"The Ellen Show" (2001) TV series 2001-2002

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Creators:

Mitchell Hurwitz
Carol Leifer

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

24 September 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

An Internet executive moves to a small town.

Plot Keywords:

High School | Small Town | Gay Interest | Sitcom | Lesbian

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Ellen DeGeneres	...	Ellen Richmond (18 episodes, 2001-2002)
Jim Gaffigan	...	Rusty Carnouk (18 episodes, 2001-2002)
Emily Rutherfurd	...	Catherine Richmond (18 episodes, 2001-2002)
Martin Mull	...	Mr. Munn (18 episodes, 2001-2002)
Cloris Leachman	...	Dot Richmond (18 episodes, 2001-2002)
Kerri Kenney	...	Pam / ... (16 episodes, 2001-2002)
Diane Delano	...	Bunny Hopstetter / ... (6 episodes, 2001)

Also Known As:

"Ellen, Again" (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

30 min | USA:30 min (18 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

CBS Studio Center - 4024 Radford Avenue, Studio City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Artists Television Group (ATG)

Trivia:

18 episodes were made but only 13 were aired.

Quotes:

Connie Gibson: [Connie, the bus driver, has been fired] You drove right over my heart, and you didn't even signal.
Ellen Richmond: If that isn't a country song... it really should be.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in A Family Affair (2001)

Taking this show off the air was a HUGE mistake.

I had not laughed as hard at each episode since MASH and CHEERS. After I saw this taken off the air, and previously the US version of Men Behaving Badly, I realized that network upper management was seriously clueless about what the people want, and in some cases, are really only looking at the numbers. It's a precedent in business now that alleviates risk, but has been done so many times that risk is not even considered and everyone is now looking at ratings and in correlation, the final line item. It's a hem-and-haw America now. The Edisons and Graham Bells are gone. I'm in the electronic engineering industry and I see the same thing here. I believe it's why the internet bubble popped and now why it will take us FOREVER to move ahead. Just like this show, we have no vision. And even if we do, we're not willing to take the risk.