Phyllis

Synopsis

Phyllis is an American sitcom television series that aired on CBS from September 8, 1975, to March 13, 1977. Created by Ed. Weinberger and Stan Daniels, based on the character created by James L. Brooks and Allan Burns for The Mary Tyler Moore Show, it was the second spin-off of The Mary Tyler Moore Show (the first being Rhoda). Mary Tyler Moore Show producer James L. Brooks was also involved with the show as a creative consultant. The show starred Cloris Leachman as Phyllis Lindstrom, who had been Mary Richards' friend, neighbor, and landlady on The Mary Tyler Moore Show. In this series, Phyllis, along with her daughter Bess Lindstrom, moves from Minneapolis to San Francisco after the death of her husband, Dr. Lars Lindstrom. It was revealed that San Francisco was Phyllis and Lars's original hometown prior to their moving to Minneapolis, and that Lars's mother and stepfather still reside there.

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Details

Type

TV series

Release date

September 8, 1975

Genres

sitcom

Created by

Stan Daniels, Ed. Weinberger

Seasons

2

Episodes

48

Countries

United States

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