The best episodes of Ellen
Ranked by viewer rating, highs first. Lit marks on the season rail place this list across the run. Vote on a placement to back it or contest it. Fewer than 10 rated episodes — treat this ranking as provisional.
- 01
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.
- 02
Ellen's holiday spirits hit an all-time low when her parents present her with a cemetery burial plot as a Christmas present.
- 03
Ellen bites off more than she can chew when she rescues an abandoned dog at Christmas.
- 04
Ellen deals with the ramifications of telling her parents she's gay.
- 05
Ellen's new neighbors offer to introduce her to a friend who is looking for a ""roommate,"" which, according to Audrey and Barrett, is code for ""girlfriend."" Meanwhile, Paige struggles with her mixed emotions about Ellen's lesbianism.
- 06
Ellen goes on a date with her mortgage broker, but starts to think she's the only one looking for romance.
- 07
Thanks to Paige, Ellen lands a job as personal assistant to Emma Thompson and discovers that, not only is Thompson gay, but her past contains a truly sordid secret.
- 08
Ellen and Laurie take their first trip together, to San Diego. However, a problem arises when Ellen wants to party and Laurie wants to stick to her plan.
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