Mary Richards' landlady, Phyllis Lindstrom, moves back to her hometown of San Francisco with her teenage daughter Bess following the sudden death of her husband, Lars.
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- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 1 nomination.
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Series Cast Summary
Cloris Leachman | ... |
Phyllis Lindstrom
(48 episodes, 1975-1977)
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Henry Jones | ... |
Judge Jonathan Dexter
(48 episodes, 1975-1977)
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Jane Rose | ... |
Audrey Dexter
(48 episodes, 1975-1977)
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Carmine Caridi | ... |
Dan Valenti
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(25 episodes, 1975-1977)
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John Lawlor | ... |
Leonard Marsh
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(25 episodes, 1976-1977)
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Lisa Gerritsen | ... |
Bess Lindstrom
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(24 episodes, 1975-1977)
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Garn Stephens | ... |
Harriet Hastings
(24 episodes, 1976-1977)
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Richard Schaal | ... |
Leo Heatherton
(23 episodes, 1975-1976)
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Judith Lowry | ... |
Sally 'Mother' Dexter
(22 episodes, 1975-1977)
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Liz Torres | ... |
Julie Erskine
(20 episodes, 1975-1976)
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Craig Wasson | ... |
Mark Valenti
(4 episodes, 1977)
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Barbara Colby | ... |
Julie Erskine
(3 episodes, 1975)
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Jack Elam | ... |
Van Horn
(3 episodes, 1975-1976)
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Burt Mustin | ... |
Arthur Lanson
(3 episodes, 1976)
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John McMartin | ... |
Jerome Patterson
(2 episodes, 1975-1976)
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Mary Tyler Moore | ... |
Mary Richards
(2 episodes, 1975-1976)
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Boyd Bodwell | ... |
Billy Joe McCoy
(2 episodes, 1976)
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Craig Huxley | ... |
Red
(2 episodes, 1977)
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Steve Bonino | ... |
Charlie
(2 episodes, 1977)
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Harry Gold | ... |
Steve
(2 episodes, 1977)
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Charlotte Rae | ... |
Shirley
(1 episode, 1975)
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Tony Roberts | ... |
Jerry
(1 episode, 1975)
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Stephen Pearlman | ... |
Tom
(1 episode, 1975)
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Eugene Roche | ... |
Harry Loomis
(1 episode, 1976)
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Michael O'Keefe | ... |
Tony
(1 episode, 1975)
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David Wayne | ... |
Andrew Drake
(1 episode, 1975)
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Tim O'Connor | ... |
David
(1 episode, 1975)
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Fred Grandy | ... |
The Newlyweds - Young Man
(1 episode, 1975)
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Leigh McCloskey | ... |
Donald Ralston
(1 episode, 1975)
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Ruth McDevitt | ... |
Miss McDermott
(1 episode, 1975)
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James Burrows | ... |
Telephone Man
(1 episode, 1975)
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John Harkins | ... |
Mr. Carlson
(1 episode, 1975)
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Stanley Brock | ... |
Harvey
(1 episode, 1975)
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David Westberg | ... |
Vern
(1 episode, 1975)
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Lance Gordon | ... |
Seymour
(1 episode, 1975)
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Jerry Stiller | ... |
Burt Hillman
(1 episode, 1976)
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Clu Gulager | ... |
Rex Hudson
(1 episode, 1976)
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Natalie Schafer | ... |
Donna Plunkett
(1 episode, 1976)
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Dick O'Neill | ... |
Julius 'Sonny' Dexter
(1 episode, 1976)
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Bob Basso | ... |
Bob Fletcher
(1 episode, 1976)
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Wil Albert | ... |
Mailman
(1 episode, 1976)
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Robert Mandan | ... |
Larry Waterman
(1 episode, 1977)
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Marcia Rodd | ... |
Joanne Valenti
(1 episode, 1977)
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Don Porter | ... |
Jack
(1 episode, 1977)
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Morgan Farley | ... |
Keith Stone
(1 episode, 1977)
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Billy Barty | ... |
Mr. Albert Hollis
(1 episode, 1975)
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Daniel J. Travanti | ... |
Brad
(1 episode, 1975)
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Nora Denney | ... |
President
(1 episode, 1975)
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Inga Neilsen | ... |
Vanessa
(1 episode, 1975)
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Louis Guss | ... |
Eddy
(1 episode, 1975)
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- Braverman Productions (main title)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Mary Richards' landlady, Phyllis Lindstrom, moves back to her hometown of San Francisco with her teenage daughter Bess following the sudden death of her husband, Lars. She intends to make a new life for herself and her daughter by moving in with Lars' scatterbrained mother, Audrey and her second husband Judge Dexter and getting a new job as an assistant to Julie Erskine, the CEO of a photography studio. |
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Taglines | Goodbye Minneapolis, Hello San Francisco! Mary Tyler Moore's former neighbor starts a new life but she's the same monomaniacal kook with a genius for triggering mayhem (season 1) See more » |
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Did You Know?
Trivia | Barbara Colby played Julie Erskine in the first three episodes of the series. She and her friend James Kiernan were murdered on July 24, 1975, not long after Up for Grabs (1975) was filmed. The crime remains unsolved. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in The 28th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1976). See more » |
Soundtracks | Phyllis See more » |
Crazy Credits | The pictures used in the opening credits (Phyllis hugging the fur coat, Phyllis rocking in the chair whistling, etc) were taken from segments of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" See more » |