Series Description

The Ellen Show was a 30 minute comedy series on CBS about a fast paced, big city internet executive who decided to dump the stress and move back to her small hometown. Little did she realize that there would be a different kind of stress involved with her crazy mother, a high school boyfriend who wanted to re-establish their former relationship from years ago and other weird characters from her past.

The Ellen Show Cast

Ellen DeGeneres .... Ellen Richmond
Cloris Leachman .... Dot Richmond
Martin Mull .... Mr. Munn
Jim Gaffigan .... Rusty Carnouk
Emily Rutherfurd .... Catherine Richmond
Kerri Kenney .... Pam

The Ellen Show Trivia:

There were five episodes of the Ellen Show that were produced but were not broadcast. Their titles were: "Ell on Wheels", "One for the Roadshow", "Gathering Moss", "A Matter of Principal", and "Where the Sun Doesn't Shine".

Ellen DeGeneres' last name is not pronounced "dee-generous", it's actually "duh-generous". She earned her living as a paralegal and a vacuum cleaner salesperson before making it in show business. In 1982, Ellen was voted the "Funniest Person in America". During an appearance on "The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson" in 1986, she became the first female comic to be asked to join Johnny on the couch after her performance. Ellen won the "Best Female Club Standup" award at the 1991 Comedy Awards. Entertainment Weekly magazine named Ellen, "Entertainer of the Year" in their year-end 1997 issues.