Rhoda
Rhoda: Season 1
Season 2

Air Date

September 9, 1974

Episodes

25 episodes

Rhoda

Season 1

Overview

The first season of Rhoda aired on CBS from September 9, 1974 to March 10, 1975.

Episodes

JOE

1. JOE

September 9, 1974
30 min

While on vacation in New York, Rhoda meets a man (Joe) and she decides not to return to Minneapolis.

You Can Go Home Again

2. You Can Go Home Again

September 16, 1974
30 min

Rhoda has difficulty finding an apartment in New York City and finally moves into the one place she never even considered--her parents' apartment.

I'll Be Loving You, Sometimes

3. I'll Be Loving You, Sometimes

September 23, 1974
30 min

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.

Parents' Day

4. Parents' Day

September 30, 1974
30 min

Rhoda and Joe decide to set aside one day to tackle the generation gap, and schedule lunch with his parents and dinner with hers.

The Lady in Red

5. The Lady in Red

October 7, 1974
30 min

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.

Pop Goes the Question

6. Pop Goes the Question

October 14, 1974
30 min

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?""

The Shower

7. The Shower

October 21, 1974
30 min

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.

Rhoda's Wedding (1)

8. Rhoda's Wedding (1)

October 28, 1974
30 min

Complications arise when Rhoda and Joe's plans to have a small wedding is complicated by Ida, who invites all of her friends.

9. Rhoda's Wedding (2)

October 28, 1974
30 min

Rhoda almost doesn't make it to her own wedding when, at the last minute, Phyllis forgets to pick her up.

The Honeymoon

10. The Honeymoon

November 4, 1974
30 min

Rhoda and Joe's cruise doesn't turn out the way they expected.

9-E is Available

11. 9-E is Available

November 11, 1974
30 min

Rhoda wants a new apartment, especially after an old beau of Joe's lets herself in with a key.

I'm a Little Late, Folks

12. I'm a Little Late, Folks

November 18, 1974
30 min

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.

Anything Wrong?

13. Anything Wrong?

November 25, 1974
30 min

Joe goes to his father for marital advise.

'S Wonderful

14. 'S Wonderful

December 2, 1974
30 min

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.

Good-Bye Charlie

15. Good-Bye Charlie

December 9, 1974
30 min

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.

Guess What I Got You for the Holidays

16. Guess What I Got You for the Holidays

7.0
December 16, 1974
30 min

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.

Whattaya Think It's There For?

17. Whattaya Think It's There For?

January 6, 1975
30 min

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.

Not Made for Each Other

18. Not Made for Each Other

January 13, 1975
30 min

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.

Strained Interlude

19. Strained Interlude

January 20, 1975
30 min

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.

Everything I Have is Yours, Almost

20. Everything I Have is Yours, Almost

January 27, 1975
30 min

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.

Chest Pains

21. Chest Pains

February 3, 1975
30 min

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.

Windows by Rhoda

22. Windows by Rhoda

February 10, 1975
30 min

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.

A Nice Warm Rut

23. A Nice Warm Rut

February 24, 1975
30 min

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.

Ida, the Elf

24. Ida, the Elf

March 3, 1975
30 min

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.

Along Comes Mary

25. Along Comes Mary

March 10, 1975
30 min

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.