Ellen/Trivia

• Actor Allusion: Happened lots of times:
  • Co-star Joely Fisher's sister Carrie Fisher guests stars in "The Movie Show". And later, their father Eddie Fisher also appears in "The Parent Trap".
  • Season Four is laden with allusions to Ellen Degeneres' rumored (and then confirmed) homosexuality.
    • The scene where Ellen comes out features a therapist played Oprah Winfrey, whose show Degeneres came out on.
  • In "Joe's Kept Secret", Ellen tells Florence Henderson's character that she's a "lovely lady. And one day this lady will meet a fellow. And I know this is much more than a hunch." These are paraphrases from The Brady Bunch opening song, starring Henderson as Carol Brady.
  • In "Secrets & Ellen", Paige asks Wayne Newton (playing a doctor) if anyone had ever told him he looks like... Wayne Newton.
• The Danza: Ellen DeGeneres as Ellen Morgan.
• Name's the Same: DeGeneres' current daytime Talk Show is also titled Ellen.
• Unintentional Period Piece: Contains some contemporary references, namely to Pulp Fiction, Die Hard With a Vengeance, and Batman Forever.