Season 1 Breakdown

Normal Episodes: 17
TV Specials: 0
TV Movies: 0

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Life on Mars Season 1 (2008-2009)

Life on Mars Out Here in the Fields 1x01 Out Here in the Fields
When NYPD detective Sam Tyler is hit by a car while searching for his missing partner, Maya Daniels, he finds himself in 1973 once regaining consciousness. There, he works for precinct ...
Oct. 09, 2008
Life on Mars The Real Adventures of the Unreal Sam Tyler 1x02 The Real Adventures of the Unreal Sam Tyler
After hearing a radio announcement saying Elvis will be performing in concert, Sam remains unsure as to how he found himself 30 years in the past. However, he must put his own predicament ...
Oct. 16, 2008
Life on Mars My Maharishi Is Bigger Than Your Maharishi 1x03 My Maharishi Is Bigger Than Your Maharishi
After a Vietnam veteran is killed upon his return from overseas, Lieutenant Hunt demands a quick resolve to this complicated case. As Sam and the detectives look into the vet's homicide, ...
Oct. 23, 2008
Life on Mars Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadows? 1x04 Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby, Standing in the Shadows?
Sam gets pulled back into his childhood after he must deal with gangster Nick Profaci's assault on a young woman, who turns out to be his mother in 1973. As Sam tries to save her, he ...
Oct. 30, 2008
Life on Mars Things to Do in New York When You Think You're Dead 1x05 Things to Do in New York When You Think You're Dead
A racial fight is triggered between the African American and Puerto Ricans when a young African American girl is found dead. Sam is assigned to the case and thinks about his mentor ...
Nov. 06, 2008
Life on Mars Tuesday's Dead 1x06 Tuesday's Dead
Sam Tyler finds it difficult to separate a life-and-death hostage situation taking place at County Hospital from his own strange circumstances. Stressed about a phone call where he ...
Nov. 13, 2008
Life on Mars The Man Who Sold the World 1x07 The Man Who Sold the World
Sam Tyler is shocked to discover that his own father, Vic Tyler, may have been involved in the kidnapping of a baby from a prominent family. Sam hasn't seen his father since 1973 when ...
Nov. 20, 2008
Life on Mars Take a Look at the Lawmen 1x08 Take a Look at the Lawmen
Lt. Hunt's squad and Lt. Nunzio's crew renew their long-standing rivalry due to a bank robbery with a connection to the Russian mob. Meanwhile, Sam is attracted to a pretty, young social ...
Jan. 28, 2009
Life on Mars The Dark Side of the Mook 1x09 The Dark Side of the Mook
Ray's shady brother may have played a role in the number of recent decapitations in which the squad is investigating. but other suspects pop up too, such as a biker, a Wall Street executive ...
Feb. 04, 2009
Life on Mars Let All the Children Boogie 1x10 Let All the Children Boogie
Sam and Chris are pulled inside the world of a rock star who is receiving death threats, and a spacey groupie and an FBI agent known as "The Sorcerer" may be involved. A twist in the ...
Feb. 11, 2009
Life on Mars Home Is Where You Hang Your Holster 1x11 Home Is Where You Hang Your Holster
Sam discovers a shocking secret after a councilman is caught with a hooker when the police conduct a raid on a motel room. Meanwhile, Lt. Hunt puts the precinct on lockdown following ...
Feb. 18, 2009
Life on Mars The Simple Secret of the Note in Us All 1x12 The Simple Secret of the Note in Us All
The detectives at the 1-2-5 investigate the murder of newspaper journalist Joey Conway. Sam is convinced the killer is the same criminal from a case in 2008. He is motivated by flashbacks ...
Feb. 25, 2009
Life on Mars Revenge of Broken Jaw 1x13 Revenge of Broken Jaw
When the Weather Underground sends the department bomb threats on the anniversary of their leader's death, Lt. Hunt takes the threats personally. As Sam, Annie and Lt. Hunt investigate, ...
Mar. 04, 2009
Life on Mars Coffee, Tea or Annie 1x14 Coffee, Tea or Annie
When a Pan Atlantic air hostess is found dead, Annie volunteers to go undercover in order to solve a series of homicides. Annie, Sam and Ray, working undercover, are able to find an ...
Mar. 11, 2009
Life on Mars All the Young Dudes 1x15 All the Young Dudes
When Sam goes undercover as a gang member, he has to reveal a dark side in order to keep his cover. While undercover, Sam is pushed to the limit when he is ordered to bind and shoot ...
Mar. 18, 2009
Life on Mars Everyone Knows It's Windy 1x16 Everyone Knows It's Windy
Crime hits home after Ray and Chris are shot by a gang member. When the shooter is found dead near a bar, Sam becomes the lead suspect since he has been working undercover as part of ...
Mar. 25, 2009
Life on Mars Life is a Rock 1x17 Life is a Rock
Sam receives an offer to return to 2008 from a mystery caller, but he finds himself confused over a certain set of circumstances which makes him wonder if he even wants to do this. ...
Apr. 01, 2009
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Season 1 Characters

Detective Sam Tyler played by Jason O'Mara
Detective Ray Carling played by Michael Imperioli
Annie Norris played by Gretchen Mol
Detective Chris Skelton played by Jonathan Murphy
Lieutenant Gene Hunt played by Harvey Keitel
Detective played by Dominick Mancino
Sizable Ted played by John Cenatiempo
Young Sammy played by Caleb Wallace
Detective Maya Daniels played by Lisa Bonet
Windy played by Tanya Fischer
Nurse played by Karen B. Song
Ruth Tyler played by Jennifer Ferrin
Cowboy Dan played by Matthew Cowles
Maria Belanger played by Maggie Siff
Vic Tyler played by Dean Winters
Police Officer played by John J. Schneider
Crime Scene Photographer played by Paul Jude Letersky
Keisha played by Emerald-Angel Young
TV News Reporter played by George Aloi
Jimmy McManus played by Peter Greene
Agent Frank Morgan played by Peter Gerety
Captain Bellow played by Clarke Peters
Little Patrick played by Robert Creighton

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Season 1 Videos

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Season 1 Quotes

01x16 - Everyone Knows It's Windy Season 1 / Episode 16: - Everyone Knows It's Windy

Lieutenant Gene Hunt: So, while you've been sleeping, Chris, Spiro Agnew turned out to be a great disappointment to us all. He was taking bribes. Can you imagine? The Vice President taking bribes. What's next? The President himself committing burglary?
01x16 - Everyone Knows It's Windy Season 1 / Episode 16: - Everyone Knows It's Windy

Detective Ray Carling: [to an FBI agent searching Detective Sam Tyler's closet] Hey, Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Mint! How about we wrap it up, huh? Clearly the only crime is Tyler's taste in clothing.
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Season 1 Trivia

  • Episode 02 - Goof (anachronisms): During the scene where the police vehicles are moving through a factory zone a "VPP Star Site" sign is clearly visible on one of the buildings. The Voluntary Protection Program (VPP), a government initiative which promotes effective worksite-based safety and health, was not put into
  • Episode 04 - Goof (continuity error): At the beginning of the show, Sam is running after the kid on the bike and passes an Orange Chevrolet Corvair with a black stripe. As he is arresting the guy on the next street over, the same Corvair is shown parked in front of the car where Sam is standing.
  • Episode 13 - The bar that was bombed is called Glenisters. 'Philip Glenister' played Gene Hunt in the original BBC version of Life on Mars (UK).
  • Episode 17 - The title is from the 1974 song "Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)" written by Paul DiFranco and Norman Dolph.
  • Episode 16 - Goof (anachronisms): FBI Agent Franklin Morgan mentions his crush on Angie Dickinson in the TV show Police Woman, but Life on Mars is set in 1973, and Police Woman first aired in September, 1974.

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