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Phyllis(TV show/series, 1975-1977)

30min per episode | Genre: Comedy

Scripted Reality in 2 seasons with 48 episodes

PhyllisRating: 3.4/5 (with 3 votes)
Phyllis is an American sitcom television series that aired on CBS from September 8, 1975, to March 13, 1977. Created mainly by Ed. Weinberger and Stan Daniels, it was the second spinoff of The Mary Tyler Moore Show (the first being Rhoda). Mary Tyler Moore Show producer James L. Brooks was also involved with the show as a creative consultant. The show starred Cloris Leachman as Phyllis Lindstrom, who was previously Mary Richards' friend, neighbor, and landlady on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. In this series, Phyllis, along with her daughter Bess Lindstrom, moves from Minneapolis to San Francisco after the death of her husband, Dr. Lars Lindstrom. It was revealed that San Francisco was Phyllis and Lars's original hometown prior to their moving to Minneapolis, and that Lars's mother and stepfather still resides there. ()
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About Phyllis

Phyllis is an American television sitcom that aired on CBS from September 8, 1975 to March 13, 1977. Created by Ed Weinberger and Stan Daniels. it was the second spin-off series from The Mary Tyler Moore Show. The show starred Cloris Leachman as Phyllis Lindstrom, who was previously Mary Richards' landlady on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. In the new series, Phyllis and her daughter Bess Lindstrom moved from Minneapolis to San Francisco, after the death of her husband, Dr. Lars Lindstrom. It was revealed that San Francisco was Phyllis and Lars' original hometown, prior to their moving to Minneapolis, and that his mother and stepfather still resided there.

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Phyllis Seasons and Episodes

09/20/1976Season 2 - 24 episodes
#1 | 09/20/1976The New Job
Julie had gotten married and closed the photo studio, so Phyllis was out of a job. She tries to find work unsuccessfully, until she is hired as an assistant to a crooked city supervisor. After he is fired the new supervisor is uncertain about hiring Phyllis at first, but reconsiders.
#2 | 09/27/1976You're Not Getting Better, Just Older
Phyllis' birthday is coming up and no one is throwing her a party or even cares. She then becomes depressed because she has no friends and calls old friend Mary Richards in Minneapolis. Mary flies to San Francisco thinking something is wrong, then is angry when she learns Phyllis just wanted her company for a birthday party.
#3 | 10/04/1976Speech 1A
#4 | 10/11/1976Off the Bench
Phyllis runs into Van Horn in the park once again, she feels sorry for him and tries to improve his image and make him a respectable human being -- unsuccessfully, of course.
#5 | 10/18/1976Boss or Buddy, or Both, or Neither
Phyllis is upset when Dan doesn't pay any attention to her or appreciate her work, so she goes on strike.
#6 | 10/25/1976Phyllis Cries Wolf
Phyllis must deal with the fact that Bess has a new boyfriend...who is older...and is her professor at college.
#7 | 11/01/1976Out of the Closet
Phyllis has a strange date who first announces his plans to marry her, but later reveals that he's actually gay.
#8 | 11/08/1976The Wrong Box
Phyllis has Lars' body shipped from Minneapolis so he can be buried at her new home. When the box arrives, something is moving on the inside.
#9 | 11/15/1976Phyllis and the Jumper
#10 | 11/22/1976Mother Dexter Cohabitates
Phyllis struggles with Sally's feelings about her boyfriend, Arthur Lanson. She decides to marry him, though.
#11 | 12/06/1976Mother Dexter's Wedding
Phyllis has taken care of all the arrangements for Sally's wedding; but there's one thing... she forgot to pick up the bride. Sally must find a way to get to the wedding on her own.
#12 | 12/20/1976Bess Airs Her Views
Bess and other students protest the firing of a teacher because she had posed nude for a photo years ago, the group of students get expelled for taking a group photo in the nude.
#13 | 12/27/1976The Christmas Party
Leonard's side of the office decides to throw a Christmas party, but Dan makes Phyllis work to the very last minute.
#14 | 01/03/1977Phyllis Runs the Office
Dan and Phyllis trade jobs for a day to see how the other one lives.
#15 | 01/10/1977The Threat
Leonard receives a death threat about his vote on a low-cost housing project and must wrestle with the fear.
#16 | 01/16/1977Taking a Chance on Chance
#17 | 01/23/1977Leonard and the Bribe
Leonard is offered a $100,000 bribe to cast a particular vote, but is unsure what to do.
#18 | 01/30/1977Broken Hearted Bess
Bess' boyfriend dumps her, so Phyllis takes her on a trip to cheer her up.
#19 | 02/06/1977I Am Beautiful
Harriet has always been the sarcastic co-worker of Phyllis, but Phyllis befriends her and tries tot make her more attractive to men, Leonard in particular.
#20 | 02/13/1977Dan's Ex
Phyllis gets an idea to bring Dan and his soon to be-ex back together again because she thinks there is still love there. They, however, cannot stand each other.
#21 | 02/20/1977Audrey's New Life
Feeling useless, Audrey gets a job in an Antique store to Jonathan's dislike.
#22 | 02/27/1977The Elopement
Bess and Dan's nephew Mark Valenti run off and elope and Phyllis must wrestle with the issue.
#23 | 03/06/1977The Apartment
Mark and Bess move into a dirty, run-down apartment and Phyllis voices her concerns. Johnathan agrees to allow them to move into his house temporarily.
#24 | 03/13/1977A Baby Makes Six
Feeling that he cannot support Bess with his struggling singing career, Mark leaves. Phyllis then runs after him, and tells him to return because Bess has a surprise -- she's pregnant.
09/11/1975Season 1 - 24 episodes

Additional Information

Production country: United States of America (USA)
Based on: "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" (TV show/series, 1970-)
Original language: English (EN)
Spoken languages: English (EN)
Translated into 2 languages: German (DE), English (EN)
Status: Ended
First episode released on: 09/08/1975
Last episode released on: 03/13/1977

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