Ghost Whisperer: Ghost, Interrupted

"Ghost, Interrupted" is the third episode of season one of the paranormal drama series Ghost Whisperer. The episode was directed by Ian Sander with a script written by Jed Seidel. It first aired on CBS on Friday, October 7th, 2005 at 8:00 pm.

Notes & Trivia

 * Ghost Whisperer was created by John Gray.


 * "Ghost, Interrupted", and "GW: Ghost, Interrupted" both redirect to this page.


 * This episode is production code number 103.


 * This episode was filmed at Universal Studios in Universal City, California.


 * This episode is included on disc one of the Ghost Whisperer: The Complete First Season DVD collection. The collection was produced by Paramount Home Video and released in Region 1 format on October 31st, 2006.


 * This is the first episode of Ghost Whisperer directed by Ian Sander. He directs sixteen episodes of the series in total.


 * This is the first episode of Ghost Whisperer written by Jed Seidel. He writes five episodes of the series in total.


 * Actress Jessica Collins is credited as Ava Collins in this episode.

Allusions

 * The title of this episode is taken from Girl, Interrupted, which is a memoir written by Susanna Kaysen in 1993 chronicling her history with borderline personality disorder, and the time she spent in a psychiatric hospital. The book was adapted into a feature film in 1999 starring Winona Ryder, Angelina Jolie, Brittany Murphy, Whoopi Goldberg, and Clea DuVall.


 * Reference is made to One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest in this episode. One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest is a novel written by Ken Kesey in 1962, that was adapted into a film in 1975. The film starred Jack Nicholson as R.P. McMurphy - a criminal who pretends to act crazy so as to be admitted into a mental hospital rather than go to prison.