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The popular
spin-off of the beloved Mary Tyler Moore Show finally arrives on
DVD. It all begins as Rhoda Morgenstern (Valerie Harper) goes home
to New York for a visit. When she unexpectedly meets the guy,
Rhoda decides to move back. Joe Gerard (David Groh), the ruggedly
handsome and divorced owner of a demolition company, is the perfect
match for Rhoda. The couple works hard to keep their relationship
solid in spite of, and sometimes because of, nonstop interference by
Rhoda's manipulative mother Ida (played by the brilliant Nancy
Walker), her needy, depressed sister Brenda (Julie Kavner, The
Simpsons), her loving but ineffectual father Martin (Harold
Gould, The Sting) and, of course, Carlton the Doorman. In the
first season, Rhoda and Joe met, fell in love, got married and set
up life together. This first season won Golden Globe Awards for Best
Comedy Series and Best Actress in a Comedy. Valerie Harper won the
Emmy Award for Best Actress in a Comedy that year. Rhoda would go on
to win our hearts during its five season run. |
