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Series · 1986–1987Ended

The Ellen Burstyn Show

7.5·1 season·13 episodes·30 min avg.·United States of America

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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Pilot
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Sep 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.

02
Monkey Business
Monkey Business
Sep 27, 1986

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

03
Where There's a Will
Where There's a Will
Oct 4, 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.

04
The Guest Lecturer
The Guest Lecturer
Oct 18, 1986

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

05
Crime and Punishment
Crime and Punishment
Oct 25, 1986

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

06
Sydney's Night Out
Sydney's Night Out
Nov 1, 1986

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

07
Reading Between the Lines
Reading Between the Lines
Nov 8, 1986

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

08
Family Affair
Family Affair
Nov 15, 1986

Molly has second thoughts about reconciling with her estranged husband.

09
Molly Sings the Blues
Molly Sings the Blues
Aug 8, 1987
10
Writer, Wronger
Writer, Wronger
Aug 15, 1987

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

11
The Box
The Box
Aug 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.

12
Writes of Passage
Writes of Passage
Sep 5, 1987
13
I'm Dancing Faster Than I Can
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

5 credited
Ellen Burstyn
Ellen Brewer
Megan Mullally
Molly Brewer Ross
Jesse R. Tendler
Nick Ross
Barry Sobel
Tom Hines
Elaine Stritch
Sydney Brewer

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