List of Ellen episodes

This is a list of episodes of the 1990s sitcom, Ellen/These Friends of Mine, which aired on ABC from March 29, 1994, to July 22, 1998. A total of 109 episodes were produced.

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	13		March 29, 1994 (1994-03-29)	August 30, 1994 (1994-08-30)
2	24		September 21, 1994 (1994-09-21)	May 17, 1995 (1995-05-17)
3	25		September 12, 1995 (1995-09-12)	May 21, 1996 (1996-05-21)
4	25		September 17, 1996 (1996-09-17)	May 13, 1997 (1997-05-13)
5	22		September 24, 1997 (1997-09-24)	July 22, 1998 (1998-07-22)

• Note: Two episodes that aired in Season 3, "The Tape" and "The Mugging" were filmed at the same time as Season 1. They are included in the Season 1 DVD box set, and are not included in the Season 3 one.

Episodes

Season 1 (1994)

Main article: Ellen season 1

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"Pilot"	Neal Marlens	David S. Rosenthal & Carol Black & Neal Marlens	March 29, 1994 (1994-03-29)	5286	26.9[1]
2	2	"The Anchor"	Rob Schiller	David S. Rosenthal	March 30, 1994 (1994-03-30)	C305	29.9[1]
3	3	"A Kiss is Still A Kiss"	Andrew D. Weyman	Suzanne Martin	April 6, 1994 (1994-04-06)	C311	29.5[2]
4	4	"The Class Reunion"	Rob Schiller	Mark Wilding	April 13, 1994 (1994-04-13)	C306	27.6[3]
5	5	"The Promotion"	Rob Schiller	David S. Rosenthal	April 20, 1994 (1994-04-20)	C302	25.0[4]
6	6	"The Hand That Robs the Cradle"	Andrew D. Weyman	Mark Driscoll	April 27, 1994 (1994-04-27)	C313	22.8[5]
7	7	"The Go-Between"	Andrew D. Weyman	Mark Wilding	May 4, 1994 (1994-05-04)	C312	23.3[6]
8	8	"The Houseguest"	John Bowab	Warren Bell & David S. Rosenthal	May 24, 1994 (1994-05-24)	C314	23.3[7]
9	9	"The Refrigerator"	Rob Schiller	Richard Day	August 9, 1994 (1994-08-09)	C303	18.2[8]
10	10	"The Soft Touch"	Andrew D. Weyman	Richard Day	August 23, 1994 (1994-08-23)	C310	18.7[9]
11	11	"The Boyfriend Stealer"	Andrew D. Weyman	David S. Rosenthal & Warren Bell	August 30, 1994 (1994-08-30)	C309	19.6[10]
N–A	12	"The Mugging"	Rob Schiller	David S. Rosenthal	May 21, 1996 (1996-05-21)	C304	14.3[11]
N–A	13	"The Tape"	Andy Ackerman	David S. Rosenthal	May 14, 1996 (1996-05-14)	C307	15.3[12]

Season 2 (1994–95)

Main article: Ellen season 2

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
12	1	"The Dentist"	Tom Cherones	Mark Driscoll	September 21, 1994 (1994-09-21)	C315	25.8[13]
13	2	"Saint Ellen"	Tom Cherones	Richard Day	September 28, 1994 (1994-09-28)	C316	23.8[14]
14	3	"The Thirty-Minute Man"	Tom Cherones	Suzanne Martin	October 5, 1994 (1994-10-05)	C318	21.7[15]
15	4	"The Note"	Tom Cherones	David S. Rosenthal	October 12, 1994 (1994-10-12)	C319	22.6[16]
16	5	"The Fix-Up"	Tom Cherones	Richard Day	October 19, 1994 (1994-10-19)	C320	24.2[17]
17	6	"So Funny"	Tom Cherones	Maria Semple	October 26, 1994 (1994-10-26)	C317	24.1[18]
18	7	"The Toast"	Tom Cherones	Suzanne Martin	November 9, 1994 (1994-11-09)	C321	22.7[19]
19	8	"Adam's Birthday"	Tom Cherones	Maria Semple	November 16, 1994 (1994-11-16)	C322	22.2[20]
20	9	"The Trainer"	Tom Cherones	Holly Hester	November 23, 1994 (1994-11-23)	C323	19.1[21]
21	10	"Mrs. Koger"	Tom Cherones	Richard Day	November 30, 1994 (1994-11-30)	C324	23.0[22]
22	11	"Ellen's New Friend"	Tom Cherones	Mark Driscoll	December 7, 1994 (1994-12-07)	C325	20.9[23]
23	12	"The Christmas Show"	Tom Cherones	Suzanne Martin	December 14, 1994 (1994-12-14)	C326	22.8[24]
24	13	"Ellen's Improvement"	Tom Cherones	Jonathan Stark & Tracy Newman	January 4, 1995 (1995-01-04)	C327	23.6[25]
25	14	"The Apartment Hunt"	Tom Cherones	Mark Driscoll	January 11, 1995 (1995-01-11)	C328	22.7[26]
26	15	"The Spa"	Tom Cherones	Suzanne Martin	January 25, 1995 (1995-01-25)	C329	20.1[27]
27	16	"Ballet Class"	Tom Cherones	Richard Day	February 8, 1995 (1995-02-08)	C330	20.2[28]
28	17	"Guns 'N Ellen"	Tom Cherones	Jonathan Stark & Tracy Newman	February 15, 1995 (1995-02-15)	C331	21.8[29]
29	18	"The Sleep Clinic"	Tom Cherones	Mark Driscoll	February 22, 1995 (1995-02-22)	C332	21.4[30]
30	19	"Gladiators"	David Owen Trainor	Richard Day	March 1, 1995 (1995-03-01)	C333	21.6[31]
31	20	"$5,000"	Tom Cherones	Jonathan Stark & Tracy Newman	March 22, 1995 (1995-03-22)	C334	20.8[32]
32	21	"Three Strikes"	Tom Cherones	Pamela Eells & Sally Lapiduss	March 29, 1995 (1995-03-29)	C335	22.7[33]
33	22	"The Therapy Episode"	Tom Cherones	Story by : Holly Hester Teleplay by : Mark Driscoll & Holly Hester	May 3, 1995 (1995-05-03)	C336	18.7[34]
34	23	"Thirty Kilo Man (Part 1)"	Tom Cherones	Suzanne Martin	May 10, 1995 (1995-05-10)	C337	17.4[35]
35	24	"Thirty Kilo Man (Part 2)"	Tom Cherones	Maria Semple	May 17, 1995 (1995-05-17)	C338	19.7[36]

Season 3 (1995–96)

Main article: Ellen season 3

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
36	1	"Shake, Rattle and Rubble"	Robby Benson	DeAnn Heline & Eileen Heisler	September 13, 1995 (1995-09-13)	C339	17.5[37]
37	2	"These Successful Friends of Mine"	Robby Benson	Tom Leopold	September 20, 1995 (1995-09-20)	C340	17.9[38]
38	3	"The Shower Scene"	Robby Benson	Dava Savel	September 27, 1995 (1995-09-27)	C341	16.8[39]
39	4	"The Bridges of L.A. County"	Robby Benson	Tracy Newman & Jonathan Stark	October 4, 1995 (1995-10-04)	C342	16.7[40]
40	5	"Hello, I Must Be Going"	Robby Benson	Daryl Rowland & Lisa DeBenedictus	October 18, 1995 (1995-10-18)	C343	14.6[41]
41	6	"Trick or Treat – Who Cares?"	Robby Benson	Alex Herschlag	November 1, 1995 (1995-11-01)	C344	17.9[42]
42	7	"She Ain't Friendly, She's My Mother"	Robby Benson	David Flebotte	November 8, 1995 (1995-11-08)	C345	17.5[43]
43	8	"Salad Days"	Robby Benson	Dava Savel	November 15, 1995 (1995-11-15)	C346	17.3[44]
44	9	"The Movie Show"	Robby Benson	Jonathan Stark & Tracy Newman	November 22, 1995 (1995-11-22)	C348	16.2[45]
45	10	"What's Up, Ex-Doc?"	Robby Benson	Lisa DeBenedictus & Daryl Rowland	November 29, 1995 (1995-11-29)	C347	13.9[46]
46	11	"Ellen's Choice"	Robby Benson	Alex Herschlag	December 6, 1995 (1995-12-06)	C349	15.4[47]
47	12	"Do You Fear What I Fear?"	Robby Benson	David Flebotte	December 20, 1995 (1995-12-20)	C350	14.6[48]
48	13	"Horshack's Law"	Robby Benson	Tom Leopold	January 3, 1996 (1996-01-03)	C351	16.5[49]
49	14	"Morgan, P.I."	Robby Benson	Dava Savel	January 10, 1996 (1996-01-10)	C352	16.2[50]
50	15	"Oh, Sweet Rapture"	Robby Benson	Jonathan Stark & Tracy Newman	January 24, 1996 (1996-01-24)	C353	16.1[51]
51	16	"Witness"	Robby Benson	Alex Herschlag	February 7, 1996 (1996-02-07)	C354	15.2[52]
52	17	"Ellen: With Child"	Robby Benson	Lisa DeBenedictus & Daryl Rowland	February 14, 1996 (1996-02-14)	C355	14.1[53]
53	18	"Lobster Diary"	Robby Benson	Jonathan Stark & Tracy Newman	February 21, 1996 (1996-02-21)	C356	14.8[54]
54	19	"Two Ring Circus"	Robby Benson	David Flebotte	February 28, 1996 (1996-02-28)	C357	14.6[55]
55	20	"A Penney Saved..."	Robby Benson	Jennifer Fisher	March 13, 1996 (1996-03-13)	C358	15.1[56]
56	21	"Too Hip for the Room"	Robby Benson	Story by : Tom Leopold Teleplay by : Matt Goldman	March 20, 1996 (1996-03-20)	C359	14.6[57]
57	22	"Two Mammograms and a Wedding"	Robby Benson	Dava Savel	April 3, 1996 (1996-04-03)	C360	15.6[58]
58	23	"Go Girlz"	Robby Benson	Lisa DeBenedictus & Daryl Rowland	May 1, 1996 (1996-05-01)	C361	13.4[59]
59	24	"When the Vow Breaks: Part 1"	Robby Benson	David Flebotte & Alex Herschlag	May 8, 1996 (1996-05-08)	C362	13.5[60]
60	N–A	"The Tape"	Andy Ackerman	David S. Rosenthal	May 14, 1996 (1996-05-14)	C307	15.3[12]
61	25	"When the Vow Breaks: Part 2"	Robby Benson	DeAnn Heline & Eileen Heisler	May 15, 1996 (1996-05-15)	C363	13.8[12]
62	N–A	"The Mugging"	Rob Schiller	David S. Rosenthal	May 21, 1996 (1996-05-21)	C304	14.3[61]

Season 4 (1996–97)

Main article: Ellen season 4

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
63	1	"Give Me Equity or Give Me Death"	Gil Junger	Dava Savel	September 18, 1996 (1996-09-18)	C364	12.7[62]
64	2	"A Deer Head for Joe"	Gil Junger	Mark Driscoll	September 25, 1996 (1996-09-25)	C365	12.3[63]
65	3	"Splitsville, Man"	Gil Junger	Matt Goldman	October 2, 1996 (1996-10-02)	C366	13.4[64]
66	4	"The Parent Trap"	Gil Junger	Jonathan Stark & Tracy Newman	October 16, 1996 (1996-10-16)	C368	12.3[65]
67	5	"Looking Out for Number One"	Gil Junger	David Flebotte	October 23, 1996 (1996-10-23)	C367	11.6[66]
68	6	"The Bubble Gum Incident"	Gil Junger	David Walpert	October 30, 1996 (1996-10-30)	C369	11.7[67]
69	7	"Harold and Ellen"	Michael Lembeck	Alex Herschlag	November 6, 1996 (1996-11-06)	C370	11.8[68]
70	8	"Not So Great Expectations"	Gil Junger	Ellen Idelson & Rob Lotterstein	November 13, 1996 (1996-11-13)	C372	13.1[69]
71	9	"The Pregnancy Test"	Alan Myerson	Mark Driscoll	November 20, 1996 (1996-11-20)	C371	12.7[70]
72	10	"Kiss My Bum"	Gil Junger	David Walpert	November 27, 1996 (1996-11-27)	C373	13.3[71]
73	11	"Bowl, Baby, Bowl"	Lorraine Sevre-Richmond	Vance DeGeneres	December 4, 1996 (1996-12-04)	C374	15.86[72]
74	12	"Fleas Navidad"	Alan Myerson	Jonathan Stark & Tracy Newman	December 18, 1996 (1996-12-18)	C375	16.18[73]
75	13	"Alone Again... Naturally"	Alan Myerson	Mark Wilding	January 8, 1997 (1997-01-08)	C376	17.09[74]
76	14	"Joe's Kept Secret"	John Tracy	Dava Savel	January 15, 1997 (1997-01-15)	C377	17.38[75]
77	15	"Makin' Whoopie"	Iris Dugow	David Flebotte	January 22, 1997 (1997-01-22)	C378	14.68[76]
78	16	"Ellen Unplugged"	David Owen Trainor	Alex Herschlag	February 5, 1997 (1997-02-05)	C379	15.51[77]
79	17	"Ellen's Deaf Comedy Jam"	Gil Junger	Jennifer Fisher	February 12, 1997 (1997-02-12)	C380	15.61[78]
80	18	"Hello, Dalai"	Gil Junger	Ellen Idelson & Rob Lotterstein	February 19, 1997 (1997-02-19)	C381	15.21[79]
81	19	"Secrets & Ellen"	Gil Junger	Peter Tolan	February 26, 1997 (1997-02-26)	C382	14.57[80]
82	20	"Reversal of Misfortune"	Gil Junger	Matt Goldman	March 4, 1997 (1997-03-04)[81]	C383	12.73[82]
83	21	"The Clip Show Patient"	Gil Junger	Vance DeGeneres & David Walpert	April 8, 1997 (1997-04-08)[83]	C384	12.20[84]
84	22	"The Puppy Episode"	Gil Junger	Story by : Ellen DeGeneres Teleplay by : Mark Driscoll & Dava Savel & Tracy Newman & Jonathan Stark	April 30, 1997 (1997-04-30)	C385	36.15[85]
85	23					C386
86	24	"Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah"	Gil Junger	Jan Nash	May 7, 1997 (1997-05-07)	C387	17.95[86]
87	25	"Moving On"	Gil Junger	Alex Herschlag & David Flebotte	May 14, 1997 (1997-05-14)	C388	16.35[87]

Season 5 (1997–98)

Main article: Ellen season 5

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original release date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
88	1	"Guys or Dolls"	Gil Junger	Ric Swartzlander	September 24, 1997 (1997-09-24)	C402	11.99[88]
89	2	"Social Climber"	Gil Junger	Mike Larsen	October 1, 1997 (1997-10-01)	C401	17.32[89]
90	3	"Roommates"	Gail Mancuso	Dan Cohen & F.J. Pratt	October 8, 1997 (1997-10-08)	C403	15.08[90]
91	4	"Gay Yellow Pages"	Gil Junger	Tod Himmel & Lisa K. Nelson	October 15, 1997 (1997-10-15)	C405	15.53[91]
92	5	"Just Coffee"	Gail Mancuso	Maxine Lapiduss	October 29, 1997 (1997-10-29)	C404	13.36[92]
93	6	"G.I. Ellen"	Gil Junger	Mike Larsen	November 5, 1997 (1997-11-05)	C407	12.61[93]
94	7	"Public Display of Affection"	Gail Mancuso	David Walpert	November 12, 1997 (1997-11-12)	C406	14.78[94]
95	8	"Emma"	Gail Mancuso	Lawrence Broch	November 19, 1997 (1997-11-19)	C410	13.72[95]
96	9	"Like a Virgin"	Gail Mancuso	Jane Espenson	November 26, 1997 (1997-11-26)	C408	11.24[96]
97	10	"All Ellen, All the Time"	Gil Junger	Ric Swartzlander	December 3, 1997 (1997-12-03)	C409	14.15[97]
98	11	"Break Up"	Gil Junger	Matt Berry	December 17, 1997 (1997-12-17)	C411	12.83[98]
99	12	"Womyn Fest"	Lorraine Sevre-Richmond	Jane Espenson	January 7, 1998 (1998-01-07)	C413	12.86[99]
100	13	"The Funeral"	Gil Junger	Matt Berry	January 14, 1998 (1998-01-14)	C412	11.83[100]
101	14	"Escape from L.A."	Gil Junger	Lisa K. Himmel & Tod Nelson	January 28, 1998 (1998-01-28)	C415	11.02[101]
102	15	"Ellen in Focus"	Gil Junger	Leif Sandaas	February 11, 1998 (1998-02-11)	C417	10.27[102]
103	16	"Neighbors"	Gail Mancuso	Story by : Kit Pongetti Teleplay by : Cynthia Greenburg & Charmaine Noel Dixon	February 18, 1998 (1998-02-18)	C416	8.49[103]
104	17	"It's a Gay, Gay, Gay, Gay World!"	Gil Junger	David Walpert	February 25, 1998 (1998-02-25)	C414	9.58[104]
105	18	"Hospital"	Gail Mancuso	Matt Berry & Ric Swartzlander	March 4, 1998 (1998-03-04)	C419	12.32[105]
106	19	"Ellen: A Hollywood Tribute"	Gil Junger	Tim Doyle	May 13, 1998 (1998-05-13)	C421	9.91[106]
107	20					C422
108	21	"When Ellen Talks, People Listen"	Gil Junger	Mike Larsen	July 15, 1998 (1998-07-15)	C420	6.34[107]
109	22	"Vows"	Lorraine Sevre-Richmond	F.J. Pratt & Dan Cohen	July 22, 1998 (1998-07-22)	C418	5.58[108]

See also

• List of awards and nominations received by Ellen