"Veronica Mars"
Meet John Smith (2004)

Director:

Harry Winer

Writers:

Rob Thomas (creator)
Jed Seidel (writer)

TV Series:

"Veronica Mars" (2004)

Original Air Date:

12 October 2004 (Season 1, Episode 3)

Genre:

Drama | Crime | Mystery

Plot:

Veronica tries to help a classmate track down his long lost father, but with very little to go on, she finds the task more daunting than she thought...

Plot Keywords:

Heroine | Rape Victim | Loss | Private Detective | Murder

Cast

Kristen Bell	...	Veronica Mars
Percy Daggs III	...	Wallace Fennel
Teddy Dunn	...	Duncan Kane
Jason Dohring	...	Logan Echolls
Sydney Tamiia Poitier	...	Mallory Dent (credit only)
Francis Capra	...	Eli "Weevil" Navarro (credit only)
Enrico Colantoni	...	Keith Mars
Ryan Hansen	...	Dick Casablancas
Melissa Leo	...	Julia Smith
Aaron Ashmore	...	Troy Vandegraff
Lisa Thornhill	...	Celeste Kane
Amanda Seyfried	...	Lilly Kane
Bobby Edner	...	Justin Smith
Paula Marshall	...	Rebecca James
Kyle Secor	...	Jake Kane

Filming Locations:

Stu Segall Studios, San Diego, California, USA

Company:

Rob Thomas Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: The handwriting on John Smith's post-it that Veronica finds in the parking lot changes from print to script from the time she picks it up to when she compares it to the scholarship letter.

Quotes:

Duncan Kane: Wait, wait, wait. Guys. Check it out, guys. Six guys. Bleachers. Jump in when you're feeling this, okay?
[singing]
Duncan Kane: '... Summer lovin', had me a blast... '

Movie Connections:

References "Mission: Impossible" (1966)

Soundtrack:

Summer Nights