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Rhoda: Season 1

25 episodes Premiered Sep 9, 1974 Updated Jul 27, 2026

The first season of Rhoda premiered on CBS and consisted of episodes that aired from September 9, 1974 to March 10, 1975. The series was created by James L. Brooks and Allan Burns.

Season overview

The first season of Rhoda premiered on CBS and consisted of episodes that aired from September 9, 1974 to March 10, 1975. The series was created by James L. Brooks and Allan Burns.

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Episodes

S1·E1

JOE

Sep 9, 1974 · 30 min

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

S1·E2

You Can Go Home Again

Sep 16, 1974 · 30 min

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

S1·E3

I'll Be Loving You, Sometimes

Sep 23, 1974 · 30 min

Rhoda's smooth romance with Joe gets a little bumpy when he decides it might be best if the two of them begin dating other people as well as each other.

S1·E4

Parents' Day

Sep 30, 1974 · 30 min

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

S1·E5

The Lady in Red

Oct 7, 1974 · 30 min

Rhoda lands a job with a small publishing firm and ends up delivering the eulogy at the funeral of an author whose specialty was X-rated books.

S1·E6

Pop Goes the Question

Oct 14, 1974 · 30 min

Joe pops the question, but it's not exactly the one Rhoda wants to hear. Instead of ""Will you marry me?"" it's ""How about living together?""

S1·E7

The Shower

Oct 21, 1974 · 30 min

Unable to think of just the right gift to get Rhoda, Brenda decides to throw a shower for her soon-to-be-wed sister and uses the occasion to stage a small reunion for Rhoda with so

S1·E8

Rhoda's Wedding (1)

Oct 28, 1974 · 30 min

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

S1·E9

Rhoda's Wedding (2)

Oct 28, 1974 · 30 min

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

S1·E10

The Honeymoon

Nov 4, 1974 · 30 min

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

S1·E11

9-E is Available

Nov 11, 1974 · 30 min

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

S1·E12

I'm a Little Late, Folks

Nov 18, 1974 · 30 min

Rhoda thinks she may be pregnant, but she isn't sure enough to tell her husband Joe, especially when he comes home with the news that his business is facing economic troubles.

S1·E13

Anything Wrong?

Nov 25, 1974 · 30 min

Joe goes to his father for marital advise.

S1·E14

'S Wonderful

Dec 2, 1974 · 30 min

Despite Joe and Brenda's insistence that she butt out, Rhoda continues to plunge ahead to prove to her younger sister that her new boyfriend is really a married man.

S1·E15

Good-Bye Charlie

Dec 9, 1974 · 30 min

It's a case of mutual dislike at first sight when Rhoda meets Joe's friend Charlie Burke, a patronizing ""man's man"" who is not exactly thrilled with his best buddies wife.

S1·E16

Guess What I Got You for the Holidays

Dec 16, 1974 · 30 min

With his business on the verge of failure, Joe becomes ever increasingly worried, resisting Rhoda's advice to free his emotions, even if it means crying.

S1·E17

Whattaya Think It's There For?

Jan 6, 1975 · 30 min

At Ida's insistence, Rhoda talks Joe into asking her father for the money he needs to save his business, but then is surprised to learn things about her dad's financial state that

S1·E18

Not Made for Each Other

Jan 13, 1975 · 30 min

Rhoda's shy, retiring high-school chum, Myrna Morgenstern, shows up unexpectedly to demonstrate her new, Rhoda-like, head-on approach to life, and she begins a tumultuous non-roman

S1·E19

Strained Interlude

Jan 20, 1975 · 30 min

Rhoda and Joe work very hard at being the perfect modern couple, free of all jealousies and hang-ups until a man Rhoda once loved asks her out for dinner.

S1·E20

Everything I Have is Yours, Almost

Jan 27, 1975 · 30 min

When Rhoda discovers Joe has been visiting a doctor without telling her, she begins to worry, but not as much as when she finds out what kind of doctor he is.

S1·E21

Chest Pains

Feb 3, 1975 · 30 min

Rhoda and Brenda have to take their mother on her very first trip to the doctor, a visit that mama Ida faces with a combination of fear and embarrassment.

S1·E22

Windows by Rhoda

Feb 10, 1975 · 30 min

Distracted by visitors who keep interrupting her work at home, Rhoda opens an office and soon learns about the problems faced by a woman launching her own business.

S1·E23

A Nice Warm Rut

Feb 24, 1975 · 30 min

Brenda decides to break out of her ""nice, warm rut"" by moving to San Francisco, a plan that isn't discouraged by Rhoda, but one that Joe thinks is rotten.

S1·E24

Ida, the Elf

Mar 3, 1975 · 30 min

Bored with her life, Rhoda's mother Ida decides to become a ""now"" woman and surprises Rhoda and Brenda by announcing she's launched a whole new career.

S1·E25

Along Comes Mary

Mar 10, 1975 · 30 min

Mary Richards shows up unexpectedly and throws a monkey wrench into Rhoda's and Joe's plans for a long-awaited weekend alone at Cape Cod.