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The Best Episodes of Phyllis Season 2

Every episode of Phyllis Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Phyllis Season 2!

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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 eccentric relatives and adjusting to a new life.

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

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

    #2 - 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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  3. Phyllis Season 2 Episode 3 - Speech 1A
    6.7/10(13 votes)

    #3 - Speech 1A

    S2:E3

    Phyllis writes a big important Speech for Dan

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Phyllis Season 2 Episode 4 - Off the Bench
    6.7/10(13 votes)

    #4 - Off the Bench

    S2:E4

    Phyllis runs into Van Horn in the park once again, she feels sorry for him and tries to improve his image and make him a respectable human being -- unsuccessfully, of course.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Phyllis Season 2 Episode 5 - Boss or Buddy, or Both, or Neither
    7.2/10(14 votes)

    #5 - Boss or Buddy, or Both, or Neither

    S2:E5

    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:Unknown

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  6. Phyllis Season 2 Episode 6 - Phyllis Cries Wolf
    6.7/10(12 votes)

    #6 - Phyllis Cries Wolf

    S2:E6

    Phyllis must deal with the fact that Bess has a new boyfriend...who is older...and is her professor at college.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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

    #7 - 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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  8. Phyllis Season 2 Episode 8 - The Wrong Box
    6.8/10(14 votes)

    #8 - The Wrong Box

    S2:E8

    Phyllis has Lars' body shipped from Minneapolis so he can be buried at her new home. When the box arrives, something is moving on the inside.

    Director:James Burrows
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Phyllis Season 2 Episode 9 - Phyllis and the Jumper
    6.5/10(13 votes)

    #9 - Phyllis and the Jumper

    S2:E9

    Dan's visiting friend is just wild about Phyllis.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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

    #10 - 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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  11. Phyllis Season 2 Episode 11 - Mother Dexter's Wedding
    7.2/10(14 votes)

    #11 - Mother Dexter's Wedding

    S2:E11

    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:Unknown

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

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

    #13 - 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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  14. Phyllis Season 2 Episode 14 - Phyllis Runs the Office
    7.2/10(12 votes)

    #14 - Phyllis Runs the Office

    S2:E14

    Dan and Phyllis trade jobs for a day to see how the other one lives.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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

    #15 - 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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  16. Phyllis Season 2 Episode 16 - Taking a Chance on Chance
    6.9/10(11 votes)

    #16 - Taking a Chance on Chance

    S2:E16

    Phyllis starts dating a compulsive gambler.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Phyllis Season 2 Episode 17 - Leonard and the Bribe
    7.2/10(11 votes)

    #17 - Leonard and the Bribe

    S2:E17

    Leonard is offered a $100,000 bribe to cast a particular vote, but is unsure what to do.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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

    #18 - 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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  19. Phyllis Season 2 Episode 19 - I Am Beautiful
    6.8/10(12 votes)

    #19 - I Am Beautiful

    S2:E19

    Harriet has always been the sarcastic co-worker of Phyllis, but Phyllis befriends her and tries tot make her more attractive to men, Leonard in particular.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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

    #20 - 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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  21. Phyllis Season 2 Episode 21 - Audrey's New Life
    6.9/10(10 votes)

    #21 - Audrey's New Life

    S2:E21

    Feeling useless, Audrey gets a job in an Antique store to Jonathan's dislike.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Phyllis Season 2 Episode 22 - The Elopement
    7.1/10(11 votes)

    #22 - The Elopement

    S2:E22

    Bess and Dan's nephew Mark Valenti run off and elope and Phyllis must wrestle with the issue.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Phyllis Season 2 Episode 23 - The Apartment
    7.2/10(12 votes)

    #23 - The Apartment

    S2:E23

    Mark and Bess move into a dirty, run-down apartment and Phyllis voices her concerns. Johnathan agrees to allow them to move into his house temporarily.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Phyllis Season 2 Episode 24 - A Baby Makes Six
    7.1/10(11 votes)

    #24 - A Baby Makes Six

    S2:E24

    Feeling that he cannot support Bess with his struggling singing career, Mark leaves. Phyllis then runs after him, and tells him to return because Bess has a surprise -- she's pregnant.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"The New Job" is the best rated episode of "Phyllis" season 2. It scored 7.4/10 based on 15 votes. Directed by Jay Sandrich and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/20/1976. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "You're Not Getting Better, Just Older".