The Ellen Burstyn Show - Season 1

The Ellen Burstyn Show - Season 1

Season 1

Network
Episodes13
DatesSep 20, 1986 - Sep 5, 1987

Episodes

Pilot
Season 1Episode 130 min

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.
Sep 20, 1986
Monkey Business
Season 1Episode 230 min

Monkey Business

Bob, Molly's new suitor, an anthropologist, turns out to be a little too bolder for Ellen's liking. Bob invites both mother and daughter to a dinner and ends up kissing Ellen.
Sep 27, 1986
Where There's a Will
Season 1Episode 330 min

Where There's a Will

Ellen grows curious about what is bequeated to her in her second husband's will and last testament. Tom Hines leaves Ellen's house without an explanation, Ellen feels remorse and asks him to stay.
Oct 4, 1986
The Guest Lecturer
Season 1Episode 430 min

The Guest Lecturer

A famed authoress venerated by Ellen comes to the college to give some lectures. But Ellen discovers the lady is an insufferable alcoholic who only emits bad reviews about her colleagues' works.
Oct 18, 1986
Crime and Punishment
Season 1Episode 530 min

Crime and Punishment

Nick is caught shoplifting at a toy store. Sidney is looking forward to her debut as a piano player.
Oct 25, 1986
Sydney's Night Out
Season 1Episode 630 min

Sydney's Night Out

Lately, Sydney has been mysteriously going out. One night she comes home late late at night and tries to rush in stealthily. Ellen finds out and presses her for an answer, and she must confess she's been dating a married man.
Nov 1, 1986
Reading Between the Lines
Season 1Episode 730 min

Reading Between the Lines

Ellen meets Frank Tanner, an author, at a radio station and uncovers he's illiterate. Tanner is a rich man who thinks that money may buy anything.
Nov 8, 1986
Family Affair
Season 1Episode 830 min

Family Affair

Molly has second thoughts about reconciling with her estranged husband.
Nov 15, 1986
Molly Sings the Blues
Season 1Episode 930 min

Molly Sings the Blues

Aug 8, 1987
Writer, Wronger
Season 1Episode 1030 min

Writer, Wronger

An ex-convict enrolls in Ellen's writing class.
Aug 15, 1987
The Box
Season 1Episode 1130 min

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.
Aug 22, 1987
Writes of Passage
Season 1Episode 1230 min

Writes of Passage

Sep 5, 1987
I'm Dancing Faster Than I Can
Season 1Episode 1330 min

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.

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