RHODA S03E03 No Big Deal

[@cheesecakefarms3163]

No matter what the official reason for the show being canceled, Joe & Rhoda splitting up is the real reason. What a bummer!!

[@faithfulforever6331]

Tempus Fugit. Seeing Gary and Rhoda (Ron Silver and Valerie Harper) so young and vibrant in this show; it is hard to believe that they have now both passed away. What also is hard to believe is that it has been so many years since the television show "Rhoda" was on the air. It seems like yesterday and it has been over 40 years ago. Live your life people because it goes very, very quickly.

[@tjames9698]

Yeah, everyone from the main cast (barring Kavner) are gone.

[@BettinaBalser]

What you said, 100%

[@fran23324]

David ‘Joe’ has passed too 😢

[@holden76]

I always hated that she had to give up the apartment. This apt was more her style than the other one.

[@ysahehre4316]

It was symbolic, moreso.

[@susien7323]

I always wished that Rhoda and Brenda shared Rhoda’s apartment. Brenda could’ve easily gotten rid of hers

[@wpeters4361]

Joe expecting Rhoda to move out of their apartment so quickly after their separation shows he's not interested in coming back into the marriage.

[@BrinaMarySeattle]

There really were guys who dressed and talked like Gary in the ‘70s, and Joe too. I am loving watching these episodes again all these years later.

[@redled2677]

Wait up a second Sabrina;........That`s how I dressed in the 70`s.....WHAT exactly are you saying ,pray ?

[@MrMenefrego1]

My older sister dated guys that dressed like that, platform shoes, bellbottom jeans with their shirts open from stem to stern! It was a groovy time.

[@Shamonwhitehurst252]

@@redled2677 my dream is to take a time machine back to the 70s and dress like that 💪🏼💯🔥

[@RepentfollowJesus]

Guys dressed like that in the 80s too. Not the punks but rockers and c&w. Just boot cut jeans instead of bells after 82 or so. I love it. I hate the styles guys have worn since the 90s. Especially straight leg and those jeans that look like they have on a 2 day old diaper and showing their boxers. It took me forever to get with it and wear straight legs myself. Thank goodness the styles are coming back. Now if they just wouldn't bring back polyester !

[@SabrinaMRood]

@@RepentfollowJesus I also like the bellbottom and boot cut jeans on men, still. We all should find what styles look and feel best, and wear them happily!

[@edreid7872]

Jump the shark with their separation....always thought they should've dated and married for at least 2 seasons..

[@DixieGeek09]

I ADORE all those plants!! When I was growing up in my parents' house I had a LOT of different plants. Now, everyone I get dies within 6 months.

[@bernadinetomasuolo2676]

I so identified with Rhoda. I was sad that they never get back together to this day. Feel she deserves a happily ever after

[@Kat.Evangeline14]

It's not sad. It's TV.

[@StrongnBeautiful]

She did it to herself. She was a mess.

[@leonandrews7180]

Carlton sounds more baked than drunk.

[@kaefreemanduchess719]

💗⚘🕯RIP🕯 beautiful lady ⚘💗⚘💗⚘♥️

[@yvonne9554]

"I don't want a pity pizza"....."So get a plain one."

[@AnitaD28]

When a spouse just up and leaves the way joe did then he’s got someone else.

[@valeriebryant5277]

Not in this case.....He didn't know what he wanted.....He wasn't ready form Marriage... The producers/writers wanted his character gone..

[@eloiseockert6561]

Joe was not dating anyone else.

[@lisamoroney3036]

Idk why they wanted Joe to be gone . Doesn’t make sense.

[@pwallace5359]

@@lisamoroney3036 , I don’t either. They though her character worked better as a single girl but it just made her seem like a sad sack and him seem really self absorbed. I bet the show should have lasted much longer without the divorce.

[@JehanineMelmoth]

At the time I remember being glad that Joe had gone. All the comedies were about married couples - it was amazing that they had her be a single woman.

[@randilevson9547]

Joe moved out. The separation was his idea. He left her in the lurch. Of course he should kick in on the apt. rent.

[@edreid7872]

His reason was he never wanted to be married in the first place.. And rewatching it, he says that until Rhoda pressures him and he says yes just 1 minute later after the declaration..It happens so quickly, people don't remember that point, and the divorce seems unreasonable…

[@annasantostefano6826]

I love the scene in the opening where Brenda comes out with that swim hat with the strap dangling lol

[@jujuoliver6959]

Their apartment always reminded me of my sister’s first house, ie the colours, the spider plants, and just general Nic-naks etc. All clearly of that era no matter what side of the pond you lived. Theirs was a big old 3 storey English terrace house, but yet every time I watch this supposed NY apartment it is so similar style wise interiorly and colours etc to my sister’s house.

[@faithfulforever6331]

I'll tell you one thing for certain knowing the characters as portrayed. Gary Levy would have made a ten times better husband for Rhoda than Joe Gerrard.

[@prettyhamburger6462]

Yeah but Gary had more chemistry with Brenda for sure. Gary is such a sweetheart. So cheesy but it does grow on you!

[@oldyellerschannel4676]

@@prettyhamburger6462 ??????? Gary is GROSS!!!!!

[@prettyhamburger6462]

@@oldyellerschannel4676 I dont feel the way you do. I mean sure at first when he came along I was like what the hell man but he really started to be endearing after that

[@Shamonwhitehurst252]

@@oldyellerschannel4676 he was a Fox. Your taste is in your mouth

[@grainnegowen5758]

Rhoda was way too good for Joe

[@libertygiveme1987]

Grainne - You got that right!!!! But that's usually the case.

[@danacaro-herman3530]

@Grainne Gowen. Way too good!!

[@oldyellerschannel4676]

Clearly you haven't watched the show. Joe never wanted to get married. He told Rhoda that. Joe was perfectly honest with her, about getting a bigger apartment, and gettingf married. What more should he have done? Maybe...she should have listened...like you. She gave him an ultimatum. She should have never done that. Also, she was clingy, demanding, annoying and selfish. So there.

[@danacaro-herman3530]

@@oldyellerschannel4676 Get a life..............😂

[@Happy-fu7fb]

@@oldyellerschannel4676 😂 Facts 💯!

[@AnthonyWilliams-li5mz]

I was one of the fans who wrote a letter to the studios about Rhoda and Joe splitting up. I kinda stopped watching the show around this time. Sorry it was disappointing to see Rhoda going through bad times.

[@withgoddess7646]

I stopped too.. I had had a crush on Joe...until then ...

[@bettyedavis5912]

@@withgoddess7646Yeah, the writers did a real number on Joe. And it shortened the series.

[@g-girl9867]

I can’t stand the mixed messages Joe sends. I’ve been there and it’s one of the more passive aggressive behaviors that some men have when they want to continue a physical relationship but without the emotional attachment. Been there, done that - I’ll pass.

[@kirkmorgan-austin8361]

As episodes progressed Gary became progressively less obnoxious

[@massabielle2821]

The majority of folks are spot on: over the course of 2-3 seasons, the show needed Rhoda moving back to NY, meeting different men, then meeting a special man to whom she eventually gets engaged, THEN get married (and that could have been an entire season itself), then having a baby.......that could be a whole other season.......instead they made our favorite friend/daughter/sister have a disaster of a relationship, and ruined a good show. Not to mention that David Groh suffered for about 2 years bc of this plot change; he got all kinds of hate mail, threats, etc (there can be a fine line between reality and fantasy).

[@arlysveen706]

He also just bought a house before they told him he was done. Neither of them wanted this.

[@melaniehamilton6550]

Gary is hilarious! The "Welcome" mat beside the round bed and the enormous disco ball in his bedroom are screamingly funny. I turned 21 in 1974, and the character of Gary nailed the lounge lizard, necklace wearing types from that era. The aviator-style glasses were an accessory staple. The only things he's missing are white shoes and a white belt. UGH!! Even his pickup lines are spot on. There was a tacky so-called singles bar here in LVL called Flaherty's III where Gary would've fit right in. There were DROVES of these guys in the place on any given night. I'm pretty sure a large percentage of the "single guys" weren't. There were no natural fibers to be found adorning these clowns (at least Gary wears denim), My friends and I only went to the place once, mainly to observe, and stayed only 30 minutes. It was surreal.

[@CaptainGrimsdale]

Melanie Hamilton The same stereotype jerk appeared in the Australian culture during the late 1970s and 1980s. I remember it well because I was teenager and I would see Gary clones in the Sydney area. They were often mistaken for homosexuals because they wore weird clothing just like the character Gary. It wasn't exactly part of the macho Aussie fashion culture back then.

[@melaniehamilton6550]

CaptainGrimsdale LOL! I didn't know how pervasive the Lounge Lizard look actually was. Absolutely hilarious and AWFUL!!

[@michaeldoran5387]

+Melanie Hamilton As teenage private school preps, my friends and I would get into our secret stashes of Gary like gear and prowl the sleaziest bars. We'd stand against the wall with beers terrified a woman might approach. None did. Phew! All we were missing were fake fu manchu mustaches.

[@StrongnBeautiful]

@@michaeldoran5387 😁

[@rocknroller77]

@@michaeldoran5387 😄

[@grapplergirl10]

It’s funny that Gary ended up being one of the most decent men on the show.

[@patrickmccarron5059]

Gary was a player, not a hater.

[@randilevson9547]

Brenda moving in with Rhoda would have been a great solution. Apparently the writers did not think so.

[@skinnybear5743]

Brenda could've moved in with Rhoda to keep the apartment.

[@Jachimma]

She brought it up, but Rhodes said NO lol

[@jmcmurrah]

I never understood how Rhoda couldn't tell people they couldn't come into her home.

[@JesusismyRock773]

I would have told Gary to get out and stay out. And to stop bothering me with his crap.

[@sweetbeauty2153]

​@@JesusismyRock773 Exactly! It was just too much!😱

[@molliwilson5639]

Rhoda has naturally curly and very dark brown hair … it was a mistake for them to lighten her hair… VH was so beautiful

[@codym8897]

This episode features the first appearance of Gary Levy (Ron Silver), who stayed until Season 4 (1977-1978). This episode marks the last time, Rhoda and Joe's 9E apartment is seen. It first appeared in the Season 1 (1974-1975) episode "I'm a Little Late, Folks".

[@tashatash3220]

Thank you. I love reading informative comments like yours, even while casting the video to my television.

[@AfterTheRain_Beth]

Ron Silver appeared in an earlier episode in Joe's office as another character. Can't remember character's name. He was negotiating a bid with Joe for a wrecking job.

[@kprieto2655]

Sara Lee gets so many mentions in this TV series haha ...and Rhoda packing her wall initials " I wonder what Cher did with her S...? " haha

[@g-girl9867]

“We’re looking for a creep in short pants. Eureka.” 🤣

[@Shamonwhitehurst252]

I love Gary’s style and hair 🔥🔥🔥

[@jmorrisonsgirl]

I GREW UP WATCHING RHODA AND I REMEMBER WANTING TO BE HER,LOL.SHE HAD THE COOLEST STYLE BACK THEN,STILL LOVE IT,LOL

[@barbaradavis8372]

My friends in high school called me Rhoda...my dark hair, Brooklyn accent and sense of humor. :) I took it as a great compliment! :)

[@donnabrasher3303]

She was so cute and fashionable, even loved her jewelry.

[@michellepost5232]

I was 14 when this episode was made. I think the writers should have had them work out their problems...all they do is argue.

[@ericminch]

If nobody made stupid mistakes in sitcoms, each show would last less than a minute.

[@adamp6320]

I wish they hung out in Gary's apartment in future episodes since they already had the set built.

[@carltonthepug]

I would never allow joe back in the apartment, near me, or even speak to him. He wasted her time and it’s obvious he never really wanted the marriage to begin with

[@StrongnBeautiful]

Rhonda completely forced herself on him. Then she strained the marriage with her incessant insecurities. 🙄😣

[@ericminch]

Ach, if only she'd just listened to you!

[@jeanmiller1142]

​@@StrongnBeautiful you got to be kidding me.

[@libertygiveme1987]

That KEY DROP was CLASSIC!!!!

[@guesswho2390]

haha great episode :) Gary was surprisingly funny

[@BettinaBalser]

Hey, Rhoda, this is how it goes: I'm not moving from this apartment, Joe. Talk to my lawyer. Then never look back. God, these episodes are painful to watch.

[@robbystechman6384]

So let me understand this Denise Nichols Scoey Mitchell Harold Gould Nancy Walker Julie karner David white Vivian Vance You geniuses could not come up with enough ideas that you had to break up rhoda and joe

[@LarryLeeMoniz]

I am so glad they make Gary more likeable in later episodes!

[@andrewsaldivar2112]

Rhoda is so cute and she still is. God bless you Val. Good luck with DWTS

[@kennethmanzi1659]

Miss you Rhoda, Gary RIP.

[@yootoob1001001]

An apartment like that in NYC these days would probably be about $6000/mo. easy.

[@destinychaney976]

Tell him Carlton! You heard him Joe! Lol!😂

[@mariawelsh3190]

This was a hard breakup😔... this was a hard breakup for the country😪

[@dianh71]

Wow. Gary's glasses.

[@EphemeralProductions]

dianh71: 1970s. :)

[@MsFullheart]

its sad to see that end of the era and to have to put up with annoying neighbours!

[@tylerh8275]

U can tell Joe is not into her at all, he had this planned a while.

[@kymerwin8870]

I can't believe I'm so lonely and deprived that I'd comment on a show from the 1970s. I've reached the lowest point in my life forever.

[@kitty4tify]

Incredible acting for a sitcom.

[@sheranlanger247]

3:31 Did you ever sleep in a hospital bed? 😂😂😂😂😂

[@libertygiveme1987]

Sheran - I know, right?!

[@deniseelalala85]

The doorman is Garfield’s voice. Wow.

[@YankeeJet24]

Rhoda was too insecure but Joe was a condescending douche, especially in this episode. Valerie Harper in pigtails back then would've been enough for me to come back to her and never let her go. I admire her courage in her battle against brain cancer. She is now 75 and I hope she makes it to 80 at least. My mom passed away in July 2013 from stage 4 brain cancer at 58 after a five and a half year battle. Her 60th birthday would've been this December. I don't care either way for most celebrities and I didn't see this show in first run since I was only 5 when it ended, but I admire, respect, and even love Valerie Harper and I wish nothing but the best for her.

[@melaniehamilton6550]

YankeeJet24 So very sorry for your loss. I can't imagine how you feel. Your comment is heartfelt and kind. Take good care of yourself.

[@RepentfollowJesus]

I loved Gary. The epitome of the second half of the 70s. He was a good guy.

[@sherryhook9066]

I like her and Joe's apartment compared to the other one she gets.

[@RepentfollowJesus]

I wish that's all it would take to go back in time . I would stop at the 70s.

[@faithfulforever6331]

Poor Gary. As someone who lived through the 70's, most people would have thought his clothes were too much, even then. The puka shells, rose colored glasses, chains and vest put all together were way over the top. Most people would wear one of those items; but not all together; not even if they were going to the disco.

[@faithfulforever6331]

And let's not forget the shark tooth medallion.

[@jennylynntozier2271]

Oh come on it's perfect

[@stevemoore9509]

Great episode I remember the first time I saw it I like gary (Ron Silver) in the movie the Entity.

[@melaniehamilton6550]

I had to laugh when I saw the stacks of about 30 books sitting in Rhoda's and Joe's empty apartment. I moved last year and learned that I own just shy of 450 books. My move would've been SO-OOO much easier with only 30.

[@CaptainGrimsdale]

Melanie Hamilton You have more than I do. I did have plenty of books but I had to donate most of them when I moved to another state. Some I have bought again that I need as reference books.

[@melaniehamilton6550]

CaptainGrimsdale I'm so glad to know someone else buys copies of books they've previously owned. I may be weird, but I think of books as friends. I do, from time to time, cull my collection, but it's a difficult task.

[@michaeldoran5387]

+Melanie Hamilton Uh oh, I maybe the one who has your culled books (and you can't have them back). These silly kindle/nook people have me collecting every tactile peace of literature I can. I'm starting to wait eagerly for my doorbell to ring...Free book from Utah!

[@melaniehamilton6550]

Michael Doran LOL! Good one! I'd never try to reclaim books I had previously owned. That would be so counter intuitive. Couldn't agree more about kindle/nook/whatever. I want to hold a book, turn pages, easily return to a previously read page. I have several friends who are proud fellow Luddites where this issue is concerned. Nice to meet another!

[@michaeldoran5387]

+Melanie Hamilton And as nice as this exchange has been, I'm quite sure there may just be something in the Luddite handbook about our communicating this way. To keep us in good graces, from now on I'll just doff my hat as I pass your loom. ;-]

[@purplebutterfly7257]

We all should’ve seen it coming when they were first dating and Joe said they need it some space for the relationship to slow down because it was moving too fast. But then she took him back to fast and then look what he does to her decides out of the blue that he’s not happy things are working out. Oh and let’s not forget the fact that he was already married one time and that didn’t work out that’s another sign for sure

[@captpicard6894]

Gary Levy is SOOOOOO the character the writers of TBBT based Howard Wolowitz on.

[@Jachimma]

I totally agree 😁

[@jeanmiller1142]

for sure. love it!

[@janetduncan87]

I don know what his problem is, so far, but obviously he couldn't be married..2 years? Dang..poor Rhoda...

[@JAWrightonline]

Blame the writers, producers, and CBS. There was something in the air and water over there. Remember, they got rid of James Evans on another of their successful shows (Good Times) and killed it.

[@CP-yp8pc]

Hated the way they made Joe this guy who only really cared for himself. Smug and uncaring

[@louiserichardson5212]

Gary's so funny. Much funnier than Joe. I almost cried at the end when Gary let his guard down. I'm already over Joe. He was cute but I maybe he was holding Rhoda back.

[@ilovethetampabaylightning92]

Folding regular bed sheets is hard enough.

[@neenaserrao7130]

This bickering is getting on my nerves.

[@cottoncandisandi6109]

Ron Silver is hysterical in this episode ! 😂😃😅

[@kitten7336]

I've never liked "Joe" the actor/character, I live in the UK 🇬🇧 so I only saw a few Rhoda's in the 1980s,but thank you KZbin I've watched all episode's and the Mary Tyler moore shows

[@CaptainGrimsdale]

Ron Silver played the quintessential single jerk Gary. The late Ron Silver was in a few episodes of the The West Wing series. He reminds me of Al Pacino. They left the fridge in the apartment.

[@janetgriffiths7200]

The fridge belonged to the apartment complex. Many times appliances are included, at least large ones like stoves and fridges, sometimes washers and dryers.

[@StrongnBeautiful]

I wasn't around in these days, but, I actually liked Gary. 😃 He was funny, and seemed fun. What's the big deal?? All he did was like Rhoda!

[@torihensen2275]

Wait a minute.... they separated, HE left but is not paying half of the rent???

[@Isabella-nh5dm]

They were different times. A lot of women were left to a lesser life style from separation and divorce. It took several more years before things became more equitable when people split up.

[@elainebobier2923]

Gary was such an obnoxious pain in the tush.

[@summerbreeze553]

Rhoda is so insecure

[@barbiechai2386]

it was the 70's Summers Eve! If you acted confident you were considered too vain in those old dog days of sexism and stupidity!

[@favorite3932]

He always bad mood when he saw Mary

[@treasurehunteruk9718]

Gary ended up being Brenda's manfriend in Series 4. He is obsessed with Rhoda here and not remotely interested in Brenda.

[@Zoomer30]

So Garfield wrote thus show (and played the doorman).

[@lindajackson2382]

What a GREAT SHOW!!!

[@patrickmccarron5059]

Round beds are uncomfortable.

[@carmelaszymanski8104]

Shoda..LEAVE JOE..HES A SOS.

[@themaggattack]

She compliments him, he ignores her and says "Lets just settle down and do the bills." Settle down!!??? "Speaking as a "friend" !!?? What kind of "friend" skips out on his share of the rent after he left his "friend" high and dry?! "Don't let an apartment get betwwen us. We're more important than an apartment." And she says "that's beautiful, Joe." BEAUTIFUL???!!! "There's no need to make this a sad day, I don't want to be sad." And Rhoda says: "You're right Joe." And she THANKS him for flirting with her after he just tore her life to pieces. "But no big deal." "You're absolutely right, Joe." No. Joe is NOT right. I hate Joe. 😡 And I want to slap some sense into Rhoda.

[@ericminch]

Yes, you're absolutely right! You do that, just go ahead and march right down to that fake Manhattan studio apartment from 40 years ago and slap him right upside the face! Serve him right.

[@annegreenwood3624]

loved her old apartment suited her but the new one not that terrible

[@eloiseockert6561]

So many times I wished soneone asked me out for a pity pizza...

[@JesusismyRock773]

Why didn't Rhoda just tell Gary to get out and stay out and don't bother her anymore at all???

[@sweetbeauty2153]

Exactly! What a jerk he was!🙄

[@g-girl9867]

Omg I used to date guys that looked and dressed just like that guy Gary! Denim vest, aviators, that hair and those “pooka” bead necklaces! And I’m from nyc so yeah they tawked like that too!

[@MPam1619]

Joe is very selfish; he wants to have his cake and eat it too. He chose to move out and now sticks Rhoda with the rent. She's so gorgeous and could do better.

[@brooklynbred1460]

They ruined a great show. There was no need for Joe to leave

[@ladonnarector2564]

JOE DID HER DIRTY. HENEEXS TO STOP FALLING BABE. SHE LOVES HIM AND HE TRULY HURT HER

[@scottnichols3685]

I hated Joe for what he did to Rhoda.

[@LorraineMatthew-oe3mm]

A GREAT EPISODE

[@kika-ge5qr]

Gary is so cheesy. That thank you when Rhoda asked Joe if he was flirting.💔

[@sandrajovic7735]

I love Joe. And Rhoda with Joe. To hell with the anti-Joe comments, u can't handle a real man, with a strong character and a spine. U should be so lucky!

[@snm2222]

I hate Joe in this season!

[@michellesiderio1010]

I never realized Joe was a creep…

[@revolutionaryviews9702]

Gary is a lot more likable here than Joe. It’s sad the writers decided to turn Joe from Rhoda’s dream man into an obviously cheating jerk. Sad slide in this series from happy family show to artifact of the me generation. This show may even document the fall of our civilization, who knows?

[@mlr4524]

Please stop blaming the writers. It was a production decision - as in the producers, one of whom plays Carlton the Doorman.

[@markanderson5329]

what i do not understand in the opening of all the episodes they zoom in on each persons outside windows and Rhoda's windows did not have a terrace lol

[@gdcat777]

I'll never forget Ron Silver in that movie with Jamie Lee Curtis....what was that? LOL. He was a real villain.

[@m1k3ywestley7]

Blue Steel

[@nealwhaley63]

Never saw a refrigerator placed at a 45 degree angle.

[@michelleevans1282]

What a very selfish person Joe is. He is weak.

[@lissettesbloom8223]

He defiantly is cheating

[@yolandagrady7232]

I'm not sure if Joe was cheating in this episode. But he did annoy me because separating from Rhoda hurt her a lot. The only time I truly thought Joe cheated was the time he stayed out all night & claimed he was out taking a walk.

[@thomasmagnum3588]

How many awkward separation episodes did David Groh have to do? Very sad.