As Ellen prepares to move into her house, she runs into trouble at the bookstore when she learns that Ed has an aversion to gays.

Ellen comes out to her parents.

Conclusion. Ellen discovers her true sexual identity when she finds that she has a decided preference for her male friend's female pal.

Part 1 of two. Ellen discovers her true sexual identity when she finds that she has a decided preference for her male friend's female pal.

Spoofing "The English Patient," Ellen provides a burn victim with a litany of memories (shown via clips from previous episodes).

Ellen is finally reconciled to the impending divorce of her parents, but they don't appear to be in any rush to finalize the matter.

Ellen and her parents conspire to keep up appearances for Ellen's grandmother; Paige and Spence go to Las Vegas.

Ellen and Peter attend a new-age retreat, where Peter offers the insight that Ellen is not really as happy as she claims to be.

Ellen thinks she's gotten signals of attraction from a hearing-impaired actor with whom Audrey is infatuated.

Ellen and the group attend "Rock and Roll Dream Camp."

Ellen has one too many at a wine-tasting party given by an M.D. whom Spence wants to impress.

Ellen comes in contact with Joe's friend when she seeks a permit to remodel her house.

As a New Year's resolution, Ellen pledges not to let being unattached prevent her from doing the things she wants to do.

Ellen's attachment to a stray dog upsets her Christmas vacation plans.

Ed becomes fiercely competitive after Ellen beats him in a bowling match.

Ellen invites a nice guy to Thanksgiving dinner, not knowing that he's homeless.

As Spence's passion for medicine is reborn, Paige takes a test to find out if she's pregnant. But Audrey is the one who's positive.

Lois accepts a date with a man she meets through a dating service.

Ellen insists on mothering her ailing father.

At a camp reunion, Paige intends to get even for a childhood incident that Ellen was secretly behind.

Ellen's therapist counsels her to speak her mind, but Ellen's speechless when she spies the good doctor in a compromising position.

Desperate to reunite her parents, Ellen re-creates their Cuban honeymoon, circa 1958, complete with the musical stylings of Eddie Fisher (who appears as himself).

Ellen comes unglued when her parents reveal that they intend to separate.

The bookstore's new manager, whose hobby is hunting, wants to bag Joe, whom he finds beastly.

Ellen longs to buy a home, but she'll have to sell her bookstore to do so.