David Frankel
Director
The Ellen Burstyn Show (1986)
Season 1
Ellen Brewer is a Baltimore college professor living with her overbearing mother Sydney and recently divorced daughter Molly as well as young grandson Nick.
Released Sept. 20, 1986
Episode 30 min
None+
Genres: Comedy
Keywords: imdb.student, imdb.laugh-track, tmdb.sitcom
Production Companies: Touchstone Television
Network: ABC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - Pilot
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.
Sept. 20, 1986, midnight
S1E2 - Monkey Business
Molly goes out on her first date since separating from her husband, but her date is more interested in Ellen.
Sept. 27, 1986, midnight
S1E3 - Where There's a Will
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.
Oct. 4, 1986, midnight
S1E4 - The Guest Lecturer
Ellen is disillusioned when she meets an award-winning writer she has always admired.
Oct. 18, 1986, midnight
S1E5 - Crime and Punishment
Ellen must deal with a grouchy store owner when 6-year-old Nick steals an expensive toy.
Oct. 25, 1986, midnight
S1E6 - Sydney's Night Out
Sydney's swept off her feet by a married man.
Nov. 1, 1986, midnight
S1E7 - Reading Between the Lines
Ellen learns that her friend, a best-selling author, is illiterate.
Nov. 8, 1986, midnight
S1E8 - Family Affair
Molly has second thoughts about reconciling with her estranged husband.
Nov. 15, 1986, midnight
S1E9 - Molly Sings the Blues
None
Aug. 8, 1987, midnight
S1E10 - Writer, Wronger
An ex-convict enrolls in Ellen's writing class.
Aug. 15, 1987, midnight
S1E11 - The Box
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.
Aug. 22, 1987, midnight
S1E12 - Writes of Passage
None
Sept. 5, 1987, midnight
S1E13 - I'm Dancing Faster Than I Can
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.
Network: ABC
Episode Runtime: 30 min.
Season Runtime: 390 min.
Released: Sept. 20, 1986
Last Air Date: Sept. 5, 1987, midnight
Status: Canceled
Certification: NR
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