The Ellen Burstyn Show
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The Ellen Burstyn Show

5.0 / 10
1986
1 season
13 episodes
Comedy

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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Seasons

  • Ep 1

    1.Pilot

    20-09-198630m

    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...

  • Ep 2

    2.Monkey Business

    27-09-198630m

    Molly goes out on her first date since separating from her husband, but her date is more interested in Ellen.

  • Ep 3

    3.Where There's a Will

    04-10-198630m

    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.

  • Ep 4

    4.The Guest Lecturer

    18-10-198630m

    Ellen is disillusioned when she meets an award-winning writer she has always admired.

  • Ep 5

    5.Crime and Punishment

    25-10-198630m

    Ellen must deal with a grouchy store owner when 6-year-old Nick steals an expensive toy.

  • Ep 6

    6.Sydney's Night Out

    01-11-198630m

    Sydney's swept off her feet by a married man.

  • Ep 7

    7.Reading Between the Lines

    08-11-198630m

    Ellen learns that her friend, a best-selling author, is illiterate.

  • Ep 8

    8.Family Affair

    15-11-198630m

    Molly has second thoughts about reconciling with her estranged husband.

  • Ep 9

    9.Molly Sings the Blues

    08-08-198730m
  • Ep 10

    10.Writer, Wronger

    15-08-198730m

    An ex-convict enrolls in Ellen's writing class.

  • Ep 11

    11.The Box

    22-08-198730m

    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.

  • Ep 12

    12.Writes of Passage

    05-09-198730m
  • Ep 13

    13.I'm Dancing Faster Than I Can

    TBA30m

    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 sh...

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