Pushing Daisies

10 Best Episodes of Pushing Daisies - Season 2

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 - S2E9

#13 - The Legend of Merle McQuoddy (Season 2 - Episode 9)

Chuck and Ned deal with the shocking return of someone from their past; Emerson and Olive investigate the death of a lighthouse keeper.

The episode was rated 7.84 from 118 votes.

Pushing Daisies - S2E1

#12 - Bzzzzzzzzz! (Season 2 - Episode 1)

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Emerson is hired by Dusty Fitz, whose wife Kentucky died in a tragic bee-related incident. She was involved with another man who Dusty claims she was preparing to leave, and Dusty suspects murder. Meanwhile, Lily helps Olive move to a nunnery.

The episode was rated 7.89 from 168 votes.

Pushing Daisies - S2E7

#11 - Robbing Hood (Season 2 - Episode 7)

A lawyer for the late Gustav Hoffer suspects his client's death was not part of a robbery gone wrong as was reported, but rather murder. He hires Emerson Cod and Ned to find out who killed Hoffer.

The episode was rated 7.92 from 117 votes.

Pushing Daisies - S2E4

#10 - Frescorts (Season 2 - Episode 4)

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A sexy new client hires Emerson to solve the murder of her best friend Joe. Emerson and the gang discover that Joe had a lot of best friends... and they all had a reason to kill Joe.

The episode was rated 7.96 from 135 votes.

Pushing Daisies - S2E2

#9 - Circus Circus (Season 2 - Episode 2)

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 - S2E5

#8 - Dim Sum Lose Some (Season 2 - Episode 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

#7 - Window Dressed to Kill (Season 2 - Episode 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 - S2E6

#6 - Oh Oh Oh... It's Magic (Season 2 - Episode 6)

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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 - S2E3

#5 - Bad Habits (Season 2 - Episode 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

#4 - The Norwegians (Season 2 - Episode 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

#3 - Water & Power (Season 2 - Episode 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 - S2E8

#2 - Comfort Food (Season 2 - Episode 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 (Season 2 - Episode 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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