Rhoda S04E06 Rhoda Likes Mike

[@marvinabigby5509]

Brenda is such a lovable character

[@jeffyjohn5673]

Avocado fridge and counter tops....Awesome!

[@treasurehunteruk2047]

In the UK avocado bathrooms suites were all the rage in the 70s. Then everyone got sick of them.

[@cynthialyman2636]

Treasure Hunter UK And then we even had avocado toilet paper and facial tissue, among other colors.

[@DixieGeek09]

Growing up in the 80's, my parents had green fridge, green counter tops, a plaid green and black couch, and a huge green stove. Eventually in the early 90's everything wore out and they replaced them except for the stove. That gigantic green stove lasted till 2000.

[@mircat28]

The two colors were Avocado Green and Harvest Gold.

[@nathelondon3719]

My grandparents had an avocado bathroom , bath and toilet. It was horrible!

[@trainrover]

45 years on and this show's still funny...! clever 🍸

[@roseypeach8363]

"No ties. No commitment" is the 80s version of friends with benefits. No thanks, I'd rather be friendless.

[@moonlike19]

70s

[@sonyasew2]

Amen, me toooo

[@molliwilson5639]

And how is today any different?

[@Dr.JudeAEMasonMD]

@@molliwilson5639ummm, Tinder.

[@tlhill6775]

Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus. Two different perspectives.

[@Mrs.AD0099]

Julie is the only Brenda there could ever be to play opposite Valerie as Rodha. She is truly the best, as her long career has shown her out to be!

[@nancyhowell4505]

*Rhoda

[@sheeladiamond6805]

Brenda is simply the best!

[@oldyeller6518]

No

[@trainrover]

They're ALL marvelous..and clever 🍸

[@peekaboots01]

Why?

[@janetmcdaniel2755]

Brenda has blossomed into a beauty

[@craigsmith157]

Janet McDaniel OMG, yes!

[@ritagardner8120]

@patrick m Trump 2020 MAGA

[@LarryLeeMoniz]

@patrick m If you don't want to be associated with him, stop talking like him. Also, it's asshole guy humor, congrats on that.

[@janetmcdaniel2755]

@@craigsmith157 And her hair is so shiny

[@shaharazon2449]

Yes She did. !! She was always pretty... and how cute are her outfits. i remember wearing that style. I miss the 70s.... good times

[@sheilabernadetteclairemcin1107]

Love Rhoda's blue shirt and skirt. She looks gorgeous.

[@leesas_classics1722]

Yes, one of if not my favourite Rhoda outfit.

[@LEIMALOCCA]

".....OOOHHH!" I love it when Brenda realizes things!!!!

[@spencer609]

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[@AnnaAnna-zi8ri]

Me too!

[@Vejur9000]

Valerie Harper was a quintessential 70’s beauty.

[@MultiLisa10]

Hilarious how Brenda served him a glass of scotch as if it were soda, LOL!

[@mircat28]

She's socially backwards.

[@m.e.d.7997]

Funny.

[@m.e.d.7997]

@@mircat28She doesn’t drink is what i thought.

[@lorrainetauson131]

In 1975 when Rhoda was shown on television, I found that Valerie Harper's character of Rhoda to be the example of the single woman making it on her own during the 1970's women's liberation movement era. The show gave us self-esteem. The clothes Valerie Harper and Mary Tyler Moore wore on their shows were sold in stores everywhere. I wore everything that was like Rhoda's character because, for one the clothes suited me well and for two even the makeup and scarfs looked awesome on me too. I was sixteen and felt great. Forever, I will remember Mary Tyler Moore and Valerie Harper who paved the way for young women like me who was living on my own and was working that I too could do it and accomplish a lot more without having to be married or even be tied to a man if I did not want too. That I could do anything I really wanted to do in this generation and I have and still do thanks to these wonderful women. Even Oprah Winfrey says the same thing I am saying to you now! Thank you Mary and Valerie. Bless you both. RIP Nancy Walker and many others. :} Cheers and God bless all. xoxo

[@nonenoneonenonenone]

And were you ever able to marry and have a stable relationship with a man, I wonder? My sister did, but only because she found a man so accommodating.

[@kathymyers7279]

I LOVE her blue and dark amber top. And her style.

[@Iwtchutube]

Lorraine Tauson Eye roll... so sick of feminazi=man-haters. That’s what’s destroying civilization. By the way, I am a woman... a real woman not a man who thinks being a woman. Nothing wrong with rolls of women and men.

[@samuelpenn2973]

Too bad Rhoda and Mary didn’t teach you grammar.

[@beths3288]

@@Iwtchutube What part of Lorraine Tauson's post was "feminazi/man-hating"? Jesus, take it down a notch. Being an independent woman has nothing to do with hating men, nor choosing to share your life with a man. Nobody said there was anything wrong with traditional man/woman roles. (Or did you mean "rolls" as in bread?) But there are different options for different people. Clearly, if so many women have chosen careers over traditional marriage and children, the feminine role needed to be updated. Otherwise, we'd all be Beaver Cleaver's mother, now wouldn't we? I wouldn't give up my son or my career for anything, especially the traditional married-with-children lifestyle my mother hated so much. But to each his or her own. BTW, my son didn't need a traditional mother, nor traditional mother/father co-habitation. He turned out very well - I'm thinking better than a child someone as close-minded as you could produce. And I didn't need a man to give me financial stability, either. I've managed a life, a mortgage, car, retirement plan all on my own, thanks.

[@TwiZoneInc]

Am I the only one who likes "Rhoda" better than its predecessor, MTM Show? I just find it so much more fresh and original. MTMShow was good - you can't help but love Lou, Murray, and Mair...and Phyllis and RHODA and Sue Ann. But Valerie was just such a virtuosa comedienne, PERFECT comedic timing. She was just beyond incredible. And with Julie Kavner and the continuation of Nancy Walker as Ma...all so perfect. Valerie was far funnier than anyone else on MTMShow - when she was on camera, it was magic. Such a natural, she was.

[@markxxx21]

What the second episode of MTM and then tell me this. That was Rhoda at her best.

[@josephjoel9199]

@@markxxx21 , both shows were really wonderful. I love them both, but Rhoda is my favorite of all time.

[@andreatrue3054]

I am falling in love with this show!

[@marinazagrai1623]

Valerie wouldn't have been around as Rhoda without Mary, but she is a better actress, bubbly and talking non stop/joking etc. I started not liking Mary as Laura because they always had her as the focus of many episodes such as her past loves/talents (she was greatly "admired" by Carl) so she must have had a real sweetheart deal of a contract.

[@TwiZoneInc]

@@marinazagrai1623 Mary's show also launched the groundbreaking "Lou Grant", which was on for 5 years. Ed Asner played the character for a whopping 12 seasons, longer than the 8 1/2 seasons that Valerie played Rhoda even. Mary Richards just wasn't as interesting a character as the supporting actors on her show.

[@cynthialyman2636]

Ron Silver really was a doll. I sort of feel that he was under-utilized as the male neighbor who became just a friend to both Rhoda and Brenda. Initially he was interested in Rhoda but then she was still so hung up on Joe she couldn't see him or any other guy as a romantic possibility. At some point I guess the writers just decided that the character of Gary Levy worked best as a sexually neutral pal, but he was cute and funny and I think there could have been a believable love story line between either of the Morgenstern sisters eventually. Hey, but then the series itself was grinding to an obvious close already by Season Four.

[@eduardo_corrochio]

@Mike Bailey First of all, man up and type the word out as you meant it, Jewy. Don't use parenthesis. Secondly: _all_ sitcoms are too Jewish for you?

[@dannydougin3925]

I liked him better when he had a beard on Stockard Channing's series a few years later.

[@randilevson9547]

Gary Levy was originally an obnoxious jerk. They humanized him more as time went on, but he slid easily into the supportive (straight) friend role. This show sadly went Dr ownhill far too quickly. Not shepherded as well as the MTM show, it seems.

[@golumfrog7840]

She had one date why is she upset Rhoda RUSHES INTO RELATIONSHIPS & MARRIAGES😮

[@markxxx21]

The problem with Gary was he was so unevenly written. Whatever character they needed to fit the script, they changed Gary to fit it, be it a one time joke or a plot line. He would go from episode to episode being bad at business, good at business. A mama's boy or a hot single guy on the loose.

[@LenaPink3]

In 2014 what Rhoda just trapped herself into is what we call "F buddies" Lol It's nice to see women have been shooting ourselves in the foot since the 70's :)

[@mthivier]

Yeah, 1977 version of "Friends with Benefit" (which offers few "benefits" for the woman).

[@cynthialyman2636]

But not all of us settled for that or fell into that trap; some of us who refused to accept the double standards and hypocrisy of being fully 'equal' realized just how low that bar was really set and instead made our own way, rules, and lives.

[@tannawannavannabittannawan7138]

A lot longer than 1970. But we can blame ourselves for our issues.

[@henrimatisse7481]

The sexual revolution was actually men abdicating responsibility for relationships and eventually just about everything except taking all the money. And we have the present

[@cynthialyman2636]

@@VictorianMetalGirl Agreed. Everything l've ever read about Valerie Harper indicates she was a very strong, independent minded person.

[@brucerosepapa3748]

I love Rhonda!

[@cynthialyman2636]

I never did understand why it's okay for either gender to mistreat the other party after they've been intimate with them. I mean, you know darned well you're hurting somebody's feelings; why would this ever be okay, under any circumstance? For one thing, it's rude as hell, never mind how actually damaging it can be to someone's self esteem...especially Rhoda's.

[@writeract2]

Read my comment above - Exactly!

[@Mrs.AD0099]

"Fortunately, as you know I do not need makeup." 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Hahahahahahaha I DIED !!!!! HAHAHAHA

[@Dr.JudeAEMasonMD]

I love it even better that Judd Hirsch played along.

[@randilevson9547]

Judd Hirsch seemed to play the slightly sarcastic, wry observer quite often. He was amazing as Timothy Hutton's psychiatrist in the film "Ordinary People." MTM played the emotionally closed off mother.

[@CatalinaMartinez1981]

I remember dressing in that style of clothing. Did not wear scarves, though. Rhoda did wear them well!

[@nmc5858]

They loved the word terrific

[@jodymann5993]

I really love this show a lot whole whole lot

[@1964DB]

Haven't watched but I just have to say that I'm happy they made the theme song less annoying in this season.

[@justpeachy4851]

The casual dating talk should've come BEFORE the sex. That's really the main issue. That way she knew all the facts & could decide for herself if she wanted to move forward

[@gingerfellah5665]

But but he intentionally didn’t on purpose so that later he could play the “plausible deniability” card and add her into his stable of women he breadcrumbs.

[@anuncolonizedmind6296]

Right!

[@anuncolonizedmind6296]

@@gingerfellah5665 right, he's a F boy!😂

[@Dr.JudeAEMasonMD]

Mmm mmm mmm always loved me some Judd Hirsch.

[@m.e.d.7997]

He and Rhoda had great chemistry. They looked wonderful together.

[@aphrabenn3233]

Why do they picture such guys as Mike as 'actractive'? I don't find him at all good looking.

[@nonenoneonenonenone]

Because Rhoda is supposed to be Jewish. I think he's hot.

[@cynthialyman2636]

If you're basing it on ethnicity, why not Ron Silver? He was pretty attractive and also Jewish.

[@treasurehunteruk2047]

Me neither.

[@388Caroline]

Aphra Benn I met him on a movie set in 1979. He was not very friendly at all.

[@amyishere67]

I think they're both handsome.

[@amydorsey5996]

Love that NYC sweat shirt 💛🗽🖤

[@wishmaster7438]

My favourite sitcom from the 1970s. Sad to hear that Valerie Harper died a few days ago.

[@jetaboveclouds]

The saddest episode...He wines and dines Rhoda till he gets her to bed and then dumps her....She then goes along with this "see ya around" against her nature...how desperate....So sad....

[@Tanji20251]

Remember, she is newly divorced. I don't think she will put up with this long term.

[@writeract2]

Exactly why didn't' she stick to her guns - he sleeps with her then doesn't really care when he sees her next - nonsense - nothing more demeaning for a human beings sense of worth and self-esteem.

[@sheranlanger247]

Found herself another Joe. Ugh!

[@leesas_classics1722]

She's not desperate. She's only trying to work things out for herself.

[@Shamonwhitehurst252]

Go cry to Oprah about it…Rhoda is a crybaby feminist and she always wants what she can’t have and when she gets what she wants she complains about it

[@anitacalloway3032]

This same dangerous mentality dominates today’s dating scene. You do all the things after a few dates that committed people do -only without any commitment. You can’t really know anything important about each other in that time. Yet you give your heart and body only to face disappointment and regrets because he had no intention of getting to know you. Many women do this over and over passing their thoughtless example on to their daughters. And yet these same ones scoff at the wisdom of waiting until marriage.

[@writeract2]

wisdom Anita? try God's dictums and rules - reason He says it.

[@Dr.JudeAEMasonMD]

Basically don’t open the cookie jar until someone buys the cookie. 😉

[@gingerfellah5665]

@@Dr.JudeAEMasonMDwomen aren’t selling “cookies”

[@mthivier]

It would have been interesting if they could have made the Judd Hirsch character into an ongoing boyfriend for Rhoda. They make a nice couple, and their relationship had something of a different vibe than she'd had with Joe, so would have been interesting to see it develop into something a bit more serious. But then I guess he was about to star in Taxi, so he wouldn't have been available anyway.

[@zimjun7]

Yeah....would have been "interesting" but what it would do is teach, especially young women with less experience that IF you WAITED it out "you can change him." Doesn't work that way. Typical behavior (of men ) is so age old!

[@sheranlanger247]

But he was JUST LIKE Joe. Wants her on HIS terms. Pig 😒

[@lilliewalker8879]

Judd Hirsch waz very attractive back then loved his swag!

[@dinamule3073]

@@lilliewalker8879 Judd Hirsch attractive? Sorry not my type of man.

[@michellepost3098]

I always liked Judd Hirsch. He was really good on Taxi, too. He was cute. He always reminded me of Detrich (misspelled) on Barney Miller sitcom. They both were smart, and had a wry wit. Glad I saw all these old shows when new. Gary was nice. Brenda had terrific hair style on this ep.

[@linapagliari8003]

Rip beautiful VALERIE HARPER😔🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦

[@oldyeller6518]

DONT SLEEP WITH MEN BEFORE MARRIAGE! If you are loved you will be offered an engagement ring. If you aren’t offered that YOU ARENT LOVED. So don’t make a doormat of yourself

[@Alicetheamethyst]

Or like Joe they will marry you sleep with you and leave you marriage isn't a guarantee

[@oldyeller6518]

@@Alicetheamethyst why are so many girls freaking IDIOTS??? Marriage IS a guarantee that you have legal rights that sloppy living/sleeping together doesn’t give you. It guarantees that you respect yourself and your body enough not to give it away to guys who want to use you. It’s a guarantee that you won’t bring infections/stds to a guy you care about/it’s a guarantee that you aren’t easy and thought of as a whore. Because that’s how men see women of easy virtue! U want a guarantee stupid girl???? You’ll come a whole lot closer if you look for a man who respects you and your family enough to honor you in this legal and traditional way and not treat you like a cum dumpster. I’m right and you KNOW I’m right so don’t talk to me anymore about your filthy whore ideas

[@oldyeller6518]

@@Alicetheamethyst btw, JOE ISNT REAL

[@Alicetheamethyst]

@oldyeller6518 no fictional character is real but it doesn't stop people talking about, writing about and even being examd about their character and motives and even correlation with real people and experiences in the real world. Also I wasn't talking about Joe I was just saying marriage isn't a guarantee of anything.

[@oldyeller6518]

@@Alicetheamethyst and I just said it was

[@moonlike19]

Brenda’s yellow look is 100% desirable and acceptable today

[@zaynahjadwiga5545]

16:11 LOOOVE what she`s wearing. Would wear that today!!

[@kathymyers7279]

Me too. Love the colors. I always loved her boho look.

[@37Raffaella]

I love her clothes......

[@m.e.d.7997]

Judd Hirsch is a very good actor.

[@Mangos68]

I liked rhoda hair up and that blue blouse

[@mellamell7441]

Love this lesson in communication.

[@ACNBeautyInChrist]

Love ❤️ Rhoda’s accent 💕

[@vivianhamilton616]

I absolutely, positively love Carlton!🥰

[@hollandwawasan1221]

Me too ❤

[@josephjoel9199]

While Rhoda is my favorite character of all time, I understand Mike. Some people just don't want to be tied down. And, this applies to men and to women.

[@writeract2]

Who would dump Rhoda - she's gorgeous oh so smart, sassy, funny and strong - a gem, yet she pushes for men? No.

[@cathleensmith4717]

If a woman doesn't want to be tied down he has the wrong rope😝. Just sayin.

[@Shamonwhitehurst252]

@@writeract2 she’s a bitchy feminist

[@randilevson9547]

Most people don't want to be used like that. Physical intimacy may mean more to some people than others. Hopefully these people get paired up.

[@gingerfellah5665]

Ok but he should have said that before sleeping with her. A man told me that before sleeping with me, I asked him why and he ended up weeping in my couch, I didn’t sleep with him but I’m glad we had the conversation

[@keithjacobson1640]

I love this version of the theme.

[@pibly7784]

I love Rhoda’s date outfit.

[@debpate9405]

Makes me wonder how many others he has the same deal with.

[@KristineMaitland]

Eartha Kitt would tell this guy to stick it.

[@deewilson3239]

That's what Joe was looking for

[@pj-fx7gx]

Joe 2.0

[@randilevson9547]

Seems like Rhoda had a definite type. Men with dark curly hair, beady eyes, and slim builds. Joe Gerrard, and Mike Andretti. Two examples. Sam Ellis, Rhoda's actual first date after her separation from Joe (and Brenda's boss at the bank), was blonde, slim, and had a definite twinkle in his eye. One date, and they were done. Too bad. I liked him. I see Johnny Venture, and Earl Goodwin, looming on Rhoda's horizon. Yuck!!

[@grainnegowen5758]

Rhoda and and all the men she was too good for

[@nelsonhall4248]

How can Rhoda be so Beautiful and so insecure at the same time? I don't get it.

[@stephaniemurria5534]

It happens.

[@Jachimma]

I do. One of my best friends is the same.

[@Tanji20251]

To be honest they are not connected.

[@nancypatricia511]

finding security in fading beauty is hardly a place to find security.

[@josephjoel9199]

a lot of women are this way

[@alondralabute2310]

I would've let him go. They want different things. Why go out with him even every 2 weeks if you want more? Even that she had to practically beg for. He's just like Joe. No commitment, no ties, everything on his terms. Phooey on that. Dump him and hope the next guy will want the same things you want.

[@kduideo]

i have to agree!! Yet I love the closing credits in NYC!!

[@queensigal]

Rhoda didnt need to say she is insecure,settling for less than she needs says it all

[@emilyedwards9809]

Why is she getting involved with a jerk like that?! He doesn't care about her, he just wants her as a toy, to sleep with her. -_-

[@BettinaBalser]

Emily Edwards You'd think that she would have learned her lesson from her time with Joe :-(

[@emilyedwards9809]

I loved Joe!!

[@lyndaanthony1154]

BettinaBalser what was wrong with Joe?😐

[@kprieto2655]

Lynda Anthony... Rhoda is insecure and Joe never wanted to get married again, so their marriage was doomed to fail. Joe was always angry because he was uncomfortable, and Rhoda's insecurities were fueled by his discomfort of being married...They were both jerks in these moments, it's just that Joe seemed like the bigger jerk, since everyone (fans) feels so protective of Rhoda- we've known her longer:)

[@jacquelinedelahuntywall7432]

Emily Edwards it's called dating

[@m1k3ywestley7]

Judd Hirsch from TAXI. 😄🚖

[@markxxx21]

Poor Mike, he lost his restaurants and had to become a taxi driver

[@bluecollarlit]

And change his name.

[@debbielarsen8773]

😅😅😅

[@JhomasE]

And all within a year! LOL.

[@grainnegowen5758]

😂😂😂

[@ljrockstar69]

I don't know, I preferred Michael Delano, "Johnny Venture" as Rhoda's love interest. His persistence in chasing Rhoda and her pushing him away would have played off better though season 3 and beyond. They could have slowly developed Johnny in really having feelings for Rhoda, and his shallowness/vain self dissolved by his realization to prove it. This would have been something interesting and potentially could have kept the show on longer. Can you imagine his interactions with Ida? Too bad it was a missed opportunity.

[@goldengirl617]

I'm surprised that Rhonda gave it up so quickly........

[@stephaniemurria5534]

Well she wasn't a virgin. She has been married before..

[@m.e.d.7997]

@@stephaniemurria5534And it was the seventies.

[@Robert-ws3mk]

There is only one problem I see with this show, I wish it had 8 season's instead of 5 anyone think this to..

[@richardgarcia618]

My favorite Rhoda opening. Season 2 is my second favorite.

[@importantverbs]

I'm team Rhoda on this one. It would be easy to feel like he got what he wanted and thus was done with her. I also see it from Mike's POV since a handful of dates does not equal exclusive. He just seemed to be putting in effort until they slept together and then stopped hahaha

[@Tanji20251]

The guy was an ass.

[@ericminch]

Not sure any sleeping was involved.

[@gingerfellah5665]

It’s fine to go on a handful of dates, he knew what he was doing and played her. A good man would have run far far away from a newly divorced woman. She was aroused and interested and he took advantage

[@Kate-fi8oh]

I love her white gauze top. I once had one just like it. So comfy.

[@ceciliawilson6328]

Peasant blouse they were called. I still see them in department stores today.

[@m.e.d.7997]

Was Mike married?

[@javonjustice1340]

I adore Rhoda and her character, however I find her to be slightly annoying. Its almost like instead of marrying her off and then divorcing her (Joe always seemed like a dick ) maybe they should have built up her confidence. So many times she just seems overly needy, overly dramatic that in most ways men dont find long term attractive. I mean Valerie Harper is beautiful and she looked amazing, they just ran her insecurities too much. As she ages through the series it would have been refreshing too see she and Brenda kinda come full circle and learn to love themselves for themselves... insecurities and all.

[@nonenoneonenonenone]

But look at who her MOTHER is. This is the damage they do.

[@faithfulforever6331]

@@nonenoneonenonenone You have to understand that in the 1970's, people who came of age in that decade or in the 1960's were NEVER told by their parents, teachers or other older role models that they were anything special. In fact, unlike the millennials, most of us were told just the opposite. In particular we were told things like "we don't know anything because we are still "wet behind the ears."" You are nothing special, etc., etc. Why do you think baby boomers lavished praise on their children and sponsored giving everyone a trophy just because they were participants? It is because baby boomers were trying to overcompensate for not having that praise from their parents. We were NEVER, and I mean NEVER congratulated for any accomplishment, even if that accomplishment was major. We were NEVER told that someone is proud of us. And this is EXACTLY why so many of us were and may still be insecure. And then to top it all off, we are now told by millennials that it is our generation that is to be blamed for everything wrong in the world now!!! I swear that we were abused and belittled as youth and now that we are older and had some hope that we would be respected by the newer generations just as we had respected our elders, instead we are further belittled and demeaned by the millennials. Sometimes I think we baby boomers should be called "the generation that was screwed coming and going!" But I will tell you one thing! We are FED UP and I will say it again we are FED UP with the abuse. We had no child protective services or any other agency to protect us as children. We had to take the abuse because we had absolutely no other alternative than to live with our parents or end up in juvenile hall. No one EVER thought that the child was abused when we baby boomers were children!!! So if you wonder why so many of us our insecure, that is the reason!

[@conniefielding1]

I worked in Timp temple with Morgan's wife Natalie in 2014 when he was my attorney. I sat ar her table in Cafeteria one day and started talking to her re my case. She stopped me and said "I dont discuss my husbands politics or business". A typical Mormon stepfordwife. She should have run years ago. Morgans license to practice law also suspended. Renting a $824k home in Alpine with no legal clients. Living off his extortion proceeds.

[@marneedearman2947]

He's just not that in to you.

[@gingerfellah5665]

So don’t sleep with people you’re not that into

[@mollythomas1526]

Lol it's similarly to what Joe said at the beginning of their relationship but she refused to listen. It's kind of her fault for trying to force guys into relationships they not ready for

[@annasarris7098]

I AGREE it IS Rhoda's fault. She gets all possessive and angry too quick. She wanted to marry Joe before they dated, literally. She wants this guy for a steady boyfriend after the 2nd date. It's true Rhoda is indeed nuts! Remember when she took time off from work so she could see Joe? Then when Joe he said he had to work she burst into flames? She didn't even check with him to see if he could take the time off! She just assumed he'd be free! Sounds to me that Rhoda is full of herself.

[@whopiddledonyourposttoasti175]

It's that age old problem; you attract your insecurities. Rhoda always struggled with self esteem and feelings of not being good enough. She then attracts men that fed that emotional need. At the same time she's strong, opinionated and independent and has a tendency to push her ideals on others. So here she is yet again falling in love with a man she knows doesn't want to get in a monogamist relationship but still tries to change him.

[@Vejur9000]

Agreed. The Writers should have lightened up on Rhoda being exasperated and angrier... after the first three seasons. Something about it lacked energy. I never liked the character of Joe, because he was always exasperated and angry about some thing.

[@shaharazon2449]

She didnt force him. she just decided not to continue with him after she found out how he was. She rushed into the situation outa being on the rebound..Besides. theres a difference between being soneones plaything.on their terms plus not being upfront about it..or seeing someone and seeing how it goes down the road. ..This guy wants to degrade Rhoda and that will never happen The writers will not do that to her charactor..Im surprised they illuded thar she slept with the user. Then make her seem uncool not to just say ok. ill just fool around whenever..taking advantage of her since she has no children.

[@Nyzackon]

She's allowed to set her own boundaries on what she's comfortable with. She did push Joe, in a way, but he also agreed to her terms. It just wasn't gonna work, though, if either one of them had to compromise as much as he did. There wasn't enough communication about this.

[@pamhoward5102]

Judd Hirsch is great as Rhoda boyfriend. He was great on Taxi.

[@anitacalloway3032]

This is pathetic. Why would she agree to this selfish, one-sided arrangement just to have this man in her life? They obviously have no future with him asking why she’d “like to jump back into air-tight security?” as if that were bad. Such a stupid question.

[@Tanji20251]

Because she knows that the world is not filled with someone you click with all the time. They have chemistry, sparks fly. She likes this guy. Should she tell him to bite it? Of course. And I think she will. But she's newly divorced, maybe lonely, and still insecure from it. I understand why she's agreeing to this at first, though. Make no mistake, she knows she's wrong. Also, P.S., this is just fiction. It is a sitcom, a made up story.

[@nyssaplum9732]

I have been watching all of these seasons, quite a few times actually ( I don't have a tv), and really enjoy them, one comment, Rhodas make up( on her face): it appears to be grey based, there is definitely something dark or odd about her face, what do other people think?

[@eduardo_corrochio]

Funny, I was about to comment and say that the makeup person has used way too much gray in Valerie's makeup this season. I didn't even know that there was gray in TV face makeup, but here it is. It's off-putting and unnatural. All the other actors featured here look fine. Weird.

[@jayemm5798]

I agree

[@JehanineMelmoth]

It looks as though they were trying to make her tan paler by powdering over it. If she suddenly looked really tanned then they’d have to explain it in the show. But they didn’t do a good job.

[@nmc5858]

Erik, There wasn’t anyone like Rhoda 😄

[@queensigal]

Mike ia like a Greek Joe with a sense of humor.

[@markgiardina1303]

What destroyed this show was allowing the characters of Rhoda and Joe to divorce and then the fact the show ran its course; meaning the scripts were not fresh and the program should have ended a few years earlier.

[@nonenoneonenonenone]

More likely, they never should have married in the first place, as being single was part of her definition. But dating an endless parade of men wouldn't have worked, either. If Mary had married, then how merry would Mary have been?

[@mircat28]

The producers of the show thought a single woman would give them more story lines.

[@momsnoteatingbugs1919]

Mike sounds like another joe. She should take the hint. Joe didn’t really want to be married and she more or less forced him into a corner and look what happened. Mike really does not want to commit. Don’t force him, because he won’t stick with it.

[@passiveagressive4983]

2:20 loved Judd Hirsch in Independence Day❤️❤️

[@anthonyshaw3631]

I was today years old when I realized that Brenda is Marge Simpson 😮😮

[@Alicetheamethyst]

Unpopular opinion Joe was a good guy who wasn't in love

[@goldengirl617]

Friends with benefits basically...

[@darlenedunlap8066]

3.5❤

[@maggieb369]

This guy was insufferable and creepy. I don’t get why she wanted him, unless it was because she couldn’t.

[@penelopelambson9128]

Wish they could come up with better intro music.

[@annedonovan2234]

I missed it, how , when and why did Rhoda lose her window shop and go to work for Jack?

[@boxcarent.3147]

Rhoda likes these goofy looking guys, while she's so pretty.

[@baddestjoanna-michellesmit5578]

It's like that. I'm Rhoda of this century.

[@m.e.d.7997]

Well Joe and Mike were attractive.

[@anointed99able]

Value yourselves ladies! If commitment is what you want, DON'T compromise to an occasional booty call...stop making it EZ for men to hit and quit it...you'll look desperate, thirsty. Smh ...and still, you DON'T get what you want.

[@darlenedunlap8066]

Lol he called her u devil lmao joking of course love this show..7.5❤

[@gingerfellah5665]

It’s not about being “easy” but being intentional if a guy wants sex after 4 dates you as a woman can say “why do you want to sleep with me so fast?”

[@jarodcarnarvon5198]

How could he dump Rhoda???? Is he nuts??????

[@deniseelalala85]

The theme song got messed up the closer we got to 1976...

[@hollandwawasan1221]

Mike smart mouth just like Rhoda 👍🏻 😊

[@dawnheistand912]

thanks

[@lisaakinlabi]

Hirsch was 70' handsome - I hated David Groh as Joe - now they had no chemistry and he was an awful character.

[@Tanji20251]

Really? I loved Joe, and I thought he was hot as hell.

[@michellepost3131]

I like gary but who she dates is not his business. Rhoda acts like an idiot when mike arrives. Rhoda needs to chill out. Even 5 dates does not mean it will lead to anything...she acts like a teenager going steady.

[@gingerfellah5665]

It’s not really about dates but intention. Women should be treated with respect regardless of whether they are having sex or not. This character saw women as playthings not people

[@davidmusicmaker]

Nice guy Mike turns into Joe #2. After all Rhoda has been through, this guy is Ditch City.

[@sabrina5920]

Wow I don’t like Mike for Rhoda.

[@grapplergirl10]

Yuck, he’s worse than joe

[@Forestventures]

I CANT STAND that guy!!!!

[@micjakes1]

Was Rhoda divorced?

[@JimSkye]

Bruh was too smart for his own good

[@jenniferfink2506]

I thought Mike was a creep who took delight in toying with Rhoda's emotions. But the important thing was that Rhoda learned about dating and it's pitfalls.

[@AmyPieterse]

ALEX REIGER!!!!

[@melaniehamilton6550]

Amy Pieterse LOL!! I can almost hear Louie DePalma saying "Reiger!" over his microphone.

[@butternutsoapcompany2150]

Alex Reiger from Taxi!

[@michelblanchard1106]

Absolutely no chemistry between them. Zero.

[@catherine5599]

You are right.

[@Mr50Mark]

+Michel Blanchard I respectfully disagree. I think Harper and Hirsch have a nice chemistry, a New York thing as it were, and certainly he can match her in terms of comedy timing. If Hirsch had played Joe Girard maybe the marriage might have worked. It would certainly have been funnier.

[@nonenoneonenonenone]

I'm not sure Rhoda's anxiety and insecurity goes well with her newly brown skin.

[@ceciliawilson6328]

This seems pretty head of its time for 50 years ago. Now, this situation is the way it is. Casual is the norm, I think, for a lot of people.