Rhoda

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

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

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.

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

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.

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?""

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

Joe goes to his father for marital advise.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

All of Rhoda's insecurities surface when she meets Joe's ex-wife, who turns out to be beautiful.

Ida Morgenstern finds herself tempted to have an affair with her doctor.

Rhoda and Joe have a difficult time trying to celebrate their first anniversary pleasantly when their tempers keep getting the best of them.

A psychiatrist tries to give the Gerards' party a boost by directing a group-encounter session, revealing some interesting suppressions from the guests.

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.

Seething tempers result when two of Rhoda's and Brenda's closest friends take advantage of them.

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.

Mama Ida's innocent but overzealous desire to become a grandmother results in her arranging another rock-bottom date for Brenda.

Business is booming at Rhoda's window-dressing firm, due partly to her creative sketches, but also because of Myrna Morgenstern's ""persuasive"" sales pitches, something which Rhoda puts an end to.

Against his better judgment, Joe hires Nick, Brenda's obnoxious boyfriend, to become a wrecker at his demolition firm.

Rhoda's new, delightful, vivacious middle-aged neighbor becomes a threat to mother Ida.

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.

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.

Two's company and three's a crowd, as both Brenda and Rhoda discover when they have uninvited guests moving in with them.

Torn between her pride at losing a huge account for her window-dressing firm, Rhoda battles with a stubborn though prosperous tuxedo chain-store owner who wants her to decorate his windows his way, or not at all.

Rhoda drills Brenda on the finer points of life, such as how to land a man, when Brenda's Mr. Right seems to be taking her for granted.

Rhoda, whose only real luck with a man has been with her husband Joe, finds herself playing marriage counselor to a couple who has been married for 12 years.

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.

Love beats a pathway to Brenda's door when a young federal agent uses her apartment to run a security check on the residence across the street.

The emotional, high-strung Ida Morgenstern demonstrates her knack for jumping to conclusions when hubby Martin begins to act very secretive.

Rhoda and Joe decide the only way they can spend more time together is to barricade themselves in their apartment, disregarding family, friends, work, and in short, the world.

When Brenda turns down his marriage proposal, Lenny, the hearbroken lad, quits his job and sinks into a fit of depression.

Rhoda has one little problem with money; she doesn't have any, and it's forcing her window-dressing firm out of business.

Rhoda and Joe decide to separate.

Rhoda goes out with Joe for the first date since their separation and labels it as a weird experience.

A swinging bachelor makes a play for Rhoda as she undergoes the first few difficult days of her separation from Joe.

Accompanied by Brenda, Rhoda tries to lose her separation blues by going away on a singles weekend.

Rhoda experiences the trauma of a ""blind date"" when Brenda's boyfriend fixes her up with a loud, pushy, arrogant and egotistical showbiz type.

Rhoda and Joe Gerard take their marital problems to a marriage counselor, where Joe makes a startling disclosure.

A weighty problem develops when Rhoda adds a few unwanted pounds and Brenda becomes slim for the first time in her life.

Rhoda plans a wildly impulsive act to demonstrate to her estranged husband Joe that she's far from being a dull person.

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.

Rhoda has another terrible encounter with Joe's best friend, Charlie Burke.

Brenda has a short-lived engagement with a prosperous young man who owns three McDonald's franchises.

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.

Rhoda experiences a severe separation pain when she sees Joe with another woman.

Not wanting to be alone on New Year's Eve, Rhoda throws a memorable party with a wildly improbable Halloween touch.

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.

Rhoda has a hand in breaking up Brenda's romance with musician Nick Lobo, and he retaliates by accidentally breaking Rhoda's toe.

It's Rhoda against the establishment when she is mistakenly arrested for soliciting.

Rhoda delivers an ultimatum to her separated spouse, Joe, that either he comes back or she starts seeing other men.

Rhoda becomes the romantic target for a mysterious suitor who sends her anonymous gifts of roses, chocolates and a diamond pendant.

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.

Rhoda is aghast to learn that Brenda is considering having cosmetic surgery done on her nose.

Rhoda has a date with Brenda's boss.

An innocent ""truth"" type verbal game uncovers an old sisterly jealousy during an all-night pajama party.

Rhoda Gerard flies to Las Vegas for another encounter with her amorous suitor, Johnny Venture.

Ida Morgenstern returns from a year of touring the country to face a few home-front surprises: Rhoda is divorced and Brenda is unwilling to discuss the state of her innocence.

After weeks of depressing pavement pounding, Rhoda manages to talk the owner of a rundown costume-rental company into giving her a job.

Brenda enjoys the luxury of having two boyfriends, Gary and Benny, competing for her attention until they both show up for a date on the same night.

Rhoda comes face-to-face with an old problem again when she has two great theater tickets and can't find anyone to go with her.

Ida Morgenstern wreaks havoc at the Doyle Costume Company where she is working part-time so that she can buy her husband a waterbed for their anniversary.

Rhoda gets a bonus from her new job at the Doyle Costume Company--her boss introduces her to a handsome customer who is the owner of three successful restaurants, and it's love at first sight.

Rhoda arranges a weekend alone with Mike.

Dinner at the Morgensterns goes anything but predictable.

Johnny's nightclub solo debut fizzles out and Rhoda is left to pick up the pieces.

At Rhoda's urging, Brenda tries therapy to overcome her shyness.

Ida stops by Rhoda's after her hair appointment with wonderful news--she's arranged another blind date for Rhoda!

With Ida missing her dearly departed friends, Rhoda and Brenda set out to boost her spirits.

Rhoda's job at the costume company begins to take up all her time. She forgets her obligations to her friends and family.

With Ida hinting of a party, everyone leads her to believe there won't be one.

Rhoda's boss asks her to help him out when an old chum comes into the city and wants to get together.

Rhoda and Brenda go to night school and Rhoda get accused of cheating.

With Gary's parents now living in Florida, Rhoda and Brenda get tired of ""mothering"" him, until he forms a bond with Ida. Then even Ida has her limits!

With a party to stir up business underway, Rhoda and Jack get locked in a bathroom.

Gary and Benny go into business together, something friends should think twice about.

Brenda is in the final running for the First Security Bank Girl.

A string of bizarre mishaps plagues Rhoda.

With an evening out ruined by Jack's troubled back, Rhoda plays nurse.

Trying to find out why Jack has been in a funk all week, Rhoda decided to lift his spirits with a road trip, but ends up stuck in the mud.

With food getting low, and tempers flying a valuable lesson is learned.

Rhoda and Brenda are disappointed that Martin isn't feeling well enough to come to his 60th birthday party at Rhoda's apartment, until they learned that Martin moved out over 2 months ago.

Rhoda, Brenda and Benny head to Florida to search for Martin.

Ida and Rhoda quarrel over Ida's dating a younger man.

Benny proposes to Brenda, but Brenda's happiness is marred when Ida refuses to give her blessings.

Brenda insists that Rhoda accompany her when she meets her prospective in-laws for the first time, and Rhoda becomes an unexpected hit with Benny's big brother, leading unfortunately to one of the most harrowing dates of her life.

Ida advertises for a roommate and gets more than she bargained for when she chooses a couple to share her home.

Martin returns from his ""fling"" in Florida ready for a reconciliation, but Ida insists on a second courtship before she's willing to forgive and forget.

Rhoda convinces her boss that he needs some new clothes to go with his new svelte physique, but both learn a valuable lesson that beauty is only skin deep.

When Benny starts to feel down-and-out, Brenda tries to cheer him up by catering to his every whim.

No, it's not an alien from outer space. It's only Rhoda's date--who's managed to get his head stuck inside a silly-looking mask right before an awards dinner.

Martin accidentally swallows a heart-shaped gold charm he bought as a gift for Ida.

Benny's brother, Earl, generously offers to lend Jack the $5,000 he needs to get his company out of debt, but only because it means being able to spend a week with Rhoda on her job.

Feeling trapped and confused when everybody tries to run her life for her, Brenda runs away.