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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | ||||
| 1 | 11[a] | March 29, 1994 | August 30, 1994 | ||
| 2 | 24 | September 21, 1994 | May 17, 1995 | ||
| 3 | 27 | September 12, 1995 | May 21, 1996 | ||
| 4 | 25 | September 17, 1996 | May 13, 1997 | ||
| 5 | 22 | September 24, 1997 | July 22, 1998 | ||
Episodes
Season 1 (1994)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | "Pilot" | Neal Marlens | David S. Rosenthal & Carol Black & Neal Marlens | March 29, 1994 | 5286 |
| 2 | 2 | "The Anchor" | Rob Schiller | David S. Rosenthal | March 30, 1994 | C305 |
| 3 | 3 | "A Kiss is Still A Kiss" | Andrew D. Weyman | Suzanne Martin | April 6, 1994 | C311 |
| 4 | 4 | "The Class Reunion" | Rob Schiller | Mark Wilding | April 13, 1994 | C306 |
| 5 | 5 | "The Promotion" | Rob Schiller | David S. Rosenthal | April 20, 1994 | C302 |
| 6 | 6 | "The Hand That Robs the Cradle" | Andrew D. Weyman | Mark Driscoll | April 27, 1994 | C313 |
| 7 | 7 | "The Go-Between" | Andrew D. Weyman | Mark Wilding | May 4, 1994 | C312 |
| 8 | 8 | "The Houseguest" | John Bowab | Warren Bell & David S. Rosenthal | May 24, 1994 | C314 |
| 9 | 9 | "The Refrigerator" | Rob Schiller | Richard Day | August 9, 1994 | C303 |
| 10 | 10 | "The Soft Touch" | Andrew D. Weyman | Richard Day | August 23, 1994 | C310 |
| 11 | 11 | "The Boyfriend Stealer" | Andrew D. Weyman | David S. Rosenthal & Warren Bell | August 30, 1994 | C309 |
Season 2 (1994–95)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 1 | "The Dentist" | Tom Cherones | Mark Driscoll | September 21, 1994 | C315 | 25.80 |
| 13 | 2 | "Saint Ellen" | Tom Cherones | Richard Day | September 28, 1994 | C316 | 23.80 |
| 14 | 3 | "The Thirty-Minute Man" | Tom Cherones | Suzanne Martin | October 5, 1994 | C318 | 21.70 |
| 15 | 4 | "The Note" | Tom Cherones | David S. Rosenthal | October 12, 1994 | C319 | 22.60 |
| 16 | 5 | "The Fix-Up" | Tom Cherones | Richard Day | October 19, 1994 | C320 | 24.20 |
| 17 | 6 | "So Funny" | Tom Cherones | Maria Semple | October 26, 1994 | C317 | 24.10 |
| 18 | 7 | "The Toast" | Tom Cherones | Suzanne Martin | November 9, 1994 | C321 | 22.70 |
| 19 | 8 | "Adam's Birthday" | Tom Cherones | Maria Semple | November 16, 1994 | C322 | 22.20 |
| 20 | 9 | "The Trainer" | Tom Cherones | Holly Hester | November 23, 1994 | C323 | N/A |
| 21 | 10 | "Mrs. Koger" | Tom Cherones | Richard Day | November 30, 1994 | C324 | 23.00 |
| 22 | 11 | "Ellen's New Friend" | Tom Cherones | Mark Driscoll | December 7, 1994 | C325 | 20.90 |
| 23 | 12 | "The Christmas Show" | Tom Cherones | Suzanne Martin | December 14, 1994 | C326 | 22.80 |
| 24 | 13 | "Ellen's Improvement" | Tom Cherones | Jonathan Stark & Tracy Newman | January 4, 1995 | C327 | 23.60 |
| 25 | 14 | "The Apartment Hunt" | Tom Cherones | Mark Driscoll | January 11, 1995 | C328 | 22.70 |
| 26 | 15 | "The Spa" | Tom Cherones | Suzanne Martin | January 25, 1995 | C329 | 20.10 |
| 27 | 16 | "Ballet Class" | Tom Cherones | Richard Day | February 8, 1995 | C330 | 20.20 |
| 28 | 17 | "Guns 'N Ellen" | Tom Cherones | Jonathan Stark & Tracy Newman | February 15, 1995 | C331 | 21.80 |
| 29 | 18 | "The Sleep Clinic" | Tom Cherones | Mark Driscoll | February 22, 1995 | C332 | 21.40 |
| 30 | 19 | "Gladiators" | David Owen Trainor | Richard Day | March 1, 1995 | C333 | 21.60 |
| 31 | 20 | "$5,000" | Tom Cherones | Jonathan Stark & Tracy Newman | March 22, 1995 | C334 | 20.80 |
| 32 | 21 | "Three Strikes" | Tom Cherones | Pamela Eells & Sally Lapiduss | March 29, 1995 | C335 | 22.70 |
| 33 | 22 | "The Therapy Episode" | Tom Cherones | Story by : Holly Hester Teleplay by : Mark Driscoll & Holly Hester | May 3, 1995 | C336 | 18.70 |
| 34 | 23 | "Thirty Kilo Man (Part 1)" | Tom Cherones | Suzanne Martin | May 10, 1995 | C337 | 17.40 |
| 35 | 24 | "Thirty Kilo Man (Part 2)" | Tom Cherones | Maria Semple | May 17, 1995 | C338 | 19.70 |
Season 3 (1995–96)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 1 | "Shake, Rattle and Rubble" | Robby Benson | DeAnn Heline & Eileen Heisler | September 13, 1995 | C339 | 17.50 |
| 37 | 2 | "These Successful Friends of Mine" | Robby Benson | Tom Leopold | September 20, 1995 | C340 | 17.90 |
| 38 | 3 | "The Shower Scene" | Robby Benson | Dava Savel | September 27, 1995 | C341 | 16.80 |
| 39 | 4 | "The Bridges of L.A. County" | Robby Benson | Jonathan Stark & Tracy Newman | October 4, 1995 | C342 | 16.70 |
| 40 | 5 | "Hello, I Must Be Going" | Robby Benson | Lisa DeBenedictus & Daryl Rowland | October 18, 1995 | C343 | 14.60 |
| 41 | 6 | "Trick or Treat – Who Cares?" | Robby Benson | Alex Herschlag | November 1, 1995 | C344 | 17.90 |
| 42 | 7 | "She Ain't Friendly, She's My Mother" | Robby Benson | David Flebotte | November 8, 1995 | C345 | 17.50 |
| 43 | 8 | "Salad Days" | Robby Benson | Dava Savel | November 15, 1995 | C346 | 17.30 |
| 44 | 9 | "The Movie Show" | Robby Benson | Jonathan Stark & Tracy Newman | November 22, 1995 | C348 | 16.20 |
| 45 | 10 | "What's Up, Ex-Doc?" | Robby Benson | Lisa DeBenedictus & Daryl Rowland | November 29, 1995 | C347 | 13.90 |
| 46 | 11 | "Ellen's Choice" | Robby Benson | Alex Herschlag | December 6, 1995 | C349 | 15.40 |
| 47 | 12 | "Do You Fear What I Fear?" | Robby Benson | David Flebotte | December 20, 1995 | C350 | 14.60 |
| 48 | 13 | "Horshack's Law" | Robby Benson | Tom Leopold | January 3, 1996 | C351 | 16.50 |
| 49 | 14 | "Morgan, P.I." | Robby Benson | Dava Savel | January 10, 1996 | C352 | 16.20 |
| 50 | 15 | "Oh, Sweet Rapture" | Robby Benson | Jonathan Stark & Tracy Newman | January 24, 1996 | C353 | 16.10 |
| 51 | 16 | "Witness" | Robby Benson | Alex Herschlag | February 7, 1996 | C354 | 15.20 |
| 52 | 17 | "Ellen: With Child" | Robby Benson | Lisa DeBenedictus & Daryl Rowland | February 14, 1996 | C355 | 14.10 |
| 53 | 18 | "Lobster Diary" | Robby Benson | Jonathan Stark & Tracy Newman | February 21, 1996 | C356 | 14.80 |
| 54 | 19 | "Two Ring Circus" | Robby Benson | David Flebotte | February 28, 1996 | C357 | 14.60 |
| 55 | 20 | "A Penney Saved..." | Robby Benson | Jennifer Fisher | March 13, 1996 | C358 | 15.10 |
| 56 | 21 | "Too Hip for the Room" | Robby Benson | Tom Leopold & Matt Goldman | March 20, 1996 | C359 | 14.60 |
| 57 | 22 | "Two Mammograms and a Wedding" | Robby Benson | Dava Savel | April 3, 1996 | C360 | 15.60 |
| 58 | 23 | "Go Girlz" | Robby Benson | Lisa DeBenedictus & Daryl Rowland | May 1, 1996 | C361 | 13.40 |
| 59 | 24 | "When the Vow Breaks (Part 1)" | Robby Benson | David Flebotte & Alex Herschlag | May 8, 1996 | C362 | 13.50 |
| 60 | 25 | "The Tape" | Andy Ackerman | David S. Rosenthal | May 14, 1996 | C307 | 15.30 |
| 61 | 26 | "When the Vow Breaks (Part 2)" | Robby Benson | Eileen Heisler & DeAnn Heline | May 15, 1996 | C363 | 13.80 |
| 62 | 27 | "The Mugging" | Rob Schiller | David S. Rosenthal | May 21, 1996 | C304 | 14.30 |
Season 4 (1996–97)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | 1 | "Give Me Equity or Give Me Death" | Gil Junger | Dava Savel | September 18, 1996 | C364 | 12.70 |
| 64 | 2 | "A Deer Head for Joe" | Gil Junger | Mark Driscoll | September 25, 1996 | C365 | 12.30 |
| 65 | 3 | "Splitsville, Man" | Gil Junger | Matt Goldman | October 2, 1996 | C366 | 13.40 |
| 66 | 4 | "The Parent Trap" | Gil Junger | Jonathan Stark & Tracy Newman | October 16, 1996 | C368 | 12.30 |
| 67 | 5 | "Looking Out for Number One" | Gil Junger | David Flebotte | October 23, 1996 | C367 | 11.60 |
| 68 | 6 | "The Bubble Gum Incident" | Gil Junger | David Walpert | October 30, 1996 | C369 | 11.70 |
| 69 | 7 | "Harold and Ellen" | Michael Lembeck | Alex Herschlag | November 6, 1996 | C370 | 11.80 |
| 70 | 8 | "Not So Great Expectations" | Gil Junger | Ellen Idelson & Rob Lotterstein | November 13, 1996 | C372 | 13.10 |
| 71 | 9 | "The Pregnancy Test" | Alan Myerson | Mark Driscoll | November 20, 1996 | C371 | 12.70 |
| 72 | 10 | "Kiss My Bum" | Gil Junger | David Walpert | November 27, 1996 | C373 | 13.30 |
| 73 | 11 | "Bowl, Baby, Bowl" | Lorraine Sevre-Richmond | Vance DeGeneres | December 4, 1996 | C374 | 15.90 |
| 74 | 12 | "Fleas Navidad" | Alan Myerson | Jonathan Stark & Tracy Newman | December 18, 1996 | C375 | N/A |
| 75 | 13 | "Alone Again... Naturally" | Alan Myerson | Mark Wilding | January 8, 1997 | C376 | 17.10 |
| 76 | 14 | "Joe's Kept Secret" | John Tracy | Dava Savel | January 15, 1997 | C377 | 17.40 |
| 77 | 15 | "Makin' Whoopie" | Iris Dugow | David Flebotte | January 22, 1997 | C378 | 14.70 |
| 78 | 16 | "Ellen Unplugged" | David Owen Trainor | Alex Herschlag | February 5, 1997 | C379 | 15.50 |
| 79 | 17 | "Ellen's Deaf Comedy Jam" | Gil Junger | Jennifer Fisher | February 12, 1997 | C380 | 15.60 |
| 80 | 18 | "Hello, Dalai" | Gil Junger | Ellen Idelson & Rob Lotterstein | February 19, 1997 | C381 | 15.20 |
| 81 | 19 | "Secrets & Ellen" | Gil Junger | Peter Tolan | February 26, 1997 | C382 | 14.60 |
| 82 | 20 | "Reversal of Misfortune" | Gil Junger | Matt Goldman | March 5, 1997 | C383 | N/A |
| 83 | 21 | "The Clip Show Patient" | Gil Junger | Vance DeGeneres & David Walpert | April 9, 1997 | C384 | N/A |
| 84 85 | 22 23 | "The Puppy Episode" | Gil Junger | Story by : Ellen DeGeneres Teleplay by : Mark Driscoll & Dava Savel & Tracy Newman & Jonathan Stark | April 30, 1997 | C385/C386 | 36.20 |
| 86 | 24 | "Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah" | Gil Junger | Jan Nash | May 7, 1997 | C387 | 18.00 |
| 87 | 25 | "Moving On" | Gil Junger | Alex Herschlag & David Flebotte | May 14, 1997 | C388 | 16.40 |
Season 5 (1997–98)
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | 1 | "Guys or Dolls" | Gil Junger | Ric Swartzlander | September 24, 1997 | C402 |
| 89 | 2 | "Social Climber" | Gil Junger | Mike Larsen | October 1, 1997 | C401 |
| 90 | 3 | "Roommates" | Gail Mancuso | Dan Cohen & F.J. Pratt | October 8, 1997 | C403 |
| 91 | 4 | "Gay Yellow Pages" | Gil Junger | Tod Himmel & Lisa K. Nelson | October 15, 1997 | C405 |
| 92 | 5 | "Just Coffee" | Gail Mancuso | Maxine Lapiduss | October 29, 1997 | C404 |
| 93 | 6 | "G.I. Ellen" | Gil Junger | Mike Larsen | November 5, 1997 | C407 |
| 94 | 7 | "Public Display of Affection" | Gail Mancuso | David Walpert | November 12, 1997 | C406 |
| 95 | 8 | "Emma" | Gail Mancuso | Lawrence Broch | November 19, 1997 | C410 |
| 96 | 9 | "Like a Virgin" | Gail Mancuso | Jane Espenson | November 26, 1997 | C408 |
| 97 | 10 | "All Ellen, All the Time" | Gil Junger | Ric Swartzlander | December 3, 1997 | C409 |
| 98 | 11 | "Break Up" | Gil Junger | Matt Berry | December 17, 1997 | C411 |
| 99 | 12 | "Womyn Fest" | Lorraine Sevre-Richmond | Jane Espenson | January 7, 1998 | C413 |
| 100 | 13 | "The Funeral" | Gil Junger | Matt Berry | January 14, 1998 | C412 |
| 101 | 14 | "Escape from L.A." | Gil Junger | Lisa K. Himmel & Tod Nelson | January 28, 1998 | C415 |
| 102 | 15 | "Ellen in Focus" | Gil Junger | Leif Sandaas | February 11, 1998 | C417 |
| 103 | 16 | "Neighbors" | Gail Mancuso | Story by : Kit Pongetti Teleplay by : Cynthia Greenburg & Charmaine Noel Dixon | February 18, 1998 | C416 |
| 104 | 17 | "It's a Gay, Gay, Gay, Gay World!" | Gil Junger | David Walpert | February 25, 1998 | C414 |
| 105 | 18 | "Hospital" | Gail Mancuso | Matt Berry & Ric Swartzlander | March 4, 1998 | C419 |
| 106 107 | 19 20 | "Ellen: A Hollywood Tribute" | Gil Junger | Tim Doyle | May 13, 1998 | C421/C422 |
| 108 | 21 | "When Ellen Talks, People Listen" | Gil Junger | Mike Larsen | July 15, 1998 | C420 |
| 109 | 22 | "Vows" | Lorraine Sevre-Richmond | F.J. Pratt & Dan Cohen | July 22, 1998 | C418 |
See also
- List of awards and nominations received by Ellen
Notes
- [a]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.