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The Best Episodes of Dead Like Me Season 1

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 of others as they die, she suddenly finds herself an unwilling participant in a line of work she never knew existed: Grim Reaping!

Genres:Sci-Fi & FantasyDramaComedy
Network:Showtime

Season 1 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Dead Like Me" season 1 is "Pilot", rated 8.3/10 from 841 user votes. It was directed by Scott Winant and written by Bryan Fuller. "Pilot" aired on 6/27/2003 and is rated 0.8 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Dead Girl Walking".

  • Pilot
    8.3/10 841 votes

    #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

  • Dead Girl Walking
    7.5/10 544 votes

    #2 - 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

  • Curious George
    7.6/10 489 votes

    #3 - 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

  • Reapercussions
    7.8/10 466 votes

    #4 - 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

  • Reaping Havoc
    8.1/10 485 votes

    #5 - 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

  • My Room
    7.7/10 441 votes

    #6 - 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

  • Reaper Madness
    8.0/10 465 votes

    #7 - 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

  • A Cook
    7.9/10 435 votes

    #8 - 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

  • Sunday Mornings
    7.8/10 428 votes

    #9 - 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

  • Business Unfinished
    7.7/10 408 votes

    #10 - 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 Bicycle Thief
    7.9/10 427 votes

    #11 - 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

  • Nighthawks
    6.7/10 474 votes

    #12 - 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: Bridget Carpenter, Stephen Godchaux

  • Vacation
    7.8/10 405 votes

    #13 - 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

  • Rest in Peace
    8.2/10 481 votes

    #14 - 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