Samantha Who?

Pilot

Season 1, Episode 1, Aired 10/15/07

Next
Episode

Episode Summary

Wretched with amnesia after an accident, Samantha attempts to discover her life again. After being the victim of a hit and run, Sam awakens to the shock of everyone that she doesn't remember any of them, not even her parents who were standing over her bedside.

7.0

EPISODE RATING: Good

313 votes

Your Rating: 10

"Perfect"
Your Rating: 9.5

"Superb"
Your Rating: 9

"Superb"
Your Rating: 8.5

"Great"
Your Rating: 8

"Great"
Your Rating: 7.5

"Good"
Your Rating: 7

"Good"
Your Rating: 6.5

"Fair"
Your Rating: 6

"Fair"
Your Rating: 5.5

"Mediocre"
Your Rating: 5

"Mediocre"
Your Rating: 4.5

"Poor"
Your Rating: 4

"Poor"
Your Rating: 3.5

"Bad"
Your Rating: 3

"Bad"
Your Rating: 2.5

"Terrible"
Your Rating: 2

"Terrible"
Your Rating: 1.5

"Abysmal"
Your Rating: 1

"Abysmal"

Rate It

Watch Online

Cast & Crew

See All EDIT

Christina Applegate

Samantha Newly
Barry Watson

Todd
Jennifer Esposito

Andrea

Fan Episode Reviews (11)

See All

Samantha wakes up in hospital with amnesia and then has to piece together her life.

8.0

"Great"

By hrgaffney, Jan 19, 2009 Report Abuse

I didn't see this show when it first came out so I thought I'd catch the show up now. And really it is not at all bad. Obviously as this was the pilot episode it was mainly about introducing the charaters. Samantha is well played by Christina Applegate and her mum and dad were quite nicely done too. I also liked Dena her slightly strange friend. Andrea was also quite good, especially in the party scene. I loved the alcoholics anonymous meeting with the cakes. Todd may grow on me, I'll have to see. All in all a good start to a promising comedy - and let's face it we could do with a few decent ones.moreless

DO YOU AGREE?
1 0
Interesting idea.

6.5

"Fair"

By winterbehaviour, Sep 14, 2008 Report Abuse

This program was on straight after Desperate Housewives so I decided to give it a go. It has just started here in the UK. I thought that maybe it was the second episode but it turned out to be the pilot.
I've never seen any of the actors in the program in anything before so I didn't have any expectations.
For me there was only one laugh out loud moment and this is when Samantha's mother remarked to Samantha's friend something like she should switch drinking arms so that one doesn't get really big.
I was loosing a little but of interest in the program as it went on because I found it a bit... formulaic.
It turns out the Samantha prior to the hit-and-run and subsequent amnesia wasn't a very nice person; she was an alcoholic, a cheater and she only had one friend who herself wasn't a very nice person, she also had no relationship to speak of with her parents and her boyfriend had just broken up with her. Discovering all these facts about herself focuses her resolve to change her life for the better and this is a very interesting idea even if it smacks of 13 Going On 30 (which in itself ripped off Big).
I can see this program could be very good so will continue to watch it.moreless

DO YOU AGREE?
2 0
Samantha has amnesia.

6.5

"Fair"

By thefanof, Aug 21, 2008 Report Abuse

People may argue that Samantha Who? is a timeslot hit, but it is different than most comedies on television and it does have a great cast. We are introduced to these outrageous personalities in this pilot episode. Kevin Dunn, best known as Joel Hornick on Seinfeld, and Jean Smart do a great job as the parents. At times they are definitely formulaic, but the same is not always a bad thing.

Barry Watson gives some quality laughs as the male lead, and Jennifer Esposito plays a great stuck-up and man-hungry best friend. Even the overdone fat friend played by Melissa McCarthy does an acceptable job.

Christina Applegate is not exactly the funniest woman in the world, and she's probably hurting this series more than helping it. Yes, she's a sitcom veteran, but you have to wonder if a funnier lead had been chosen if the show would be even better than it is. Samantha Who? certainly got better than this after this pilot, but this was by no means a bad episode.moreless

DO YOU AGREE?
1 0
A girl with amnesia has to rebuild her life. OK it sounds a little unoriginal but its done with just the right balance of comedy/charm/cheese to be worth a look or two.moreless

7.8

"Good"

By dpm1did1, Apr 29, 2008 Report Abuse

Our heroine, Christina Applegate as a bemused Samantha, awakes from her coma to find out be confronted with her worst nightmares..... her parents, boyfriend, friends, even her "lover,", all of who seem to be just as surprised as she is at who wakes up in the hospital bed.

It seems Samantha wasn't exactly an angel before her accident but soon comes to realise that the 'new me' side of her is much more appreciated by the world in general and relies far less of fear and control.

The shows other characters are also teaming with problems, worries, paranoia and hang-up so Sam is likely to find her path ahead fraught with incident. No picture perfect support network on view here, simply people wanting to help and trying to get back a little bit of the Sam they love.

We soon find out that Samantha was a bit of a power driven executive who ruled with an iron fist and smoothed out the wrinkles with a large dose of fear and irony. How will the new Sam fit into the world of the old 'evil' Sam? Only time will tell.

Overall I thought this was a worthy effort - not perfect by a long way but it has a chance. Remove the annoying 'Talk to Camera' and it will gain a mark or two on that alone. The question remains..... Comedy..Charm..or Cheese?

Lets keep our collective fingers crossed.moreless

DO YOU AGREE?
1 0
Clueless!

9.0

"Superb"

By GeorgeJobson, Jan 07, 2008 Report Abuse

I've been watching "Heroes," and until now I've been catching up on the series starring Christina Applegate. I've finally saw the pilot and I was blown away by the show. Not as blown away as the first episode of "Pushing Dasies." but I love the start of a great series. Samantha wakes up from a coma after a hit and run and can't remember her past. I love applegate's performance as Samamtha. she's appealing to me. I love her performance and I love her period. It's a great start. I hope that will lead to something big. I love the direction of the show so far.moreless

DO YOU AGREE?
1 1

Write a Review

Trivia, Notes, Quotes and Allusions

See All

Trivia
ADD TRIVIA
- At the beginning, Sam was listening to the Rupert Holmes's song "Escape." In the movie "The Sweetest Thing," Courtney (also played by Christina Applegate) sang that song. Edit
Notes
ADD NOTES
- This episode was nominated for the 2008 Artios Award for Outstanding Achievement In Casting-Television Pilot-Comedy. Edit
- International Air Dates: Australia: February 3, 2008 on Channel 7 Germany: September 3, 2008 on Pro 7 Israel: March 10, 2008 on Yes Stars 1 Latinamerica: November 5, 2007, on CANAL SONY New Zealand: May 10, 2008 on TV2 Norway: Tuesday, September 23, 2008 on TV2 South Africa: March 10, 2008 on M-Net Sweden: January 16, 2009 on TV4 Thailand: January 19, 2009 on Star World The Netherlands: October 14, 2008 on Net 5 United Kingdom: September 11, 2008 on E4 Finland: September 13, 2009 on Nelonen Edit
- Samantha Who? enjoyed solid debut ratings, with 14.42 million viewers tuning in to watch the new Christina Applegate-fronted ABC comedy. Edit
Quotes
ADD QUOTES
- Todd: Hey, can I take your picture? Samantha: Really mister? Are you one of them photographers who's looking for models? Todd: No, I just want to show the cops a picture of the girl who stole my latte. Edit
- Todd: Sorry I was outside. (He looks at the latte in Sam's hand.) Whoa is that mine? Samantha: No it's mine. Todd: You're name is Todd? Samantha: Uh huh. Todd: Me too. Samantha: Oh good. Then I'll see you at the Todd Club. Edit
- Sam: (at the AA meeting) I can go and have a bite of the lemon square, umm ummm, chew, chew. It's really good. But, does that desire alone make me a lemon square person? Or, am I just really a blueberry tart person? Who really wants to be a sweet lovely little lemon square person but is destined to wake up day after day, a freaking blueberry tart. Edit
Allusions
- Help by adding allusions to this episode. Add allusions