List of Ellen episodes
This is a list of episodes of the 1990s sitcom, Ellen, which aired on the ABC network from March 29, 1994 to July 22, 1998. A total of 109 episodes were produced.
Series overview
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | DVD release date | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season premiere | Season finale | ||||
| 1 | 11[1] | March 29, 1994 | June 1, 1994 | September 28, 2004 | |
| 2 | 24 | September 21, 1994 | May 17, 1995 | February 22, 2005 | |
| 3 | 27 | September 12, 1995 | May 21, 1996 | February 28, 2006 | |
| 4 | 25 | September 17, 1996 | May 13, 1997 | September 26, 2006 | |
| 5 | 22 | September 14, 1997 | August 22, 1998 | November 28, 2006 | |
Episodes
Season 1 (1994)
For a more comprehensive list, see Ellen (season 1).
| No. | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Neal Marlens | David S. Rosenthal & Carol Black & Neal Marlens | March 29, 1994 | 101 |
| 2 | 2 | "The Anchor" | Rob Schiller | David S. Rosenthal | March 30, 1994 | 102 |
| 3 | 3 | "A Kiss is Still A Kiss" | Andrew D. Weyman | Suzanne Martin | April 6, 1994 | 103 |
| 4 | 4 | "The Class Reunion" | Rob Schiller | Mark Wilding | April 13, 1994 | 104 |
| 5 | 5 | "The Promotion" | Rob Schiller | David S. Rosenthal | April 20, 1994 | 105 |
| 6 | 6 | "The Hand That Robs the Cradle" | Andrew D. Weyman | Mark Driscoll | April 27, 1994 | 106 |
| 7 | 7 | "The Go-Between" | Andrew D. Weyman | Mark Wilding | May 4, 1994 | 107 |
| 8 | 8 | "The Houseguest" | John Bowab | Warren Bell & David S. Rosenthal | May 11, 1994 | 108 |
| 9 | 9 | "The Refrigerator" | Rob Schiller | Richard Day | May 18, 1994 | 109 |
| 10 | 10 | "The Soft Touch" | Andrew D. Weyman | Richard Day | May 25, 1994 | 110 |
| 11 | 11 | "The Boyfriend Stealer" | Andrew D. Weyman | David S. Rosenthal & Warren Bell | June 1, 1994 | 111 |
Season 2 (1994/95)
For a more comprehensive list, see Ellen (season 2).
| No. | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 1 | "The Dentist" | Tom Cherones | Mark Driscoll | September 21, 1994 | 201 |
| 13 | 2 | "Saint Ellen" | Tom Cherones | Mark Driscoll | September 28, 1994 | 202 |
| 14 | 3 | "The Thirty-Minute Man" | Tom Cherones | Suzanne Martin | October 5, 1994 | 203 |
| 15 | 4 | "The Note" | Tom Cherones | David S. Rosenthal | October 12, 1994 | 204 |
| 16 | 5 | "The Fix-Up" | Tom Cherones | Richard Day | October 19, 1994 | 205 |
| 17 | 6 | "So Funny" | Tom Cherones | Maria Semple | October 26, 1994 | 206 |
| 18 | 7 | "The Toast" | Tom Cherones | Suzanne Martin | November 9, 1994 | 207 |
| 19 | 8 | "Adam's Birthday" | Tom Cherones | Maria Semple | November 16, 1994 | 208 |
| 20 | 9 | "The Trainer" | Tom Cherones | Holly Hester | November 23, 1994 | 209 |
| 21 | 10 | "Mrs. Koger" | Tom Cherones | Richard Day | November 30, 1994 | 210 |
| 22 | 11 | "Ellen's New Friend" | Tom Cherones | Mark Driscoll | December 7, 1994 | 211 |
| 23 | 12 | "The Christmas Show" | Tom Cherones | Suzanne Martin | December 14, 1994 | 212 |
| 24 | 13 | "Ellen's Improvement" | Tom Cherones | Jonathan Stark & Tracy Newman | January 4, 1995 | 213 |
| 25 | 14 | "The Apartment Hunt" | Tom Cherones | Mark Driscoll | January 11, 1995 | 214 |
| 26 | 15 | "The Spa" | Tom Cherones | Suzanne Martin | January 25, 1995 | 215 |
| 27 | 16 | "Ballet Class" | Tom Cherones | Richard Day | February 8, 1995 | 216 |
| 28 | 17 | "Guns 'N Ellen" | Tom Cherones | Jonathan Stark & Tracy Newman | February 15, 1995 | 217 |
| 29 | 18 | "The Sleep Clinic" | Tom Cherones | Mark Driscoll | February 22, 1995 | 218 |
| 30 | 19 | "Gladiators" | David Owen Trainor | Richard Day | March 1, 1995 | 219 |
| 31 | 20 | "$5,000" | Tom Cherones | Jonathan Stark & Tracy Newman | March 22, 1995 | 220 |
| 32 | 21 | "Three Strikes" | Tom Cherones | Pamela Eells & Sally Lapiduss | March 29, 1995 | 221 |
| 33 | 22 | "The Therapy Episode" | Tom Cherones | Teleplay by: Mark Driscoll & Holly Hester Story by: Holly Hester |
May 3, 1995 | 222 |
| 34 | 23 | "Thirty Kilo Man (Part 1)" | Tom Cherones | Suzanne Martin | May 10, 1995 | 223 |
| 35 | 24 | "Thirty Kilo Man (Part 2)" | Tom Cherones | Maria Semple | May 17, 1995 | 224 |
Season 3 (1995/96)
For a more comprehensive list, see Ellen (season 3).
| No. | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 1 | "Shake, Rattle and Rubble" | Robby Benson | DeAnn Heline & Eileen Heisler | September 12, 1995 | 301 |
| 37 | 2 | "These Successful Friends of Mine" | Robby Benson | Tom Leopold | September 19, 1995 | 302 |
| 38 | 3 | "The Shower Scene" | Robby Benson | Dava Savel | September 26, 1995 | 303 |
| 39 | 4 | "The Bridges of L.A. County" | Robby Benson | Jonathan Stark & Tracy Newman | October 3, 1995 | 304 |
| 40 | 5 | "Hello, I Must Be Going" | Robby Benson | Lisa DeBenedictus & Daryl Rowland | October 17, 1995 | 305 |
| 41 | 6 | "Trick or Treat – Who Cares?" | Robby Benson | Alex Herschlag | October 31, 1995 | 306 |
| 42 | 7 | "She Ain't Friendly, She's My Mother" | Robby Benson | David Flebotte | November 7, 1995 | 307 |
| 43 | 8 | "Salad Days" | Robby Benson | Dava Savel | November 14, 1995 | 308 |
| 44 | 9 | "The Movie Show" | Robby Benson | Jonathan Stark & Tracy Newman | November 21, 1995 | 309 |
| 45 | 10 | "What's Up, Ex-Doc?" | Robby Benson | Lisa DeBenedictus & Daryl Rowland | November 28, 1995 | 310 |
| 46 | 11 | "Ellen's Choice" | Robby Benson | Alex Herschlag | December 5, 1995 | 311 |
| 47 | 12 | "Do You Fear What I Fear?" | Robby Benson | David Flebotte | December 12, 1995 | 312 |
| 48 | 13 | "Horshack's Law" | Robby Benson | Tom Leopold | January 2, 1996 | 313 |
| 49 | 14 | "Morgan, P.I." | Robby Benson | Dava Savel | January 9, 1996 | 314 |
| 50 | 15 | "Oh, Sweet Rapture" | Robby Benson | Jonathan Stark & Tracy Newman | January 23, 1996 | 315 |
| 51 | 16 | "Witness" | Robby Benson | Alex Herschlag | February 6, 1996 | 316 |
| 52 | 17 | "Ellen: With Child" | Robby Benson | Lisa DeBenedictus & Daryl Rowland | February 13, 1996 | 317 |
| 53 | 18 | "Lobster Diary" | Robby Benson | Jonathan Stark & Tracy Newman | February 20, 1996 | 318 |
| 54 | 19 | "Two Ring Circus" | Robby Benson | David Flebotte | February 27, 1996 | 319 |
| 55 | 20 | "A Penney Saved..." | Robby Benson | Jennifer Fisher | March 12, 1996 | 320 |
| 56 | 21 | "Too Hip for the Room" | Robby Benson | Tom Leopold & Matt Goldman | March 19, 1996 | 321 |
| 57 | 22 | "Two Mammograms and a Wedding" | Robby Benson | Dava Savel | May 26, 1996 | 222 |
| 58 | 23 | "Go Girlz" | Robby Benson | Lisa DeBenedictus & Daryl Rowland | April 2, 1996 | 323 |
| 59 | 24 | "When the Vow Breaks (Part 1)" | Robby Benson | David Flebotte & Alex Herschlag | April 30, 1996 | 324 |
| 60 | 25 | "The Tape" | Andy Ackerman | David S. Rosenthal | May 7, 1996 | 112 |
| 61 | 26 | "When the Vow Breaks (Part 2)" | Robby Benson | Eileen Heisler & DeAnn Heline | May 14, 1996 | 325 |
| 62 | 27 | "The Mugging" | Rob Schiller | David S. Rosenthal | May 21, 1996 | 113 |
Season 4 (1996/97)
For a more comprehensive list, see Ellen (season 4).
| No. | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | 1 | "Give Me Equity or Give Me Death" | Gil Junger | Dava Savel | September 17, 1996 | 401 |
| 64 | 2 | "A Deer Head for Joe" | Gil Junger | Mark Driscoll | September 24, 1996 | 402 |
| 65 | 3 | "Splitsville, Man" | Gil Junger | Matt Goldman | October 1, 1996 | 403 |
| 66 | 4 | "The Parent Trap" | Gil Junger | Jonathan Stark & Tracy Newman | October 15, 1996 | 404 |
| 67 | 5 | "Looking Out for Number One" | Gil Junger | David Flebotte | October 22, 1996 | 405 |
| 68 | 6 | "The Bubble Gum Incident" | Gil Junger | David Walpert | October 29, 1996 | 406 |
| 69 | 7 | "Harold and Ellen" | Michael Lembeck | Alex Herschlag | November 5, 1996 | 407 |
| 70 | 8 | "Not So Great Expectations" | Gil Junger | Ellen Idelson & Rob Lotterstein | November 12, 1996 | 408 |
| 71 | 9 | "The Pregnancy Test" | Alan Myerson | Mark Driscoll | November 19, 1996 | 409 |
| 72 | 10 | "Kiss My Bum" | Gil Junger | David Walpert | November 26, 1996 | 410 |
| 73 | 11 | "Bowl, Baby, Bowl" | Lorraine Sevre-Richmond | Vance DeGeneres | December 3, 1996 | 411 |
| 74 | 12 | "Fleas Navidad" | Alan Myerson | Jonathan Stark & Tracy Newman | December 17, 1996 | 412 |
| 75 | 13 | "Alone Again... Naturally" | Alan Myerson | Mark Wilding | January 7, 1997 | 413 |
| 76 | 14 | "Joe's Kept Secret" | John Tracy | Dava Savel | January 14, 1997 | 414 |
| 77 | 15 | "Makin' Whoopie" | Iris Dugow | David Flebotte | January 21, 1997 | 415 |
| 78 | 16 | "Ellen Unplugged" | David Owen Trainor | Alex Herschlag | February 4, 1997 | 416 |
| 79 | 17 | "Ellen's Deaf Comedy Jam" | Gil Junger | Jennifer Fisher | February 11, 1997 | 417 |
| 80 | 18 | "Hello, Dalai" | Gil Junger | Ellen Idelson & Rob Lotterstein | February 18, 1997 | 418 |
| 81 | 19 | "Secrets & Ellen" | Gil Junger | Peter Tolan | February 25, 1997 | 419 |
| 82 | 20 | "Reversal of Misfortune" | Gil Junger | Matt Goldman | March 4, 1997 | 420 |
| 83 | 21 | "The Clip Show Patient" | Gil Junger | Vance DeGeneres & David Walpert | April 8, 1997 | 425 |
| 84 | 22 | "The Puppy Episode (Part 1)" | Gil Junger | Teleplay by: Mark Driscoll, Dava Savel, Tracy Newman & Jonathan Stark Story by: Ellen DeGeneres |
April 30, 1997 | 421 |
| 85 | 23 | "The Puppy Episode (Part 2)" | Gil Junger | Teleplay by: Mark Driscoll, Dava Savel, Tracy Newman & Jonathan Stark Story by: Ellen DeGeneres |
April 30, 1997 | 422 |
| 86 | 24 | "Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah" | Gil Junger | Jan Nash | May 6, 1997 | 423 |
| 87 | 25 | "Moving On" | Gil Junger | Alex Herschlag & David Flebotte | May 13, 1997 | 424 |
Season 5 (1997/98)
For a more comprehensive list, see Ellen (season 5).
| No. | # | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Production code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | 1 | "Guys or Dolls" | Gil Junger | Ric Swartzlander | September 14, 1997 | 501 |
| 89 | 2 | "Social Climber" | Gil Junger | Mike Larsen | October 1, 1997 | 502 |
| 90 | 3 | "Roommates" | Gail Mancuso | Dan Cohen & F.J. Pratt | October 8, 1997 | 503 |
| 91 | 4 | "Gay Yellow Pages" | Gil Junger | Tod Himmel & Lisa K. Nelson | October 15, 1997 | 504 |
| 92 | 5 | "Just Coffee" | Gail Mancuso | Maxine Lapiduss | October 29, 1997 | 505 |
| 93 | 6 | "G.I. Ellen" | Gil Junger | Mike Larsen | November 5, 1997 | 506 |
| 94 | 7 | "Public Display of Affection" | Gail Mancuso | David Walpert | November 12, 1997 | 507 |
| 95 | 8 | "Emma" | Gail Mancuso | Lawrence Broch | November 19, 1997 | 508 |
| 96 | 9 | "Like a Virgin" | Gail Mancuso | Jane Espenson | November 26, 1997 | 509 |
| 97 | 10 | "All Ellen, All the Time" | Gil Junger | Ric Swartzlander | December 3, 1997 | 510 |
| 98 | 11 | "Break Up" | Gil Junger | Matt Berry | December 17, 1997 | 511 |
| 99 | 12 | "Womyn Fest" | Lorraine Sevre-Richmond | Jane Espenson | January 7, 1998 | 512 |
| 100 | 13 | "The Funeral" | Gil Junger | Matt Berry | January 14, 1998 | 513 |
| 101 | 14 | "Escape from L.A." | Gil Junger | Lisa K. Himmel & Tod Nelson | January 28, 1998 | 514 |
| 102 | 15 | "Ellen in Focus" | Gil Junger | Leif Sandaas | February 11, 1998 | 515 |
| 103 | 16 | "Neighbors" | Gail Mancuso | Teleplay: Cynthia Greenburg & Charmaine Noel Dixon Story: Kit Pongetti |
February 18, 1998 | 516 |
| 104 | 17 | "It's a Gay, Gay, Gay, Gay World!" | Gil Junger | David Walpert | February 25, 1998 | 517 |
| 105 | 18 | "Hospital" | Gail Mancuso | Matt Berry & Ric Swartzlander | March 4, 1998 | 518 |
| 106 | 19 | "Ellen: A Hollywood Tribute (1)" | Gil Junger | Tim Doyle | May 13, 1998 | 521 |
| 107 | 20 | "Ellen: A Hollywood Tribute (2)" | Gil Junger | Tim Doyle | May 13, 1998 | 522 |
| 108 | 21 | "When Ellen Talks, People Listen" | Gil Junger | Mike Larsen | July 15, 1998 | 519 |
| 109 | 22 | "Vows" | Lorraine Sevre-Richmond | F.J. Pratt & Dan Cohen | July 22, 1998 | 520 |
Notes
- ^ Two episodes that aired in Season 3, The Tape and The Mugging were filmed at the same time as Season 1 and are included in the Season 1 DVD box set as "bonus episodes", and are not included in the Season 3 one.
