So I stay up every night to watch Ellen, the series, not the talk show, because I am one of the few misfortunate people who lack TiVo in the United States. So anyways, I have seen "The Puppy Episode" about a million times. "The Puppy Episode" is the one in which Ellen comes out. Now I was not the casual viewer who only watched Ellen to see that episode. I was a hardcore Ellen fan for years prior to that and had always watched her show. What I find amazing is now matter how many time I see it I always feel this rush of happiness and exhiliration for Ellen when she comes out. She was a groundbreaker and a visionary and people can say what they want about Ellen but at that moment she sacrificed a lot professionally and personally. I admire her for that.