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{{quote|''"My name is Rhoda Morgenstern. I was born in the Bronx, New York, in December 1941. I've always felt responsible for World War II. The first thing I remember liking that liked me back was food. I had a bad puberty -- it lasted 17 years. I'm a high school graduate. I went to art school. My entrance exam was on a book of matches. I decided to move out of the house when I was 24; my mother still refers to this as the time I ran away from home. Eventually I ran to Minneapolis, where it's cold, and I figured I'd keep better. Now I'm back in Manhattan. New York, this is your last chance!"''|'''Rhoda Morgenstern''', [[Opening Narration]]}}
A [[Spin-Off]] of ''[[
The show became famous as an example of the disaster that can befall a show when [[They Do]] too soon. CBS chief programmer Fred Silverman forced the writers to marry Rhoda to Joe as soon as possible, with the reasoning that getting her married at last would result in huge ratings. He was right about the ratings: the special one-hour [[Wedding Day|wedding episode]] was one of the most-watched TV events in history. Unfortunately, however, the writers were now finding it increasingly difficult to write stories about a happily-married Rhoda, often instead writing episodes showcasing Walker's comedic performance as Ida, or focusing on Brenda's problems including her on-again, off-again relationship with accordion player Nick Lobo (Richard Masur). Eventually, they decided that Rhoda's appeal came from her status as an insecure single woman. A series of [[Retool|Re Tools]] thus ensued, with Rhoda getting separated and divorced from Joe, which caused the show's popularity to plummet. It managed to last for over 100 episodes, but it never got back the popularity of its early years. Even Silverman later admitted that having Rhoda marry Joe so soon was a mistake.
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* [[Jewish Mother]]: Ida.
* [[Progressively Prettier]]: Brenda dresses better and gets more dates as the show goes on, mirroring Rhoda's own progress on the parent show.
* [[Put
* [[Replacement Flat Character]]: Brenda is basically everything Rhoda was on ''[[
* [[Required Spinoff Crossover]]: Mary appears in several episodes, and almost the whole ''[[
* [[Retool]]: Several. The last year of the show even had Rhoda going to work for a crusty but [[Benevolent Boss]] who was the writers' obvious attempt to re-create the Mary/Lou Grant relationship from ''[[
* [[They Do]]: Rhoda and Joe.
* [[The Voice]]: Carlton is heard on the intercom but never seen.
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