1.01 Pilot

Dean backs up Sam against a bridge pillar during a fight in the Pilot episode

First aired: 9/13/2005

Summary

Sam is about to graduate from college and has an interview set up to join one of the most prestigious law schools in the country. His brother Dean, whom he has not seen since he went to college, shows up in the middle of the night and tells him their father is missing while on a hunting trip. Leaving his girlfriend behind to find their dad, Sam joins Dean in an effort to find their father in a little town called Jericho, where unmarried men disappear without a trace. Source: [www.tv.com]

Quotes

Dean: House rules, Sammy. Driver picks the music, shotgun shuts his cakehole.

Sam: I swore I was done hunting for good. Dean: Come on, it wasn’t easy, but it wasn’t that bad. Sam: Yeah? When I told dad when I was scared of the thing in my closet he gave me a 45. Dean: Well what was he supposed to do? Sam: I was 9 years old. He was supposed to say “Don’t be afraid of the dark.” Dean: Don’t be afraid of the dark? What are you kidding me of course you should be afraid of the dark! You know what’s out there!

Dean: You can pretend all you want, Sammy. But sooner or later you're going to have to face up to who you really are. Sam: Who is that? Dean: One of us.

Sam: What the hell are you doing here? Dean: I was looking for a beer. Sam: Dean…what the hell are you doing here? Dean: Okay, all right. We gotta talk. Sam: Um... the phone? Dean: If I woulda called you would you have picked up?

Dean: Dad hasn’t been home in a few days. Sam: So he’s working overtime on a Miller Time shift. He’ll stumble back in sooner or later. Dean: Dad’s on a hunting trip and he hasn’t been home in a few days.

Dean: I can’t do this alone. Sam: Yes you can. Dean: Well I don’t want to.

Dean: I love the Smurfs. You know I gotta tell you, you are completely out of my brother’s league. Jess: Just let me put something on. Dean: No no no. I wouldn’t dream of it... seriously.

Dean: So what are you gonna do? just live some normal, apple pie life? Is that it? Sam: No. not normal. Safe Dean: And that’s why you ran away? Sam: I was just going to college

Sam: So what’s the theory? Ranger Wilkinson: Seriously? We don’t know. Serial murder, kidnapping ring... Dean: Well, that’s exactly the kinda crack police work I’d expect outta you guys.

Pad of Definitions

The following entries appeared in the Pad of Definitions for this episode:

• Poltergeist in Amherst
• Devil's Gate in Clifton
• EVP (Electronic Voice Phenomenon)
• Goldwave
• Silver Bullet
• Crucifix/Cross
• Voodoo in New Orleans
• Woman in White
• Silver Pentagram
• Wraiths
• Banshee
• Succubi

References

The Bradys and the Huxtables

Friend: How does it feel to be the golden boy in your family?
Sam: Ah, they don’t know
Friend: Don’t know? I would be gloating! Why not?
Sam: Cause we’re not exactly the Bradys.
Friend: And I’m not exactly the Huxtables.

Sam is referring to the family in the tv show: The Brady Bunch (US TV-Series 1969-1974), a large patchwork family that stands for the ultimate American middle class family.

His friend, who is black, mentions its 80’s black equivalent, The Cosby Show (TV-Series 1984-1992), in which a successful African American family, the Huxtables, are portrayed.

Smurfette

The Smurfs

Dean: {Acknowledging the nightshirt Jess is wearing} I love the Smurfs.

The Smurfs (TV-Series 1981-1990) was a cartoon-series about little blue creatures living in mushroom houses in the woods. Jessica is wearing a shirt that shows Smurfette – she’s the only female smurf, and she’s quite slutty in behavior as well as looks (she has blonde curls and wears a dress that looks a bit like a baby doll).

Goldwave

see: Goldwave

Scripts, Sides & Transcripts

• An earlier draft of the script for this episode (pdf format).
• A transcript of the aired episode.