Phyllis — Season 2

All 24 episodes in airing order, with first-run dates and viewer ratings.

  1. 01

    September 20, 1976

    The New Job

    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.

  2. 02

    September 27, 1976

    You're Not Getting Better, Just Older

    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.

  3. 03

    October 4, 1976

    Speech 1A

    Phyllis writes a big important Speech for Dan

  4. 04

    October 11, 1976

    Off the Bench

    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.

  5. 05

    October 18, 1976

    Boss or Buddy, or Both, or Neither

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

  6. 06

    October 25, 1976

    Phyllis Cries Wolf

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

  7. 07

    November 1, 1976

    Out of the Closet

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

  8. 08

    November 8, 1976

    The Wrong Box

    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.

  9. 09

    November 15, 1976

    Phyllis and the Jumper

    Dan's visiting friend is just wild about Phyllis.

  10. 10

    November 22, 1976

    Mother Dexter Cohabitates

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

  11. 11

    December 6, 1976

    Mother Dexter's Wedding

    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.

  12. 12

    December 20, 1976

    Bess Airs Her Views

    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.

  13. 13

    December 27, 1976

    The Christmas Party

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

  14. 14

    January 3, 1977

    Phyllis Runs the Office

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

  15. 15

    January 10, 1977

    The Threat

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

  16. 16

    January 16, 1977

    Taking a Chance on Chance

    Phyllis starts dating a compulsive gambler.

  17. 17

    January 23, 1977

    Leonard and the Bribe

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

  18. 18

    January 30, 1977

    Broken Hearted Bess

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

  19. 19

    February 6, 1977

    I Am Beautiful

    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.

  20. 20

    February 13, 1977

    Dan's Ex

    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.

  21. 21

    February 20, 1977

    Audrey's New Life

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

  22. 22

    February 27, 1977

    The Elopement

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

  23. 23

    March 6, 1977

    The Apartment

    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.

  24. 24

    March 13, 1977

    A Baby Makes Six

    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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