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Dead Last | |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 13 (6 aired) |
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Producer | Mary Hanes |
Running time | approx. 50 minutes |
Production company | Warner Bros. Television |
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Network | The WB |
Release | August 14 – September 25, 2001 |
Dead Last is an American fantasy comedy-drama television series, produced by Warner Bros., and aired on The WB from August 14 to September 25, 2001. [1] It starred Sara Downing as Jane Cahill, Tyler Labine as Scotty Sallback, and Kett Turton as Vaughn Parrish. [1] [2] [3] The series ran for one season with 13 episodes produced, but only 6 episodes were aired by The WB before the series was cancelled.
The three members of the fictional band named The Problem find and are unable to rid themselves of, a magical amulet that allows them to see and communicate with ghosts. Each episode featured the trio reluctantly completing the unfinished business of the ghosts they encounter in order to allow the ghosts to move on to the next world. Much of the humor of the series came from The Problem wanting to develop their career instead of helping ghosts, and that the trio almost invariably are viewed as, at best, mentally unbalanced by those who cannot see or hear ghosts.
No. | Title [4] | Directed by [4] | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code [4] |
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1 | "Pilot" | Randall Miller | Unknown | August 14, 2001 | 226988 |
2 | "Heebee Geebee's" | Kevin Dowling | J. Elvis Weinstein | August 21, 2001 | 226957 |
3 | "Death Is in the Air" | James Cox | Patrick O'Neill | August 28, 2001 | 226962 |
4 | "The Mulravian Candidate" | D.V. DeVincentis | Steve Pink | September 4, 2001 | 226961 |
5 | "The Problem with Corruption" | Bob Balaban | Dan Mitchell | September 18, 2001 | 226960 |
6 | "To Serve, with Love" | Tim Hunter | Unknown | September 25, 2001 | 226998 |
7 | "Gastric Distress" | Bryan Gordon | TBD | Unaired | 226955 |
Note: This was the next episode scheduled to air before the series was canceled. | |||||
8 | "Teen Spirit" | James Cox | TBD | Unaired | 226954 |
Note: Originally scheduled to air on September 11, 2001, but was preempted by coverage of the September 11 attacks. | |||||
9 | "He Who Smelt It" | Kevin Dowling | TBD | Unaired | 226951 |
10 | "Laughlin It Up" | Bob Balaban | TBD | Unaired | 226952 |
11 | "Jane's Exit" | Matthew Harrison | TBD | Unaired | 226953 |
12 | "The Crawford Touch" | James Cox | TBD | Unaired | 226956 |
13 | "To Live and Amulet Die" | Kevin Dowling | Alex Taub & J. Elvis Weinstein | Unaired | 226959 |
All 13 episodes were aired in Canada on YTV with its first run between September 15 and December 8, 2001. [5] [6] The entire series was often shown on the Trouble channel in the UK.[ citation needed ]
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