This article contains episode information and plot summaries copied verbatim from the DVD cases of the Showtime comedy-drama series Dead Like Me.
| Ep # |
Total |
Title |
Original airdate |
| 01 |
01 |
"Pilot" |
June 27, 2003 |
| When smart, cynical 18-year-old George is crushed to death by an errant toilet seat from space, she joins the ranks of an undead group of grim reapers. As she clumsily learns to adjust to her new role in the afterlife, George haphazardly hurtles towards her first dreaded assignment: to collect the soul of a little girl. |
| 02 |
02 |
"Dead Girl Walking" |
July 4, 2003 |
| After a week of performing her duties as a grim reaper, George concludes that the job is not for her. So she decides to leave the soul of her most recent client inside his body. But when she witnesses the consequences of her actions, George finally begins to accept the fact that her new existence does serve an important purpose. |
| 03 |
03 |
"Curious George" |
July 11, 2003 |
| George misses her family, so she decides to pay them a visit. But when reaper boss Rube hears of George's sentimental journey, he forbids her from making it again. Despite the warning, George can't stop herself from going home... Until she discovers the price the dead pay for hanging on to their past. |
| 04 |
04 |
"Reapercussions" |
July 18, 2003 |
| After discovering a loophole in the "reaper rules", George decides to test fate and help a man miss his appointment with destiny, but when she sees the devastating domino effect of her actions – and receives a drastic punishment – George learns a lesson about fate she won't soon forget. |
| 05 |
05 |
"Reaping Havoc" |
July 25, 2003 |
| Since becoming a grim reaper, George has become quite friendly with Betty, a wildly glamorous co-reaper. But when the dazzling Betty becomes too curious about what lives on the other side of the undead, George learns yet another difficult lesson: Even in the afterlife, friends are hard to keep. |
| 06 |
06 |
"My Room" |
August 1, 2003 |
| When Daisy, a gorgeous but demanding actress, joins the group of reapers, Rube moves her in with George. Immediately, Daisy steamrolls over George's privacy and patience, and a reluctant George must find the courage to speak up for herself. |
| 07 |
07 |
"Reaper Madness" |
August 8, 2003 |
| George is romantically drawn to a schizophrenic who seems able to see death as she does. When Rube grows concerned George might be revealing too much to the young man, he forbids her from seeing him anymore. But George persists, tempting chaos of biblical proportions. |
| 08 |
08 |
"A Cook" |
August 15, 2003 |
| When George decides to care for the beautiful golden retriever her latest victim has left behind, and Rube steps in as a grill cook to replace the man whose soul he recently took, both find themselves feeling lost and out of place. But as they boldly face their predicaments head-on, the two reapers finally figure out where they belong. |
| 09 |
09 |
"Sunday Mornings" |
August 22, 2003 |
| An assignment leads George to a college campus, where she befriends a fresh-faced co-ed with a curious fascination for a literature professor... Who just happens to be George's father! Sitting in class with her new friend, George gets to know her dad - and herself - in a way she never did in life. |
| 10 |
10 |
"Business Unfinished" |
August 29, 2003 |
| As Daisy talks both George and Mason into swindling one of her wealthy victim's sons out of a lot of money, and Roxy mourns the anniversary of her own death, Rube keeps a careful eye on his "minions". Soon, the con is on and the grief is great... And Rube's got valuable lessons about the afterlife for all. |
| 11 |
11 |
"The Bicycle Thief" |
September 5, 2003 |
| George can't afford the new bicycle she wants, so she gets a new job. Immediately, co-workers at her old job begin planning a farewell party. Meanwhile, Mason mingles with a gay couple and Daisy is stalked by the soul of a passionate painter. Soon, the reapers begin to realise just how important a part they play in people's lives. |
| 12 |
12 |
"Nighthawks" |
September 12, 2003 |
| Taking souls is taking its toll on George. Unable to sleep, she wanders to the Waffle Haus, where she is angry to find she wasn't invited to take the self-examination test currently occupying the other reapers. But George's anger quickly turns to panic when she learns that Rube has an assignment to take a soul at her family's house that night! |
| 13 |
13 |
"Vacation" |
September 19, 2003 |
| Death takes the day off. So Rube recruits the reapers to help him with some clerical work. As the soul-takers file their victims' last thoughts, they all realise what truly mattered to them in life. Especially George, who fondly remembers the summer vacations she spent with her family at the lake. |
| 14 |
14 |
"Rest in Peace" |
September 26, 2003 |
| On the first anniversary of George's death, Rube grants her the day off. Motivated to get her afterlife back on track again, she returns to Happy Time to ask for her old job back. But after being bluntly rejected, George pouts through yet another drab day... Until the universal powers-that-be intervene and inspire her to try to live her afterlife to the fullest. |
| Ep # |
Total |
Title |
Original airdate |
Production code |
| 01 |
15 |
"Send in the Clown" |
July 25, 2004 |
201 |
| As George develops a crush on the cute intern at her temp agency, Happy Time, everyone discourages her from allowing it to blossom into anything more. Meanwhile, Mason's assignment to collect a soul at a kid's birthday party devastates him. |
| 02 |
16 |
"The Ledger" |
August 1, 2004 |
202 |
| George assumes that the bad luck she had in life is going to be made up for with better luck in the afterlife. But when her bike is stolen and she learns that her parents are divorcing, she finally starts to understand that she's on her own - and she'd better look out for number one. |
| 03 |
17 |
"Ghost Story" |
August 8, 2004 |
203 |
| Feeling like she doesn't fit in, George decides to shirk her reaping duties and go on Happy Time's annual camping retreat. Back on the job, Daisy and Mason must scramble to find the Post-it note he lost, before tragedy occurs because of his ineptitude. |
| 04 |
18 |
"The Shallow End" |
August 15, 2004 |
204 |
| Recalling a painful childhood event, George realises that nice girls always finish last. Apparently, being mean is the key to popularity! Fresh off his last blunder, Mason has trouble convincing the old man whose soul he just reaped that he cannot attend his own funeral. |
| 05 |
19 |
"Hurry" |
August 22, 2004 |
205 |
| When an efficiency expert comes to Happy Time, George's boss Delores forces her to crack the whip like never before. But the need for speed extends everywhere. With a collection deadline looming, Daisy must search for her next soul at a speed-dating event. |
| 06 |
20 |
"In Escrow" |
August 29, 2004 |
206 |
| George is paralysed by indecision when she must hire an employee from a desperate pool of applicants. Her sister Reggie is paralysed by fear when she's left home alone because her mother, Joy, spends an evening with a man she met while hunting for a new place to live. |
| 07 |
21 |
"Rites of Passage" |
September 5, 2004 |
207 |
| George's co-reapers become jealous when she's assigned to pluck the soul of a famous rock star. But the duty proves to be more of a pain than a pleasure, due to the idol's entourage. Meanwhile, her eccentric grandmother comes to town and takes Reggie to a sacred place. |
| 08 |
22 |
"The Escape Artist" |
September 12, 2004 |
208 |
| While collecting a soul at a country club, George nearly falls for a reap. Rube, who's terrible with kids, struggles when he must transform into a second-grade teacher to get close to his next soul. Mason and Roxy, however, get the best assignment of all: reaping in Cancún. |
| 09 |
23 |
"Be Still My Heart" |
September 19, 2004 |
209 |
| George attends a funeral to chase her new love... A boy whose father's soul she reaped a week earlier! But trouble brews everywhere when Reggie's science experiment pits her parents against one another, and Daisy gets involved in the murder of a hapless mistress. |
| 10 |
24 |
"Death Defying" |
September 26, 2004 |
210 |
| After George loses her virginity and then doesn't hear from the guy, she spurns every male who crosses her path. Feeling quite the opposite, Daisy makes sparks with smarmy TV producer Ray (Eric McCormack), while Rube travels to a small town to get information on some people from his past. |
| 11 |
25 |
"Ashes to Ashes" |
October 3, 2004 |
211 |
| After George helps a homeless man die with an identity, she learns the cost of getting too involved in her work. Reggie finally makes a friend, a Goth girl who's organising a seance, while Mason questions his attraction to Daisy as her relationship with Ray grows. |
| 12 |
26 |
"Forget Me Not" |
October 10, 2004 |
212 |
| George gets stuck in a hospital when she can't get an Alzheimer-plagued soul to acknowledge her own death. In need of money, Joy seeks temp work at Happy Time. To make matters even worse, Mason decides to face off with Daisy's boyfriend... In the boxing ring! |
| 13 |
27 |
"Last Call" |
October 17, 2004 |
213 |
| While George regrets the things she didn't accomplish in life, Mason must contemplate his accomplishments in the afterlife. Meanwhile, Roxy suspects that Daisy is harbouring a secret about her missing ex-boyfriend, and Reggie searches for J.D., who has escaped from the yard. |
| 14 |
28 |
"Always" |
October 24, 2004 |
214 |
| After having given away everything he had, a homeless Mason acts badly enough that he's thrown out of the Waffle Haus. He begs to be allowed back in while George urges Daisy to allow Mason to crash with them. Facing his past, Rube visits a very special person on a very special day. And in the mortal world, Reggie, Joy and Clancy bury J.D. |
| 15 |
29 |
"Haunted" |
October 31, 2004 |
215 |
| A crazed serial killer strikes on Halloween, and the reapers must pick up all the souls of the victims. The busy workday cuts into George and Mason's trick-or-treating, while back at home, Joy must cajole Reggie into the Halloween spirit following a session with a psychologist. |
