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The Ellen Burstyn Show (1986)

September. 20,1986

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The Ellen Burstyn Show

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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The Ellen Burstyn Show

1986

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Ellen Brewer is a Baltimore college professor living with her overbearing mother Sydney and recently divorced daughter Molly as well as young grandson Nick.

Seasons & Episode

Seasons 1 : 1986

13 Episode

Episode 1 - Pilot

September. 20,1986

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.

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Episode 2 - Monkey Business

September. 27,1986

Molly 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

October. 04,1986

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.

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Episode 4 - The Guest Lecturer

October. 18,1986

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

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Episode 5 - Crime and Punishment

October. 25,1986

Ellen 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

November. 01,1986

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

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Episode 7 - Reading Between the Lines

November. 08,1986

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

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Episode 8 - Family Affair

November. 15,1986

Molly has second thoughts about reconciling with her estranged husband.

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Episode 9 - Molly Sings the Blues

August. 08,1987

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Episode 10 - Writer, Wronger

August. 15,1987

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

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Episode 11 - The Box

August. 22,1987

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.

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Episode 12 - Writes of Passage

September. 05,1987

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Episode 13 - 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.

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Ellen Brewer is a Baltimore college professor living with her overbearing mother Sydney and recently divorced daughter Molly as well as young grandson Nick.