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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!

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

Season 2 Ratings Summary

"The New Job" is the best rated episode of "Phyllis" season 2. It scored 6.4/10 based on 13 votes. Directed by Jay Sandrich and written by N/A, it aired on 9/20/1976. This episode is rated 0.8 points higher than the second-best, "You're Not Getting Better, Just Older".

  • The New Job
    6.4/1013 votes

    #1 - 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

  • You're Not Getting Better, Just Older
    7.2/1016 votes

    #2 - 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

  • Speech 1A
    5.6/1011 votes

    #3 - Speech 1A

    Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/4/1976

    Phyllis writes a big important Speech for Dan

    Director: James Burrows

    Writer: N/A

  • Off the Bench
    5.8/1011 votes

    #4 - Off the Bench

    Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 10/11/1976

    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: N/A

  • Boss or Buddy, or Both, or Neither
    6.2/1012 votes

    #5 - 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

  • Phyllis Cries Wolf
    5.5/1010 votes

    #6 - Phyllis Cries Wolf

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/25/1976

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Out of the Closet
    6.8/1014 votes

    #7 - 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

  • The Wrong Box
    5.5/1012 votes

    #8 - The Wrong Box

    Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 11/8/1976

    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: N/A

  • Phyllis and the Jumper
    5.3/1011 votes

    #9 - Phyllis and the Jumper

    Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 11/15/1976

    Dan's visiting friend is just wild about Phyllis.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Mother Dexter Cohabitates
    6.4/1010 votes

    #10 - 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

  • Mother Dexter's Wedding
    6.3/1012 votes

    #11 - 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

  • Bess Airs Her Views
    6.9/1020 votes

    #12 - 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

  • The Christmas Party
    6.9/1016 votes

    #13 - 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

  • Phyllis Runs the Office
    6.0/1010 votes

    #14 - Phyllis Runs the Office

    Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 1/3/1977

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Threat
    6.1/109 votes

    #15 - The Threat

    Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 1/10/1977

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Taking a Chance on Chance
    5.4/109 votes

    #16 - Taking a Chance on Chance

    Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 1/16/1977

    Phyllis starts dating a compulsive gambler.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Leonard and the Bribe
    5.7/109 votes

    #17 - Leonard and the Bribe

    Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 1/23/1977

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Broken Hearted Bess
    6.7/1011 votes

    #18 - 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

  • I Am Beautiful
    5.6/1010 votes

    #19 - I Am Beautiful

    Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 2/6/1977

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dan's Ex
    5.9/109 votes

    #20 - Dan's Ex

    Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 2/13/1977

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Audrey's New Life
    5.2/108 votes

    #21 - Audrey's New Life

    Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 2/20/1977

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Elopement
    5.6/109 votes

    #22 - The Elopement

    Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 2/27/1977

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

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Apartment
    6.0/1010 votes

    #23 - The Apartment

    Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 3/6/1977

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Baby Makes Six
    5.9/109 votes

    #24 - A Baby Makes Six

    Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 3/13/1977

    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: N/A

    Writer: N/A