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Veronica Mars S1E1 — Pilot
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Veronica Mars•Season 1•Episode 1

Pilot

8.0/10 · 2,039 votesSep 22, 200438 min

Ranked #5 of 22 in Season 1•+0.2 vs season avg

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While trying to navigate the everyday drama of high school, the smart, fearless, 17-year-old Veronica Mars also moonlights as an apprentice private investigator out to solve her wealthy town of Neptune's toughest mysteries. After coming to the aid of the new kid, sophomore Wallace Fennel,

Directed byMark Piznarski
Written byRob Thomas
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Cast6

Kristen Bell

Kristen Bell

Veronica Mars

Enrico Colantoni

Enrico Colantoni

Keith Mars

Percy Daggs III

Percy Daggs III

Wallace Fennel

Jason Dohring

Jason Dohring

Logan Echolls

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Teddy Dunn

Duncan Kane

Francis Capra

Francis Capra

Eli 'Weevil' Navarro

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Mark Piznarski

Director

Rob Thomas

Rob Thomas

Writer

Robert Frazen

Robert Frazen

Editor

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Episode Summary

"Pilot" is episode 1 of Veronica Mars season 1. It scored 8.0/10 from 2,039 votes, ranking #5 of 22 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by Mark Piznarski and written by Rob Thomas, it aired on September 22, 2004.

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