Joe Gerard

For other people named Joseph Gerard or a related name, see Joseph Gerard.

Joe Gerard, played by actor David Groh, was a fictional character on the 1970s sitcom Rhoda, a spin-off of The Mary Tyler Moore Show.

Rhoda's Husband

While on vacation in New York, Rhoda Morgenstern met Joe Gerard, a handsome divorcée with a young son who ran the New York Wrecking Company. Joe and Rhoda fell in love and eventually he invited her to live with him in his apartment; once she moved in, Rhoda decided she wanted to get married and, after a little hesitation, Joe finally agreed. After their wedding, Rhoda and Joe also lived in the same apartment building as Rhoda's sister, Brenda.

The first and second seasons of Rhoda centered on Joe and Rhoda's life as a married couple. However, in the first episode of the third season, they decided to separate after Joe revealed that he was restless and unhappy in their marriage. In the episode "Two Little Words: Marriage Counselor", Joe admitted that he never really wanted to re-marry, and that he had only married Rhoda because she pressured him into it. During the remainder of that season, Joe would pop in and out of Rhoda's life, but they never reconciled and by the beginning of the fourth season, it was announced that their divorce was finalized.