Synopsis
Ellen Brewer is a Baltimore college professor living with her overbearing mother Sydney and recently divorced daughter Molly as well as young grandson Nick.
Episodes
Season 11E1PilotEllen Burstyn stars as a writer at a Baltimore college who lives in a brownstone with her mother, 25-year-old daughter and 5-year-old grandson. In the pilot, Nick's dog is about to have puppies. Ellen faces a troublesome student who never fulfills assignments.30m2E2Monkey BusinessMolly goes out on her first date since separating from her husband, but her date is more interested in Ellen.30m3E3Where There's a WillEllen decides to prepare her last will and testament, but she gains disapproval from her family when she suggests that a poverty-stricken student live in her home rent-free.30m4E4The Guest LecturerEllen is disillusioned when she meets an award-winning writer she has always admired.30m5E5Crime and PunishmentEllen must deal with a grouchy store owner when 6-year-old Nick steals an expensive toy.30m6E6Sydney's Night OutSydney's swept off her feet by a married man.30m7E7Reading Between the LinesEllen learns that her friend, a best-selling author, is illiterate.30m8E8Family AffairMolly has second thoughts about reconciling with her estranged husband.30m9E9Molly Sings the Blues30m10E10Writer, WrongerAn ex-convict enrolls in Ellen's writing class.30m11E11The BoxEllen finds a mysterious shoe box in a telephone booth. The box is labeled and she calls the owner only to be warned about opening the shoe box. The family becomes intrigued.30m12E12Writes of Passage30m13E13I'm Dancing Faster Than I CanAfter undergoing severe sleeplessness, Ellen goes to a physician. The medic prescribes her some vitamin pills. Ellen follows the treatment but its side effects soon show up, and she starts doing things faster than usual. Finally Sidney finds out that the medic was in fact a quack who gave Ellen amphetamines instead of vitamins.30m
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