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}}{{Quote|I just think our emerging hormones are destined to alter our relationship and I'm trying to limit the fallout|Joey to Dawson}}'''Pilot''' is the series premiere and first episode of [[Season 1]] on WB teen drama [[Dawson's Creek]].
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}}{{Quote|I just think our emerging hormones are destined to alter our relationship and I'm trying to limit the fallout|Joey to Dawson}}'''Pilot''' is the series premiere and first episode of [[Season 1]] of ''[[Dawson's Creek]]''.
   
 
== Synopsis ==
  
== Synopsis ==
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'''EMOTIONS IN MOTION''' -- At the onset of their sophomore year of high school, Dawson Leery (James Van Der Beek) and his best friend, Josephine "Joey" Potter (Katie Holmes), battle with the knowledge that their lifelong friendship may be changing. Adding to Joey's confusing emotions is the arrival of the radiant Jennifer Lindley (Michelle Williams), who appears to be "the girl next door," but has an air of mystery surrounding her as she harbors a dark secret from her past. Rounding out the clique is Pacey (Joshua Jackson), whose gift for sarcasm is topped only be an over-confident knack for stumbling awkwardly unprepared into adult situations.
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'''EMOTIONS IN MOTION''' -- At the onset of their sophomore<ref>This was retconned at the beginning of [[Season 2]] — [[Season 1]] clearly starts in summer and ends after one semester in autumn/winter. However, Season 2 starts in the summer and the gang is starting their sophomore year, in retrospect making Season 1 the first semester of their freshman year</ref> year of high school, Dawson Leery (James Van Der Beek) and his best friend, Josephine "Joey" Potter (Katie Holmes), battle with the knowledge that their lifelong friendship may be changing. Adding to Joey's confusing emotions is the arrival of the radiant Jennifer Lindley (Michelle Williams), who appears to be "the girl next door," but has an air of mystery surrounding her as she harbors a dark secret from her past. Rounding out the clique is Pacey (Joshua Jackson), whose gift for sarcasm is topped only be an over-confident knack for stumbling awkwardly unprepared into adult situations.
   
 
== Starring==
  
== Starring==
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:[[Mary Beth Peil]] as '''[[Evelyn Ryan]]'''
  
:[[Mary Beth Peil]] as '''[[Evelyn Ryan]]'''
 
:[[Nina Repeta]] as '''[[Bessie Potter]]'''
  
:[[Nina Repeta]] as '''[[Bessie Potter]]'''
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'''Recurring cast'''
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:[[Leann Hunley]] as '''[[Tamara Jacobs]]'''
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:[[Mitchell Laurance]] as '''[[Benjamin Gold]]'''
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:George Gaffney as '''[[Bodie Wells]]'''
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:[[Ed Grady]] as '''[[Mr. Ryan]]'''
   
 
'''Guest starring'''
  
'''Guest starring'''
 
:Nicole Nieth as '''[[Nellie Oleson]]'''
  
:Nicole Nieth as '''[[Nellie Oleson]]'''
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:Mitchell Laurance as '''[[Benjamin Gold]]'''
  
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'''Co-Starring'''
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:Leann Hunley as '''[[Tamara Jacobs]]'''
  
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:Ric Reitz as '''[[Bob Collinsworth]]'''
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:Rick Forrester as '''Big Guy'''
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:Evan Kelly as '''Roger Fulford'''
   
 
== Quotes ==
  
== Quotes ==
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{{Quote|Wit. We like that around here|Dawson to Jen}}
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{{Quote|Wit. We like that around here|Dawson, to Jen}}
   
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{{Dialogue|Dawson|Show some respect man, she's somebody's mother|Pacey|I have it on pretty good authority that mothers have excellent sex lives|Boys}}
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{{Dialogue|Dawson|Show some respect man, she's somebody's mother|Pacey|I have it on pretty good authority that mothers have excellent sex lives}}
   
 
== Trivia ==
  
== Trivia ==
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*The first script and revisions were ready in August 1997<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BeOvqVRhmno/?taken-by=katieholmes212 Katie Holmes IG.] (January 2018)</ref>
  
 
* Nellie's dad owns the video store where Pacey and Dawson work.
  
* Nellie's dad owns the video store where Pacey and Dawson work.
 
* Dawson and Jen met before, when they were kids
  
* Dawson and Jen met before, when they were kids
 
* Tamara kisses Pacey
  
* Tamara kisses Pacey
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*Dawson asks Joey jokingly if she has a crush on him and she lies
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* Dawson asks Joey jokingly if she has a crush on him and she lies
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*Joey discovers Dawson's mom is having an affair
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* Joey discovers Dawson's mom is having an affair
 
* Joey and Dawson have the same conversation about Spielberg and the Oscars in the [[Coda|season four finale]].
  
* Joey and Dawson have the same conversation about Spielberg and the Oscars in the [[Coda|season four finale]].
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'''PRODUCTION NOTES'''
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* The first script and revisions were ready in August 1997<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/BeOvqVRhmno/?taken-by=katieholmes212 Katie Holmes IG.] (January 2018)</ref>
   
 
== Music ==
  
== Music ==
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:'''tubthumping''' | CHUMBAWAMBA
  
:'''tubthumping''' | CHUMBAWAMBA
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:<small>jen meets nellie in school; pacey in class</small>
   
 
:'''mercy me''' | SAY-SO
  
:'''mercy me''' | SAY-SO
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:<small></small>
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:<small>dawson, jen and joey in the cafeteria</small>
   
 
:'''good mother''' | JANN ARDEN
  
:'''good mother''' | JANN ARDEN
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:<small>bessie gives joey lipstick</small>
   
 
:'''i'll stand by you''' | THE PRETENDERS
  
:'''i'll stand by you''' | THE PRETENDERS
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== Photos ==
  
== Photos ==
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'''screenshots'''
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== Media ==
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:'''[https://ew.com/tv/2018/03/30/dawsons-creek-pilot Rewatching the Dawson's Creek pilot 20 years later]''' <small>('''EW''' • MARCH 2018)</small>
   
 
== Notes and references ==
  
== Notes and references ==

Revision as of 15:13, 23 February 2020

❝
I just think our emerging hormones are destined to alter our relationship and I'm trying to limit the fallout
—Joey to Dawson

Pilot is the series premiere and first episode of Season 1 of Dawson's Creek.

Synopsis

EMOTIONS IN MOTION -- At the onset of their sophomore[1] year of high school, Dawson Leery (James Van Der Beek) and his best friend, Josephine "Joey" Potter (Katie Holmes), battle with the knowledge that their lifelong friendship may be changing. Adding to Joey's confusing emotions is the arrival of the radiant Jennifer Lindley (Michelle Williams), who appears to be "the girl next door," but has an air of mystery surrounding her as she harbors a dark secret from her past. Rounding out the clique is Pacey (Joshua Jackson), whose gift for sarcasm is topped only be an over-confident knack for stumbling awkwardly unprepared into adult situations.

Starring

James Van Der Beek as Dawson Leery
Michelle Williams as Jen Lindley
Joshua Jackson as Pacey Witter
Katie Holmes as Joey Potter
Mary-Margaret Humes as Gale Leery
John Wesley Shipp as Mitch Leery
Mary Beth Peil as Evelyn Ryan
Nina Repeta as Bessie Potter

Recurring cast

Leann Hunley as Tamara Jacobs
Mitchell Laurance as Benjamin Gold
George Gaffney as Bodie Wells
Ed Grady as Mr. Ryan

Guest starring

Nicole Nieth as Nellie Oleson

Co-Starring

Ric Reitz as Bob Collinsworth
Rick Forrester as Big Guy
Evan Kelly as Roger Fulford

Quotes

❝
Wit. We like that around here
—Dawson, to Jen
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Dawson – Show some respect man, she's somebody's mother
Pacey – I have it on pretty good authority that mothers have excellent sex lives

Trivia

  • Nellie's dad owns the video store where Pacey and Dawson work.
  • Dawson and Jen met before, when they were kids
  • Tamara kisses Pacey
  • Dawson asks Joey jokingly if she has a crush on him and she lies
  • Joey discovers Dawson's mom is having an affair
  • Joey and Dawson have the same conversation about Spielberg and the Oscars in the season four finale.

PRODUCTION NOTES

  • The first script and revisions were ready in August 1997[2]

Music

hey pretty girl | BODEANS
jen arrives
as i lay me down | SOPHIE B. HAWKINS
jen sits at her dock
tubthumping | CHUMBAWAMBA
jen meets nellie in school; pacey in class
mercy me | SAY-SO
dawson, jen and joey in the cafeteria
good mother | JANN ARDEN
bessie gives joey lipstick
i'll stand by you | THE PRETENDERS
joey rows down the creek

Photos

screenshots

Media

Rewatching the Dawson's Creek pilot 20 years later (EW • MARCH 2018)

Notes and references

  1. ↑ This was retconned at the beginning of Season 2 — Season 1 clearly starts in summer and ends after one semester in autumn/winter. However, Season 2 starts in the summer and the gang is starting their sophomore year, in retrospect making Season 1 the first semester of their freshman year
  2. ↑ Katie Holmes IG. (January 2018)
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