7.4/1046 votes#1 - The Separation
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/1976
Rhoda and Joe decide to separate.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1037 votes
#2 - Together Again for the First Time
Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/1976
Rhoda goes out with Joe for the first date since their separation and labels it as a weird experience.
Director: Tony Mordente
Writer: Geoffrey Neigher
- 7.5/1039 votes
#3 - No Big Deal
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/1976
A swinging bachelor makes a play for Rhoda as she undergoes the first few difficult days of her separation from Joe.
Director: Tony Mordente
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1042 votes
#4 - I Won't Dance
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/11/1976
Accompanied by Brenda, Rhoda tries to lose her separation blues by going away on a singles weekend.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1039 votes
#5 - H-e-e-e-r-e's Johnny
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/18/1976
Rhoda experiences the trauma of a ""blind date"" when Brenda's boyfriend fixes her up with a loud, pushy, arrogant and egotistical showbiz type.
Director: N/A
Writer: Geoffrey Neigher
- 7.7/1038 votes
#6 - Two Little Words - - Marriage Counselor
Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/25/1976
Rhoda and Joe Gerard take their marital problems to a marriage counselor, where Joe makes a startling disclosure.
Director: Tony Mordente
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1038 votes
#7 - An Elephant Never Forgets
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/1/1976
A weighty problem develops when Rhoda adds a few unwanted pounds and Brenda becomes slim for the first time in her life.
Director: Tony Mordente
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1040 votes
#8 - Rhoda Questions Her Life and Flies to Paris
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/8/1976
Rhoda plans a wildly impulsive act to demonstrate to her estranged husband Joe that she's far from being a dull person.
Director: Asaad Kelada
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1037 votes
#9 - Meet the Levys
Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/15/1976
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.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1037 votes
#10 - Man of the Year
Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 11/29/1976
Rhoda has another terrible encounter with Joe's best friend, Charlie Burke.
Director: Tony Mordente
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1037 votes
#11 - You Deserve a Break Today
Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 12/13/1976
Brenda has a short-lived engagement with a prosperous young man who owns three McDonald's franchises.
Director: Alan Myerson
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1042 votes
#12 - A Touch of Classy
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 12/20/1976
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.
Director: Asaad Kelada
Writer: Geoffrey Neigher
- 7.5/1035 votes
#13 - Guess Who I Saw Today
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 12/27/1976
Rhoda experiences a severe separation pain when she sees Joe with another woman.
Director: N/A
Writer: Burt Prelutsky
- 7.5/1041 votes
#14 - What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 1/3/1977
Not wanting to be alone on New Year's Eve, Rhoda throws a memorable party with a wildly improbable Halloween touch.
Director: Tony Mordente
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1039 votes
#15 - Love for Sale
Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 1/10/1977
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.
Director: Tony Mordente
Writer: Geoffrey Neigher
- 7.0/1035 votes
#16 - A Night in the Emergency Room
Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 1/16/1977
Rhoda has a hand in breaking up Brenda's romance with musician Nick Lobo, and he retaliates by accidentally breaking Rhoda's toe.
Director: Tony Mordente
Writer: Geoffrey Neigher
- 7.6/1041 votes
#17 - Somebody Has to Say They're Sorry
Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 1/23/1977
It's Rhoda against the establishment when she is mistakenly arrested for soliciting.
Director: Tony Mordente
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1040 votes
#18 - The Ultimatum
Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 1/30/1977
Rhoda delivers an ultimatum to her separated spouse, Joe, that either he comes back or she starts seeing other men.
Director: Tony Mordente
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1039 votes
#19 - Rhoda's Mystery Man
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 2/6/1977
Rhoda becomes the romantic target for a mysterious suitor who sends her anonymous gifts of roses, chocolates and a diamond pendant.
Director: Tony Mordente
Writer: Geoffrey Neigher
- 6.7/1037 votes
#20 - Nick Lobo, Superstar
Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 2/13/1977
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.
Director: Tony Mordente
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1041 votes
#21 - Nose Job
Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 2/20/1977
Rhoda is aghast to learn that Brenda is considering having cosmetic surgery done on her nose.
Director: Tony Mordente
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1037 votes
#22 - The Second Time Around
Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 2/27/1977
Rhoda has a date with Brenda's boss.
Director: Asaad Kelada
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1039 votes
#23 - Pajama Party Bingo
Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 3/6/1977
An innocent ""truth"" type verbal game uncovers an old sisterly jealousy during an all-night pajama party.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1043 votes
#24 - To Vegas With Love
Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 3/13/1977
Rhoda Gerard flies to Las Vegas for another encounter with her amorous suitor, Johnny Venture.
Director: Tony Mordente
Writer: Geoffrey Neigher
The Best Episodes of Rhoda Season 3
Every episode of Rhoda Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Rhoda Season 3!
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
Season 3 Ratings Summary
"The Separation" is the best rated episode of "Rhoda" season 3. It scored 7.4/10 based on 46 votes. Directed by Jay Sandrich and written by N/A, it aired on 9/20/1976. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Together Again for the First Time".