A great episode which shows why you should never loan your friends big money. Yes, Rhoda paid her back via the car, but look how long Mary was left hanging wondering whether she would ever get her $1200 back! Even in todays dollars, that is still a lot of cash.A bank is rightly hard-nosed about lending people's hard-earned money, requiring collateral and approval for a loan. They have the law on their side, Mary had no written agreement and no proof that a loan ever transpired. Normally you have to think about money in a calculated and rational way. When a friend asks / begs for a sizable sum, they are attaching emotion to your money and holding your friendship hostage. To top this off, Mary would have had to been a disciplined saver and Rhoda a squanderer for this issue to exist. I think Bank accounts like this should exist, with strict rules for withdrawing money. It would protect kind and impulsive people from being taken advantage of.

3 special treats: Guest stars Louise Lasser ('Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman'), Craig T. Nelson ('Coach') and Henry Corden (the voice of Fred Flinstone). MTM-made shows ('Mary Tyler Moore', 'Bob Newhart' and 'WKRP In Cincinnati') sure had a special SPARK to them. Some of the BEST adult ensemble casts in the history of TV.

tv land has replaced the GREAT shows with lopez and a mind numbing barrage of rosanne...hulu, your sponsors are getting a crack at my biz because tv land is a thing of the past for this viewer...love you mary and rhoda!!

BRILLIANT, another great story about best friend`s. it`s not about me, it`s about you, i love you Mary. Miss, Rohda,,..your the best friend ever!!