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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!

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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

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Dead Like Me Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot
    8.3/10(947 votes)

    #1 - Pilot

    S1:E1

    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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  2. Dead Like Me Season 1 Episode 2 - Dead Girl Walking
    7.5/10(608 votes)

    #2 - Dead Girl Walking

    S1:E2

    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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  3. Dead Like Me Season 1 Episode 3 - Curious George
    7.6/10(543 votes)

    #3 - Curious George

    S1:E3

    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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  4. Dead Like Me Season 1 Episode 4 - Reapercussions
    7.8/10(516 votes)

    #4 - Reapercussions

    S1:E4

    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
    Writers:Dan E. Fesman, Harry Victor

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  5. Dead Like Me Season 1 Episode 5 - Reaping Havoc
    8.1/10(535 votes)

    #5 - Reaping Havoc

    S1:E5

    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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  6. Dead Like Me Season 1 Episode 6 - My Room
    7.7/10(489 votes)

    #6 - My Room

    S1:E6

    George meets her new roommate, Daisy Adair, a glamorous, but annoying 1930s ingenue-turned-reaper who has joined their group.

    Director:David Grossman
    Writers:Dan E. Fesman, Harry Victor

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  7. Dead Like Me Season 1 Episode 7 - Reaper Madness
    8.0/10(515 votes)

    #7 - Reaper Madness

    S1:E7

    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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  8. Dead Like Me Season 1 Episode 8 - A Cook
    7.9/10(484 votes)

    #8 - A Cook

    S1:E8

    George gets a pet and Rube takes a shift on the grill at Der Waffle Haus.

    Director:Kevin Dowling
    Writers:John Masius, Stephen Godchaux

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  9. Dead Like Me Season 1 Episode 9 - Sunday Mornings
    7.8/10(483 votes)

    #9 - Sunday Mornings

    S1:E9

    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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  10. Dead Like Me Season 1 Episode 10 - Business Unfinished
    7.7/10(456 votes)

    #10 - Business Unfinished

    S1:E10

    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
    Writers:Dan E. Fesman, Harry Victor, J. J. Philbin

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  11. Dead Like Me Season 1 Episode 11 - The Bicycle Thief
    7.9/10(479 votes)

    #11 - The Bicycle Thief

    S1:E11

    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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  12. Dead Like Me Season 1 Episode 12 - Nighthawks
    6.7/10(523 votes)

    #12 - Nighthawks

    S1:E12

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

    Director:James Whitmore Jr.
    Writers:Stephen Godchaux, Bridget Carpenter

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  13. Dead Like Me Season 1 Episode 13 - Vacation
    7.8/10(446 votes)

    #13 - Vacation

    S1:E13

    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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  14. Dead Like Me Season 1 Episode 14 - Rest in Peace
    8.3/10(528 votes)

    #14 - Rest in Peace

    S1:E14

    While George tries to get her old job back, her family prepares to visit her grave.

    Director:Helen Shaver
    Writers:John Masius, Stephen Godchaux

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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 947 votes. Directed by Scott Winant and written by Bryan Fuller, it aired on 6/27/2003. This episode is rated 0.8 points higher than the second-best, "Dead Girl Walking".