The Ellen Burstyn Show (1986)
Ellen Brewer is a Baltimore college professor living with her overbearing mother Sydney and recently divorced daughter Molly as well as young grandson Nick.
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Episode 1 - Pilot
Release Date: 1986-09-20Ellen 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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Episode 2 - Monkey Business
Release Date: 1986-09-27Molly goes out on her first date since separating from her husband, but her date is more interested in Ellen.
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Episode 3 - Where There's a Will
Release Date: 1986-10-04Ellen 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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Episode 4 - The Guest Lecturer
Release Date: 1986-10-18Ellen is disillusioned when she meets an award-winning writer she has always admired.
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Episode 5 - Crime and Punishment
Release Date: 1986-10-25Ellen must deal with a grouchy store owner when 6-year-old Nick steals an expensive toy.
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Episode 6 - Sydney's Night Out
Release Date: 1986-11-01Sydney's swept off her feet by a married man.
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Episode 7 - Reading Between the Lines
Release Date: 1986-11-08Ellen learns that her friend, a best-selling author, is illiterate.
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Episode 8 - Family Affair
Release Date: 1986-11-15Molly has second thoughts about reconciling with her estranged husband.
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Episode 9 - Molly Sings the Blues
Release Date: 1987-08-08 -
Episode 10 - Writer, Wronger
Release Date: 1987-08-15An ex-convict enrolls in Ellen's writing class.
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Episode 11 - The Box
Release Date: 1987-08-22Ellen 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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Episode 12 - Writes of Passage
Release Date: 1987-09-05 -
Episode 13 - I'm Dancing Faster Than I Can
Release Date: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.