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"Pilot" is the first episode of Season 1 of Ellen and the show's first episode overall. It originally aired on March 29, 1994 on ABC.

Ellen goes to renew her driver's license, but the photos for it keep coming out badly and getting it changed turns out to be more trouble than she expected.

Meanwhile, Holly is dating a new guy named Roger, but Ellen is worried that he's just using Holly and will dump her after she sleeps with him.

Tropes:

  • Grunting Orgasm: Or in this case, a barking orgasm when Holly and Roger do the deed.
  • Ironic Echo: "Men! Men are scum!" "Women! Women are scum!"
  • Ms. Fanservice: Ellen all dressed up for her second picture taken, with a shirt having a low neckline.
  • Motor Mouth: Ellen rants off a mouthful of a speech when talking about Holly's date Roger.
  • Oh, Crap!:
    • When Ellen screws up getting her picture for her license taken. Twice.
    • When Ellen, Anita and Adam are spying on Holly's date and then Roger says to Holly, "hey, there's a message on your answering machine." causing them to bolt.
  • Race Against Time: Ellen, Anita and Adam drive to where Roger and Holly's date is at so they could stop them from consummating their date knowing that Roger will dump her afterwards.
  • Serious Business: Ellen's friends Anita and Adam arguing about whether Underdog is a person or a thing. Anita insists he is just a cartoon dog and not count as a person.
  • Sex Equals Love: Roger changes his mind about dumping Holly after sleeping with her first and confesses that he's fallen in love with her.
  • The Reveal: Holly was the one who was going to sleep with Roger and then dump him afterwards.
  • Too Much Information: Roger likes to bark during intercourse, much to Ellen's discomfort.
  • The Unfair Sex: When Roger says he is going to sleep with Holy and dump her afterwards, he is immediately hated. However, when its revealed that Holly was actually going to sleep with him and then dump him afterwards, she is immediate praised for this by Ellen, Anita and Adam.

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