Episode
The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Phyllis Whips Inflation
Overview
Phyllis and Lars have a dispute and she finds her credit cards cut off. She looks for a job but finds that she has no relevant skills.
Details
- Series
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 18
- Air date
- 1975-01-18
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Phyllis Whips Inflation is Episode 18 in Season 5 of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. It aired on 1975-01-18. The runtime is 30 min.
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