Melinda's First Ghost

Episode aired Jan 27, 2006
TV-PG
45m

IMDb RATING

7.9/10

391

YOUR RATING

Anne Archer, June Squibb, and Grace Caroline Currey in Ghost Whisperer (2005)

Drama Fantasy

Nine-year-old former classmate Sarah Applewhite haunts Melinda - the first ghost Melinda ever saw - which prompts bad childhood memories to haunt Melinda as well.Nine-year-old former classmate Sarah Applewhite haunts Melinda - the first ghost Melinda ever saw - which prompts bad childhood memories to haunt Melinda as well.Nine-year-old former classmate Sarah Applewhite haunts Melinda - the first ghost Melinda ever saw - which prompts bad childhood memories to haunt Melinda as well.

Director
- Peter Werner
Writers
- John Gray
- Catherine Butterfield
Stars

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IMDb RATING

7.9/10

391

YOUR RATING

Director
- Peter Werner
Writers
- John Gray
- Catherine Butterfield
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Young Abigail Breslin (Sarah) filmed this episode the same year she played her Oscar nominated role for Best Supporting Actress as Olive Hoover in "Little Miss Sunshine".

Goofs
Part of the core premise of the show is that the earthbound spirits don't see the light until they're ready to move on, yet Sarah says she sees the light but doesn't want to go into it yet because she's worried about her parents. Since she's clearly not ready to go into the light, she shouldn't be able to see it in the first place.

Quotes
[a childhood memory]
Young Melinda: Mom, why won't you talk to me about Sarah? It isn't fair.
Beth Gordon: Melinda, please stop doing this. I suffered through years of it with my mother. I'm not gonna go through it again!
Young Melinda: Go through what? What are you talking about?
Beth Gordon: I can't do this. Just go to your room, Melinda! Go on!

Connections
References Casablanca (1942)

Soundtracks
Ghost Whisperer Theme
By Mark Snow

User reviews4

Review

Featured review

9/10

The Title Is A Misnomer

The series stands out for it use of children as the main characters. From S1 E2 to S5 E22, the take front and center. And, in each case, the actors portaying them do exceedingly well.

Another aspect of this episode is the title: it's wrong. From the pilot through introductions of the first and second seasons, it's made clear that Melinda's first ghost is the man at the funeral service, who asks her to deliver a message to his widow. Her bewilderment "Gramma, I don't understand." "You will, dear." makes that clear.

Aside from that it's another excellent script from an early period of the series.