The Ellen Show

Pilot (1x1)

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Ellen Richmond, founder of Homelearn.com, is invited to return to her home town - Clark - to receive the ""Spread Your Wings"" award for her achievement in being a role model for the city. After crossing the country for 18 hours, Ellen feels like time has never affected the city. Everything remains apparently the same. Her sister Catherine is still getting involved with no-future men, her mother keeps her room exactly the same when she left, and her old high school teacher, Mr. Munn, is still teaching. But at least one thing has changed. Rusty Carnouk, Ellen's prom date, is now a teacher at the high school, and he still thinks he and Ellen might have a future together - even though she's openly gay. Mr. Munn thinks that Ellen must meet Bunny Hopstetter, the p.e. teacher who's also a lesbian. While giving an invitational lecture, Ellen receives a phone call saying her company has gone bankrupt, making her unemployed. Seeing that her life in LA might not be as exciting as she thinks, Ellen