Season 3 - Episode Guide

Ellen's world is shaken up by an earthquake and the arrival of her cousin Spence.

Inspired by Paige and Adam's successes after the earthquake, Ellen hits the road in search of a dream...any dream.

Ellen is angst-ridden after she tapes an episode of "thirtysomething" over a video of Paige's sister giving birth to twins.

Spence has a one-night stand with a woman but is not inclined to call her again, even though Ellen thinks he should.

Adam is leaving to take a job in London, and the parting is such sweet sorrow for Ellen.

Spence is in a dark mood on Halloween; Audrey treats herself to a job at Ellen's bookstore.

After going through therapy, Ellen's mom decides she wants to be her pal, which is more than Ellen can handle.

Martha Stewart appears at a book-signing at Ellen's store, inspiring Ellen to plan a dinner party for a few friends.

Carrie Fisher plays the "best friend" in Paige's first film, which features Ellen's bookstore as a location.

Spence's dad wants him to return to medical practice.

Ellen has to choose which members of her reading group will appear on a highbrow TV show called "Book Chat."

Ellen's parents give her a burial plot for Christmas, leaving her to ponder how wonderful her life is.

Everyone's along for the limo ride when Paige gets invited to a bash for John Travolta in a secret locale.

Ellen's bookstore is robbed, and a detective steals Paige's heart.

When Audrey buys a car, she becomes part of a cultish club of auto owners who really---really---love their wheels.

As a faux witness, Ellen makes a mockery of Spence's mock trial for law school.

Curious about how she would be as a mom, Ellen volunteers to look after the daughter of Paige's boyfriend.

Ellen tries to save a 65-year-old lobster from a restaurant's pot---an act that mirrors a real-life effort by Mary Tyler Moore (who appears as herself).

Paige accepts Matt's marriage proposal, but finds the small diamond on her engagement ring unacceptable.

Ellen puts off firing Audrey when Audrey's wealthy parents give Ellen a large sum to keep her employed.

Hipsters come to hang out when a musical-comedy duo---who are so bad they're good---entertain at Ellen's bookstore.

While at the doctor's office for a mammogram, Ellen becomes buddies with another patient.

Bad omens loom over the bachelorette party that Ellen and Audrey throw for Paige.

Ellen is given the task of making everything run smoothly for Paige's wedding. But everything doesn't.

In an unaired episode from the show's first season, Ellen and her friends must retrieve a racy videotape of one of Ellen's pals.

Ellen discovers Spence and Paige in a liplock before Paige's wedding ceremony.

Ellen comes forward as a witness to a mugging she didn't actually see.