Phyllis (1975)
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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Episode 1 - Pilot
Release Date: 1975-09-11Phyllis' 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.
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Episode 2 - Bess, Is You a Woman Now?
Release Date: 1975-09-18Bess 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.
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Episode 3 - Up for Grabs
Release Date: 1975-09-22An 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.
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Episode 4 - Leaving Home
Release Date: 1975-09-23Mother 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.
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Episode 5 - The First Day
Release Date: 1975-09-30Phyllis writes to her friend Mary Richards to tell her all about her new life and how hard it was when she first started working.
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Episode 6 - Phyllis Takes Piano Lessons
Release Date: 1975-10-07Phyllis 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.
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Episode 7 - Phyllis' Garage Sale
Release Date: 1975-10-14All 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.
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Episode 8 - The First Date
Release Date: 1975-10-27Phyllis 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.
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Episode 9 - All Together Now
Release Date: 1975-10-30Phyllis 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.
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Episode 10 - Audrey Leaves Jonathan
Release Date: 1975-11-06Audrey 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.
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Episode 11 - Phyllis Opens Julie's Heart
Release Date: 1975-11-17Phyllis must try to comfort Julie after she sees her boyfriend with another woman.
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Episode 12 - So Lonely I Could Cry
Release Date: 1975-11-24Phyllis 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.
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Episode 13 - Phyllis and the Little People
Release Date: 1975-12-01Bess 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.
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Episode 14 - There's No Business Like No Business
Release Date: 1975-12-08The 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.
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Episode 15 - Paging Dr. Lindstrom
Release Date: 1975-12-22Phyllis 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.
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Episode 16 - The $17,623,419.53 Man
Release Date: 1976-01-05Phyllis meets a wealthy business tycoon named Harry Loomis who proposes to her.
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Episode 17 - Honor Thy Mother Dexter
Release Date: 1976-01-12Phyllis 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.
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Episode 18 - Phyllis in Love
Release Date: 1976-01-19Phyllis falls in love with a tennis player who just happens to be married.
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Episode 19 - Crazy Mama
Release Date: 1976-01-26Bess 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.
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Episode 20 - A Man, a Woman, and Another Woman
Release Date: 1976-02-02Phyllis' old lawyer friend Jerome returns to San Francisco with his new young bride.
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Episode 21 - Leo's Suicide
Release Date: 1976-02-09Leo gets depressed and takes some of Audrey's pills (which happen to be no more than placebos.)
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Episode 22 - Sonny Boy
Release Date: 1976-02-16Jonathan's brother comes to visit and Phyllis must become a middleman between sibling rivalry.
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Episode 23 - Widows, Merry and Otherwise
Release Date: 1976-02-23Audrey's niece, a recent widow, comes to visit, and Phyllis must try to comfort her since she is too a widow.
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Episode 24 - The Triangle
Release Date: 1976-03-01Bess's old boy boyfriend who falls for Phyllis after he is dumped by Bess.