Ellen Richmond (Ellen DeGeneres) had started four unsuccessful dot coms and has lost funding for her latest one. She returns to her hometown to live with her mother Dot (Cloris Leachman) and flighty sister Catherine (Emily Rutherfurd). The gay entrepreneur reacquaints with former boyfriend Rusty Carnouk (Jim Gaffigan) who is now a teacher at their old school. Pam (Kerri Kenney) and Mr. Munn (Martin Mull) are two other teachers and Ellen joins them as the new school counsellor.
I got a little confused when the show opens with Ellen being gay. Then I realized that this came after her coming out in her previous show. The problem is that I had forgotten about this one mostly due to the fact that this show is so forgettable. The pilot is bad. The setup is nothing new. It's a standard network show. The only difference is that Ellen is gay and no story is written to expand on that part of her life. Eventually, it settles into a bland sitcom. It does have some good sitcom actors and there are a few interesting stories with the kids. Kaley Cuoco is in one of the episodes and she's talking about Penny. Mind blown! Overall, this is a functional sitcom and it lasts only one season.
I got a little confused when the show opens with Ellen being gay. Then I realized that this came after her coming out in her previous show. The problem is that I had forgotten about this one mostly due to the fact that this show is so forgettable. The pilot is bad. The setup is nothing new. It's a standard network show. The only difference is that Ellen is gay and no story is written to expand on that part of her life. Eventually, it settles into a bland sitcom. It does have some good sitcom actors and there are a few interesting stories with the kids. Kaley Cuoco is in one of the episodes and she's talking about Penny. Mind blown! Overall, this is a functional sitcom and it lasts only one season.