
8.0/10 93 votes#6 - 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
8.0/10 66 votes#7 - 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
8.0/10 59 votes#8 - 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
- 8.0/10 49 votes
#9 - 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
7.9/10 70 votes#10 - 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
7.9/10 51 votes#11 - 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
7.9/10 45 votes#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
- 7.9/10 40 votes
#13 - 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
7.8/10 61 votes#14 - 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
7.8/10 65 votes#15 - 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
- 7.8/10 43 votes
#16 - 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
- 7.8/10 43 votes
#17 - 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
- 7.8/10 41 votes
#18 - 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
- 7.8/10 40 votes
#19 - 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
- 7.8/10 40 votes
#20 - 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
- 7.8/10 38 votes
#21 - 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
- 7.8/10 40 votes
#22 - 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
- 7.8/10 37 votes
#23 - Ida Alone
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 1/14/1978
With Ida missing her dearly departed friends, Rhoda and Brenda set out to boost her spirits.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: David Lloyd
7.7/10 67 votes#24 - The Lady in Red
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 10/7/1974
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.
Director: Robert Moore
Writer: Gail Parent
- 7.7/10 46 votes
#25 - 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