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The Phyllis Diller Show

Film & TelevisionJohn AstinPhyllis DillerSitcomVassar as costume or visual reference
  • Season 1, Episode 27 “My Sister-in-Law Phyllis” [March 17, 1967]

A comedy icon of the ’60s, the conceit of this show was a Beverly Hillbillies in reverse (sort of)—they’re an eccentric wealthy family but the IRS came after them for back taxes. The government decides to allow to them continue living in the mansion while paying because the nation looks up to them and it would cause a depression if they had to give up everything. So the series was a bunch of wacky schemes for raising money and staving off the government. Anyway, it’s just a costume point but pegs Phyllis as a Vassar graduate.

Thanks to Richard Dorn ’82 for the catch.