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The Worst Episodes of Dead Like Me

Every episode of Dead Like Me ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst 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

Worst Episodes Summary

"Nighthawks" is the worst rated episode of "Dead Like Me". It scored 6.7/10 based on 477 votes. Directed by James Whitmore Jr. and written by Stephen Godchaux, Bridget Carpenter, it aired on 9/12/2003. This episode scored 0.8 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Dead Girl Walking".

  • Nighthawks
    6.7/10477 votes
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    #1 - 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

  • Dead Girl Walking
    7.5/10548 votes
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    #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

  • Ashes to Ashes
    7.5/10352 votes
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    #3 - Ashes to Ashes

    Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 10/3/2004

    When George tries to pass herself off as the relative of a homeless man, she finds herself more involved in his death than she planned.

    Director: Michael Fresco

    Writer: Mona Mansour, Anna C. Miller

  • Curious George
    7.6/10493 votes
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    #4 - 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

  • My Room
    7.7/10444 votes
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    #5 - 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

  • Business Unfinished
    7.7/10411 votes
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    #6 - 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

  • Reapercussions
    7.8/10470 votes
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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

  • Sunday Mornings
    7.8/10431 votes
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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

  • Vacation
    7.8/10407 votes
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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

  • Send in the Clown
    7.8/10416 votes
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    #10 - 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

  • The Ledger
    7.8/10358 votes
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    #11 - 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

  • Be Still My Heart
    7.8/10359 votes
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    #12 - 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

  • Death Defying
    7.8/10370 votes
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    #13 - 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

  • A Cook
    7.9/10438 votes
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    #14 - 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

  • The Bicycle Thief
    7.9/10429 votes
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    #15 - 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

  • Reaper Madness
    8.0/10467 votes
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    #16 - 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

  • Ghost Story
    8.0/10395 votes
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    #17 - 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

  • In Escrow
    8.0/10367 votes
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    #18 - 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

  • Forget Me Not
    8.0/10374 votes
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    #19 - 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

  • Reaping Havoc
    8.1/10489 votes
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    #20 - 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

  • Hurry
    8.1/10382 votes
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    #21 - 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

  • Rites of Passage
    8.1/10395 votes
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    #22 - 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

  • The Escape Artist
    8.1/10375 votes
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    #23 - 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

  • Rest in Peace
    8.2/10483 votes
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    #24 - 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

  • The Shallow End
    8.2/10436 votes
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    #25 - 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