The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Relocating from New York City, Rhoda was a window dresser at Hempel's after being fired at Bloomfield's department store in Minneapolis. She rented an attic loft apartment in the same house as the building manager, Phyllis Lindstrom.
Though she initially clashed with Mary Richards in the show's debut episode, when Mary moved into the larger apartment a floor below Rhoda's (which Rhoda had been trying to secure for herself), they quickly became best friends, despite their differences. (While Mary was a polite, shy midwesterner, Rhoda was an astringent, brash New Yorker). Throughout the series, Rhoda and Phyllis maintained an adversarial-but-friendly relationship. She also developed a close bond with Phyllis's daughter, Bess, who referred to Rhoda as her "aunt."
While living in Minneapolis, Rhoda received infrequent visits from her parents.
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