"Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show" (2003) TV series 2003-????

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Director:

Michael Dimich

Writers:

Danny Breen (writer)
Greg Fitzsimmons (writer)
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Seasons:

4 | 5 | 7 | unknown

Release Date:

8 September 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Talk-Show

Plot:

A mix of celebrity interviews, musical performers, audience participation games, and segments spotlighting real people with extraordinary stories and talents, hosted by comedienne Ellen DeGeneres.

Plot Keywords:

Audience Participation | Dancing | Chat | Non Fiction | Character Name In Title

Awards:

32 wins & 33 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Nov. 9	4:00 PM	NBC
Tue. Nov. 10	4:00 PM	NBC

Cast

Ellen DeGeneres

...

Herself - Host / ... (881 episodes, 2003-2009)

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Series Directed by
Manny Rodriguez		(90 episodes, 2006-2007)
Peter Fowkes		(4 episodes, 2007)
Barry Glazer		(3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Liz Patrick		(2 episodes, 2004)
Michael Dimich		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Lauren Pomerantz		(302 episodes, 2007-2009)
Liz Feldman		(104 episodes, 2005-2007)
Ram Ord		(19 episodes, 2008)
Kevin Leman		(18 episodes, 2006-2007)
Brian Finkelstein		(10 episodes, 2007)
Karen Anderson		(4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Alison Balian		(4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Ellen DeGeneres		(4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Karen Kilgariff		(4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Margaret Smith		(4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Paul Greenberg		(3 episodes, 2007)
Danny Breen		(unknown episodes)
Greg Fitzsimmons		(unknown episodes)
Jill Tara Kushner		(unknown episodes)
Andrea Levin		(unknown episodes)
Sue Murphy		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Jason Gabel	....	senior producer (556 episodes, 2003-2007)
Lauren Pomerantz	....	producer (275 episodes, 2007-2009)
Mike Gibbons	....	supervising producer (162 episodes, 2005-2006)
Paul Greenberg	....	producer (53 episodes, 2006-2007)
Slade Abisror	....	producer (31 episodes, 2006-2007)
Brian Finkelstein	....	producer (24 episodes, 2007)
Derek Che	....	producer (20 episodes, 2005-2006)
Ellen DeGeneres	....	executive producer (9 episodes, 2006-2009)
Melissa Geiger	....	senior producer / supervising producer (8 episodes, 2003-2007)
Andy Lassner	....	executive producer (8 episodes, 2003-2007)
Mary Connelly	....	executive producer (8 episodes, 2004-2007)
Ed Glavin	....	executive producer (8 episodes, 2004-2007)
Lori Blackman	....	producer (8 episodes, 2006-2007)
Vikki Ann Ernst	....	producer (8 episodes, 2006-2007)
Kara Hogan	....	producer (8 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jonathan Norman	....	senior producer / supervising producer (8 episodes, 2006-2007)
Jim Paratore	....	executive producer (8 episodes, 2006-2007)
Derek Westervelt	....	coordinating producer / senior producer (8 episodes, 2006-2007)
Matthew Wright	....	producer (8 episodes, 2006-2007)
Karen Anderson	....	producer (4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Alison Balian	....	producer (4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Karen Kilgariff	....	producer (4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Kevin Leman	....	producer (4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Margaret Pergler	....	producer (4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Margaret Smith	....	producer (4 episodes, 2006-2007)
Christopher Miele	....	coordinating producer (4 episodes, 2007)
Liz Feldman	....	producer (3 episodes, 2007)
Kate Schellenbach	....	producer (3 episodes, 2007)
Peter Fowkes	....	field segment producer (unknown episodes, 2003-2004)
Lawrence Williams	....	producer (unknown episodes, 2004)
Danny Breen	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Bradford Brillowski	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Melissa Costello	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Greg Fitzsimmons	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Jill Tara Kushner	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Sue Murphy	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Hedda Muskat	....	producer (unknown episodes)
Christine Schomer	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Jason Brandt		(548 episodes, 2003-2007)
Armen Chakmakian		(21 episodes, 2007-2008)
Timothy Andrew Edwards		(unknown episodes)
Lior Rosner		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Richard Arsenault		(143 episodes, 2003-2004)
Don Misraje		(5 episodes, 2007)
Mike Cole		(4 episodes, 2003-2007)

Series Production Design by
John Shaffner		(unknown episodes)
Joe Stewart		(unknown episodes)

Series Art Direction by
Gregory A. Weimerskirch		(1 episode, 2003)
Jay Heiserman		(1 episode, 2006)
Christopher Goumas		(unknown episodes)
Mark McQuown		(unknown episodes)
Tina Miller		(unknown episodes)

Series Set Decoration by
Robert Lee		(1 episode, 2006)
Michael C. Lewis		(1 episode, 2006)

Series Costume Design by
Kellen Richards		(753 episodes, 2005-2009)
Wendi Ferreira		(169 episodes, 2005)

Series Makeup Department
Kimberley Spiteri	....	personal hair stylist (40 episodes, 2006)
Deborah Brozovich	....	hair stylist: second unit (7 episodes, 2006-2008)
Amy Chance	....	personal makeup artist (4 episodes, 2006-2008)
Shutchai Tym Buacharern	....	make-up: Annie Lennox / make-up: Heather Headley / ... (3 episodes, 2004-2007)
Teressa Hill	....	hair stylist: Ms. Keys (unknown episodes)
Meghan McClain	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Jeanette Ostergard	....	makeup artist (unknown episodes)
Thea Samuels	....	makeup artist: Paige Davis (unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Jon Tatum	....	post-production manager (469 episodes, 2004-2007)
Christopher Miele	....	production manager (4 episodes, 2006-2007)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Annie Price	....	field director (16 episodes, 2006)
Peter Fowkes	....	field director (2 episodes, 2004-2007)

Series Art Department
Alisa Benfey	....	graphic artist (164 episodes, 2006)
Brian Bonner	....	graphic artist (8 episodes, 2007-2008)
Matthew Trotter	....	assistant art director (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Gary Ambrosia	....	carpenter (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Daniel S. McCoy	....	sound (4 episodes, 2003-2005)
Jacob Farron Smith	....	sound mixer (3 episodes, 2008)
Michael Baum	....	location sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Terry Fountain	....	production sound mixer (unknown episodes)
Bill Sherry	....	sound effects mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Anne Babin	....	main title designer: Lava Creative (929 episodes, 2003-2009)

Series Stunts
David Kilde	....	stunts (1 episode, 2007)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Donovan Gilbuena	....	first assistant camera / assistant camera (3 episodes, 2003-2007)
Rebecca H. Sirmons	....	field camera operator: video segments (3 episodes, 2007)
Michael Clevenger	....	field camera operator (2 episodes, 2005)
Marisa Davis	....	lighting director (unknown episodes)
Robert A. Dickinson	....	lighting designer (unknown episodes)
Michael Fitzgerald	....	camera operator: ENG camera (unknown episodes)
Chip Fraser	....	camera operator: electric camera (unknown episodes)
Steve Garrett	....	director of photography: second unit (unknown episodes)
Marty Goldstein	....	camera operator: electric camera (unknown episodes)
Randy Johnson	....	senior video controller (unknown episodes)
Daniel Kuffel	....	camera operator: specialty camera (unknown episodes)
Brian Loewe	....	camera operator: electric camera (unknown episodes)
Dale Obert	....	gaffer (unknown episodes)
Tim O'Neill	....	camera operator: electric camera (unknown episodes)
David M. Weeks	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Paul Wileman	....	camera operator: electric camera (unknown episodes)
Steve Yarbrough	....	chief lighting director (unknown episodes)
Brad Zerbst	....	camera operator: electric camera (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Brad Kenny	....	extras casting (unknown episodes)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jamie Lauren Salazar	....	wardrobe supervisor (185 episodes, 2008-2009)
Kellen Richards	....	costume supervisor (159 episodes, 2003-2004)
Wendi Ferreira	....	wardrobe stylist (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Ryan N. Patterson	....	post-production assistant (74 episodes, 2003-2004)
Corey Becker	....	promo editor (71 episodes, 2008-2009)
Ken Yankee	....	promo editor (26 episodes, 2007)
Jeffrey T. Lehman	....	post-production coordinator (15 episodes, 2003)

Series Music Department
Sharlotte Gibson	....	composer: theme music (5 episodes, 2006-2007)
Lior Rosner	....	composer: theme music (5 episodes, 2006-2007)
Norman Arnold	....	composer: additional music (unknown episodes)
Drew DeAscentis	....	music editor: theme (unknown episodes)
Evan Greenspan	....	music clearance (unknown episodes)
David Metzner	....	composer: additional music (unknown episodes)
Brian D. Siewert	....	composer: additional music (unknown episodes)
Casey Stone	....	music scoring mixer: theme and interstitial music (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
Adam Fox	....	driver: Dustin Hoffman (2 episodes, 2005-2009)

Series Other crew
Lisa Guarino	....	assistant: producers (659 episodes, 2004-2008)
Carlos Gabriel Moreno	....	script coordinator / script associate producer (490 episodes, 2003-2006)
Kevin Hamburger	....	production executive / senior vice president of production: Telepictures Productions (450 episodes, 2004-2006)
Delbert Shoopman	....	assistant production coordinator / production assistant / ... (289 episodes, 2006-2008)
Meghan McGinley	....	talent assistant (165 episodes, 2004-2005)
Diahna Carol James	....	script assistant (133 episodes, 2006-2007)
Peri Nicole	....	costuming assistant (133 episodes, 2006-2007)
Lauren Foster	....	production assistant (109 episodes, 2006-2007)
Megan Kukla	....	research intern (75 episodes, 2005)
David McManus	....	production assistant (73 episodes, 2006)
Mari Wilson	....	script supervisor (71 episodes, 2005-2006)
Michele Peterson	....	intern (40 episodes, 2003)
Bonnie Belknap	....	food stylist (18 episodes, 2005-2008)
Laura Bertalan	....	researcher (17 episodes, 2003-2006)
Joshua Mason	....	assistant: Ellen Degeneres (17 episodes, 2006-2007)
Rebecca H. Sirmons	....	production assistant (17 episodes, 2006-2007)
Austin Salmi	....	production assistant (16 episodes, 2006-2007)
Caroline Dobbe	....	production assistant (15 episodes, 2006)
Caitlin Youngs	....	research assistant (15 episodes, 2007)
Brenan Campbell	....	production assistant (15 episodes, 2009)
John Zook	....	associate director (7 episodes, 2005-2007)
Roxanne Lozano	....	stage manager (7 episodes, 2006-2007)
Laura Anderson	....	production assistant / production coordinator (6 episodes, 2006-2007)
Lori Blackman	....	senior talent executive (6 episodes, 2007)
Casey Rentmeester	....	production assistant (5 episodes, 2005)
Chris Circosta	....	vice president of production: Telepictures Productions / vice president of production: telepictures productions (5 episodes, 2006-2007)
Hilary Estey McLoughlin	....	president: Telepictures Productions / president: telepictures productions (5 episodes, 2006-2007)
Mimi Borowich	....	production assistant (4 episodes, 2006)
John Ankwicz	....	senior vice president of production: Telepictures Productions / senior vice president of production: telepictures productions (4 episodes, 2007)
Mike Cole	....	associate director / show editor (4 episodes, 2007)
Jonathan Marks	....	stage manager (4 episodes, 2007)
David Charles	....	stage manager (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
Keith Richmond	....	stage manager (3 episodes, 2006-2007)
James Dorgan	....	vice president of business and legal affairs: Telepictures Productions (3 episodes, 2007)
Diana Horn	....	associate director (3 episodes, 2007)
David McGuire	....	senior vice president of programming: Telepictures Productions (3 episodes, 2007)
Chelsey Cary	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 2008)
James Macolino	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 2008)
Bobby Monahan	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 2008)
Taryn Nagle	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 2008)
Maria Gabriella Pennington	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 2008)
Jennifer Langel	....	assistant production accountant / production assistant (2 episodes, 2003-2009)
Michelle Basterrechea	....	production coordinator (2 episodes, 2006-2007)
Aidan Sleeper	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 2006)
Ross Williams	....	stage manager (2 episodes, 2007)
Brett Matthew Tomberlin	....	researcher (2 episodes)
Greg Gorden	....	production executive (unknown episodes, 2004)
Michelle Gross	....	publicist (unknown episodes, 2004)
Anne Babin	....	title designer (unknown episodes)
Sarah Banks	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Andy Bruns	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Chas Bruns	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Vic Caruso	....	technical director (unknown episodes)
Beth Dubber	....	travel coordinator (unknown episodes)
Charles Forsgren	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Gary Gast	....	script supervisor (unknown episodes)
Brian Gelbert	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Nate Larson	....	assistant to writer (unknown episodes)
Eric Leiderman	....	researcher (unknown episodes)
Shawn O'Brien	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Elaine Pardo	....	travel coordinator (unknown episodes)
Suzanne Pfeister	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Jayne A. Polan	....	web site coordinator (unknown episodes)
Kate Post	....	guest booker (unknown episodes)
B. Reeves	....	production assistant: New York (unknown episodes)
Kevin Roy	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Glenn R. Schuster	....	location manager: New York City (unknown episodes)
Ellen Shapiro	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Peter S. Thompson	....	researcher (unknown episodes)
Danielle Turchiano	....	intern (unknown episodes)
Erin Wilson	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Joanne Wozniak	....	intern (unknown episodes)
Renard Young	....	audience producer (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Time Telepictures Television
• A Very Good Production Inc.
• Telepictures Productions

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Television (2003) (worldwide) (TV) (sales)
• CITY-TV (2003-) (Canada) (TV)
• Five Life (2006-) (UK) (TV)
• Network Ten (2004-) (Australia) (TV) (original airing)
• Arena (2006-) (Australia) (TV) (repeats)
• TV One (2004-) (New Zealand) (TV)
• 2nd Avenue (????) (Philippines) (TV)
• NBC Universal Television Distribution (2003) (USA) (TV)
• RTL Entertainment (2007-) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL5) (RTL8)

Other Companies

• Aerodrome  main title design and production
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes
• NBC Studios, Burbank  production facilities
• Studio City Productions  marketing and promotion

Also Known As:

The Ellen Show (Australia)

Runtime:

USA:60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Certification:

Australia:PG | Canada:E | USA:TV-G

Filming Locations:

Bob Hope Park - 400 Bob Hope Drive, Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Time Telepictures Television

Quotes:

Hand Puppet: It wouldn't have worked out anyway.
Ellen: Why's that?
Hand Puppet: I was dating a sock.
Ellen: Oh
Hand Puppet: And we never went anywhere.
Ellen: Well that's no good.
Hand Puppet: Yeh, and one day he went into the dryer and never came back.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 36th Annual Daytime Emmy Awards (2009) (TV)

Best daytime talk show in a while...

Ellen DeGeneres is one of the funniest and bravest celebrities today. As has been noted by other participants here, her sense of humor is devoid of crude language and of demeaning people to get a laugh. Sometimes she is not always on and tries too hard to be funny, but most often she is witty, expressive, and hilarious. I have been a fan of hers since her groundbreaking sitcom "Ellen", in the 90's.

Her show is creative, fresh, and has many funny and original segments. Her dancing and the DJ's music at the beginning after her monologue are a daily treat. The crowd is energized and Ellen feeds off that energy. What fun one would have as an audience member at her show! The guests seemingly have a great time as well, and reminiscent of when Rosie O'Donnell's yakfest premiered, Ellen gets all the A-list stars. The difference between her show and Rosie's is that Ellen is less brash and argumentative than Rosie, and is warmer and more laid back.

Ellen's facial expressions are a riot and her quick comments, especially in spontaneous situations and in the course of a celebrity interviews, are her trademark. I love how she repeats words like "holla", but "back at ya" at the beginning is overused.

Great show which should have a relatively long run, probably at least as long as Rosie's at 6 years. I wish I could watch it everyday, but I am not one of those wealthy or technologically-inclined people with a Tivo.