8.6/10519 votesLoading...#1 - Haunted
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 10/31/2004
Halloween is a busy day for the Reapers as a serial killer stalks the city.
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Writer: John Masius, Stephen Godchaux
8.5/10431 votesLoading...#2 - Always
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 10/24/2004
George and Rube both find themselves coming face to face with their past lives.
Director: Sarah Pia Anderson
Writer: N/A
8.3/10851 votesLoading...#3 - Pilot
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 6/27/2003
When smart, cynical 18-year-old George is killed by an errant toilet seat falling from space, she joins the ranks of an undead group of grim reapers. As she clumsily learns to adjust to her new role in the afterlife, George haphazardly hurtles towards her first dreaded assignment: to collect the soul of a little girl.
Director: Scott Winant
Writer: Bryan Fuller
8.3/10405 votesLoading...#4 - Last Call
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 10/17/2004
George regrets the things she didn't accomplish in her life, while Mason prepares to move on in the afterlife. Meanwhile, Reggie stays home alone.
Director: Steve Beers
Writer: N/A
8.2/10483 votesLoading...#5 - Rest in Peace
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 9/26/2003
While George tries to get her old job back, her family prepares to visit her grave.
Director: Helen Shaver
Writer: John Masius, Stephen Godchaux
8.2/10436 votesLoading...#6 - The Shallow End
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 8/15/2004
George reflects back on her childhood and decides that the secret to popularity is being mean to people.
Director: Sarah Pia Anderson
Writer: Stephen Godchaux, Karl Gajdusek
8.1/10489 votesLoading...#7 - Reaping Havoc
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 7/25/2003
George realizes that even the undead need friends, but she loses one when a reaper decides to jump to the other side.
Director: James Marshall
Writer: J. J. Philbin
8.1/10382 votesLoading...#8 - Hurry
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 8/22/2004
Deadlines loom large as the reapers snatch some hurried souls and George helps Delores impress an efficiency expert studying Happy Time's operations.
Director: Robert Duncan McNeill
Writer: Bridget Carpenter, Stephen Godchaux
8.1/10395 votesLoading...#9 - Rites of Passage
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 9/5/2004
George experiences the power of celebrity death when she plucks the soul of a rock star.
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Writer: Stephen Godchaux, Karl Gajdusek
8.1/10375 votesLoading...#10 - The Escape Artist
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 9/12/2004
George nearly falls for someone she is supposed to reap, while Reggie makes friends with a young pet reaper.
Director: David Grossman
Writer: Bridget Carpenter
8.0/10467 votesLoading...#11 - Reaper Madness
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 8/8/2003
George gets her first post-mortem kiss from a doomed schizophrenic who can see the gravelings.
Director: Robert Duncan McNeill
Writer: Tom Spezialy
8.0/10395 votesLoading...#12 - Ghost Story
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 8/8/2004
In an attempt to bond with her co-workers, George goes on the annual Happy Time retreat, but she can't escape her duties as a grim reaper.
Director: Milan Cheylov
Writer: Annie Weisman, Stephen Godchaux
8.0/10367 votesLoading...#13 - In Escrow
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 8/29/2004
George faces her first big decision at Happy Time, and Joy looks forward to a new life after accepting an offer on the family home.
Director: Steve Beers
Writer: Annie Weisman, Stephen Godchaux
8.0/10374 votesLoading...#14 - Forget Me Not
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 10/10/2004
Ray and Mason fight for Daisy's affection, and George must persuade an old lady that she has really died.
Director: Brad Turner
Writer: N/A
7.9/10438 votesLoading...#15 - A Cook
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 8/15/2003
George gets a pet and Rube takes a shift on the grill at Der Waffle Haus.
Director: Kevin Dowling
Writer: John Masius, Stephen Godchaux
7.9/10429 votesLoading...#16 - The Bicycle Thief
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 9/5/2003
Needing money to buy a bicycle, George gets a new job -- and an awkward farewell party at Happy Time - while her fellow reapers face their own complications.
Director: Peter Lauer
Writer: Paul Lieberstein
7.8/10470 votesLoading...#17 - Reapercussions
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 7/18/2003
George finds a loophole in the "reaper rules" and decides to spare her next soul, but quickly learns that if you flip off Fate, Fate flings it back at you ten-fold.
Director: Peter Lauer
Writer: Dan E. Fesman, Harry Victor
7.8/10431 votesLoading...#18 - Sunday Mornings
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 8/22/2003
George makes a new friend and discovers her dad is not the person she thought he was, while Roxy's actions cause an obnoxious lout to find religion.
Director: Peter Lauer
Writer: Peter Ocko
7.8/10407 votesLoading...#19 - Vacation
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 9/19/2003
Death takes a holiday and the reapers use the break to catch up on some paperwork.
Director: David Grossman
Writer: Peter Ocko
7.8/10416 votesLoading...#20 - Send in the Clown
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 7/25/2004
At her day job, George gets to train the boss's cute, but dumb, nephew, while Mason dresses as a clown to reap a soul at a kid's birthday party.
Director: James Whitmore Jr.
Writer: N/A
7.8/10358 votesLoading...#21 - The Ledger
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 8/1/2004
George figures that with all the bad luck she had while she was alive, things might even out in the afterlife. But death isn't like that.
Director: Jeff Woolnough
Writer: Bridget Carpenter, Stephen Godchaux
7.8/10359 votesLoading...#22 - Be Still My Heart
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 9/19/2004
George reunites with her new love at his father's funeral.
Director: Tony Westman
Writer: Annie Weisman
7.8/10370 votesLoading...#23 - Death Defying
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 9/26/2004
After losing her virginity to Trip, George sours on love when he doesn't call.
Director: David Grossman
Writer: Karl Gajdusek
7.7/10444 votesLoading...#24 - My Room
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 8/1/2003
George meets her new roommate, Daisy Adair, a glamorous, but annoying 1930s ingenue-turned-reaper who has joined their group.
Director: David Grossman
Writer: Dan E. Fesman, Harry Victor
7.7/10411 votesLoading...#25 - Business Unfinished
Season 1 Episode 10 - Aired 8/29/2003
Daisy enlists George's help in fleecing a wealthy society matron's son, and Roxy faces her annual struggle to come to terms with her death.
Director: David Straiton
Writer: Dan E. Fesman, Harry Victor, J. J. Philbin
The Best Episodes of Dead Like Me
Every episode of Dead Like Me ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Dead Like Me!
When her life comes to an abrupt end, George discovers that death is nothing like she thought it would be. Recruited to collect the souls...
Genres:Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaComedy
Network:Showtime
Best Episodes Summary
"Haunted" is the best rated episode of "Dead Like Me". It scored 8.6/10 based on 519 votes. Directed by James Whitmore Jr. and written by John Masius, Stephen Godchaux, it aired on 10/31/2004. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Always".