The Pilot

The The Pilot is the very first episode of the brand new hit show Samantha Who?. It aired in the United States on October 15th, 2007 on a Monday at 9.30pm. It raked in a whopping 14.42 million viewers. The Pilot episode and the following five episodes hold the highest rating sitcom previously held consistently by "Two & a Half Men".

The episode begins with Samantha waking up from her 8 day coma with her parents Regina and Howard in the hospital room with but she has no idea who they are. She is told she has Retrograde Amnesia and that she does not remember anything about her life before the hit & run. She is introduced to her friends & boyfriend to try and jog her memory but ultimately she can't remember. She ends up going to live with her parents as she has no recollection of living with her boyfriend. While out with her friends she soon discovers that she is having an affair with a married man and is cheating on her boyfriend. Samantha comes to realize that getting this Retrograde Amnesia may be a good thing as she sees the old Sam isn't a very nice person and that she has a chance to start her life again as new Sam.

Plot
The episode begins with Samantha lying in her hospital bed in a coma with her mother Regina and father Howard also in the room. Regina is holding a cam-corder and is recording everything in and around the room while Howard sits in a chair watching her.

Regina begins to take close-ups of the machines that are monoriting Samantha's condition and then of Samantha herself, Regina is filming and speaking in such away that its like a documentary and then she suddenly turns the camera on herself, smiles a broad smile and reveals that she is making the video for a extreame home make-over t.v. show, some how on hearing this Samantha's eyes pop open. She awakes from her coma. Regina notices that Samantha is awake and tells Howard to get the doctor but he rushes over to the other side of the bed.

Regina tries to get Sam to close her eyes again as she wants to redo the last shot for the camera, Samantha looks a little perplexed. Howard thinks she is about to say something, Regina thinks she is pouting to give a kiss, she gets happy and starts to record herself smiling. Regina leans into Samantha to give her a kiss when Samantha speaks, "Who are you?". Regina stops leaning in. She looks at Howard, Howard looks at Samantha, Regina looks at Samantha and then finally Samantha some what bemused looks at them both.

To read the transcript of episode one select here: EPISODE ONE TRANSCRIPT

Main Cast
Christina Applegate - Samantha Newly

Jean Smart - Regina Newly

Kevin Dunn - Howard Newly

Jennifer Esposito - Andrea Belladonna

Melissa McCarthy - Dena

Ben Watson - Todd

Tim Russ - Frank

Supporting Cast
Nakia Burrise - Dr. Kerry Hall

William Abadie - Rene

Brett Rickaby - AA Leader

Adam Jennings - Barista

Jill Talley - AA Female Leader

Jelynn Rodriguez - Angry Woman

Dan Thiel - Dave

Crew
Directed By:

Robert Duncan McNeill

Written By:

Celia Ahern & Donald Todd

Produced By:

Cecelia Ahern

John Amodeo

Christina Applegate

Christopher J. Connolly Associate Producer

Donald Todd Associate Producer

Peter Traugott Associate Producer

Quotes
Opening lines of the first episode

Samantha: A couple of good things about been in a coma, no fattening food, lots of rest, they sponge ya down every day, its like a spa. Bad things, my nose itches, I have something called the Pina Collada song stuck in my head and oh yeah sometimes I can hear what people in my room are saying.

Casting
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Writing and filming
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Reception
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Trivia
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Goofs
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