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On his twenty-first birthday, Sam Oliver discovers his parents sold his soul to the devil before he was born, and he must now serve as the devil's personal bounty hunter or Reaper, catching escaped souls and sending them back to Hell.
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- 01
CancunThe demons target Sam when they consider that they may not be able to stop The Devil, but they can hurt Sam, who they believe to be The Devil's son. Sam thinks he is seeing Steve everywhere. Sock falls for a female demon - a succubus - who feeds off human life and whenever she kisses him, he gets a rush of energy but loses a year of his life. The soul tells Sam that The Devil and his father are lying to him about his birth, leading him to find out that he may be The Devil's son. Tony and the demons attempt to lock them up, but Steve appears and changes Tony's mind to save Sam, leaving Mr. Oliver behind. In the final scene, Mrs. Oliver is seen digging in the darkness at Mr. Oliver's "grave". After a few moments of digging, the voice of Mr. Oliver asking "what took you so long?" is heard. - 02
Dirty Sexy MongolSam's been given a new assignment from the Devil to capture a Mongol, but all he can focus on is finding out how Alan Townsend (guest star Sean Patrick Thomas) got out of his deal with the Devil. However, after Sam and Alan are attacked by two demons sent by the Devil, Alan refuses to talk to him any more and disappears. One of the demons takes a surprising interest in Ben. Ted is fired for harassing a secret shopper. - 03
UnderbellyThe guys go on a road trip to locate an escaped soul, and they encounter a tentacled beast that is taking over a small town and is eager to dine on them. Meanwhile, Ben tries to give Nina more freedom, and Sock finally sleeps with his stepsister. The episode ends when Andi reveals that Sam's devil life is too much for her, so she breaks up with him.
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Episodes by season
Season01
- S01E01
PilotSeptember 25, 2007Sam Oliver is a slacker who still lives with his parents and who is a below-average employee at The WorkBench. He dropped out of college aft - S01E02
ChargedOctober 2, 2007The second soul assigned to Sam is something of a shocker--an energy salesman whose escape from Hell is accompanied by electrical storms acr - S01E03
All MineOctober 9, 2007Sam discovers everything going into his mouth suddenly spawns cockroaches, an interesting hint as to the nature of his next target soul--the - S01E04
MagicOctober 16, 2007Another interesting mission for Sam beginning with random objects of his disappearing and reappearing in odd locations. It is his hint to se - S01E05
What About BlobOctober 23, 2007Sam is beginning to worry when wherever he steps, he slips--another unnecessarily inconvenient clue to the identity of his next target, the - S01E06
LeonOctober 30, 2007The successful apprehension of Leon Czolgosz, the assassin of 25th U.S. President William McKinley, is the satisfying beginning to Sam's day - S01E07
Love, Bullets and BlacktopNovember 6, 2007Sam is facing the daredevil couple from Hell, former actors whose passion for dangerous stunts is causing fatal accidents across the state. - S01E08
The CopNovember 13, 2007Another rogue soul is murdering the persons responsible for his death (not to say it was unwarranted, multiple homicide, court was performin - S01E09
Ashes to AshesNovember 27, 2007Sam is annoyed after The Devil dispatches him to do some plumbing work for a woman named Mimi. After talking to Mimi, Sam realizes she is da - S01E10
Cash OutDecember 4, 2007Sam secretly begins dating Cady, even though there's the risk that she may actually be The Devil's daughter. The latest escaped souls are tw - S01E11
Hungry for FameMarch 13, 2008Sam tries to save an untalented musician (guest star Jamie Kennedy) from selling his soul to The Devil to become a rock star. Meanwhile, Soc - S01E12
UnseenMarch 20, 2008Sock, Sam and Ben move into a Condo together. They meet their new neighbors who invite them over for a home-cooked meal. Though whenever Sam - S01E13
Acid QueenMarch 27, 2008Sam, Sock and Ben go after a soul who, when she was alive, was extremely jealous and would try to destroy any female in her life she deemed - S01E14
RebellionApril 22, 2008Steve and Tony tell Sam they want to exploit Sam's relationship with The Devil to lure The Devil into a trap where the other demons can then - S01E15
Coming to GripsApril 29, 2008Andi follows Sam after she hears him talk with Tony about his plans to defeat the devil, and sees Sam behead a soul. Andi confronts Sam abou - S01E16
Greg, SchmegMay 6, 2008Andi's ex-boyfriend Greg reappears on the scene and asks Andi out on a date. Greg has sold his soul to The Devil in order to win back his on - S01E17
The LeakMay 13, 2008After Sam turns in a soul who somehow keeps returning to Earth, The Devil tells him that there is a leak in Hell and to find out who is resp - S01E18
Season's bestCancunMay 20, 2008The demons target Sam when they consider that they may not be able to stop The Devil, but they can hurt Sam, who they believe to be The Devi
Season02Best season
- S02E01
Episode IV: A New HopeMarch 3, 2009Sam and the boys return from a road trip and discover that they have been fired from their jobs and evicted from their apartment. Meanwhile, - S02E02
Season's bestDirty Sexy MongolMarch 10, 2009Sam's been given a new assignment from the Devil to capture a Mongol, but all he can focus on is finding out how Alan Townsend (guest star S - S02E03
The Sweet ScienceMarch 17, 2009Ben starts meeting with his demon girlfriend Nina. Sam must capture a former boxer by using boxing gloves as a vessel. Meanwhile, Andi is aw - S02E04
The FavoriteMarch 24, 2009The Devil orders Sam to teach his spoiled son, Morgan, to have a stronger work ethic so he can take over the family business. Sam reluctantl - S02E05
I Want My Baby BackMarch 31, 2009Sam seeks help after returning an escaped soul to hell, who has left her baby behind; the baby is adopted by the returning Tony who names th - S02E06
UnderbellyApril 7, 2009The guys go on a road trip to locate an escaped soul, and they encounter a tentacled beast that is taking over a small town and is eager to - S02E07
The Good SoilApril 14, 2009Sam is forced to once again take Morgan on a soul catch, but Morgan takes off, leaving Sam to once again do all the work. Sam and the guys t - S02E08
The Home StretchApril 21, 2009Sam continues on his quest to find Alan, who he believes can help him get out of his contract with the Devil. Elsewhere the devil pits Sam a - S02E09
No Reaper Left BehindApril 28, 2009Sam is sent to the home of the Devil's lover Sally so that she can teach him more of the "family business". He initially refuses, but realiz - S02E10
My Brother's ReaperMay 5, 2009Sam is tasked with getting Gary, a spoiled rich guy the Devil wants, to sign a contract selling his soul. Unfortunately, Gary is too clever, - S02E11
To Sprong, with LoveMay 12, 2009Sam, Sock, and Andi go after their old high school teacher, Mr. Sprong, assuming he is the current soul they are trying to catch. The only p - S02E12
Business CasualtyMay 19, 2009Sam gets into a confrontation in his new job that ends badly. Sock tries to date a demon who has the ability to be anything she desires. - S02E13
The Devil & Sam OliverMay 26, 2009When Nina returns from Hell with the information Sam needs, he's given a chance to fight for his soul. Ben's grandmother has Nina perform an
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