Season 1 Discussion (1994)

[Adamantium]

These Friends of Mine
1994
cast: episodes 1-13
Ellen DeGeneres as Ellen Morgan
Arye Gross as Adam Green
Holly Fulger as Holly
Maggie Wheeler as Anita (episodes 1-7)
David Anthony Higgins as Joe Farrell (episodes 8-13)

Episode Guide:

001. "Pilot"
Ellen, mortified by her new driver's license photo, pulls out all the stops in a desperate attempt to get a decent picture.

002. "The Promotion"
Ellen kisses up to her boss, Susan, by buying a gift for her new baby. But she may have to kiss her job goodbye when her disparaging remarks about Susan are overheard on the baby monitor.

003. "The Refrigerator"
When Adam insists they buy a refrigerator that won't stay put, Ellen is tempted to give him the deep freeze.

004. "The Mugging"
A reluctant Ellen is persuaded to come forward as the witness to a mugging she never saw.

005. "The Anchor"
A guilt-ridden Ellen grovels to win back the friendship of Audrey, an annoying acquaintance she's been trying to dump for years. Meanwhile, Holly puts on a false front to impress a new guy.

006. "The Class Reunion"
Anxious to impress her classmates at a reunion, Ellen masquerades as a married cardiologist, which jeopardizes her romance with a former high-school heartthrob.

007. "The Tape"
Ellen and her friends make a frantic effort to retrieve a racy videotape that winds up in the wrong hands.

008. "The Boyfriend Stealer"
Things have changed at the bookstore for Ellen. A coffee shop has been added and its manager, Joe, is hired. Technically, Ellen is his boss, but she is uncomfortable in this role and Joe quickly becomes her nemesis. Meanwhile, Holly's boyfriend, Steve, convinces Ellen to get a big pay-per-view-boxing match on cable. When Holly steps away for a moment, Ellen thinks Steve is hitting on her.

009. "The Soft Touch"
Convinced she's responsible for getting a car salesman fired, Ellen hires him to work at Buy the Book. Meanwhile, Ellen's parents unwittingly put the brakes on her plans to buy a new car.

010. "A Kiss is Still A Kiss"
Ellen answers a personal ad and meets the man of her dreams. But when it comes to kissing, Mr. Right is all wrong.

011. "The Go-Between"
When Ellen fans a romantic flame between her boss and Adam, she's the one who may get burned.

012. "The Hand That Robs The Cradle"
Ellen feels old and out of it when she starts seeing a younger man. But her attempts to be cool leave her date lukewarm.

013. "The Houseguest"
Ellen's visiting cousin Tracy mistakenly thinks Ellen has intentionally sabotaged her Los Angeles vacation, and flees town with a notorious motorcycle gang - with Ellen in hot pursuit.
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What are you favorite episodes?

Who's your favorite character?

Ellen's hairdo, Adam's beard.

Or anything else you'd like to discuss about the first season.

[Adamantium]

What are you favorite episodes?
1. Pilot
7. The Tape
8. The Boyfriend Stealer

Who's your favorite character?

By this point, I'd say Adam Green is my favorite.

1. Adam Green
2. Anita Warrell
3. Joe Farrell
4. Ellen Morgan
5. Holly

Ellen's my second favorite character in season 3. Spence was my favorite, probably of the whole show.

[Joker85]

It's been a long time since I've seen seasons 2-5, but does it ever go into where Holly or Anita went? Anita disappeared halfway through this first season.

[Adamantium]

Originally posted by Joker85
It's been a long time since I've seen seasons 2-5, but does it ever go into where Holly or Anita went? Anita disappeared halfway through this first season.

Nope. I can understand Holly, somewhat. Afterall when the show came back it was revamped. However, since Anita left mid-season you think they would have mentioned something. Plus Maggie Wheeler was still in the opening credits.

[Adamantium]

The first season broadcast order is all screwed up. Take a look:

1. Pilot

Ellen . . . . . . Ellen DeGeneres
Holly . . . . . . Holly Fulger
Anita . . . . . Maggie Wheeler
Adam . . . . . Arye Gross

2. The Anchor

Ellen . . . . . . Ellen DeGeneres
Holly . . . . . . Holly Fulger
Anita . . . . . Maggie Wheeler
Adam . . . . . Arye Gross

3. A Kiss Is Still a Kiss

Ellen . . . . . . Ellen DeGeneres
Holly . . . . . . Holly Fulger
Adam . . . . . Arye Gross
*Joe . . . . . . David Anthony Higgins

4. The Class Reunion

Ellen . . . . . . Ellen DeGeneres
Holly . . . . . . Holly Fulger
Anita . . . . . Maggie Wheeler
Adam . . . . . Arye Gross

5. The Promotion

Ellen . . . . . . Ellen DeGeneres
Holly . . . . . . Holly Fulger
Anita . . . . . Maggie Wheeler
Adam . . . . . Arye Gross

6. The Hand That Robs the Cradle

Ellen . . . . . . Ellen DeGeneres
Holly . . . . . . Holly Fulger
Adam . . . . . Arye Gross
*Joe . . . . . . David Anthony Higgins

7. The Go-Between

Ellen . . . . . . Ellen DeGeneres
Holly . . . . . . Holly Fulger
Adam . . . . . Arye Gross
*Joe . . . . . . David Anthony Higgins

8. The Houseguest

Ellen . . . . . . Ellen DeGeneres
Holly . . . . . . Holly Fulger
Adam . . . . . Arye Gross
*Joe . . . . . . David Anthony Higgins

9. The Refrigerator

Ellen . . . . . . Ellen DeGeneres
Holly . . . . . . Holly Fulger
Anita . . . . . Maggie Wheeler
Adam . . . . . Arye Gross

10. The Soft Touch

Ellen . . . . . . Ellen DeGeneres
Holly . . . . . . Holly Fulger
Adam . . . . . Arye Gross
*Joe . . . . . . David Anthony Higgins

11. The Boyfriend Stealer

Ellen . . . . . . Ellen DeGeneres
Holly . . . . . . Holly Fulger
Adam . . . . . Arye Gross
*Joe . . . . . . David Anthony Higgins

60. The Tape (Aired as part of season 3)

Ellen . . . . . . Ellen DeGeneres
Holly . . . . . . Holly Fulger
Anita . . . . . Maggie Wheeler
Adam . . . . . Arye Gross

62. The Mugging (Aired as part of season 3)

Ellen . . . . . . Ellen DeGeneres
Holly . . . . . . Holly Fulger
Anita . . . . . Maggie Wheeler
Adam . . . . . Arye Gross