- Ellen DeGeneres as Ellen Richmond
- Jim Gaffigan as Rusty Carnouk
- Emily Rutherfurd as Catherine Richmond
- Martin Mull as Ed Munn
- Kerri Kenney as Pam
- Cloris Leachman as Dot Richmond
- Diane Delano as Bunny Hoppstetter
Guest stars
- Regan Burns as Officer "B" Arthur (Walden Pond) (Joe)
- John Francis Daley as Erik (Walden Pond)
- Susan Yeagley as Waitress (Chain Reaction)
- Marissa Jaret Winokur as Tina (Vanity Hair)
- Tom Poston as Joe (Joe)
- Betty White as Mrs. Gibson (Missing the Bus)
- Dakota Fanning as Young Ellen (Missing the Bus)
- Mary Tyler Moore as Aunt Mary (Ellen's First Christmess)
- Maureen McCormick as Rita Carter (Shallow Gal)
- Kaley Cuoco as Vanessa Carter (Shallow Gal)
- John Ritter as Percy Moss (Gathering Moss)
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