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Ellen

TV Series (1994 - 1998)

Ellen DeGeneres stars in this sitcom about the life of a young woman by the name of Ellen Morgan - a neurotic, thirty-something, bookstore employee who tries to get by life in dealing with her many random foils and follies... She attracted massive media attention when she came out as a lesbian on her television show in 1997.

Last Episode

05x22 Vows Aired: Jul. 22, 1998

When Ellen's parents renew their vows, it prompts Ellen to think about taking her relationship with Laurie to the next level: marriage. [continue reading]

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Ellen is Canceled/Ended

The show had 5 seasons and 109 episodes air between 1994 and 1998.

Series Info

Type:

Scripted

Premiered:

Mar. 29, 1994

Status:

Canceled/Ended

Runtime:

30 min.

Aired:

1994 - 1998

To-Date:

5 Seasons
109 Episodes

[Episode Guide]

Network

AKA:

These Friends of Mine (First Season Title)

Genre

- comedy

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The original title of the show was "These Friends of Mine".
While Portia de Rossi Degeneres was a guest on Oprah in 2010, Oprah told Portia that when Oprah played the therapist on the "coming out" episode of Ellen, Oprah got more hate mail about that…
[show]While Portia de Rossi Degeneres was a guest on Oprah in 2010, Oprah told Portia that when Oprah played the therapist on the "coming out" episode of Ellen, Oprah got more hate mail about that minor appearance than she had ever gotten during her entire previous career as a talk-show host and actress.
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After the 2000 Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode "New Moon Rising," in which regular character Willow comes out as a lesbian and chooses to stay with her girlfriend Tara, aired, a group of…
[show]After the 2000 Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode "New Moon Rising," in which regular character Willow comes out as a lesbian and chooses to stay with her girlfriend Tara, aired, a group of internet board posters sent "Buffy" creator Joss Whedon an engraved toaster to thank him for the storyline. This was a reference to the "coming-out" episode of "Ellen" (1994), (a show on which longtime Buffy writer Jane Espenson had also worked) in which there had been a running joke about the GLBT movement awarding every newly out person a toaster for "joining."
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