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Sam and Dean investigate the case of a maniacal ghost inhabiting a long abandoned Texas farmhouse known as "Hell House." They believe the ghost is the spirit of a deceased Depression-era farmer who killed his family, but they soon realize it is something far more powerful. Read full recap »

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Writers:: Trey Callaway

Director:: Chris Long

Stars:: Jared Padalecki (Sam Winchester); Jensen Ackles (Dean Winchester)

Guest Star:: Shane Meier (Craig Thursten); A.J. Buckley (Ed Zeddmore); Britt Irvin; Colby Johannson; Travis Wester (Harry Spengler); Natasha Peck; Jason Griffith (Sheriff); Kyle Labine; Agam Darshi (Jill); Jay Nicolas Hackleman; Krista Bell (Dana); Gerry Mackay ( Mr. Goodwin); Nicholas Harrison (Mordechai Murdoch)

The LP which Dean picks up when browsing in the record store, and for which we see the cover very clearly before he puts it back, is Point of Know Return, by Kansas. Kansas sing one of the show's most regularly used songs, Carry On Wayward Son. edit »
There are two instances where the brothers go into the house and the cops are outside watching the place. Both times, they manage to get the cops to go into the woods for something, to distract them from the house, while they go in and fight the ghost. There is no way that the cops wouldn't have heard all of the shotgun blasts, which should be heard from miles away. edit »
When the guys are in the restaurant, the laughing statue flip flops as if the film was reversed. In one shot the fish faces one way, but when Sam pulls the string the fish faces the other way. edit »
Sam glues Dean's hand to the bottle of beer with super-glue, but super-glue dries really fast. There is no way it could sit on a bottle of beer and still be wet. It would have dried long ago. edit »
When Sam and Dean are in the restaurant eating waiting reading the new post on hellhoundslair.com you can see Dean eating when Sam turns the computer, then there is a closeup of Dean where he's talking but he never swallowed the food, then they cut to a profile of Dean and he's chewing again. edit »

International Airdates:
Denmark: April 30, 2006 on TV3 edit »
In an interview in TV Guide, Eric Kripke, the show creator, admitted that he got so many requests from the viewers to see Jensen and Jared with "less on", that he added the towel scene in this episode for Jared to be shirtless. edit »
Jensen Ackles (Dean) and Jared Padalecki (Sam) were both born and grew up in Texas; Jensen was born in Dallas and Jared was born in San Antonio. Jensen Ackles went to elementary, junior high, and high school in Richardson, Texas, which is where this episode takes place. edit »
The symbol from the Hell House was from a Blue Oyster Cult album. Burnin' For You and Fire of Unknown Origin are by Blue Oyster Cult. edit »

Craig's Friend: Ooh, look, it's the evil root cellar, where Satan cans all his vegetables. edit »
Harry: Yeah, so if you guys don't mind, we're trying to conduct a serious scientific investigation, here.
Dean: Oh yeah? What do you got so far?
Ed: Harry, why don't tell 'em about EMF?
Harry: (in mock modesty) Well...
Sam: EMF?
Harry: Electromagnetic Field. Spectral entities can cause energy fluctuation that can be read with an EMF detector (pulls one out from his bag). Like this bad boy right here. Whoa, whoa 2.8--wow, it's hot in here.
(Dean lets out a whistle) edit »
Sam: I have a confession to make.
Dean: What?
Sam: I was the one who called them and told them I was a producer. (Dean laughs)
Dean: Well, I was the one who put the dead fish in their backseat. edit »
Dean: (to Ed and Harry) Would you look at that? Action figures in their original packaging. What a shocker. edit »
Sam: That was your great idea? To burn the house down?
Dean: People won't go in any more. edit »

Ed: Sweet Lord...
Harry: of the Rings � run!!
Lord of the Rings is a fantasy novel series by J.R.R. Tolkein (and three movies based on it) concerning the adventures of a group comprised of humans, elves and hobbits to destroy an evil ring. edit »
Ed: I was thinking that Mordecai just had like a really super-high attack bonus.
Alluding to role-playing games - an "attack bonus" is typically added to a die roll made to determine if you hit a monster, or to see if a monster hits you. Needless to say, a monster with a super-high bonus would be very tough indeed. Common to Dungeons & Dragons, Spycraft, Champions, and other such games. edit »
Ed: Remember - WWBD. What would Buffy do?
Referring to Buffy Summers from Buffy the Vampire Slayer and WWJD (What Would Jesus Do?) edit »
Ed: No. Would John Edward go?
Referring to the host of Crossing Over on the SciFi Channel and syndication, and a new series as of this episode's airing in 2006, John Edward Cross Country. John Edward purportedly speaks with the deceased for the benefit of the living. edit »
Spengler and Zeddmore
This is another allusion to the movie Ghost Busters, whose members included Egon Spengler and Winston Zeddmore. edit »

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The Bottom Line: "Fine example"
What do you get when you add some geeky "paranormal investigators", a tulpa, and the brotherly pranks? An awesome episode! ...Continue »
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Like i already said series classic. ...Continue »
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Very funny... ...Continue »
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Funniest episode in Season One!!! ...Continue »
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Sam and Dean play pranks on each while investigating a haunted house. ...Continue »
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