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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 Worst Episode
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    Ellen Season 4 Episode 25 - Moving On
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #1 - Moving On

    S4:E25

    Ellen experiences personal and professional upheaval when she moves into her new home and has an honest talk with Ed.

    Director:Gil Junger
    Writers:David Flebotte, Alex Herschlag

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  2. Ellen Season 5 Episode 19 - Ellen: A Hollywood Tribute (1)
    4.8/10(67 votes)

    #2 - Ellen: A Hollywood Tribute (1)

    S5:E19

    A parody of the career of Ellen DeGeneres, celebrating her 75 years in show business.

    Director:Gil Junger
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Ellen Season 5 Episode 20 - Ellen: A Hollywood Tribute (2)
    4.9/10(69 votes)

    #3 - Ellen: A Hollywood Tribute (2)

    S5:E20

    A parody of the career of Ellen DeGeneres, celebrating her 75 years in show business.

    Director:Gil Junger
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Ellen Season 4 Episode 21 - The Clip Show Patient
    5.4/10(47 votes)

    #4 - The Clip Show Patient

    S4:E21

    Volunteering at a hospital, Ellen tries to regale an incapacitated English patient with memories of her past.

    Director:Gil Junger
    Writers:Vance DeGeneres, David Walpert

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  5. Ellen Season 5 Episode 21 - When Ellen Talks, People Listen
    5.6/10(58 votes)

    #5 - When Ellen Talks, People Listen

    S5:E21

    Ellen tries to encourage her radio audience to be nicer, but instead they become more hostile.

    Director:Gil Junger
    Writer:Mike Larsen

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  6. Ellen Season 5 Episode 22 - Vows
    5.7/10(50 votes)

    #6 - Vows

    S5:E22

    When Ellen's parents renew their vows, it prompts Ellen to think about taking her relationship with Laurie to the next level: marriage.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Ellen Season 2 Episode 22 - The Therapy Episode
    6.2/10(52 votes)

    #7 - 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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  8. Ellen Season 2 Episode 23 - Thirty Kilo Man (1)
    6.2/10(49 votes)

    #8 - 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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  9. Ellen Season 4 Episode 2 - A Deer Head for Joe
    6.3/10(56 votes)

    #9 - A Deer Head for Joe

    S4:E2

    When her new boss, Ed, decides that Joe must go, Ellen resorts to trickery to get him rehired.

    Director:Gil Junger
    Writer:Mark Driscoll

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  10. Ellen Season 4 Episode 6 - The Bubble Gum Incident
    6.3/10(54 votes)

    #10 - The Bubble Gum Incident

    S4:E6

    Ellen and Paige attend their 25th camp reunion, where Paige seeks revenge on the girl who put gum in her hair,

    Director:Gil Junger
    Writer:David Walpert

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  11. Ellen Season 5 Episode 6 - G.I. Ellen
    6.3/10(58 votes)

    #11 - G.I. Ellen

    S5:E6

    Ellen accompanies her father to his annual Civil War re-enactment.

    Director:Gil Junger
    Writer:Mike Larsen

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  12. Ellen Season 3 Episode 10 - What's Up, Ex-Doc?
    6.4/10(51 votes)

    #12 - 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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  13. Ellen Season 1 Episode 8 - The Houseguest
    6.5/10(66 votes)

    #13 - The Houseguest

    S1:E8

    Ellen's visiting cousin Tracy mistakenly thinks Ellen has intentionally sabotaged her L.A. vacation, and flees town with a notorious motorcycle gang, with Ellen in hot pursuit.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:David S. Rosenthal

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  14. Ellen Season 1 Episode 9 - The Refrigerator
    6.5/10(57 votes)

    #14 - The Refrigerator

    S1:E9

    Ellen and Adam struggle to find the perfect refrigerator.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Richard Day

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  15. Ellen Season 2 Episode 3 - The Thirty-Minute Man
    6.5/10(54 votes)

    #15 - 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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  16. Ellen Season 2 Episode 24 - Thirty Kilo Man (2)
    6.5/10(52 votes)

    #16 - 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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  17. Ellen Season 3 Episode 2 - These Successful Friends of Mine
    6.5/10(47 votes)

    #17 - 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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  18. Ellen Season 3 Episode 21 - Too Hip for the Room
    6.5/10(54 votes)

    #18 - 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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  19. Ellen Season 4 Episode 16 - Ellen Unplugged
    6.5/10(58 votes)

    #19 - Ellen Unplugged

    S4:E16

    Ellen fulfills an adolescent fantasy when she goes to Rock and Roll Dream Camp.

    Director:David Trainer
    Writer:Alex Herschlag

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  20. Ellen Season 1 Episode 4 - The Class Reunion
    6.6/10(64 votes)

    #20 - The Class Reunion

    S1:E4

    Anxious to impress her classmates at a reunion, Ellen masquerades as a married cardiologist, jeopardizing her romance with a former high-school heartthrob.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Mark Wilding

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  21. Ellen Season 2 Episode 10 - Mrs. Koger
    6.6/10(51 votes)

    #21 - 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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  22. Ellen Season 2 Episode 12 - The Christmas Show
    6.6/10(58 votes)

    #22 - 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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  23. Ellen Season 2 Episode 14 - The Apartment Hunt
    6.6/10(51 votes)

    #23 - 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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  24. Ellen Season 2 Episode 18 - The Sleep Clinic
    6.6/10(49 votes)

    #24 - 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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  25. Ellen Season 3 Episode 1 - Shake, Rattle and Rubble
    6.6/10(49 votes)

    #25 - 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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Worst Episodes Summary

"Moving On" is the worst rated episode of "Ellen". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Gil Junger and written by David Flebotte, Alex Herschlag, it aired on 5/14/1997. This episode scored 4.8 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Ellen: A Hollywood Tribute (1)".