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Happy Town

TV·2010–2010·1 season, 8 episodes·ABC·Drama, Crime, Mystery·1h·7.1·Created by Scott Rosenberg, André Nemec

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The residents of the sun-splashed town of Haplin, Minnesota -- also known as Happy Town -- have enjoyed an uneasy peace for the past five years -- but that is about to change. Still haunted by a number of unsolved kidnappings, Haplin now faces a disturbing new crime that brings all of its unresolved fears to the surface. Has the elusive "Magic Man" -- who many believe is responsible for the bizarre abductions -- returned to claim yet another innocent victim? As Haplin's mysteries are revealed, many of its prominent citizens' motives come under scrutiny as their own secrets and personalities are peeled back one layer at a time.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Happy Town S01E04Slight of HandS01E04 · 6.0Clues point to the return of the elusive Magic Man; Tommy finds an unlikely ally while searching for his wife; gruesome evidence could be good news for many of Haplin's families.
  2. 02Happy Town S01E03Polly Wants a Crack at HerS01E03 · 5.7A state investigator steps in to assist Tommy on Friddle's murder. Andrew exacts revenge on the person he believes assaulted his girlfriend Georgia. A handsome stranger rescues Henley from a bizarre car accident.
  3. 03Happy Town S01E01In This Home on IceS01E01 · 5.5Henley Boone moves to a seemingly idyllic town just as a shocking murder occurs; Tommy, a deputy and son of a popular sheriff, tries to ease the town's fears and solve the crime.

Castfull cast & details

Amy AckerAmy AckerRachel ConroySam NeillSam NeillMerritt GrievesLauren GermanLauren GermanHenley BooneGeoff StultsGeoff StultsTommy ConroyRobert WisdomRobert WisdomRoger HobbsSarah GadonSarah GadonGeorgia BravinJay PaulsonJay PaulsonEli 'Root Beer' RogersBen SchnetzerBen SchnetzerAndrew Haplin

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode8Episodes2010Aired 5.3Season avg
  1. S01E01Happy Town S01E01In This Home on IceApril 28, 2010 5.5Henley Boone moves to a seemingly idyllic town just as a shocking murder occurs; Tommy, a deputy and son of a popular sheriff, tries to ease
  2. S01E02Happy Town S01E02I Came to Haplin for the WatersMay 5, 2010 5.5Newly appointed Sheriff Tommy Conroy makes a shocking discovery about Jerry Friddle's murderer; Henley is determined to access the third flo
  3. S01E03Happy Town S01E03Polly Wants a Crack at HerMay 12, 2010 5.7A state investigator steps in to assist Tommy on Friddle's murder. Andrew exacts revenge on the person he believes assaulted his girlfriend
  4. S01E04Happy Town S01E04Season's bestSlight of HandJune 2, 2010 6.0Clues point to the return of the elusive Magic Man; Tommy finds an unlikely ally while searching for his wife; gruesome evidence could be go
  5. S01E05Happy Town S01E05This Is Why We StayJune 9, 2010 5.3Rachel wants to leave Haplin; a long-kept secret is revealed; Andrew and Georgia's day in the woods takes a shocking turn.
  6. S01E06Questions and AntlersJune 16, 2010 4.8The interrogation of John Haplin about missing Lauryn Ward intensifies; Tommy views the future of his relationship with Big Dave anxiously a
  7. S01E07Happy Town S01E07Dallas Alice Doesn't Live Here AnymoreJuly 1, 2010 5.0Merritt and Henley come up with a plan to take back the mysterious hammer in Peggy's possession; Tommy thinks he smells a rat; landlady Dot
  8. S01E08Happy Town S01E08Blame It on Rio BravoJuly 1, 2010 4.9John Haplin and the Stivilletos demand their own brand of justice; Andrew considers running away with Georgia; Carol transforms herself.

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