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The Pruitts of Southampton
Overview
An audit by the Internal Revenue Service about overdue taxes reveals that the supposedly incredibly wealthy Pruitts family is in fact broke. Presumably causing the economic depression, an improbably charitable IRS allows them to continue living in their mansion and maintaining the pretensions of great wealth.
Top Cast
Phyllis Diller
Phyllis Pruitt
Reginald Gardiner
Ned Pruitt
Seasons
Season 1 (1966)
No overview available.
30 episodes
Episodes
Episode 1: Phyllis Goes Broke
1966-09-06During a party, an IRS agent arrives to inform the Pruitts that they are $10 million in debt and that their possessions now belong to the United States government. But they are going to allow the Pruitts to maintain the illusion that they are wealthy, rather than risk a stock-market collapse with the news that they are bankrupt. Phyllis is forced to let the entire staff go and stand by as her priceless art is taken from their home. It isn't long before Phyllis comes up with a scheme to pay off the IRS – by marrying a wealthy general who's been pursuing her for years. The General is overjoyed, but in the end, of course, her plan backfires.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 2: Phyllis, the Milkmaid
1966-09-13Episode 3: Phyllis Beats the Rap
1966-09-20Episode 4: Phyllis Takes a Letter
1966-09-27Episode 5: Phyllis, the Cookie Tycoon
1966-10-04Episode 6: Phyllis Fires the Butler
1966-10-11Episode 7: Phyllis Saves the Day
1966-10-18Episode 8: Phyllis Goes Commercial
1966-10-25Episode 9: Phyllis Entertains Royalty
1966-11-01Episode 10: Phyllis, the Upstairs Girl
1966-11-15Episode 11: Phyllis, the General Stealer
1966-11-22Episode 12: Phyllis, the Dress Maker
1966-11-29Episode 13: Phyllis Goes Arty
1966-12-06Episode 14: Santa Was a Lady
1966-12-13Episode 15: The Hubcap Caper
1966-12-20Phyllis turns private eye to lift a curse from the house of Pruitt. Someone has stolen the family good-luck charms: the Rolls Royce hubcaps.
Runtime: 30 minEpisode 16: Phyllis, Queen of the Road
1966-12-27Episode 17: My Brother Harvey
1967-01-03Episode 18: Little Miss Fixit
1967-01-13Episode 19: Learn to Be a Millonaire
1967-01-20Episode 20: The Ghost of Pruitt Mansion
1967-01-27Episode 21: Portrait of Krump
1967-02-03Episode 22: How to Rob a Millionaire
1967-02-10An Internal Revenue agent helps Phyllis locate a secret room in the Pruitt mansion, where they're soon awash in a tide of champagne, romance, and burglars.
Runtime: 30 min
