Michael J. Leeson — Producer

Episodes 48

Pilot

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September 11, 1975
1x1

Phyllis' 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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Bess, Is You a Woman Now?

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September 18, 1975
1x2

Bess 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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Up for Grabs

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September 22, 1975
1x3

An 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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Leaving Home

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September 23, 1975
1x4

Mother 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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The First Day

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September 30, 1975
1x5

Phyllis 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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Phyllis Takes Piano Lessons

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October 7, 1975
1x6

Phyllis 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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Phyllis' Garage Sale

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October 14, 1975
1x7

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.

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The First Date

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October 27, 1975
1x8

Phyllis 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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All Together Now

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October 30, 1975
1x9

Phyllis 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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Audrey Leaves Jonathan

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November 6, 1975
1x10

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.

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Phyllis Opens Julie's Heart

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November 17, 1975
1x11

Phyllis must try to comfort Julie after she sees her boyfriend with another woman.

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So Lonely I Could Cry

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November 24, 1975
1x12

Phyllis 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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Phyllis and the Little People

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December 1, 1975
1x13

Bess 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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1x14

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.

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Paging Dr. Lindstrom

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December 22, 1975
1x15

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.

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The $17,623,419.53 Man

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January 5, 1976
1x16

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

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Honor Thy Mother Dexter

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January 12, 1976
1x17

Phyllis 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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Phyllis in Love

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January 19, 1976
1x18

Phyllis falls in love with a tennis player who just happens to be married.

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Crazy Mama

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January 26, 1976
1x19

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.

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A Man, a Woman, and Another Woman

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February 2, 1976
1x20

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

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Leo's Suicide

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February 9, 1976
1x21

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

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Sonny Boy

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February 16, 1976
1x22

Jonathan's brother comes to visit and Phyllis must become a middleman between sibling rivalry.

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Widows, Merry and Otherwise

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February 23, 1976
1x23

Audrey'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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The Triangle

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Season Finale
March 1, 1976
1x24

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

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The New Job

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September 20, 1976
2x1

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.

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You're Not Getting Better, Just Older

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September 27, 1976
2x2

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.

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Speech 1A

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October 4, 1976
2x3

Phyllis writes a big important Speech for Dan

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Off the Bench

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October 11, 1976
2x4

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.

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Boss or Buddy, or Both, or Neither

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October 18, 1976
2x5

Phyllis is upset when Dan doesn't pay any attention to her or appreciate her work, so she goes on strike.

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Phyllis Cries Wolf

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October 25, 1976
2x6

Phyllis must deal with the fact that Bess has a new boyfriend...who is older...and is her professor at college.

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Out of the Closet

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November 1, 1976
2x7

Phyllis has a strange date who first announces his plans to marry her, but later reveals that he's actually gay.

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The Wrong Box

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November 8, 1976
2x8

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.

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Phyllis and the Jumper

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November 15, 1976
2x9

Dan's visiting friend is just wild about Phyllis.

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Mother Dexter Cohabitates

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November 22, 1976
2x10

Phyllis struggles with Sally's feelings about her boyfriend, Arthur Lanson. She decides to marry him, though.

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Mother Dexter's Wedding

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December 6, 1976
2x11

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.

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Bess Airs Her Views

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December 20, 1976
2x12

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.

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The Christmas Party

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December 27, 1976
2x13

Leonard's side of the office decides to throw a Christmas party, but Dan makes Phyllis work to the very last minute.

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Phyllis Runs the Office

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January 3, 1977
2x14

Dan and Phyllis trade jobs for a day to see how the other one lives.

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The Threat

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January 10, 1977
2x15

Leonard receives a death threat about his vote on a low-cost housing project and must wrestle with the fear.

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Taking a Chance on Chance

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January 16, 1977
2x16

Phyllis starts dating a compulsive gambler.

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Leonard and the Bribe

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January 23, 1977
2x17

Leonard is offered a $100,000 bribe to cast a particular vote, but is unsure what to do.

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Broken Hearted Bess

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January 30, 1977
2x18

Bess' boyfriend dumps her, so Phyllis takes her on a trip to cheer her up.

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I Am Beautiful

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February 6, 1977
2x19

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.

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Dan's Ex

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February 13, 1977
2x20

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.

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Audrey's New Life

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February 20, 1977
2x21

Feeling useless, Audrey gets a job in an Antique store to Jonathan's dislike.

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The Elopement

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February 27, 1977
2x22

Bess and Dan's nephew Mark Valenti run off and elope and Phyllis must wrestle with the issue.

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The Apartment

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March 6, 1977
2x23

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.

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A Baby Makes Six

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Season Finale
March 13, 1977
2x24

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.

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