How Well Do You Remember "Rhoda"?

Valerie Harper was a struggling stage actress when she won the supporting role of Rhoda Morgenstern on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" in 1970. She played the role for four years before "Rhoda" debuted in 1974.

"Rhoda" ran on CBS from 1974 to 1978. It initially aired on Monday nights after "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," where it earned huge ratings. After ratings started to decline during seasons three and four, it was was moved to Saturday nights for its fifth and final season.

During the first season of the series, the opening credits featured a voiceover of Rhoda talking about her life. In addition to famously declaring, "I had a bad puberty ... it lasted 17 years," she also noted that her entrance exam for art school was done on a book of matches.

Titled "Rhoda's Wedding," the highly anticipated and heavily promoted episode was watched by a record-breaking 52 million viewers — more than half of the entire U.S. audience — when it aired on Monday, Oct. 28, 1974.

Throughout the run of the series, Rhoda lived in a number of different apartments within the same Upper East Side building at 332 E. 64th Street. She also moved back in with her parents in one memorable episode from the first season.

During the first season's opening credits, Rhoda tells us she was born in the Bronx in December of 1941. That would make the character 29 years old when she first appeared on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show."

Though we never saw his face, Carlton the doorman was a hilarious member of the "Rhoda" cast of characters. He was played by Lorenzo Music, who went on to become the voice of the popular cartoon cat, Garfield.

In a bold move rare for 1970s television, Rhoda asks Joe out just five minutes after they first meet. The two hit it off, and when Joe asks her stay in New York City, she says yes. And a spin-off series is born.

Julie Kavner has been the voice of matriarch Marge Simpson for more than three decades. She also supplies the famously hoarse voices of Marge's twin sisters, Patty and Selma Bouvier.

Born in 1922, Nancy Walker enjoyed a 50-year career on both the stage and screen. She's was also well-known for playing Rosie the waitress in a long-running series of Bounty paper towel commercials.

During the first episode of the series, Rhoda asks her mother why she didn't give her or her sister the first name Faye if she liked it so much. "I didn't like it that much!" was Ida's smart reply.

Though a beloved (and hilarious) character, Carlton wasn't very good at his job. The drunken doorman even let burglars into Rhoda and Joe's penthouse by accident during the second season.

Not long after marrying Joe, Rhoda opened Windows By Rhoda with Myrna Morgenstein, her best friend from high school. Much to Joe's surprise (and dismay), Rhoda continued to use her maiden name for the business.

Both Brenda and Rhoda are shocked when Ida tells them she's falling for Dr. Henry Gerber. Though she agrees to meet him for a drink at a bar, she brings Rhoda along with her to help break off the unconsummated affair.

Joe Gerard was the owner of the fictional New York Wrecking Company. The character, who was played by actor David Groh, was introduced on the very first episode of the series as Rhoda's love interest.

"Rhoda's Wedding," which became one of the highest-rated TV episodes of the '70s, featured guest appearances by most of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" cast, including Mary Tyler Moore, Cloris Leachman, Ed Asner, Gavin MacLeod and Georgia Engel.

Vivian Vance played Maggie Cummings, an older neighbor who, like Rhoda, was a married career women. When she meets Rhoda in the building's laundry room, the two become fast friends, much to the dismay of Rhoda's jealous mom.

Nancy left "Rhoda" in 1976 to star in both "The Nancy Walker Show" and the "Happy Days" spin-off "Blansky's Beauties." When both shows were canceled after just one season, she returned to her role as Ida Morgenstern, which she continued to play until the series ended in 1978.

Featuring Lorenzo Music as the voice of Carlton, "Carlton Your Doorman" aired as an unsold pilot and was never picked up us a series. However, the show's originality earned it an Emmy Award for Outstanding Animated Program in 1980.

During the first episode of the third season, Joe tells Rhoda he needs space and moves out. The couple eventually separate, and are divorced by season four. Many people attributed the show's ratings decline to the failure of the beloved couple's marriage.

During the season two episode "Brenda's Unemployment," Brenda quits her "crummy" job at the bank and falls into a lazy funk. Luckily, Rhoda is there to help her little sister get back on her feet and find another teller job.

Henry Winkler also appeared as a guest star on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" in 1973. The actor became a household name in 1974 as Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli in the hit show "Happy Days."

Valerie Harper won four Emmys for her portrayal of Rhoda Morgenstern — three for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and one for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series on "Rhoda."

Charlie Burke was a friend of Joe's — and Rhoda couldn't stand him. He was played by actor Richard Schaal, who was Valerie Harper's real-life husband at the time. He also appeared on the "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" as several different characters.

Ron Silver was at the start of his very successful career when he nabbed his recurring role on "Rhoda." He won a Tony Award for Best Actor in 1988 for his role in the David Mamet play "Speed-the-Plow."

When Joe is unable to pick up his son, Donny, from Marian's house in Tarrytown, Rhoda goes in his place. The two drink too much wine while waiting for Donny to return from his karate class, and Rhoda's mom has to pick them up.

Donny was Joe's 10-year-old son from his first marriage to a woman named Marian. Brenda Morgenstern was Donny's babysitter, which is how Rhoda and Joe met in the first episode of the series.

When Nancy Walker departed the show to star in her own series during the third season, the creators hoped Anne Meara would help distract viewers from her absence. Ultimately, the character didn't catch on and was written out by the end of the season.

Unlike "Rhoda" and "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," "Lou Grant" was an hour long-drama. Ed Asner won two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Actor in a Drama for his portrayal of the title character.

Played by actor Kenneth McMillan, Jack Doyle was a rough-around-the-edges guy who would often give Rhoda tough-love advice. His character was similar to the gruff Lou Grant, who was Mary Richards' boss on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show."

At first, Ida was delighted that her daughter had moved back home and waited on her hand and foot. However, after realizing her daughter was regressing, she showed some tough love and kicked her out.

The garish and over-confident Nick Lobo was played by Richard Masur. The actor appeared on numerous sitcoms throughout the '70s and '80s, including "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and "One Day at a Time."

"Mary and Rhoda" aired on ABC in February of 2000. The two-hour special saw Mary and Rhoda reunite in New York City after not seeing each other for more than two decades. While the special was highly rated, viewers were disappointed that no other characters from "Rhoda" or "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" made guest appearances.

Brenda and Benny became engaged in episode four, with a wedding planned for later in the reason. Unfortunately, we never got the chance to see the cute couple tie the knot — "Rhoda" was canceled by CBS in the middle of its fifth season.

After starring for two seasons as Valerie Hogan on the sitcom "Valerie," the actress left the show due to salary disputes, and her character was killed off. The sitcom continued on without her, first with the name "Valerie's Family" and finally as "The Hogan Family."