Poor David Groh. First, he dumps Rhoda; then, he beats the [!@#$%^&*] out of Bobbie and Terry before getting bumped off. (And I'm not even gonna talk about what he did on "Law & Order," lol).
The reason(s) for why the team at "Rhoda" let him go have always been a bit murky. I can believe that they had a tough time writing for a happily married Rhoda (spurred on by the fact that contentment was antithetical to Rhoda's neurotic nature and that the show was in a "family hour" timeslot that prevented the team from telling more "adult" stories) but there's also been the suggestion that producers realized too late that Groh was not funny and had no chemistry with Valerie Harper. (I think even Allan Burns admits in his Academy of American Television interview that they never found the right guy to play Joe).
Thanks, @Paul Raven , for posting that article!
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