The Ellen Show was a television sitcom starring Ellen DeGeneres that aired during the 2001-2002 season on CBS. It was DeGeneres' second attempt at a sitcom, after These Friends of Mine/Ellen on ABC (1994-1998), but it was unable to garner strong ratings and was quickly cancelled.
After coming out of the closet as a lesbian on her first sitcom, DeGeneres' character on The Ellen Show, Ellen Richmond, was also a lesbian, although the show did not fo...
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The Ellen Show was a television sitcom starring Ellen DeGeneres that aired during the 2001-2002 season on CBS. It was DeGeneres' second attempt at a sitcom, after These Friends of Mine/Ellen on ABC (1994-1998), but it was unable to garner strong ratings and was quickly cancelled.
After coming out of the closet as a lesbian on her first sitcom, DeGeneres' character on The Ellen Show, Ellen Richmond, was also a lesbian, although the show did not focus as heavily on the character's sexuality as did the final season of her first sitcom.
The Ellen Show also starred Cloris Leachman, Martin Mull, Jim Gaffigan and Emily Rutherfurd.
Ellen Richmond decides to trade the stresses of her fast-track, big-city lifestyle for the slower pace of her quieter hometown, where she is known and loved. It remains to be seen, however, whether or not returning to her hometown, a fishbowl of a place, and her eccentric mother, Dot, and scatter-brained sister, Catherine, is the best course of action. At home,...
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