
Episodes (27)
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Ep 1
Shake, Rattle and Rubble
1995-09-13•30m
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.
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Ep 2
These Successful Friends of Mine
1995-09-20•30m
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.
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Ep 3
The Shower Scene
1995-09-27•30m
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.
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Ep 4
The Bridges of L.A. County
1995-10-04•30m
Ellen takes a stand for womanking, rewriting the ABCs of dating after Spence's one-night stand with a member of her reading group.
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Ep 5
Hello, I Must Be Going
1995-10-18•30m
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.
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Ep 6
Trick or Treat - Who Cares?
1995-11-01•30m
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.
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Ep 7
She Ain't Friendly, She's My Mother
1995-11-08•30m
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.
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Ep 8
Salad Days
1995-11-15•30m
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.
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Ep 9
The Movie Show
1995-11-22•30m
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.
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Ep 10
What's Up, Ex-Doc?
1995-11-29•30m
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.
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Ep 11
Ellen's Choice
1995-12-06•30m
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.
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Ep 12
Do You Fear What I Fear?
★7.0
1995-12-20•30m
Ellen's holiday spirits hit an all-time low when her parents present her with a cemetery burial plot as a Christmas present.
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Ep 13
Horshack's Law
1996-01-03•30m
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.
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Ep 14
Morgan, P.I.
1996-01-10•30m
When Buy the Book is robbed, Ellen volunteers to become the bait in a police sting operation designed to catch the ""perp.""
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Ep 15
Oh, Sweet Rapture
1996-01-24•30m
It's Ellen to the rescue when Audrey buys a new car that comes with an extended warranty and an extended family of fanatics.
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Ep 16
Witness
1996-02-07•30m
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.
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Ep 17
Ellen: With Child
1996-02-14•30m
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.
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Ep 18
Lobster Diary
1996-02-21•30m
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.
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Ep 19
Two Ring Circus
1996-02-28•30m
Ellen gets caught in the middle of Paige and Matt's relationship when Paige's engagement ring gets stuck on Ellen's finger.
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Ep 20
A Penney Saved...
1996-03-13•30m
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.
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Ep 21
Too Hip for the Room
1996-03-20•30m
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.
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Ep 22
Two Mammograms and a Wedding
1996-04-03•30m
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.
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Ep 23
Go Girlz
1996-05-01•30m
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.
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Ep 24
When the Vow Breaks (1)
1996-05-08•30m
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.
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Ep 25
When the Vow Breaks (2)
1996-05-15•30m
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.
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Ep 26
The Tape
1996-05-14•30m
Ellen and her friends make a frantic effort to retrieve a racy videotape that winds up in the wrong hands.
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Ep 27
The Mugging
1996-05-21•30m
A reluctant Ellen is persuaded to come forward as the witness to a mugging she never saw.