7.9/1027 votesLoading...#1 - Phyllis and the Little People
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 12/1/1975
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: N/A
- 7.7/1021 votesLoading...
#2 - Phyllis Takes Piano Lessons
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 10/7/1975
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/1014 votesLoading...
#3 - All Together Now
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 10/30/1975
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1021 votesLoading...
#4 - Bess, Is You a Woman Now?
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 9/18/1975
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: N/A
- 7.2/1018 votesLoading...
#5 - Leaving Home
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/23/1975
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: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.2/1016 votesLoading...
#6 - You're Not Getting Better, Just Older
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 9/27/1976
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: N/A
- 7.0/1016 votesLoading...
#7 - Up for Grabs
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/22/1975
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: N/A
- 7.0/1015 votesLoading...
#8 - So Lonely I Could Cry
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 11/24/1975
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
Writer: Mary Kay Place, Valerie Curtin
- 6.9/1015 votesLoading...
#9 - The First Day
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/30/1975
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: N/A
- 6.9/1020 votesLoading...
#10 - Bess Airs Her Views
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 12/20/1976
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: N/A
- 6.9/1016 votesLoading...
#11 - The Christmas Party
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 12/27/1976
Leonard's side of the office decides to throw a Christmas party, but Dan makes Phyllis work to the very last minute.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.8/1025 votesLoading...
#12 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/11/1975
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: N/A
- 6.8/1012 votesLoading...
#13 - Honor Thy Mother Dexter
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 1/12/1976
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: N/A
- 6.8/1014 votesLoading...
#14 - Out of the Closet
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/1/1976
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: N/A
- 6.7/1011 votesLoading...
#15 - Broken Hearted Bess
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 1/30/1977
Bess' boyfriend dumps her, so Phyllis takes her on a trip to cheer her up.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.6/1012 votesLoading...
#16 - Sonny Boy
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 2/16/1976
Jonathan's brother comes to visit and Phyllis must become a middleman between sibling rivalry.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: N/A
6.6/1013 votesLoading...#17 - Widows, Merry and Otherwise
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 2/23/1976
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: N/A
- 6.4/1012 votesLoading...
#18 - The First Date
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 10/27/1975
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: N/A
- 6.4/1013 votesLoading...
#19 - The New Job
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 9/20/1976
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: N/A
- 6.4/1010 votesLoading...
#20 - Mother Dexter Cohabitates
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 11/22/1976
Phyllis struggles with Sally's feelings about her boyfriend, Arthur Lanson. She decides to marry him, though.
Director: Tony Mordente
Writer: N/A
- 6.3/1012 votesLoading...
#21 - Phyllis in Love
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 1/19/1976
Phyllis falls in love with a tennis player who just happens to be married.
Director: James Burrows
Writer: N/A
- 6.3/1012 votesLoading...
#22 - Mother Dexter's Wedding
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 12/6/1976
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.
Director: Asaad Kelada
Writer: N/A
- 6.2/1012 votesLoading...
#23 - Boss or Buddy, or Both, or Neither
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 10/18/1976
Phyllis is upset when Dan doesn't pay any attention to her or appreciate her work, so she goes on strike.
Director: Joan Darling
Writer: N/A
- 6.1/1015 votesLoading...
#24 - Phyllis' Garage Sale
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 10/14/1975
All of Phyllis' belongings arrive from Minneapolis and clutters the house--literally. Phyllis decides to have a garage sale, but has trouble letting go of her things.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 6.1/1011 votesLoading...
#25 - Phyllis Opens Julie's Heart
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 11/17/1975
Phyllis must try to comfort Julie after she sees her boyfriend with another woman.
Director: Jay Sandrich
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Phyllis
Every episode of Phyllis ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Phyllis!
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...
Genre:Comedy
Network:CBS
Top Episode Ratings Summary
"Phyllis and the Little People" is the best rated episode of "Phyllis". It scored 7.9/10 based on 27 votes. Directed by James Burrows and written by N/A, it aired on 12/1/1975. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Phyllis Takes Piano Lessons".