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Ghost Whisperer

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Season 1, Episode 12, Aired Dec 16, 2005

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After a stand-up comedian commits suicide, he's left in between worlds. Melinda tries to help him find closure.

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Dominique Purdy

Bryce Avalon
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Katey Sagal

Francie Lewis
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Steve Landesberg

Stan Rosenfeld

Jennifer Love Hewitt

Melinda Gordon
David Conrad

Jim Clancy
Aisha Tyler

Andrea Moreno

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Melinda's first suicide

9.1

"Superb"

By ipodfanatic000, Feb 24, 2008

This was the first episode that I watched from this series, missed the entire first season of this and tuned in, with the start of the second season. I recently went and bought the first season on dvd, and I believe this is Melinda's first suicide that she deals with. I love these episodes they have a beginning and an end, so no matter which episode you tune into you understand what is going on. Jennifer Love Hewitt is great on this series. For this being my first episode I saw it did spectular for me to tune in every week, and make this one of my favorite shows.moreless
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Dying is easy. It's the comedy that's hard...

7.4

"Good"

By Angel200489, Jan 23, 2008

This episode is all about Marty, who Melinda finds while she is at a comedy club with Jim and Andrea. He starts doing all kinds of strange things such as balancing Melinda's arm chair on the coffee table and balancing glasses and throwing them to the floor, which starts to scare her a bit. She goes back to the club at night and finds it full of those who have not crossed over. Melinda believes he died in a horrific event which explains his disgusting disfigured look. He remembers he killed himself on a bridge. He stepped off the bridge, but then realized he had made a mistake. He finally figures the reason why he killed himself: his girlfriend, who was also a comedian at the club, got a break in the big time and he didn't. When she refused to go, he felt like he was taking her chance to be good. There are good co-stars in this episode. The rest is up to you to watch but I bet you can guess the ending.moreless
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A Dead Comedian Comes To Melinda In Hope Of Finding Closure And Cross Over To The Other Side.

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By xCeeCeex2007, Nov 04, 2007

Well..I Loved It! Especially When Melinda's Keys 'Defy The Laws Of Gravity'!
I Thought This Episode Was One Of The Classics, As Was 'Hope And Mercy' (Personal Favourite).
The Storyline Is Just So Great, You Couldn't Help But NOT Watch It! (I Certainly Loved It!!)
When I First Saw The Ghost of Marty, I Thought 'Wow' But As The Episode Went On, I Thought He Was Very Very Nice! Especially Jumping Off The Bridge So That The Woman He Loved (Bless Him!) Could Be A Star Instead Of Him, I Mean, C'mon How Many People Would Be Willing To Give Up Their Lives So That YOU Could Be A Star Instead Of Him/Her??
To Round It Off, Thought It Was A Bit Of A Tearjerker At The End, When Marty Was Stroking The Woman's Face And Saying 'I'll Be Watching You Tonight'.
Very Very Good Episode! The Writers Should Keep Coming Up With Quality Stuff Like This!moreless
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This episode has a required taste.

9.5

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By krazy4crack, Mar 13, 2007

Melinda, Andrea and Jim take interest in a comedy club named "The Comedy Cave." There, Melinda meets a very scary looking ghost, but later on becomes more civilized looking and she finally was able to start helping him. Like most times, it is a romance problem with one that is still alive. Melinda tries to contact the partner of the ghost, but finds convincing the partner more difficult than she expected. This episode is quite emotional, but it also has its twist of comedy, but what would you expect, the story is centered on comedians?

Overall it was a very unique episode, I don't think much people would really enjoy it, but it has required taste.moreless
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7.2

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By Fat_Boy_PT, Sep 03, 2006

Bellow average episode. The story didn't click for me. The casting to be blunt, sucked! The guy who played Marty was the worst but Sandra and the other chick weren't much better either. On the plus side, Jennifer Love Hewitt looked absolutely delicious. Very, very hot! As to the episode, it's one of the worst of the season so far. Even the jokes at the comedy club failed. They need to do something with the show. It's getting stale already, after only a dozen episodes. I mean, JLH is great eye candy and all, and some stories really are sad/beautiful but that alone doesn't hold a show together.moreless
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- Nitpick: when Sandra leaves the bridge, Melinda goes to talk to Marty - surely Melinda and Sandra passed on the unused bridge. Wouldn't Sandra have found it strange that someone else was there? Perhaps Melinda hid in the shadows - if so, we didn't see it.
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- At the end of the episode, we see two sinister ghosts and Melinda is afraid of them. One is dark and faceless, the other has a maniacal laugh. The "laughing ghost", was originally seen in Episode 1-4, Mended Hearts. Only the laughing ghosts speaks - he tells Melinda that they have something to discuss with her, but leaves before explaining further.
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- Sandra (doing comic act): I was talking to an old friend of mine from the past. He's been dead for 2 years; keeps trying to get me come visit, some friend.
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- Melinda: Uh, I was also a... a fan of Marty Golden's too. I know that you two were close. Sandra: "Close." Very interesting way of putting it.
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- Marty: This is where it happened, this is where I killed myself.
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- Francie (to Melinda & Andrea): I'm not fooled. Being haunted... very good for business.
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- Female Ghost (to Melinda): We don't serve your kind here, honey.
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- Melinda: Usually, when I see spirits they look normal. Marty: What are you saying, I look as bad as I feel?
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- Marty: They said my material was too cerebral for a young audience. I was outraged. Even after I looked up the word "cerebral," I couldn't agree.
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- Francie: They were like vampires in love... live by night, sleep by day.
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- Marty: I knew the minute I stepped off that... I made a mistake.
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- Melinda: You're gonna be fine when you get out there. Andrea: I won't. I am a coward. I don't know how I missed that.
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- Andrea: We should expand. Melinda: Andrea, it's one month's profit, we're not Walmart yet. Andrea: That's it, we should franchise.
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- Marty: So can you tell me what it's like? Melinda: I don't know, I'm still alive. Marty: Everybody's a comedian.
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- Marty: They were right. Melinda: What? Marty: Dying is easy. It's the comedy that's hard.
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- Sandra: What if I get happy and I'm not funny anymore? Melinda: He doesn't think that that's gonna be an issue.
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- Francie: I miss him. You tell him I will never forget him. Melinda: You just told him.
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- Francie: He sees me? Hears me? How? Melinda: Everyone has a talent. This is mine.
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- Melinda: Why? Why did you do this to yourself? Marty: I don't know. You don't suppose I can undo it, do you?
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- Marty: That's her. (they see Sandra getting out of her appartment) I always wanted to make her laugh. It was the hardest damn thing to do.
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- (about Andrea's comic routine) Marty: She's funny. Melinda: She's good. She could slow down a little.
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- Andrea: Am I imaging it or are your keys defying the laws of Physics? (Melinda's car keys are floating in water)
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- Marty: I have to find out what happened to me. Will you help me?
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- Andrea (after the cups of coffee are thrown out of her hand): Okay, I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say that that was ghost related.
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- Andrea: Melinda, I think you better see this. (glasses balancing on corner of table then they fall) Andrea: I hate this guy. Melinda: I think it's time to pay Francie a visit.
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- Melinda: Andrea tonight's not your night. Andrea: What? Melinda: There's a really nasty ghost up there.
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NOTES (3)
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- For the first 12 episodes of this season, Jennifer Love Hewitt ("Melinda") was nominated for the 2006 People's Choice Award for "Favorite Female Television Star".
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- Katey Sagal (Francie) received the "And" credit.
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- International Air Dates: Denmark: April 6, 2006 on Kanal 4 Turkey: November 26, 2006 on CNBC-e
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- When Melinda walks into the comedy club full of ghosts, one of the ghosts tells her "We don't serve your kind here, Honey". This is an allusion to the cantina scene in Star Wars when they wouldn't let the droids into the bar.
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- "Dying is easy. Comedy is hard." According to legend, these are the dying words of American actor Edwin Booth, 1833-1893. Brother of John Wilkes Booth.
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