1x01 Pilot - Eli Stone Episode Guide

Eli Stone

- Episode 01x01

Episode: 01x01 (pilot)
Title: Pilot
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: 101
First Aired: Jan. 31, 2008

Season 1 » Episode #01 - Pilot

Summary: Eli Stone finds his life at a crossroads and soon learns that he suffering from an inoperable brain aneurysm that's causing his hallucinations. Struggling to cope with the news, Eli begins to have visions that he is a prophet and decides to use his new found abilites for good.

Who appeared in this episode?

Guest Stars:

Patti Dellacroix	played by Loretta Devine
Dr. Frank Chen	played by James Saito
Beth Keller	played by Laura Benanti
Judge Marcia Phelps	played by Jodi Long
Mrs. Stone	played by Pamela Reed
Alan Cooke	played by John Prosky
Eli Age 19	played by Johnny Pacar
Young Beth	played by Megan Paul
Jeremy Stone	played by Tom Cavanagh

	Season 1 / Episode 1: - Pilot Eli Stone: [hearing the song 'Faith'] It's coming from the living room! Taylor Wethersby: [yelling] I'm glad SOMETHING'S coming!
	Season 1 / Episode 1: - Pilot Eli Stone: Are you breaking up with me? 'Cause I-I was just diagnosed with a brain aneurysm, and that would be really bad timing on your part.

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TRIVIA

The show's pilot came under fire for depicting mercury additives in childhood vaccines as a credible cause for autism, an idea which had gained a great deal of media attention in the late 1990s but which was thoroughly disproved by the time the episode was produced. The American Academy of Pediatrics asked that a disclaimer to be placed in front of the show, reminding viewers that no mercury is present in routine vaccinations and that the mercury-autism link has been rejected by the medical community. The producers opted to show a disclaimer after the end credits stating that the "persons, companies, products or events" were fictional, referring viewers to the CDC's web site on autism for more information.