"$5,000" is the twentieth episode of Season 2 of Ellen and the show's thirty-first episode overall. It originally aired on March 22, 1995 on ABC.
Plot[]
After unexpectedly receiving a $5,000 refund check from the IRS, Ellen decides to donate it to the Helping Hand Charity, much to Peter's delight.
Unfortunately, Ellen later finds out that she was never supposed to receive a check that large, and the IRS demands she return the money. But she runs into difficulty getting the money back when she finds out the donation has already been used to build a daycare center for children at the charity.
Meanwhile, Adam hires Paige to pose as various inanimate objects for a new photography gig he has, while Joe tries to make the coffee stand in the bookstore look more "American" out of fear of being deported back to Canada due to Ellen's problems with the IRS.
