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|ShortSummary = A visit from Richard, an old boyfriend, and his female boss, Susan ([[Laura Dern]]), makes Ellen gradually realize she's gay. Ellen has dinner with Richard but winds up in a late-night conversation with Susan after being unable to have sex with Richard. Ellen discusses these developments with her new therapist ([[Oprah Winfrey]]).<hr/>Ellen comes out to her friends, who all take it well except Paige, and thinks she is getting closer to Susan. She is disappointed to learn that Susan is in a long-term committed relationship. |
|ShortSummary = A visit from Richard, an old boyfriend, and his female boss, Susan ([[Laura Dern]]), makes Ellen gradually realize she's gay. Ellen has dinner with Richard but winds up in a late-night conversation with Susan after being unable to have sex with Richard. Ellen discusses these developments with her new therapist ([[Oprah Winfrey]]).<hr/>Ellen comes out to her friends, who all take it well except Paige, and thinks she is getting closer to Susan. She is disappointed to learn that Susan is in a long-term committed relationship. |
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In 1997, [[TV Guide]] ranked this episode #35 on its list of the 100 Greatest Episodes.<ref>{{cite journal |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |year=1997 |title=Special Collector's Issue: 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time |journal=[[TV Guide]] |volume= |issue=June 28-July 4 |pages= |publisher= |doi= |url= |accessdate=July 4, 2016}}</ref> In 2009, it moved to #46.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rev-views.blogspot.com/2009/06/tv-guides-top-100-episodes.html|title=TV Guide's Top 100 Episodes|publisher=Rev/Views|accessdate=July 4, 2016}}</ref> |
In 1997, [[TV Guide]] ranked this episode #35 on its list of the 100 Greatest Episodes.<ref>{{cite journal |last1= |first1= |last2= |first2= |year=1997 |title=Special Collector's Issue: 100 Greatest Episodes of All Time |journal=[[TV Guide]] |volume= |issue=June 28-July 4 |pages= |publisher= |doi= |url= |accessdate=July 4, 2016}}</ref> In 2009, it moved to #46.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rev-views.blogspot.com/2009/06/tv-guides-top-100-episodes.html|title=TV Guide's Top 100 Episodes|publisher=Rev/Views|accessdate=July 4, 2016}}</ref> It also won the [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series]]. |
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Revision as of 17:48, 4 September 2017
| Ellen season 4 | |
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| Season 4 | |
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| No. of episodes | 25 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | September 17, 1996 – May 13, 1997 |
| Season chronology | |
The fourth season of Ellen, an American television series, began September 17, 1996, and ended on May 13, 1997. It aired on ABC. The region 1 DVD was released on September 26, 2006. This season is most famous for "The Puppy Episode" outing the fictional Ellen Morgan, which aired on the same day Ellen DeGeneres came out on Oprah.[1] Almost every episode beforehand contained several hints.
Cast
Main Cast
- Ellen DeGeneres as Ellen Morgan
- Joely Fisher as Paige Clark
- David Anthony Higgins as Joe Farrell
- Clea Lewis as Audrey Penney
- Jeremy Piven as Spence Kovak
Episodes
| No. in series |
No. in season |
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 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 | 421 422 |
| 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 |
References
- ^ Dow, Bonnie J. "Ellen, Television and the Politics of Gay and Lesbian Visibility" Critical Studies in Media Communication 18.2 (2001): 123 – 141.