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The Ellen Burstyn Show

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Ellen Brewer is a Baltimore college professor living with her overbearing mother Sydney and recently divorced daughter Molly as well as young grandson Nick.

Comedy

2.5 / 5

20th September 1986 - 5th September 1987
Top Cast
Ellen BurstynMegan MullallyJesse R. Tendler
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Pilot
20th September 1986

Episode 1

Ellen Burstyn stars as a writer at a Baltimore college who lives in a brownstone with her mother, 25-year-old daughter and 5-year-old grandson. In the pilot, Nick's dog is about to have puppies. Ellen faces a troublesome student who never fulfills assignments.

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Monkey Business
27th September 1986

Episode 2

Molly goes out on her first date since separating from her husband, but her date is more interested in Ellen.

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Where There's a Will
4th October 1986

Episode 3

Ellen decides to prepare her last will and testament, but she gains disapproval from her family when she suggests that a poverty-stricken student live in her home rent-free.

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The Guest Lecturer
18th October 1986

Episode 4

Ellen is disillusioned when she meets an award-winning writer she has always admired.

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Crime and Punishment
25th October 1986

Episode 5

Ellen must deal with a grouchy store owner when 6-year-old Nick steals an expensive toy.

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Sydney's Night Out
1st November 1986

Episode 6

Sydney's swept off her feet by a married man.

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Reading Between the Lines
8th November 1986

Episode 7

Ellen learns that her friend, a best-selling author, is illiterate.

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Family Affair
15th November 1986

Episode 8

Molly has second thoughts about reconciling with her estranged husband.

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Molly Sings the Blues
8th August 1987

Episode 9

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Writer, Wronger
15th August 1987

Episode 10

An ex-convict enrolls in Ellen's writing class.

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The Box
22nd August 1987

Episode 11

Ellen finds a mysterious shoe box in a telephone booth. The box is labeled and she calls the owner only to be warned about opening the shoe box. The family becomes intrigued.

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Writes of Passage
5th September 1987

Episode 12

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I'm Dancing Faster Than I Can

Episode 13

After undergoing severe sleeplessness, Ellen goes to a physician. The medic prescribes her some vitamin pills. Ellen follows the treatment but its side effects soon show up, and she starts doing things faster than usual. Finally Sidney finds out that the medic was in fact a quack who gave Ellen amphetamines instead of vitamins.

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