Ellen (season 5)

Ellen season 5
Country of origin United States
No. of episodes 22
Release
Original network ABC
Original release September 24, 1997 (1997-09-24) – August 22, 1998 (1998-08-22)

The fifth season of Ellen, an American television series, began September 24, 1997, and ended on July 22, 1998. It aired on ABC. The region 1 DVD was released on November 28, 2006. Note that although Disc 2 of the Region 1 DVD release has "The Funeral" before "Womyn Fest," the content of the next two episodes suggests that "Womyn Fest" goes before "The Funeral."

Cast

Main cast

Episodes

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Title Directed by Written by Original air date Production
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881"Guys or Dolls"Gil JungerRic SwartzlanderSeptember 24, 1997 (1997-09-24)501
An old boyfriend, Dan, shows up, making Ellen think she might be bisexual. (Dan previously appeared in the season 2 episodes "30-Minute Man" and "30-Kilo Man").
892"Social Climber"Gil JungerMike LarsenOctober 1, 1997 (1997-10-01)502
Ellen climbs a difficult mountain to impress an athletic woman.
903"Roommates"Gail MancusoDan Cohen & F.J. PrattOctober 8, 1997 (1997-10-08)503
Ellen's friends teach her the gay codewords.
914"Gay Yellow Pages"Gil JungerTod Himmel & Lisa K. NelsonOctober 15, 1997 (1997-10-15)504
Ellen hires a plumber out of the gay yellow pages.
925"Just Coffee"Gail MancusoMaxine LapidussOctober 29, 1997 (1997-10-29)505
Ellen meets her mortgage banker (Lisa Darr) for coffee.
936"G.I. Ellen"Gil JungerMike LarsenNovember 5, 1997 (1997-11-05)506
Ellen plays a soldier in a Civil War re-enactment.
947"Public Display of Affection"Gail MancusoDavid WalpertNovember 12, 1997 (1997-11-12)507
Ellen has trouble expressing her affection for Laurie in public.
958"Emma"Gail MancusoLawrence BrochNovember 19, 1997 (1997-11-19)508
Paige gets Ellen a job as Emma Thompson's personal assistant and Ellen learns Emma Thompson's most shocking secret.
969"Like a Virgin"Gail MancusoJane EspensonNovember 26, 1997 (1997-11-26)509
Ellen is anxious about her first time being intimate with a woman.
9710"All Ellen, All the Time"Gil JungerRic SwartzlanderDecember 3, 1997 (1997-12-03)510
Ellen gets a job at a radio station.
9811"Break Up"Gil JungerMatt BerryDecember 17, 1997 (1997-12-17)511
Laurie misunderstands Ellen's 1-month gift as an invitation to move in.
9912"Womyn Fest"Lorraine Sevre-RichmondJane EspensonJanuary 7, 1998 (1998-01-07)512
Ellen, Paige and Audrey go to Womyn Fest (a fictionalized Lilith Fair), where a fortuneteller convinces Audrey that Ellen will meet a new soulmate at the festival and forget about Laurie. Singing duo Indigo Girls guest star.
10013"The Funeral"Gil JungerMatt BerryJanuary 14, 1998 (1998-01-14)513
Now back together, Ellen helps Laurie deal with the death of her father.
10114"Escape from L.A."Gil JungerLisa K. Himmel & Tod NelsonJanuary 28, 1998 (1998-01-28)514
Ellen and Laurie go on vacation, but Laurie is annoyed that Ellen won't follow the vacation itinerary. The two of them hang out with an interracial straight couple.
10215"Ellen in Focus"Gil JungerLeif SandaasFebruary 11, 1998 (1998-02-11)515
Paige gets Ellen on a focus group so Ellen can convince the others that Paige's idea for a TV show featuring a tall cop and a short cop is a good idea.
10316"Neighbors"Gail MancusoTeleplay: Cynthia Greenburg & Charmaine Noel Dixon
Story: Kit Pongetti
February 18, 1998 (1998-02-18)516
Ellen gets off on the wrong foot with her new neighbors, the Patels, an immigrant couple from India, when a variety of circumstances conspire to make Ellen look like a fool in front of them.
10417"It's a Gay, Gay, Gay, Gay World!"Gil JungerDavid WalpertFebruary 25, 1998 (1998-02-25)517
After an accident, Spence imagines a parallel Earth in which gays are the norm. Spence rejects Joe's advances because he's straight.
10518"Hospital"Gail MancusoMatt Berry & Ric SwartzlanderMarch 4, 1998 (1998-03-04)518
Ellen goes to the hospital after getting the news Laurie was in an accident. There, she meets Laurie's ex, Karen (Anne Heche).
10619"Ellen: A Hollywood Tribute (1)"Gil JungerTim DoyleMay 13, 1998 (1998-05-13)521
Part one of a mockumentary tracing Ellen's career from her days in vaudeville to the present. Guest stars included Cindy Crawford & Helen Hunt as auditionees for the role of Ellen.
10720"Ellen: A Hollywood Tribute (2)"Gil JungerTim DoyleMay 13, 1998 (1998-05-13)522
Part two of a mockumentary tracing Ellen's career from her days in vaudeville to the present. Guest stars include Woody Harrelson as Ellen's husband with Phil Donahue, Jennifer Aniston, Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, Kathy Najimy & Bea Arthur as themselves.
10821"When Ellen Talks, People Listen"Gil JungerMike LarsenJuly 15, 1998 (1998-07-15)519
On her talk show, Ellen suggests that everyone should reach out to their neighbors with a helping hand. This winds up having negative consequences.
10922"Vows"Lorraine Sevre-RichmondF.J. Pratt & Dan CohenJuly 22, 1998 (1998-07-22)520
Ellen's parents renew their vows in a special ceremony. Ellen asks Laurie to marry her but Laurie is reluctant.
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