7.5/1088 votes#1 - Cybill Discovers the Meaning of Life
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/1995
Disturbed by feeling that her family all have lives separate from her own, Cybill drags Maryann into the desert in search of spiritual insights and, receiving an urgent psychic message from the universe, rushes back just in time for the birth of her grandson.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Chuck Lorre
- 7.5/1091 votes
#2 - Zing!
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/1995
Cybill tells Maryann that ""there's no zing anymore"" when she meets someone new. And it's still missing when Maryann sets her up on a blind date - until she meets the guy's sixty-something father.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Lee Aronsohn, Alan Ball
- 7.5/1086 votes
#3 - Since I Lost My Baby
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/1/1995
Jeff's second ex-wife Terry is pregnant, and tells Cybil that Jeff is the unwitting father; Cybill and Maryann take William shopping, but return home with the wrong stroller and baby.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Lee Aronsohn, Linda Wallem
- 8.3/10107 votes
#4 - Cybill With an 'S'
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/8/1995
Ira brings his new girlfriend to Zoey's sweet sixteen birthday party, and Cybill and Maryann both like her until they discover she has uncontrollable multiple personalities; Zoey and Sean, a busboy from the restaurant, are mutually smitten.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Linda Wallem
- 7.6/1089 votes
#5 - Cybill's Fifteen Minutes
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/15/1995
Cybill is hounded by the press after her Oscar night date, famous actor Dennis Oliver leaves her and then solicits a prostitute in LA, taking it for granted he won't get caught.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Russ Woody
- 7.6/1087 votes
#6 - Nice Work If You Can Get It
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/22/1995
Controlling Maryann comes to Cybill's financial rescue when the star of her new sitcom, Dick Van Patten, drops dead during a curtain call.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1092 votes
#7 - To Sir, With Lust
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/1995
To be physically intimate or not to be? That's the question when Cybill dates and desires her acting teacher, until she sees him in his one-man play; and Zoey reconsiders her vow of chastity now that she has met Sean.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Alan Ball
- 7.4/1096 votes
#8 - They Shoot Turkeys, Don't They?
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/19/1995
Cybill's an unhappy Pilgrim who's not making much progress realizing her dream of a family Thanksgiving: everyone goes elsewhere, and she has to work on the holiday.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1085 votes
#9 - Local Hero
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/26/1995
After she is replaced in a movie starring Kenny Rogers, Cybill thinks her career's a flop - until she takes a gamble on accepting an invitation to visit an immigrant family who collectively idolize her. Meanwhile, Rachel tries to counsel Ira out of his neurotic fear of the telephone.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Linda Wallem
- 7.8/1081 votes
#10 - The Odd Couples
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 12/3/1995
Not since Felix and Oscar have there been such odd pairings: Ira shadows Maryann hoping her lunacy will dispel his trouble with writers' block; and Cybill hangs out with Sean.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Russ Woody
- 7.7/1080 votes
#11 - Mourning Has Broken
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/17/1995
Cybill renews a romance with David Whittier Sr., which ended the first time because he was still mourning his wife's death. But Maryann's convinced he did more than mourn - she thinks he caused it. So she and Cybill break into hi s house in search of evidence.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1092 votes
#12 - The Big Apple Can Bite Me
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 1/8/1996
A rotten experience in the Big Apple in 1969 took a chunk out of Cybill's self-esteem, so, for her birthday, Maryann, Rachel and Zoey take her to New York and teach her how to bite back.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Linda Wallem
- 7.3/1083 votes
#13 - Educating Zoey
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 1/14/1996
Cybill and Ira learn a lesson in parenting when one of Zoey's counselors informs them that college is not part of Zoey's plans for the future.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1081 votes
#14 - Where's Zoey?
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 2/4/1996
Cybill refuses to let Zoey stay home alone while she travels to Vancouver to film an sf series, so Maryann offers to let the ""demon seed"" stay with her. But Maryann gets into a pickle when she goes out for olives and Zoey disappears.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1079 votes
#15 - Lowenstein's Lament
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 2/11/1996
Cybill auditions to play herself in the film based on Ira's book, but she regards the written character as a ""needy doormat"" - which may be why her performance is flat; and she loses the role to Paula Abdul.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/1085 votes
#16 - A Who's Who for What's His Name
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 2/18/1996
Cybill decides to fire her agent Arthur, who drops dead behind Cybill and Maryann while they are toasting "new beginnings." Cybill offers her sympathies to Evelyn, Arthur's widow, ends up arranging the entire funeral, and learns that Arthur was not the big-time Hollywood agent he claimed to be: most of the people in Arthur's Rolodex have never heard of him. A desperate Cybill arranges for celebrity look-alikes to attend Arthur's funeral. Meanwhile, Maryann confesses to Cybil that she has fantasized about Ira.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/1084 votes
#17 - Wedding Bell Blues
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 2/18/1996
Cybill's longtime rival Andrea beats her out for another job, then announces she is marrying Maryann's ex Dr. Dick, so the two plot revenge schemes to ruin the wedding reception. Nothing goes as planned, but a food fight puts an end to the reception anyway.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/1084 votes
#18 - Romancing the Crone
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 3/10/1996
Cybill accidentally causes a famous actress to break her arm, so she invites her to recuperate at her ho me, where the woman breaks Cybill's endurance with boundless demands. Meanwhile, Zoey discovers that her brother-in-law Kevin is having an on-line dalliance with another woman.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Bruce Eric Kaplan
- 7.4/1079 votes
#19 - An Officer and a Thespian
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 3/17/1996
To land a movie role as a cop, Cybill prepares by riding with a cop on duty; but when his wife goes into labour, Cybill is left with the car, the siren and a call from Maryann in trouble. Meanwhile, Rachel's husband throws a party to suck up to his academic superior in hopes of landing tenure; and Zoey and Sean notice the academic's wife stealing the silver.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Linda Wallem
- 7.9/1076 votes
#20 - Virgin, Mother, Cheater
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 3/31/1996
Kevin's preoccupation with getting tenure looks like an affair to Rachel, who decides that two can play that game; Zoey and Sean lie about their celibacy to stop their friends' questions.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.4/1079 votes
#21 - When You're Hot, You're Hot
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 4/29/1996
Cybill's hot flashes and herbal treatments don't make her feel any younger, nor does Ira's visiting mother Ruth, who has traded in pantsuits for trendy clothes and an herbal pleasure of her own (or, as she calls it, ""a little sweet wheat""). But Ruth is a hit with Zoey, since she arrives in a pink Cadillac that's a present for her granddaughter, much to Cybill and Ira's dismay.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Susan Nirah Jaffee
- 7.4/1075 votes
#22 - Pal Zoey
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 5/6/1996
Cybill is disconcerted but delighted when a heartbroken Zoey decides she wants to be best friends; but Rachel storms off when Cybill and Kevin agree to sit in on a marriage counselling session, only to discover that Kevin slept with Rachel's therapist. Meanwhile, Marianne tries to make Ira jealous by flirting with Cybill's Arkansas cousin Lyle, who is obsessed with getting onto The Price is Right.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/1078 votes
#23 - Three Women and a Dummy
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 5/13/1996
Zoey's new-found popularity confounds an apologetic Sean; Ira and Maryann go on a first date; Cybill accompanies the waiter to a party at his ex-boyfriend's.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: Alan Ball
- 7.0/1076 votes
#24 - Going Out With a Bang
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 5/20/1996
Children's show host Major Milo proposes to Cybill on the air; but she's much more interested in a hunky cable technician. Meanwhile, Ira and Maryann have a steamy dinner date that ends in disaster.
Director: Pamela Fryman
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Cybill Season 2
Every episode of Cybill Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Cybill Season 2!
Cybill is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre, which aired on CBS from January 2, 1995, to July 13, 1998. Starring, Cybill Shepherd,...
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Season 2 Ratings Summary
"Cybill Discovers the Meaning of Life" is the best rated episode of "Cybill" season 2. It scored 7.5/10 based on 88 votes. Directed by Andrew D. Weyman and written by Chuck Lorre, it aired on 9/17/1995. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Zing!".