
Dead Like Me
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You're about to be collected. When an errant toilet seat from the falling Mir space station puts an abrupt end to her life, George discovers that death is nothing like she thought it would be. Recruited to collect the souls of others as they die, she suddenly finds herself an unwilling participant in a line of work she never knew existed: Grim Reaping!
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- 01
PilotAn 18-year-old girl, who has been killed by falling space debris, is recruited to be a grim reaper, an undead being charged with claiming souls from dying people. - 02
VacationWith the gravelings taking the day off and no one dying, the Reapers take a break and catch up on some much-overdue paperwork. - 03
Curious GeorgeAgainst Rube's orders, George returns home and has an unsettling encounter with her mother; also, Reggie continues to have trouble dealing with George's death.
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Season01Best season
- S01E01
Season's bestPilotJune 27, 2003An 18-year-old girl, who has been killed by falling space debris, is recruited to be a grim reaper, an undead being charged with claiming so - S01E02
Dead Girl WalkingJuly 4, 2003George tries to spare the life of the person who created a popular exercise device. - S01E03
Curious GeorgeJuly 11, 2003Against Rube's orders, George returns home and has an unsettling encounter with her mother; also, Reggie continues to have trouble dealing w - S01E04
ReapercussionsJuly 18, 2003Trying to test the rules, George spares the life of the creator of an exercise device, with dire consequences. - S01E05
Reaping HavocJuly 25, 2003One of George's undead friends decides to leap to the other side. - S01E06
My RoomAugust 1, 2003George gets a new roommate, a 1930s ingenue whose death during the filming of "Gone with the Wind" caused quite the scandal. In other events - S01E07
Reaper MadnessAugust 8, 2003A cancelled assignment leads to George getting involved with the soul she was supposed to harvest, that of a cute young schizophrenic who cl - S01E08
A CookAugust 15, 2003When the recently deceased short-order cook at the waffle house refuses to pass over, Rube takes his job; George picks up a pet golden retri - S01E09
Sunday MorningsAugust 22, 2003George learns something surprising about her dad; and Mason rescues an attractive college student from a date rape. Also: Roxy performs a te - S01E10
Business UnfinishedAugust 29, 2003The reapers hold a seance for a wealthy society matron who refuses to pass over until she gets even with her son. Also, on the anniversary o - S01E11
The Bicycle ThiefSeptember 5, 2003A need for more cash has George tackling a new job and garnering a going-away party from her Happy Time co-workers; Reggie and family search - S01E12
NighthawksSeptember 12, 2003Unable to sleep, the reapers put in a long, late night on the job while George watches for a death at her house. - S01E13
VacationSeptember 19, 2003With the gravelings taking the day off and no one dying, the Reapers take a break and catch up on some much-overdue paperwork. - S01E14
Rest in PeaceSeptember 26, 2003On what is supposed to be George's "special" day, she accompanies Dolores to the vet when her cat takes ill; and Rube reaps a yoga instructo
Season02
- S02E01
Send in the ClownJuly 25, 2004At her regular job, Georgia has to train a new employee, the boss's nephew, who's "dumb as a bag of hammers"---but really cute. Suddenly sob - S02E02
The LedgerAugust 1, 2004It's a bad day in the afterlife for George as she discovers that her parents are selling the family home---and she's even more distressed wh - S02E03
Ghost StoryAugust 8, 2004Delores goads George into attending the company's annual retreat in the woods; Mason loses his note with the name of his next soul to reap; - S02E04
The Shallow EndAugust 15, 2004George comes to believe that the secret to being popular is to be mean to people, which she in turn passes on to the office computer geek. A - S02E05
HurryAugust 22, 2004At Happy Time, Delores recruits George's help in impressing an efficiency expert, while her netherworld co-workers are in a rush to reap the - S02E06
In EscrowAugust 29, 2004Newly promoted George is faced with her first big corporate decision at Happy Time; and Joy sells the family home and looks forward to her n - S02E07
Season's bestRites of PassageSeptember 5, 2004George hits the big time when she reaps the soul of a rock star. - S02E08
The Escape ArtistSeptember 12, 2004George's sister, Reggie, befriends a young reaper, while George comes close to falling for one of her potential reaps. - S02E09
Be Still My HeartSeptember 19, 2004George is reunited with her new beau at his father's funeral. - S02E10
Death DefyingSeptember 26, 2004Daisy is romanced by the producer of a reality-TV show, and George is ticked off after she sleeps with Trip and he doesn't call. George is d - S02E11
Ashes to AshesOctober 3, 2004George attempts to pass herself off as a street person's relative, which puts her more involved in his life and his death than she is comfor - S02E12
Forget Me NotOctober 10, 2004Both Mason and Ray vie for Daisy's affections; and George has a difficult time convincing an elderly woman that she is really dead. - S02E13
Last CallOctober 17, 2004George reflects on the things she didn't do while she was living; Mason gets ready to go to the afterlife; and Reggie spends time at home by - S02E14
AlwaysOctober 24, 2004George and Rube are forced to confront family members from their past. - S02E15
HauntedOctober 31, 2004Death comes calling on Halloween as a serial killer stalks the neighborhood and turns the holiday into a busy one for the reapers. Elsewhere
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