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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
9/13/1995
1.
Shake, Rattle and Rubble
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Ellen's world is turned upside down when an earthquake devastates Buy the Book. Ellen tries to salvage her business, with little help from her friends. Meanwhile, the arrival of her high-energy cousin shakes up Ellen's relationships and jolts her into speaking up for herself.
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Director:
Robby Benson
Writer:
Eileen Heisler
/ DeAnn Heline
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Guest starring:
Maurice Chasse, Richard Saxton, Susan Segal, Rick Fitts, Ruth Manning
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
9/20/1995
2.
These Successful Friends of Mine
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Ellen feels left in the dust when Paige and Adam's careers take exciting turns, so she embarks on a journey to find her own dream.
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Director:
Robby Benson
Writer:
Tom Leopold
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Guest starring:
Jim Haynie, Hal Landon Jr., Rick Hall, Kevin Light, Sherlinda Dix, Tommy Bertelsen, Paddi Edwards
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
9/27/1995
3.
The Shower Scene
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Ellen labors to make amends after accidentally taping over a video of Paige's sister giving birth to twins, so she throws a lavish baby shower to relieve her guilt.
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Director:
Robby Benson
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Guest starring:
Connie Britton, Rachel Davies, Judy Kain, Fiona Hale, Sandra Kinder, Dailyn Matthews, Colleen Wainwright
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
10/4/1995
4.
The Bridges of L.A. County
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Ellen takes a stand for womanking, rewriting the ABCs of dating after Spence's one-night stand with a member of her reading group.
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Director:
Robby Benson
Writer:
Tracy Newman
/ Jonathan Stark
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Guest starring:
Christine Taylor, Kate Williamson, Brian George, Anthony Clark, Paul Bates
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
10/18/1995
5.
Hello, I Must Be Going
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Before moving to England for an exciting job opportunity, Adam makes a surprising personal revelation to Ellen, who must deal with the awkward consequences when his trip is postponed.
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Director:
Robby Benson
Writer:
Daryl Rowland
/ Lisa DeBenedictus
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Guest starring:
Randy Lowell, K.T. Vogt, Shaun Toub, Jay Johnston, Jamie Kennedy
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
11/1/1995
6.
Trick or Treat- Who Cares?
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As Halloween approaches, Ellen's high spirits have no effect on Spence, who is haunted by thoughts of his life. Meanwhile, Paige doesn't have a ghost of a chance of completing her first big assignment without help, and Joe is spooked by Audrey, who thinks she's been hired at Buy the Book.
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Director:
Robby Benson
Writer:
Alex Herschlag
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Guest starring:
Anthony Clark, Kate Williamson, Rachel Duncan, Ramon Choyce, Jimmy Galeota
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
11/8/1995
7.
She Ain't Friendly, She's My Mother
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Ellen is elated when her mother enters therapy but she's not that crazy about her mom's idea that mother and daughter become friends.
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Director:
Robby Benson
Writer:
David Flebotte
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Guest starring:
Beverly Garland, Doris Belack, Bruce Thomas, Mara Holguin
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
11/15/1995
8.
Salad Days
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Inspired by domestic diva Martha Stewart, Ellen throws an elegant dinner party, but she's the one who's thrown when an unexpected guest arrives.
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Director:
Robby Benson
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Guest starring:
Martha Stewart, Pat Millicano, Stephanie Erb
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
11/22/1995
9.
The Movie Show
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Ellen is thrilled when Paige's first film project shoots at Buy the Book, but her enthusiasm is soon outweighed by her disappointment with Paige's show-biz ways.
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Director:
Robby Benson
Writer:
Tracy Newman
/ Jonathan Stark
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Guest starring:
Carrie Fisher, Michael Des Barres, Michael Maynard, Michael Giorgio, Nancy Serrano
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
11/29/1995
10.
What's Up, Ex-Doc?
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Thanks to Ellen's miscommunication, Spence and his equally combative dad have reached a peace settlement, but Ellen is determined to set things straight, even though it will result in father and son resuming their battle of wills.
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Director:
Robby Benson
Writer:
Daryl Rowland
/ Lisa DeBenedictus
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Guest starring:
Brian Doyle-Murray, Robert Lance
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
12/6/1995
11.
Ellen's Choice
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Ellen is thrilled when she's invited to appear on the television program ""Book Chat."" However, her ecstasy turns to agony when she's forced to decide which three of her five book club members will join her.
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Director:
Robby Benson
Writer:
Alex Herschlag
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Guest starring:
Christine Taylor, Anthony Clark, Kate Williamson, Paul Bates, Brian George, Vance DeGeneres, Lise Simms, Bob Glouberman
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
12/20/1995
12.
Do You Fear What I Fear?
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Ellen's holiday spirits hit an all-time low when her parents present her with a cemetery burial plot as a Christmas present.
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Director:
Robby Benson
Writer:
David Flebotte
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Guest starring:
Jamie Kennedy
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
1/3/1996
13.
Horshack's Law
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Ellen is thrilled when Paige invites her to an exclusive birthday party for John Travolta. But their fantasy evening turns into a nightmare thanks to some uninvited guests and an overly sensitive limo driver.
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Director:
Robby Benson
Writer:
Tom Leopold
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Guest starring:
Ron Palillo, Elya Baskin, Bob McClurg
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
1/10/1996
14.
Morgan, P.I.
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When Buy the Book is robbed, Ellen volunteers to become the bait in a police sting operation designed to catch the ""perp.""
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Director:
Robby Benson
Writer:
Dava Savel
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Guest starring:
Dan Gauthier, Ron Canada, Erik Menyuk
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
1/24/1996
15.
Oh, Sweet Rapture
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It's Ellen to the rescue when Audrey buys a new car that comes with an extended warranty and an extended family of fanatics.
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Director:
Robby Benson
Writer:
Tracy Newman
/ Jonathan Stark
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Guest starring:
Wayne Wilderson, Kathy Griffin, Nick Toth
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
2/7/1996
16.
Witness
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Recruited by Spence to play the key witness in a mock trial, Ellen assumes the role of a stripper, but must perform some fancy footwork when she loses her notes.
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Director:
Robby Benson
Writer:
Alex Herschlag
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Guest starring:
Anthony Clark, Stephanie Erb, Concetta Tomei, Scott Mosenson, Bari K. Willerford
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
2/14/1996
17.
Ellen: With Child
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Looking after Paige's boyfriend's daughter for the weekend, Ellen is proud of the way she communicates with her charge. But when the fourth grader asks Ellen about sex, she's tongue tied.
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Director:
Robby Benson
Writer:
Daryl Rowland
/ Lisa DeBenedictus
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Guest starring:
Ebick Pizzadilli, Don Amendolia
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
2/21/1996
18.
Lobster Diary
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Ellen is heralded as a hero when she rescues a lobster from a restaurant and tries to set it out to sea, but the elderly lobster has other plans.
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Director:
Robby Benson
Writer:
Tracy Newman
/ Jonathan Stark
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Guest starring:
Mary Tyler Moore, Paul Dooley, Tricia Leigh Fisher, Wesley Thompson, Andy Houts
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
2/28/1996
19.
Two Ring Circus
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Ellen gets caught in the middle of Paige and Matt's relationship when Paige's engagement ring gets stuck on Ellen's finger.
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Director:
Robby Benson
Writer:
David Flebotte
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Guest starring:
Judith Scarpone, Gregory White, Bari K. Willerford
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
3/13/1996
20.
A Penney Saved...
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Money problems force Ellen to consider giving Audrey the ax, but when Audrey's parents buy a slice of the bookstore, it's with strings attached.
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Director:
Robby Benson
Writer:
Jennifer Fisher
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Guest starring:
Carol Kane, Barry Corbin
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
3/20/1996
21.
Too Hip for the Room
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Disappointed when Buy the Book isn't voted one of L.A.'s ""Top Twenty Hippest Hangs,"" Ellen hires a lounge act to draw a hipper crowd, and is elated when the group proves popular--until she realizes why.
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Director:
Robby Benson
/ Tom Leopold
Writer:
Matt Goldman
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Guest starring:
Charlie Brill, Mitzi McCall, Tera Handrickson, Cynthia Lamontagne, Bodhi Elfman, Paul Crowder, Elizabeth Keener, Nicky Danetti, Loretta Palazzo, Abbie Jaye, Ruth Carlsson, Happy Richard Hall
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
4/3/1996
22.
Two Mammograms and a Wedding
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Ellen is afraid Paige's marriage will end their friendship so, while nervously awaiting a mammogram, she latches onto Chloe, but soon discovers that making new friends isn't as easy as it used to be.
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Director:
Robby Benson
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Guest starring:
Janeane Garofalo, Thea Vidale, Mina Kolb, Michole White, Susan Powell
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
5/1/1996
23.
Go Girlz
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Ellen throws a bachelorette party for a despondent Paige, inviting her high-powered studio boss and a psychic aerobics instructor whose dire predictions seem to be coming true.
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Director:
Robby Benson
Writer:
Daryl Rowland
/ Lisa DeBenedictus
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Guest starring:
Kathy Najimy, Shae D'Lyn, Jonathan Stark, Tim Elwell
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
5/8/1996
24.
When the Vow Breaks (1)
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When Paige's wedding day is marred by complications, maid of honor Ellen manages to keep it together. But things threaten to fall apart when she stumbles on an unlikely couple just before the ceremony.
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Director:
Robby Benson
Writer:
David Flebotte
/ Alex Herschlag
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Guest starring:
Ron Palillo, Connie Britton, Ebick Pizzadilli, Jeff Dunham, Kimmy Robertson, Greg Collins, Gregory Sierra
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
5/14/1996
25.
The Tape
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Ellen and her friends make a frantic effort to retrieve a racy videotape that winds up in the wrong hands.
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Director:
Andy Ackerman
Writer:
David S. Rosenthal
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Guest starring:
Earl Boen, Elinor Donahue, Brian McNamara, Dan Sachoff
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
5/15/1996
26.
When the Vow Breaks (2)
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With Paige's marriage mere moments away, it's up to maid of honor Ellen to decide if things will go off with or without a hitch.
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Director:
Robby Benson
Writer:
Eileen Heisler
/ DeAnn Heline
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Guest starring:
Ron Palillo, Connie Britton, Ebick Pizzadili, Kimmy Robertson, Perry Anzilotti
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Seen it: Yes
30 mins
5/21/1996
27.
The Mugging
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A reluctant Ellen is persuaded to come forward as the witness to a mugging she never saw.
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Director:
Rob Schiller
Writer:
David S. Rosenthal
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Guest starring:
Greg Germann, Mariska Hargitay, Willie C. Carpenter, Edward Blanchard, Rob Moore, Dave Florek
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