The BEST episodes of Ellen season 3
Every episode of Ellen season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Ellen season 3!
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".
#1 - The Mugging
Season 3 - Episode 27 - Aired 5/21/1996
A reluctant Ellen is persuaded to come forward as the witness to a mugging she never saw.
#2 - Witness
Season 3 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/7/1996
Recruited by Spence to play the key witness in a mock trial, Ellen assumes the role of a stripper, but must perform some fancy footwork when she loses her notes.
#3 - When the Vow Breaks (2)
Season 3 - Episode 26 - Aired 5/15/1996
With Paige's marriage mere moments away, it's up to maid of honor Ellen to decide if things will go off with or without a hitch.
#4 - She Ain't Friendly, She's My Mother
Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/8/1995
Ellen is elated when her mother enters therapy but she's not that crazy about her mom's idea that mother and daughter become friends.
#5 - Horshack's Law
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/3/1996
Ellen is thrilled when Paige invites her to an exclusive birthday party for John Travolta. But their fantasy evening turns into a nightmare thanks to some uninvited guests and an overly sensitive limo driver.
#6 - Go Girlz
Season 3 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/1/1996
Ellen throws a bachelorette party for a despondent Paige, inviting her high-powered studio boss and a psychic aerobics instructor whose dire predictions seem to be coming true.
#7 - The Bridges of L.A. County
Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/4/1995
Ellen takes a stand for womankind, rewriting the ABCs of dating after Spence's one-night stand with a member of her reading group.
#8 - A Penney Saved...
Season 3 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/13/1996
Money problems force Ellen to consider giving Audrey the ax, but when Audrey's parents buy a slice of the bookstore, it's with strings attached.
#9 - When the Vow Breaks (1)
Season 3 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/8/1996
When Paige's wedding day is marred by complications, maid of honor Ellen manages to keep it together. But things threaten to fall apart when she stumbles on an unlikely couple just before the ceremony.
#10 - Trick or Treat- Who Cares?
Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/1/1995
As Halloween approaches, Ellen's high spirits have no effect on Spence, who is haunted by thoughts of his life. Meanwhile, Paige doesn't have a ghost of a chance of completing her first big assignment without help, and Joe is spooked by Audrey, who thinks she's been hired at Buy the Book.
#11 - These Successful Friends of Mine
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/20/1995
Ellen feels left in the dust when Paige and Adam's careers take exciting turns, so she embarks on a journey to find her own dream.
#12 - Shake, Rattle and Rubble
Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/13/1995
Ellen's world is turned upside down when an earthquake devastates Buy the Book. Ellen tries to salvage her business, with little help from her friends. Meanwhile, the arrival of her high-energy cousin shakes up Ellen's relationships and jolts her into speaking up for herself.
#13 - What's Up, Ex-Doc?
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/29/1995
Thanks to Ellen's miscommunication, Spence and his equally combative dad have reached a peace settlement, but Ellen is determined to set things straight, even though it will result in father and son resuming their battle of wills.
#14 - Ellen's Choice
Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/6/1995
Ellen is thrilled when she's invited to appear on the television program "Book Chat." However, her ecstasy turns to agony when she's forced to decide which three of her five book club members will join her.
#15 - Too Hip for the Room
Season 3 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/20/1996
Disappointed when Buy the Book isn't voted one of L.A.'s "Top Twenty Hippest Hangs," Ellen hires a lounge act to draw a hipper crowd, and is elated when the group proves popular--until she realizes why.
#16 - The Shower Scene
Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/27/1995
Ellen labors to make amends after accidentally taping over a video of Paige's sister giving birth to twins, so she throws a lavish baby shower to relieve her guilt.
#17 - The Movie Show
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/22/1995
Ellen is thrilled when Paige's first film project shoots at Buy the Book, but her enthusiasm is soon outweighed by her disappointment with Paige's show-biz ways.
#18 - Lobster Diary
Season 3 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/21/1996
Ellen is heralded as a hero when she rescues a lobster from a restaurant and tries to set it out to sea, but the elderly lobster has other plans.
#19 - Ellen: With Child
Season 3 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/14/1996
Looking after Paige's boyfriend's daughter for the weekend, Ellen is proud of the way she communicates with her charge. But when the fourth grader asks Ellen about sex, she's tongue tied.
#20 - Morgan, P.I.
Season 3 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/10/1996
When Buy the Book is robbed, Ellen volunteers to become the bait in a police sting operation designed to catch the "perp."
#21 - Two Ring Circus
Season 3 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/28/1996
Ellen gets caught in the middle of Paige and Matt's relationship when Paige's engagement ring gets stuck on Ellen's finger.
#22 - Salad Days
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/15/1995
Inspired by domestic diva Martha Stewart, Ellen throws an elegant dinner party, but she's the one who's thrown when an unexpected guest arrives.
#23 - Hello, I Must Be Going
Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/18/1995
Before moving to England for an exciting job opportunity, Adam makes a surprising personal revelation to Ellen, who must deal with the awkward consequences when his trip is postponed.
#24 - Do You Fear What I Fear?
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/20/1995
Ellen's holiday spirits hit an all-time low when her parents present her with a cemetery burial plot as a Christmas present.
#25 - Two Mammograms and a Wedding
Season 3 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/3/1996
Ellen is afraid Paige's marriage will end their friendship so, while nervously awaiting a mammogram, she latches onto Chloe, but soon discovers that making new friends isn't as easy as it used to be.