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The Best Episodes of Dead Like Me Season 1

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Every episode of Dead Like Me Season 1 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Dead Like Me Season 1!

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...
Episodes
14
Avg. Rating
7.8
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  • Pilot
    8.3/10(867)
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    #1 - 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

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  • Rest in Peace
    8.2/10(488)
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    #2 - 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

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  • Reaping Havoc
    8.1/10(493)
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    #3 - 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

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  • Reaper Madness
    8.0/10(472)
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    #4 - 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

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  • A Cook
    7.9/10(442)
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    #5 - 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

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  • The Bicycle Thief
    7.9/10(437)
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    #6 - 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

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  • Reapercussions
    7.8/10(474)
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    #7 - 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

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  • Sunday Mornings
    7.8/10(437)
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    #8 - 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

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  • Vacation
    7.8/10(412)
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    #9 - 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

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  • My Room
    7.7/10(449)
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    #10 - 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

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  • Business Unfinished
    7.7/10(416)
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    #11 - 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

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  • Curious George
    7.6/10(499)
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    #12 - Curious George

    Season 1 Episode 3

    Aired 7/11/2003

    George discovers the price that the dead pay when they try to hang on to their past.

    Director: Peter Lauer

    Writer: Peter Ocko

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  • Dead Girl Walking
    7.5/10(560)
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    #13 - Dead Girl Walking

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 7/4/2003

    George tries to shirk her new grim reaper responsibilities, but discovers that doing so leads to nasty consequences for the souls. She also attempts to get a real job by once again gracing the doorway of the Happy Time Temp Agency.

    Director: Kevin Dowling

    Writer: Bryan Fuller

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  • Nighthawks
    6.7/10(482)
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    #14 - Nighthawks

    Season 1 Episode 12

    Aired 9/12/2003

    George panics when Rube is assigned to pop a soul at her family's home.

    Director: James Whitmore Jr.

    Writer: Stephen Godchaux, Bridget Carpenter

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"Pilot" is the best rated episode of "Dead Like Me" season 1. It scored 8.3/10 based on 867 votes. Directed by Scott Winant and written by Bryan Fuller, it aired on 6/27/2003. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Rest in Peace".