Phyllis
Bess, Is You a Woman Now?
Season 1, Episode 2 · Aired 1975-09-15
Synopsis
Phyllis Lindstrom's "motherhood" is struck to the heart when she believes that her daughter's skiing outing has resulted in her becoming a "fallen woman. Phyllis, worried about her teenage daughter being all alone in the mountains, is encouraged to put in a call to make certain that everything is well. When a man answers the phone in Bess' room at the lodge, Phyllis thinks the worst. She nervously confides her fears to her boss, Julie Erskine, who advises her to have it out with, Bess as soon as she returns home. However, Phyllis can't bring herself to bring up the subject once Bess returns, accompanied by the "man" in question.
In the series
This episode is part of Phyllis (1975–1977) on CBS.
Cloris Leachman's self-absorbed neighbor gets her own San Francisco chaos.
Key cast
- Cloris Leachman as Phyllis Lindstrom
- Henry Jones as Judge Jonathan Dexter
- Jane Rose as Audrey Dexter
- Lisa Gerritsen as Bess Lindstrom