[Year of first publication] 1974 [Character(s)] Rhoda Morgenstern, Brenda Morgenstern, Ida Morganstern [Work] Rhoda [Creator] James L. Brooks, Allan Burns [Country of publication] United States [Details] Rhoda was the first Jewish female lead character of an American TV show since Molly Goldberg in 1955.[77] Rhoda's sister, Brenda, was presented as a "very ethnic" counterpart to Rhoda,[77] while their mother, Ida, was a stereotypical Jewish mother, pushing her daughters to get married and using guilt as a weapon.[90] [Media] 
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