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The Best Episodes of Ellen

Every episode of Ellen ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Ellen!

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Ellen works in a Los Angeles bookstore called Buy the Book and hangs around with her friends discussing lovers, work and family.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
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    Ellen Season 2 Episode 12 - The Christmas Show
    7.0/10(58 votes)

    #1 - The Christmas Show

    S2:E12

    Ellen's holidays are bittersweet, thanks to an acerbic new employee and a sugarcoated suitor. Meanwhile, Paige agonizes over what to get her overly sensitive mother for Christmas.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Ellen Season 3 Episode 12 - Do You Fear What I Fear?
    7.0/10(60 votes)

    #2 - Do You Fear What I Fear?

    S3:E12

    Ellen's holiday spirits hit an all-time low when her parents present her with a cemetery burial plot as a Christmas present.

    Director:Robby Benson
    Writer:David Flebotte

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  3. Ellen Season 4 Episode 12 - Fleas Navidad
    7.0/10(56 votes)

    #3 - Fleas Navidad

    S4:E12

    Ellen bites off more than she can chew when she rescues an abandoned dog at Christmas.

    Director:Alan Myerson
    Writers:Tracy Newman, Jonathan Stark

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  4. Ellen Season 4 Episode 24 - Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah
    1.0/10(69 votes)

    #4 - Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah

    S4:E24

    Ellen deals with the ramifications of telling her parents she's gay.

    Director:Gil Junger
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Ellen Season 5 Episode 3 - Roommates
    1.0/10(63 votes)

    #5 - Roommates

    S5:E3

    Ellen's new neighbors offer to introduce her to a friend who is looking for a ""roommate,"" which, according to Audrey and Barrett, is code for ""girlfriend."" Meanwhile, Paige struggles with her mixed emotions about Ellen's lesbianism.

    Director:Gail Mancuso
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Ellen Season 5 Episode 5 - Just Coffee
    1.0/10(68 votes)

    #6 - Just Coffee

    S5:E5

    Ellen goes on a date with her mortgage broker, but starts to think she's the only one looking for romance.

    Director:Gail Mancuso
    Writer:Maxine Lapiduss

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  7. Ellen Season 5 Episode 8 - Emma
    1.0/10(111 votes)

    #7 - Emma

    S5:E8

    Thanks to Paige, Ellen lands a job as personal assistant to Emma Thompson and discovers that, not only is Thompson gay, but her past contains a truly sordid secret.

    Director:Gail Mancuso
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Ellen Season 5 Episode 14 - Escape from L.A.
    1.0/10(61 votes)

    #8 - Escape from L.A.

    S5:E14

    Ellen and Laurie take their first trip together, to San Diego. However, a problem arises when Ellen wants to party and Laurie wants to stick to her plan.

    Director:Gil Junger
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Ellen Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    0.0/10(88 votes)

    #9 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    Ellen, mortified by her driver's license photo, pulls out all the stops in a desperate attempt to get a decent picture.

    Director:Neal Marlens
    Writer:David S. Rosenthal

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  10. Ellen Season 1 Episode 2 - The Anchor
    0.0/10(74 votes)

    #10 - The Anchor

    S1:E2

    A guilt-ridden Ellen grovels to win back the friendship of Audrey, an annoying acquaintance she's been trying to dump for years. Meanwhile, Holly puts on a false front to impress a guy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David S. Rosenthal

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  11. Ellen Season 1 Episode 3 - A Kiss Is Still a Kiss
    0.0/10(65 votes)

    #11 - A Kiss Is Still a Kiss

    S1:E3

    Ellen answers a personal ad and meets the man of her dreams, with one problem: he's a horrible kisser.

    Director:Andrew D. Weyman
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Ellen Season 1 Episode 4 - The Class Reunion
    0.0/10(64 votes)

    #12 - The Class Reunion

    S1:E4

    Anxious to impress her classmates at a reunion, Ellen masquerades as a married cardiologist, jeopardizing her romance with a former high-school heartthrob.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Mark Wilding

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  13. Ellen Season 1 Episode 5 - The Promotion
    0.0/10(61 votes)

    #13 - The Promotion

    S1:E5

    Ellen kisses up to her boss by buying a gift for her new baby, but her job is put in jeopardy through casual remarks overheard through a baby monitor.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David S. Rosenthal

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  14. Ellen Season 1 Episode 6 - The Hand That Robs the Cradle
    0.0/10(61 votes)

    #14 - The Hand That Robs the Cradle

    S1:E6

    Ellen feels old and out of it when she starts dating a younger man, but her attempts to be cool leave her date lukewarm.

    Director:Andrew D. Weyman
    Writer:Mark Driscoll

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  15. Ellen Season 1 Episode 7 - The Go-Between
    0.0/10(61 votes)

    #15 - The Go-Between

    S1:E7

    When Ellen fans a romantic flame between her boss and Adam, she's the one who may get burned.

    Director:Andrew D. Weyman
    Writer:Mark Wilding

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  16. Ellen Season 1 Episode 8 - The Houseguest
    0.0/10(66 votes)

    #16 - The Houseguest

    S1:E8

    Ellen's visiting cousin Tracy mistakenly thinks Ellen has intentionally sabotaged her L.A. vacation, and flees town with a notorious motorcycle gang, with Ellen in hot pursuit.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David S. Rosenthal

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  17. Ellen Season 1 Episode 9 - The Refrigerator
    0.0/10(57 votes)

    #17 - The Refrigerator

    S1:E9

    Ellen and Adam struggle to find the perfect refrigerator.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Richard Day

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  18. Ellen Season 1 Episode 10 - The Soft Touch
    0.0/10(56 votes)

    #18 - The Soft Touch

    S1:E10

    Convinced she's responsible for getting a car salesman fired, Ellen hires him to work at Buy the Book. Meanwhile, Ellen's parents unwittingly interfere with her plans to buy a new car.

    Director:Andrew D. Weyman
    Writer:Richard Day

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  19. Ellen Season 1 Episode 11 - The Boyfriend Stealer
    0.0/10(58 votes)

    #19 - The Boyfriend Stealer

    S1:E11

    Things have changed at the bookstore for Ellen, as a coffee shop is added and Joe is hired as its manager. Meanwhile, Ellen thinks Holly's boyfriend is hitting on her, causing problems in their friendship.

    Director:Andrew D. Weyman
    Writer:David S. Rosenthal

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  20. Ellen Season 2 Episode 1 - The Dentist
    0.0/10(57 votes)

    #20 - The Dentist

    S2:E1

    Paige refers Ellen to a handsome dentist and Ellen hopes the professional visit might lead to a personal relationship. However, her serious flirtations have unexpected results when a few whiffs of laughing gas unleash her primal instincts. Meanwhile, Adam can't seem to decide whether he wants to date a woman or not.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writer:Mark Driscoll

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  21. Ellen Season 2 Episode 2 - Saint Ellen
    0.0/10(54 votes)

    #21 - Saint Ellen

    S2:E2

    When Ellen learns that the show-biz party she crashed was for charity, she tries to make amends by going on a volunteering binge.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writer:Mark Driscoll

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  22. Ellen Season 2 Episode 3 - The Thirty-Minute Man
    0.0/10(54 votes)

    #22 - The Thirty-Minute Man

    S2:E3

    Ellen flips for a customer whose visits to the bookstore spice up her life, but her rising hopes for romance fall flat when she learns he's a pizza delivery man who savors his work.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Ellen Season 2 Episode 4 - The Note
    0.0/10(53 votes)

    #23 - The Note

    S2:E4

    Stumbling upon evidence that someone in her reading group dislikes her, a downcast Ellen stoops to spying in order to root out and win over the malcontent.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writer:David S. Rosenthal

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  24. Ellen Season 2 Episode 5 - The Fix-Up
    0.0/10(51 votes)

    #24 - The Fix-Up

    S2:E5

    When Ellen's blind date, whom she remembers as a childhood weirdo, turns out to be a perfectly normal guy, she's eager to pursue the relationship, but a series of complications convinces him that she's the one who's strange.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writer:Richard Day

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  25. Ellen Season 2 Episode 6 - So Funny
    0.0/10(56 votes)

    #25 - So Funny

    S2:E6

    Ellen feels threatened by Adam's visiting friend, Theresa, whose humor rivals her own. But when Ellen sees her own jealousy drive her comic competitor away, she literally flies to make amends.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writer:Unknown

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Best Episodes Summary

"The Christmas Show" is the best rated episode of "Ellen". It scored 7/10 based on 58 votes. Directed by Tom Cherones and written by Unknown, it aired on 12/14/1994. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Do You Fear What I Fear?".