>> i can't. i've got to lose 10 pounds by 8:30. >> freddie silverman, the head of the network at the time, said val valerie, listen, i'm going to spin you off. and i thought, oh my god, i'm fired. because spin-off is a term that was originated in the '70s." >> if we're going to start living together, we've got to tell each other everything. >> okay, joe. i want to be married. >> rhoda and joe's wedding became a huge national event. 52 million people tuned in to see that. >> suddenly rhoda is in a happy relationship and they didn't know what to do with that. then they had to have her get divorc...