"Public Display of Affection" is the seventh episode of Season 5 of Ellen and the show's ninety-fourth episode overall. It originally aired on November 12, 1997 on ABC.
Plot[]
Ellen faces her toughest challenge yet when she finally gets to meet Laurie's 12-year-old daughter, Holly, on a movie date and the girl suddenly becomes angry after seeing that Ellen will not hold Laurie's hand in public.
Also, Laurie finally gets to meet Ellen's eccentric parents, Lois and Harold, at Ellen's house for dinner.
Trivia[]
- First appearance of Kayla Murphy as Holly Manning.
Opening Credits Gag[]
A card with "Ellen" written in red is shown propped in a blue, wooden patio chair next to a pair of black-and-white sneakers sitting on a patio table in front of a flowerbed.
Cast[]
- Ellen DeGeneres as Ellen Morgan
- Joely Fisher as Paige Clark
- Clea Lewis as Audrey Penney
- Steven Gilborn as Harold Morgan
- Alice Hirson as Lois Morgan
- Lisa Darr as Laurie Manning
- Kayla Murphy as Holly Manning
- Rachel Galvin as Moviegoer / Neighbor (uncredited)