Season 1 (1975)

Pilot
0.0

September 11, 1975

Phyllis' husband, Lars, suddenly dies only to leave Phyllis and her daughter Bess with no money. Desperate, they move to San Fran...Read more

Bess, Is You a Woman Now?
0.0

September 18, 1975

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 ...Read more

Up for Grabs
0.0

September 22, 1975

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.

Leaving Home
0.0

September 23, 1975

Mother Dexter is upset that Phyllis and Bess have stolen her guest bedroom, so Phyllis decides to move out on her own. Her new ap...Read more

The First Day
0.0

September 30, 1975

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.

Phyllis Takes Piano Lessons
0.0

October 7, 1975

Phyllis has always regretted that she never finished her piano recital as a child because she froze on stage. She decides to take...Read more

Phyllis' Garage Sale
0.0

October 14, 1975

All of Phyllis' belongings arrive from Minneapolis and clutters the house--literally. Phyllis decides to have a garage sale, but ...Read more

The First Date
0.0

October 27, 1975

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.

All Together Now
0.0

October 30, 1975

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 ...Read more

Audrey Leaves Jonathan
0.0

November 6, 1975

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...Read more

Phyllis Opens Julie's Heart
0.0

November 17, 1975

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

So Lonely I Could Cry
0.0

November 24, 1975

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 hers...Read more

Phyllis and the Little People
0.0

December 1, 1975

Bess announces her plans to marry. Phyllis invites the boy's parents over only to discover that they are little people and must d...Read more

There's No Business Like No Business
0.0

December 8, 1975

The photo studio is in financial trouble and Phyllis tries to land an account for the company but fails. Jonathan decides to inve...Read more

Paging Dr. Lindstrom
0.0

December 22, 1975

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.

The $17,623,419.53 Man
0.0

January 5, 1976

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

Honor Thy Mother Dexter
0.0

January 12, 1976

Phyllis believes that the reason Sally (Judith Lowry) is so grouchy is because she has nothing to do in life. First Phyllis tries...Read more

Phyllis in Love
0.0

January 19, 1976

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

Crazy Mama
0.0

January 26, 1976

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 conv...Read more

A Man, a Woman, and Another Woman
0.0

February 2, 1976

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

Leo's Suicide
0.0

February 9, 1976

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

Sonny Boy
0.0

February 16, 1976

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

Widows, Merry and Otherwise
0.0

February 23, 1976

Audrey's niece, a recent widow, comes to visit, and Phyllis must try to comfort her since she is too a widow.

The Triangle
0.0

March 1, 1976

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