List of Phyllis episodes
Phyllis, created by Ed. Weinberger and Stan Daniels based on a character from The Mary Tyler Moore Show, was broadcast on CBS from 1975 to 1977.
Season 1 (1975–76)
- Executive Producers: Ed. Weinberger and Stan Daniels
- Producer: Michael Leeson
| Episode # | Episode title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 1 | "Pilot" | Jay Sandrich | Ed. Weinberger & Stan Daniels | September 8, 1975 | |
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Phyllis moves to San Francisco to start a new life after Lars's death, but the only person willing to give her a job is the woman Lars originally wanted to marry. | |||||
| 2 | "Bess, is You a Woman Now?" | Jay Sandrich | Ed. Weinberger & Stan Daniels | September 15, 1975 | |
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Phyllis thinks Bess may have lost her virginity on a skiing trip, but can't bring herself to ask her daughter about whether anything happened. Guest starring Leigh McCloskey as Bess' boyfriend. | |||||
| 3 | "Up For Grabs" | James Burrows | Michael Leeson | September 22, 1975 | |
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Lars' old friend Jerome (John McMartin) comes to town to discuss business with Phyllis, but has more than just business on his mind. Note: Barbara Colby's last episode before being murdered. | |||||
| 4 | "Leaving Home" | James Burrows | Earl Pomerantz | September 29, 1975 | |
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Phyllis decides to move out when Jonathan's cranky old mother, Mother Dexter, comes to the house and takes a dislike to her. Note: Introduction of Mother Dexter; Liz Torres replaces the late Barbara Colby as Julie. | |||||
| 5 | "The First Day" | James Burrows | Earl Pomerantz | October 6, 1975 | |
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Phyllis writes a letter to her friend Mary Richards (Mary Tyler Moore) about her new life as a working woman. | |||||
| 6 | "Phyllis Takes Piano Lessons" | James Burrows | Ed. Weinberger & Stan Daniels | October 13, 1975 | |
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Phyllis decides to conquer her childhood fear of performing in public and starts taking piano lessons again -- in a class full of small children. | |||||
| 7 | "Phyllis's Garage Sale" | James Burrows | Pamela Chais | October 20, 1975 | |
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Phyllis has a garage sale to get rid of some of her old belongings from Minneapolis. | |||||
| 8 | "The First Date" | James Burrows | Seth Freeman | October 27, 1975 | |
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Phyllis goes on her first date since Lars's death, but makes it a double date with Julie. Guest starring Tim O'Connor, Daniel J. Travanti and Loni Anderson. | |||||
| 9 | "All Together Now" | Joan Darling | Gary Markowitz & John W. Regier | November 3, 1975 | |
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Phyllis tries to get to know Bess better by going with her to a nightclub. | |||||
| 10 | "Audrey Leaves Jonathan" | Mel Shapiro | Michael Leeson | November 10, 1975 | |
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When Audrey finds out Jonathan once cheated on his first wife, she refuses to sleep in the same room with him. | |||||
| 11 | "Phyllis Opens Julie's Heart" | Jay Sandrich | David Lloyd | November 17, 1975 | |
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Phyllis and Julie open up to each other after Phyllis sees Julie's boyfriend out with another man. Guest starring Tony Roberts as Jerry. | |||||
| 12 | "So Lonely I Could Cry" | Joan Darling | Mary Kay Place & Valerie Curtin | November 24, 1975 | |
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Phyllis attends a support group for widows. | |||||
| 13 | "Phyllis and the Little People" | James Burrows | Bob Ellison | December 1, 1975 | |
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Bess announces her engagement to her boyfriend (Scott Colomby), and Phyllis meets his parents (Billy Barty and Sadie Delfino), who both turn out to be midgets. | |||||
| 14 | "There's No Business Like No Business" | Jay Sandrich | Earl Pomerantz | December 8, 1975 | |
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Julie's photography studio is on the verge of bankruptcy, and Phyllis tries to land a big account to save the business. | |||||
| 15 | "Paging Dr. Lindstrom" | James Burrows | Glen Charles & Les Charles | December 29, 1975 | |
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Phyllis holds a seance to try and contact Lars in the afterlife. Guest starring David Wayne. | |||||
| 16 | "The $17,623,419.53 Man" | James Burrows | Earl Pomerantz | January 5, 1976 | |
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A wealthy middle-aged man (Eugene Roche) asks Phyllis to marry him. | |||||
| 17 | "Honor Thy Mother Dexter" | Stuart Margolin | Michael Leeson | January 12, 1976 | |
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Phyllis gets Mother Dexter a job at Julie's photography studio. | |||||
| 18 | "Phyllis in Love" | James Burrows | Glen Charles & Les Charles | January 19, 1976 | |
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Phyllis falls in love with a married man (Clu Gulager). | |||||
| 19 | "Crazy Mama" | James Burrows | Glen Charles & Les Charles | January 26, 1976 | |
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Bess moves out of the house, and Phyllis goes after her to convince her to come back. | |||||
| 20 | "A Man, a Woman and Another Woman" | Joan Darling | Earl Pomerantz | February 2, 1976 | |
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Jerome (John McMartin) returns to San Francisco after marrying a much younger woman. | |||||
| 21 | "Leo's Suicide" | James Burrows | Michael Leeson | February 9, 1976 | |
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A depressed Leo tries to commit suicide by taking an overdose of Audrey's pills, not realizing that they're only placebos. | |||||
| 22 | "Sonny Boy" | James Burrows | Glen Charles & Les Charles | February 16, 1976 | |
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There's a bad case of sibling rivalry when Jonathan's brother (Dick O'Neill) comes to town. | |||||
| 23 | "Widows, Merry and Otherwise" | James Burrows | Tony Webster | February 23, 1976 | |
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Phyllis meets Audrey's widowed niece Margaret (Linda Lavin) and is astonished by how much quicker Margaret was in getting over her husband's death. | |||||
| 24 | "The Triangle" | James Burrows | Glen Charles & Les Charles | March 1, 1976 | |
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Phyllis starts dating Bess's ex-boyfriend. | |||||
Season 2 (1976–77)
- Executive Producers: Ed. Weinberger and Stan Daniels
- Producers: Glen Charles and Les Charles
| Episode # | Episode title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 1 | "The New Job" | Jay Sandrich | Ed. Weinberger & Stan Daniels | September 20, 1976 | |
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Out of a job again after Julie sells the studio, Phyllis lands a position as an assistant to city supervisor Dan Valenti (Carmine Caridi). | |||||
| 2 | "You're Not Getting Better, Just Older" | Jay Sandrich | David Lloyd | September 27, 1976 | |
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When no one remembers her birthday, a self-pitying Phyllis calls Mary Richards (Mary Tyler Moore), who is so worried about Phyllis that she flies to San Francisco to check on her. | |||||
| 3 | "Speech 1A" | James Burrows | Gary David Goldberg | October 4, 1976 | |
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Phyllis makes her debut as a speechwriter. | |||||
| 4 | "Off the Bench" | James Burrows | Earl Pomerantz | October 11, 1976 | |
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Phyllis meets an unkempt man (Jack Elam) in the park, and tries to give him a new image so he can win the girl of his dreams. | |||||
| 5 | "Boss Or Buddy Or Both Or Neither" | Joan Darling | Earl Pomerantz | October 18, 1976 | |
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Phyllis goes on strike to demand more attention from Dan. | |||||
| 6 | "Phyllis Cries Wolf" | Doug Rogers | Glen Charles & Les Charles | October 25, 1976 | |
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Phyllis is suspicious of the intentions of Bess's new college professor (Terry Kiser). | |||||
| 7 | "Out of the Closet" | James Burrows | Glen Charles & Les Charles | November 1, 1976 | |
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Phyllis's new boyfriend reveals that he's gay. | |||||
| 8 | "The Wrong Box" | James Burrows | Earl Pomerantz | November 8, 1976 | |
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Phyllis arranges to have Lars's body shipped to San Francisco, but it's not Lars's body that arrives. | |||||
| 9 | "Phyllis and the Jumper" | Richard Schaal | Bob Ellison | November 15, 1976 | |
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Phyllis has to help talk a man (Jerry Stiller) down from a ledge. | |||||
| 10 | "Mother Dexter Cohabitates" | Tony Mordente | Glen Charles & Les Charles | November 22, 1976 | |
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Mother Dexter shocks the family by shacking up with her equally elderly boyfriend Arthur (Burt Mustin). | |||||
| 11 | "Mother Dexter's Wedding" | Asaad Kelada | Glen Charles & Les Charles | December 6, 1976 | |
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True to her usual form, Phyllis forgets to pick Mother Dexter up for her own wedding. | |||||
| 12 | "Bess Airs Her Views" | Asaad Kelada | Glen Charles & Les Charles | December 20, 1976 | |
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Bess joins a crusade to reinstate a teacher who was fired for posing in the nude. | |||||
| 13 | "The Christmas Party" | Harry Mastrogeorge | Tom Tenowich | December 27, 1976 | |
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Dan won't let Phyllis go to a Christmas party being held on the other side of their office. | |||||
| 14 | "Phyllis Runs the Office" | Doug Rogers | David Lloyd | January 3, 1977 | |
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When Doug is taken to the hospital, Phyllis takes over his duties. | |||||
| 15 | "The Threat" | Harry Mastrogeorge | George Arthur Bloom & Sandy Glass | January 10, 1977 | |
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Leonard receives a death threat. | |||||
| 16 | "Taking a Chance on Chance" | Doug Rogers | Earl Pomerantz | January 16, 1977 | |
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Phyllis's newest beau, Buddy (Robert Alda) is a compulsive gambler. | |||||
| 17 | "Leonard and the Bribe" | Noam Pitlik | Bob Ellison | January 23, 1977 | |
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Leonard is offered a $100,000 bribe. | |||||
| 18 | "Broken-Hearted Bess" | Noam Pitlik | Glen Charles & Les Charles | January 30, 1977 | |
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After Bess is dumped by her boyfriend, Phyllis tries to brighten her spirits with a trip. | |||||
| 19 | "I Am Beautiful" | Doug Rogers | Arthur S. Rabin | February 6, 1977 | |
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Phyllis helps a co-worker with a crush on Leonard. | |||||
| 20 | "Dan's Ex" | Doug Rogers | Glen Charles & Les Charles | February 13, 1977 | |
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Phyllis makes a disastrous attempt to get Dan back together with his ex-wife Joanne (Marcia Rodd). | |||||
| 21 | "Audrey's New Life" | Doug Rogers | Tom Tenowich | February 20, 1977 | |
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Audrey gets a job in an antique store, and Jonathan thinks her boss has designs on her. | |||||
| 22 | "The Elopement" | Doug Rogers | Laurence Marks | February 27, 1977 | |
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Bess elopes with Dan's nephew Mark (Craig Wasson). | |||||
| 23 | "The Apartment" | Noam Pitlik | Laurence Marks | March 6, 1977 | |
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Concerned by the state of Bess and Mark's apartment, Phyllis tries to get them to move into Jonathan's house. | |||||
| 24 | "A Baby Makes Six" | Noam Pitlik | Glen Charles & Les Charles | March 13, 1977 | |
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Mark is on the verge of leaving Bess when she announces that she's pregnant. | |||||