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The Worst Episodes of Phyllis

Genre:Comedy
Network:CBS

Every episode of Phyllis ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst 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...
Episodes
48
Avg. Rating
6.3
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S3
S4
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E2
E3
6.8
6.4
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5.6

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  • Audrey's New Life
    5.2/10(8)
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    #1 - 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

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  • The $17,623,419.53 Man
    5.3/10(12)
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    #2 - The $17,623,419.53 Man

    Season 1 Episode 16

    Aired 1/5/1976

    Phyllis meets a wealthy business tycoon named Harry Loomis who proposes to her.

    Director: James Burrows

    Writer: N/A

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  • Leo's Suicide
    5.3/10(11)
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    #3 - Leo's Suicide

    Season 1 Episode 21

    Aired 2/9/1976

    Leo gets depressed and takes some of Audrey's pills (which happen to be no more than placebos.)

    Director: James Burrows

    Writer: N/A

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  • Phyllis and the Jumper
    5.3/10(11)
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    #4 - 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

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  • Taking a Chance on Chance
    5.4/10(9)
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    #5 - 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

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  • Phyllis Cries Wolf
    5.5/10(10)
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    #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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  • The Wrong Box
    5.5/10(12)
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    #7 - 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

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  • Speech 1A
    5.6/10(11)
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    #8 - Speech 1A

    Season 2 Episode 3

    Aired 10/4/1976

    Phyllis writes a big important Speech for Dan

    Director: James Burrows

    Writer: N/A

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  • I Am Beautiful
    5.6/10(10)
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    #9 - 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

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  • The Elopement
    5.6/10(9)
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    #10 - 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

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  • Audrey Leaves Jonathan
    5.7/10(11)
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    #11 - Audrey Leaves Jonathan

    Season 1 Episode 10

    Aired 11/6/1975

    Audrey is upset when she learns that Jonathan had an affair on his first wife while he was in the service. She feels that if he's done it once, he'll do it again. She decides to leave him, only to move next door to Phyllis' room. Jonathan must tell her he loves her because he never has.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Paging Dr. Lindstrom
    5.7/10(11)
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    #12 - Paging Dr. Lindstrom

    Season 1 Episode 15

    Aired 12/22/1975

    Phyllis meets a medium at the studio and discusses the afterlife. Audrey, by chance, meets him and invites him over to have a seance to contact Lars.

    Director: James Burrows

    Writer: N/A

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  • Leonard and the Bribe
    5.7/10(9)
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    #13 - 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

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  • The Triangle
    5.8/10(12)
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    #14 - The Triangle

    Season 1 Episode 24

    Aired 3/1/1976

    Bess's old boy boyfriend who falls for Phyllis after he is dumped by Bess.

    Director: James Burrows

    Writer: N/A

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  • Off the Bench
    5.8/10(11)
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    #15 - 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

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  • A Man, a Woman, and Another Woman
    5.9/10(13)
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    #16 - A Man, a Woman, and Another Woman

    Season 1 Episode 20

    Aired 2/2/1976

    Phyllis' old lawyer friend Jerome returns to San Francisco with his new young bride.

    Director: Joan Darling

    Writer: N/A

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  • Dan's Ex
    5.9/10(9)
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    #17 - 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

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  • A Baby Makes Six
    5.9/10(9)
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    #18 - 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

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  • There's No Business Like No Business
    6.0/10(16)
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    #19 - There's No Business Like No Business

    Season 1 Episode 14

    Aired 12/8/1975

    The photo studio is in financial trouble and Phyllis tries to land an account for the company but fails. Jonathan decides to invest some money into the business.

    Director: Jay Sandrich

    Writer: N/A

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  • Crazy Mama
    6.0/10(10)
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    #20 - Crazy Mama

    Season 1 Episode 19

    Aired 1/26/1976

    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: N/A

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  • Phyllis Runs the Office
    6.0/10(10)
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    #21 - 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

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  • The Apartment
    6.0/10(10)
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    #22 - 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

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  • Phyllis' Garage Sale
    6.1/10(15)
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    #23 - 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

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  • The Threat
    6.1/10(9)
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    #24 - 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

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  • Boss or Buddy, or Both, or Neither
    6.2/10(12)
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    #25 - 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

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Audrey's New Life" is the worst rated episode of "Phyllis". It scored 5.2/10 based on 8 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 2/20/1977. This episode scored 0.1 points lower than the second lowest rated, "The $17,623,419.53 Man".