A pie-maker, with the power to bring dead people back to life, solves murder mysteries with his alive-again childhood sweetheart, a cynical private investigator, and a lovesick waitress.
A pie-maker, with the power to bring dead people back to life, solves murder mysteries with his alive-again childhood sweetheart, a cynical private investigator, and a lovesick waitress.
Season 1 episodes
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Ned works in a pie store and seems to lead a perfectly normal life. This, however, is far from the truth. Ned can, through the touch of his hand, wake people from the dead. He decides to use this ability of his to solve crimes, but this appears to be much more difficult than it sounds, when he gives life to his childhood crush, and decides to let keep living.
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Directed by Barry SonnenfeldWritten by Bryan FullerGuest stars Ed Brigadier, Patrick Breen, Brad Grunberg, David Trice, Sammi Hanratty, Julie Wittner, Sy Richardson, Terry Anzur
Ned, Emerson and Chuck visit the morgue to inspect the body of a victim of a car accident, a 45 year old man who specialized in automobile safety. The police is offering a reward to anyone who can find the killer and Emerson wants answers to be able to get the reward.
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Directed by Barry SonnenfeldWritten by Peter OckoGuest stars Jonathan Mangum, Patrick Fabian, Riki Lindhome, Omar Avila, Sy Richardson, Jon Eric Price, Matt Braunger, Taji Coleman
Chuck holds true to the threat she made in the pilot by baking anti-depressants into her aunt's food, in the form of Ned's pies. Olive delivers one to them and stumbles onto Chuck's secret. Now that she has dirt on Chuck - that her aunts think she's dead - will Olive use it against her to get Ned?
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Directed by Paul A. EdwardsWritten by Bryan FullerGuest stars Eddie Shin, Kristin Dos Santos, Raúl Esparza, Brad Grunberg, Sy Richardson, Leyna Nguyen, Victor Z. Isaac, Howard Mann
Emerson, Ned and Chuck are hired to prove that a pilot was murdered, rather than committing suicide, but soon become involved in a case of stolen jewelry and an escaped prisoner.
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Directed by Adam KaneWritten by Rina MimounGuest stars Jayma Mays, Dash Mihok, E.J. Callahan, Sy Richardson, Victor Z. Isaac, Vince Cefalu, Dan Glenn, Pamela Kosh
In this Halloween episode, Emerson and Olive track down "the ghost" who's been killing the jockeys at the old race arena where Olive used to race as a former jockey herself. With help from Ned and Chuck, they try to solve the big mystery.
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Directed by Peter O'FallonWritten by Kath LingenfelterGuest stars Barbara Barrie, Carlos Alazraqui, Hamish Linklater, Christopher Neiman, Ralph P. Martin, Jon Eric Price, Leyna Nguyen
Ned, Chuck, Emerson and Olive tackle a murder mystery involving a man who was murdered over a dog and claims to have been killed by his wife. Problem is, he's a polygamist with four wives.
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Directed by Allan KroekerWritten by Chad Gomez Creasey, Dara ResnikGuest stars Ed Brigadier, Joel McHale, Jessica Lundy, Jenny Wade, Mark Harelik, Lydia Look, Sammi Hanratty, Sy Richardson
Ned, Emerson, and Chuck's next case involves an olfactory assistant who was killed when her scratch-'n'-sniff book combusted.
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Directed by Lawrence TrillingWritten by Scott NimerfroGuest stars Tim Conlon, Christopher Sieber, Paul Reubens, Sarah Jayne Jensen, Tina Gloss, Victor Z. Isaac, Terry Anzur
Emerson, Ned and Chuck investigate the death of Tony DiNapoli, who appears to have been strangled by a woman. Meanwhile, business at the Pie Hole plummets when a new candy store opens in town. Alfredo Aldarisio returns and continues to pursue an oblivious Olive who, herself, still pines for affection from the Pie Maker.
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Directed by Allan KroekerWritten by Abby GewanterGuest stars Michael Cornacchia, Steve Hytner, Raúl Esparza, Sy Richardson, Molly Shannon, Mike White, Leyna Nguyen, Wesley Harris
Chuck learns the most shocking secret of her life and refuses to forgive Ned. In order to take the Pie Maker's mind off of Chuck, Emerson gets him to solve the mystery of a man killing life insurance agents and hiding them in snow banks. Oscar Vibenius returns to investigate why Chuck has an unique smell. Meanwhile, the aunts' antidepressant-laced pies begin to show some hallucinogenic effects.
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Directed by Brian DannellyWritten by Lisa JoyGuest stars Grant Shaud, Paul Reubens, Julia Campbell, Sammi Hanratty, Sy Richardson, Jeff Marlow, Michael Merton, Jon Eric Price
Bryan Fuller, Chad Gomez Creasey, Dara Resnik, Scott Nimerfro, Kath Lingenfelter, Peter Ocko, Aaron Harberts, Gretchen J. Berg, Abby Gewanter, Douglas Petrie, Rina Mimoun, Jim Danger Gray, Lisa Joy, Davey Holmes, Peter Ocko, Aaron Harberts, Gretchen J. Berg
Production details
Status
Ended
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
22
Original language
English
Networks & production
ABCUnited States
Living Dead Guy ProductionsUnited States
Jinks/Cohen CompanyUnited States
Warner Bros. TelevisionUnited States
Themes
back from the deadcheerfulchildhood sweetheartdark comedydeath of parenteccentricmagic realismmagic touch
