Season 1 (2001)

Pilot
8.5

June 3, 2001 • 1h 3m

Nate Fisher returns home for the holidays to the shattering news of his father's death.

The Will
8.0

June 10, 2001 • 52m

After a pyramid scheme owner dies and leaves his wife and baby daughter with a load of debt, Nate offers to loan them a casket. Me...Read more

The Foot
8.8

June 17, 2001 • 53m

When a bakery owner is killed, it's up to Federico to put the pieces back together. The family considers selling the funeral busin...Read more

Familia
8.6

June 24, 2001 • 51m

After a gang member is killed, the Fishers find that his family's wishes for burial differ from those of his gang leader. Nate's g...Read more

An Open Book
7.7

July 1, 2001 • 54m

Ruth is stunned by the visitors at a porn star's wake; Nate has a strange first meeting with Brenda's brother Billy; and Keith tak...Read more

The Room
8.2

July 8, 2001 • 57m

An ornery widower camps out in the Fisher Funeral Home; sparks fly between Claire and Billy; Ruth spurns Hiram and is later wooed ...Read more

Brotherhood
8.0

July 15, 2001 • 51m

When a young Army vet dies of Gulf War Syndrome, his brother opts for a cremation and disposal of the body; Ruth has Hiram over to...Read more

Crossroads
8.1

July 22, 2001 • 56m

In an effort to raise income, Nate and David decide to rent out a room in the funeral home; Claire struggles to grasp the lessons ...Read more

Life's Too Short
8.2

July 29, 2001 • 55m

A tragedy reunites Claire with a guy who sullied her reputation at school; David and his new boyfriend run into Keith and his new ...Read more

The New Person
8.4

August 5, 2001 • 59m

Nate and David hire an outspoken mortician; Billy's photo gallery exhibit features one particularly surprising shot; and Claire fr...Read more

The Trip
7.6

August 12, 2001 • 55m

Nate, David and Brenda take an interesting trip to Vegas for a funeral directors' conference; a baby's death from SIDS stuns the f...Read more

A Private Life
7.8

August 19, 2001 • 57m

A gay man's murder forces David to confont his own fears about his lifestyle; Brenda's parents and Nate consider getting help for ...Read more

Knock, Knock
8.9

August 19, 2001 • 59m

The Fisher family experiences the control-freak side of Tracy Montrose Blaire; Brenda visits a remorseful Billy; David faces probl...Read more