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The Ellen Burstyn Show

Season 1 1986 - 1987

  • 1986-09-21T00:30:00Z on ABC
  • 30m
  • 6h (12 episodes)
  • United States
  • English
Ellen Brewer is a Baltimore college professor living with her overbearing mother Sydney and recently divorced daughter Molly as well as young grandson Nick.

13 episodes

Series Premiere

1986-09-21T00:30:00Z

1x01 Pilot

Series Premiere

1x01 Pilot

  • 1986-09-21T00:30:00Z30m

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.

1986-09-28T00:30:00Z

1x02 Monkey Business

1x02 Monkey Business

  • 1986-09-28T00:30:00Z30m

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

1986-10-05T00:30:00Z

1x03 Where There's a Will

1x03 Where There's a Will

  • 1986-10-05T00:30:00Z30m

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.

1986-10-19T00:30:00Z

1x04 The Guest Lecturer

1x04 The Guest Lecturer

  • 1986-10-19T00:30:00Z30m

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

1986-10-26T00:30:00Z

1x05 Crime and Punishment

1x05 Crime and Punishment

  • 1986-10-26T00:30:00Z30m

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

1986-11-02T01:30:00Z

1x06 Sydney's Night Out

1x06 Sydney's Night Out

  • 1986-11-02T01:30:00Z30m

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

1986-11-09T01:30:00Z

1x07 Reading Between the Lines

1x07 Reading Between the Lines

  • 1986-11-09T01:30:00Z30m

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

1986-11-16T01:30:00Z

1x08 Family Affair

1x08 Family Affair

  • 1986-11-16T01:30:00Z30m

Molly has second thoughts about reconciling with her estranged husband.

1987-08-09T00:30:00Z

1x09 Molly Sings the Blues

1x09 Molly Sings the Blues

  • 1987-08-09T00:30:00Z30m

1987-08-16T00:30:00Z

1x10 Writer, Wronger

1x10 Writer, Wronger

  • 1987-08-16T00:30:00Z30m

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

1987-08-23T00:30:00Z

1x11 The Box

1x11 The Box

  • 1987-08-23T00:30:00Z30m

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.

1987-09-06T00:30:00Z

1x12 Writes of Passage

1x12 Writes of Passage

  • 1987-09-06T00:30:00Z30m

Season Finale

1x13 I'm Dancing Faster Than I Can

  • no air date30m

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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