Fine, We Will Cover Ellen’s “The Puppy Episode”
Added 2023-10-04 06:02:08 +0000 UTC“The Puppy Episode” (April 30, 1997)
After a great deal of self-reflection, we decided that maybe it was worth discussing the most famous episode of Ellen Degeneres’ 90s sitcom, even if it is the most analyzed piece of LGBTQ-centric television ever. Whether we were correct in thinking this remains up to you, but we nonetheless have offerings of talking points about this hourlong coming out extravaganza, including but not limited to how much of this show’s latter existence was dedicated to meta commentary. If nothing else, Ellen — the peron *and* the show — understood how people were interpreting all this.
Watch: the supercut of all the foreshadowing leading up to Ellen’s coming out, compiled by Becky Burning so I didn’t have to.
Read: the 1994 L.A. Times piece about the drama going on backstage during Ellen’s first season.
Listen: our episode about the subsequent installment of Ellen.
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Comments
I… have looked this up and confirmed it and I’m shocked I didn’t know this.
Drew Mackie
2023-10-27 21:35:10 +0000 UTCThis is way after the fact, but I think Laura Dern and Billy Bob Thornton were in a long term relationship when this was released which might better explain the slingblade jokes and his cameo. If I'm remembering my mid to late 90s celebrity gossip correctly they broke up after she found out he was having an affair with Angelina Jolie
carolyn kohl
2023-10-27 07:19:48 +0000 UTCI came out to my parents in March of 1998 at the age of 16. My dad blamed Ellen for making me gay. Aside from that they took the news okay.
John Jones
2023-10-04 23:39:30 +0000 UTC
