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Season 2
Episode Number, Season Number, US Airdate, Episode Title
10. 2- 1 1 Oct 08 Bzzzzzzz!
The Critically Acclaimed Series, Nominated for 12 Emmy Awards, Makes its Second-Season Premiere, Wednesday, October 1
"Bzzzzzzzzz!" - Chuck goes undercover as a "Bee Girl" at a honey-based cosmetics company after their new spokesmodel (guest star Autumn Reeser) is stung to death. She soon discovers that office politics are killer (literally) between the founder (guest star Missi Pyle as Betty Bee) and the new owner (guest star French Stewart as Woolsey Nicholls). Meanwhile, Ned can't stand her growing independence - or the fact that she wants to move out of his apartment. In other developments, Lily spirits Olive off to a nunnery so she won't spill Lily's deep, dark secret, on the Second-Season premiere of ABC's critically-acclaimed "Pushing Daisies" - nominated for 12 Emmy Awards -- WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
"Pushing Daisies" stars Lee Pace as Ned, Anna Friel as Chuck, Chi McBride as Emerson Cod, Ellen Greene as Vivian, with Swoosie Kurtz as Lily and Kristin Chenoweth as Olive Snook. Jim Dale is the narrator.
Guest starring in "Bzzzzzzzzz!" are Field Cate as Young Ned, Sammi Hanratty Young Chuck, Sy Richardson as the coroner, Diana Scarwid as the Mother Superior, Peter Cambor as Dusty Fitz, Autumn Reeser as Kentucky Fitz, Missi Pyle as Betty Bee, Robin Gwynne as the customer and French Stewart as Woolsey Nicholls. "Bzzzzzzzzz!" was written by Bryan Fuller. Adam Kane directed the episode.
"Pushing Daisies is from Living Dead Guy Productions, The Jinks/Cohen Company, in association with Warner Bros. Television. Bryan Fuller ("Star Trek: Voyager," "Dead Like Me," "Wonderfalls"), Barry Sonnenfeld ("Addams Family," "Men in Black," "Get Shroty"), Dan Jinks & Bruce Cohen (Academy Award-winning producers of "American Beauty") and Peter Ocko ("Boston Legal") are executive producers. Fuller is also creator of the series.
11. 2- 2 8 Oct 08 Circus Circus
"Circus Circus"- Ned, Chuck and Emerson search for a missing teen (guest star Hayley McFarland as Nikki Heaps) who's run off to the circus . . . a circus where people keep turning up dead. Meanwhile, overcome with guilt, Lily pays Olive a visit at the nunnery, on "Pushing Daisies," WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
"Pushing Daisies" stars Lee Pace as Ned, Anna Friel as Chuck, Chi McBride as Emerson Cod, Ellen Greene as Vivian, with Swoosie Kurtz as Lily and Kristin Chenoweth as Olive Snook. Jim Dale is the narrator.
Guest starring in "Circus Circus" are Diana Scarwid as the Mother Superior, Nicole Greenwood as Ms. Moss, Rachael Harris as Georgeann Heaps, Casey Weiant as Randi Jean, Michael C. Alexander as customer no. 1, Theodore Zoumpoulidis as Pierre, Lee Arenberg as Bailey, Jackie Harris as Bailey's assistant/De Jong, Mark Povinelli as the small person, Googy Gress as Von Deenis and Hayley McFarland as Nikki Heaps.
"Circus Circus" was written by Peter Ocko. Lawrence Trilling directed the episode.
12. 2- 3 15 Oct 08 Bad Habits
"Bad Habits"- Chuck, Emerson and Ned go undercover as a Catholic nun and priests and pass themselves off as investigators from the Vatican to help Olive prove that her best pal at the nunnery (Mo Collins as Sister Larue) didn't kill herself, but was actually murdered, on "Pushing Daisies," WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
"Pushing Daisies" stars Lee Pace as Ned, Anna Friel as Chuck, Chi McBride as Emerson Cod, Ellen Greene as Vivian, with Swoosie Kurtz as Lily and Kristin Chenoweth as Olive Snook. Jim Dale is the narrator.
Guest starring in "Bad Habits" are Field Cate as Young Ned, Samantha Bailey as Young Olive, Diana Scarwid as the Mother Superior, Michael Hitchcock as Father Ed, Mary K. Devault as Sister Mary Christina, Mo Collins as Sister Larue, Graham McTavish as Hansel Von Getz, Diana Costa as Mother Snook and Marc Raducci as Father Snook.
"Bad Habits" was written by Gretchen J. Berg & Aaron Harberts. Peter O'Fallon directed the episode.
13. 2- 4 22 Oct 08 Frescorts
David Arquette Guest Stars as Randy Mann, Debra Mooney as Emerson's Mom, Calista Cod
"Frescorts" - When the most popular escort at a rent-a-friend agency turns up dead, the team investigates who killed him, including likely suspect Randy Mann (guest star David Arquette), the guy's antisocial, taxidermy-loving roommate. Meanwhile, Emerson's famed private investigator mom, Calista Cod (guest star Debra Mooney), pays an unexpected visit, on "Pushing Daisies," WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
"Pushing Daisies" stars Lee Pace as Ned, Anna Friel as Chuck, Chi McBride as Emerson Cod, Ellen Greene as Vivian, Field Cate as Young Ned, with Swoosie Kurtz as Lily and Kristin Chenoweth as Olive Snook. Jim Dale is the narrator.
Guest starring in "Frescorts" are Debra Mooney as Calista Cod, Steven Wash Jr. as Young Emerson, Hayes MacArthur as Buddy, Dana Davis as Barb, David Arquette as Randy Mann, Joshua Lebar as Joe, Alexandra Barreto as Veronica Villanueva and Phil Abrams as Dr. Eugene Halifax.
"Frescorts" was written by Lisa Joy. Peter Lauer directed the episode.
14. 2- 5 29 Oct 08 Dim Sum Lose Some
Stephen Root Guest Stars as Dwight Dixon
"Dim Sum Lose Some" - Ned is startled when a mysterious man (guest star Stephen Root) appears at the diner claiming to be an old friend and associate of his dad's - and asks for his help in finding him. Meanwhile, Emerson investigates a murder at a dim sum restaurant and reunites with Simone (guest star Christine Adams), the polygamist's widow and dog obedience trainer who once caught his eye, on "Pushing Daisies" WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
"Pushing Daisies" stars Lee Pace as Ned, Anna Friel as Chuck, Chi McBride as Emerson Cod, Ellen Greene as Vivian, Field Cate as Young Ned, with Swoosie Kurtz as Lily and Kristin Chenoweth as Olive Snook. Jim Dale is the narrator.
Guest starring in "Dim Sum Lose Some" are Stephen Root as Dwight Dixon, Daeg F. Faerch as Ingmar, Christine Adamas as Simone, Mae Hi as La Di Ting, Ping Wu as Bao, Andrea Lui as Mei, Blake Kushi as Rubbie, Ron Yuan as Shrimp Boy, Allen C. Liu as Perry the Busboy, Teddy Chen Culver as the Busboy, Chao-Li chi as Hua Jaing, Alex Miller as Maurice and Graham Miller as Ralston.
"Dim Sum Lose Some" was written by Davey Holmes. Lawrence Trilling directed the episode.
15. 2- 6 19 Nov 08 Oh Oh Oh...It's Magic
PUSHING DAISIES - "Oh Oh Oh . . . It's Magic" - Ned reluctantly agrees to help "The Great Herrmann" (guest star Fred Willard), a famed magician whose animal assistants are being mysteriously killed off. The magician has been a surrogate dad to Ned's half-brothers Maurice and Ralston (Alex Miller, Graham Miller) ever since their father walked out on them. Meanwhile, Dwight Dixon (guest star Stephen Root) insinuates himself into the Aunts' lives, but Lily is instantly suspicious of his motives, on "Pushing Daisies" WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
16. 2- 7 26 Nov 08 Robbing Hood
PUSHING DAISIES - "Robbing Hood"- Ned, Chuck and Emerson investigate the case of a dead millionaire (Shelley Berman) who may have been murdered by a latter-day Robin Hood (Danny Comden) . . . or his much-younger money grubbing widow (Jennifer Elise Cox). Meanwhile, Lily fumes as the suspicious Dwight Dixon (Stephen Root) begins romancing clueless Vivian, on "Pushing Daisies," WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
17. 2- 8 Comfort Food
18. 2- 9 Lighthouse
19. 2-10 The Norwegians
From Bryan Fuller ("Heroes," "Wonderfalls") and Barry Sonnenfeld ("Men in Black") comes a critically acclaimed series with an unprecedented blend of romance, fantasy and mystery, "Pushing Daisies," a forensic fairytale about Ned, a young man with a very special gift.
As a young boy Ned discovers that he can return the dead briefly to life with just one touch. But his random gift isn't without deadly consequences... as he soon finds out. He discovers the rules of his gift early: First touch - alive; second touch - dead again, forever; Keep something alive for more than a minute and something else has to die in its place.
Grown up Ned (Lee Pace) puts his talent to good use by touching dead fruit and making it ripe with everlasting flavor. He opens a pie shop. But his life as a pie maker gets more complicated when private investigator Emerson Cod (Chi McBride) discovers Ned's secret. Emerson convinces the cash-strapped Ned to help him solve murder cases (and collect a hefty reward fee) by raising the dead and getting them to name their killers.
Then Ned is handed the case that changes his life forever. His childhood sweetheart, Charlotte "Chuck" Charles (Anna Friel), is murdered on a cruise ship under strange circumstances. Her death brings him back to his hometown of Coeur d' Coeur to bring Chuck back to life, albeit briefly, and to solve the crime. But once reunited with Chuck, Ned can't bring himself to touch her again.
Chuck becomes the third partner in Ned and Emerson's PI enterprise, but she encourages them to use their skills for good, not just for profit. Ned is overjoyed to be reunited with Chuck, the only girl he's ever loved. Life would be perfect, except for one cruel twist: If Ned ever touches her again, she'll go back to being dead, this time for good.
This season Ned and Chuck's relationship begins to change as Chuck yearns for more independence and moves out of Ned's apartment - without Ned's support. Lovelorn waitress Olive Snook (Kristin Chenoweth) cracks under the pressure of keeping Aunt Lily's (Swoosie Kurtz) deep dark secret -- that Lily is Chuck's mother -- and runs off to a nunnery. Digby gets a new friend when Pigby, a hog with special talents, moves in. And the sudden appearance of mysterious Dwight Dixon (recurring guest star Stephen Root), supposedly an old friend of both Ned's and Chuck's father's, spells trouble for everyone.
"Pushing Daisies" was nominated for 12 Emmy Awards in its first season. Lee Pace, Anna Friel, Chi McBride, Ellen Greene, Field Cate, Swoosie Kurtz and Kristin Chenoweth star in the visually stunning series from Living Dead Guy Productions, The Jinks/Cohen Company, in association with Warner Bros. Television. Tony winner Jim Dale, reader of the "Harry Potter" series of audio books, is the narrator. In addition to Fuller and Sonnenfeld, Dan Jinks & Bruce Cohen (Academy Award winning producers of "American Beauty") and Peter Ocko ("Boston Legal") serve as executive producers.
As a young boy Ned discovers that he can return the dead briefly to life with just one touch. But his random gift isn't without deadly consequences... as he soon finds out. He discovers the rules of his gift early: First touch - alive; second touch - dead again, forever; Keep something alive for more than a minute and something else has to die in its place.
Grown up Ned (Lee Pace) puts his talent to good use by touching dead fruit and making it ripe with everlasting flavor. He opens a pie shop. But his life as a pie maker gets more complicated when private investigator Emerson Cod (Chi McBride) discovers Ned's secret. Emerson convinces the cash-strapped Ned to help him solve murder cases (and collect a hefty reward fee) by raising the dead and getting them to name their killers.
Then Ned is handed the case that changes his life forever. His childhood sweetheart, Charlotte "Chuck" Charles (Anna Friel), is murdered on a cruise ship under strange circumstances. Her death brings him back to his hometown of Coeur d' Coeur to bring Chuck back to life, albeit briefly, and to solve the crime. But once reunited with Chuck, Ned can't bring himself to touch her again.
Chuck becomes the third partner in Ned and Emerson's PI enterprise, but she encourages them to use their skills for good, not just for profit. Ned is overjoyed to be reunited with Chuck, the only girl he's ever loved. Life would be perfect, except for one cruel twist: If Ned ever touches her again, she'll go back to being dead, this time for good.
This season Ned and Chuck's relationship begins to change as Chuck yearns for more independence and moves out of Ned's apartment - without Ned's support. Lovelorn waitress Olive Snook (Kristin Chenoweth) cracks under the pressure of keeping Aunt Lily's (Swoosie Kurtz) deep dark secret -- that Lily is Chuck's mother -- and runs off to a nunnery. Digby gets a new friend when Pigby, a hog with special talents, moves in. And the sudden appearance of mysterious Dwight Dixon (recurring guest star Stephen Root), supposedly an old friend of both Ned's and Chuck's father's, spells trouble for everyone.
"Pushing Daisies" was nominated for 12 Emmy Awards in its first season. Lee Pace, Anna Friel, Chi McBride, Ellen Greene, Field Cate, Swoosie Kurtz and Kristin Chenoweth star in the visually stunning series from Living Dead Guy Productions, The Jinks/Cohen Company, in association with Warner Bros. Television. Tony winner Jim Dale, reader of the "Harry Potter" series of audio books, is the narrator. In addition to Fuller and Sonnenfeld, Dan Jinks & Bruce Cohen (Academy Award winning producers of "American Beauty") and Peter Ocko ("Boston Legal") serve as executive producers.
Season 2
Episode Number, Season Number, US Airdate, Episode Title
10. 2- 1 1 Oct 08 Bzzzzzzz!
The Critically Acclaimed Series, Nominated for 12 Emmy Awards, Makes its Second-Season Premiere, Wednesday, October 1
"Bzzzzzzzzz!" - Chuck goes undercover as a "Bee Girl" at a honey-based cosmetics company after their new spokesmodel (guest star Autumn Reeser) is stung to death. She soon discovers that office politics are killer (literally) between the founder (guest star Missi Pyle as Betty Bee) and the new owner (guest star French Stewart as Woolsey Nicholls). Meanwhile, Ned can't stand her growing independence - or the fact that she wants to move out of his apartment. In other developments, Lily spirits Olive off to a nunnery so she won't spill Lily's deep, dark secret, on the Second-Season premiere of ABC's critically-acclaimed "Pushing Daisies" - nominated for 12 Emmy Awards -- WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
"Pushing Daisies" stars Lee Pace as Ned, Anna Friel as Chuck, Chi McBride as Emerson Cod, Ellen Greene as Vivian, with Swoosie Kurtz as Lily and Kristin Chenoweth as Olive Snook. Jim Dale is the narrator.
Guest starring in "Bzzzzzzzzz!" are Field Cate as Young Ned, Sammi Hanratty Young Chuck, Sy Richardson as the coroner, Diana Scarwid as the Mother Superior, Peter Cambor as Dusty Fitz, Autumn Reeser as Kentucky Fitz, Missi Pyle as Betty Bee, Robin Gwynne as the customer and French Stewart as Woolsey Nicholls. "Bzzzzzzzzz!" was written by Bryan Fuller. Adam Kane directed the episode.
"Pushing Daisies is from Living Dead Guy Productions, The Jinks/Cohen Company, in association with Warner Bros. Television. Bryan Fuller ("Star Trek: Voyager," "Dead Like Me," "Wonderfalls"), Barry Sonnenfeld ("Addams Family," "Men in Black," "Get Shroty"), Dan Jinks & Bruce Cohen (Academy Award-winning producers of "American Beauty") and Peter Ocko ("Boston Legal") are executive producers. Fuller is also creator of the series.
11. 2- 2 8 Oct 08 Circus Circus
"Circus Circus"- Ned, Chuck and Emerson search for a missing teen (guest star Hayley McFarland as Nikki Heaps) who's run off to the circus . . . a circus where people keep turning up dead. Meanwhile, overcome with guilt, Lily pays Olive a visit at the nunnery, on "Pushing Daisies," WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
"Pushing Daisies" stars Lee Pace as Ned, Anna Friel as Chuck, Chi McBride as Emerson Cod, Ellen Greene as Vivian, with Swoosie Kurtz as Lily and Kristin Chenoweth as Olive Snook. Jim Dale is the narrator.
Guest starring in "Circus Circus" are Diana Scarwid as the Mother Superior, Nicole Greenwood as Ms. Moss, Rachael Harris as Georgeann Heaps, Casey Weiant as Randi Jean, Michael C. Alexander as customer no. 1, Theodore Zoumpoulidis as Pierre, Lee Arenberg as Bailey, Jackie Harris as Bailey's assistant/De Jong, Mark Povinelli as the small person, Googy Gress as Von Deenis and Hayley McFarland as Nikki Heaps.
"Circus Circus" was written by Peter Ocko. Lawrence Trilling directed the episode.
12. 2- 3 15 Oct 08 Bad Habits
"Bad Habits"- Chuck, Emerson and Ned go undercover as a Catholic nun and priests and pass themselves off as investigators from the Vatican to help Olive prove that her best pal at the nunnery (Mo Collins as Sister Larue) didn't kill herself, but was actually murdered, on "Pushing Daisies," WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
"Pushing Daisies" stars Lee Pace as Ned, Anna Friel as Chuck, Chi McBride as Emerson Cod, Ellen Greene as Vivian, with Swoosie Kurtz as Lily and Kristin Chenoweth as Olive Snook. Jim Dale is the narrator.
Guest starring in "Bad Habits" are Field Cate as Young Ned, Samantha Bailey as Young Olive, Diana Scarwid as the Mother Superior, Michael Hitchcock as Father Ed, Mary K. Devault as Sister Mary Christina, Mo Collins as Sister Larue, Graham McTavish as Hansel Von Getz, Diana Costa as Mother Snook and Marc Raducci as Father Snook.
"Bad Habits" was written by Gretchen J. Berg & Aaron Harberts. Peter O'Fallon directed the episode.
13. 2- 4 22 Oct 08 Frescorts
David Arquette Guest Stars as Randy Mann, Debra Mooney as Emerson's Mom, Calista Cod
"Frescorts" - When the most popular escort at a rent-a-friend agency turns up dead, the team investigates who killed him, including likely suspect Randy Mann (guest star David Arquette), the guy's antisocial, taxidermy-loving roommate. Meanwhile, Emerson's famed private investigator mom, Calista Cod (guest star Debra Mooney), pays an unexpected visit, on "Pushing Daisies," WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
"Pushing Daisies" stars Lee Pace as Ned, Anna Friel as Chuck, Chi McBride as Emerson Cod, Ellen Greene as Vivian, Field Cate as Young Ned, with Swoosie Kurtz as Lily and Kristin Chenoweth as Olive Snook. Jim Dale is the narrator.
Guest starring in "Frescorts" are Debra Mooney as Calista Cod, Steven Wash Jr. as Young Emerson, Hayes MacArthur as Buddy, Dana Davis as Barb, David Arquette as Randy Mann, Joshua Lebar as Joe, Alexandra Barreto as Veronica Villanueva and Phil Abrams as Dr. Eugene Halifax.
"Frescorts" was written by Lisa Joy. Peter Lauer directed the episode.
14. 2- 5 29 Oct 08 Dim Sum Lose Some
Stephen Root Guest Stars as Dwight Dixon
"Dim Sum Lose Some" - Ned is startled when a mysterious man (guest star Stephen Root) appears at the diner claiming to be an old friend and associate of his dad's - and asks for his help in finding him. Meanwhile, Emerson investigates a murder at a dim sum restaurant and reunites with Simone (guest star Christine Adams), the polygamist's widow and dog obedience trainer who once caught his eye, on "Pushing Daisies" WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
"Pushing Daisies" stars Lee Pace as Ned, Anna Friel as Chuck, Chi McBride as Emerson Cod, Ellen Greene as Vivian, Field Cate as Young Ned, with Swoosie Kurtz as Lily and Kristin Chenoweth as Olive Snook. Jim Dale is the narrator.
Guest starring in "Dim Sum Lose Some" are Stephen Root as Dwight Dixon, Daeg F. Faerch as Ingmar, Christine Adamas as Simone, Mae Hi as La Di Ting, Ping Wu as Bao, Andrea Lui as Mei, Blake Kushi as Rubbie, Ron Yuan as Shrimp Boy, Allen C. Liu as Perry the Busboy, Teddy Chen Culver as the Busboy, Chao-Li chi as Hua Jaing, Alex Miller as Maurice and Graham Miller as Ralston.
"Dim Sum Lose Some" was written by Davey Holmes. Lawrence Trilling directed the episode.
15. 2- 6 19 Nov 08 Oh Oh Oh...It's Magic
PUSHING DAISIES - "Oh Oh Oh . . . It's Magic" - Ned reluctantly agrees to help "The Great Herrmann" (guest star Fred Willard), a famed magician whose animal assistants are being mysteriously killed off. The magician has been a surrogate dad to Ned's half-brothers Maurice and Ralston (Alex Miller, Graham Miller) ever since their father walked out on them. Meanwhile, Dwight Dixon (guest star Stephen Root) insinuates himself into the Aunts' lives, but Lily is instantly suspicious of his motives, on "Pushing Daisies" WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
16. 2- 7 26 Nov 08 Robbing Hood
PUSHING DAISIES - "Robbing Hood"- Ned, Chuck and Emerson investigate the case of a dead millionaire (Shelley Berman) who may have been murdered by a latter-day Robin Hood (Danny Comden) . . . or his much-younger money grubbing widow (Jennifer Elise Cox). Meanwhile, Lily fumes as the suspicious Dwight Dixon (Stephen Root) begins romancing clueless Vivian, on "Pushing Daisies," WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 26 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
17. 2- 8 Comfort Food
18. 2- 9 Lighthouse
19. 2-10 The Norwegians
