Episode
The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Menage-a-Phyllis
Overview
Phyllis dates a man on a platonic basis, but he is attracted more to Mary and begins seeing her.
Details
- Series
- The Mary Tyler Moore Show
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 1974-11-02
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
Menage-a-Phyllis is Episode 8 in Season 5 of The Mary Tyler Moore Show. It aired on 1974-11-02. The runtime is 25 min.
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A young fan, Gloria, persuades Sue Ann to hire her for The Happy Homemaker. Sue Ann is less than pleased when Gloria plays up to the station manager and gets a larger role on the show at the expense of her own.
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Episode 10: What Are Friends For?
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Episode 5: The Outsider
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Episode 11: A Boy's Best Friend
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Episode 4: Lou and That Woman
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Episode 12: A Son for Murray
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Episode 3: You Sometimes Hurt the One You Hate
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Episode 13: Neighbors
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Episode 14: A Girl Like Mary
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