Ellen: Hello, Dalai

Ellen: Hello, Dalai
ABC
February 19, 1997
Sitcom
DVD
B-

In this odd Idelson & Lotterstein story, Ellen and Peter go to a retreat run by Dalai Rajhavaari (Iqbal Theba, who was Dr. Bakshi on a couple Roseanne episodes earlier that season).  Peter hurts Ellen's feelings by saying he thinks she's not really happy or honest with herself.  (There's a big audience-tease when Peter "tells himself" he's gay and waits for Ellen to make a similar announcement.)  Meanwhile, someone robs the bookstore, tying up Ellen's four friends in the office, and we never see them rescued, although Ed is spoken of as due to come in in the morning.  Robber Don Yesso was previously Fight Fan #2.