The Ellen Burstyn Show

5.0
198630m

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

Production

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Seasons

13 Episodes • Premiered 1986

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1. Pilot

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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2. Monkey Business

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

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3. Where There's a Will

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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4. The Guest Lecturer

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

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5. Crime and Punishment

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

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6. Sydney's Night Out

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

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7. Reading Between the Lines

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

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8. Family Affair

Molly has second thoughts about reconciling with her estranged husband.

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9. Molly Sings the Blues

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10. Writer, Wronger

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

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11. The Box

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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12. Writes of Passage

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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.

Cast

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Ellen Burstyn

Ellen Brewer

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Megan Mullally

Molly Brewer Ross

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Barry Sobel

Tom Hines

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Elaine Stritch

Sydney Brewer

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