The BEST episodes of Ellen season 2

Every episode of Ellen season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Ellen season 2!

Ellen, which was titled "These Friends of Mine" during its first season, is a comedy about the life of a young woman by the name of Ellen Morgan – a neurotic, 30-something, bookstore employee who tries to get by in life dealing with her many random foils and follies (and not to mention her annoying and overbearing parents, Lois and Harold). Thanks to her friends, however, including the bubbly redhead Paige, the insecure photographer Adam, her unsure-of-himself cousin Spence, the coffee shop guy Joe Farrell, and the critical and obnoxious Audrey, Ellen is able to find the security, and the sanity, to get through her less than ordinary every day life. The show can be described as a combination between popular sitcoms Seinfeld and Friends, blending a perfect mix of comedy and situational humor with the drama and excitement of every day issues and life in the "real world".

Last Updated: 8/20/2024Network: ABC (US)Status: Ended
Share:
The Fix-Up
star
8.14
7 votes

#1 - The Fix-Up

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/19/1994

When Ellen's blind date, whom she remembers as a childhood weirdo, turns out to be a perfectly normal guy, she's eager to pursue the relationship, but a series of complications convinces him that she's the one who's strange.

Directors: Tom Cherones
Writer: Richard Day
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
The Thirty-Minute Man
star
7.90
10 votes

#2 - The Thirty-Minute Man

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/5/1994

Ellen flips for a customer whose visits to the bookstore spice up her life, but her rising hopes for romance fall flat when she learns he's a pizza delivery man who savors his work.

Directors: Tom Cherones
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Adam's Birthday
star
7.78
9 votes

#3 - Adam's Birthday

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/16/1994

Convinced that Ellen is limiting his potential, Adam moves out, leaving Ellen with limitless possibilities as to what to do with his vacant room.

Directors: Tom Cherones
Writer: Maria Semple
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
The Note
star
7.67
9 votes

#4 - The Note

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/12/1994

Stumbling upon evidence that someone in her reading group dislikes her, a downcast Ellen stoops to spying in order to root out and win over the malcontent.

Directors: Tom Cherones
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
The Toast
star
7.63
8 votes

#5 - The Toast

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/9/1994

When Ellen hosts the wedding rehearsal dinner for her brother and his bride-to-be, she unintentionally causes their breakup.

Directors: Tom Cherones
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
star
7.57
7 votes

#6 - Gladiators

Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/1/1995

Ellen reluctantly becomes a contestant on American Gladiators, then becomes fighting mad when her female combatant, Ice, ruins her budding romance with gladiator Nitro.

Directors: David Trainer
Writer: Richard Day
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
star
7.50
8 votes

#7 - Guns 'N Ellen

Season 2 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/15/1995

After her apartment is robbed, Ellen goes on a safety spree, but her obsession with security makes her a model of insecurity.

Directors: Tom Cherones
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
Saint Ellen
star
7.33
12 votes

#8 - Saint Ellen

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/28/1994

When Ellen learns that the show-biz party she crashed was for charity, she tries to make amends by going on a volunteering binge.

Directors: Tom Cherones
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
star
7.25
8 votes

#9 - Ballet Class

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/8/1995

Determined to fulfill a childhood dream, Ellen takes ballet lessons and sets her sights on dancing the lead in her class recital.

Directors: Tom Cherones
Writer: Richard Day
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
star
7.18
34 votes

#10 - The Sleep Clinic

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/22/1995

When Ellen starts losing sleep over her erotic dreams about Adam, she goes into therapy. However, Audrey is having fantasies about Adam also, vowing to make them reality.

Directors: Tom Cherones
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
star
7.17
35 votes

#11 - Mrs. Koger

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/30/1994

Ellen speaks her mind to her cranky old neighbor who then dies. Meanwhile, she hires a pushy new bookstore manager with a history of mental problems.

Directors: Tom Cherones
Writer: Richard Day
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
star
7.17
6 votes

#12 - Ellen's New Friend

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/7/1994

Ellen tries to make a new friend without offending Audrey, the person who introduced them. Meanwhile, Adam inherits historical family letters.

Directors: Tom Cherones
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
star
7.16
32 votes

#13 - $5,000

Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/22/1995

Ellen feels like an angel when she donates her tax refund to charity, but she has a devil of a time recouping the cash when Uncle Sam demands it back.

Directors: Tom Cherones
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
star
7.15
33 votes

#14 - Thirty Kilo Man (2)

Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/17/1995

Ellen's relationship with Dan heats up, Adam caves in to Audrey's burning desire, and Paige feels left out in the cold.

Directors: Tom Cherones
Writer: Maria Semple
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
star
7.12
34 votes

#15 - The Therapy Episode

Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/3/1995

Ellen feels guilty about lying to her mother, but when her therapist prescribes a dose of total honesty, the truth proves to be more than the family bargained for.

Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
star
7.09
32 votes

#16 - The Apartment Hunt

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/11/1995

Ellen is determined to help Audrey find an apartment, as far away from hers as possible. Meanwhile, Paige dates an alternate juror for a high-profile Hollywood trial and Adam tries to catch a newspaper thief.

Directors: Tom Cherones
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
star
7.09
34 votes

#17 - The Trainer

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/23/1994

To help Paige appease her demanding movie-producer boss, Ellen pretends to be his exercise trainer. But when the boss offers Ellen a development job, Paige has a fit.

Directors: Tom Cherones
Writer: Holly Hester
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
star
7.09
35 votes

#18 - Thirty Kilo Man (1)

Season 2 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/10/1995

Ellen rekindles her romance with ex-boyfriend Dan, who returns from Rome with a brilliant new career. However, Ellen soon discovers that his venture involves a shady substance.

Directors: Tom Cherones
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
star
7.06
32 votes

#19 - Ellen's Improvement

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/4/1995

Ellen goes on a scholastic kick to expand her cultural horizons, and impresses an attractive college professor along the way. Meanwhile, unlikely lovebirds Joe and Stephanie move in together--at the bookstore.

Directors: Tom Cherones
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
star
7.03
35 votes

#20 - Three Strikes

Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/29/1995

Ellen joins an animal rights group, gets thrown in jail and winds up in the custody of her parents.

Directors: Tom Cherones
Watch Now:AmazonApple TV
star
7.00
6 votes

#21 - The Christmas Show

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/14/1994

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.

Directors: Tom Cherones
Watch Now:Apple TV
star
6.97
34 votes

#22 - The Spa

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/25/1995

Paige persuades Ellen to relieve stress at a health spa, but the rigorous regime creates tension between them. Meanwhile, Adam tries to broaden his circle of friends, starting with Joe.

Directors: Tom Cherones
Watch Now:Apple TV
So Funny
star
6.57
7 votes

#23 - So Funny

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/26/1994

Ellen feels threatened by Adam's visiting friend, Theresa, whose humor rivals her own. But when Ellen sees her own jealousy drive her comic competitor away, she literally flies to make amends.

Directors: Tom Cherones
Writer: Maria Semple
Watch Now:Apple TV
The Dentist
star
6.46
41 votes

#24 - The Dentist

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/1994

Paige refers Ellen to a handsome dentist and Ellen hopes the professional visit might lead to a personal relationship. However, her serious flirtations have unexpected results when a few whiffs of laughing gas unleash her primal instincts. Meanwhile, Adam can't seem to decide whether he wants to date a woman or not.

Directors: Tom Cherones
Watch Now:Apple TV