The Best Episodes of Pushing Daisies Season 1

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   8.7/10(1443 votes)

   #1 - Pie-lette

   S1:E110/3/2007

   Ned works in a pie store and seems to lead a perfectly normal life. This, however, is far from the truth. Ned can, through the touch of his hand, wake people from the dead. He decides to use this ability of his to solve crimes, but this appears to be much more difficult than it sounds, when he gives life to his childhood crush, and decides to let keep living.

   Director:Barry Sonnenfeld

   Writer:Bryan Fuller

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   Director:Barry Sonnenfeld

   Writer:Bryan Fuller
2. 

   8.4/10(782 votes)

   #2 - Bitter Sweets

   S1:E811/28/2007

   Emerson, Ned and Chuck investigate the death of Tony DiNapoli, who appears to have been strangled by a woman. Meanwhile, business at the Pie Hole plummets when a new candy store opens in town. Alfredo Aldarisio returns and continues to pursue an oblivious Olive who, herself, still pines for affection from the Pie Maker.

   Director:Allan Kroeker

   Writer:Abby Gewanter

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   Director:Allan Kroeker

   Writer:Abby Gewanter
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   8.4/10(786 votes)

   #3 - Corpsicle

   S1:E912/12/2007

   Chuck learns the most shocking secret of her life and refuses to forgive Ned. In order to take the Pie Maker's mind off of Chuck, Emerson gets him to solve the mystery of a man killing life insurance agents and hiding them in snow banks. Oscar Vibenius returns to investigate why Chuck has an unique smell. Meanwhile, the aunts' antidepressant-laced pies begin to show some hallucinogenic effects.

   Director:Brian Dannelly

   Writer:Lisa Joy

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   Director:Brian Dannelly

   Writer:Lisa Joy
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   8.2/10(901 votes)

   #4 - Pigeon

   S1:E410/24/2007

   Emerson, Ned and Chuck are hired to prove that a pilot was murdered, rather than committing suicide, but soon become involved in a case of stolen jewelry and an escaped prisoner.

   Director:Adam Kane

   Writer:Rina Mimoun

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   Director:Adam Kane

   Writer:Rina Mimoun
5. 

   8.1/10(944 votes)

   #5 - The Fun in Funeral

   S1:E310/17/2007

   Chuck holds true to the threat she made in the pilot by baking anti-depressants into her aunt's food, in the form of Ned's pies. Olive delivers one to them and stumbles onto Chuck's secret. Now that she has dirt on Chuck - that her aunts think she's dead - will Olive use it against her to get Ned?

   Director:Paul A. Edwards

   Writer:Bryan Fuller

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   Director:Paul A. Edwards

   Writer:Bryan Fuller
6. 

   8.1/10(848 votes)

   #6 - Girth

   S1:E510/31/2007

   In this Halloween episode, Emerson and Olive track down "the ghost" who's been killing the jockeys at the old race arena where Olive used to race as a former jockey herself. With help from Ned and Chuck, they try to solve the big mystery.

   Director:Peter O'Fallon

   Writer:Kath Lingenfelter

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   Director:Peter O'Fallon

   Writer:Kath Lingenfelter
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   8.1/10(801 votes)

   #7 - Smell of Success

   S1:E711/21/2007

   Ned, Emerson, and Chuck's next case involves an olfactory assistant who was killed when her scratch-'n'-sniff book combusted.

   Director:Lawrence Trilling

   Writer:Scott Nimerfro

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   Director:Lawrence Trilling

   Writer:Scott Nimerfro
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   8.0/10(1072 votes)

   #8 - Dummy

   S1:E210/10/2007

   Ned, Emerson and Chuck visit the morgue to inspect the body of a victim of a car accident, a 45 year old man who specialized in automobile safety. The police is offering a reward to anyone who can find the killer and Emerson wants answers to be able to get the reward.

   Director:Barry Sonnenfeld

   Writer:Peter Ocko

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   Director:Barry Sonnenfeld

   Writer:Peter Ocko
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   8.0/10(826 votes)

   #9 - Bitches

   S1:E611/14/2007

   Ned, Chuck, Emerson and Olive tackle a murder mystery involving a man who was murdered over a dog and claims to have been killed by his wife. Problem is, he's a polygamist with four wives.

   Director:Allan Kroeker

   Writers:Dara Resnik, Chad Gomez Creasey

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   Director:Allan Kroeker

   Writers:Dara Resnik, Chad Gomez Creasey