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** Originally titled ''These Friends of Mine'', the series was initially presented as a gender-reversed ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'', with three women (Ellen, Holly, Anita) and a man (Adam) making up the ensemble, though [=DeGeneres=] was the center of the show from the get-go.
** Midway through the first season, production went on hiatus while changes were made. Anita was unceremoniously written out[[note]]Maggie Wheeler, who played Anita, landed on her feet by nabbing a recurring role as Janice on ''Series/{{Friends}}'' for the next ten seasons[[/note]], and the bookstore Ellen worked at, which up to that point had only been referenced, was introduced as a new location for stories to take place in. A new character, Joe, was written in as the bookstore's barista.
** More changes came for the second season, starting with the title becoming ''Ellen'' and her character now owning the bookstore. Holly was dropped from the cast like Anita had been, with her place being taken by another new character, Paige. Adam remained, but was given a steady job and a more clean-cut appearance in order to make the character more likeable. Joe was also promoted to series regular, while Audrey, a one-shot character from season one, was given a personality makeover and bumped up to recurring status.
** For the third season, the bookstore set was redesigned following an [[InUniverse in-universe]] earthquake. Ellen's cousin Spence joined as a series regular, while original male lead Adam was phased out after five episodes. Audrey was promoted to series regular as well. This ensemble would remain intact for the rest of the run, which led up to the famous "coming out" story arc involving Ellen's character in season four.
** For the fifth and final season, Ellen had sold the bookstore to finance the purchase of a house, resulting in the bookstore and original apartment sets being done away with. More importantly, the character's being out of the closet resulted in many gay-themed episodes, giving the series an entirely different focus from previous seasons.
** Midway through the first season, production went on hiatus while changes were made. Anita was unceremoniously written out[[note]]Maggie Wheeler, who played Anita, landed on her feet by nabbing a recurring role as Janice on ''Series/{{Friends}}'' for the next ten seasons[[/note]], and the bookstore Ellen worked at, which up to that point had only been referenced, was introduced as a new location for stories to take place in. A new character, Joe, was written in as the bookstore's barista.
** More changes came for the second season, starting with the title becoming ''Ellen'' and her character now owning the bookstore. Holly was dropped from the cast like Anita had been, with her place being taken by another new character, Paige. Adam remained, but was given a steady job and a more clean-cut appearance in order to make the character more likeable. Joe was also promoted to series regular, while Audrey, a one-shot character from season one, was given a personality makeover and bumped up to recurring status.
** For the third season, the bookstore set was redesigned following an [[InUniverse in-universe]] earthquake. Ellen's cousin Spence joined as a series regular, while original male lead Adam was phased out after five episodes. Audrey was promoted to series regular as well. This ensemble would remain intact for the rest of the run, which led up to the famous "coming out" story arc involving Ellen's character in season four.
** For the fifth and final season, Ellen had sold the bookstore to finance the purchase of a house, resulting in the bookstore and original apartment sets being done away with. More importantly, the character's being out of the closet resulted in many gay-themed episodes, giving the series an entirely different focus from previous seasons.
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** Originally titled ''These Friends of Mine'', the series was initially presented as a gender-reversed ''Series/{{Seinfeld}}'', with three women (Ellen, Holly, Anita) and a man (Adam) making up the ensemble, though [=DeGeneres=] was the center of the show from the get-go.
get-go. The supporting cast included a neighbor character, Rick, who had a fairly obvious crush on Ellen; although she didn't reciprocate, she was still otherwise your typical man-hungry female single sitcom protagonist of the era, which [=DeGeneres=] opposed not only because of her (still-closeted) lesbianism but because her comedic sensibility was generally asexual and she didn't feel comfortable including those elements in her onscreen persona.
** Midway through the first season, production went on hiatus while changes were made. Anita was unceremoniously written out[[note]]Maggie Wheeler, who played Anita, landed on her feet by nabbing a recurring role as Janice on ''Series/{{Friends}}'' for the next tenseasons[[/note]], years[[/note]] and Rick was also dropped; the bookstore Ellen worked at, which up to that point had only been referenced, was introduced as a new location for stories to take place in. A new character, Joe, was written in as the bookstore's barista.
** More changes came for the second season, starting with the title becoming ''Ellen'' and her character now owning the bookstore. Holly was dropped from the cast like Anita had been, with her place being taken by another new character, Paige. Adam remained, but was given a steady job and a more clean-cut appearance in order to make the character more likeable. Joe was also promoted to series regular, while Audrey, a one-shot character from season one, was given a personality makeover and bumped up to recurring status. \n Ellen got a shorter, more androgynous haircut and showed less interest in men or dating than she had during the first season, though romantic subplots would still occasionally feature in her storylines. The show also got its first major gay recurring character in Patrick, a friend of Ellen's, presaging the show's future direction.
** For the third season, the bookstore set was redesigned following an [[InUniverse in-universe]] earthquake. Ellen's cousin Spence joined as a series regular, while original male lead Adam was phased out after five episodes. Audrey was promoted to series regular as well. This ensemble would remain intact for the rest of therun, run. With the unrelated Adam absent and replaced with her blood relative, and with the only other male regulars being gay or an unattractive, basically asexual employee of hers, this completely closed off any potential for romance between Ellen and any of them. Additionally, the character stopped dating entirely, which led up to the famous "coming out" story arc involving Ellen's character in season four.
** For the fifth and final season, Ellen had sold the bookstore to finance the purchase of a house, resulting in the bookstore and original apartment sets being done away with. More importantly, the character's being out of the closet resulted in many gay-themed episodes, giving the series an entirely different focus from previous seasons. A new character, Laurie, was introduced as Ellen's love interest, and wound up receiving more screen time and plot development than any of the remaining regulars, most of whom were DemotedToExtra when they weren't written out of an episode entirely.
** Midway through the first season, production went on hiatus while changes were made. Anita was unceremoniously written out[[note]]Maggie Wheeler, who played Anita, landed on her feet by nabbing a recurring role as Janice on ''Series/{{Friends}}'' for the next ten
** More changes came for the second season, starting with the title becoming ''Ellen'' and her character now owning the bookstore. Holly was dropped from the cast like Anita had been, with her place being taken by another new character, Paige. Adam remained, but was given a steady job and a more clean-cut appearance in order to make the character more likeable. Joe was also promoted to series regular, while Audrey, a one-shot character from season one, was given a personality makeover and bumped up to recurring status.
** For the third season, the bookstore set was redesigned following an [[InUniverse in-universe]] earthquake. Ellen's cousin Spence joined as a series regular, while original male lead Adam was phased out after five episodes. Audrey was promoted to series regular as well. This ensemble would remain intact for the rest of the
** For the fifth and final season, Ellen had sold the bookstore to finance the purchase of a house, resulting in the bookstore and original apartment sets being done away with. More importantly, the character's being out of the closet resulted in many gay-themed episodes, giving the series an entirely different focus from previous seasons. A new character, Laurie, was introduced as Ellen's love interest, and wound up receiving more screen time and plot development than any of the remaining regulars, most of whom were DemotedToExtra when they weren't written out of an episode entirely.
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''Ellen'' (originally titled ''These Friends of Mine'') is a U.S. television {{sitcom}} that ran on the Creator/{{ABC}} network from March 29, 1994 to July 22, 1998. It starred Creator/EllenDeGeneres as Los Angeles bookseller Ellen Morgan. Notably, [=DeGeneres=] used the series to "come out" publicly.
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''Ellen'' (originally titled ''These Friends of Mine'') is a U.S. television {{sitcom}} that ran on the Creator/{{ABC}} [[Creator/AmericanBroadcastingCompany ABC]] network from March 29, 1994 to July 22, 1998. It starred Creator/EllenDeGeneres as Los Angeles bookseller Ellen Morgan. Notably, [=DeGeneres=] used the series to "come out" publicly.
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* CharacterizationMarchesOn:
** Audrey was initially shown as a married woman with a very negative disposition. The following year, her husband was dropped without explanation and her personality was considerably more bubbly and good-natured. Come season three, she turns out to be a multi-million dollar heiress.
** Ellen Morgan, arguably a huge example. When the show started she was a slightly neurotic single woman with a motormouth who essentially did the same things most single sitcom women did (hunt for men, scheme with friends, clash with her mother, etc.). By the end of the third season the character was even more motormouthed but had completely stopped dating, nor did she express any disappointment with being single. Season 4 presented a slightly deeper Ellen, going from therapist to therapist and dropping suggestive hints about conflicted feelings. By the end of the season, she'd had a personal revelation that she was gay, and began to live her life more openly than ever before. Though she remained similar in many respects for the final season, she was much more self-aware and confident and began a healthy relationship with another woman, which was still going on when the series ended. It's easily one of the best examples of a sitcom character developing over time while still remaining the same person.
** Audrey was initially shown as a married woman with a very negative disposition. The following year, her husband was dropped without explanation and her personality was considerably more bubbly and good-natured. Come season three, she turns out to be a multi-million dollar heiress.
** Ellen Morgan, arguably a huge example. When the show started she was a slightly neurotic single woman with a motormouth who essentially did the same things most single sitcom women did (hunt for men, scheme with friends, clash with her mother, etc.). By the end of the third season the character was even more motormouthed but had completely stopped dating, nor did she express any disappointment with being single. Season 4 presented a slightly deeper Ellen, going from therapist to therapist and dropping suggestive hints about conflicted feelings. By the end of the season, she'd had a personal revelation that she was gay, and began to live her life more openly than ever before. Though she remained similar in many respects for the final season, she was much more self-aware and confident and began a healthy relationship with another woman, which was still going on when the series ended. It's easily one of the best examples of a sitcom character developing over time while still remaining the same person.
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* CharacterizationMarchesOn:
** Audrey was initially shown as a married woman with a very negative disposition. The following year, her husband was dropped without explanation and her personality was considerably more bubbly and good-natured. Come season three, she turns out to be a multi-million dollar heiress.
** Ellen Morgan, arguably a huge example.CharacterDevelopment: When the show started she started, Ellen Morgan was a slightly neurotic single woman with a motormouth who essentially did the same things most single sitcom women did (hunt for men, scheme with friends, clash with her mother, etc.). By the end of the third season season, the character was even more motormouthed but had completely stopped dating, nor did she express any disappointment with being single. Season 4 presented a slightly deeper Ellen, going from therapist to therapist and dropping suggestive hints about conflicted feelings. By the end of the season, she'd had a personal revelation that she was gay, and began to live her life more openly than ever before. Though she remained similar in many respects for the final season, she was much more self-aware and confident and began a healthy relationship with another woman, which was still going on when the series ended. It's easily one of the best examples of a sitcom character developing over time while still remaining the same person.person.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Audrey was initially shown as a married woman with a very negative disposition. The following year, her husband was dropped without explanation and her personality was considerably more bubbly and good-natured. Come season three, she turns out to be a multi-million dollar heiress.
** Audrey was initially shown as a married woman with a very negative disposition. The following year, her husband was dropped without explanation and her personality was considerably more bubbly and good-natured. Come season three, she turns out to be a multi-million dollar heiress.
** Ellen Morgan, arguably a huge example.
* CharacterizationMarchesOn: Audrey was initially shown as a married woman with a very negative disposition. The following year, her husband was dropped without explanation and her personality was considerably more bubbly and good-natured. Come season three, she turns out to be a multi-million dollar heiress.
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* {{Corpsing}}: Sometimes Ellen can't hold it in and starts laughing.
** Ellen started laughing with Janeane Garofalo in "Two Mammograms and a Wedding".
** In the slumber party in "Go Girlz".
** In "When the Vow Breaks" (Part 1) when she's trying to get Paige's passed out mother on her feet.
** In "The Parent Trap" when Ellen is doing the interpretive dance to her parents.
** In "Secrets & Ellen", Ellen laughs twice when she dodges Joe's kiss (and then Audrey's).
** Ellen started laughing with Janeane Garofalo in "Two Mammograms and a Wedding".
** In the slumber party in "Go Girlz".
** In "When the Vow Breaks" (Part 1) when she's trying to get Paige's passed out mother on her feet.
** In "The Parent Trap" when Ellen is doing the interpretive dance to her parents.
** In "Secrets & Ellen", Ellen laughs twice when she dodges Joe's kiss (and then Audrey's).
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** In the season two episode "Ellen's New Friend," the closing credits show outtakes from the camping scene, where Ellen and Audrey start [[{{Corpsing}} cracking up]].
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* StockEpisodeTitles: "Witness"
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** In the season five episode "Escape from L.A.," the closing credits showed several takes of Laurie being splashed with water. Lisa Darr, who played Laurie, does not look especially happy filming this scene.
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** In the season five episode "Escape from L.A.," the closing credits showed several takes of Laurie being splashed with water. Lisa Darr, who played Laurie, does not look especially happy filming this scene.
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* RealSongThemeTune: "So-Called Friend" by Texas, used in seasons 3-5.
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* {{Crossover}}: In 1997, ABC initiated a crossover stunt on this and the other Wednesday night sitcoms - ''Series/TheDrewCareyShow'', ''Series/{{Coach}}'' and ''Series/GraceUnderFire''. Titled "Viva Las Vegas," the idea was that characters from the four shows would be in UsefulNotes/LasVegas for different reasons and encounter each other. Only a couple characters from each series did this, however, and they amounted to [[TheCameo cameos]] at best. This series' contribution was "Secrets & Ellen." Notably, Ellen herself didn't support doing this, so her character did no crossing over. Paige and Spence went to Vegas instead.
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** Season 3 would have Ellen (and Joely Fisher one time) coming out and talking to the audience, usually apologizing that the title sequence wasn't ready yet.
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* {{Crossover}}: In 1997, ABC initiated a crossover stunt on this and the other Wednesday night sitcoms - ''Series/TheDrewCareyShow'', ''Series/{{Coach}}'' and ''Series/GraceUnderFire''. Titled "Viva Las Vegas," the idea was that characters from the four shows would be in UsefulNotes/LasVegas for different reasons and encounter each other. Only a couple characters from each series did this, however, and they amounted to [[TheCameo cameos]] at best. This series' contribution was "Secrets & Ellen." Notably, Ellen herself didn't support doing this, so her character did no crossing over. Paige and Spence went to Vegas instead.
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* AllThereInTheManual: Holly’s last name is Jamison, although this was never mentioned in any of her 13 episodes.
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''Ellen'' (originally titled ''These Friends of Mine'') is a U.S. television {{sitcom}} that ran on the Creator/{{ABC}} network from March 29, 1994 to July 22, 1998. It starred Creator/EllenDeGeneres as Los Angeles bookseller Ellen Morgan. Notably, she [=DeGeneres=] used it the series to "come out" publicly.
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''Ellen'' (originally titled ''These Friends of Mine'') is a U.S. television {{sitcom}} that ran on the Creator/{{ABC}} network from March 29, 1994 to July 22, 1998. It starred Creator/EllenDeGeneres as the main character. Notably, she used it to "come out" publicly.
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''Ellen'' (originally titled ''These Friends of Mine'') is a U.S. television {{sitcom}} that ran on the Creator/{{ABC}} network from March 29, 1994 to July 22, 1998. It starred Creator/EllenDeGeneres as the main character.Ellen Morgan. Notably, she used it to "come out" publicly.
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* GetBackInTheCloset: In season 4, after Ellen Morgan came out as gay, every episode of the series received a TV-MA rating on television regardless of the actual content. DeGeneres complained bitterly about this, noting episodes of The Drew Carey Show and Spin City in which pairs of male characters kissed but didn't receive harsher ratings. She suspects it was because the actors involved in the kissing were known to be straight in real life.
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* GetBackInTheCloset: In season 4, after Ellen Morgan came out as gay, every episode of the series received a TV-MA rating on television regardless of the actual content. DeGeneres [=DeGeneres=] complained bitterly about this, noting episodes of The Drew Carey Show and Spin City in which pairs of male characters kissed but didn't receive harsher ratings. She suspects it was because the actors involved in the kissing were known to be straight in real life.
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* NoBisexuals: Ellen Morgan showed exclusive interest in men for the first three seasons, then began "Switching Teams" in season 4, to coincide with actress Ellen DeGeneres coming out publicly. Although Ellen's coming out had a big build-up, the character didn't truly begin to re-examine her life until the 4th season.
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* NoBisexuals: Ellen Morgan showed exclusive interest in men for the first three seasons, then began "Switching Teams" in season 4, to coincide with actress Ellen DeGeneres Creator/EllenDeGeneres coming out publicly. Although Ellen's coming out had a big build-up, the character didn't truly begin to re-examine her life until the 4th season.
