Information about Phyllis (tv Series)
Phyllis was a sitcom which was aired on CBS from 1975 to 1977. It was the second spinoff of The Mary Tyler Moore Show; the first being Rhoda. The show starred Cloris Leachman as Phyllis Lindstrom, who was previously Mary Richards' landlady on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. In the new series, Phyllis and her daughter Bess moved from Minneapolis to San Francisco, after the death of her husband Lars. It was revealed that San Francisco was Phyllis' original hometown, prior to meeting Lars.
Much of the show's humor stemmed from Phyllis' attempts to fit into the job market, after having lived most of her life as the spoiled wife of a rich physician.
Elderly actress Judith Lowry also appeared as Mother Dexter, Jonathan's mother and Phyllis' main nemesis. Accordingly, she was better than everyone when it came to putting Phyllis in her place.
In a 1976 episode, Mother Dexter married the similarly aged Arthur Lanson (Burt Mustin); both Lowry and Mustin died within a month of the episode's airing.
During the final season, Bess found romance with Mark Valenti, Phyllis's boss's nephew, whom she later married. In the final episode, Bess announced that she was pregnant with their first child.
A landlord, is the owner of a house, apartment, condominium, or real estate which is rented or leased to an individual or business, who is called the tenant.
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Storyline
Phyllis and Bess moved in with Lars' mother, Audrey Dexter (Jane Rose) and stepfather, Judge Jonathan Dexter (Henry Jones), and Phyllis took a job as an assistant in a photographic studio. The owner, Julie Erskine, was played by Barbara Colby, who had appeared in a recurring role on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Colby was murdered after three episodes had been filmed, and the part was assumed by Liz Torres. During the second and final season, she would switch jobs and work for San Francisco City Supervisor Dan Valenti (Carmine Caridi) as an administrative assistant.Much of the show's humor stemmed from Phyllis' attempts to fit into the job market, after having lived most of her life as the spoiled wife of a rich physician.
Elderly actress Judith Lowry also appeared as Mother Dexter, Jonathan's mother and Phyllis' main nemesis. Accordingly, she was better than everyone when it came to putting Phyllis in her place.
In a 1976 episode, Mother Dexter married the similarly aged Arthur Lanson (Burt Mustin); both Lowry and Mustin died within a month of the episode's airing.
During the final season, Bess found romance with Mark Valenti, Phyllis's boss's nephew, whom she later married. In the final episode, Bess announced that she was pregnant with their first child.
Trivia
- "Phyllis" was one of three spin-offs from "The Mary Tyler Moore Show;" the other two were Rhoda and Lou Grant.
- In Mary Tyler Moore Show episode "My Brother's Keeper" (1973) we learn that Phyllis had a gay brother. The brother does not appear in this series.
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CBS Broadcasting, Inc. (CBS)
Type Broadcast radio network and
television network
Country United States
Availability National; also available in Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean
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Type Broadcast radio network and
television network
Country United States
Availability National; also available in Canada, Mexico, and the Caribbean
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19th century - 20th century - 21st century
1940s 1950s 1960s - 1970s - 1980s 1990s 2000s
1972 1973 1974 - 1975 - 1976 1977 1978
Year 1975 (MCMLXXV
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1940s 1950s 1960s - 1970s - 1980s 1990s 2000s
1972 1973 1974 - 1975 - 1976 1977 1978
Year 1975 (MCMLXXV
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19th century - 20th century - 21st century
1940s 1950s 1960s - 1970s - 1980s 1990s 2000s
1974 1975 1976 - 1977 - 1978 1979 1980
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1940s 1950s 1960s - 1970s - 1980s 1990s 2000s
1974 1975 1976 - 1977 - 1978 1979 1980
- Also: 1977 (album) by Ash.
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Mary Tyler Moore is an American television sitcom created by James L. Brooks and Allan Burns that aired on CBS from September 19, 1970 to March 19, 1977. It was "one of the most acclaimed television programs ever produced" in US television history.
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Rhoda was a Golden Globe winning, and Emmy Award-winning American situation comedy and a television spin-off of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Emmy Award winning actress Valerie Harper played the lead role of Rhoda Morgenstern Gerard, the spunky, weight conscious,
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Cloris Leachman
Born March 30 1926
Des Moines, Iowa
Spouse(s) George Englund (1953-1979)
Awards
Academy Awards
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Born March 30 1926
Des Moines, Iowa
Spouse(s) George Englund (1953-1979)
Awards
Academy Awards
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Phyllis Lindstrom (née Sutherland) was a fictional character on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and its spin-off "Phyllis." She was played by actress Cloris Leachman.
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Mary's busybody friend
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Mary Richards was the main character in the long-running television sitcom, Mary Tyler Moore. In real life, there is a statue of Mary (as Mary Richards) throwing her tam up in the air, as she did on the series, on Nicollet Mall in downtown Minneapolis.
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Not to be confused with Landlord (beer).
A landlord, is the owner of a house, apartment, condominium, or real estate which is rented or leased to an individual or business, who is called the tenant.
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Bess Valenti (nee Lindstrom) is a fictional character on the sitcom, The Mary Tyler Moore Show and the subsequent spin-off series, Phyllis. In both shows, she was played by actress Lisa Gerritsen.
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Minneapolis, Minnesota
Downtown seen from the North Loop
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Nickname: City of Lakes, Mill City
Motto: En Avant (French: 'Forward')
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Downtown seen from the North Loop
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Nickname: City of Lakes, Mill City
Motto: En Avant (French: 'Forward')
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City and County of San Francisco
"The Painted Ladies"
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Nickname: The City, The City by the Bay, San Fran, Frisco,[1] Baghdad by the Bay[2]
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"The Painted Ladies"
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Nickname: The City, The City by the Bay, San Fran, Frisco,[1] Baghdad by the Bay[2]
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Henry Jones
Born August 1, 1912
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died May 17, 1999
Henry Burk Jones (August 1, 1912 – May 17, 1999) was an American actor of stage, film and television.
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Born August 1, 1912
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Died May 17, 1999
Henry Burk Jones (August 1, 1912 – May 17, 1999) was an American actor of stage, film and television.
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Barbara Colby (July 2, 1940 – July 24, 1975) was an American television actress.
Born in New York City, Colby began her acting career in theatre, and made her Broadway debut in The Devils in 1965.
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Born in New York City, Colby began her acting career in theatre, and made her Broadway debut in The Devils in 1965.
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Liz Torres
Liz Torres at the 1994 Emmy Awards
Born September 27 1947
New York, New York
Died
Years active
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Liz Torres at the 1994 Emmy Awards
Born September 27 1947
New York, New York
Died
Years active
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Carmine Caridi (born January 23, 1934 in New York City) is an American television and film actor. He has appeared in a wide variety of roles over the past 30 years, most notably playing Albert Volpe in The Godfather Part III and Carmine Rosato in
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Judith Lowry (July 27, 1890 - November 29, 1976) was an American actress. Born in Fort Sill, Oklahoma, USA, Ms Lowry labored in occasional bit parts in Film and TV from the 1940s until she oddly began to get more substantial roles in her eighties.
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Burt Mustin
Born February 8 1884
Sioux City, Iowa, U.S.
Died January 28 1977 (aged 94)
Burton Hill Mustin (February 8, 1884 — January 28, 1977) was an American salesman and character actor born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Born February 8 1884
Sioux City, Iowa, U.S.
Died January 28 1977 (aged 94)
Burton Hill Mustin (February 8, 1884 — January 28, 1977) was an American salesman and character actor born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
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Rhoda was a Golden Globe winning, and Emmy Award-winning American situation comedy and a television spin-off of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Emmy Award winning actress Valerie Harper played the lead role of Rhoda Morgenstern Gerard, the spunky, weight conscious,
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Lou Grant was a popular and critically acclaimed television drama series starring Ed Asner as a newspaper editor. The series won 13 Emmy Awards, including "Outstanding Drama Series". Asner won the Emmy Award for "Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series" in 1978 and 1980.
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Mary Tyler Moore is an American television sitcom created by James L. Brooks and Allan Burns that aired on CBS from September 19, 1970 to March 19, 1977. It was "one of the most acclaimed television programs ever produced" in US television history.
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