Ellen
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"Ellen" is an American television sitcom starring Ellen DeGeneres that became especially notable for its groundbreaking coming-out episode in the 1990s.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ellen (TV series) | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf | American television sitcom ⓘ |
| alternateTitle | These Friends of Mine (season 1 original title) ⓘ |
| associatedWith | LGBT rights movement in media ⓘ |
| basedOn | These Friends of Mine ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | multi-camera ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | American Broadcasting Company ⓘ |
| broadcastRegion | United States national network television ⓘ |
| characterPortrayedBy |
Ellen DeGeneres
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surface form:
Ellen Morgan – Ellen DeGeneres
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| culturalImpact | advanced LGBT representation on U.S. network television ⓘ |
| era | pre–Will & Grace network TV ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California
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| genre | sitcom ⓘ |
| hasEpisodeType | half-hour comedy ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Ellen Morgan ⓘ |
| hasOpeningTheme | instrumental theme (varied by season) ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
family relationships
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friendship ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ sexual identity ⓘ workplace life ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | Ellen Morgan ⓘ |
| leadActorSexualOrientation | lesbian ⓘ |
| leadCharacterSexualOrientation | lesbian ⓘ |
| LGBTTheme |
depicts coming out process
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features lesbian main character ⓘ |
| mainCharacterGender | female ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | bookstore employee ⓘ |
| mediaType | television series ⓘ |
| networkCensorshipIssues | yes ⓘ |
| notableEpisode | The Puppy Episode ⓘ |
| notableFor |
first prime-time network sitcom with openly lesbian lead character played by openly lesbian actor
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groundbreaking coming-out episode in the 1990s ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 5 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | ABC ⓘ |
| originalRunEnd | 1998 ⓘ |
| originalRunStart | 1994 ⓘ |
| productionCompany | Touchstone Television ⓘ |
| runtimePerEpisode | approximately 22 minutes ⓘ |
| setting |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California
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| starIsTitleCharacter | yes ⓘ |
| starring | Ellen DeGeneres ⓘ |
| targetAudience | prime-time network television viewers ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1990s American television ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
Ellen (TV series)