Douglas Petrie

On tonight’s Doug Petrie-scripted episode of Pushing Daisies, entitled "Comfort Food," Beth Grant reprises her role as Marianne Marie Beetle, previously seen in the Wonderfalls episode "Muffin Buffalo."

PUSHING DAISIES

Air Date: Wednesday, December 03, 2008

Time Slot: 8:00 PM-9:00 PM EST on ABC

Episode Title: (#208) "Comfort Food"

CHUCK DEALS WITH THE CONSEQUENCES OF HER ACTIONS, AND NED AND OLIVE COMPETE AT A COMFORT FOOD COOK-OFF THAT’S MURDER, ON ABC’S "PUSHING DAISIES"

"Comfort Food" Chuck turns to Emerson for help in dealing with the consequences of her actions, while Ned and Olive compete at a comfort food cook-off that turns deadly when a chef is found deep fried and dead, on "Pushing Daisies," WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 3 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

"Pushing Daisies" stars Lee Pace as Ned, Anna Friel as Chuck, Chi McBride as Emerson Cod, Ellen Greene as Vivian, Field Cate as Young Ned, with Swoosie Kurtz as Lily and Kristin Chenoweth as Olive Snook. Jim Dale is the narrator.

Guest starring in "Comfort Food" are Stephen Root as Dwight Dixon, Beth Grant as Marianne Marie Beetle, Eric Stonestreet as Leo Burns, Tim Bagley as Colonel Likkin and Patrick Fischler as the Waffle Nazi.

"Comfort Food" was written by Douglas Petrie and directed by Peter Lauer.

"Pushing Daisies" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC’s selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning. This program carries a TV-PG,D,L,V parental guideline.

This episode will be available on abc.com the day after airing on the network for users to watch online.