The Ellen Show
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- These Friends of Mine
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 her more successful These Friends of Mine/Ellen on ABC (1994-1998), but it was unable to garner strong ratings and was quickly canceled. DeGeneres moved on from this setback to host her highly successful talk show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, starting in 2003.
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 (Mary Tyler Moore), Martin Mull (Roseanne), Jim Gaffigan, and Emily Rutherfurd (The New Adventures of Old Christine).
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...
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- Sep 24, 2001
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- Jan 11, 2002
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