Pushing Daisies

10 Beste Episodes of Pushing Daisies

A pie-maker, with the power to bring dead people back to life, solves murder mysteries with his alive-again childhood sweetheart, a cynical private investigator, and a lovesick waitress.

Written by Sophie and last updated on Feb 04, 2023.

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Pushing Daisies - S1E2

#15 - Dummy (Staffel 1 - Folge 2)

Ned, Emerson and Chuck visit the morgue to inspect the body of a victim of a car accident, a 45 year old man who specialized in automobile safety. The police is offering a reward to anyone who can find the killer and Emerson wants answers to be able to get the reward.

The episode was rated 7,98 from 287 votes.

Pushing Daisies - S2E2

#14 - Circus Circus (Staffel 2 - Folge 2)

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Georgeann Heaps hires Emerson to find her missing daughter, and the trail leads to a circus. Meanwhile Ned and Chuck try to deal with the change in their relationship, and Olive considers staying longer at the nunnery.

The episode was rated 8,04 from 143 votes.

Pushing Daisies - S1E7

#13 - Smell of Success (Staffel 1 - Folge 7)

Ned, Emerson, and Chuck's next case involves an olfactory assistant who was killed when her scratch-'n'-sniff book combusted.

The episode was rated 8,06 from 180 votes.

Pushing Daisies - S2E5

#12 - Dim Sum Lose Some (Staffel 2 - Folge 5)

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The wife of a murdered chef, Bao Di, hires Emerson to investigate the death of her husband. They soon discover that Bao was heavily in debt, and wagered his daughter Mei's hand in marriage to cover his markers.

The episode was rated 8,08 from 130 votes.

Pushing Daisies - S2E11

#11 - Window Dressed to Kill (Staffel 2 - Folge 11)

Erin Embry, window dresser extraordinaire for Dicker’s department store, is killed and Chuck manages to get the Pie Hole gang on the case. Erin’s fans think it was her window-dressing partner, Coco Juniper, who did the deed. Apparently the two artistic minds did not always meet.

The episode was rated 8,09 from 117 votes.

Pushing Daisies - S1E8

#10 - Bitter Sweets (Staffel 1 - Folge 8)

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Emerson, Ned and Chuck investigate the death of Tony DiNapoli, who appears to have been strangled by a woman. Meanwhile, business at the Pie Hole plummets when a new candy store opens in town. Alfredo Aldarisio returns and continues to pursue an oblivious Olive who, herself, still pines for affection from the Pie Maker.

The episode was rated 8,10 from 178 votes.

Pushing Daisies - S2E6

#9 - Oh Oh Oh... It's Magic (Staffel 2 - Folge 6)

Ned agrees to help a famed magician whose animal assistants are being killed off; Dwight Dixon tries to cozy up to Lily and Vivian, but Lily is suspicious of his motives.

The episode was rated 8,11 from 131 votes.

Pushing Daisies - S1E6

#8 - Bitches (Staffel 1 - Folge 6)

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Ned, Chuck, Emerson and Olive tackle a murder mystery involving a man who was murdered over a dog and claims to have been killed by his wife. Problem is, he's a polygamist with four wives.

The episode was rated 8,13 from 202 votes.

Pushing Daisies - S2E3

#7 - Bad Habits (Staffel 2 - Folge 3)

Olive calls on the Pie Maker and Emerson to solve a suspicious suicide of a fellow nun that she believes is murder. Meanwhile, Chuck considers what to do in the present with her new lease on life.

The episode was rated 8,17 from 144 votes.

Pushing Daisies - S2E10

#6 - The Norwegians (Staffel 2 - Folge 10)

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After Emerson turns down Vivian's request to look into Dwight Dixon's sudden disappearance, she turns to another P.I. team led by Magnus Olsdatter (Orlando Jones), Emerson's bitter rival.

The episode was rated 8,20 from 127 votes.

Pushing Daisies - S2E12

#5 - Water & Power (Staffel 2 - Folge 12)

Lila Robinson, a beautiful grifter from Emerson’s past resurfaces, revealing a painful secret that Emerson has kept hidden all these years. Now on the lam for murder, Lila promises Emerson a quid pro quo if he clears her name.

The episode was rated 8,22 from 113 votes.

Pushing Daisies - S1E1

#4 - Pie-lette (Staffel 1 - Folge 1)

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Ned works in a pie store and seems to lead a perfectly normal life. This, however, is far from the truth. Ned can, through the touch of his hand, wake people from the dead. He decides to use this ability of his to solve crimes, but this appears to be much more difficult than it sounds, when he gives life to his childhood crush, and decides to let keep living.

The episode was rated 8,23 from 436 votes.

Pushing Daisies - S1E9

#3 - Corpsicle (Staffel 1 - Folge 9)

Chuck learns the most shocking secret of her life and refuses to forgive Ned. In order to take the Pie Maker's mind off of Chuck, Emerson gets him to solve the mystery of a man killing life insurance agents and hiding them in snow banks. Oscar Vibenius returns to investigate why Chuck has an unique smell. Meanwhile, the aunts' antidepressant-laced pies begin to show some hallucinogenic effects.

The episode was rated 8,32 from 174 votes.

Pushing Daisies - S2E8

#2 - Comfort Food (Staffel 2 - Folge 8)

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Ned brings back to life Colonel Likken, who was mysteriously deep fried to death. His world-famous original recipe has gone missing and Likken asks Ned, Emerson, and Chuck to find who stole it.

The episode was rated 8,34 from 129 votes.

Pushing Daisies - S2E13

#1 - Kerplunk (Staffel 2 - Folge 13)

The past becomes the present when one half of the Darling Mermaid Darlings’ arch rivals, the Aquadolls, is killed. In order to find the murderer, the Darling Mermaid Darlings must come out of retirement with Ned as their manager and Olive as their stylist. Chuck, of course, cannot participate. Olive gets close to Sid, with whom she shares her experiences in gender discrimination, what with him being a male synchronized swimmer and her attending Vassar on a jockey scholarship. But was Sid jealous enough of the headliners to commit murder?

The episode was rated 8,70 from 128 votes.

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