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PUSHING DAISIES
Air Date: Wednesday, December 03, 2008
Time Slot: 8:00 PM-9:00 PM EST on ABC
Episode Title: (#208) "Comfort Food"
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CHUCK DEALS WITH THE CONSEQUENCES OF HER ACTIONS, AND NED AND OLIVE COMPETE AT A COMFORT FOOD COOK-OFF THAT'S MURDER, ON ABC'S "PUSHING DAISIES"

"Comfort Food" Chuck turns to Emerson for help in dealing with the consequences of her actions, while Ned and Olive compete at a comfort food cook-off that turns deadly when a chef is found deep fried and dead, on "Pushing Daisies," WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

"Pushing Daisies" stars Lee Pace as Ned, Anna Friel as Chuck, Chi McBride as Emerson Cod, Ellen Greene as Vivian, Field Cate as Young Ned, with Swoosie Kurtz as Lily and Kristin Chenoweth as Olive Snook. Jim Dale is the narrator.

Guest starring in "Comfort Food" are Stephen Root as Dwight Dixon, Beth Grant as Marianne Marie Beetle, Eric Stonestreet as Leo Burns, Tim Bagley as Colonel Likkin and Patrick Fischler as the Waffle Nazi.

"Comfort Food" was written by Douglas Petrie and directed by Peter Lauer.

"Pushing Daisies" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning. This program carries a TV-PG,D,L,V parental guideline.

This episode will be available on abc.com the day after airing on the network for users to watch online.







PUSHING DAISIES (ABC)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
10/3/07 - 6/13/09
STATUS:
canceled/ended (2008-2009 season)
TIME SLOT:
completed airing its current season
SEASON(S):
2 (22 episodes, 0 of which have yet to air)
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ADDITIONAL NOTES:
confirmed as canceled on 11/20/08
DESCRIPTION:
(from ABC's press release, September 2008) Chuck goes undercover as a "Bee Girl" at a honey-based cosmetics company after their new spokesmodel (guest star Autumn Reeser) is stung to death. She soon discovers that office politics are killer (literally) between the founder (guest star Missi Pyle as Betty Bee) and the new owner (guest star French Stewart as Woolsey Nicholls). Meanwhile, Ned can't stand her growing independence or the fact that she wants to move out of his apartment. In other developments, Lily spirits Olive off to a nunnery so she won't spill Lily's deep, dark secret, on the Second-Season premiere of ABC's critically-acclaimed "Pushing Daisies" nominated for 12 Emmy Awards -- WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 1 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.
PRINCIPAL CAST INFORMATION:
· Anna Friel as Charlotte "Chuck" Charles
· Chi McBride as Emerson Cod
· Ellen Greene as Vivian
· Field Cate as Young Ned
· Jim Dale as Narrator (Voice)
· Kristin Chenoweth as Olive
· Lee Pace as Ned
· Swoosie Kurtz as Lily
CREW INFORMATION:
· Aaron Harberts as CO-EP
· Barry Sonnenfeld as DIR (Pilot)
· Barry Sonnenfeld as EP
· Bruce Cohen as EP
· Bryan Fuller as EP
· Bryan Fuller as WRTR (Pilot)
· Dan Jinks as EP
· Davey Holmes as PROD
· Douglas Petrie as CP
· Dylan K. Massin as PROD/UPM
· Gretchen J. Berg as CO-EP
· Lawrence Trilling as CO-EP
· Mark Glick as CO-PROD
· Peter Ocko as EP
· Scott Nimerfo as PROD
GENRE(S):
· drama
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· Jinks-Cohen Company, The
· Living Dead Guy Productions
· Warner Bros. Television