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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, the show revolves around the life of Cybill Sheridan, a

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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Cybill Season 4 Episode 11 - The Golden Years
    6.8/10(53 votes)

    S4:E11

    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:Unknown
    Writers:Joey Murphy, John Pardee

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  2. Cybill Season 4 Episode 21 - Daddy
    7.0/10(50 votes)

    S4:E21

    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
    Writers:Linda Wallem, Michael Poryes

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  3. Cybill Season 2 Episode 24 - Going Out With a Bang
    7.1/10(60 votes)

    S2:E24

    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:Unknown

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  4. Cybill Season 3 Episode 12 - The Little Drummer Girls
    7.1/10(57 votes)

    S3:E12

    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
    Writers:Joey Murphy, John Pardee

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  5. Cybill Season 4 Episode 1 - Regarding Henry
    7.1/10(55 votes)

    S4:E1

    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.

    Directors:Alan Ball, David Trainer
    Writer:Susan Nirah Jaffee

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  6. Cybill Season 3 Episode 23 - The Piano
    7.2/10(54 votes)

    S3:E23

    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:Unknown
    Writers:Joey Murphy, John Pardee

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  7. Cybill Season 4 Episode 4 - Some Like it Hot
    7.2/10(55 votes)

    S4:E4

    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
    Writers:Kim Friese, Michael Poryes

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  8. Cybill Season 4 Episode 5 - Like Family
    7.2/10(57 votes)

    S4:E5

    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:Unknown

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  9. Cybill Season 4 Episode 6 - Earthquake
    7.2/10(53 votes)

    S4:E6

    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:Unknown

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  10. Cybill Season 4 Episode 23 - Cybill in the Morning
    7.2/10(52 votes)

    S4:E23

    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

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  11. Cybill Season 3 Episode 4 - It's For You, Mrs. Lincoln
    7.3/10(55 votes)

    S3:E4

    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:Unknown

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  12. Cybill Season 4 Episode 7 - Halloween
    7.3/10(62 votes)

    S4:E7

    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
    Writers:Mark Hudis, Alan Ball

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  13. Cybill Season 4 Episode 10 - Grandbaby
    7.3/10(51 votes)

    S4:E10

    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:Unknown
    Writers:Linda Wallem, Michael Poryes

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  14. Cybill Season 4 Episode 12 - Show Me the Minnie
    7.3/10(51 votes)

    S4:E12

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Susan Nirah Jaffee

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  15. Cybill Season 4 Episode 24 - Ka-Boom!
    7.3/10(53 votes)

    S4:E24

    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

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  16. Cybill Season 1 Episode 1 - Virgin, Mother, Crone
    7.4/10(126 votes)

    S1:E1

    Cybill dates a stranger she meet in a traffic jam, but is thrown off balance by being told she is too old to get good parts, that her older daughter is expecting a baby, and that her younger daughter is dating a college man by lying about her age.

    Director:Robert Berlinger
    Writer:Chuck Lorre

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  17. Cybill Season 1 Episode 7 - See Jeff Jump, Jump, Jeff, Jump!
    7.4/10(77 votes)

    S1:E7

    Cybill's efforts to end Jeff's overextended stay above her garage stall out when her ex gets fired from his job as her stunt double when he confesses he is afraid to do the required scene. A desperate Cybill tracks down Jeff 's mentor, Stitch Sullivan, in hopes that he will be able to help Jeff overcome his fears. Stitch reminds Jeff of the one and only reason any guy becomes a stunt man: ""world class Hollywood nookie."" Almost instantly Jeff is back on the job. However, Jeff has another case of the jitters on his next job, a film directed by Peter Bogdanovich. Cybill tries to lend Jeff some moral support. When that doesn't work, she starts telling him everything she hated about him when they were married. Within seconds, Jeff jumps off the balcony, completing the stunt in perfect form. The director is thrilled; that is, until he learns that none of the cameramen got it on film because Maryann had the whole crew engrossed in the proceedings of ""the trial of the century"" on the monitor.

    Director:Robert Berlinger
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Cybill Season 2 Episode 13 - Educating Zoey
    7.4/10(66 votes)

    S2:E13

    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:Unknown

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  19. Cybill Season 3 Episode 1 - Bringing Home the Bacon
    7.4/10(66 votes)

    S3:E1

    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

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  20. Cybill Season 3 Episode 5 - Cybill, Get Your Gun
    7.4/10(61 votes)

    S3:E5

    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:Unknown

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  21. Cybill Season 3 Episode 17 - Kiss Me, You Fool
    7.4/10(61 votes)

    S3:E17

    Cybill and Jeff co-star in a new action film. Just as Cybill is complaining to her photographer friend, Davolio that her career is going nowhere, Jeff pulls some strings to get her the co-starring role in his new action film. Cybill must then return the favor when she learns that Jeff's future as the next action hero is on the line because he's unable to keep a straight face during intimate scenes. Now that Jeff's making more money than he knows what to do with, he gives Rachel and Kevin a down payment for a new house.

    Director:Andrew D. Weyman
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Cybill Season 4 Episode 8 - Where's a Harpoon When You Need One?
    7.4/10(52 votes)

    S4:E8

    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
    Writers:Alan Ball, Kim Friese

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  23. Cybill Season 4 Episode 19 - Dream Date
    7.4/10(53 votes)

    S4:E19

    Maryann convinces a reluctant Cybill to go on the blind date with Bruce, who turns out to be an offensive jerk. Although Cybill is repulsed by Bruce's piggish behavior, after a storm straps him at Cybill's for the night along with Maryann, Zoey, Ira and his mother, she is determined to be nice to him after he saves the life of Ira's mother. Meanwhile, Maryann and Dick work on their co-dependency issues, and Ira tries to improve his relationship with his mother.

    Director:David Trainer
    Writers:Mark Hudis, Susan Nirah Jaffee

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  24. Cybill Season 4 Episode 20 - Farewell, My Sweet
    7.4/10(52 votes)

    S4:E20

    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
    Writers:Kim Friese, Michael Poryes

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  25. Cybill Season 4 Episode 22 - Don Gianni
    7.4/10(50 votes)

    S4:E22

    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:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Golden Years" is the worst rated episode of "Cybill". It scored 6.8/10 based on 53 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Joey Murphy, John Pardee, it aired on 12/1/1997. This episode scored 0.2 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Daddy".