Which show did you like best?

Hmm, I liked both of the shows. But I probably liked "Mary Tyler Moore Show" a bit more, because "Rhoda" was a spin-off of "Mary Tyler Moore Show". If that makes any sense.

They were both great. Rhoda was a spinoff, but it deserves credit for forging an identity of its own and not just mimicking the MTM Show. But I'd have to go with Mary just for the sheer number of classic episodes it produced. (I still crack up when I think about the funeral episode: "A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer in your pants...")

When I was a kid, I totally loved the beads Rhoda used in her apartment above Mary's. She used a bunch of hanging beads as a divider for her room, and I thought it was the coolest thing. I was going to be sure to do that when I was an adult, but so far, no, I haven't.

The Mary Tyler Moore Show is my ALL-TIME FAVORITE SHOW!!!
I bought all the seasons on DVD.

I liked Rhoda, but... it's all about Mary.

I liked Rhoda.
Valerie was FIERCE back in the day.

OMG, Rhoda with out a doubt!

Don't get me wrong, Mary was terrific and her show was first but Rho stole the show for me!
Mary was just too vanilla sometimes

I dug both actually Phyllis was the shit

IAintTheOne said:

Phyllis was another Drag Queen. Fab!

johnart said:

lol a tired drag queen

IAintTheOne said:

That ain't right!

johnart said:

oh yes it is

IAintTheOne said:

Just cuz Phyllis was like 60 when she was 25???

I had an affinity with Mary. But my mom's all-time favorite show was Rhoda.

johnart said:

Gorgeous

IAintTheOne said:

It was all about Sue Ann!

MTM.

chocolate1 said:

Did that chick EVER blink? i mean ever?

SunnySkies said:

I'll ride for Rhoda Morgenstern alllll day . For real

IAintTheOne said:

She was such a bitch!

Ottensen said:

I don't really remember watching Rhoda back then because my family was moving around so much then (like living in Japan for a year). I'm sure both are good but I have a feeling Mary Tyler Moore was better.

SunnySkies said:

I don't know which actress had the better show. But I can tell all of you that Valerie Harper has a better persona. Definitely from the hood, IMO!

Spin-offs were so much better back then Maude, Rhoda, Lavern & Shirley, Good times, The Jeffersons. They were of the same quality as the originals. Last good spin off was Frazier.
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TonyVanDam said:

It's weird seeing these pictures. She seemed so grown up at the time, since I was a mere child watching TV. But now she looks so young!

kpowers said:

Wait I get these three...

Rhoda - Mary Tyler Moore
Laverne & Shirley - Happy Days
The Jeffersons - All in the Family

But what were Maude and Good Times spin offs of?

heartbeatocean said:

Maude was a spin-off of "All in the Family". Maude was Edith's cousin. She came to stay when all four of them had the flu. Archie and she just ripped each other constantly.

Good Times was a spin-off of a spin-off. Florida started off as Maude's maid.

chocolate1 said:

Very good!!!!! You know your TV history. Maude was the female Archie Bunker.

kpowers said:

chocolate1 said:

Wow. I could not trace those last two. That's pretty good!

Now, where did Alice come from? Because I know that was a spinoff.

heartbeatocean said:

Alice wasn't a spinoff per se. It was a TV serialization based on the movie "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore."