Ellen (TV Series)

The Puppy Episode (1997)

Ellen DeGeneres: Ellen Morgan

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• Ellen : You know how, uh, you know, you said in the room, you know, that you thought maybe I was... and I said no... no no no no... well, um, uh, I I I was thinkin' about it, you know? And I think that maybe I'm, um, I am, uh, I guess what I'm trying to say is: I did get the joke about the toaster oven.

  Susan : So, are you saying what I think you're trying to say?

  Ellen : What do you think I'm trying to say?

  Susan : Oh, I'm not going to say it again and be wrong.

  Ellen : No, you're not wrong. You're right. This is, uh, this is so hard. But I I I I think I've realized that I am... I can't even say the word. Why can't I say the word? I mean, why can't I just say... I mean, what is wrong? Why do I have to be so ashamed? I mean, why can't I just say the truth? I mean, be who I am. I'm thirty-five-years-old. I'm so afraid to tell people. I mean, I just... Susan...

  [Ellen leans forward towards Susan and inadvertently leans right in front of an PA microphone for the airplane terminal] 

  Ellen : [loud voice over the microphone]  I'm gay!

• Therapist : So, obviously you didn't "click" with Richard.

  [Ellen shakes her head] 

  Therapist : Was there ever anyone you felt you did "click" with?

  [Ellen nods her head] 

  Therapist : And what was his name?

  Ellen : Susan.

• Therapist : Well, Ellen... I am going to say this even though I may be out of line... but good for you. You're gay. So, what are you going to do now?

  Ellen Morgan : I'm going to Disneyland!

  Therapist : No, I mean do you plan on talking to your friends?

  Ellen Morgan : Of course. I'm not gonna stop talking to them just because I'm... Oh, you mean telling them that I'm gay? Oh, no. That's none of their business.

  Therapist : Well, do you think you would feel more comfortable talking to your parents?

  [Ellen's eyes widen with fear] 

  Ellen Morgan : All right, you win. I'll talk to my friends.

• Ellen Morgan : Do you think this is a bad idea? Telling people that I'm gay?

  Peter Barnes : Believe me, Ellen. Telling people is always hard. I remember when I came out to my parents. It was one summer when I was younger. I sat them down on our couch and said to them: "Mom, Dad, I've struggled with this for a long time. But this is who I am. Now, I can only hope you can be happy for me." For the rest of the summer, they remained silent. But the following autumn when I entered kindergarten, they were 100% behind me.

• Paige : [Opening scene: Ellen is selecting her clothes from the closet]  Ellen, are you coming out or not?

  Joe Farrell : Yeah, quit jerking us around and come out already!

  Ellen : Relax, what's the big deal, I've got a whole hour!

• Audrey : So, what should we call you, gay or lesbian?

  Ellen : How about "Ellen"?

• Audrey : You've been living in our world, now we want to experience your world.

  Ellen : Since when did my world become a lesbian coffeehouse?

• Audrey : The man has oppressed our people long enough. United we stand. Divided we fall. Queer nation one and all.

  Ellen : For the last time, Audrey, you're not a lesbian.

  Audrey : Well, I could be if it wasn't for my insatiable appetite for men.

• Therapist : Have you ever had this dream before?

  Ellen Morgan : Oh, not in a grocery store. Usually, I'm in a hardware store having lesbian keys made up.

  Therapist : Ellen, these dreams mean that your inner guilt about denying who you are is eating away at you. If you keep this to yourself, you're just going to continue having these dreams. And then it's going to start showing up in your waking life as these little clues that start getting more and more obvious, and eventually... tiresome.