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The Best Episodes of Ellen Season 3

Every episode of Ellen Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Ellen Season 3!

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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 3 Episode 1 - Shake, Rattle and Rubble
    6.5/10(80 votes)

    #1 - Shake, Rattle and Rubble

    S3:E1

    Ellen's world is turned upside down when an earthquake devastates Buy the Book. Ellen tries to salvage her business, with little help from her friends. Meanwhile, the arrival of her high-energy cousin shakes up Ellen's relationships and jolts her into speaking up for herself.

    Director:Robby Benson
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Ellen Season 3 Episode 2 - These Successful Friends of Mine
    6.5/10(78 votes)

    #2 - These Successful Friends of Mine

    S3:E2

    Ellen feels left in the dust when Paige and Adam's careers take exciting turns, so she embarks on a journey to find her own dream.

    Director:Robby Benson
    Writer:Tom Leopold

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  3. Ellen Season 3 Episode 3 - The Shower Scene
    6.8/10(83 votes)

    #3 - The Shower Scene

    S3:E3

    Ellen labors to make amends after accidentally taping over a video of Paige's sister giving birth to twins, so she throws a lavish baby shower to relieve her guilt.

    Director:Robby Benson
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Ellen Season 3 Episode 4 - The Bridges of L.A. County
    7.2/10(83 votes)

    #4 - The Bridges of L.A. County

    S3:E4

    Ellen takes a stand for womanking, rewriting the ABCs of dating after Spence's one-night stand with a member of her reading group.

    Director:Robby Benson
    Writers:Tracy Newman, Jonathan Stark

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  5. Ellen Season 3 Episode 5 - Hello, I Must Be Going
    7.1/10(85 votes)

    #5 - Hello, I Must Be Going

    S3:E5

    Before moving to England for an exciting job opportunity, Adam makes a surprising personal revelation to Ellen, who must deal with the awkward consequences when his trip is postponed.

    Director:Robby Benson
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Ellen Season 3 Episode 6 - Trick or Treat - Who Cares?
    6.7/10(86 votes)

    #6 - Trick or Treat - Who Cares?

    S3:E6

    As Halloween approaches, Ellen's high spirits have no effect on Spence, who is haunted by thoughts of his life. Meanwhile, Paige doesn't have a ghost of a chance of completing her first big assignment without help, and Joe is spooked by Audrey, who thinks she's been hired at Buy the Book.

    Director:Robby Benson
    Writer:Alex Herschlag

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  7. Ellen Season 3 Episode 7 - She Ain't Friendly, She's My Mother
    7.0/10(83 votes)

    #7 - She Ain't Friendly, She's My Mother

    S3:E7

    Ellen is elated when her mother enters therapy but she's not that crazy about her mom's idea that mother and daughter become friends.

    Director:Robby Benson
    Writer:David Flebotte

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  8. Ellen Season 3 Episode 8 - Salad Days
    7.2/10(92 votes)

    #8 - Salad Days

    S3:E8

    Inspired by domestic diva Martha Stewart, Ellen throws an elegant dinner party, but she's the one who's thrown when an unexpected guest arrives.

    Director:Robby Benson
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Ellen Season 3 Episode 9 - The Movie Show
    7.5/10(90 votes)

    #9 - The Movie Show

    S3:E9

    Ellen is thrilled when Paige's first film project shoots at Buy the Book, but her enthusiasm is soon outweighed by her disappointment with Paige's show-biz ways.

    Director:Robby Benson
    Writers:Tracy Newman, Jonathan Stark

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  10. Ellen Season 3 Episode 10 - What's Up, Ex-Doc?
    6.4/10(81 votes)

    #10 - What's Up, Ex-Doc?

    S3:E10

    Thanks to Ellen's miscommunication, Spence and his equally combative dad have reached a peace settlement, but Ellen is determined to set things straight, even though it will result in father and son resuming their battle of wills.

    Director:Robby Benson
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Ellen Season 3 Episode 11 - Ellen's Choice
    6.8/10(82 votes)

    #11 - Ellen's Choice

    S3:E11

    Ellen is thrilled when she's invited to appear on the television program ""Book Chat."" However, her ecstasy turns to agony when she's forced to decide which three of her five book club members will join her.

    Director:Robby Benson
    Writer:Alex Herschlag

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  12. Ellen Season 3 Episode 12 - Do You Fear What I Fear?
    7.0/10(90 votes)

    #12 - Do You Fear What I Fear?

    S3:E12

    Ellen's holiday spirits hit an all-time low when her parents present her with a cemetery burial plot as a Christmas present.

    Director:Robby Benson
    Writer:David Flebotte

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  13. Ellen Season 3 Episode 13 - Horshack's Law
    6.9/10(78 votes)

    #13 - Horshack's Law

    S3:E13

    Ellen is thrilled when Paige invites her to an exclusive birthday party for John Travolta. But their fantasy evening turns into a nightmare thanks to some uninvited guests and an overly sensitive limo driver.

    Director:Robby Benson
    Writer:Tom Leopold

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  14. Ellen Season 3 Episode 14 - Morgan, P.I.
    7.4/10(78 votes)

    #14 - Morgan, P.I.

    S3:E14

    When Buy the Book is robbed, Ellen volunteers to become the bait in a police sting operation designed to catch the ""perp.""

    Director:Robby Benson
    Writer:Dava Savel

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  15. Ellen Season 3 Episode 15 - Oh, Sweet Rapture
    6.8/10(87 votes)

    #15 - Oh, Sweet Rapture

    S3:E15

    It's Ellen to the rescue when Audrey buys a new car that comes with an extended warranty and an extended family of fanatics.

    Director:Robby Benson
    Writers:Tracy Newman, Jonathan Stark

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  16. Ellen Season 3 Episode 16 - Witness
    7.5/10(83 votes)

    #16 - Witness

    S3:E16

    Recruited by Spence to play the key witness in a mock trial, Ellen assumes the role of a stripper, but must perform some fancy footwork when she loses her notes.

    Director:Robby Benson
    Writer:Alex Herschlag

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  17. Ellen Season 3 Episode 17 - Ellen: With Child
    6.8/10(85 votes)

    #17 - Ellen: With Child

    S3:E17

    Looking after Paige's boyfriend's daughter for the weekend, Ellen is proud of the way she communicates with her charge. But when the fourth grader asks Ellen about sex, she's tongue tied.

    Director:Robby Benson
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Ellen Season 3 Episode 18 - Lobster Diary
    7.0/10(83 votes)

    #18 - Lobster Diary

    S3:E18

    Ellen is heralded as a hero when she rescues a lobster from a restaurant and tries to set it out to sea, but the elderly lobster has other plans.

    Director:Robby Benson
    Writers:Tracy Newman, Jonathan Stark

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  19. Ellen Season 3 Episode 19 - Two Ring Circus
    6.6/10(81 votes)

    #19 - Two Ring Circus

    S3:E19

    Ellen gets caught in the middle of Paige and Matt's relationship when Paige's engagement ring gets stuck on Ellen's finger.

    Director:Robby Benson
    Writer:David Flebotte

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  20. Ellen Season 3 Episode 20 - A Penney Saved...
    6.4/10(78 votes)

    #20 - A Penney Saved...

    S3:E20

    Money problems force Ellen to consider giving Audrey the ax, but when Audrey's parents buy a slice of the bookstore, it's with strings attached.

    Director:Robby Benson
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Ellen Season 3 Episode 21 - Too Hip for the Room
    6.5/10(83 votes)

    #21 - Too Hip for the Room

    S3:E21

    Disappointed when Buy the Book isn't voted one of L.A.'s ""Top Twenty Hippest Hangs,"" Ellen hires a lounge act to draw a hipper crowd, and is elated when the group proves popular--until she realizes why.

    Director:Robby Benson
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Ellen Season 3 Episode 22 - Two Mammograms and a Wedding
    7.1/10(81 votes)

    #22 - Two Mammograms and a Wedding

    S3:E22

    Ellen is afraid Paige's marriage will end their friendship so, while nervously awaiting a mammogram, she latches onto Chloe, but soon discovers that making new friends isn't as easy as it used to be.

    Director:Robby Benson
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Ellen Season 3 Episode 23 - Go Girlz
    6.9/10(81 votes)

    #23 - Go Girlz

    S3:E23

    Ellen throws a bachelorette party for a despondent Paige, inviting her high-powered studio boss and a psychic aerobics instructor whose dire predictions seem to be coming true.

    Director:Robby Benson
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Ellen Season 3 Episode 24 - When the Vow Breaks (1)
    6.8/10(82 votes)

    #24 - When the Vow Breaks (1)

    S3:E24

    When Paige's wedding day is marred by complications, maid of honor Ellen manages to keep it together. But things threaten to fall apart when she stumbles on an unlikely couple just before the ceremony.

    Director:Robby Benson
    Writers:David Flebotte, Alex Herschlag

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  25. Ellen Season 3 Episode 25 - When the Vow Breaks (2)
    6.8/10(80 votes)

    #25 - When the Vow Breaks (2)

    S3:E25

    With Paige's marriage mere moments away, it's up to maid of honor Ellen to decide if things will go off with or without a hitch.

    Director:Robby Benson
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 3 Ratings Summary

"Shake, Rattle and Rubble" is the best rated episode of "Ellen" season 3. It scored 6.5/10 based on 80 votes. Directed by Robby Benson and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/13/1995. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "These Successful Friends of Mine".