Jude Lewis I know

Last one?

This one?

I agree

Well At least we didn’t have to see them getting divorced lol

Yes it did. Valerie even said in her autobio that she wished she'd gotten a final episode to wrap up the character of Rhoda. But it was beyond her control. The ratings had supposedly tanked badly by that point and the network pulled the show during the Xmas holiday hiatus. They never went back after the holidays and it was replaced with some other show. She'd have to wait 22 more years before getting to play Rhoda again!

@@BenjiOrthopedic Where did she play Rhoda again 22 years later ?

​@@annasantostefano6826"Mary and Rhoda"... Made for TV movie in 2000.

@@naldy21b oh wow, cool. Thanks 😊

@@annasantostefano6826 You're welcome... 😉

Rhoda

And 2022

And 2023

Exactly. We never got to see Brenda and Benny get married instead RHODA gets the axe by CBS. They could've fulfilled the commitment of a full season. The finale could've been the wedding. But instead sagging ratings. Damn it.

Valerie Harper deserved to have a final episode of Rhoda it would of been so amazing if she had that opportunity and I just feel bad that never happened for her.

This episode seemed more like Rhoda was a co-star and Brenda was the star instead of the other way around. I think the last episode should have focused on Rhoda but in this episode she was underused greatly. My opinion.

@@philipdefibaugh5683 I agree with you 💯

@@philipdefibaugh5683They didn’t really know at the time that it would be the last episode.

I think it was there way of saying g thanks to each other for what they did have, second time watching all the episodes and I didn't think the series deserved all the criticism that it has gotten. Many funny LOL moments and beats some of the crap that's been on since 😅

You took the words right out of my mouth. I'm so glad there's someone else that feels the same way I do about Rhoda so I know I'm not weird!

I've got to find something else to watch, too. I actually looked for a couple of things after the previous episode. I've already watched The Nanny, The Class (no longer on here), Frasier, The Bob Newhart Show, Newhart, The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Joannie Loves Chachi, and the first couple of seasons of Happy Days (all that was on here) and The Partridge Family (all that was on here.) Now what?

Oh, and Good Morning, Miami. I'm sure there are more series I've watched in the last few years. Ohhh, I think Soap was on here.

Newhart, The Bob Newhart Show, Phyllis, Oh Madeline, to name a few. Day By Day. Any show with Holland Taylor.

I agree....not much of a last show but I sure did enjoy the series. I'm trying to figure out what I'm watching next as well. Thinking Petticoat Junction. Was gonna go to Mary but have seen them all already.

absolutely i agree such a good slapstick actor also!

Yep just like on Laverne and Shirley

@@sierrabinion7112 very true My heart was broken

My thoughts exactly.

Rhoda was an awesome show such fun to watch great cast all of them Rhoda, Ida, Brenda and wish I had a dad like Rhoda's. 😉

I never saw this series when I was younger, but I think this was better than Mary's show. I view the latter as a spin-off of the Dick vanDyke show, and I realize there was the need to produce a show for the Feminists of the 70's. Think about how she was supposed to be divorced...and Rhoda had to get separated and then also divorced to get rid of the male figure in the show.

I remember Chips, and used to watch it as a young girl in Ireland. Where have the years gone. I'm 54 now 🇮🇪

Lol, chips. Yeah I suppose a Californian motorcycle cop show wouldn't be very relatable in Britain.

Totally agree with you!

@@PrimeDirective101 I have an open kitchen and I hate it...when I cook, which I do everyday I like feeling like I'm in my own space, away from everyone. A little wine, a small T.V. and I'm happy.

I’m all for enclosed kitchens. Otherwise all those cooking oils and odors get into everything.

20 years? This show was over 40 years ago.

@@dolenzmcqueen8316 I hear ya, mama, I feel the exact same way. Love the process of cooking and my time alone with it. It has it’s own special comfort to me.

@Martha Milton Revenge of the Stepford Wives! (1980) Julie's not the lead but is a major character.

well you can always listen to her voice as march simpson :-)

Yes, not even as attractive this way.

I think she looks great

Must have been Hollywood putting mental anguish on yet another person to lead them down eating disorder road.

@@0lds0ul813 I think you are absolutely right. I’ve been wanting to comment regarding this. Both Brenda (Julie) and Rhoda (Valerie) look terrible in comparison to what we all know are their true body shapes and appearance. There’s nothing left to them in these last two seasons, and they continued to get thinner (especially Brenda) in each episode. What I see and have concern for is the mental anguish and emotional turmoil that must have propelled them to continue to drop more weight. Brenda was so cute as her natural self. And what you see on sitcoms today are the same super thin bodied women but now the studios trick the viewer by throwing fake boobs on the actresses to offset their major thinness. That’s what I think anyway. We’ve learned enough about anorexia over the years since this show was popular to see what was happening here in hollyweird and many young girls and women. I think the dieting and mass weight loss these two phenomenal actresses went through these last few seasons affected their acting and mental flow for the characters. Just my opinion.

G-Girl it effected the mental state of the actresses. I look beyond characters. Julie always resonated with me as a person and I see a lot of hurt within her and it just to me is terrible. The manipulation tactics that go into Hollyweird and how they put it in someone’s head that they are “fat”. It’s disgusting. I wish she had more caring individuals around her because I know and can see she did not . She’s not alone. These A LISTERS that are glorified lead extremely depressing lives. Money doesn’t equate self love and soul satisfaction. If one can find a middle ground to act and still remain true to yourself that’s beautiful. But what I see here is years of hurt and comparing herself to the idea of another. It’s sad and I feel that because I know how that feels only not on that large of a platform. Julie seems like a completely genuinely beautiful person . Valerie ... she seemed more into Hollywood than Julie. Julie struggled with it . You can see that . Well if your empathic you can yaknow ? Anyway knowing all this now kind of makes me not like the show as well. I look at it different. But growing up I watched repeats of it and liked the first two seasons the most .

Susie Alborn was the ever pregnant friend 😄. I was bummed when Gary didn't show up on season 5 but we had to hear, very quickly in one sentence, that he had moved to Chicago. Every character on this show was perfectly cast and so funny! It was almost believable that this was a real group of friends and family. Too bad the shows nowadays aren't funny because of the writers and cast. Laughs are gained from mostly off-color, sexual innuendo jokes or goofy physical stunts that don't take much talent.

In the 70’s and 80’s we did it all the time. 👍

The land of television had liberal leases 😂

It wasn’t a perm - she had stopped straightening her naturally kinky hair. Bad move

lol it was a perm and hopefully they will never make a come back.

Sue B It was not a perm. Read Valerie’s book. She had naturally kinky curly hair which she had straightened for years.

I know! I had the same unfortunate permed hair style a la ‘78. Hated it from day one. A constant daily struggle to control totally unnaturally created hair.

@@dav1237 I hear what you are saying but I still think she had a perm on top of her naturally curly hair. Women did that.

"Bewitched" and "The Partridge Family" also had similar pass-throughs and "I Dream of Jeannie" had the pass-through with orange glass/plexiglass.

thank god she was saved from that looser lol

Funny thing is Harper replaced Lavin on Broadway in “The Tale of the Allergist’s Wife” in 2002.

Random fact: Valerie and Linda were in Second Act together way before Valerie was on Broadway

Joey S Who says she's a recluse?!? She's made movies! Worked on Tracey Ulman show many times! Appeared many times on Broadway! Just finished a show there, in fact! Is the voice of Marge Simpson! Many other acting jobs too! Don't spread rumors and lies you ass!

@@lovingmayberry307 She meant that she stays indoors and runs from her fans. You're the DUMB ASS!

@@lovingmayberry307 She didn't just finish a show there. She hasn't done a play in 8 years!

She doesn’t like fans very much for this reason exactly. She is very nice though . And there is nothing wrong with keeping to yourself.

Carmen Filipi had a long and impressive career playing weird old men! Wayne’s Workd, The Wedding Singer, Roseanne, and many more.

benny is revolting !!! that face ? that body ? total looser

Brenda didn't stress easily. How would you like your fiance and your mother planning your whole life and your whole wedding out for you? Wouldn't you want some say in it?

I know its a little late to post, but check out the Lou Grant spin off! Its excellent!

I agree. Just get a screen or put up some love beads around the kitchen area.

M1k3y Westley 2019, now called a Tiny House ...

@@marthamilton973 love beads!!! We're in 2022 and my TEENAGERS want those. Like it's a new fad or something. Lol.

This was the last episode of Rhoda ever produced. The show actually got cancelled before this one (and the 3 before it) ever aired.

I just finished the series today. I didn't see it when it was featured in the 70s. I was disappointed how it ended. There wasn't any closure! That's it? No wedding? I really didn't think the last season was their best. I did enjoy most of the characters throughout the series.

Love this song

You're right! That's why she wouldn't fly to see her dad when he was in Ft. Lauderdale

@@Mami_Loca but Brenda had a passport for going to Hawaii and I believe she also went to the Bahamas during the series so I never understood the don't fly thing

cause this benny actor looks an acts like a total looser

It did. That wasn't supposed to be the final episode.

The show was actually cancelled after the 9th episode of the season "The Total Brenda". The remaining 4 episodes (including this one) were never aired on CBS. I suspect there were other scripts to finish out the season that never got produced, like Brenda and Benny's Wedding.

Joe left in Season 3.

Incorrect. CBS only ordered 13 episodes for the last season.

TheKoofax - that was odd then - it was popular this 5 th season 💚

Much better!!

Yeah, they used to be a staple in the 70's. Funny how people places and things change before you realize they are gone.

I waitressed at one of the Howard Johnsons in Boston MA in what was once called the Combat Zone. You have to know the area, can’t explain it. There I was in my rayon peach dress and white apron and my hair buzz cut to get rid of the hateful perm I had. Great memories.

This season's version or just in general?

yeah it does.... awesome show though.

@@LarryLeeMoniz IN GENERAL!!! Especially the second season with the la la la la la ....