Wonderfalls
Wonderfalls was a television series on Fox, created by Bryan Fuller (Dead Like Me) and Todd Holland (Malcolm in the Middle) with executive producer Tim Minear (writer and director for Firefly and Angel).The story centered around Jaye Tyler, played by Caroline Dhavernas, a smart girl working a dead-end job as a sales clerk at a Niagara Falls gift shop. Jaye is the reluctant participant in conversations with a variety of animal figurines — a wax lion, stuffed bear, mounted fish, and brass monkey, among others — which direct her via oblique comments to help people in need.
The series received rave reviews from critics, but had trouble attracting viewers.
Episodes
The pilot episode, "Wax Lion", received a higher Nielsen rating when it was repeated the Thursday after its premiere. The show was moved from a Friday night timeslot to Thursday after three episodes, but was cancelled after the fourth episode.
TÃÂélÃÂé-QuÃÂébec announced that it would broadcast all thirteen episodes of the first season in Canada, dubbed in French. Other networks have expressed interest in airing all 13 episodes in the U.S.
| PC | Name | Writers | Director | Premiere | Premiering channel |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.01 | "Wax Lion" | Todd Holland, Bryan Fuller | Todd Holland | 12 March 2004 | Fox |
| 1.11 | "Karma Chameleon" | Tim Minear | Marita Grabiak | 19 March 2004 | Fox |
| 1.13 | "Wound-Up Penguin" | Liz Garcia | Todd Holland | 26 March 2004 | Fox |
| 1.02 | "Pink Flamingos" | Aaron Harberts, Gretchen Berg | 1 April 2004 | Fox | |
| 1.04 | "Lovesick Ass" | Dan Fessman, Harry Victor | Todd Holland | TÃÂélÃÂé-QuÃÂébec | |
| 1.02 | "Crime Dog" | Krista Vernoff | Allan Kroeker | TÃÂélÃÂé-QuÃÂébec | |
| 1.03 | "Plastic Faced Bear" | Tim Minear, Bryan Fuller | Jamie Babbit | TÃÂélÃÂé-QuÃÂébec | |
| 1.05 | "Muffin Buffalo" | Aaron Harberts, Gretchen Berg | Craig Zisk | TÃÂélÃÂé-QuÃÂébec | |
| 1.06 | "Safety Canary" | Liz Garcia, Alexander Woo | Peter Lauer | TÃÂélÃÂé-QuÃÂébec | |
| 1.07 | "Lying Pig" | Krista Vernoff, Abby Gewanter | Peter O'Fallon | TÃÂélÃÂé-QuÃÂébec | |
| 1.09 | "Totem Mole" | Dan Fessman, Harry Victor | Jeremy Podeswa | TÃÂélÃÂé-QuÃÂébec | |
| 1.11 | "Jailbird" | Krista Vernoff | Michael Lehmann | TÃÂélÃÂé-QuÃÂébec |