A comedy about the best 10 years of a woman's life... between 39 and 40.
Cybill is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre, which aired on CBS from January 2, 1995, to July 13, 1998. Starring, Cybill Shepherd, the show revolves around the life of Cybill Sheridan, a twice-divorced single mother of two and struggling actress in her 40s, who has never gotten her big show business break.
Cybill is an American television sitcom created by Chuck Lorre, which aired on CBS from January 2, 1995, to July 13, 1998. Starring, Cybill Shepherd, the show revolves around the life of Cybill Sheridan, a twice-divorced single mother of two and struggling actress in her 40s, who has never gotten her big show business break.
Cast, crew and production details
About Cybill
Cast
Cybill ShepherdCybill Sheridan
Christine BaranskiMaryann Thorpe
Alicia WittZoey Woodbine
Alan RosenbergIra Woodbine
Dedee PfeifferRachel Blanders
Tom WopatJeff Robbins
Florence StanleyRuth Woodbine
Chad EverettDavid Whittier Sr.
Credits
Created by
Chuck Lorre
Written by
Linda Wallem, Alan Ball, Susan Nirah Jaffee, Michael Poryes, John Pardee, Joey Murphy, Chuck Lorre, Lee Aronsohn, Mark Hudis, Russ Woody, Kim Friese, Michael Patrick King, Bruce Eric Kaplan
Disturbed by feeling that her family all have lives separate from her own, Cybill drags Maryann into the desert in search of spiritual insights and, receiving an urgent psychic message from the universe, rushes back just in time for the birth of her grandson.
Directed by Andrew D. WeymanWritten by Chuck LorreGuest stars Tim Maculan, Dedee Pfeiffer, Tom Wopat, Doug Ballard, Jason Willinger, Deborah Kellar, Becky Mullen
Cybill tells Maryann that ""there's no zing anymore"" when she meets someone new. And it's still missing when Maryann sets her up on a blind date - until she meets the guy's sixty-something father.
Directed by Andrew D. WeymanWritten by Alan Ball, Lee AronsohnGuest stars Tim Maculan, Chad Everett, Tony Bennett, Michael Bryan French, Charles Champion
Jeff's second ex-wife Terry is pregnant, and tells Cybil that Jeff is the unwitting father; Cybill and Maryann take William shopping, but return home with the wrong stroller and baby.
Directed by Andrew D. WeymanWritten by Lee Aronsohn, Linda WallemGuest stars Dedee Pfeiffer, Tom Wopat, Marilu Henner, Erick Avari, Rolando Molina, Peter Zapp, Marianne Ferrari, Casey Kasem
Ira brings his new girlfriend to Zoey's sweet sixteen birthday party, and Cybill and Maryann both like her until they discover she has uncontrollable multiple personalities; Zoey and Sean, a busboy from the restaurant, are mutually smitten.
Directed by Andrew D. WeymanWritten by Linda WallemGuest stars Tim Maculan, Dedee Pfeiffer, Wendie Malick, Linda Wallem, Jay Paulson, David Shawn Michaels, Kristina Krofft, Betsy Mohler
Cybill is hounded by the press after her Oscar night date, famous actor Dennis Oliver leaves her and then solicits a prostitute in LA, taking it for granted he won't get caught.
Directed by Andrew D. WeymanWritten by Russ WoodyGuest stars Tim Maculan, Dedee Pfeiffer, Tom Wopat, Vance Davis, Harley Venton, Susan Norfleet, David Lansbury
Controlling Maryann comes to Cybill's financial rescue when the star of her new sitcom, Dick Van Patten, drops dead during a curtain call.
Directed by Andrew D. WeymanGuest stars Tim Maculan, Sandy Helberg, Dick Van Patten, Chris Williams, Michael P. Byrne, Wendy Feiner, Christopher M. Brown, David Willis
To be physically intimate or not to be? That's the question when Cybill dates and desires her acting teacher, until she sees him in his one-man play; and Zoey reconsiders her vow of chastity now that she has met Sean.
Directed by Andrew D. WeymanWritten by Alan BallGuest stars Tim Maculan, Duncan Regehr, Jay Paulson
Cybill's an unhappy Pilgrim who's not making much progress realizing her dream of a family Thanksgiving: everyone goes elsewhere, and she has to work on the holiday.
Directed by Andrew D. WeymanGuest stars Dedee Pfeiffer, Tom Wopat, Blake Heron, Ileen Getz, Peter Krause, Jay Paulson, Andrew Craig, Susan Knight
After she is replaced in a movie starring Kenny Rogers, Cybill thinks her career's a flop - until she takes a gamble on accepting an invitation to visit an immigrant family who collectively idolize her. Meanwhile, Rachel tries to counsel Ira out of his neurotic fear of the telephone.
Directed by Andrew D. WeymanWritten by Linda WallemGuest stars Tim Maculan, Dedee Pfeiffer, Boris Lee Krutonog, Linda Wallem, Peter Krause, Natasha Pavlovich, Lisa Pera, Martin Grey
Not since Felix and Oscar have there been such odd pairings: Ira shadows Maryann hoping her lunacy will dispel his trouble with writers' block; and Cybill hangs out with Sean.
Directed by Andrew D. WeymanWritten by Russ WoodyGuest stars Christian Clemenson, Reno Wilson, Jill Remez, Jay Paulson
Cybill renews a romance with David Whittier Sr., which ended the first time because he was still mourning his wife's death. But Maryann's convinced he did more than mourn - she thinks he caused it. So she and Cybill break into hi s house in search of evidence.
Directed by Andrew D. WeymanGuest stars Tim Maculan, Dedee Pfeiffer, Chad Everett, Kiersten Warren, Tim Wrightman, Rudy Moreno
A rotten experience in the Big Apple in 1969 took a chunk out of Cybill's self-esteem, so, for her birthday, Maryann, Rachel and Zoey take her to New York and teach her how to bite back.
Directed by Andrew D. WeymanWritten by Linda WallemGuest stars Dedee Pfeiffer, Tom Wopat, Linda Wallem, Bridget Hall, Peter Krause, Jay Paulson, Vincent Guastaferro, Nick DeMauro
Cybill refuses to let Zoey stay home alone while she travels to Vancouver to film an sf series, so Maryann offers to let the ""demon seed"" stay with her. But Maryann gets into a pickle when she goes out for olives and Zoey disappears.
Directed by Andrew D. WeymanGuest stars Tracy Scoggins, Lee Arenberg, Kim Murphy, Claire Stansfield, DeeDee Rescher, Jay Paulson, H. Richard Greene, Lillian Adams
Cybill auditions to play herself in the film based on Ira's book, but she regards the written character as a ""needy doormat"" - which may be why her performance is flat; and she loses the role to Paula Abdul.
Directed by Andrew D. WeymanGuest stars Tim Maculan, Nancy Travis, Dale Swann, Paula Abdul, William Katt, Patrick Thomas O'Brien, Randall Slavin, Drew Wicks
Cybill decides to fire her agent Arthur, who drops dead behind Cybill and Maryann while they are toasting "new beginnings." Cybill offers her sympathies to Evelyn, Arthur's widow, ends up arranging the entire funeral, and learns that Arthur was not the big-time Hollywood agent he claimed to be: most of the people in Arthur's Rolodex have never heard of him. A desperate Cybill arranges for celebrity look-alikes to attend Arthur's funeral. Meanwhile, Maryann confesses to Cybil that she has fantasized about Ira.
Directed by Andrew D. WeymanGuest stars Brian Keith, Kenny Rogers, Marianne Muellerleile, Jay Paulson, Angela Paton, Mary-Pat Green, Beau Gravitte
Cybill's longtime rival Andrea beats her out for another job, then announces she is marrying Maryann's ex Dr. Dick, so the two plot revenge schemes to ruin the wedding reception. Nothing goes as planned, but a food fight puts an end to the reception anyway.
Directed by Andrew D. WeymanGuest stars Morgan Fairchild, Kim Murphy, Robert Noble, Lynn Ann Leveridge
Cybill accidentally causes a famous actress to break her arm, so she invites her to recuperate at her ho me, where the woman breaks Cybill's endurance with boundless demands. Meanwhile, Zoey discovers that her brother-in-law Kevin is having an on-line dalliance with another woman.
Directed by Andrew D. WeymanWritten by Bruce Eric KaplanGuest stars Tim Maculan, Dedee Pfeiffer, Phyllis Diller, Peter Krause, Shirley Knight, Kim Murphy, Jarrad Paul, Alice Ghostley
To land a movie role as a cop, Cybill prepares by riding with a cop on duty; but when his wife goes into labour, Cybill is left with the car, the siren and a call from Maryann in trouble. Meanwhile, Rachel's husband throws a party to suck up to his academic superior in hopes of landing tenure; and Zoey and Sean notice the academic's wife stealing the silver.
Directed by Andrew D. WeymanWritten by Linda WallemGuest stars Tim Maculan, Dedee Pfeiffer, Marsha Warfield, Charles Cioffi, Bruce Weitz, Peter Krause, Sharon Spelman, Bill Erwin
Kevin's preoccupation with getting tenure looks like an affair to Rachel, who decides that two can play that game; Zoey and Sean lie about their celibacy to stop their friends' questions.
Guest stars Dedee Pfeiffer, Peter Krause, Jay Paulson
Cybill's hot flashes and herbal treatments don't make her feel any younger, nor does Ira's visiting mother Ruth, who has traded in pantsuits for trendy clothes and an herbal pleasure of her own (or, as she calls it, ""a little sweet wheat""). But Ruth is a hit with Zoey, since she arrives in a pink Cadillac that's a present for her granddaughter, much to Cybill and Ira's dismay.
Directed by Andrew D. WeymanWritten by Susan Nirah JaffeeGuest stars Tim Maculan, Florence Stanley, Cali Timmins, Candace Cameron Bure, David Dunard, Kieu Chinh, Jennifer Griffin, T.J. Kennedy
Cybill is disconcerted but delighted when a heartbroken Zoey decides she wants to be best friends; but Rachel storms off when Cybill and Jeff agree to sit in on a marriage counselling session, only to discover that Jeff slept with Rachel's therapist. Meanwhile, Marianne tries to make Ira jealous by flirting with Cybill's Arkansas cousin Lyle, who is obsessed with getting onto The Price is Right.
Directed by Andrew D. WeymanGuest stars Tim Maculan, Dedee Pfeiffer, Tom Wopat, Jeff Foxworthy, Peter Krause, Blaire Baron, Kymberly Newberry, Matthew Charles Nelson
Zoey's new-found popularity confounds an apologetic Sean; Ira and Maryann go on a first date; Cybill accompanies the waiter to a party at his ex-boyfriend's.
Directed by Pamela FrymanWritten by Alan BallGuest stars Tim Maculan, Karen Valentine, Jay Paulson, Michael Hanniff, Roger Nehls, Alicia Gilbert, Brian Little
Children's show host Major Milo proposes to Cybill on the air; but she's much more interested in a hunky cable technician. Meanwhile, Ira and Maryann have a steamy dinner date that ends in disaster.
Directed by Pamela FrymanGuest stars Dedee Pfeiffer, Tom Wopat, Tim Conway, Burke Moses, Roger Kabler, Clinton Jackson, Sydney Berry, David Jay Willis