Wonderfalls 

Jaye, 24 y.o. BA loner, lives in a trailer park and sells souvenirs in Niagara Falls. Animal figurines/dolls speak to her and force her to help/interact with people.

Creators:

Bryan Fuller, Todd Holland

Stars:

Caroline Dhavernas, Katie Finneran, Tyron Leitso

3 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Caroline Dhavernas	...	Jaye Tyler 14 episodes, 2004
Katie Finneran	...	Sharon Tyler 14 episodes, 2004
Tyron Leitso	...	Eric Gotts 14 episodes, 2004
William Sadler	...	Darrin Tyler 14 episodes, 2004
Diana Scarwid	...	Karen Tyler 14 episodes, 2004
Lee Pace	...	Aaron Tyler 13 episodes, 2004
Tracie Thoms	...	Mahandra McGinty 13 episodes, 2004
Jeffrey R. Smith	...	Muse / ... 11 episodes, 2004
Scotch Ellis Loring	...	Muse / ... 9 episodes, 2004
Neil Grayston	...	Alec 8 episodes, 2004
Ted Dykstra	...	Muse 7 episodes, 2004

Storyline

Jaye Tyler is a loner living in Niagara Falls who, after graduating college, has fallen into a care-free comfortable rut living in a trailer park and working as a retail clerk in the Falls souvenir shop of Wonderfalls - that is until the souvenirs, and anything in the world with an anthropomorphic face, starts talking to her, insisting she do things in cryptic single sentence messages or there will be dire consequences (or at least lack of sleep). When followed, the resulting ping-pong effect appears to be the work of a divine plan, but soon Jaye becomes smitten with a local bartender and the figurines are telling her to do things that go against every fiber of her being. A reluctant savior, Jaye's hand is forced into the lives of others and befuddles her family in a fight that may not just cost her comfortable life and a budding romance - but her sanity.

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Plot Keywords:

american indian folktale | souvenir | trailer park | figurine | bartender | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Lee Pace would later go on to star in another series created by Bryan Fuller, Pushing Daisies.

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Goofs

Although the series is set on the American side of the Falls, all of the shots of the falls show that the store Jay works in is on the Canadian side (the falls are to the right when facing the river, from America they would be on the left).

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Quotes

Jaye: Wait, I can't let you give me your last eight dollars. Here's five back.

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Connections

Referenced in Family Guy: North by North Quahog (2005)

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Soundtracks

I Wonder Why The Wonder Falls
Played by Andy Partridge

User Reviews

Another great series gone before its time!

This series caught my imagination with the very first episode and I was hooked. It quickly moved to #1 on my TiVo and I became emotionally invested in the characters.

But FOX struck its evil axe again and killed another great series. Now what are we left with? Repeats of their latest reality brain drain "The Swan". Fantastic. JUST what I wanted.

I can only hope some other channel sees the potential of this show - if nothing else, just to see the rest of the season.

RIP Wonderfalls, Firefly, Dark Angel, John Doe ....

Details

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Maid of the Mist

Filming Locations:

Burlington, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, Living Dead Guy Productions, Millenium Canadian Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min (13 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1