6.6/1069 votesLoading...#1 - The Golden Years
Season 4 Episode 11 - Aired 12/1/1997
It's the year 2027, and Cybill and Maryann, now senior citizens, are still sipping martinis and insulting men. When they come across Cybill's diary from 97, Cybill begins to read aloud from the book, and one of the passages hurts Maryann's feelings - creating a rift between the two friends. Cybill and Maryann must travel 30 years into the past to resolve the issue and discover that their friendship has withstood the test of time for good reason.
Director: N/A
Writer: Joey Murphy, John Pardee
- 6.9/1071 votesLoading...
#2 - Regarding Henry
Season 4 Episode 1 - Aired 9/15/1997
The series begins its fourth season with a trip back in time to the 16th century, as Cybill undergoes past-life regression treatment on the advice of her therapist when she begins having erotic dreams about Maryann's jilted beau Richard. She discovers that Maryann's poor choice in men goes back to the days of Henry VIII, when Maryann was Anne Bolyne, and returns to the present just in time to head off a close encounter between Maryann and the despised Dr. Dick. Joining Cybill in the Court of King Henry VIII are Zoey as Ariel's father, Ira as her brother the poet, and Justin as a serving wench.
Director: David Trainer, Alan Ball
Writer: Susan Nirah Jaffee
- 6.9/1065 votesLoading...
#3 - Daddy
Season 4 Episode 21 - Aired 6/22/1998
Cybill's Daddy, who failed to show up for Christmas, breezes into town with news that he has gotten Cybill a plum spot on a TV show about Southern women who have made it big. But it's just another disappointment for Cybill when she realizes he has done it to promote his failing car dealership.
Director: David Trainer
Writer: Michael Poryes, Linda Wallem
- 7.0/1076 votesLoading...
#4 - 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
- 7.0/1073 votesLoading...
#5 - The Little Drummer Girls
Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 12/16/1996
Cybill tries to help Maryann, Rachel and Zoey overcome their romantic troubles by forcing them to take part in a new age drum beating session. Maryann, furious when Dr. Dick doesn't send any hateful gifts to her in honor of what would have been their 23rd anniversary, agrees to let Cybill take her to a new age female bonding session so she can get Dr. Dick out of her system once and for all. Meanwhile, Kevin uses Baby William to diffuse his anger towards Rachel and his job-hunting problems, and Ira finds out that Sean cheated on Zoey.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Joey Murphy, John Pardee
- 7.0/1072 votesLoading...
#6 - Like Family
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 10/13/1997
Cybill throws herself into her role when she is cast to play the mother of a sweet teenage girl on a network sitcom. In reality, the girl turns out to be a tough-talking, ultra-hip teen, but Cybill is determined to mentor the difficult youth. The pending birth of Rachel's baby has everyone wondering who will be the godmother, and Maryann is hurt when no one even considers her as a possible choice.
Director: David Trainer
Writer: N/A
- 7.0/1067 votesLoading...
#7 - Cybill in the Morning
Season 4 Episode 23 - Aired 7/6/1998
Cybill is thrilled when she gets a job hosting a popular morning talk show - until she discovers that her co-host is a prissy, jealous domestic goddess-type who enjoys playing live, on-air practical jokes on Cybill. Adding to her troubles, Cybill finds herself both sexually attracted to and morally repulsed by her deceitful new producer. Meanwhile, Ira stands in as Cybill's best friend and advisor while Maryann goes on a shopping spree in Paris.
Director: David Trainer
Writer: Linda Wallem
- 7.1/1070 votesLoading...
#8 - The Piano
Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 4/28/1997
Cybill needs a favor from Dr. Dick's wife, Andrea (guest star Morgan Fairchild, reprising the role), so in return, she grudgingly agrees to give a speech at an awards banquet honoring Andrea. When Cybill discovers that Andrea can get Zoey a piano audition that's otherwise unobtainable, she agrees to give the testimonial speech for the charity award, which deservedly belongs to Maryann. But when Cybill finds out that Zoey got the audition on her own, she decides to tell the awards committee what she really thinks of Andrea.
Director: N/A
Writer: Joey Murphy, John Pardee
- 7.1/1071 votesLoading...
#9 - Some Like it Hot
Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 10/6/1997
The family take cover when Cybill's hormones rage after she opts to cope with menopause the ""natural way"" rather than with prescription durgs, while her visiting mother creates her own waves in the house and Ira tries to light a fire with Zoey's teacher Julia.
Director: David Trainer
Writer: Michael Poryes, Kim Friese
- 7.1/1069 votesLoading...
#10 - Earthquake
Season 4 Episode 6 - Aired 10/20/1997
Cybill endures her new role as a sitcom mom, even though she thinks it could mean the end of her career, until her life is shaken up when a 4.0 earthquake rattles the city and inspires her to quit and ""follow her bliss."" Next thing she knows, Maryann convinces her that they should go to a ""schmoozing"" where Cybill meets a prominent female playwright. Meanwhile, Rachel shares some shocking news of her own with the family.
Director: David Trainer
Writer: N/A
- 7.1/1066 votesLoading...
#11 - Grandbaby
Season 4 Episode 10 - Aired 11/17/1997
When Rachel goes into labor and Maryann has an appendicitis attack on the same day, Cybill finds herself stretched thin trying to care for each of them. After convincing a panicked Rachel that having a second child is a piece of cake, Cybill must reassure Maryann, who is delusional from pain-killing drugs, that her hallucinated dinner party is a smashing success.
Director: N/A
Writer: Michael Poryes, Linda Wallem
- 7.1/1067 votesLoading...
#12 - Farewell, My Sweet
Season 4 Episode 20 - Aired 6/15/1998
Cybill and Maryann each get a shock when Cybill discovers that she's allergic to chocolate and Maryann gets a surprise visit from her parents, who are in town for a bowling tournament.
Director: David Trainer
Writer: Michael Poryes, Kim Friese
- 7.2/1071 votesLoading...
#13 - It's For You, Mrs. Lincoln
Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/7/1996
When Cybill gets a chance to play Abe Lincoln's wife on stage, an unexpected caller interrupts her big moment. Cast as the understudy for Joan Hayden, the lead in What Now, Mrs. Lincoln?, Cybill awaits the day that the star breaks her amazing record of never having missed a performance in her life. Just when Cybill thinks it's hopeless, the star is stricken with an allergic reaction, putting Cybill in the spotlight. Unfortunately, her chance of a lifetime runs amok when the cell phone that she accidentally left in her skirt pocket starts ringing in the middle of the climactic scene. Meantime, Maryann and Ira gang up on a woman in the audience for her rude behavior - oblivious to the fact that she's the powerful agent Cybill has been courting for months.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1077 votesLoading...
#14 - Cybill, Get Your Gun
Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/14/1996
After Cybill is robbed, she decides to fight back by taking a course in self defense. Cybill decides to take action with tactics that include an obnoxious house alarm, self-defense courses taught by Vicki Lawrence (guest starring as herself), and her very own ""Safety Man,"" a role she bestows on an unenthusiastic Zoey. Meanwhile, the newly available Ira finds that he has misrepresented himself when he meets a woman at one of Jeff's favorite hangouts - an Alcoholic's Anonymous meeting. And, Maryann becomes a suspect in the abrupt disappearance of Dr. Dick
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1067 votesLoading...
#15 - Where's a Harpoon When You Need One?
Season 4 Episode 8 - Aired 11/3/1997
Cybill gets a job as a spokeswoman on a cruise ship, but when she and Maryann take a cruise, it turns out to be one of displeasure: Dr. Dick, relentless in his efforts to win back Maryann, puts Cybill in a difficult situation by giving her a letter for his ex that Cybill knows will make Maryann ""melt down.""
Director: David Trainer
Writer: Alan Ball, Kim Friese
- 7.2/1067 votesLoading...
#16 - Show Me the Minnie
Season 4 Episode 12 - Aired 12/8/1997
When Cybill's garage roof collapses and requires expensive repairs, she tries to get a loan from the bank, only to discover that the loan officer turns out to be her disgruntled former fan, Minnie Arbogast. Adding to Cybill's troubles, Ira accuses Maryann of causing the breakup of his marriage to Cybill. After trying unsuccessfully to reconcile her two friends and resolve her own financial crisis, Cybill gets help from an unlikely source - her former enemy and new-found friend, Minnie.
Director: N/A
Writer: Susan Nirah Jaffee
- 7.2/1066 votesLoading...
#17 - Don Gianni
Season 4 Episode 22 - Aired 6/29/1998
When Zoey's first love, Gianni, visits from Italy and steals her heart with his good looks, charm and romantic gestures, Cybill suspects he will soon propose marriage. Unfortunately, the seemingly perfect Italian turns out be a cad who makes a secret pass at Cybill behind Zoey's back. After rejecting the overly-amorous suitor, Cybill must decide whether or not to break her daughter's heart and tell her the truth. Meanwhile, Maryann is bent on wreaking cruel revenge on the lecherous Gianni.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1069 votesLoading...
#18 - Ka-Boom!
Season 4 Episode 24 - Aired 7/13/1998
Cybill's show with Julie is being plugged; Dr. Dick steals Maryanne's money; Cybill and Maryanne are arrested for murder when Dr. Dick's boat explodes. This ""to be continued"" cliffhanger episode ends up being the series finale.
Director: David Trainer
Writer: Mark Hudis
- 7.3/1083 votesLoading...
#19 - 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
- 7.3/1079 votesLoading...
#20 - 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
- 7.3/1081 votesLoading...
#21 - Bringing Home the Bacon
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/1996
On the barnyard set of her new show (a parody of Babe), Cybill rescues a pig that was fired and doomed to the frying pan; then tries to keep an independent Zoey from flying the coop after she visits the greener pastures of Paris. Meanwhile, Maryann dresses as Little Bo Peep to entice a sheepish Ira.
Director: Andrew D. Weyman
Writer: Russ Woody
- 7.3/1073 votesLoading...
#22 - Sex, Drugs and Catholicism
Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 11/4/1996
Ira is full of sexual energy thanks to the new hormones he's taking - but when he learns they are really placebos, he proposes to Holly. Cybill agrees to be Ira's best man, but when Zoey resists being a bridesmaid, Holly shows her true colours. Meanwhile, Maryann goes to confession.
Director: Peter Baldwin
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1079 votesLoading...
#23 - Little Bo Peep
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 1/20/1997
Provoked by Cybill's offensive reaction to a lamb attack on live television, animal activists - led by Shari Lewis and Lamb Chop (as themselves) - launch a campaign against Cybill. When Cybill makes an appearance at a local zoo to promote ""Lifeforms,"" she's bitten by a lamb while being interviewed on live television and reacts in politically incorrect fashion. Trying to save her career, Andy convinces her to be a guest speaker at an animal rights banquet. Meanwhile, while Cybill dates a younger man who seems too good to be true, Maryann desperately tries to cope with the fact that her new romantic interest shares something in common with her ex-husband - the same name.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.3/1075 votesLoading...
#24 - Name That Tune
Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 3/3/1997
Cybill joins Ira at an open-mike night for his debut as a stand-up comic, which gets off to a rocky start when he faints from stage fright. Cybill's performance, however, results in an offer to sing in a new Name That Tune. Meanwhile, Maryann displays unusual behavior, but if she seems preoccupied (to the point of wearing the same outfit two days running), it's because she thinks she may be pregnant.
Director: David Trainer
Writer: Alan Ball
- 7.3/1076 votesLoading...
#25 - Halloween
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 10/27/1997
Cybill hosts a Halloween eve telethon, and recruits Maryann, Zoey, and Ira to help out. Things go fine at first, until Cybill and Maryann begin to air their differences on the air!
Director: David Trainer
Writer: Alan Ball, Mark Hudis
The Worst Episodes of Cybill
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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,...
Genre:Comedy
Network:CBS
Worst Episodes Summary
"The Golden Years" is the worst rated episode of "Cybill". It scored 6.6/10 based on 69 votes. Directed by N/A and written by Joey Murphy, John Pardee, it aired on 12/1/1997. This episode scored 0.3 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Regarding Henry".