Phyllis (1975)

Comedy

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.

IMDb rating: 6.5 (576 votes)
Episode average: 7.3 +0.8 vs IMDb
Seasons: 2
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 2 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1975)

7.44 avg 24 episodes 7.5 → 6.8 30 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Pilot	7.5	34
2	Bess, Is You a Woman Now?	8.0	28
3	Up for Grabs	8.1	22
4	Leaving Home	8.1	24
5	The First Day	8.1	21
6	Phyllis Takes Piano Lessons	8.3	27
7	Phyllis' Garage Sale	6.8	19
8	The First Date	7.7	18
9	All Together Now	8.2	19
10	Audrey Leaves Jonathan	6.9	17
11	Phyllis Opens Julie's Heart	7.5	17
12	So Lonely I Could Cry	8.1	21
13	Phyllis and the Little People	8.1	34
14	There's No Business Like No Business	6.7	21
15	Paging Dr. Lindstrom	6.8	16
16	The $17,623,419.53 Man	6.4	17
17	Honor Thy Mother Dexter	7.9	18
18	Phyllis in Love	7.2	17
19	Crazy Mama	7.0	15
20	A Man, a Woman and Another Woman	6.9	18
21	Leo's Suicide	6.5	17
22	Sonny Boy	7.7	17
23	Widows, Merry and Otherwise	7.2	18
24	The Triangle	6.8	18

Season 2 (1976)

7.15 avg 24 episodes 7.3 → 7.1 30 min avg

Rollercoaster

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The New Job	7.3	17
2	You're Not Getting Better, Just Older	7.9	20
3	Speech 1A	6.7	15
4	Off the Bench	6.7	15
5	Boss or Buddy or Both or Neither	7.2	16
6	Phyllis Cries Wolf	6.6	14
7	Out of the Closet	7.4	21
8	The Wrong Box	6.8	16
9	Phyllis and the Jumper	6.6	15
10	Bess Airs Her Views	7.4	14
11	Mother Dexter Cohabitates	7.2	16
12	Mother Dexter's Wedding	7.6	27
13	The Christmas Party	7.7	21
14	Phyllis Runs the Office	7.2	14
15	The Threat	7.4	13
16	Taking a Chance on Chance	6.9	13
17	Leonard and the Bribe	7.2	13
18	Broken Hearted Bess	7.5	15
19	I Am Beautiful	6.8	14
20	Dan's Ex	7.3	13
21	Audrey's New Life	6.9	12
22	The Elopement	7.1	13
23	The Apartment	7.2	13
24	A Baby Makes Six	7.1	12

Phyllis (1975)

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