Ellen (season 5)
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."
| Ellen | |
|---|---|
| Season 5 | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 22 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | September 24, 1997 – July 22, 1998 |
| Season chronology | |
Cast
Main cast
- Ellen DeGeneres as Ellen Morgan
- Joely Fisher as Paige Clark
- David Anthony Higgins as Joe Farrell
- Clea Lewis as Audrey Penney
- Jeremy Piven as Spence Kovak
Episodes
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | 1 | "Guys or Dolls" | Gil Junger | Ric Swartzlander | September 24, 1997 | C402 |
| 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"). | ||||||
| 89 | 2 | "Social Climber" | Gil Junger | Mike Larsen | October 1, 1997 | C401 |
| Ellen climbs a difficult mountain to impress an athletic woman. | ||||||
| 90 | 3 | "Roommates" | Gail Mancuso | Dan Cohen & F.J. Pratt | October 8, 1997 | C403 |
| Ellen's friends teach her the gay codewords. | ||||||
| 91 | 4 | "Gay Yellow Pages" | Gil Junger | Tod Himmel & Lisa K. Nelson | October 15, 1997 | C405 |
| Ellen hires a plumber out of the gay yellow pages. | ||||||
| 92 | 5 | "Just Coffee" | Gail Mancuso | Maxine Lapiduss | October 29, 1997 | C404 |
| Ellen meets her mortgage banker (Lisa Darr) for coffee. | ||||||
| 93 | 6 | "G.I. Ellen" | Gil Junger | Mike Larsen | November 5, 1997 | C407 |
| Ellen plays a soldier in a Civil War re-enactment. Angie Dickinson guest stars. | ||||||
| 94 | 7 | "Public Display of Affection" | Gail Mancuso | David Walpert | November 12, 1997 | C406 |
| Ellen has trouble expressing her affection for Laurie in public. | ||||||
| 95 | 8 | "Emma" | Gail Mancuso | Lawrence Broch | November 19, 1997 | C410 |
| Paige gets Ellen a job as Emma Thompson's personal assistant and Ellen learns Emma Thompson's most shocking secret. | ||||||
| 96 | 9 | "Like a Virgin" | Gail Mancuso | Jane Espenson | November 26, 1997 | C408 |
| Ellen is anxious about her first time being intimate with a woman. | ||||||
| 97 | 10 | "All Ellen, All the Time" | Gil Junger | Ric Swartzlander | December 3, 1997 | C409 |
| Ellen gets a job at a radio station. | ||||||
| 98 | 11 | "Break Up" | Gil Junger | Matt Berry | December 17, 1997 | C411 |
| Laurie misunderstands Ellen's 1-month gift as an invitation to move in. | ||||||
| 99 | 12 | "Womyn Fest" | Lorraine Sevre-Richmond | Jane Espenson | January 7, 1998 | C413 |
| 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. | ||||||
| 100 | 13 | "The Funeral" | Gil Junger | Matt Berry | January 14, 1998 | C412 |
| Now back together, Ellen helps Laurie deal with the death of her father. | ||||||
| 101 | 14 | "Escape from L.A." | Gil Junger | Lisa K. Himmel & Tod Nelson | January 28, 1998 | C415 |
| 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. | ||||||
| 102 | 15 | "Ellen in Focus" | Gil Junger | Leif Sandaas | February 11, 1998 | C417 |
| 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. | ||||||
| 103 | 16 | "Neighbors" | Gail Mancuso | Story by : Kit Pongetti Teleplay by : Cynthia Greenburg & Charmaine Noel Dixon | February 18, 1998 | C416 |
| 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. | ||||||
| 104 | 17 | "It's a Gay, Gay, Gay, Gay World!" | Gil Junger | David Walpert | February 25, 1998 | C414 |
| After an accident, Spence imagines a parallel Earth in which gays are the norm. Spence rejects Joe's advances because he's straight. | ||||||
| 105 | 18 | "Hospital" | Gail Mancuso | Matt Berry & Ric Swartzlander | March 4, 1998 | C419 |
| Ellen goes to the hospital after getting the news Laurie was in an accident. There, she meets Laurie's ex, Karen (Anne Heche). | ||||||
| 106 107 | 19 20 | "Ellen: A Hollywood Tribute" | Gil Junger | Tim Doyle | May 13, 1998 | C421/C422 |
| A mockumentary traces Ellen's career from her days in vaudeville to the present. Guest stars include Cindy Crawford & Helen Hunt as auditionees for the role of Ellen and Woody Harrelson as Ellen's husband. Guest starring as themselves are Phil Donahue, Jennifer Aniston, Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, Kathy Najimy & Bea Arthur. | ||||||
| 108 | 21 | "When Ellen Talks, People Listen" | Gil Junger | Mike Larsen | July 15, 1998 | C420 |
| On her talk show, Ellen suggests that everyone should reach out to their neighbors with a helping hand. This winds up having negative consequences. | ||||||
| 109 | 22 | "Vows" | Lorraine Sevre-Richmond | F.J. Pratt & Dan Cohen | July 22, 1998 | C418 |
| Ellen's parents renew their vows in a special ceremony. Ellen asks Laurie to marry her but Laurie is reluctant. | ||||||
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