1x01 Pilot - Burn Notice Episode Guide

Burn Notice

- Episode 01x01

Episode: 01x01 (pilot)
Title: Pilot
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: N/A
First Aired: Jun. 28, 2007

Season 1 » Episode #01 - Pilot

Summary: Secret agent Michael Westen finds himself cut off from his contacts and his cash, so he agrees to help a man clear his name in a high-priced art theft. Along the way he gets help from his ex-girlfriend and a retired agent, and receives plenty of grief from his mother who is unaware of his career.

Who appeared in this episode?

Guest Stars:

Fiona Glenanne	played by Gabrielle Anwar
Madeline Westen	played by Sharon Gless
Javier	played by David Zayas
Mr. Pyne	played by Ray Wise
Dan Siebels	played by Dan Martin (II)
Lucy Chen	played by China Chow
Oleg	played by George Tasudis
Vincent	played by Chance Kelly
Agent Harris	played by Marc Macaulay

	Season 1 / Episode 1: - Pilot Michael Westen: [voice-over] Airbags save a lot of lives. But they also put you out long enough to get your hands cable-tied to the steering wheel.
	Season 1 / Episode 1: - Pilot Sugar: What's your problem? Michael Westen: My problem right now is that a pretty-boy drug dealer with a bad dye job is standing in my way.

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MISTAKES/GOOFS

FAKE: The ABA number that Michael Westen gives to his contact begins 021-001-0175 and then what may have been a 6, the final cut off by the notification of his burn notice. ABA numbers have only 9 digits.
CONT: When Michael is visiting the client the third time in the kitchen you see a client cutting some carrots in half, but in the next shot they are whole again.

TRIVIA

The producers took issue with Bruce Campbell (I) shaving for the role. Bruce had insisted on it due to Sam's constant romancing of wealthy women, but the producers insisted he remain unshaved in order to provide contrast to Jeffrey Donovan's clean-cut leading man look. Consequently Bruce is only clean-shaven in his introductory scene.
A hurricane-resistant picture window at the restaurant where Sam is meeting with the FBI agents watching Michael shattered from the heat of all the lights being used for the scene.
Gabrielle Anwar improvised kicking Michael awake during her audition. It was later added into the shooting script.
DirecTV sponsored a commercial-free premiere; future airings ran at 90 minutes with the addition of commercials.