The Ellen Burstyn Show
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| The Ellen Burstyn Show | |
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 The Ellen Burstyn Show title card |
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| Format | Sitcom |
| Directed by | Norman Steinberg Dolores Ferraro |
| Starring | Ellen Burstyn Elaine Stritch Megan Mullally Barry Sobel Jesse Tendler |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Norman Steinberg |
| Producer(s) | David Frankel Ronald E. Frazier |
| Associate producer(s) |
Nick O'Gorman |
| Running time | 30 minutes (with commercials) |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | ABC |
| Original run | September 20, 1986 – September 5, 1987 |
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| IMDb profile | |
| TV.com summary | |
The Ellen Burstyn Show is an American sitcom that starred veteran Broadway and Tony-award-winning actress Ellen Burstyn. The series debuted on ABC on September 20, 1986 and was canceled after 13 episodes.
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[edit] Synopsis
Burstyn played Baltimore college professor Ellen Brewer, who sometimes had to deal not only with the students she has to tutor, but also with her meddling mother (played by fellow veteran Broadway/film actress Elaine Stritch), her divorced daughter (a pre-"Will and Grace" Megan Mullally) and her 5 1/2 year old grandson (played by Jesse Tendler).
[edit] Cast
| Actor | Role |
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| Ellen Burstyn | Ellen Brewer |
| Megan Mullally | Molly Brewer Ross |
| Elaine Stritch | Sydney Brewer |
| Barry Sobel | Tom Hines |
| Jesse Tendler | Nick Ross |
| Timothy Biggins | Mike Brewer |
[edit] Cancellation
The series debuted on September 20, 1986 and ran until November 15, 1986. It then returned in August of 1987 and was finally canceled in September of that year. The final episode aired on September 5, 1987.[1]
[edit] Episodes
| Ep # | Title | Airdate |
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| 1 | Pilot | September 20, 1986 |
| 2 | "Monkey Business" | September 27, 1986 |
| 3 | "Where There's a Will" | October 4, 1986 |
| 4 | "The Guest Lecturer" | October 18, 1986 |
| 5 | "Crime and Punishment" | October 25, 1986 |
| 6 | "Sydney's Night Out " | November 1, 1986 |
| 7 | "Reading Between the Lines" | November 8, 1986 |
| 8 | "Family Affair" | November 15, 1986 |
| 9 | "Molly Sings the Blues" | August 8, 1987 |
| 10 | "Writer, Wronger" | August 15, 1987 |
| 11 | "The Box" | August 22, 1987 |
| 12 | "Writes of Passage" | September 5, 1987 |
| 13 | "I'm Dancing Faster Than I Can" | September 5, 1987 |
