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The Best Episodes of Ellen Season 2

Every episode of Ellen Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Ellen Season 2!

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Ellen works in a Los Angeles bookstore called Buy the Book and hangs around with her friends discussing lovers, work and family.

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Ellen Season 2 Episode 1 - The Dentist
    6.9/10(87 votes)

    #1 - The Dentist

    S2:E1

    Paige refers Ellen to a handsome dentist and Ellen hopes the professional visit might lead to a personal relationship. However, her serious flirtations have unexpected results when a few whiffs of laughing gas unleash her primal instincts. Meanwhile, Adam can't seem to decide whether he wants to date a woman or not.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writer:Mark Driscoll

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  2. Ellen Season 2 Episode 2 - Saint Ellen
    7.0/10(84 votes)

    #2 - Saint Ellen

    S2:E2

    When Ellen learns that the show-biz party she crashed was for charity, she tries to make amends by going on a volunteering binge.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writer:Mark Driscoll

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  3. Ellen Season 2 Episode 3 - The Thirty-Minute Man
    6.4/10(83 votes)

    #3 - The Thirty-Minute Man

    S2:E3

    Ellen flips for a customer whose visits to the bookstore spice up her life, but her rising hopes for romance fall flat when she learns he's a pizza delivery man who savors his work.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Ellen Season 2 Episode 4 - The Note
    6.9/10(83 votes)

    #4 - The Note

    S2:E4

    Stumbling upon evidence that someone in her reading group dislikes her, a downcast Ellen stoops to spying in order to root out and win over the malcontent.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writer:David S. Rosenthal

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  5. Ellen Season 2 Episode 5 - The Fix-Up
    6.7/10(81 votes)

    #5 - The Fix-Up

    S2:E5

    When Ellen's blind date, whom she remembers as a childhood weirdo, turns out to be a perfectly normal guy, she's eager to pursue the relationship, but a series of complications convinces him that she's the one who's strange.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writer:Richard Day

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  6. Ellen Season 2 Episode 6 - So Funny
    6.9/10(85 votes)

    #6 - So Funny

    S2:E6

    Ellen feels threatened by Adam's visiting friend, Theresa, whose humor rivals her own. But when Ellen sees her own jealousy drive her comic competitor away, she literally flies to make amends.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Ellen Season 2 Episode 7 - The Toast
    6.8/10(85 votes)

    #7 - The Toast

    S2:E7

    When Ellen hosts the wedding rehearsal dinner for her brother and his bride-to-be, she unintentionally causes their breakup.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Ellen Season 2 Episode 8 - Adam's Birthday
    6.8/10(81 votes)

    #8 - Adam's Birthday

    S2:E8

    Convinced that Ellen is limiting his potential, Adam moves out, leaving Ellen with limitless possibilities as to what to do with his vacant room.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Ellen Season 2 Episode 9 - The Trainer
    7.0/10(79 votes)

    #9 - The Trainer

    S2:E9

    To help Paige appease her demanding movie-producer boss, Ellen pretends to be his exercise trainer. But when the boss offers Ellen a development job, Paige has a fit.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Ellen Season 2 Episode 10 - Mrs. Koger
    6.6/10(82 votes)

    #10 - Mrs. Koger

    S2:E10

    Ellen speaks her mind to her cranky old neighbor who then dies. Meanwhile, she hires a pushy new bookstore manager with a history of mental problems.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writer:Richard Day

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  11. Ellen Season 2 Episode 11 - Ellen's New Friend
    6.8/10(80 votes)

    #11 - Ellen's New Friend

    S2:E11

    Ellen tries to make a new friend without offending Audrey, the person who introduced them. Meanwhile, Adam inherits historical family letters.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writer:Mark Driscoll

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  12. Ellen Season 2 Episode 12 - The Christmas Show
    6.6/10(89 votes)

    #12 - The Christmas Show

    S2:E12

    Ellen's holidays are bittersweet, thanks to an acerbic new employee and a sugarcoated suitor. Meanwhile, Paige agonizes over what to get her overly sensitive mother for Christmas.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Ellen Season 2 Episode 13 - Ellen's Improvement
    7.0/10(90 votes)

    #13 - Ellen's Improvement

    S2:E13

    Ellen goes on a scholastic kick to expand her cultural horizons, and impresses an attractive college professor along the way. Meanwhile, unlikely lovebirds Joe and Stephanie move in together--at the bookstore.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writers:Tracy Newman, Jonathan Stark

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  14. Ellen Season 2 Episode 14 - The Apartment Hunt
    6.7/10(83 votes)

    #14 - The Apartment Hunt

    S2:E14

    Ellen is determined to help Audrey find an apartment, as far away from hers as possible. Meanwhile, Paige dates an alternate juror for a high-profile Hollywood trial and Adam tries to catch a newspaper thief.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writer:Mark Driscoll

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  15. Ellen Season 2 Episode 15 - The Spa
    7.2/10(86 votes)

    #15 - The Spa

    S2:E15

    Paige persuades Ellen to relieve stress at a health spa, but the rigorous regime creates tension between them. Meanwhile, Adam tries to broaden his circle of friends, starting with Joe.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Ellen Season 2 Episode 16 - Ballet Class
    7.1/10(81 votes)

    #16 - Ballet Class

    S2:E16

    Determined to fulfill a childhood dream, Ellen takes ballet lessons and sets her sights on dancing the lead in her class recital.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writer:Richard Day

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  17. Ellen Season 2 Episode 17 - Guns 'N Ellen
    6.6/10(85 votes)

    #17 - Guns 'N Ellen

    S2:E17

    After her apartment is robbed, Ellen goes on a safety spree, but her obsession with security makes her a model of insecurity.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writers:Tracy Newman, Jonathan Stark

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  18. Ellen Season 2 Episode 18 - The Sleep Clinic
    6.6/10(80 votes)

    #18 - The Sleep Clinic

    S2:E18

    When Ellen starts losing sleep over her erotic dreams about Adam, she goes into therapy. However, Audrey is having fantasies about Adam also, vowing to make them reality.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writer:Mark Driscoll

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  19. Ellen Season 2 Episode 19 - Gladiators
    7.2/10(84 votes)

    #19 - Gladiators

    S2:E19

    Ellen reluctantly becomes a contestant on American Gladiators, then becomes fighting mad when her female combatant, Ice, ruins her budding romance with gladiator Nitro.

    Director:David Trainer
    Writer:Richard Day

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  20. Ellen Season 2 Episode 20 - $5,000
    7.1/10(88 votes)

    #20 - $5,000

    S2:E20

    Ellen feels like an angel when she donates her tax refund to charity, but she has a devil of a time recouping the cash when Uncle Sam demands it back.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writers:Tracy Newman, Jonathan Stark

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  21. Ellen Season 2 Episode 21 - Three Strikes
    6.6/10(79 votes)

    #21 - Three Strikes

    S2:E21

    Ellen joins an animal rights group, gets thrown in jail and winds up in the custody of her parents.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writers:Sally Lapiduss, Pamela Eells

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  22. Ellen Season 2 Episode 22 - The Therapy Episode
    6.2/10(82 votes)

    #22 - The Therapy Episode

    S2:E22

    Ellen feels guilty about lying to her mother, but when her therapist prescribes a dose of total honesty, the truth proves to be more than the family bargained for.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writer:Mark Driscoll

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  23. Ellen Season 2 Episode 23 - Thirty Kilo Man (1)
    6.2/10(80 votes)

    #23 - Thirty Kilo Man (1)

    S2:E23

    Ellen rekindles her romance with ex-boyfriend Dan, who returns from Rome with a brilliant new career. However, Ellen soon discovers that his venture involves a shady substance.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Ellen Season 2 Episode 24 - Thirty Kilo Man (2)
    6.4/10(83 votes)

    #24 - Thirty Kilo Man (2)

    S2:E24

    Ellen's relationship with Dan heats up, Adam caves in to Audrey's burning desire, and Paige feels left out in the cold.

    Director:Tom Cherones
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"The Dentist" is the best rated episode of "Ellen" season 2. It scored 6.9/10 based on 87 votes. Directed by Tom Cherones and written by Mark Driscoll, it aired on 9/21/1994. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Saint Ellen".