<Li> Rhoda Morgenstern ( Valerie Harper ) ( 1970 -- 74 ) is Mary 's best friend and upstairs neighbor . She works as a window dresser at the fictional Hemphill 's department store . Though insecure about her appearance , she is also outgoing and sardonic , often making wisecracks , frequently at her own expense . Like Mary , she is single . She dates frequently , often joking about her disastrous dates . Rhoda moves to New York City and falls in love after the fourth season , beginning the spinoff series , Rhoda . </Li>
<Li> Rhoda Morgenstern ( Valerie Harper ) ( 1970 -- 74 ) is Mary 's best friend and upstairs neighbor . She works as a window dresser at the fictional Hemphill 's department store . Though insecure about her appearance , she is also outgoing and sardonic , often making wisecracks , frequently at her own expense . Like Mary , she is single . She dates frequently , often joking about her disastrous dates . Rhoda moves to New York City and falls in love after the fourth season , beginning the spinoff series , Rhoda . </Li>
when does rhoda leave the mary tyler moore show
when does rhoda leave the mary tyler moore show
after the fourth season
after the fourth season