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In 1997, Ellen DeGeneres made TV history when her character came out on her sitcom “Ellen,” a cultural flashpoint in America that today seems so long ago and recent at the same time. CNN takes a look back at “The Puppy Episode,” the story behind its name, how DeGeneres dropped those two words that shocked (and yet didn’t) the 42 million viewers who tuned in, and more:
https://flip.it/VPcVB-#Culture #TV #Ellen #LGBTQ #Comedy
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