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But as series star n spinning Rhoda Morgenstern There was a tall man, in his mid-30s, really Valerie Harper off from The sharp-looking in a tie, white shirt and suit. I Show to her own show set in New guess his briefcase had been stolen, because he recalls, in true York, the Rhoda producers debated was standing with a handkerchief and blood sitcom style the whether they should just pop her streaming down his face. When I saw him, I said, bride had to take on the air, already married, or have the show ‘Oh, my God!’ and started toward him to help— open“I with her meeting her future husband, Joe. and the Rhoda wardrobe woman straight-armed the subway before I think they ended up making the right choice, me, hitting me right below my boobs with her she could walk to allow the audience to watch me meet Joe, get arm, and screamed, ‘Don’t touch him! We only down the aisle engaged, decide to live together and to have a have the one gown!’ Back then, it was just one of hilarious wedding shower episode. We took our those moments that was too New York to be true. time, to let the audience in on wanting these two When the episode aired, fans across the to get married. country dressed in tuxedos and gowns and had The wedding, which was a full hour, became viewing parties. We got wedding gifts—several the show’s eighth and ninth episodes. I have to toasters came in the mail to Rhoda and Joe say they were my favorites, because the casts of Girard. That night, even Howard Cosell, who both Rhoda and Mary were together. The story hosted Monday Night Football on another FULL line was that Phyllis [] screws network, kept referring to us live on-air, saying EPISODES up and forgets to pick me up for the wedding. things like, ‘I wonder how things are over at ONLINE Watch episodes We shot it on location in New York, and as I ran the wedding’ and ‘I think the chicken liver is of Rhoda free at TV.com, around the city in a wedding dress, New Yorkers getting rancid.’ They were terrible jokes, but and connect with other fans of classic comedies totally did not care. we thought it was so cool. I don’t know if some- in the online forums. But the weirdest thing that happened was thing like that would happen today.”

CBS ARCHIVE PHOTO when we were shooting in a subway station. — Valerie Harper

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