The WORST episodes of Ellen
Every episode of Ellen ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Ellen!
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 Bubble Gum Incident
Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/1996
Ellen and Paige attend their 25th camp reunion, where Paige seeks revenge on the girl who put gum in her hair,
#2 - Secrets & Ellen
Season 4 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/26/1997
After a lifetime of white lies, Ellen comes clean with her hard-to-please grandmother. Meanwhile, Paige treats Spence to a Vegas weekend he'll never forget, thanks to his amnesia.
#3 - Hello, Dalai
Season 4 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/19/1997
Peter confronts Ellen at a spiritual retreat while a robber at Buy the Book confronts Paige, Spence, Joe and Audrey.
#4 - Ellen's Deaf Comedy Jam
Season 4 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/12/1997
Ellen misinterprets the signs of a handsome deaf actor, and Spence gets his signals mixed when Paige's former fiance returns to the scene.
#5 - Ellen Unplugged
Season 4 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/5/1997
Ellen fulfills an adolescent fantasy when she goes to Rock and Roll Dream Camp.
#6 - Makin' Whoopie
Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/22/1997
Ellen accompanies Spence to an important party thrown by a surgeon he's trying to impress, but it's Ellen who makes the lasting impression.
#7 - Joe's Kept Secret
Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/15/1997
When Ellen accepts a favor from Joe's wealthy older girlfriend, the repercussions are relentless.
#8 - Alone Again... Naturally
Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/8/1997
Ellen conquers being alone by doing fun things on her own. Meanwhile, Spence and Joe wreak havoc on Paige's vacant apartment.
#9 - Fleas Navidad
Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/18/1996
Ellen bites off more than she can chew when she rescues an abandoned dog at Christmas.
#10 - Bowl, Baby, Bowl
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/4/1996
Ellen experiences the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat when she and Ed engage in a sports competition.
#11 - Kiss My Bum
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/27/1996
Ellen feels like a turkey when she unwittingly invites a homeless man to Thanksgiving dinner.
#13 - Not So Great Expectations
Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/13/1996
Ellen is distraught when her mother starts dating and follows her and her date to a country/western club, intent on breaking the new couple up.
#14 - Harold and Ellen
Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/1996
Ellen tries to bond with her father, Paige is bent out of shape when Spence accepts a wedding invitation from an ex-girlfriend, and Joe is bound for New Mexico in search of aliens.
#15 - Reversal of Misfortune
Season 4 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/4/1997
Ellen's eagerness to support her parents' divorce unexpectedly brings the couple closer together.
#16 - Looking Out for Number One
Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/1996
In therapy, Ellen learns to be honest and direct, but she's dumbstruck when she sees her therapist in a shocking position.
#17 - The Parent Trap
Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/1996
Ellen plots to reunite her parents by recreating their honeymoon, transforming her apartment into a 1958 Cuban nightclub complete with headliner Eddie Fisher. Meanwhile, Spence begs Barrett to return as Paige's secretary after he quits.
#18 - Splitsville, Man
Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/2/1996
When her parents decide to separate, Ellen's the one who's broken up.
#19 - A Deer Head for Joe
Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/1996
When her new boss, Ed, decides that Joe must go, Ellen resorts to trickery to get him rehired.
#20 - 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.
#21 - 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.
#22 - 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.
#23 - 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.
#24 - 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.
#25 - 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.