Dead Last

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DEAD LAST
Season 1
Time Period: Tuesdays 9 p.m.



Episode 1 (8/14/01) - Viewers: 3.1 million
Episode 2 (8/21/01) - Viewers: 2.5 million
Episode 3 (8/28/01) - Viewers: 2.8 million
Episode 4 (9/04/01) - Viewers: 2.7 million
Episode 5 (9/18/01) - Viewers: 2.9 million

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I wonder why it was cancelled.. it did pretty well out of repeats of Gilmore as its lead-in.

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This show was horrible!

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I never saw this show, but given the ratings, it's no wonder it didn't last.

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Airs: The WB Tuesday 8:00 PM (60 min.)
Premiered: August 14, 2001
Last Aired: September 18, 2001
Show Categories: Science-Fiction, Comedy

Strange and supernatural with a humorous bent, Dead Last chronicles the misadventures of a fledgling rock band on the verge of being discovered when the rockers accidentally stumble upon a magical ancient amulet that gives them the power to see ghosts…whether they want to or not. Suddenly, their popularity skyrockets - if only with the dead - as they find themselves eternally stuck with the unwanted task of helping an endless parade of apparitions resolve their unfinished business so they can move on to the next world.

In the band, The Problem, are Vaughn Parrish (the brooding and charismatic guitarist and singer, who sometimes lets his ego get the better of him), Scotty Sallback (the band's hulking drummer whose rough-and-tumble exterior hides a good-natured soul) and Jane Cahill, (the beautiful bass player, who often serves as the peacemaker of the group, mediating artistic differences between the two guys).

Only 5 of the 13 episodes aired on the WB in 2001, the remaining episodes were later aired on YTV in Canada.

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Season 01

01. Pilot
First aired: 8/14/2001 Production Code: 100
Struggling rock band The Problem is made up of lead singer/ guitarist, sexy bassist/songwriter Jane, and drummer Scotty. During a sound check in a 400-year-old building, Scotty discovers an ancient amulet that gives the three friends the unwanted power to see the troubled spirits that walk among us -- and the responsibility to help with earthly work left undone. Amidst the otherworldly chaos, the band mates have to try to explain the weird new situation to their tightly wound manager Dennis.

Writer: Steve Pink, D.V. DeVincentis, Patrick O'Neill
Director: Randy Miller
Guest star: Dwight Schultz (Jonah Simthingy, the Pilgrim), Ted Kozma (Mike), Colin Cunningham (Ray Varner), Sharon Alexander (Hotel Bartender), Hugo Isaac Alvarado (Conquistador), Peter Blood (Bartender #1), Jamie Boddy (12 Year Old Kid), Frank Grim (Big Crazy Guy), John DeSantis (Evil Ghost), Danny Haig (12 Year Old Kid #2), Claire Lapinskie (Lisa), Myrna Niles (Older Woman Ghost), Rick Poltaruk (Pawnbroker), Tygh Runyan (Rocker Guy (Billy Sands)), Sami Simkin (Laura), Michael Sunczyk (Convict Ghost), Heidi Cole Trenbath (Bartender #2)


02. Heebee Geebees
First aired: 8/21/2001 Production Code: 107
When Vaughn gets The Problem a gig at the legendary New York City club, Heebee Geebee's, the band realizes that the Big Apple has more desperate ghosts per square block than any other town played. To get rid of them all, Vaughn, Jane and Scotty must conduct a group counseling session with the endless line of lost souls. One of these ghosts prompts Scotty to find a video tape carrying a bomb before it blows up and kills someone. Meanwhile, Dennis tries to get over his fear of New York City, after being mugged the last time he was there.

Writer: J. Elvis Weinstein
Director: Kevin Dowling
Guest star: Vincent Schiavelli (New York Guy), Gregory Sporleder (Rudy), Ned Bellamy (Sailor Ghost), Franc Ross (Frank Z), Ken Bower (Headless Waiter), Kenneth Choi (Syd the Junkie), Sarah Devincentis (Video Store Clerk), Anthony Grabowski (Drummer), Brian Scott Lederman (Greaser Ghost), Sean McGowan (Unit Sarge), Alpheus Merchant (Old Man), Barbara Pilavin (Little Old Lady Ghost), Billy Rieck (Mugger), Alexis Della Ripa (Little Girl), Wayne Stone (Pretzel Vendor), Ricky Vodka (Guitarist #1), Marc Louis Diamond (Guitarist #2), Daniel Patrick Norodahl (Vocalist)


03. Death Is In The Air
First aired: 8/28/2001 Production Code: 112
Scotty is forced to take heroic action when the ghost of an airline pilot tells him the plane he and his sister are on is about to crash. Meanwhile, Vaughn and Jane desperately try to keep an investigative rock journalist from discovering the dead body they are carrying around in the back of the van.

Writer: Patrick O'Neill
Director: James Cox
Guest star: Busy Philipps (Tracey Sallback), Carlos Jacott (Ghost Pilot), Pauley Perrette (Erica), Vanessa Dorman (Sally Storkley), Anthony Tyler Quinn (Pilot), Adam Wylie (Buzz), Dominque Jennings (Stewardess), Josh Klousner (Vic), J.D. Lewis (Co-Pilot), Matt Miller (Ratchet Head), Evie Peck (First Class Stewardess), William Turner (Jimmy), David Ursin (Airline Official), Dominique Jennings (Stewardess)


04. The Mulravian Candidate
First aired: 9/4/2001 Production Code: 111
Arriving in Washington, D.C. for a gig, the band is immersed in political intrigue when Vaughn begins an affair with a beautiful girl, who a ghost tells a disbelieving Vaughn that she is really a CIA assassin. Meanwhile, Scotty must assume the role of the Prince of Mulravia after the real Prince, now a ghost, persuades him to. Fortunately for Mulravia, Scotty decides to go against the Prince's initial wishes pertaining to the country's finances and well-being.

Writer: Steve Pink
Director: D.V. DeVincentis
Guest star: Colin Ferguson (Prince Torbin), Susan May Pratt (Katie Kaitler), Paul Gleason (Jackson), Ilia Volok (DUPLICATE GUIDE) (Prime Minister), Lee Arenberg (Butcher), Mark Ivanir (Assassin #1), George Tasudis (Assassin #2), Nynno Ahli (Security Agent), Brenda-Isaacs Booth (Gate Attendant), Alan Charof (Uncle Jimmy), Mauric Chasse (Store Manager), David St. James (Bureaucrat #1), Bob Morrisey (State Department Official), Robert Phelps (Bureaucrat #2), Mark Allan Staubach (Dishwasher), Charles Walker (State Department Head)


05. The Problem With Corruption
First aired: 9/18/2001 Production Code: 110
Caught speeding, Vaughn is left with a ticket and a court date, keeping the band in Chicago overnight and inadvertently landing him in hot water after he listens to the advice of a deceased lawyer. Meanwhile, Scotty helps a ghostly ex-cop search for his partner's killer and realizes that the answer he's looking for is the same one that will help Vaughn out of his troubles with the law.

Writer: Dan Mitchell
Director: Bob Balaban
Guest star: Richard Brooks ('TNT' Tyrell Nitro Thompson), Jeff Garlin (Ron Belson), John Capodice (Mel Monty), John Marshall Jones (Agent Pearson), Michael G. Hagerty (Bartender), Patrick Cranshaw (Pops McNitty), Ron Karabatsos (Dimitrius), Robert LaSardo (Sanchez Ramirez), Ralph P. Martin (Samuel 'thingyroach'), Conor O'Farrell (Agent Stu Neeley), Ken Thorley (Cop), Berlinda Tolber (Yolanda), Don Tieri (Martin), Michael Raysses (Blanda), Eve Sigall (Ralph), Robyn Pedretti (Girl), Tom Hallick (Superior), Chris Dollard (Emil), Edward Cannan (Judge), W. Earl Brown (Victor 'Dizzy' Korsky)

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Episodes never shown

06. To Serve, With Love
Production Code: 109
While the band plays a club date, Jane is attracted to a cool disc jockey, but her attempts at a connection are continuously interrupted by an aggressive stalker ghost Meanwhile, Scotty and Vaughn deal with the ghosts of two subpoena servers who want revenge on the crazy recluse who killed them.

Writer: D.V. DeVincentis
Director: Tim Hunter
Guest star: Chris Bauer (Dale), JD Cullum (Ted), John Diehl (Richard Stengler), Adam Kaufman (Dom), Jack Plotnick (Process Server), Frank Potter (Club Manager #2), Anastasia Sakelaris (Tracy)


07. Gastric Distress
Production Code: 105
When Dennis' acute appendicitis is misdiagnosed, Scotty and Jane save his life by performing an emergency appendectomy with the help of a ghost doctor. Meanwhile, Vaughn is stuck with ghost duty when he finds that the hospital is jam-packed full of ghosts who need his help.

Writer: Alex Taub
Director: Bryan Gordon
Guest star: Stephen Tobolowsky (Ghost Doctor), Kathryn Jooston (Nurse), Jarrad Paul (Dr. Leonard), Irwin Keyes (Panicky Guy), Mindy Miller (Nurse Mindy), Patrick Thomas O'Brien (Jack), Mark Porro (Administrator/Doctor), Patrice Pitman Quinn (OR Doctor), Chris Reid (Randy), Cerina Vincent (Sorority Girl Cindy)


08. Teen Spirit
Production Code: 104
Lost on a Texas backroad, Vaughn, Jane and Scotty stumble onto a mystery when their van gets stuck in a swamp and they meet the lonely ghost of teenager. They decide to investigate when the apparition tells them he was murdered by the local Sheriff, but the truth turns out to be more evil than anyone had imagined.

Writer: David Weinstein
Director: James Cox
Guest star: Blake Bashoff (Rory Lane), Mark Rolston (Sheriff Wayne), M.C. Gainey (Hagerty), DeLane Matthews (Carrie Lane), Darius Boorn (Hardware Store Clerk), Colin Campbell (Cal the Gas Station Attendant), Bari K. Willerford (Bartender), Annie Wood (Waitress)


09. He Who Smelt It
Production Code: 101
While helping a ghost named Martin find his rancid corpse in his house, Jane and Scotty get arrested for murder. To get them out of jail, Martin and Vaughn have to find the real killer. Meanwhile, while in jail, Scotty must help a ghost, and himself, escape, and Jane must mend the relationship of a cop and his dead mother.

Writer: Alex Taub
Director: Kevin Dowling
Guest star: Steve Hytner (Martin Anderson), Janet Carroll (Lucy Vard), John DiMaggio (Stalker), Michael Reilly Burke (Officer Carl Vard), Pat Healy (Ticket Cop), Andy Umberger (Convict Ghost), Richard Zaraglia (Lou Percell), Brad Blaisdell (Jail Cop), Jennifer Cain (College Girl), Chip Chinery (Public Defender), Dan Desmond (Jerry the Postman), Fiona Hale (Toothless Ghost), Bette Rae (Neighbor), Loren J. Rubin (Nate), Norris Young (Club Manager)


10. Laughlin It Up
Production Code: 102
When Vaughn gets food poisoning and can't perform, he stays back to help the dead naked guy in their Laughlin, Nevada hotel room get back to the afterlife. Meanwhile, a gambling ghost helps Scotty win some cash, with some dangerous consequences, and Jane helps another gambler spend his winnings.

Writer: J. Elvis Weinstein
Director: Bob Balaban
Guest star: Vyto Ruginis (Eddie Fontina), Dennis Burkley, Dave 'Gruber' Allen (Big Tiny), Brian Howe (Bill Dotson), Raymond O'Connor (Charlie Cramachuck), Frankie Jay Allison (Dealer), Jennifer Coolidge (Annalee), Keythe Farley (thingy Dudley), V.I. Foster (Roscoe Slaughter), Christopher Grove (Mr. Murphy), Douglas Robert Jackson (Arthur), Darlene Kardon (Little Old Lady), Patrick O'Connell (Lou), Don Perry (Guy), Brian Powell (Harry Underwood), J.R. Reed (Tom Trevino), Adell Robbins (Waitress), Jeremy Robert (Larry), Vivian Smallwood (Old Lady)


11. Jane's Exit
Production Code: 103
On a visit home, Jane is forced to protect her father and her awful stepmother Bunny from her jealous stepsister, Brandy who's now a ghost. Meanwhile, after Scotty spends all their money, he and Vaughn charge a fee to exorcise a ghost from a bar, they learn can only communicate through charades.

Writer: Mary Hanes
Director: Matthew Harrison
Guest star: Ray Wise (Robert Cahill), Robin Riker (Bunny Cahill), Marnette Patterson (Brandy), Robert Bagnell (Ned), Angela Carlson (Laverne), Robert DoQui (Nosy Neighbor)


12. The Crawford Touch
Production Code: 106
The Problem are shocked when they receive an invitation from the famous music producer, J.L. Crawford, to stay at his home and discuss recording possibilities. Of course things aren't what they seem because all Crawford wants from them is their ghost-talking power to exorcise a very annoying dead rocker from his home.

Writer: C.L. Reed
Director: James Cox
Guest star: Michael Des Barres (J.L Crawford), Rodney Eastman (Jimmy Swain), Torsten Voges (Bustrawn), Roxanne Day (Patty), Bebe Drake (Woman 1), George Spiel Vogel (Concession Kid), Marlene Warfield (Woman)


13. To Live And Amulet Die
Production Code: 108
While performing in a music festival in Columbus, Ohio, the trio must elude a crazy professor and his assistant, who want the amulet and will kill to get it. As Vaughn's rival, Vance and his bandmates soon find out after a case of mistaken identity. Meanwhile, Scotty tries to keep his sanity while dealing with a nitpicky bellhop who's now a ghost.

Writer: Alex Taub, J. Elvis Weinstein
Director: Kevin Dowling
Guest star: Harry Groener (Dr. Casey Henderson), Jamie Walters (Vance Harmon), Glenn Dunk (Mike), Brent Hinkley (Hobnobber #1), Lauren Katz (Tatiana), Michael Stoyanov (Eric), Ben Crowley (Peter), Bill Cusack (Cliff the Bellman), David Haley (Hobnobber #2), Steve Ireland (Mr. Renworth, the Hotel Manager), Paxton Whitehead (Chancellor Johns)

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Cast

Sara Downing
Role: Jane Cahill

Tyler Labine
Role: Scotty Sallback

Kett Turton
Role: Vaughn Parrish

Wayne Pére
Role: Dennis Budny