The Ellen Burstyn Show (Season 1)

Pilot 0.0

Air date: 1986-09-20

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: 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.

Monkey Business 0.0

Air date: 1986-09-27

Runtime: 30 min

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

Where There's a Will 0.0

Air date: 1986-10-04

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: 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.

The Guest Lecturer 0.0

Air date: 1986-10-18

Runtime: 30 min

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

Crime and Punishment 0.0

Air date: 1986-10-25

Runtime: 30 min

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

Sydney's Night Out 0.0

Air date: 1986-11-01

Runtime: 30 min

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

Reading Between the Lines 0.0

Air date: 1986-11-08

Runtime: 30 min

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

Family Affair 0.0

Air date: 1986-11-15

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: Molly has second thoughts about reconciling with her estranged husband.

Molly Sings the Blues 0.0

Air date: 1987-08-08

Runtime: 30 min

Writer, Wronger 0.0

Air date: 1987-08-15

Runtime: 30 min

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

The Box 0.0

Air date: 1987-08-22

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: 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.

Writes of Passage 0.0

Air date: 1987-09-05

Runtime: 30 min

I'm Dancing Faster Than I Can 0.0

Runtime: 30 min

Overview: 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.