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In the pilot, Ellen DeGeneres plays a dot.com executive from L.A. who returns to her home town to receive an award and decides to stay there to be closer to her mom and sister (Cloris Leachman, Emily Rutherford). Mr. Munn: Martin Mull. Rusty: Jim Gaffigan. Bunny: Diane Delano. Meg: Jennifer Irwin.
On her first day back in Clark, Ellen (Ellen DeGeneres) decides to sit by a stream, read Thoreau's "Walden" and think about her next step. Officer B. Arthur: Regan Burns. Erik: John Francis Daley. Rusty: Jim Gaffigan. Catherine: Emily Rutherford. Dot: Cloris Leachman.
Ellen (Ellen DeGeneres) tries to get Clark's citizens to protest the new P.J. Knockers restaurant, where the waitresses wear tight shirts. But no one supports her, and what's worse, Catherine gets gets a job as a waitress. Pam: Kerri Kenney. Knockers Waitress: Susan Yeagley. Etta: Patience Cleveland.
Ellen is to be photographed for a "Dot Com-ers: Where Are They Now?" feature in Vanity Fair magazine, but everyone's cutting comments about her hair prompts her to get a new style at the local beauty salon. Herb Ritts has a cameo. Tina: Marissa Jaret Winokur. Pam: Kerri Kenney. Guy: James Patrick Stuart.
Ellen asks that Dot and Catherine stop their ritual of watching "Judge Judy" while eating dinner in favor of talking together and sharing their feelings. Donald: Michael Blieden. Rusty: Jim Gaffigan. Bunny: Diane Delano. Catherine: Emily Rutherford. Dot: Cloris Leachman.
Ellen calls a pest-control expert (Larry Joe Campbell) to get rid of the raccoon that's tearing up the front lawn, but she needs to find another number to get rid of him. At school, a student Ellen counsels develops a crush. Francine: Jan Hoag. Catherine: Emily Rutherford.
When Dot tells Ellen about her "Gentleman Caller" (Tom Poston), Ellen gets overprotective because of her mom's history of picking losers. Off. Arthur: Regan Burns. Bunny: Diane Delano. Pam: Kerri Kenney. Rusty: Jim Gaffigan. Dot: Cloris Leachman.
Ellen persuades Catherine to start her own taffy business, but she doesn't realize that it's something she wants more than Catherine does. Timmy: Josh Zuckerman. Delivery Guy: Marty Rackham. Dot: Cloris Leachman.
When Ellen inadvertently gets the school's long-time bus driver fired, she ends up in the driver's seat. Rusty: Jim Gaffigan. Mr. Munn: Martin Mull. Pam: Kerri Kenney. Catherine: Emily Rutherford.
Mr. Munn forbids Ellen to help the football team's star kicker (Brian Sites) work through his anger issues, because his rage will help him in an upcoming championship game. Del: John Farley. Dot: Cloris Leachman. Mr. Munn: Martin Mull. Bunny: Diane Delano.
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The Ellen Show offers moments of pleasure, notably when [Cloris] Leachman flutters around her house in a manner to thrill fans of The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
[Ellen] DeGeneres' off-handed sunniness can't save a disappointingly bland show.
Where's [Ellen] DeGeneres' trademark sly, slow humor? In this show, it's fast asleep or completely missing.
As this Ellen, Ms. DeGeneres offers a glib, ingratiating act that quickly becomes cloying.
[Ellen] DeGeneres gets to expand on her own self-depreciating humor, perfecting the awkward moment for the most laughs and utilizing smart writing with visual gags.
The notion of someone escaping the high-stakes urban world for the low-profile small-town life is hardly new to television... at least "The Ellen Show" breathes new life into it and shows us why the myth remains so alluring.
[Cloris] Leachman's a great comedic foil for the star, whose perky sense of irony is appealing as ever. Alas, the material is sitcom trite.
Fans of [Ellen] DeGeneres' bemused-observer comedy style will probably stay around, but it's nothing we haven't seen before.
From Cloris Leachman, of The Mary Tyler Moore Show, to Jim Gaffigan and Martin Mull, this is a cast that understands the rhythms of traditional sitcom humor and knows how to pace its performances accordingly.
There are a few laughs in the surprisingly pleasant premiere. But only a few. There are fewer still in the second episode.
The pilot has a connected-by-dots quality, with everything falling into place. What it doesn't have is many laughs. But with [Ellen] DeGeneres and [Carol] Liefer and this cast involved, maybe things will improve down the road.
Despite its many faults, The Ellen Show is reasonably funny and pleasant enough that it comes recommended for those looking for easy laughs. As sitcoms go this is a low priority, but not bad.
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