Rhoda - S01E04 - Parent's Day

[@AprilDavisPI]

I had the wonderful opportunity to be able to work with Valerie. It’s been 30 years and she was the best! She passed in 2019 when I was just diagnosed with cancer. I learned of her death while I was in chemo. I’ll never forget that moment. I love watching these old Rhoda episodes late at night as I fall asleep. It’s like hearing the voice of an old friend. I hope her husband and daughter are doing well.

[@Branner]

Nancy Walker deserved an Emmy for this performance. Brilliant comedian.

[@monichat]

She looked more jewish than a jewish mother

[@dolcevitausa6448]

RIP Rhoda, Joe, Ida and Martin

[@Robert-ws3mk]

Don't forget Mary ❤

[@jaygatsby135]

Lol. The protective plastic on the furniture! Reminds me of my maternal grandmother. I miss her so much.

[@andrewmunday6205]

RIP Valerie harper you left us some first class tv

[@sueb6662]

Andrew Munday i was born after these were made and im loving Rhoda thx for uploading

[@doreendaykin6693]

Aww...I didn’t know she passed..🙏🙏😢

[@lillivaughn8655]

Loved Valerie. She had the best fashion sense. Her clothing would look great today. I watched this when it first came out. Perfect cast.

[@cdd4248]

@@raquelmunoz989 me too!

[@g-girl9867]

@@cdd4248 Me three!

[@MrMenefrego1]

@@g-girl9867 Me four! (we are old! lol)

[@revablackwell8497]

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[@thenewctc]

Meeeee5 rip Val😢

[@jabjab4434]

RIP sweet Valerie Harper. You left a treasure of gifts for us to enjoy. You fought the fight with grace and dignity.

[@jabjab4434]

@mastermind? spit it out .what are YOU implying ?

[@taunjabrockway6760]

@mastermind You need that chip knocked off your shoulder! What's your problem? gtfo if you don't like her!!

[@randomasmr4045]

mastermind Her battle with cancer.

[@joeplaneta905]

@@randomasmr4045 breaking news she lost the fight

[@randomasmr4045]

@@joeplaneta905 I know, she died last January. I was answering the question "what fight?".

[@bevtrader348]

Love these Rhoda episodes. I was a kid watching these with my parents and brother and sister. Boy do I miss those days.

[@Felineblood]

Bev trader me too. I was born in 65

[@gilliankingston8259]

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.

[@gwenwachsman3739]

@@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 😥😎🤨🙄😳

[@CrystalM1917]

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.❤

[@ferniejackson8300]

I remember the jeans handbag!!

[@randilevson9547]

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.

[@colleenk60]

I miss those

[@popazz1]

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.

[@feelgood2lookgood]

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 💞💞💝

[@LadyMcGiusti]

I love the furniture covered in plastic. Reminds me of my Grandma :)

[@reneebraxton1032]

Amen to that.😊

[@r.r.r9746]

Creepy and grosd

[@beasleybrother1]

Creepy and gross. And hot as hell in the summer with visiting relatives with little AC.

[@tomkelly4336]

I remember my Aunt Dolly had furniture that was encased in plastic, it rotted from within.

[@cynthialyman2636]

A perfect show in a terrific decade. Lovin' the 70s and quality shows like this. Thanks very much.

[@mindakahn9964]

May your memory be a blessing. I will miss you Valerie Harper.

[@reneebraxton1032]

Nancy Walker was a fabulous actress.

[@anthonybaroni3285]

I agree. She really makes the show.

[@m.e.d.7997]

Great addition to the show. Julie Kavner was perfect as her sister too

[@calalilygirl]

It was a really great show. What a combo, Valerie and Nancy Walker; never mind the other great cast.

[@wotan10950]

Wow, I remember this episode like it was yesterday. The corsage! OMG, Nancy Walker was a scream!

[@randilevson9547]

The episode where Rhoda and Joe meet each other's parents is so well written, and so funny. Each character has their own time to shine. So great.

[@MrCJ-qz9dl]

I agree 💯 %. I've watched this episode "75" times. The writing, directing, dialog--perfect timing.

[@dudley5533]

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!

[@reneebraxton1032]

I loved the episode where she ran through my beloved NYC in a Wedding Dress! Typical day in New York .😁

[@kachoo2135]

That's Valerie Harper for you

[@godslady8]

Only in NY

[@reneebraxton1032]

@@godslady8 Yes!🤣😂🗽

[@pinkysimmsBMMM]

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.

[@camsmith336]

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!!!!

[@keythdanielsen5533]

It lost its steam and direction after they got married. It limped along for more episodes until it received a merciful cancellation. Sad.

[@MarvinaBigby]

I lost interest after They divorced but will try it again I akwsys loved Rhoda and Brenda tnough

[@lorraineb.4698]

@@MarvinaBigbyIt is pretty good just different. I am enjoying it all! I have great memories of the 70s. ❤

[@karenfieker7329]

Always loved Rhoda.

[@RETROGEMS]

Love 'Rhoda'! SO happy to see the episodes on KZbin. 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.

[@cynthialyman2636]

Cold and snarky because our society has become hostile and creepy.

[@388Caroline]

Victoria Grace You’re younger than me. I watched the originals!

[@kevinlawhorn5910]

We were so lucky to have had classic Nick at Nite back in the '80s and '90s to watch all of these classic shows!

[@leonandrews7180]

Rhoda’s husband was sort of a jerk though. This is why they divorced Rhoda.

[@randomasmr4045]

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.

[@sukitten1]

New to this show and loving it. It seems so innocent compared with today's shows. TFS x

[@anniehovsepian6173]

I agree 100%. Today's shows don't compare. A few good faily shows but now gone. At least thanks to KZbin we can watch full episode reruns. 😊

[@godslady8]

Innocent and refreshing

[@gilliankingston8259]

It's not a bad thing though, a little like taking a holiday in the past, even if it is just for an episode.

[@danacaro-herman3530]

​@@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.

[@godslady8]

@@danacaro-herman3530 ok they might have but they were still clean family shows not like the ratchet mess that’s on tv now

[@m.e.d.7997]

Love Rhida’s plaid blazer. It looks fantastic on her

[@thesilentdiva]

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

[@bevtrader348]

Love Brenda, she was the only one I think who could have played Rhondas sister. 😘💕💖👍

[@angelacarleton9575]

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.

[@Madbandit77]

Julie Kavner. :)

[@sueb6662]

Bev Trader agreed she's awesome

[@psalm1197]

And only person who could play Marge Simpson

[@MrMenefrego1]

@@psalm1197 I knew that voice sounded familiar!

[@sorayabunny]

Still funny after all these years. 😂😂😂

[@smartieplum]

You watch this and feel nostalgic and sad.

[@randomasmr4045]

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.

[@Poohdon2592]

Great Episode ..I Laughed So Much .. Everybody was so great .. Love Rhoda .. Rhoda's Mom Nancy Walker was Hilarious * Miss the 70's!!

[@ninatolchinsky5193]

Rhoda’s outfits were stunning!

[@asa1973100]

I adore this episode !!!! Ida made this show a gem x

[@hollyavillella554]

Thank you so much for all these wonderful comedians and writers and set creators for making us laugh. Miss you all a lot. Always loved, always remembered. ❤🙏🕊️

[@andreag7822]

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.

[@estelasanchez8405]

I love Rhoda!! I enjoy it more now, back then I was too young and didn't get all the jokes.

[@DaveAlan]

RIP Valerie, Nancy, and David. You made comedy history. The music in between scenes was so romantic and soothing!

[@unayza]

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!

[@scottnichols3685]

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.

[@feelgood2lookgood]

wow!

[@njplr]

"Oh, look what we have here. Champaign on ice". I think Ida is my all time favorite TV mom.

[@allisongaines3330]

Mine too!!😊😊

[@keithparkes4544]

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!

[@thomastimlin1724]

Robert Alda, Joe's dad, is Alan Alda's father (Alan Alda of MASH)

[@sueb6662]

Thomas Timlin amazing didn't know that!

[@michelez715]

He reminds me of Dick Martin, from Rowan and Martin's Laugh In!

[@marciaprendergast8953]

Michele Z That’s what l was thinking. Also, did not know he was Alan Alda’s father.

[@jaymesguy239]

"They were jelly donuts, Rhoda!" Loved this show back in the day and I still do.

[@sueb6662]

Jaymes Guy hard to resist those jelly dounuts 😂

[@grangrampa832]

I love this show so much ❤

[@cdd4248]

I was watching this tonight and just struck me how very different NYC is 1970 - 2021; almost a different city.

[@zentafergiefergie7044]

Rip lovely lady great shows in them times bring them back 👍

[@catmccabe400]

Let’s not forget about her Dad 😁 all of the cast and all the guest ❤️💜❤️🤍😘

[@michellepost3098]

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.

[@BenjiOrthopedic]

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.

[@jamesmartin6773]

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.......

[@clairecullen2682]

Brilliant acting great cast . especially Nancy Walker. Rip valerie x

[@michellepost5232]

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.

[@oceaniacolbert9709]

Plastic on furniture was the fad I can vouch for ny

[@allisongaines3330]

Me too!!😊😊

[@kachoo2135]

Valerie Harper is gone but not forgotten

[@onelove1968]

Love you Valerie!! Stay strong!! We're all sending positive "healing" vibrations your way!!

Rhoda's headscarf is stylish and beautiful.

[@lancedukel3436]

This was one of my favorite episodes. Nancy Walker is a treasure.

[@oceanlover3530]

This episode made me laugh from start to finish! 😂 Great writers and actors! Thanks for posting! ✌🏻🙂✌🏻

[@evangeliakaratza-styliara4413]

Such a funny episode ! Cracked me up with the toast !!!!!😂😂😂😂

[@sugarbabylove1000]

'Martin, it isn't even Saturday' 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ginaloverofangels]

That was a really good episode. Thank you.

[@StrongnBeautiful]

Aww, Julie looked so pretty at the party! I wish they would have showed her more in that scene.

[@marvinabigby5509]

Martin was a handsome man.

[@meirwise1107]

Everybody needs a Jewish mother like Ida!

[@sueb6662]

Haaaaaa hasaaa watching it on a sitcom is one thing actually living it is another

[@allisongaines3330]

I had one! May she RIP!!

[@nathelondon3719]

I lived with one until 18 and I'm still sane ( I think) lol.

[@danacaro-herman3530]

I don't know why Rhoda didn't appreciate her mom. Many would have really enjoyed having a warm loving mom like Nancy Walker.❤

[@gene5148]

That's the character she was paid to play.

[@dianamichaelamidday561]

the mom reminds me so much of my mom lol

[@lorraineb.4698]

Rhoda looks really beautiful this season!😊

[@michellepost5232]

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.

[@allisongaines3330]

I had one of those handbags!😊😊

[@annastinehammersdottir1290]

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.

[@styremcstyre]

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).

[@diggerpete9334]

Golden Girls was the 80's.

[@WHEREISTHEREASON]

You know the actress who played Brenda also does the voice for the mother on "The Simpsons".

[@rogue_runaway]

Yup, Julie Kavner is Marge :)

[@jamessandy5873]

“The Golden Girls” (1985-1992)

[@UGH2500]

You just have to love Ida!

[@danabrahams7892]

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

[@kristenchandler9030]

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.

[@LisaLisa-qo8gt]

I agree. Also, playing down Rhoda to MTM.

[@traceyaz125]

She ended up in a long term relationship with one of the producers David Davis.

[@pigwarts]

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

[@lorraineb.4698]

Back then there was no PC like now. People were not soft and sensitive. No one thought there was anything wrong.

[@jerseyjeff88]

The plastic on the couch, memories of my grandparents house 😂

[@reneebraxton1032]

Nancy Walker-My mother & late grandmother! Help!!🤣😂

[@danacaro-herman3530]

@reneebraxton1032. I'd give a million dollars to have a mom like that.

[@nathelondon3719]

Help. You were privileged. Go down on your knees an thank God.

[@cynthialyman2636]

I so remember those jean purses.

[@michellepost5232]

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.

[@debispilker4392]

Thx for the videos.!

[@karenchakey]

I remember making a blue jean handbag back in the 70s

[@WHEREISTHEREASON]

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.

[@cynthialyman2636]

Except that actress was Kim Hunter.

[@zimjun7]

Oh! my gosh! The hairline!!!

[@woodyobi]

Ah the 70s

[@sanctuaryrain2010]

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.

[@cynthialyman2636]

Same here. I despise trashivision now.

[@nickchristoforou7850]

I loved Joe and thought they had great chemistry!

[@feelgood2lookgood]

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. 💝💖💓

[@MichelleMott]

I remember those denim purses in the mid-1970s. Rhoda always applied her makeup really well.

[@geniemeadows5122]

This was a funny episiode just the way kids treat their parents (and they really do say stuff to embarrass you)!!!

[@doreenturner6049]

Thanks for these uploads! I'm enjoying them so much. Just learnt she just passed on...

[@veganvocalist4782]

😂 loved it , thank you 🧡

[@nathelondon3719]

Harold Gould (Martin) was one handsome, suave New York Jew. Shalom and RIP Mr Gould.

[@m.e.d.7997]

Show makes me feel good.

[@angelacarleton9575]

Thanks for the uploads of these wonderful videos.

[@thestones8022]

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.....

[@m1k3ywestley7]

It's Miles! 🤗

[@valerievaughan6201]

The pants purse!

[@TWms-bb8rc]

I had a few lol

[@lindaleelaw5277]

Valerie Vaughan hey efficiency, polyester and style .....lol

[@roefully]

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.

[@dannydougin3925]

It's funny to see Harold Gould's hair change between scenes when Ida is cleaning... different takes?

[@FomorViceroy]

In those days, sitcoms usually shot the episode twice (for two different audiences) and they would take the best takes of both shows and edit them together, which is what would go on the air.

[@nathelondon3719]

Nancy Walker played Ida Morgenstern the Jewish mother to a tee. She stands for every ethnic overbearing mother. RIP Mrs Morgernstern...you created an icon.

[@dianamichaelamidday561]

love Rhoda

[@BigDave51]

I remember this show as a child but I swear I don't remember one episode

[@ceasarandrepont5331]

Soooooo New York , so very NYC 😁

[@BettinaBalser]

Ma's corsage might be the funniest thing I have ever seen.

[@groovykittycatlady7591]

I love corsages!

[@reneebraxton1032]

Great show!!!!!!!! Miss those days.

[@Rastelle7]

Love Ida, what a character.

[@reneebraxton1032]

Love Valerie Harper! Rest in peace. Rhoda!!!!!!!!

[@mthivier]

My mother is basically a Protestant version of Ida. She is even short and has red hair, like Ida.