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Six Feet Under :: Pilot (01x01)
 
Episode Information
  
Title: Pilot
Episode #: 01x01
Original Airdate: Sunday June 03rd, 2001
9.5/10 (2 Votes cast)
Episode Crew
Director: Alan Ball
Writer: Alan Ball
 
Episode Summary
  
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Los Angeles, Christmas Eve, Nathaniel Fisher, owner of the Fisher and Sons Funeral Home, is killed when a municipal bus broadsides his new hearse. The tragedy casts a pall on the holiday homecoming of son Nate (who works for an organic food co-op in Seattle), as he must not only deal with the death of a father, but the fragile egos of mother Ruth (who has been having a secret affair with her hairdresser, Hiram), brother David (a closet homosexual seeing a black policeman named Keith), and a sister Claire (a rebellious high-schooler who receives the bad news after dropping crystal meth with new boyfriend Gabe). The only good thing to happen to Nate is Brenda, a passionate women he met on the plane, just before learning of his father's death. At home, David eschews the talents of his young mortician, Fredrico, to personally undo the damage of his dad's accident. The ensuing funeral leaves the family's deepest emotions exposed, and calls into question some of our more absurd rites of passage. At the gravesite, David is not amused by the advances of Matthew Gilardi of Kroehner Service Corporation, a funeral- home conglomerate looking to buy out the Fishers business. As for senior Nathaniel, he may have been laid to rest- but has plenty left to reveal to his family.
 
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Guest Stars
  
Guest Stars
•Dina WatersplayedChatty MournerRecurring (first appearance)
•Eric BalfourplayedGabe DimasRecurring (first appearance)
•Garrison HershbergerplayedMatthew GilardiRecurring (first appearance)
•Hayden TankplayedYoung NateRecurring (first appearance)
•Maximillian Kesmodel (1)playedYoung David (as Maximillian Orion Kesmodel)Recurring (first appearance)
•Richard JenkinsplayedNathaniel FisherRecurring (first appearance)
•Tim MaculanplayedPriest (uncredited)Recurring (first appearance)
•Annabelle GutmanplayedA friend 
•Audrey GelfundplayedCrying Sicilian Mother (as Audrey Gelfand) 
•Denis J. Lau (1)playedMorgue Attendant 
•Dennis Anderson (2)playedMarket Clerk 
•Dennis Lau (1)playedMorgue Attendent (as Dennis J. Lau) 
•Dina SpybeyplayedTracy Montrose Blair (as Dina Waters) 
•Harper RoismanplayedElderly Man 
•Jennifer Griffin (1)playedCrying Sicilian Daughter 
•Sharon MaddenplayedWoman Mourner 
 
Main Cast
  
•Peter KrauseplayedNate Fisher
•Michael C. Hall (3)playedDavid Fisher
•Frances ConroyplayedRuth Fisher
•Lauren AmbroseplayedClaire Fisher
•Rachel GriffithsplayedBrenda Chenowith
 
Featured Songs
  
ArtistSong TitlePlayed When
•Bing CrosbyI'll Be Home for Christmas 
•Day OneBedroom Dancing 
•The DevlinsWaiting 
•The ExecutivesMoonglow Cha Cha Cha 
•George BizetL'amour Est Un Oiseau 
•HardknoxAttitude 
•KC & the Sunshine BandShake Your Booty 
•LES GAMMASAll of Me 
•Peggy LeeI Love Being Here With You 
•PetalpusherBreaking It Down 
•Ray DaviesSunset Seranada 
•SPYLABCelluloid Hypnotic 
•Tommaso Giovanni AlbinoniConcerto for Oboe & String in D. Major 
 
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