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The Ellen Burstyn Show

1986–1987 · 1 season

A gentle, joke-filled sitcom that feels like a warm, low-stakes visit with a witty family.

Created by
David Frankel
Genres
Comedy
Overview
Ellen Brewer is a Baltimore college professor living with her overbearing mother Sydney and recently divorced daughter Molly as well as young grandson Nick.
How it feels
Warm, light and satirical. Brisk and easy to follow.
About
Family, parenthood, work, love
Content
Mild sexual content and language. No violence or gore.
Note
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Created by
David Frankel
Genres
Comedy
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How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Full breakdown
Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
Places
Era
contemporary
Audience
family
Form
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence none
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action1
Horror0
Humour6
Realism7
Romance2
Tension2
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

Cast

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Details

Genres
comedy
Created by
David Frankel
Written by
David Steven Cohen, Jim Mulligan, Pamela Norris, Robert Bruce
Starring
Ellen Burstyn, Megan Mullally, Jesse R. Tendler, Barry Sobel, Elaine Stritch, Lynne Thigpen, Harvey Keitel
Length
1 seasons, 13 episodes, 30 min each
Network
ABC
Country
United States of America
Languages
English

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