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  Episode Information  
Title: Pilot
Episode Number: 1
Season: 1
Season Episode #.: 1
Original Airdate: Wednesday May 30th, 2007
7.3/10 (6 Votes cast)
Other Release Dates: (Edit)
Country: Aired On:
Canada May 30, 2007
United Kingdom Oct 04, 2007
Episode Crew
Director: Scott Winant
Writer: Kevin Williamson
  Episode Summary  
After witnessing his father's suicide a year early, a boy moves with his mother and new stepfather to Palm Springs. Having developed both drug and attitude problems since the suicide, his parents think its time for a change of sceniery. Once there, he quickly learns the ins and outs of small town life from his next door neighbor. But when he finds a mysterious girl running in the sprinklers on the golf course behind his home he learns that not everything is as it seems. Meanwhile, two neighbors fight over property lines, as one's daughter develops a crush on the new boy.
 
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  Guest Stars  
Starring Roles
Amber HeardplayedGreta MatthewsRecurring (first appearance)
D. W. Moffett (1)playedBob HardyRecurring (first appearance)
Ellary PorterfieldplayedLiza WitterRecurring (first appearance)
Gail O'GradyplayedKaren HardyRecurring (first appearance)
Michael Cassidy (1)playedCliff WiattRecurring (first appearance)
Sharon LawrenceplayedTess WiattRecurring (first appearance)
Taylor HandleyplayedJohnny MillerRecurring (first appearance)
Guest Stars
Dana DavisplayedMichelleRecurring (first appearance)
Leslie JordanplayedJesse JoRecurring (first appearance)
Tessa ThompsonplayedNikki BarnesRecurring (first appearance)
Valerie CruzplayedMaria NolanRecurring (first appearance)
Cheryl WhiteplayedHelen Witter 
Chris Johnson (1)playedProperty Line Worker 
Kevin KilnerplayedGeorge Witter 
Lamont ThompsonplayedWally Meadows 
Nicole BilderbackplayedBlair Meadows 
Tim DeKayplayedMr. Miller 
  Episode Notes  
This is the third new series to premiere on The CW, the first being the short-lived Runaway and the second being the reality series Pussycat Dolls Present: The Search for the Next Doll.
 
The series was originally called Palm Springs, but the name was changed after The CW picked up the show.
 
This episode was filmed on location in Palm Springs. But due to high production costs, subsequent episodes were filmed in Phoenix, Arizona.
 
Ratings: 1.82 million viewers
 
Cast members Taylor Handley (Johnny Miller), Michael Cassidy (Cliff Wiatt), and Amber Heard (Greta) all have guest starred on FOX's The OC. Handley guest starred as Oliver Trask during season 1, Cassidy guest starred as Zach Stephens during season 2, and Heard guest starred in "The Mallpisode" as a salesgirl.
 
  Featured Songs  
ArtistSong TitlePlayed When
Ashlee SimpsonLove 
Ben Lee (1)Catch My Disease 
ColdplayDon't Panic 
Damien RiceThe Blowers DaughterEnding sequence
Frank Sinatra (1)Ain't That A Kick In The Head 
Frank Sinatra (1)Summer Wind 
Jack Johnson (1)Good People 
JemJust a Ride 
She Wants RevengeTear You Apart 
Snow PatrolIt's Beginning To Get Me 
Teddy GeigerPossibilities 
  Episode Quotes  
Johnny's Father: Damn numbers. You're too good at math.
Johnny: Somebody's drunk.
Johnny's Father: Come on! You don't need that math crap. You don't want to be stuck doing numbers your whole life -- it's bad on the stomach. Don't be that smart.
Johnny: I'll dumb it down.
Johnny's Father: Exactly. You dumb it down.
 
Cliff: Palm Springs isn't the most happening place.
Johnny: Oh yeah, I picked up on that.
Cliff: Good, it gets better when school starts. It's just summer is gonna suck around here with all this heat. It makes people crazy. What grade are you in?
Johnny: Tenth.
Cliff: I'm in eleventh.
Johnny: Yeah, I should be but I'm in tenth.
 
Nina: Hi Helen, what's all this?
Helen: It appears the property line, that we thought was the property line, isn't really the property line!
Nina: Really?
Helen: I was shocked too.
 
Helen: I'm overly protective of our little community. It only takes one wrong element.
Blair: (to Karen) I'm the mayor's wife. She can't touch me.
Helen: Yes you are his third wife. (to Karen) I'm waiting for the fourth.
 
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