- 6.4/1013 votes6.4/10(13)
#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
- 7.2/1016 votes7.2/10(16)
#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
- 5.6/1011 votes5.6/10(11)
#3 - Speech 1A
Season 2 Episode 3
Aired 10/4/1976
- 5.8/1011 votes5.8/10(11)
#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
- 6.2/1012 votes6.2/10(12)
#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
- 5.5/1010 votes5.5/10(10)
#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
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- 6.8/1014 votes6.8/10(14)
#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
- 5.5/1012 votes5.5/10(12)
#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
- 5.3/1011 votes5.3/10(11)
#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
- 6.4/1010 votes6.4/10(10)
#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
- 6.3/1012 votes6.3/10(12)
#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
- 6.9/1020 votes6.9/10(20)
#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
- 7.0/1017 votes7.0/10(17)
#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
- 6.0/1010 votes6.0/10(10)
#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
- 6.1/109 votes6.1/10(9)
#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
- 5.4/109 votes5.4/10(9)
#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
- 5.7/109 votes5.7/10(9)
#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
- 6.7/1011 votes6.7/10(11)
#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
- 5.6/1010 votes5.6/10(10)
#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
- 5.9/109 votes5.9/10(9)
#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
- 5.2/108 votes5.2/10(8)
#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
- 5.6/109 votes5.6/10(9)
#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
- 6.0/1010 votes6.0/10(10)
#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
- 5.9/109 votes5.9/10(9)
#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
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
Episodes
24
Avg. Rating
6.0
S1
S2
S3
S4
E1
E2
E3
6.4
7.2
5.6
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".