Rhoda and Joe decide to set aside one day to tackle the generation gap, and schedule lunch with his parents and dinner with hers. Writer: Charlotte Brown Director: Robert Moore Air Date: September 30, 1974
I made a jeans purse from an old pair of jeans. I was inspired by this episode of Rhoda. My jeans purse did not turn out nearly as well as Rhoda's bag.
I know what you mean, there were shows that I used to watch with my Mum and Dad back in the early 70's - usually in the evenings, it felt so comfortable and safe in those days, as if nothing would ever change; I wish I could borrow the TARDIS from Dr. Who.
@@Felineblood me too. A 1965 baby. I miss All in the Family, MTM, Good Times, Threes Company, etc. Television has sucked for the most part since Everybody Loves Raymond went off the air 😥😎🤨🙄😳
I'm a whole different generation but thanks to Nick at nite , I watched this show in my childhood as well, as if it was a new series.😅... born in 85'. Simpler times I miss for sure.❤
this broke my heart - Rhoda was my MOST favorite TV personality of all time - preferred her with Mary and loved her with Joe - I stopped watching when they broke up - well I was a teen 😊- you can't win 'em all 💞💞💝
OMG watching these episodes transports me way way back....... I had forgotten how truly funny this show was in its first season. So sad so many of the cast have passed on but what a show they made for us all to watch all these decades later!!!!
This episode is priceless........the one -liners between Ida and Rhoda especially. Good comedy doesn't have to beg for laughter.....it's the timing of the actors with well written dialogue as this one has so much of. GREAT!
Love 'Rhoda'! SO happy to see the episodes on CZcams. I have great memories of staying up late back in the 90s as a kid and watching these shows on 'Nick at Nite'. Great storylines, witty humor, and most importantly, vibrant and warm characters. The characters in a lot of shows lately seem so cold and snarky...these retro shows are refreshing.
Cold and snark - exactly. I always say modern tv is shallow and they always shooting for shock factor with rudeness. But you put it in the perfect nutshell.
smartieplum I agree with the nostalgia. There is no respect conveyed in modern day tv - people are rude and crude and it's passed off as comedy. I was a kid in the 70's and what I see on tv now (don't have cable so only see stuff at my friend's) is awful! They portray parents as dumb and the kids as smart asses who are supposed to be funny.
She's truly is a wonderful actress the actress that played Rhoda - I loved her in "Awakening" with Robin Wiliams in this movie. She was absolutely wonderful as the nurse that helped Robin Williams.
@@godslady8Petticoat Junction, Andy Griffith, The Donna Reed Show, Hazel, Gomer Pyle etc, etc before the 70's those were very family friendly. These shows started with mentioning "the pill" and other sexual innuendos.
This Is A Fantastic Show That's What Was Great About The Fantastic 1970s.I Sure Miss Those Good Old Day's,It Will Never Be The Same Again.Who Ever Was The Jackass That Write Joe Out,Made A Big Mistake.I Thought Him & Rhoda Had Good Chemistry Together On The Show.......
Hey Jab Jab, I'm really sorry that Valerie Harper passed away. I never heard anything about it. Harper was a great actress though. Between her and Mary Tyler Moore, they were great as a pair. They may be both gone, but their comedy legacies will not be forgotten. Truly. Sadly. Deeply missed!
16:55 - Bella Bruck as "the neighbor lady" who never does anything except say hi. In "Rhoda's Wedding", too. Actually she was a great character actress. She was on "The Odd Couple" a bunch of times, always in funny roles. And her episode of "Maude" - as Aunt Tink, "the lone survivor of a plane crash" was hilarious.
I was 14 when this premiered, in 8th grade. I think it was on Monday evenings. Brenda and Rhoda were hilarious, and so was Ida. I loved the eps that had Ida on them. She was housekeeper on McMillan and Wife, probably when she was also Ida. Joe was cute. I can't recall what their problem was, to cause the divorce.Those jean purses and shoulder bags were popular during most of the 1970s. They were of various styles. I read where David Grogh and Valerie Harper were platonic friends off the show, up until he died.
The writers could be so mean to Julie Kavner (Brenda)...having her obsess over donuts and only get dates with her cousins. I seem to remember it got a little better later in the series when she dropped a few pounds, but come on. She didn't look that bad in the beginning. I loved her and Rhoda's relationship. Even watching this as a teenager in the 1990's, I found them both so relatable.
The overweight jokes about Rhoda in MTMS are absolutely and utterly baffling in this day and age. Not sure how they played back in the day I guess. @@LisaLisa-qo8gt
Jeans handbags were very popular during 1973-76, I was a teenager then, and never used a purse then, but remember other females having them. Mom had one, too. That plastic on everything! Imagine sitting on it in July with no a/c. Rhoda is even insecure about Joe's parents. Joe is very cute, looks like Tom Jones, but he reminds me of Curt Willard on The Waltons, who married Mary Ellen. Ida is hilarious on this. I bet the way Ida and Rhoda acted in this ep made him feel as though he was in the twilight zone. He always seemed to like Ida though, despite her snoopy behavior. While single, Rhoda often seemed to be after Joe, to the point of smothering him.
Well, it only took me 45 years but I finally figured out who Zira from "The Planet of the Apes" reminded me of. It's Rhoda's mother. She just shaved her face. Same walk same hair same everything.
Wow, Alan Alda's dad playing Joe's father - and this is the only time (I think) that we saw Joe's parents. Joe's mother was at the wedding but that was the last we saw of her. I guess no one was a match for Ma Morgenstern!
I had a jeans handbag in high school during 1976 and 1977. Nancy Walker is hilarious. I love her sharp wit. I never knew anyone who had plastic on furniture. Mom had 5 kids and never did that.
Alan Alda's father, Robert Alda; the golden man from Lost in Space and John Brooks the 3rd from The Lucy Show!!! and much, much more..Rhoda had some pretty big guest stars with her all star cast; Vivian Vance was another.....
I wish I had a nice mother like the character played by Nancy Walker. Rhoda was sort of the attractive aunty I wished I had in my family as a teenager in 1970s. The actor who plays Joe's father was Alan Alda's father Robert Alda.
This programme is class, it was when I was a kid and watching it now brings back lots of memories of my parents allowing me to stay up to watch it, plus Valerie is a stone cold fox. God bless her soul
I didn't start watching shows like Mary Tyler Moore and Rhoda till they had re-runs in the 1980's. Loved M.T.M show, Rhoda, Mary and Phyllis, oh my gosh they made me laugh when they were together! How cool to have an apt. in a huge Victorian home. Valerie Harper was so pretty, but I never liked the guy they paired her up with as her husband. Loved her mother, what a kick. lol I miss shows like Mary Tyler Moore and Rhoda...funny and great characters. Haven't watched T.V. in years, nothing but ugly bilge. I go to You tube and watch reruns.
loved your comment! but I have to say I loved Rhoda and Joe together - stopped watching when they broke up. She was a beloved character in MTM and Rhoda. Will miss her always. 💝💖💓
Thank you for uploading! I really appreciate it. I'm not from the US and I'm just starting to discover 70's sitcoms such as the Golden Girls, Mary Tyler Moore, Maude, Rhoda, etc. I'm amazed to see and identify some actors who played different characters in different sitcoms. For instance, Nancy Walker also played Angela, Sopia Petrillo's sister (The Golden Girls) Harold Gould as Miles (The Golden Girls).
I loved this show. Rhoda, Brenda, and their mother all had wry wits and were very funny.I wished Rhoda and Joe would've stayed married.I watched this when new.
Lol. The protective plastic on the furniture! Reminds me of my maternal grandmother. I miss her so much.
RIP Valerie harper you left us some first class tv
Andrew Munday i was born after these were made and im loving Rhoda thx for uploading
Aww...I didn’t know she passed..🙏🙏😢
Nancy Walker was a fabulous actress.
I agree. She really makes the show.
Great addition to the show. Julie Kavner was perfect as her sister too
RIP Rhoda, Joe, Ida and Martin
Don't forget Mary ❤
Nancy Walker deserved an Emmy for this performance. Brilliant comedian.
She looked more jewish than a jewish mother
Loved Valerie. She had the best fashion sense. Her clothing would look great today. I watched this when it first came out. Perfect cast.
@@raquelmunoz989 me too!
@@cdd4248 Me three!
@@g-girl9867 Me four! (we are old! lol)
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Meeeee5 rip Val😢
I remember the jeans handbag!!
I made a jeans purse from an old pair of jeans. I was inspired by this episode of Rhoda. My jeans purse did not turn out nearly as well as Rhoda's bag.
I miss those
Love these Rhoda episodes. I was a kid watching these with my parents and brother and sister. Boy do I miss those days.
Bev trader me too. I was born in 65
I know what you mean, there were shows that I used to watch with my Mum and Dad back in the early 70's - usually in the evenings, it felt so comfortable and safe in those days, as if nothing would ever change; I wish I could borrow the TARDIS from Dr. Who.
@@Felineblood me too. A 1965 baby. I miss All in the Family, MTM, Good Times, Threes Company, etc. Television has sucked for the most part since Everybody Loves Raymond went off the air 😥😎🤨🙄😳
I'm a whole different generation but thanks to Nick at nite , I watched this show in my childhood as well, as if it was a new series.😅... born in 85'. Simpler times I miss for sure.❤
A perfect show in a terrific decade. Lovin' the 70s and quality shows like this. Thanks very much.
RIP sweet Valerie Harper. You left a treasure of gifts for us to enjoy. You fought the fight with grace and dignity.
@mastermind? spit it out .what are YOU implying ?
@mastermind You need that chip knocked off your shoulder! What's your problem? gtfo if you don't like her!!
mastermind Her battle with cancer.
@@randomasmr4045 breaking news she lost the fight
@@joeplaneta905 I know, she died last January. I was answering the question "what fight?".
Wow, I remember this episode like it was yesterday. The corsage! OMG, Nancy Walker was a scream!
One of the best exports from the US to the UK. I adored 'Rhoda' and was saddened to learn she had died recently. Rest In Eternal Peace, dear Lady.
this broke my heart - Rhoda was my MOST favorite TV personality of all time - preferred her with Mary and loved her with Joe - I stopped watching when they broke up - well I was a teen 😊- you can't win 'em all 💞💞💝
It was a really great show. What a combo, Valerie and Nancy Walker; never mind the other great cast.
I loved the episode where she ran through my beloved NYC in a Wedding Dress! Typical day in New York .😁
That's Valerie Harper for you
Only in NY
@@godslady8 Yes!🤣😂🗽
I watched it but don’t remember it I was too young but my mom says she remembers it. They cut into the football game bc of her wedding.
May your memory be a blessing. I will miss you Valerie Harper.
I love the furniture covered in plastic. Reminds me of my Grandma :)
Amen to that.😊
Creepy and grosd
Creepy and gross. And hot as hell in the summer with visiting relatives with little AC.
I remember my Aunt Dolly had furniture that was encased in plastic, it rotted from within.
OMG watching these episodes transports me way way back....... I had forgotten how truly funny this show was in its first season. So sad so many of the cast have passed on but what a show they made for us all to watch all these decades later!!!!
It lost its steam and direction after they got married. It limped along for more episodes until it received a merciful cancellation. Sad.
I lost interest after They divorced but will try it again I akwsys loved Rhoda and Brenda tnough
This episode is priceless........the one -liners between Ida and Rhoda especially. Good comedy doesn't have to beg for laughter.....it's the timing of the actors with well written dialogue as this one has so much of. GREAT!
I watched these with my family. I was in 7th grade and we lived a few blocks away from where Rhoda’s parents were supposed to have lived in the Bronx.
wow!
Robert Alda, Joe's dad, is Alan Alda's father (Alan Alda of MASH)
Thomas Timlin amazing didn't know that!
He reminds me of Dick Martin, from Rowan and Martin's Laugh In!
Michele Z That’s what l was thinking. Also, did not know he was Alan Alda’s father.
Love 'Rhoda'! SO happy to see the episodes on CZcams. I have great memories of staying up late back in the 90s as a kid and watching these shows on 'Nick at Nite'. Great storylines, witty humor, and most importantly, vibrant and warm characters. The characters in a lot of shows lately seem so cold and snarky...these retro shows are refreshing.
Cold and snarky because our society has become hostile and creepy.
Victoria Grace You’re younger than me. I watched the originals!
We were so lucky to have had classic Nick at Nite back in the '80s and '90s to watch all of these classic shows!
Rhoda’s husband was sort of a jerk though. This is why they divorced Rhoda.
Cold and snark - exactly. I always say modern tv is shallow and they always shooting for shock factor with rudeness. But you put it in the perfect nutshell.
You watch this and feel nostalgic and sad.
smartieplum I agree with the nostalgia. There is no respect conveyed in modern day tv - people are rude and crude and it's passed off as comedy. I was a kid in the 70's and what I see on tv now (don't have cable so only see stuff at my friend's) is awful! They portray parents as dumb and the kids as smart asses who are supposed to be funny.
Soooooo enjoying these episodes! I was a little young for it when it premiered. Great to see a show that holds its age so well! Thank you!
Love Brenda, she was the only one I think who could have played Rhondas sister. 😘💕💖👍
She's truly is a wonderful actress the actress that played Rhoda - I loved her in "Awakening" with Robin Wiliams in this movie. She was absolutely wonderful as the nurse that helped Robin Williams.
Julie Kavner. :)
Bev Trader agreed she's awesome
And only person who could play Marge Simpson
@@psalm1197 I knew that voice sounded familiar!
New to this show and loving it. It seems so innocent compared with today's shows. TFS x
I agree 100%. Today's shows don't compare. A few good faily shows but now gone. At least thanks to CZcams we can watch full episode reruns. 😊
Innocent and refreshing
It's not a bad thing though, a little like taking a holiday in the past, even if it is just for an episode.
@@godslady8Petticoat Junction, Andy Griffith, The Donna Reed Show, Hazel, Gomer Pyle etc, etc before the 70's those were very family friendly. These shows started with mentioning "the pill" and other sexual innuendos.
@@danacaro-herman3530 ok they might have but they were still clean family shows not like the ratchet mess that’s on tv now
This Is A Fantastic Show That's What Was Great About The Fantastic 1970s.I Sure Miss Those Good Old Day's,It Will Never Be The Same Again.Who Ever Was The Jackass That Write Joe Out,Made A Big Mistake.I Thought Him & Rhoda Had Good Chemistry Together On The Show.......
"Oh, look what we have here. Champaign on ice". I think Ida is my all time favorite TV mom.
Mine too!!😊😊
Still funny after all these years. 😂😂😂
Hey Jab Jab, I'm really sorry that Valerie Harper passed away. I never heard anything about it. Harper was a great actress though. Between her and Mary Tyler Moore, they were great as a pair. They may be both gone, but their comedy legacies will not be forgotten. Truly. Sadly. Deeply missed!
Great Episode ..I Laughed So Much .. Everybody was so great .. Love Rhoda .. Rhoda's Mom Nancy Walker was Hilarious * Miss the 70's!!
I adore this episode !!!! Ida made this show a gem x
16:55 - Bella Bruck as "the neighbor lady" who never does anything except say hi. In "Rhoda's Wedding", too. Actually she was a great character actress. She was on "The Odd Couple" a bunch of times, always in funny roles. And her episode of "Maude" - as Aunt Tink, "the lone survivor of a plane crash" was hilarious.
Always loved Rhoda.
Everybody needs a Jewish mother like Ida!
Haaaaaa hasaaa watching it on a sitcom is one thing actually living it is another
I had one! May she RIP!!
I lived with one until 18 and I'm still sane ( I think) lol.
I just started watching this show and for some reason she reminds me a lot of The Nanny in personality culture and concept and I'm here for it
RIP Valerie, Nancy, and David. You made comedy history. The music in between scenes was so romantic and soothing!
I watched as a teenager, I loved it then and I’m sat smiling as I watch now. One of the very many great exports from US to UK. Marvellous cast.
Martin was a handsome man.
Brilliant acting great cast . especially Nancy Walker. Rip valerie x
Valerie Harper is gone but not forgotten
"They were jelly donuts, Rhoda!" Loved this show back in the day and I still do.
Jaymes Guy hard to resist those jelly dounuts 😂
I was 14 when this premiered, in 8th grade. I think it was on Monday evenings. Brenda and Rhoda were hilarious, and so was Ida. I loved the eps that had Ida on them. She was housekeeper on McMillan and Wife, probably when she was also Ida. Joe was cute. I can't recall what their problem was, to cause the divorce.Those jean purses and shoulder bags were popular during most of the 1970s. They were of various styles. I read where David Grogh and Valerie Harper were platonic friends off the show, up until he died.
The writers could be so mean to Julie Kavner (Brenda)...having her obsess over donuts and only get dates with her cousins. I seem to remember it got a little better later in the series when she dropped a few pounds, but come on. She didn't look that bad in the beginning. I loved her and Rhoda's relationship. Even watching this as a teenager in the 1990's, I found them both so relatable.
I agree. Also, playing down Rhoda to MTM.
She ended up in a long term relationship with one of the producers David Davis.
The overweight jokes about Rhoda in MTMS are absolutely and utterly baffling in this day and age. Not sure how they played back in the day I guess. @@LisaLisa-qo8gt
I was watching this tonight and just struck me how very different NYC is 1970 - 2021; almost a different city.
Rip lovely lady great shows in them times bring them back 👍
Let’s not forget about her Dad 😁 all of the cast and all the guest ❤️💜❤️🤍😘
I love Rhoda!! I enjoy it more now, back then I was too young and didn't get all the jokes.
the mom reminds me so much of my mom lol
Love you Valerie!! Stay strong!! We're all sending positive "healing" vibrations your way!!
I so remember those jean purses.
You just have to love Ida!
His parents have been divorced for 12 years? That should have been a red flag for Rhoda. Now we know the theme of the show.
'Martin, it isn't even Saturday'
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
This was one of my favorite episodes. Nancy Walker is a treasure.
Jeans handbags were very popular during 1973-76, I was a teenager then, and never used a purse then, but remember other females having them. Mom had one, too. That plastic on everything! Imagine sitting on it in July with no a/c. Rhoda is even insecure about Joe's parents. Joe is very cute, looks like Tom Jones, but he reminds me of Curt Willard on The Waltons, who married Mary Ellen. Ida is hilarious on this. I bet the way Ida and Rhoda acted in this ep made him feel as though he was in the twilight zone. He always seemed to like Ida though, despite her snoopy behavior. While single, Rhoda often seemed to be after Joe, to the point of smothering him.
I had one of those handbags!😊😊
I don't know why Rhoda didn't appreciate her mom. Many would have really enjoyed having a warm loving mom like Nancy Walker.❤
That's the character she was paid to play.
Aww, Julie looked so pretty at the party! I wish they would have showed her more in that scene.
Nancy Walker-My mother & late grandmother! Help!!🤣😂
@reneebraxton1032. I'd give a million dollars to have a mom like that.
Help. You were privileged. Go down on your knees an thank God.
This episode made me laugh from start to finish! 😂 Great writers and actors! Thanks for posting!
✌🏻🙂✌🏻
I remember making a blue jean handbag back in the 70s
Well, it only took me 45 years but I finally figured out who Zira from "The Planet of the Apes" reminded me of. It's Rhoda's mother. She just shaved her face. Same walk same hair same everything.
Except that actress was Kim Hunter.
Oh! my gosh! The hairline!!!
Rhoda's headscarf is stylish and beautiful.
Wow, Alan Alda's dad playing Joe's father - and this is the only time (I think) that we saw Joe's parents. Joe's mother was at the wedding but that was the last we saw of her. I guess no one was a match for Ma Morgenstern!
Robert Alda
I had a jeans handbag in high school during 1976 and 1977. Nancy Walker is hilarious. I love her sharp wit. I never knew anyone who had plastic on furniture. Mom had 5 kids and never did that.
Plastic on furniture was the fad I can vouch for ny
Me too!!😊😊
It's funny to see Harold Gould's hair change between scenes when Ida is cleaning... different takes?
It's Miles! 🤗
The pants purse!
I had a few lol
Valerie Vaughan hey efficiency, polyester and style .....lol
Ma's corsage might be the funniest thing I have ever seen.
I love corsages!
Alan Alda's father, Robert Alda; the golden man from Lost in Space and John Brooks the 3rd from The Lucy Show!!! and much, much more..Rhoda had some pretty big guest stars with her all star cast; Vivian Vance was another.....
Ah the 70s
I wish I had a nice mother like the character played by Nancy Walker. Rhoda was sort of the attractive aunty I wished I had in my family as a teenager in 1970s. The actor who plays Joe's father was Alan Alda's father Robert Alda.
+Cara Dickler She said Joe's Father... not Rhoda's father. Yes that is Robert Alda.
This programme is class, it was when I was a kid and watching it now brings back lots of memories of my parents allowing me to stay up to watch it, plus Valerie is a stone cold fox. God bless her soul
I remember this show as a child but I swear I don't remember one episode
I didn't start watching shows like Mary Tyler Moore and Rhoda till they had re-runs in the 1980's. Loved M.T.M show, Rhoda, Mary and Phyllis, oh my gosh they made me laugh when they were together! How cool to have an apt. in a huge Victorian home. Valerie Harper was so pretty, but I never liked the guy they paired her up with as her husband. Loved her mother, what a kick. lol
I miss shows like Mary Tyler Moore and Rhoda...funny and great characters. Haven't watched T.V. in years, nothing but ugly bilge. I go to You tube and watch reruns.
Same here. I despise trashivision now.
I loved Joe and thought they had great chemistry!
loved your comment! but I have to say I loved Rhoda and Joe together - stopped watching when they broke up. She was a beloved character in MTM and Rhoda. Will miss her always. 💝💖💓
That was a really good episode. Thank you.
I was 19 when this aired and five years later I moved to NYC. I always thought I was moved by Taxi and Barney Miller but now I know it was Rhoda.
Thank you for uploading! I really appreciate it. I'm not from the US and I'm just starting to discover 70's sitcoms such as the Golden Girls, Mary Tyler Moore, Maude, Rhoda, etc. I'm amazed to see and identify some actors who played different characters in different sitcoms. For instance, Nancy Walker also played Angela, Sopia Petrillo's sister (The Golden Girls) Harold Gould as Miles (The Golden Girls).
Golden Girls was the 80's.
You know the actress who played Brenda also does the voice for the mother on "The Simpsons".
Yup, Julie Kavner is Marge :)
“The Golden Girls” (1985-1992)
Soooooo New York , so very NYC 😁
This was a funny episiode just the way kids treat their parents (and they really do say stuff to embarrass you)!!!
Love Ida, what a character.
I loved this show. Rhoda, Brenda, and their mother all had wry wits and were very funny.I wished Rhoda and Joe would've stayed married.I watched this when new.
The plastic on the couch, memories of my grandparents house 😂
I miss shows like Rhoda.💔
Ida comes in strong and nosy. Lol But at least she keeps her house clean.
love Rhoda
Love Valerie Harper! Rest in peace. Rhoda!!!!!!!!
I loved Rhoda but i didn't feel Joe loved her like she loved him. Sip sweetie
@luv2cover. I felt the same way. I loved Rhoda, but she was extremely insecure
Show makes me feel good.
Okay, Robert Alda or Harold Gould? Ooooh, that's a tough choice - both are so handsome and charming!
I love this show so much ❤
Ida,vacuuming. She needs to clean when she thinks deep or is troubled or worried.
When I lived in NYC, I met people for the first time that covered their sofas with plastic… LOL
One of my BFF's (we are both Jewish) had plastic covered furniture when we were growing up!
Such a funny episode ! Cracked me up with the toast !!!!!😂😂😂😂
Ida's neighbours must have loved her hoovering at 2am! People don't cover their furniture with plastic coverings anymore, do they?
Plastic covers on the furniture....l remember those days...And boy if it was summer the plastic was difficult to get up off of...Painful!!!!😫😫😫
I love Joe's "WTF is happening right now" look at 20:07
Kaelee Bolme 😂
So Brenda and Lou Grant like jelly filled donuts. Didn't they have filled long johns back then? Cream filled is the best! 🍩
Ms. Valerie Harper WAS Da Greatest!!!
I don't know why they try to present Brenda as fat because she isnt
In the 70s Tv said Brenda was fat,
Not as many fat people them....
Nor were they as BIG.
I saw very few fat people growing up in the 60s and 70s.