Series synopsis
Cybill is an American comedy television series that premiered on CBS on January 2, 1995. It ended on July 13, 1998. It was created by Chuck Lorre. It stars Cybill Shepherd, Christine Baranski, Alicia Witt and Alan Rosenberg.
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.
Premise
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.
Premise: A comedy about the best 10 years of a woman's life... between 39 and 40.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Cybill Shepherd as Cybill Sheridan
- Christine Baranski as Maryann Thorpe
- Alicia Witt as Zoey Woodbine
- Alan Rosenberg as Ira Woodbine
- Dedee Pfeiffer as Rachel Blanders
- Tom Wopat as Jeff Robbins
- Marsha Warfield
- Daisy Fuentes
Supporting cast
- Christian Clemenson as Ed Philo
- Christine Estabrook as Patty
- Boris Lee Krutonog as Vasilli
- Phyllis Diller
- Doug Ballard as Lenny
- Brian Keith as Arthur Minnow
- Lisa Guerrero as Mysti
- Tim Conway as Major Milo
- Erik Estrada
- Duncan Regehr as Trevor Hampton
- Michael Gilden as Harvey
- Vance Davis as Don King look-a-like
Guest cast
- Dedee Pfeiffer as Rachel Blanders
- Tom Wopat as Jeff Robbins
- Marsha Warfield
- Daisy Fuentes
- Christian Clemenson as Ed Philo
- Christine Estabrook as Patty
- Boris Lee Krutonog as Vasilli
- Phyllis Diller
- Doug Ballard as Lenny
- Brian Keith as Arthur Minnow
- Lisa Guerrero as Mysti
- Tim Conway as Major Milo
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 88 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 1 | ||
| Season 1 | 13 | January 2, 1995 | May 15, 1995 |
| Season 2 | 24 | September 17, 1995 | May 20, 1996 |
| Season 3 | 26 | September 16, 1996 | May 19, 1997 |
| Season 4 | 24 | September 15, 1997 | July 13, 1998 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Cast of Cybill |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Virgin, Mother, Crone Cybill dates a stranger she meet in a traffic jam, but is thrown off balance by being told she is too old to get good parts, that her older daughter is expecting a baby, and that her younger daughter is dating a college man by lying about her age. |
January 2, 1995 |
| 2 |
How Can I Call You My Ex-Husbands If You Won't Go Away? Are Cybill's ex-husbands really out of her life? She's not sure any more, as Jeff temporarily moves in, and she and Ira share a romantic moment. Meanwhile, she must decide whether to do a movie with a nude shower scene. |
January 9, 1995 |
| 3 |
As The World Turns to Crap Cybill competes with a wily colleague for the role of the producer's pet when she learns that one of their soap opera characters will die; meanwhile, she plans for the arrival of Rachel's prudish Boston in-laws. |
January 16, 1995 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cybill Discovers the Meaning of Life 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. |
September 17, 1995 |
| 2 |
Zing! 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. |
September 24, 1995 |
| 3 |
Since I Lost My Baby 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. |
October 1, 1995 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Bringing Home the Bacon On the barnyard set of her new show (a parody of Babe), Cybill rescues a pig that was fired and doomed to the frying pan; then tries to keep an independent Zoey from flying the coop after she visits the greener pastures of Paris. Meanwhile, Maryann dresses as Little Bo Peep to entice a sheepish Ira. |
September 16, 1996 |
| 2 |
Venice or Bust Zoey moves out; Cybill and Maryann take a sculpting class. |
September 23, 1996 |
| 3 |
Cybill and Maryann Go to Japan As the spokeswoman for a Japanese car company, Cybill (along with Maryann) visits Japan, where both are embraced - until they take a stuffy exec's wife out to greet the rising sun. Meanwhile, Ira mediates a dispute between Zoey and Sean |
September 30, 1996 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Regarding Henry The series begins its fourth season with a trip back in time to the 16th century, as Cybill undergoes past-life regression treatment on the advice of her therapist when she begins having erotic dreams about Maryann's jilted beau Richard. She discovers that Maryann's poor choice in men goes back to the days of Henry VIII, when Maryann was Anne Bolyne, and returns to the present just in time to head off a close encounter between Maryann and the despised Dr. Dick. Joining Cybill in the Court of King Henry VIII are Zoey as Ariel's father, Ira as her brother the poet, and Justin as a serving wench. |
September 15, 1997 |
| 2 |
The Love of Her Life Maryann is shocked when Cybill tells her she had an affair with a married man - and now wants to rekindle the romance. Maryann reels from Cybill's hypocrisy, since Cybill is always advising her not to even consider going back to the cheating Dr. Dick. But Cybill, head-over-heels in lust with Roger, refuses to admit to her own double standard. Meanwhile, Ira is hurt when he overhears Cybill wonder about what might have been if she had never become Mrs. Woodbine |
September 22, 1997 |
| 3 |
The Big, Flouncy Thing Zoey rejects Cybill's advice about what to wear for her first piano competition, and Cybill mourns the loss of a mother-daughter moment. After having been brushed off by Zoey, Cybill meets a young girl who welcomes her mothering - and her father isn't bad either. But when he turns out to be a cad, Cybill and Maryann scheme to get revenge. In the meantime, Ira and Justin battle over whose good luck charm Zoey should wear for her competition. |
September 29, 1997 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | CBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | January 2, 1995 |
| Last aired | July 13, 1998 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday at 09:30:00 |