Watch Download
Image Phyllis

Phyllis

7/10
Release Date 1977-03-13
Runtime 30 minutes
Genres Comedy
Stars Cloris Leachman, Henry Jones, Jane Rose
Directors Michael J. Leeson

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.

1. The New Job

1976-09-20

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. You're Not Getting Better, Just Older

1976-09-27

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. Speech 1A

1976-10-04

Phyllis writes a big important Speech for Dan

4. Off the Bench

1976-10-11

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. Boss or Buddy, or Both, or Neither

1976-10-18

Phyllis is upset when Dan doesn't pay any attention to her or appreciate her work, so she goes on strike.

6. Phyllis Cries Wolf

1976-10-25

Phyllis must deal with the fact that Bess has a new boyfriend...who is older...and is her professor at college.

7. Out of the Closet

1976-11-01

Phyllis has a strange date who first announces his plans to marry her, but later reveals that he's actually gay.

8. The Wrong Box

1976-11-08

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. Phyllis and the Jumper

1976-11-15

Dan's visiting friend is just wild about Phyllis.

10. Mother Dexter Cohabitates

1976-11-22

Phyllis struggles with Sally's feelings about her boyfriend, Arthur Lanson. She decides to marry him, though.

11. Mother Dexter's Wedding

1976-12-06

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. Bess Airs Her Views

1976-12-20

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. The Christmas Party

1976-12-27

Leonard's side of the office decides to throw a Christmas party, but Dan makes Phyllis work to the very last minute.

14. Phyllis Runs the Office

1977-01-03

Dan and Phyllis trade jobs for a day to see how the other one lives.

15. The Threat

1977-01-10

Leonard receives a death threat about his vote on a low-cost housing project and must wrestle with the fear.

16. Taking a Chance on Chance

1977-01-16

Phyllis starts dating a compulsive gambler.

17. Leonard and the Bribe

1977-01-23

Leonard is offered a $100,000 bribe to cast a particular vote, but is unsure what to do.

18. Broken Hearted Bess

1977-01-30

Bess' boyfriend dumps her, so Phyllis takes her on a trip to cheer her up.

19. I Am Beautiful

1977-02-06

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. Dan's Ex

1977-02-13

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. Audrey's New Life

1977-02-20

Feeling useless, Audrey gets a job in an Antique store to Jonathan's dislike.

22. The Elopement

1977-02-27

Bess and Dan's nephew Mark Valenti run off and elope and Phyllis must wrestle with the issue.

23. The Apartment

1977-03-06

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. A Baby Makes Six

1977-03-13

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.

Recommendations

Similars