Pushing Daisies:

Pushing Daisies: Pie-lette

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Ned works in a pie store and seems to lead a perfectly normal life. This, however, is far from the truth. Through his touch, Ned is able to wake people from the dead. He decides to use this ability of his to solve crimes. But this proves complicated, when he gives life back to his childhood crush, and decides to let her keep living. Read full recap »

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Writers:: Bryan Fuller

Director:: Barry Sonnenfeld

Stars:: Ellen Greene (Vivian Charles); Anna Friel (Charlotte "Chuck" Charles); Chi McBride (Emerson Cod); Kristin Chenoweth (Olive Snook); Swoosie Kurtz (Lillian "Lily" Charles); Lee Pace (Ned); Jim Dale (Narrator)

Recurring Role:: Tina Gloss (Ned's Mother); Field Cate (Young Ned); Sammi Hanratty (Young Chuck); Sy Richardson (Coroner); Leyna Nguyen (Newscaster 2)

Guest Star:: Jeff Wolfe (Shiny Shoes Killer); Brad Grunberg (Funeral Director); Patrick Breen (Leo Gaswint); Greg Suddeth (Gravedigger 1); Julie Wittner (Deedee Duffield); Ed Brigadier (Minister 1); Ted Garcia (Newscaster 1); David Trice (Martin Miltenberger); Terry Anzur (Newscaster 3); Murray Gershenz (Rabbi); Geraud Moncure (Newscaster 4)

When Deedee is about to be revived, and Chuck removes the plastic bag from her head, you can see that she is breathing (her upper torso moves) and that her eyelids move. edit »
Right after Chuck is alive again she has to get into the coffin to be hidden. She lays her head down to the right side of the coffin, despite the fact that the pillow was on the other side when she was dead. edit »
The town name "C�ur d'C�urs is incorrect French. Since "c�urs" begins with a consonant, it should be "C�urs de c�urs". "C�ur de c�urs" means "heart of hearts," as in the heart of something that is made of hearts. The expression is similar to the type of white wine "blanc de blancs": white wine that comes from white grapes. edit »
The angle on Aunt Lily's view/non-view of Chuck is incorrect. Given the angle, Lily should be able to see Chuck with her left unimpaired eye, which has a view ahead of her out beyond the angle of the wall. The wall on her right would impede her right eye, assuming she could see with it, but it wouldn't block her left eye as shown. edit »
The end credits erroneously say that Matthew Miltenberger's first name is Martin. edit »

Michael Weaver was nominated for the 2008 ASC Award for "Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Movies of the Week/Mini-Series'/Pilot" for this episode. Michael Wylie and William J. Durrell Jr. were nominated for the 2008 Excellence in Production Design Award for "Television - Single Camera Television Series" for this episode. Barry Sonnenfeld, Gabriela Vazquez, Chris Soldo, Greg Hale and Renee Hill won the 2008 DGA Award for "Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy Series" for this episode. Bryan Fuller was nominated for the 2008 Edgar Award for "Best Television Episode Teleplay" for this episode. Craig Weiss Toni, Pace Carstensen, Brian Vogt and Jimmy Berndt were nominated for the 2008 VES Award for "Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Broadcast Program" for this episode. Bryan Fuller was nominated for the 2008 WGA Award (TV) for "Episodic Comedy" for this episode. edit »
For this episode, Bryan Fuller was nominated for an Emmy for "Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series." The episode was also nominated for "Outstanding Art Direction For A Single-camera Series", "Outstanding Costumes For A Series", "Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series" and "Outstanding Picture Editing For A Comedy Series (single Or Multi-camera)." It won the latter two. edit »
International Air Dates:
Israel: April 9, 2008 on YES Stars 1.
Latin America: April 10, 2008 on Warner Channel.
UK: April 12, 2008 on ITV1.
Denmark: February 1, 2008 on SBS Net
The Netherlands: August 19, 2008 on Net 5
Germany: October 22, 2008 on ProSieben
Belgium: October 8, 2008 on VT4 edit »
Differences between the aired version and the screener version:
* The exterior of The Pie Hole has changed. The apartment that Ned lives in is now over the crust instead of as a separate building next to the restaurant.
* Vivian's line after Ned's response to "Do you like girls?": "Didn't want to assume" was deleted.
* There are some score cue changes.
* Part of the scene between Emerson, Ned and the aunts was re-shot, and another shot of Chuck looking in the window was added.
* Matthew Miltenberger's death was changed from being murdered in a public restroom to being found dead in a lobster tank of a steak restaurant. Plus, he is a scuba diver, while in the screener version, his occupation is not given.
* In the screener, the title of the show is not given until the end over the field of daisies. The title is now shown in a brief title sequence at the end of Act 1. edit »
Some people compare Pushing Daisies to The Fabulous Destiny of Am�lie Poulain, saying Pushing Daisies is inspired by Am�lie. This connection can also be seen when Ned visits Chuck's aunts and the song "Guilty" by Gus Kahn and Richard A. Whiting, part of the soundtrack of Am�lie, is being played. edit »

Narrator: Chuck came ready-made from the Play Dough factory of life. edit »
Ned: What if you didn't have to be dead?
Chuck: That would be preferable. edit »
Ned: I wish I could give you an emotional Heimlich so you could cough up that fear and anxiety, but I can't. edit »
Leo: (points to his missing right jaw area) Do I have something right here?
Ned: No, there's nothing right there. edit »
Emerson: (About Leo's "alleged" murderer, his dog, Cantaloupe) Cantaloupe was framed; someone put a part of the victim in her mouth.
Ned: Huh.
Emerson: Hey, docile as a kitten, says the family.
Ned: Despite it being a Chow, the breed most likely to turn on its owner?
Emerson: Hey, hey! That's racial profiling. edit »

Narrator: Only Sleeping Beauty could know how she felt at this moment.
Once again, a reference to the fairy tale of Sleeping Beauty. This time it is from the point of view of the princess. edit »
Narrator: Only Prince Charming could know how the piemaker felt upon looking at her.
Allusion to the fairy tale Sleeping Beauty in which the kiss of a young prince awakens a princess who had been sleeping for 100 years after a curse was placed upon her. edit »

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maggie712
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Pie-lette
The Bottom Line: "Pilot episode"
Meet Ned, the Pie Maker! ...Continue »
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captainbritain
member since: Mar 30, 2008
Pie-lette
The Bottom Line: "Pilot episode"
This show is about Ned, who has the gift of touching items, things and beings and returning them to a living state. However, this has a drawback, something else must die in the place of the resurrected item or being. ...Continue »
06/05/08 01:01pm | report abuse
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exterminator25
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Pie-lette
The Bottom Line: "Pilot episode"
This show is awesome! ...Continue »
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glassonion815
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The Bottom Line: "Pilot episode"
Loved it! ...Continue »
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chupisfunky
member since: Jan 11, 2008
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The Bottom Line: "A very special episode"
Un excelente comienzo para una serie t�n m�gica. ...Continue »
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