Ellen Episode Guide

Episode Guide

Ellen: Season 5 (1997 - 1998)

• Season 5 Episode 22: Vows

  When Ellen's parents renew their wedding vows, the bookshop manager is inspired to consider marrying Laurie. Comedy, starring Ellen DeGeneres

• Season 5 Episode 21: When Ellen Talks, People Listen

  After failing to enlist anyone to help with her broken-down car, Ellen brings the subject up on her radio programme : but her hopes of encouraging listeners to adopt a good-natured outlook have the opposite effect. Comedy, starring Ellen DeGeneres

• Season 5 Episode 20: Ellen: A Hollywood Tribute : Part Two

  Part two of two. Concluding the star's spoof celebration of 75 years in show business. Comedy, starring Ellen DeGeneres

• Season 5 Episode 19: Ellen: A Hollywood Tribute : Part One

  Part one of two. Spoof celebration of the Hollywood star's 75 years in show business. Comedy, starring Ellen DeGeneres

• Season 5 Episode 18: Hospital

  At the ER, Ellen meets a woman from injured Laurie's past; guest Anne Heche.

• Season 5 Episode 17: It's a Gay, Gay Gay, Gay World!!

  Spence dreams about a world where being gay is the norm. Comedy, starring Ellen DeGeneres

• Season 5 Episode 16: Neighbors

  Scatty Ellen has difficulty making friends with her neighbours. Comedy, starring Ellen DeGeneres

• Season 5 Episode 15: Ellen in Focus

  Paige persuades Joe and Ellen to join a focus group. Comedy, starring Ellen DeGeneres

• Season 5 Episode 14: Escape From L.A.

  Laurie and Ellen go away together for the first time, but problems soon arise

• Season 5 Episode 13: The Funeral

  When Laurie's father dies suddenly she needs Ellen's support to face her estranged family

• Season 5 Episode 12: Womyn Fest

  In an attempt to take her mind off her recent break-up with Laurie, Ellen takes Paige and Audrey to a female-only concert in Berkeley

• Season 5 Episode 11: Break-up

  Laurie and Ellen reach a crossroads as they celebrate their first month together. Comedy, starring Ellen DeGeneres

• Season 5 Episode 10: All Ellen, All the Time

  A job at an all-talk radio station gives Ellen's life new meaning. Comedy, starring Ellen DeGeneres

• Season 5 Episode 9: Like a Virgin

  Laurie plans a romantic evening : but has trouble persuading Ellen to hang around for it. Comedy, starring Ellen DeGeneres

• Season 5 Episode 8: Emma

  Emma Thompson guest stars as a famous actress who employs Ellen as her personal assistant, before revealing her alluring secret

• Season 5 Episode 7: Public Display of Affection

  Scatty Ellen attempts to win the approval of her new girlfriend's daughter. Comedy, starring Ellen DeGeneres

• Season 5 Episode 6: G.I. Ellen

  Scatty Ellen accompanies her father to a Civil War re-enactment. Comedy, starring Ellen DeGeneres

• Season 5 Episode 5: Just Coffee

  When Ellen dates her mortgage broker she suddenly realises she's the only one thinking of romance. Comedy, starring Ellen DeGeneres

• Season 5 Episode 4: Gay Yellow Pages

  Scatty Ellen feels obliged to support gay-owned businesses. Comedy, starring Ellen DeGeneres

• Season 5 Episode 3: Roommates

  The scatterbrain's new neighbours are keen to find her a room-mate. Comedy, starring Ellen DeGeneres

• Season 5 Episode 2: Social Climber

  Scatty Ellen pretends to be supremely supple to impress her attractive fitness instructor. Comedy, starring Ellen DeGeneres

• Season 5 Episode 1: Guys or Dolls

  While out on a double date, Ellen meets a former boyfriend, who is astounded by her personal confession. Comedy, starring Ellen DeGeneres

Ellen: Season 4 (1996 - 1997)

• Season 4 Episode 25: Moving On

  The gang down at Buy the Book take their time adjusting to Ellen's new persona

• Season 4 Episode 24: Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah

  Scatty Ellen finally plucks up the courage to tell her parents she's gay. Comedy, starring Ellen DeGeneres

• Season 4 Episode 23: The Puppy Episode : Part Two

  Part two of two. Having come out of the closet, Ellen faces the biggest test of all - telling her friends. Second of a two-part episode, with a guest appearance by Laura Dern

• Season 4 Episode 22: The Puppy Episode : Part One

  Part one of two. With the help of her therapist, Ellen realises she's in love with Susan, her friend's producer. Comedy, guest starring Oprah Winfrey and Laura Dern

• Season 4 Episode 21: The Clip Show Patient

  The scatty bookshop manager volunteers to help out at the hospital, where an encounter with a burns victim makes her imagine she's Juliette Binoche in a spoof of the Oscar-winning movie The English Patient. Ellen DeGeneres stars

• Season 4 Episode 20: Reversal of Misfortune

  Caught in the middle of her parents' acrimonious split, Ellen is forced to take drastic action to get some peace and quiet. Comedy, starring Ellen DeGeneres

• Season 4 Episode 19: Secrets and Ellen

  Paige and Spence set off on an all-expenses-paid trip to Las Vegas while Ellen confronts the great expectations of her visiting grandmother

• Season 4 Episode 18: Hello, Dalai

  Peter and Ellen go on a spiritual retreat, leaving the staff tied up in the bookstore by a robber. Comedy, starring Ellen DeGeneres

• Season 4 Episode 17: Ellen's Deaf Comedy Jam

  The scatterbrain mistakenly believes a friend is in love with her. Ellen DeGeneres stars

• Season 4 Episode 16: Ellen Unplugged

  The scatterbrain achieves a childhood ambition when she gets to attend a rock 'n' roll camp. Guest starring David Crosby and Bonnie Raitt

• Season 4 Episode 15: Makin' Whoopie

  Scatty Ellen makes quite an impression when she accompanies Joe to a doctor's party

• Season 4 Episode 14: Joe's Kept Secret

  The scatterbrain lives to regret accepting a favour from Joe's rich girlfriend. Florence Henderson guest stars

• Season 4 Episode 13: Alone Again : Naturally

  New Year finds Ellen in the usual partner-free condition and gives her the perfect opportunity to re-evaluate the past 12 months, leading to the conclusion that it's high time she spiced up her life

• Season 4 Episode 12: Fleas Navidad

  A stray dog finds itself spending Christmas with Ellen - but looking after the animal proves too much for the scatterbrain

• Season 4 Episode 11: Bowl, Baby, Bowl

  A friendly sporting contest with Ed gives Ellen a taste of victory as well as defeat

• Season 4 Episode 10: Kiss My Bum

  Ellen unwittingly invites a homeless man (Joe Flaherty) to Thanksgiving dinner.

• Season 4 Episode 9: The Pregnancy Test

  A home pregnancy test leads Ellen, Paige and Audrey to rethink their lives.

• Season 4 Episode 8: Not So Great Expectations

  When her mother goes out on a date, Ellen trails the couple to a restaurant in a bid to break things up. Lyle Waggoner guest stars

• Season 4 Episode 7: Harold and Ellen

  The scatterbrain bends over backwards in an effort to bond with her father. Ellen DeGeneres stars

• Season 4 Episode 6: The Bubble Gum Incident

  At the camp reunion, Paige wants revenge on the girl who put bubble gum in her hair : unaware that it was Ellen

• Season 4 Episode 5: Looking Out for Number One

  The scatterbrain learns a valuable lesson about honesty - it's sometimes best to forget it and opt for tight-lipped silence

• Season 4 Episode 4: The Parent Trap

  Ellen tries to reconcile her parents by recreating their honeymoon down to the last detail, including an appearance from crooner Eddie Fisher

• Season 4 Episode 3: Splitsville, Man

  On the eve of her father's retirement party, Ellen finds out her parents are planning to separate - and resolves to force a reconciliation

• Season 4 Episode 2: A Deer Head for Joe

  The bookshop's new manager gives Joe the order of the boot : and it takes the unlikely gift of a deer's head to get him reinstated

• Season 4 Episode 2: A Deer Head for Joe
• Season 4 Episode 1: Give Me Equity or Give Me Death

  The scatterbrain decides to buy her own home, but it means selling the shop - if she can she bear to part with it

• Season 4 Episode 1: Give Me Equity or Give Me Death

Ellen: Season 3 (1995 - 1996)

• Season 3 Episode 27: The Mugging

  The scatterbrain is persuaded to stand witness to a crime she didn't see. Comedy, starring Ellen DeGeneres

• Season 3 Episode 26: When the Vow Breaks : Part Two

  Part two of two. The moment of truth arrives for Paige as Ellen catches her and Spence in a passionate clinch just before the wedding

• Season 3 Episode 25: The Tape

  A racy video tape of Anita and her boyfriend falls into the wrong hands, causing problems for Ellen. Comedy, starring Ellen DeGeneres

• Season 3 Episode 24: When the Vow Breaks : Part One

  Part one of two. Paige's wedding goes haywire when the flowers and cake go missing and Ellen is mistaken for an assassin

• Season 3 Episode 23: Go Girlz

  When the scatterbrain throws a hen party to cheer up Paige, a psychic's predictions come true - with hilarious results

• Season 3 Episode 22: Two Mammograms and a Wedding

  The scatterbrain becomes concerned that Paige's marriage will threaten their friendship. With guest star Janeane Garofalo

• Season 3 Episode 21: Too Hip for the Room

  The bookshop fails to make it into the top 20 hip hang-outs, prompting Ellen to pull in the crowds with a lounge act. Comedy, starring Ellen DeGeneres

• Season 3 Episode 20: A Penney Saved

  Audrey's incredibly wealthy parents offer to help bail the bookshop out of a cashflow crisis - but Ellen soon discovers their generosity has a catch

• Season 3 Episode 19: Two Ring Circus

  Paige contemplates substituting her fiance's choice of engagement ring for a more extravagant design

• Season 3 Episode 18: Lobster Diary

  The scatterbrain is hailed as a hero when she rescues a lobster from a restaurant. Guest starring Mary Tyler Moore

• Season 3 Episode 17: Ellen: with Child

  The scatterbrain babysits an inquisitive child and soon learns the consequences of being a cool mum. Comedy, starring Ellen DeGeneres

• Season 3 Episode 16: Witness

  The scatterbrain helps out with a mock trial and gets carried away with her role as a stripper. Comedy, starring Ellen DeGeneres

• Season 3 Episode 15: Oh, Sweet Rapture

  Audrey becomes obsessed with her new car, and succeeds in driving her long-suffering friends round the bend. American comedy, starring Ellen DeGeneres

• Season 3 Episode 14: Morgan, P.I.

  While Ellen helps the police trace the thief who burgled her store, Paige slows down the investigation by making a play for one of the handsome detectives

• Season 3 Episode 13: Horshack's Law

  Paige invites a delighted Ellen to a party for John Travolta - but things start to go downhill when a group of gatecrashers turn up. Comedy, starring Ellen DeGeneres

• Season 3 Episode 12: Do You Fear What I Fear?

  A decidedly morbid Christmas gift from her parents reminds the normally bubbly Ellen of her own mortality and leads to a long spell of depression. Comedy, starring Ellen DeGeneres

• Season 3 Episode 11: Ellen's Choice

  The chance to appear on a local TV talk show seems like a dream come true for Ellen, until her fellow guests' attitudes threaten to turn the experience into a nightmare. US comedy, starring Ellen DeGeneres

• Season 3 Episode 10: What's Up, Ex-Doc?

  Spence can't bring himself to tell his father he's left the medical profession, leaving busybody Ellen with no choice but to help him out. Comedy, starring Ellen DeGeneres

• Season 3 Episode 9: The Movie Show

  Paige arranges for a film to be shot at the bookstore. Comedy, guest starring Carrie Fisher, with Ellen DeGeneres

• Season 3 Episode 8: Salad Days

  TV chef and cookery writer Martha Stewart holds a book-signing session, inspiring Ellen to host a posh dinner party, but an unexpected guest turns up. Comedy, starring Ellen DeGeneres

• Season 3 Episode 7: She Ain't Friendly, She's My Mother

  Scatty Ellen's mother turns up out of the blue, declaring the two of them should put their squabbles behind them and become friends again. US comedy, starring Ellen DeGeneres and Alice Hirson

• Season 3 Episode 6: Trick or Treat : Who Cares?

  As Hallowe'en draws to a close, Spence worries about his non-existent career and Ellen's high spirits have little effect on him. Meanwhile, Audrey takes a job at the book shop

• Season 3 Episode 5: Hello, I Must Be Going

  Adam makes a startling revelation about his feelings for Ellen before moving to England. Comedy, starring Ellen DeGeneres

• Season 3 Episode 4: The Bridges of L.A. County

  A love affair is sparked between Spence and a member of the book group, and Ellen feels it is her duty to intervene - with catastrophic results for all concerned. US comedy, starring Ellen DeGeneres

• Season 3 Episode 3: The Shower Scene

  Scatty Ellen accidentally erases the video recording of Paige's sister giving birth and desperately attempts to rectify her mistake. Starring Ellen DeGeneres and Jeremy Piven

• Season 3 Episode 2: These Successful Friends of Mine

  Frustrated at the damage caused by the earthquake and jealous of her friends' apparent success, Ellen considers using the insurance money to fund a once-in-a-lifetime tour of the States. Starring Ellen DeGeneres

• Season 3 Episode 1: Shake, Rattle and Rubble

  An earthquake demolishes the bookshop - but the damage is eclipsed by an unscheduled visit from Ellen's cousin Spence, who has been sacked from his medical job for punching an obnoxious patient. Comedy, starring Ellen DeGeneres

Ellen: Season 2 (1994 - 1995)

• Season 2 Episode 24: Thirty Kilo Man : Part Two

  Part two of two. Paige feels left out as things heat up between Ellen and Dan the pizza man. Comedy, starring Ellen DeGeneres

• Season 2 Episode 23: Thirty Kilo Man : Part One

  Part one of two. Ellen rekindles an old romance with the pizza delivery guy, but worries her happiness may not last. Comedy, starring Ellen DeGeneres

• Season 2 Episode 22: The Therapy Episode

  When Ellen's therapist prescribes a dose of honesty, she learns it may not be the best policy when it comes to dealing with her parents

• Season 2 Episode 21: Three Strikes

  A moral stance backfires when Ellen is arrested during an animal rights demonstration, but her real nightmare comes when she is placed in the custody of her parents. Comedy, starring Ellen DeGeneres

• Season 2 Episode 20: $5,000

  Well-meaning Ellen donates her tax refund to charity : but the warm glow of satisfaction has barely faded before she discovers that the government wants the money back. Comedy, with Ellen DeGeneres

• Season 2 Episode 19: Gladiators

  An invitation to appear on American Gladiators results in Ellen stepping out with a brand-new date on her arm : a high-testosterone hunk called Nitro

• Season 2 Episode 18: The Sleep Clinic

  A romantic dream perplexes Ellen : especially as the object of her night-time desires is best friend Adam, and she can't decide whether to turn it into reality. Comedy, starring Ellen DeGeneres

• Season 2 Episode 17: Guns 'n' Ellen

  Burglars ransack Ellen's apartment, convincing her the time has come to take stringent new security precautions : but is a gun really the answer to her problems? Comedy, starring Ellen DeGeneres

• Season 2 Episode 16: Ballet Class

  In pursuit of a long-cherished childhood dream : and with a little encouragement from Adam : Ellen decides to take up ballet lessons. Comedy, starring Ellen DeGeneres

• Season 2 Episode 15: The Spa

  A health regimen causes stress for Paige and Ellen when a weekend visit to a spa turns into a desperate search for junk food. Comedy, starring Ellen DeGeneres

• Season 2 Episode 14: The Apartment Hunt

  An annoying friend needs help finding an apartment, so Ellen comes up with a plan : which entails moving her to a new neighbourhood

• Season 2 Episode 13: Ellen's Improvement

  Culture lures Ellen as she tries to improve herself and win the affections of a professor. Ellen DeGeneres stars

• Season 2 Episode 12: The Christmas Show

  Paige has gift-buying problems and can't decide what to get her mother for Christmas. Comedy, starring Ellen DeGeneres

• Season 2 Episode 11: Ellen's New Friend

  The scatterbrain tries to get an invitation to a party by socialising with annoying Audrey. Ellen DeGeneres stars

• Season 2 Episode 10: Mrs Koger

  The scatterbrain won't admit having a problem dealing with conflict. Ellen DeGeneres stars

• Season 2 Episode 10: Mrs Koger

  The scatterbrain won't admit to having a problem dealing with conflict. Ellen DeGeneres stars

• Season 2 Episode 9: The Trainer

  To help Paige impress her demanding boss Ellen pretends to be his personal trainer. Ellen DeGeneres stars

• Season 2 Episode 8: Adam's Birthday

  As Adam blows out the candles on yet another birthday cake he takes the time to reflect on his life, and reaches the conclusion that some changes have to be made - the first of which is to find somewhere else to live. Comedy, starring Ellen DeGeneres and Arye Gross

• Season 2 Episode 7: The Toast

  Scatterbrain Ellen helps to arrange her brother's wedding but her amusing anecdotes cause the ceremony to be cancelled

• Season 2 Episode 6: So Funny

  A visitor puts Ellen on her guard when her sense of humour is rivalled. Comedy starring Ellen DeGeneres and guest Kathy Najimy

• Season 2 Episode 5: The Fix-Up

  The scatty bookshop owner starts seeing an old friend after they meet on a blind date. Ellen DeGeneres stars

• Season 2 Episode 4: The Note

  Hapless Ellen is upset when she hears that someone in her reading group dislikes her. Ellen DeGeneres stars

• Season 2 Episode 3: The Thirty Minute Man

  Unlucky-in-love Ellen is aghast to discover her seemingly suave new date actually delivers pizzas for a living. Comedy, starring Ellen DeGeneres and Arye Gross

• Season 2 Episode 2: Saint Ellen

  The scatty singleton gatecrashes a charity party : but feels so guilty she takes part in copious amounts of voluntary work. Comedy, starring Ellen DeGeneres

• Season 2 Episode 1: The Dentist

  Paige tries to pair up Ellen with her dentist, while Adam can't decide if he should become a bachelor. Ellen DeGeneres stars

Ellen: Season 1 (1994)

• Season 1 Episode 11: The Boyfriend Stealer

  Holly's boyfriend takes a shine to Ellen, and begins flirting shamelessly : but nearly ends up costing her a valued friend. Ellen DeGeneres stars

• Season 1 Episode 10: The Soft Touch

  Scatty Ellen sets out to buy a car, but returns home with the salesman

• Season 1 Episode 9: The Refrigerator

  Adam and Ellen invest in a new refrigerator, but find themselves with more problems

• Season 1 Episode 8: Adam's Birthday

  As Adam blows out the candles on yet another birthday cake he takes the time to reflect on his life, and reaches the conclusion that some changes have to be made : the first of which is to find somewhere else to live

• Season 1 Episode 8: The Houseguest

  Cousin Tracy pays a visit, and Ellen tries to show her a good time, but bad luck drives them into Hog Heaven

• Season 1 Episode 7: The Go-Between

  The scatterbrain tries to play Cupid for her boss : but will Adam end up with a broken heart?

• Season 1 Episode 6: The Hand That Robs the Cradle

  A younger man goes out with Ellen, who makes an ill-advised attempt to be trendy and fashionable in an bid to impress him, but ends up feeling her age. Ellen DeGeneres stars

• Season 1 Episode 5: The Promotion

  The scatty bookshop boss tries to gain a promotion by giving her boss a gift, but pays a much steeper price than she bargained for. Stars Ellen DeGeneres

• Season 1 Episode 4: The Class Reunion

  A white lie at a school reunion costs Ellen the love of her childhood sweetheart

• Season 1 Episode 3: A Kiss is Still a Kiss

  Scatterbrain Ellen meets her dream date when she consults the classified column. Ellen DeGeneres stars

• Season 1 Episode 2: The Anchor

  A guilt-ridden Ellen is forced to grovel after losing Audrey's friendship, while Holly discovers the truth about men. Ellen DeGeneres stars

• Season 1 Episode 1: Pilot

  The scatterbrain is horrified by her new driver's licence photo, and becomes determined to find a decent picture. First episode of the comedy, starring Ellen DeGeneres