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Phyllis Season 2 Episodes

Season 2 Episode Guide

24 Episodes 1976 - 1977

Episode 1

The New Job

Mon, Sep 20, 1976 30 mins

Phyllis is in desperate need of employment---Julie has closed her photography studio. Cloris Leachman. Paul Jameson: John Ritter. Jonathan: Henry Jones. Audrey: Jane Rose. Mother Dexter: Judith Lowry.

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Episode 2

You're Not Getting Any Better, Just Older

Mon, Sep 27, 1976 30 mins

Phyllis implores her friend Mary Richards (Mary Tyler Moore) to drop everything and rush to San Francisco. Phyllis: Cloris Leachman. Valerie: Garn Stephens.

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Episode 3

Speech 1

Mon, Oct 4, 1976 30 mins

Phyllis tries her hand at speech writing. Cloris Leachman. Valenti: Carmine Caridi. Jonathan: Henry Jones. Audrey: Jane Rose.

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Episode 4

Off the Bench

Mon, Oct 11, 1976 30 mins

Phyllis (Cloris Leachman) tries to infuse the park-bench wino with wit and elegance so he can court the woman of his dreams. Van Horn: Jack Elam. Audrey: Jane Rose. Jonathan: Henry Jones. Mother Dexter: Judith Lowry. Dan: Carmine Caridi. Leonard: John Lawlor. Bum: Larry Storch.

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Episode 5

Boss or Buddy or Both or Neither

Mon, Oct 18, 1976 30 mins

Phyllis (Cloris Leachman) is down in the dumps when her boss starts taking her for granted. Dan: Carmine Caridi. Jonathan: Henry Jones. Tony La Costa: Val Bisoglio. Audrey: Jane Rose. Peterson: Roger Bowen.

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Episode 6

Phyllis Cries Wolf

Mon, Oct 25, 1976 30 mins

Phyllis (Cloris Leachman) discovers that Bess's new middle-aged beau (Terry Kiser) is a philanderer. Bess: Lisa Gerritsen. Jonathan: Henry Jones. Audrey: Jane Rose. Mother Dexter: Judith Lowry. Harriet: Garn Stephens. Josephine: Jean Palmerton. Leonard: John Lawlor. Dan: Carmine Caridi.

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Episode 7

Out of the Closet

Mon, Nov 1, 1976 30 mins

To mask his homosexuality from his parents, Phyllis's friend announces that he plans to marry her. Cloris Leachman. Scott Rhodes: Edward Winter. Jonathan: Henry Jones. Martha Rhodes: Jane Hoffman. Audrey: Jane Rose. Bill Rhodes: Harry Townes. Mother Dexter: Judith Lowry. Leonard: John Lawlor.

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Episode 8

The Wrong Box

Mon, Nov 8, 1976 30 mins

Phyllis (Cloris Leachman) plans to have Lars reburied in San Francisco, but a mountain lion arrives instead of her dear departed. Jonathan: Henry Jones. Audrey: Jane Rose. Mother Dexter: Judith Lowry.

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Episode 9

Phyllis and the Jumper

Mon, Nov 15, 1976 30 mins

A new suitor's saccharine attentions are driving Phyllis (Cloris Leachman) crazy. Burt Hillman: Jerry Stiller. Leonard: John Lawlor. Rumsey: Jon Lormer. Dan: Carmine Caridi. Harriet: Garn Stephens. Jonathan: Henry Jones. Audrey: Jane Rose.

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Episode 10

Mother Dexter Cohabitates

Mon, Nov 22, 1976 30 mins

Mother Dexter (Judith Lowry) scandalizes the family by sharing bed and board with an octogenarian (Burt Mustin). First of two parts. Cloris Leachman. Jonathan: Henry Jones. Audrey: Jane Rose. Bess: Lisa Gerritsen. Leonard: John Lawlor.

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Episode 11

Mother Dexter's Wedding

Mon, Dec 6, 1976 30 mins

Conclusion of two parts. Mother Dexter (Judith Lowry) is marrying Arthur Lanson (Burt Mustin)---if Phyllis can get her to the church on time. Cloris Leachman. Jonathan: Henry Jones. Audrey: Jane Rose. Ellen McCormick: Marjorie Bennett. Bess: Lisa Gerritsen. Dan: Carmine Caridi. Leonard: John Lawlor. Harriet: Garn Stephens.

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Episode 12

Bess Airs Her Views

Mon, Dec 20, 1976 30 mins

Bess (Lisa Gerritsen) poses nude for the school paper to protest the firing of a teacher who once bared all in a men's magazine. Cloris Leachman. Armbruster: David White. Audrey: Jane Rose. Williamson: Moosie Drier. Jonathan: Henry Jones. Leonard: John Lawlor. Dan: Carmine Caridi. Mother Dexter: Judith Lowry. Harriet: Garn Stephens.

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Episode 13

The Christmas Party

Mon, Dec 27, 1976 30 mins

A Christmas party divides the office into workers and revelers. Cloris Leachman. Leonard: John Lawlor. Dan: Carmine Caridi. Harriet: Garn Stephens. Jonathan: Henry Jones. Audrey: Jane Rose. Bess: Lisa Gerritsen.

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Episode 14

Phyllis Runs the Office

Mon, Jan 3, 1977 30 mins

When Dan is hospitalized, Phyllis (Cloris Leachman) becomes his dubious stand-in as city supervisor. Dan: Carmine Caridi. Lester Simmons: John Dennis Johnston. Leonard: John Lawlor. Harriet: Garn Stephens. Larry: Robert Mandan. Audrey: Jane Rose.

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Episode 15

The Threat

Mon, Jan 10, 1977 30 mins

Defying a threat on his life, Leonard (John Lawlor) votes "yes" on a low-income housing bill. Phyllis: Cloris Leachman. Dan: Carmine Caridi. Harriet: Garn Stephens. Audrey: Jane Rose. Jonathan: Henry Jones. Mother Dexter: Judith Lowry.

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Episode 16

Taking a Chance on Chance

Sun, Jan 16, 1977 30 mins

Already jittery about dating a professional gambler, Phyllis discovers that Jonathan once sent the man to prison. Cloris Leachman. Buddy: Robert Alda. Jonathan: Henry Jones. Harriet: Garn Stephens. Dan: Carmine Caridi. Leonard: John Lawlor. Ed: Al Ruscio. Murray: Alex Henteloff.

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Episode 17

Leonard and the Bribe

Sun, Jan 23, 1977 30 mins

The anonymous donor of an expensive coat tries to bribe Leonard (John Lawlor) to change his vote on a rezoning issue. Cloris Leachman. Jack: Don Porter. Harriet: Garn Stephens. Larry: Charles Thomas Murphy. Dan: Carmine Caridi. Weinglass: Martin Garner. Jonathan: Henry Jones. Audrey: Jane Rose.

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Episode 18

Brokenhearted Bess

Sun, Jan 30, 1977 30 mins

Phyllis (Cloris Leachman) can't snap Bess (Lisa Gerritsen) out of her depression after she and her boy friend split. Mark: Craig Wasson. Dan: Carmine Caridi. Saleswoman: Sandra Deel. Harriet: Garn Stephens.

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Episode 19

I Am Beautiful

Sun, Feb 6, 1977 30 mins

Harriet's long-standing crush on Leonard leads Phyllis (Cloris Leachman) to give her lessons in allurement. Harriet: Garn Stephens. Leonard: John Lawlor. Dan: Carmine Caridi. Mrs. Valenti: Penny Santon. Jonathan: Henry Jones. Audrey: Jane Rose.

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Episode 20

Dan's Ex

Sun, Feb 13, 1977 30 mins

Phyllis (Cloris Leachman) tries to patch up Dan's disintegrating marriage by throwing a party in honor of the divorcing couple. Dan: Carmine Caridi. Joanne: Marcia Rodd. Harriet: Garn Stephens. Jonathan: Henry Jones. Audrey: Jane Rose.

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Episode 21

Audrey's New Life

Sun, Feb 20, 1977 30 mins

Jonathan rages when Audrey's new boss gives her an innocent peck on the cheek. Cloris Leachman. Audrey: Jane Rose. Jonathan: Henry Jones. Keith Stone: Morgan Farley. Steven Stone: Hank Brandt. Leonard: John Lawlor. Harriet: Garn Stephens.

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Episode 22

The Elopement

Sun, Feb 27, 1977 30 mins

Phyllis (Cloris Leachman) not only disapproves of Bess's elopement but crashes into the couple's nuptial nest, demanding annulment. Bess: Lisa Gerritsen. Mark: Craig Wasson. Dan: Carmine Caridi. Leonard: John Lawlor. Harriet: Garn Stephens.

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Episode 23

The Apartment

Sun, Mar 6, 1977 30 mins

Phyllis (Cloris Leachman) gives Bess and Mark a hard time when they move into a run-down apartment. Bess: Lisa Gerritsen.

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Episode 24

And Baby Makes Six

Sun, Mar 13, 1977 30 mins

Mark (Craig Wasson) feels inadequate as a husband and provider, unaware that he is about to become a father, too. Cloris Leachman, Lisa Gerritsen. Jonathan: Henry Jones.

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