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1. Guys or Dolls.
OAD ABC, 24.9.97

Ellen DeGeneres (Ellen)
Joely Fisher (Paige)
David Anthony Higgins (Joe)
Clea Lewis (Audrey)
Jeremy Piven (Spence)
Patrick Bristow (Peter)
William Ragsdale (Dan)
Gina Mari (Carly)
Suzanne Lanza (Bedienung)

On a double date with Spence, Paige and a good-looking but dimwitted lesbian, Ellen runs into former boyfriend Dan. Ellen thinks she still feels something for him so to go for sure they try a few kisses...

2. Social Climber.
OAD ABC, 1.10.97

Ellen DeGeneres (Ellen)
Joely Fisher (Paige)
David Anthony Higgins (Joe)
Clea Lewis (Audrey)
Jeremy Piven (Spence)
Guest: DeDee Pfeiffer

Ellen wants to impress her fitness trainer Lisa, pretends to be an athletic mountain-climber and wents to mountain-climbing trip with her. Finally that effort's for nothing...

3. Roommates.
OAD ABC, 8.10.97

Ellen DeGeneres (Ellen)
Joely Fisher (Paige)
David Anthony Higgins (Joe)
Clea Lewis (Audrey)
Jeremy Piven (Spence)

Why only did Audrey and Barrett tell Ellen, that 'roommate' means the same as 'girlfriend'? - At least this time Ellen is completely wrong assuming this. But Paige saves her - even if she has to pretend she's her lover.

4. Gay Yellow Pages.
OAD ABC, 15.10.97

Ellen DeGeneres (Ellen)
Joely Fisher (Paige)
David Anthony Higgins (Joe)
Clea Lewis (Audrey)
Jeremy Piven (Spence)
Patrick Bristow (Peter)

Ellen wants to support a company of the 'Community' - but the gay plumber she hired surely wasn't the best choice.

5. Just Coffee.
OAD ABC, 29.10.97

Ellen DeGeneres (Ellen)
Joely Fisher (Paige)
David Anthony Higgins (Joe)
Clea Lewis (Audrey)
Jeremy Piven (Spence)
Lisa Darr (Laurie)

Ellen meets Laurie and she's sure they hid it off. But then Laurie brings another friend along to their date.

6. G. I. Ellen.
OAD ABC, 5.11.97

Ellen DeGeneres (Ellen)
Joely Fisher (Paige)
David Anthony Higgins (Joe)
Clea Lewis (Audrey)
Jeremy Piven (Spence)
Alice Hirson (Lois)
Steven Gilborn (Harold)

Ellen's dad is part in a play about the US Civil War. Ellen wants to participate, too, as a soldier - but women are just designated to play nurses or prostitutes.

7. Public Display of Affection.
OAD ABC, 12.11.97

Ellen DeGeneres (Ellen)
Joely Fisher (Paige)
David Anthony Higgins (Joe)
Clea Lewis (Audrey)
Jeremy Piven (Spence)
Lisa Darr (Laurie)
Koyla Murphy (Holly)

Ellen goes to the movies with Laurie and her daughter. But obviously, Laurie's daughter does not like something about Ellen.

8. Emma.
OAD ABC, 19.11.97

Ellen DeGeneres (Ellen)
Joely Fisher (Paige)
David Anthony Higgins (Joe)
Clea Lewis (Audrey)
Jeremy Piven (Spence)
Guest: Emma Thompson
Guest: Sean Penn
Guest: Army Archerd
Steve Moore (Kellner)
Peter Ingolia (Kellner)
Helen Fitzgerald (Alice)
Seth Joffe (Chef)

Ellen discovers that Emma Thompson is gay and talks her into telling the world the truth. Emma does not shrink from that - as long as an other, more terrible secret about her won't be revealed to the public. But just as she is about to make her anouncement on TV, Sean Penn steals her the show with some own revelation.

9. Like A Virgin.
OAD ABC, 26.11.97

Ellen DeGeneres (Ellen)
Joely Fisher (Paige)
David Anthony Higgins (Joe)
Clea Lewis (Audrey)
Jeremy Piven (Spence)
Alice Hirson (Lois)
Steven Gilborn (Harold)
Patrick Bristow (Peter)
Lisa Darr (Laurie)
Koyla Murphy (Holly)

Ellen looks forward to the first night with Laurie. But when this evening comes sooner as Ellen has expected, she is nervous about it and flees to Peter, who just looks after Ellen's parents dog.

10. All Ellen, All of the Time.
OAD ABC, 3.12.97

Ellen DeGeneres (Ellen)
Joely Fisher (Paige)
David Anthony Higgins (Joe)
Clea Lewis (Audrey)
Jeremy Piven (Spence)
Kevin McDonald (Chuck)
Susan Norfleet (Julia)
Del Hunter-White (Frau)

Ellen has a new job as a producer at a radio station. As she constantly rejects the advances of the radio DJ, he hides from the world and leaves Ellen alone - on air.

11. Break-Up.
OAD ABC, 17.12.98

Ellen DeGeneres (Ellen)
Joely Fisher (Paige)
David Anthony Higgins (Joe)
Clea Lewis (Audrey)
Jeremy Piven (Spence)
Lisa Darr (Laurie)

A simple misunderstanding about some house keys gets a burdon for the relationship between Ellen and Laurie. They break up.

12. Womyn Fest.
OAD ABC, 7.1.98

Ellen DeGeneres (Ellen)
Joely Fisher (Paige)
David Anthony Higgins (Joe)
Clea Lewis (Audrey)
Jeremy Piven (Spence)
Lisa Darr (Laurie)
Rena Sofer (Bedienung)

Ellen, Audrey and Paige drive to Berkeley to an woman-festival. Ellen recognizes that Laurie is her true love, instead Spence and Paige break up.

13. The Funeral.
OAD ABC, 14.1.98

Ellen DeGeneres (Ellen)
Joely Fisher (Paige)
David Anthony Higgins (Joe)
Clea Lewis (Audrey)
Jeremy Piven (Spence)
Lisa Darr (Laurie)

Laurie's father dies unexspected, and at the funeral Ellen helps Laurie to come to terms with her family again.

14. Escape from L.A.
OAD ABC, 28.1.98

Ellen DeGeneres (Ellen)
Joely Fisher (Paige)
David Anthony Higgins (Joe)
Clea Lewis (Audrey)
Jeremy Piven (Spence)
Lisa Darr (Laurie)

Ellen and Laurie spend a weekend in San Diego.

15. Ellen in Focus.
OAD ABC, 11.2.98

Ellen DeGeneres (Ellen)
Joely Fisher (Paige)
David Anthony Higgins (Joe)
Clea Lewis (Audrey)
Jeremy Piven (Spence)

Paige brings Ellen and Joe to the pre-test of a new cop show, to convince everyone that the TV series is good enough for the network to pick it up.

16. Neighbours.
OAD ABC, 18.2.98

Ellen DeGeneres (Ellen)
Joely Fisher (Paige)
David Anthony Higgins (Joe)
Clea Lewis (Audrey)
Jeremy Piven (Spence)

Ellen wants to make a good impression to her neighbours, because she is never invited to one of their parties. Instead the neighbours think that Ellen is quite crazy.

17. It's a Gay, Gay, Gay, Gay World.
OAD ABC, 25.2.98

Ellen DeGeneres (Ellen)
Joely Fisher (Paige)
David Anthony Higgins (Joe)
Clea Lewis (Audrey)
Jeremy Piven (Spence)
Guest: Harvey Fierstein

After Spence sniffs a heavy dose of insecticide, he hallucinates a world in which homosexuality is the norm, and heterosexuality is the exception.

18. Hospital
OAD ABC, 4.3.98

Ellen DeGeneres (Ellen)
Joely Fisher (Paige)
David Anthony Higgins (Joe)
Clea Lewis (Audrey)
Jeremy Piven (Spence)
Lisa Darr (Laurie)
Guest: Anne Heche

Laurie had a car accident. In the hospital, Ellen meets a strange woman, and she finally finds out that she is Laurie's Ex.

19. Vows
OAD ABC, 22.07.1998

Ellen DeGeneres (Ellen)
Joely Fisher (Paige)
David Anthony Higgins (Joe)
Clea Lewis (Audrey)
Jeremy Piven (Spence)
Lisa Darr (Laurie)
Alice Hirson (Lois)
Steven Gilborn (Harold)

When Ellen's parents renew their vows, it's also an occasion for Ellen and Laurie to think about the form of their future living-together.

20. When Ellen talks, people listen
OAD ABC, 15.07.1998

Ellen DeGeneres (Ellen)
Joely Fisher (Paige)
David Anthony Higgins (Joe)
Clea Lewis (Audrey)
Jeremy Piven (Spence)
Lisa Darr (Laurie)
Alice Hirson (Lois)
Steven Gilborn (Harold)

In her radio show, Ellen holds a pompous speech for more helpfulness between people. The massive success of this appeal is a positive surprise for her, but then turns out to have side-effects...

21. Ellen: A Hollywood Celebration (Part 1)
OAD ABC, 13.05.1998

Ellen DeGeneres (Ellen)
Joely Fisher (Paige)
David Anthony Higgins (Joe)
Clea Lewis (Audrey)
Jeremy Piven (Spence)
Lisa Darr (Laurie)
Guest: Linda Ellerbee (Linda Ellerbee, Reporterin)

Part One of the Series Finale. Reporter Linda Ellerbee and Ellen DeGeneres herself look back to Ellen's archivements in Hollywood from the silent film era in the 30s until 1998. Lots of well-known faces from movies and TV shows like Cindy Crawford, Christine Lathi and Julianna Margulies are guests in Part 1 of the Series Finale.

22. Ellen: A Hollywood Celebration (Part 1)
OAD ABC, 13.05.1998

Ellen DeGeneres (Ellen)
Joely Fisher (Paige)
David Anthony Higgins (Joe)
Clea Lewis (Audrey)
Jeremy Piven (Spence)
Lisa Darr (Laurie)
Guest: Linda Ellerbee (Linda Ellerbee, Reporterin)

Part Two of the Series Finale. Reporter Linda Ellerbee and Ellen DeGeneres herself look back to Ellen's archivements in Hollywood from the silent film era in the 30s until 1998. In Part 2 of the Series Finale, Woody Harrelson, Jennifer Anniston and of course all of the "Ellen"-cast-members join Linda and Ellen.

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