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The Best Episodes of Phyllis

After her husband’s death, Phyllis Lindstrom and her daughter Bess move to San Francisco to start over. There, she faces the challenges of clashing with...
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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Phyllis Season 1 Episode 6 - Phyllis Takes Piano Lessons
    8.3/10(24 votes)

    #1 - Phyllis Takes Piano Lessons

    S1:E6

    Phyllis has always regretted that she never finished her piano recital as a child because she froze on stage. She decides to take lessons again, she discovers that she is the only adult in the children's class.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Phyllis Season 1 Episode 9 - All Together Now
    8.2/10(16 votes)

    #2 - All Together Now

    S1:E9

    Phyllis feels that she does not really ""know"" Bess. First, she tries to go out with Bess to a dance club and when that doesn't work. Then, she gets an insane idea of staying up all night and having them tell all kinds of secrets about themselves.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Phyllis Season 1 Episode 3 - Up for Grabs
    8.0/10(19 votes)

    #3 - Up for Grabs

    S1:E3

    An old friend of Lars is in town to discuss some business with Phyllis. However, he is more interested in Phyllis fpr reasons other than business.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Phyllis Season 1 Episode 4 - Leaving Home
    8.0/10(21 votes)

    #4 - Leaving Home

    S1:E4

    Mother Dexter is upset that Phyllis and Bess have stolen her guest bedroom, so Phyllis decides to move out on her own. Her new apartment, however, is a total dump.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Phyllis Season 1 Episode 5 - The First Day
    8.0/10(18 votes)

    #5 - The First Day

    S1:E5

    Phyllis writes to her friend Mary Richards to tell her all about her new life and how hard it was when she first started working.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Phyllis Season 1 Episode 12 - So Lonely I Could Cry
    8.0/10(18 votes)

    #6 - So Lonely I Could Cry

    S1:E12

    Phyllis finds her self all alone when Bess is gone for the weekend and the Dexter's go on vacation. She must try to entertain herself for the entire weekend with no one else around.

    Director:Joan Darling
    Writers:Mary Kay Place, Valerie Curtin

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  7. Phyllis Season 1 Episode 2 - Bess, Is You a Woman Now?
    7.9/10(25 votes)

    #7 - Bess, Is You a Woman Now?

    S1:E2

    Bess goes away on a weekend ski trip. Phyllis makes a phone call to Bess' room to see how she is doing only to find someone else answer the phone, a young man. Phyllis is worried that Bess is no longer her innocent daughter.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Phyllis Season 1 Episode 13 - Phyllis and the Little People
    7.9/10(30 votes)

    #8 - Phyllis and the Little People

    S1:E13

    Bess announces her plans to marry. Phyllis invites the boy's parents over only to discover that they are little people and must deal with her discomfort throughout the evening.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Phyllis Season 2 Episode 2 - You're Not Getting Better, Just Older
    7.8/10(18 votes)

    #9 - You're Not Getting Better, Just Older

    S2:E2

    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.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Phyllis Season 1 Episode 17 - Honor Thy Mother Dexter
    7.7/10(15 votes)

    #10 - Honor Thy Mother Dexter

    S1:E17

    Phyllis believes that the reason Sally (Judith Lowry) is so grouchy is because she has nothing to do in life. First Phyllis tries to put her in the workforce by getting her a job at the studio. That was a big mistake. Then, Phyllis tries to fix her up with a date.

    Director:Stuart Margolin
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Phyllis Season 2 Episode 13 - The Christmas Party
    7.7/10(19 votes)

    #11 - The Christmas Party

    S2:E13

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Phyllis Season 2 Episode 18 - Broken Hearted Bess
    7.6/10(13 votes)

    #12 - Broken Hearted Bess

    S2:E18

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Phyllis Season 1 Episode 8 - The First Date
    7.5/10(15 votes)

    #13 - The First Date

    S1:E8

    Phyllis is going to go on a double date with Julie, for the first time since Lars died and is nervous about getting into the routine again.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Phyllis Season 1 Episode 11 - Phyllis Opens Julie's Heart
    7.5/10(14 votes)

    #14 - Phyllis Opens Julie's Heart

    S1:E11

    Phyllis must try to comfort Julie after she sees her boyfriend with another woman.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Phyllis Season 1 Episode 22 - Sonny Boy
    7.5/10(14 votes)

    #15 - Sonny Boy

    S1:E22

    Jonathan's brother comes to visit and Phyllis must become a middleman between sibling rivalry.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Phyllis Season 1 Episode 23 - Widows, Merry and Otherwise
    7.5/10(15 votes)

    #16 - Widows, Merry and Otherwise

    S1:E23

    Audrey's niece, a recent widow, comes to visit, and Phyllis must try to comfort her since she is too a widow.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Phyllis Season 2 Episode 12 - Bess Airs Her Views
    7.5/10(24 votes)

    #17 - Bess Airs Her Views

    S2:E12

    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.

    Director:Asaad Kelada
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Phyllis Season 2 Episode 15 - The Threat
    7.5/10(11 votes)

    #18 - The Threat

    S2:E15

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Phyllis Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    7.4/10(30 votes)

    #19 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    Phyllis' husband, Lars, suddenly dies only to leave Phyllis and her daughter Bess with no money. Desperate, they move to San Francisco to live with Lars' mother Audrey and her new husband Jonathan Dexter. At a reception for Lars' friends, Phyllis meets her new boss Julie Erskine, owner of Erskine Photography. Phyllis later discovers that Julie dated Lars at the same time he was dating her and he proposed to Julie first.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Phyllis Season 2 Episode 1 - The New Job
    7.4/10(15 votes)

    #20 - The New Job

    S2:E1

    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.

    Director:Jay Sandrich
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Phyllis Season 2 Episode 7 - Out of the Closet
    7.4/10(18 votes)

    #21 - Out of the Closet

    S2:E7

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

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Phyllis Season 2 Episode 10 - Mother Dexter Cohabitates
    7.4/10(12 votes)

    #22 - Mother Dexter Cohabitates

    S2:E10

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

    Director:Tony Mordente
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Phyllis Season 2 Episode 20 - Dan's Ex
    7.4/10(11 votes)

    #23 - Dan's Ex

    S2:E20

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Phyllis Season 1 Episode 18 - Phyllis in Love
    7.3/10(14 votes)

    #24 - Phyllis in Love

    S1:E18

    Phyllis falls in love with a tennis player who just happens to be married.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Phyllis Season 1 Episode 19 - Crazy Mama
    7.2/10(12 votes)

    #25 - Crazy Mama

    S1:E19

    Bess has finally had it with her mother and feels she has no privacy. Thus, Bess moves out and Phyllis must go after her and convince her to return home.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"Phyllis Takes Piano Lessons" is the best rated episode of "Phyllis". It scored 8.3/10 based on 24 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/7/1975. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "All Together Now".