Review of Phyllis

Phyllis (1975–1977)
7/10
Worth watching even with flaws
12 September 2021
The show has enough great lines and comebacks to satisfy one's appetite if MTM and Bob Newhart are up your alley. This show is not for people who love Tim Allen's shows or How I Met your MOther. Then again what do I know? I wish they had realized it needed fixing sooner and steered it in a different direction.

I'll never understand why they stuck her in San Francisco only to recreate a domestic / office comedy? Why not put her up against all the wacky groups there? Back in Minn, she was interested in a shallow way in the latest thing/fad as long as she could stay stylish and superior. Also I still don't get why the creators think having others pick on her is funny. Phyllis is way better and cooler than the eternally drowzy talking Jonathan or the ditzy Audrey. They have no room to talk.

Last. I wonder if others like me are always ill-at -ease both because of the cluttered set and her unwelcome status in the house. Uncomfortable all around. AT the office, at home. I wish they'd planted her on firm ground.
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