Episode 1 – Bzzzzzzzz! – Original Air Date – 10/01/2008
TV Ratings : 6.32 Million Viewers | Adults 18-49:2.0/6
PUSHING DAISIES – “Bzzzzzzzzz!” – Chuck goes undercover as a “Bee Girl” at a honey-based cosmetics company after their new spokesmodel (guest star Autumn Reeser) is stung to death. She soon discovers that office politics are killer (literally) between the founder (guest star Missi Pyle as Betty Bee) and the new owner (guest star French Stewart as Woolsey Nicholls). Meanwhile, Ned can’t stand her growing independence Ð or the fact that she wants to move out of his apartment. In other developments, Lily spirits Olive off to a nunnery so she won’t spill Lily’s deep, dark secret, on the Second-Season premiere of ABC‘s critically-acclaimed “Pushing Daisies” — nominated for 12 Emmy Awards — WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
Episode 2 – Circus Circus – Original Air Date – 10/08/2008
TV Ratings : 5.55 Million Viewers | Adults 18-49:1.9/6
Ned, Chuck and Emerson search for a missing teen (guest star Hayley McFarland as Nikki Heaps) who’s run off to the circus . . . a circus where people keep turning up dead. Meanwhile, overcome with guilt, Lily pays Olive a visit at the nunnery, on “Pushing Daisies,” WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
Guest starring in “Circus Circus” are Diana Scarwid as the Mother Superior, Nicole Greenwood as Ms. Moss, Rachael Harris as Georgeann Heaps, Casey Weiant as Randi Jean, Michael C. Alexander as customer no. 1, Theodore Zoumpoulidis as Pierre, Lee Arenberg as Bailey, Jackie Harris as Bailey’s assistant/De Jong, Mark Povinelli as the small person, Googy Gress as Von Deenis and Hayley McFarland as Nikki Heaps.
“Circus Circus” was written by Peter Ocko. Lawrence Trilling directed the episode.
Episode 3 – Bad Habits – Original Air Date – 10/15/2008
TV Ratings : Million Viewers | Adults 18-49:
“Bad Habits”- Chuck, Emerson and Ned go undercover as a Catholic nun and priests and pass themselves off as investigators from the Vatican to help Olive prove that her best pal at the nunnery (Mo Collins as Sister Larue) didn’t kill herself, but was actually murdered, on “Pushing Daisies,” WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
Guest starring in “Bad Habits” are Field Cate as Young Ned, Samantha Bailey as Young Olive, Diana Scarwid as the Mother Superior, Michael Hitchcock as Father Ed, Mary K. Devault as Sister Mary Christina, Mo Collins as Sister Larue, Graham McTavish as Hansel Von Getz, Diana Costa as Mother Snook and Marc Raducci as Father Snook.
“Bad Habits” was written by Gretchen J. Berg & Aaron Harberts. Peter O’Fallon directed the episode.
Episode 4 – Frescorts – Original Air Date – 10/22/2008
TV Ratings : Million Viewers | Adults 18-49:
“Frescorts” – When the most popular escort at a rent-a-friend agency turns up dead, the team investigates who killed him, including likely suspect Randy Mann (guest star David Arquette), the guy’s antisocial, taxidermy-loving roommate. Meanwhile, Emerson’s famed private investigator mom, Calista Cod (guest star Debra Mooney), pays an unexpected visit, on “Pushing Daisies,” WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
Guest starring in “Frescorts” are Debra Mooney as Calista Cod, Steven Wash Jr. as Young Emerson, Hayes MacArthur as Buddy, Dana Davis as Barb, David Arquette as Randy Mann, Joshua Lebar as Joe, Alexandra Barreto as Veronica Villanueva and Phil Abrams as Dr. Eugene Halifax.
“Frescorts” was written by Lisa Joy. Peter Lauer directed the episode.
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