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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)
    4.9/10(68 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)
    5.0/10(70 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
    5.6/10(48 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
    5.7/10(59 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
    5.9/10(51 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
    6.3/10(53 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)
    6.3/10(50 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
    6.4/10(57 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 5 Episode 6 - G.I. Ellen
    6.4/10(59 votes)

    #10 - 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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  11. Ellen Season 3 Episode 10 - What's Up, Ex-Doc?
    6.5/10(52 votes)

    #11 - 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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  12. Ellen Season 4 Episode 6 - The Bubble Gum Incident
    6.5/10(55 votes)

    #12 - 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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  13. Ellen Season 1 Episode 4 - The Class Reunion
    6.6/10(65 votes)

    #13 - 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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  14. Ellen Season 1 Episode 8 - The Houseguest
    6.6/10(67 votes)

    #14 - 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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  15. Ellen Season 1 Episode 9 - The Refrigerator
    6.6/10(58 votes)

    #15 - The Refrigerator

    S1:E9

    Ellen and Adam struggle to find the perfect refrigerator.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Richard Day

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  16. Ellen Season 2 Episode 3 - The Thirty-Minute Man
    6.6/10(55 votes)

    #16 - 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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  17. Ellen Season 2 Episode 24 - Thirty Kilo Man (2)
    6.6/10(53 votes)

    #17 - 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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  18. Ellen Season 4 Episode 16 - Ellen Unplugged
    6.6/10(59 votes)

    #18 - 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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  19. Ellen Season 2 Episode 12 - The Christmas Show
    6.7/10(59 votes)

    #19 - 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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  20. Ellen Season 2 Episode 14 - The Apartment Hunt
    6.7/10(52 votes)

    #20 - 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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  21. Ellen Season 2 Episode 18 - The Sleep Clinic
    6.7/10(50 votes)

    #21 - 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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  22. Ellen Season 3 Episode 1 - Shake, Rattle and Rubble
    6.7/10(50 votes)

    #22 - 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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  23. Ellen Season 3 Episode 2 - These Successful Friends of Mine
    6.7/10(48 votes)

    #23 - 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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  24. Ellen Season 3 Episode 11 - Ellen's Choice
    6.7/10(53 votes)

    #24 - 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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  25. Ellen Season 3 Episode 21 - Too Hip for the Room
    6.7/10(55 votes)

    #25 - 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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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 4.9 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Ellen: A Hollywood Tribute (1)".