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DeGeneres and her partner, actress Anne Heche, came out at the same time, DeGeneres appearing on the covers of national magazines. [1]
Ellen, which was titled “These Friends of Mine” during its first season, is comedy about the life of a young woman by the name of Ellen Morgan - a neurotic, thirty-something, bookstore employee who tries to get by life in dealing with her many random foils and follies (and not to mention her annoying and overbearing parents, Lois and Harold). [2]
Ellen (originally titled These Friends of Mine for season one) is a U.S. television sitcom which ran on the ABC network from March 29, 1994 to July 22, 1998, producing 109 episodes. [...] The reruns stopped two episodes into the controversial final season. [...] The title role of Ellen Morgan, played by stand-up comedian Ellen DeGeneres, was a neurotic bookstore owner in her thirties. [3]
Known as “the puppy episode,” the program stirred controversy and drew criticism from conservative sectors. [...] The caption accompanying her photograph on the cover of Time read, “Yep, I’m Gay Her place in history as TV’s first gay lead character was thus secured. [1]
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… after the initial coming out frenzy the show’s ratings declined somewhat and ABC began feeling the pain of an organized backlash from religious conservative groups regarding the “gay content” being exhibited. [3]
Funny lady Ellen DeGeneres joked with AOL TV about living it up in Las Vegas and more. [4]
Ellen DeGeneres attracted massive media attention when she came out as a lesbian on her television show in 1997. [1]
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The show won an Emmy for best writing in a comedy series, and a Peabody award for the episode. [1]
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Sources:
[1] Ellen DeGeneres - TV.com (www.tv.com/ellen-degeneres/person/
[2] Ellen - TV.com (www.tv.com/ellen/show/490/
[3] Ellen (TV series) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
[4] The Ellen DeGeneres Show - AOL Television (ellen.aol.com)