Classic Brenda episode. Love the chemistry Kavner and Harper always had. Like real sisters. Comedy icons.

When Brenda makes her goal, the part where the lady waves her wig around gets me every time lol

I just love Rhoda and Mary they were great and will be missed

Brenda looks fabulous! She finally got some new gear! Do it girl!

I'm so proud of Brenda for keeping that fat shaming, shallow jerk away from her! It's nice to see her love herself a little.

I always liked Rhoda she's beautiful smart and not afraid to speak her own mind.

Just guessing Kavner submitted this episode for her annual Emmy nomination . She was absolutely brilliant in that last scene.

Love Ron Silver. He was so great in this role of Gary.

Julie was Emmy worthy here.

That was one of the best episodes. I wasn’t expecting that ending. Kudos Brenda! “You’ve come a long way baby”, as they used to say in those days.

RIP Valerie Harper❤️

Rhoda and Brenda (Valerie Harper and Julie Kavner) were ALWAYS beautiful, inside and out, heavy or thin.

The counselor at the weight loss meetings was Gloria Lubitz from Laverne and Shirley's Annual Schotz Talent contest...

The last scene...good for Brenda!

Brenda is and was ADORABLE. And that guy was not all that.

Brenda and Rhoda are so obsessed with their weight. They are so normal sized.

i loved that jumpsuit it looked amazing another great video

Brenda is such a cutie, and sweetie 💞 I would have loved to be her friend, so long as she could control her toxic self depreciation.

I never understood this weird, ongoing thing where Brenda is considered to be fat and unattractive when in fact, she's thin and beautiful.

Finally Brenda fells good about herself!!

What a lowlife that guy was! Assuming he weighed 200 lbs (and he probably doesn't) to say he couldn't ride the elevator with Brenda is to accuse her of weighing 700 lbs for the 900 lb limit. I doubt she's ever weighed 200 lbs even. This guy deserves a kick in the butt.

Brings me back to when I used to go to these classes and dreaded getting up on the scales 😀🇮🇪💚

Exceptional episode. This is one to watch back-to-back with The Mary Tyler Moore Show episode "Rhoda the Beautiful." Very similar episode.

Julie Kavner started out on this show pretty pudgy but she lost a lot of weight by this season. Supposedly she's still an avid fitness buff to this day.

Another jerk, as usual. Good for Brenda for sending him on his way.

Way to go, Brenda!!! :)

I thought I could never live without bell bottoms. That was a l-o-n-g time ago!

The woman with the wig...I knew I knew that face...she is one of the "Fun Girls" from a memorable episode of THE ANDY GRIFFITH SHOW.

The grape juice mustache slays me. hahahha

Her apartment was some of everything. I love it.

For the entire series, I have coveted that handbag Brenda carries.

I adore Brenda! 😆♥️

With that cruel remark Eric had made to Brenda in the laundry room 6 months earlier, why would she have wanted to go out with a jerk like that?

Poor Brenda but she knew in advance what kind of guy he was and saved herself from a lot of hurt , sometimes its better to be on your own. I like when he said if I was ugly would you still go out with me ? He wasn't expecting her to say YES . We all have a little Brenda in us. Look at me I just broke up with my g/f and thats all we were , friends. I had wished and hope it would be more. I paid for the dinners and the movies and even saved her a parking space so when she got home from work she would have a parking spot for her car. I would buy her flowers from time to time and pay for her earrings when she wanted to buy some.When Valentines came I bought her the big stuffed Snoopy she wanted and I was wondering what I would get. You know what she bought me , Hand Soap ! Can you believe it ! she said it smelled good. I finally called it quits for two reasons , I couldn't afford her anymore and I thought there would be somthing between us more ; you see now a little like Brenda.

Made me go get a bowl of pasta!

I understand why she feels upset. The people in her support group was her friends and she felt she belong.

I love them both, fat or thin!

You will notice how much Brenda looks different from when she first meet the first episode.

I never understood the fat jokes on this show. How even in S1 she could have been considered fat! I was a kid growing up in the 70s and women like Mary, Rhoda and Brenda were who I thought hip, liberated, enlightened women were supposed to be. But having a weight problem and a mother with a weight problem, I was super sensitive to all the times people laughed at Brenda's self-esteem and "weight problems". Thinking, as a kid, "well, if the world thinks of HER as fat, what hope do I have?" I'm glad things like that aren't in writers' notebooks for quick and cheap laughs anymore, but still... Also, I have always loved the sister dynamic between Rho and Bren! Great series!

Way to go Brenda 👏👏👏

omg... its Marge Simpson. I never knew!

Rhoda keeps telling Brenda to stop putting herself down. Where do you think Brenda learned that from, Rhoda?

Only on TV would Valerie Harper or Julie Kavner be considered fat or over weight.

This is what real good comedy is,not the meaningless stuff that we've got today, Noel Smyth.

Love Brenda...

Eric would of been very lucky to go out with Brenda. His loss

In ways they looked like each other

She was so smart. That guy was too superficial and saved herself some future heartache down the line. Very smart judge of character.

Good for you Brenda. :).

Years ago I dated a man who told me to lose weight & I wasn't overweight. I was very happy with my shape & appearance. So I told him to take a hike. Men!!!! Brenda looked fabulous in that bkack jumpsuit. Great episode!!! Love Rhoda. I love the Boho look.🎉❤😊

I don't have a drinking problem. I drink, I get drunk, I fall down, no problem.

lol ...someone post more Rhoda shows I think I watched them all ....

A Madonna looks like Valerie Harper in some pictures

As big as all the "feminism" was played up on this show, it is sad to see that they were still judging women's worth by their weight. So superficial!

It seems like they put Brenda in frumpy clothes most of the time so she'd look more overweight than she actually was to help sell her as someone who overeats, but still, good for her.

Gary seems obsessed with Rhoda at times

So stupid!!!! What is wrong with having a good spaghetti dinner!!!!

LOVE THIS SHOW

A GREAT VIDEO

Good for Brenda not going out with a jerk. I never liked blond guys back when . Well, ever really. She was never ugly or that heavy. She didn't deserve that. Later in her red top she's amazing ! Love her jumpsuit. I had a cream colored one in the 80s. Wish I could still wear it .Guys like him in the 70s wanted to put their hands all over you first date ,were rude and usually were wife beaters and ran them down all the time. What an awful thing he saud to her. Good riddance. A little plump is fine. Shes thin now but still the beautiful Brenda she always was inside. Men!!

Rhoda: Pretty colors - Ugly blouse

A picture of Rhoda's Wedding from Season 1 (1974-1975) is shown.

Rhoda, take your own advice! Watching this show has made me realize how unattractive my own insecurities have been and that, we, as women, are the prizes 😊

Brenda u r the best

Great episode Rob Silver as always is great as Gary All the sitcom guys here are the typical jocks of the 70's but Gary always seemed the grounding friend He was less of a buffoon

That blonde guy was one of the worst actors I've ever seen!

I hope this wasn't supposed to emulate Weight Watchers. WW doesn't work this way at all. Also, they would welcome Brenda to come to the meetings as long as she wanted.

I hate this episode. Brenda was never overweight, even if she did lose a few pounds by this time.

Neither of these women were overweight. This storyline is tired. They just dressed them differently when they were supposed to be "overweight" vs when they "lost weight". You can tell that the creators knew neither was actually plus sized because of the actors they chose in that group scene. Makes me sad that this toxic storyline is so ingrained in Rhoda's character and Brenda's. I understand its a reflection of the time but wow would the show have been 10 times better had they not constantly been self-deprecating. They are both beautiful people.

Brenda was my favorite on Rhoda she was just like me

Wait does anybody know what pantyhose wiegh

The guy who plays Eric is the same actor who played Elaine Robinson's would've-been husband in the Santa Barbara church in "The Graduate." It's been awhile since i saw the film but I don't think it was a speaking part...other than him screaming at Benjamin Braddock as he takes his bride away from him at the altar! A very strange part...and another strange one here on "Rhoda."

Rhoda was the Lucy and Brenda was the Ethel. The overweight frumpy one in the comedy team. Ethel was made to look that way because Lucille Ball put it in the contract. Why did they do it to Brenda. She was very pretty.

GLORIA LUBITZ FROM LAVERNE AND SHIRLEY!! 4:36 AND MOOSE FROM THE pool hall episode...

Eric looked good in those tight pants. 😍

Vaguely. I haven't seen that episode in years.

How did they get the couch and coffee tables to match??

Brenda, how sweet, she hides herself.

4:07 Now that is weird! When Brenda got a hair do like THAT Rhoda said that she looked liked "Harpo Marx!" She hated it!!

Maintenance is an important part of weight loss. No one should be made to leave if they want to stay in. It is counter-intuitive to leave, and lose out on the group's support. A ridiculous set-up.

Go Brenda!

I love how they keep making it sound like Brenda was enormous in these episodes. She would practically be anorexic compared to the way people look today.

In what world is Rhoda or Brenda overweight??? Its been the theme the whole series so far.

I Love Marge!...I mean Brenda ♥️😳🤗!

im so confused whenever rhoda or brenda call themselves fat, or someone else calls them fat. They're extremely thin????? I dont get it. I guess things were just different in the 70s

I guess not hearing Carlton's voice once in this episode should be a big hint where the series was really going🙄

12:47 whoa too tight.

You told me Brenda

Weird - the guy who wanted to take Rhoda out isn't credited.

season 3 was pretty good.

8:00 Elmer Fudd?!?!!

😁

I am glad 50 years later... That making fun of someone's struggles with weight loss isn't funny any more.

Women, eat what you want. All models are men.

Eric had a nice basket at least.

i loved the show Rhoda, but was turned off when they divorced. the show made me happy. she wanted so much to be married, and it ruined it for me....i do love valerie harper big time....loved her character even when she was on mtm show...

R hoda is heavier...that top really shows it. By no means obese. She got a bit too thin later on. Brenda looks just right wt

Rhoda is not overweight!!!! This is so stupid!!!!

I forget to eat all the time...?

Why was Gary so invested in pimping Rhoda out to Eric? No guy that I know of would want to see his friend succeed where he had failed. Much too ego-shattering for the typical fragile male ego. Oh, wait. Here come the defensive comments.