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Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Sony
EAN: 0043396150768
Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: Sony Pictures
Manufacturer: Sony Pictures
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Sony Pictures
Region Code: 99
Release Date: July 11, 2006
Running Time: 399 minutes
Sales Rank: 29249
Studio: Sony Pictures
Theatrical Release Date: September 24, 2001
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Product Description:
When Ellen played by Emmy Award-winner Ellen DeGeneres is invited to return to her hometown of Clark to receive an achievement award she's faced with the fact that the town has not changed one bit. Her sister Catherine is still involved with the wrong men her mother keeps her room exactly the same as she left it her old high school teacher Mr. Munn is still teaching and Rusty Carnouk Ellen's prom date still thinks he and Ellen might have a future together. Then without warning Ellen receives a phone call saying her L.A. dotcom company has gone bankrupt and she does the last thing she thought she'd do ' she stays in Clark.Welcome to The Ellen Show a small town comedy with big time laughs from executive producers Ellen DeGeneres Carol Leifer (Seinfeld) and Mitchell Hurwitz (Golden Girls).System Requirements:Run Time: 399 minutesFormat: DVD MOVIE Genre: TELEVISION/SERIES & SEQUELS UPC: 043396150768 Manufacturer No: 15076
Amazon.com:
Three years after the series finale of Ellen aired, Ellen DeGeneres gave sitcoms another shot with the genial The Ellen Show, which made its debut in 2001 on CBS. This time around, DeGeneres plays Ellen Richmond, a Los Angeles career woman who moves back to her hometown after her dot-com business goes under. She moves back home to live with her appropriately named mother, Dot (Cloris Leachman), and insecure younger sister Catherine (Emily Rutherfurd), who both idolizes and resents her. Clark is a small town where no one ever moves away. So when Ellen returns to her high school, eventually landing a job as its guidance counselor (she had conveniently earned a teaching degree prior to her L.A. move), she finds it to be pretty much the same place she left. Mr. Munn (a wry Martin Mull) is still the sarcastic principal. Her lunk of a high school boyfriend, Rusty (Jim Gaffigan), is now a teacher there and he doesn't see why her being a lesbian has to get in the way of a relationship. He simply stares blankly when Munn says, 'Newsflash, Rusty. She's hopped the net and is swinging a new racquet.'
Unlike Ellen, which moved at a faster pace, The Ellen Show takes its sweet time setting up each gag and waiting for the laughs, which are sometimes undeserved. With her chatty, friendly way, DeGeneres is a likeable focal point but the storylines are often unfocused. The series ultimately didn't pack enough oomph to last a full season. Its last episode aired 3-1/2 months after it premiered. This two-disc, 18-episode set includes the handful of shows that never made it on television. Guest stars include Betty White and Mary Tyler Moore, who do a nice job chewing up the scenery. But it's a tiny Dakota Fanning (War of the Worlds) who steals the show, playing a chatty school-age version of Ellen. --Jae-Ha Kim
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - It even has a catchy theme song...
What a great DVD this is to have in your collection! "The Ellen Show" is fun, smart, sincere, sweet and often downright hysterical. Back in 2006 I bought this, but somehow didn't open it until recently and boy, am I glad I did...it helped me get through a bad cold...it was the perfect medicine!!
Sometimes all you need to see is that "I know something you don't" twinkle in Ellen's eyes and you just start to laugh. The woman has talent, there's no doubt about that and it can be seen in almost every episode found on two discs.
Some of the best ones include the pilot where Ellen returns to her hometown after her dot com business goes bust and finds a quirky bunch of people, both in her family and her co-workers. These folks have no concept there's a whole world to be found outside the small town of Clark. It's this mindset, of course, that helps fuel the humor of the show.
Other terrific titles on the first disc include: "Walden Pond" (Ellen becomes Clark's high school guidance counselor and bonds with a troubled student)..."Vanity Fair" (contains a cute mix-up involving beauty salons and animal hairstylists...gives new meaning to "best in show")..."Missing the Bus" (I'm a bit biased here since I love Betty White, but still it's a super episode AND with a young Dakota Fanning who steals your heart as a young Ellen in flashback).
A strong supporting cast carries "The Ellen Show" far above the bad treatment it received from its own network (how a tv ... Read More
Rating: - enjoying it
We really loved the older Ellen series so while this show isnt as good, it's definitely worth the cost of the series on DVD. It's nice to see a "new" (to us) series - we didnt see it when it aired. We travel with a portable DVD player and it's nice to have something like this to watch that's in manageable sizes (unlike a movie). I give it a thumbs up - if you're an Ellen fan.
Rating:  - The Other Ellen TV Series
This has a nice small-town feel. Has some laughs. Has good supporting cast, especially, Ms.Cloris Leachman who is just excellent.
Rating: - Memories of a great, if short-lived series
I love this collection. Missed some of the episodes of this short-lived series, so it was great to see it the available at Amazon. As always, great price and delivery experience.
Diane R.
Rating: - Really Funny and Truly Witty
I like this show a bit more than Ellen's earlier hit show (where she famously came out); Cloris Leachman is very funny, sort of an abrupt version of Carol Brady, if you will. Her sister is also very, very good, Jim Gaffigan is not bad, and Martin Mull is essentially reprising the character he played on Roseanne.
Ellen is very subtle at times, but I think that's funnier than what you find in most "joke" oriented sitcoms. Lots of good observational humor, and Ellen DeGeneres is very likeable throughout. This is one that the audience never caught up with.
The Editorial Review dismisses the show because it didn't do well in the ratings, as if there's never been a wonderful show that didn't do well in the ratings! CBS buried this show on Friday nights, and preempted it more than once, so it never had a chance. The "standup comedian with his/her own show" window was closing--hardly Ellen DeGeneres' fault. This is a smart show, and Carol Leifer who worked on "Seinfeld" and had her own show (Alright Already) is co-creator, so you know it's going to have quality writing. That's the key.
I'm a comedy connoisseur, and believe me this is a smart comedy--along the lines of Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, The Bob Newhart Show, Barney Miller, Cheers, early Seinfeld, etc. Check it out.
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