Veronica Mars

Season 1

Pilot

1. Rob Thomas was so impressed with Jason Dohring's acting that a scene of a tearful Logan confronting Veronica (Kristen Bell) after Lilly's (Amanda Seyfried) death was written and cut into the show after the actor was cast.
2. The music box Veronica's (Kristen Bell) mom leaves plays a variation of The Beatles' "All You Need Is Love".
3. The pilot script describes Veronica (Kristen Bell) the following way: "She is not cute. She is sexy. Tough. Prematurely jaded. Angelina Jolie at 17."
4. The character Piz (Chris Lowell) in season three is named after the director of the pilot episode of Veronica Mars (2004), Mark Piznarski.
5. Veronica's (Kristen Bell) dog in this pilot is different from the one seen in the series. This one is a brown and white American Bulldog, while the later one is a brown American Pit Bull Terrier. When the show got picked up, they decided to recast Backup. This was done to avoid dealing with Backup One's dog trainer, as their lack of preparation for the pilot shoots delayed production a lot.
6. Amanda Noret, who plays Madison Sinclair, and the girl who plays Shelly Pomroy (Melissa Hoover) (who is not a working actress but has appeared in over eleven episodes), are cousins in real life.
7. In the scene where Eli "Weevil" Navarro (Francis Capra) is hitting Logan Echolls (Jason Dohring), Weevil says " say you're sorry" and Logan's response is "go rub a lamp". This is probably an inside joke about Francis Capra as he started alongside Shaquille O'Neal in the movie Kazaam (1996), where Shaq played a genie.
8. The word "snitch" written on the duct tape on Wallace's (Percy Daggs III) chest was actually misspelled--it read "snich." According to the pilot script posted on creator Rob Thomas' website, this mistake is intentional.
9. The lockers, lunch tables, and hallways of the school are different from the ones in subsequent episodes. The whole layout of the school changes starting from the second episode, Veronica Mars: Credit Where Credit's Due (2004).
10. The Mars' apartment was different in the pilot to how it would appear subsequently. The front door, size and layout of the apartment change. In the pilot, the kitchen has a wall partition between it and the lounge area which disappears later.
11. The note from Veronica's mother reads: Veronica, I have to leave for awhile. I'll be back for you someday. Love Always, Mom.
12. This episode sees all of the main characters introduced, including Duncan Kane (Teddy Dunn), Logan Echolls (Jason Dohring), Eli "Weevil" Navarro (Francis Capra), Wallace Fennel (Percy Daggs III), Keith Mars (Enrico Colantoni), Lilly Kane (deceased) (Amanda Seyfried), and Veronica (Kristen Bell) herself.
13. Mars Investigation's phone number are 555-0137.
14. Veronica's (Kristen Bell) Le Baron plates are 6BLA504.
15. The scene during which Veronica (Kristen Bell) wakes up after being raped was longer and more graphic, and was edited down by the censors.
16. In the original pilot, Lilly's (Amanda Seyfried) body was dumped into a river and found later. The network found this a little too disturbing, especially because it involved Jake Kane (Kyle Secor) disposing of his own daughter's body and had her body be left on the Kane property.
17. Cliff's (Daran Norris) client, Ameenah Kaplan, who Veronica (Kristen Bell) helped out by exposing the shady way the strip joint keeps their liquor license, returns in episode 1.20, Veronica Mars: M.A.D. (2005).

Credit Where Credit's Due

1. This episode marks the introduction of the character Dick Casablancas, played by Ryan Hansen. He appeared in 52 episodes in total.
2. The top of the episode features a sly reference to the Mel Brooks/Richard Pryor classic Blazing Saddles (1974). When Troy (Aaron Ashmore)and Duncan (Teddy Dunn) are sitting in the car and Duncan asks if he wants to meet the locals, Troy replies, "as long as they're humble, God-fearing, salt-of-the-earth types." This is Gene Wilder's line when describing the residents of Rock Ridge, where the line finishes, "you know......morons" Duncan's reply is "Every one"
3. This episode marks the introduction of the character Troy Vandegraff, played by Aaron Ashmore. He appeared in 5 episodes in total.
4. The Neptune Pirates sign at the beginning of the episode says "Oceanside Pirates." Oceanside High School is a real high school in California near San Diego and their school team's name is the Pirates.
5. In the pilot episode, Veronica Mars: Pilot (2004), the lockers, lunch tables, and hallways are different from the ones in this episode and the succeeding episodes. The whole layout of the school changes starting from this episode.

Meet John Smith

1. In the video store a poster of The Matrix Reloaded (2003) can be seen. Joel Silver, one of the show's executive producers, is also a producer of the film, which was released the previous year.

The Wrath of Con

1. Kristen Bell's favorite episode (as of 2006)
2. The black and white image of Lilly that is shown before Logan's (Jason Dohring) video is the actress', Amanda Seyfried, actual audition head shot.
3. The title of this episode, Wrath of Con, is a play on the film Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982).
4. The scam used is similar to the Nigerian scam.
5. Lisa Thornhill (Celeste Kane) also appeared in Play It Again, Dick: Episode #1.1 (2014) and Veronica Mars (2014). All three shows were created by Rob Thomas.
6. We learn in this episode that Logan (Jason Dohring) moved to Neptune when he was 12 years old, however in episode 1.17, Veronica Mars: Kanes and Abel's (2005), he says he's been friends with Duncan (Teddy Dunn) since kindergarten.

You Think You Know Somebody

1. When the Border Patrol officer removes the faxed photo of Deron McBee from the clipboard as Zigman tries to cross into Mexico, the wanted notice underneath states in part: "All this stuff is suppose to be in Spanish. However, the person who usually translates for us is on vacation, so just act like this is in Spanish."
2. Both Sam Huntington (Luke) and Aaron Ashmore (Troy) went on to play the character "Jimmy Olsen" in different adaptations of the Superman comics. Huntington portrayed Olsen in the feature film Superman Returns (2006) while Ashmore took over the role of Olsen on the small screen in Smallville (2001).
3. The website that Veronica (Kristen Bell) visits in this episode, Pryingeyez.com, redirects you to the UPN/Veronica Mars page.
4. Sam Huntington (Luke Halderman) also appeared in an iZombie (2015) episode, iZombie: Brainless in Seattle, Part 1 (2018). Rob Thomas created both Veronica Mars and iZombie.
5. Brigadoon is again mentioned in episode 3.1, Veronica Mars: Welcome Wagon (2006).
6. This won't be the last time Keith (Enrico Colantoni) ends a relationship to please Veronica (Kristen Bell). In episode 3.7, Veronica Mars: Of Vice and Men (2006), he breaks up with Harmony, played by Laura San Giacomo, after Veronica's displeasure at her marital status.

Return of the Kane

1. "Wanda Varner" was also the name of the main female character in Rob Thomas's 1996 young adult novel "Rats Saw God"; Thomas went on from his career as a young-adult novelist to create Veronica Mars (2004).
2. The actors Lisa Rinna (Lynn Echolls) and Harry Hamlin (Aaron Echolls) are married in real life. They are the parents of Logan (Jason Dohring) in the show.
3. This episode marks the introduction of the character Lynn Echolls, played by Lisa Rinna. She appeared in 3 episodes in total.
4. This episode marks the introduction of the character Aaron Echolls, played by Harry Hamlin. He appeared in 13 episodes in total.
5. This episode marks the introduction of the character Madison Sinclair, played by Amanda Noret. She appeared in 10 episodes in total.
6. The title of this episode "Return of the Kane", is a play on J.R.R. Tolkien's third volume, Return of the King, from the Lord of the Rings trilogy.

The Girl Next Door

1. Adam Kaufman plays André in this episode. In an attempt to keep the struggling show on the air after its third season, creator Rob Thomas filmed an extended pitch for the fourth season that advances the show's timeline considerably. Instead of being a college undergraduate, as she was at the end of season three, in the spec season four, Veronica has graduated from college and the FBI Academy and is starting her first day as a FBI agent. Although the pitch contained (except for Veronica) a whole new cast of heretofore unseen characters (and therefore actors), one of the new characters was a fellow FBI agent played by Adam Kaufman. This was a completely different character from the one-off appearance he made in this episode.
2. Under the yearbook photo of Lianne Reynolds (Corinne Bohrer): Tennis 1,2. Key club 1,2,3,4. Honor roll 1,2,3,4. Drama 3. "One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: that word is love." -Sophocles
3. Steven Williams goes on to play Rufus Turner in Supernatural (2005). Alona Tal from the next episode was also in Supernatural, playing a character named Jo Harvelle.
4. Adam Kaufman (André ) also appeared in an iZombie (2015) episode, iZombie: Dirt Nap Time (2017). Rob Thomas created both Veronica Mars and iZombie.
5. Steven Williams (Tom Daniels) also appeared in an iZombie (2015) episode, iZombie: Max Wager (2015). Rob Thomas created both Veronica Mars and iZombie.
6. Keith (Enrico Colantoni) proposes he and Veronica (Kristen Bell) do what normal fathers & daughter do, and Veronica suggests, "Buy me a pony?" This is a recurrent theme on the show. In episode 2.10, Veronica Mars: One Angry Veronica (2005), she asks if there's a pony among her Christmas presents, and in episode 2.22, Veronica Mars: Not Pictured (2006), when Keith gives her an envelope for a graduation present she again asks if it's a pony. In the book sequel to the series, Mr. Kiss and Tell, Veronica gets a puppy and names her Pony.
7. Weevil (Francis Capra) and Logan (Jason Dohring) will again play 'Texas Hold'em' poker in episode 1.10, Veronica Mars: An Echolls Family Christmas (2004).

Like a Virgin

1. First appearance of Mac (Tina Majorino) who got in touch with Rob Thomas through e-mail at the age of 13 to talk about one of his books. They decided that they needed to work together one day, hence Mac's debut appearance.
2. A sticker of a banana on a black background is shown on Veronica's (Kristen Bell) locker. This picture is the cover of The Dandy Warhols single, "We Used To Be Friends." This is the same song for the show's opening credits.
3. This episode marks the introduction of the character Meg Manning, played by Alona Tal. She appeared in 10 episodes in total.
4. This episode marks the first appearance of Wallace's (Percy Daggs III) mother, played by Erica Gimpel, and his younger brother Darrell (Reuben D'Anthony) for the first time.
5. In episode 1.1, Veronica Mars: Pilot (2004), the news report on the TV screen shows an evidence bag with Lilly's (Amanda Seyfried) shoes. They are sandals, but in this episode the crime scene photos and the news report show Lilly's Pep Squad sneakers.
6. First appearance of the character Meg, played by Alona Tal.
7. Veronica's (Kristen Bell) old password for her email account in school is GJ7B!X.
8. Daniel Bess (Cole) also appeared in an iZombie (2015) episode, iZombie: Even Cowgirls Get the Black and Blues (2015). Rob Thomas created both Veronica Mars and iZombie.
9. Alona Tal goes on to play Jo Harvelle in Supernatural (2005). Steven Williams from the previous episode was also in Supernatural, playing a character named Rufus Turner.
10. "Like a Virgin", the episode's title, is a song by Madonna. Later in this season, Veronica (Kristen Bell) dresses up as Madonna for an '80s-themed school dance.

Drinking the Kool-Aid

1. The episode title is a nod to the widely-used phrase "drinking the Kool-Aid," which refers generally to the act of buying wholeheartedly into a belief, preference, or idea, and specifically to the 1978 Jonestown cult suicides in Guyana, in which cult leader Jim Jones poisoned (or convinced to self-poison) over 900 of his followers with a mixture of grape Flavor Aid, Valium, chloral hydrate, and probably cyanide.
2. Casey Gant (Jonathan Bennett) is a member of a cult called the "Moon-calf Collective". By definition a moon-calf is a foolish person.
3. When Veronica (Kristen Bell) first sees Clarence Wiedman (Christopher B. Duncan) he is driving a new Chevy Malibu with steel wheels and wheel covers. When he pulls into the Kane Software parking lot, it is an older Malibu with aluminium wheels. Veronica knows her cars well enough that she would have seen that and mentioned it.

An Echolls Family Christmas

1. The closing line, "No, Veronica, there is no Santa Claus" is a reference to the classic essay "Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus".
2. Harry Hamlin (Aaron Echolls) and Lisa Rinna (Lynn Echolls) are married in real life. They have been married since 1997 and have two daughters.
3. This episode was originally supposed to air after episode 1.11, Veronica Mars: Silence of the Lamb (2005).
4. The variant of poker being played is 'Texas Hold'em'. This is not the first time Weevil (Francis Capra) and Logan (Jason Dohring) have played it together either, as they also did while serving detention in episode 1.7, Veronica Mars: The Girl Next Door (2004).
5. When Veronica deals at the poker game, a body-double is being shot, and only closeups are shot of Kristen Bell.
6. The game Logan (Jason Dohring) is playing is X-men: Legends for the Xbox.
7. We see in this episode that Logan (Jason Dohring) has a bottom locker, but in episode 1.22, Veronica Mars: Leave It to Beaver (2005), he has a top locker.
8. Lisa Thornhill (Celeste Kane) also appeared in Play It Again, Dick: Episode #1.1 (2014) and Veronica Mars (2014). All three shows were created by Rob Thomas.

Silence of the Lamb

1. When Mac (Tina Majorino) comes across Lauren Sinclair (Carlie Westerman) in the library, Lauren says she is reading "The Westing Game." This is a real young adult novel by Ellen Raskin, originally published by Dutton in 1978. The plot revolves around a teenage girl who solves a complicated murder mystery involving a large group of possible suspects - just as the main character of Veronica Mars (2004) does over the course of the first season.
2. Veronica (Kristen Bell) uses the Internet Movie Database to dig up dirt on the mother of one of her classmates. Only one of the three mentioned roles (Trucker's Girlfriend, Screaming Maid and Bi-Curious Roommate) actually exists and appears in Frankenstein (1931).
3. This episode marks the first appearance of Leo D'Amato, played by Max Greenfield. He appeared in 11 episodes in total.
4. This episode was originally meant to air before episode 1.10, Veronica Mars: An Echolls Family Christmas (2004).
5. This episode marks the introduction of the character Clarence Wiedman, played by Christopher B. Duncan. He appeared in 9 episodes in total.
6. Despite being credited, Jason Dohring (Logan) and Teddy Dunn (Duncan) do not appear in this episode.
7. It's revealed that Mac's (Tina Majorino) a vegan.
8. The title of this episode, Silence of the Lamb, is a reference to the film The Silence of the Lambs (1991) starring Anthony Hopkins and Jodie Foster.
9. Katie Leclerc's first role in the series was in this episode in which Veronica (Kristen Bell) finds out that Mac (Tina Majorino) was switched at birth with Madison Sinclair (Amanda Noret). She now stars in Switched at Birth (2011) in which she was switched.
10. Mac (Tina Majorino) finds that she has been switched at birth with Madison Sinclair (Amanda Noret). Ironically, Katie Leclerc, playing the small role of Crystal, is well known for then going on to play a deaf girl who was accidentally switched at birth as a baby in a hospital, in Switched at Birth (2011).
11. When Sheriff Lamb (Michael Muhney) and the mayor (Jeff Rector) come to Keith Mars (Enrico Colantoni) office to ask him for help Veronica (Kristen Bell) says "Deputy Lamb is here" not Sheriff.
12. Here, it's revealed that Madison Sinclair (Amanda Noret) and Cindy "Mac" MacKenzie (Tina Majorino) were switched at birth. Swapping the girls' last names makes their full names alliterative (Madison MacKenzie and Cindy Sinclair).

Clash of the Tritons

1. The locker number in which the money is inserted for the fake IDs was #110, the same number as the Mars' apartment.
2. The episode title is "Clash of the Tritons", Harry Hamlin, who plays Aaron Echolls played in the original Clash of the Titans (1981).
3. When Veronica (Kristen Bell) is switching through radio frequencies (in her car) to eavesdrop on the counselor's conversation with Weevil (Francis Capra), the beginning of the track "Hip-Hop" by Dead Prez is played instead of the typical switching-noises.
4. Harry Hamlin (Aaron Echolls) and Lisa Rinna (Lynn Echolls) are married in real life. They have been married since 1997 and have two daughters.
5. Veronica is forced to perform at a karaoke bar and sings Blondie's "One Way or Another." (Kristen Bell) has won several roles in musicals over the years.
6. This episode marks the final appearance of the character Lynn Echolls, played by Lisa Rinna. She appeared in 3 episodes in total.

Lord of the Bling

1. The last words that Veronica Mars (Kristen Bell) says before the opening title are "We used to be friends... A long time ago". In a different order, these are also the first words from the song in the opening title by The Dandy Warhols.
2. The video game Logan (Jason Dohring) is playing during the funeral reception is Fable for the Xbox.
3. Despite being credited, Francis Capra (Eli "Weevil" Navarro) does not appear in this episode.
4. The title of the episode, Lord of the Bling, is a reference to The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001).

Mars vs. Mars

1. The song that the 09ers sing to torment Carrie Bishop (Leighton Meester) is "Don't Stand So Close to Me" by The Police.
2. The plot revelation at the end of this episode bears a very strong resemblance to a plotline in Rob Thomas's 1996 young adult novel "Rats Saw God."
3. Adam Scott (Chuck Rooks) and Kristen Bell (Veronica Mars) also worked together on The Good Place (2016) as well as the Party Down (2009) episodes, Party Down: Stennheiser-Pong Wedding Reception (2009) and Party Down: Party Down Company Picnic (2010).
4. On the board in Keith's (Enrico Colantoni) office while Veronica (Kristen Bell) is searching for the code for the safe, there is a sign with Jason Smith on it, referring back to the boy Veronica helps in the third episode Veronica Mars: Meet John Smith (2004). The boy from Meet John Smith was named Justin Smith.
5. Leighton Meester plays in this episode as Carrie. She also stars in Gossip Girl (2007) as Blair Waldorf. Kristen Bell worked with Leighton as the actual narrator, Gossip Girl, throughout the whole series.
6. When the students sing part of "Don't Stand So Close to Me" by The Police, they skip 10 lines after "Knows what she wants to be". This includes the chorus and "Her friends are so jealous / You know how bad girls get", which would have the opposite effect from what they wanted.
7. Adam Scott (Chuck Rooks) also appeared in Party Down (2009) as Henry Pollard. Rob Thomas created both shows.
8. All three of the primary "players" in the main plot - the teacher, Mr. Rooks (Adam Scott), the accuser, Carrie Bishop (Leighton Meester), and the student who is ultimately revealed as Mr. Rooks' real victim, Susan Knight (Christine Lakin) - are named after chess pieces.
9. Considering that characters Carrie Bishop and Susan Knight only appeared in this episode of the series (and in the case of Bishop, very briefly in one other episode), the events of and characters introduced in this episode ended up having an outsized effect on the plot of the 2014 movie.

Ruskie Business

1. This episode marks the introduction of the character Trina Echolls, played by Alyson Hannigan. She appeared in 3 episodes in total.
2. The song that plays in the flashback of Veronica (Kristen Bell) and Duncan (Teddy Dunn) dancing is "Just Another", by Pete Yorn, and was also heard in the pilot episode, Veronica Mars: Pilot (2004). In that episode, the song is playing as she had a flashback to her party, where Duncan says, "Hey babe, it's our song."
3. Logan's (Jason Dohring) inspirational message of the day: The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams. - Anna Eleanor Roosevelt
4. Meg's 80's dance dress is a recreation of Andi's prom dress from Pretty in Pink.
5. Denise Richards and Tara Reid were considered for the role of Trina Echolls.
6. The title of this episode, Ruskie Business, is a play on the film Risky Business (1983) which starred Tom Cruise.
7. In this episode Veronica (Kristen Bell) mentions she's cutting pictures of Ashton Kutcher out of Teen people. Kristen Bell goes on to star in Bad Moms (2016) with Ashton Kutcher's wife, Mila Kunis.

Betty and Veronica

1. When Veronica (Kristen Bell) goes to Pan High she introduces herself as Betty, a transfer from Riverdale High School. This is a reference to Archie Comics, where two of the characters are named Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge, and they attend Riverdale High School.
2. The title of this episode, Betty and Veronica (Kristen Bell), is a reference to the Archie Comics characters Betty Cooper and Veronica Lodge. Veronica mentions Riverdale which is the town that the Archie comics are set in.
3. Noting Wallace's (Percy Daggs III) popularity as a basketball player, Veronica (Kristen Bell) does a dead-on impersonation of Sally Field's Oscar speech, right down to inflection: "They like you. They really like you!"
4. Veronica (Kristen Bell) says she "hopes there aren't Polish hookers" in the van where Wallace (Percy Daggs III) is keeping the goat. Kristen Bell is actually of Polish descent and speaks Polish.
5. Veronica (Kristen Bell) says Wallace (Percy Daggs III) lives on the corner of Pleasant Valley and Marigold in this episode, but in episode 2.3, Veronica Mars: Cheatty Cheatty Bang Bang (2005), we see in the phone directory his address is listed as 2414 Rialto Way.
6. This show aired on UPN and later CW. Veronica (Kristen Bell) uses the name Betty and says she is a transfer from Riverdale, a show that later airs on the CW.
7. Lisa Thornhill (Celeste Kane) also appeared in Play It Again, Dick: Episode #1.1 (2014) and Veronica Mars (2014). All three shows were created by Rob Thomas.
8. Zeek's (Andy Morrow) name is a reference to someone who is nerdier than a geek.

Kanes and Abel's

1. Logan (Jason Dohring) states that he and Duncan (Teddy Dunn) have been friends since kindergarten, however in episode 1.4, Veronica Mars: The Wrath of Con (2004), it was said that Logan didn't move to Neptune until he was 12 years old.
2. Amelia (Erin Chambers) is seen watching the film Clash of the Titans (1981), which stars regular guest Harry Hamlin (Aaron Echolls). The title of episode 1.12, Veronica Mars: Clash of the Tritons (2005), is also based on the movie.
3. This episode marks the introduction of the character Vinnie Van Lowe, played by Ken Marino. He appeared in 10 episodes in total.
4. First appearance of Vinnie Van Lowe, played by Ken Marino.
5. When Vince Van Lowe (Ken Marino) mentions the band Hall & Oates (Daryl Hall & John Oates), he says John Hall and Daryl Oates instead.
6. Ken Marino (Vinnie Van Lowe) also appeared in Veronica Mars (2014), Party Down (2009), and an iZombie (2015) episode, (iZombie: Dead Beat (2016)). Rob Thomas created all three productions.
7. The previous episode referenced Archie comic: Betty, Veronica, and the town of Riverdale. This episode referenced another Archie comic, Sabrina The Teenage Witch.
8. Lisa Thornhill (Celeste Kane) also appeared in Play It Again, Dick: Episode #1.1 (2014) and Veronica Mars (2014). All three shows were created by Rob Thomas.
9. Vinnie Van Lowe has an autographed picture of President George Bush and First Lady Barbara Bush in his office. It reads "We love you!" Can be seen when Veronica walks into his office. (32.09)

Weapons of Class Destruction

1. This episode has numerous references to the cult movie Heathers (1989). Among other things, Veronica (Kristen Bell) conducts a lunchtime poll and the general plot about a student trying to blow up the school.
2. The whereabouts of journalism teacher Mallory Dent are finally revealed. She is on maternity leave. In real-life, Sydney Tamiia Poitier, who plays Dent, left the show when she was pregnant.
3. The title of the episode is both word-play on WMDs and is a reference to a class based interpretation of society as found in Marxist theory. 'Class destruction' could either refer to a vision of liberal institutionalisation whereby class boundaries have disappeared in all but the interpretations of the ruling class or the destruction of one of more of the class schisms, possibly leading to destruction of class through communism.
4. The website "KillEmAll.Net" redirects to The CW's website.
5. When Veronica (Kristen Bell) calls Norris (Theo Rossi), the panda pencil sharpener from episode 1.16, Veronica Mars: Betty and Veronica (2005), is sitting on her desk in one piece, despite previously tearing it apart in order to get to a bug Clarence Wiedman (Christopher B. Duncan) had planted so it is very bizarre to see it back in one piece on her desk.
6. This episode features Jonathan Taylor Thomas, marking the second actor from "Home Improvement" to be featured on the show. Previously, Zachery Ty Bryan had appeared in a recurring role as Caz Truman. The actors played brothers on the long-running sitcom.

Hot Dogs

1. (episode 1.19), Veronica (Kristen Bell) looks at the kidnapped dogs and reads their names off as she goes along. Two of the kidnapped dogs, the ones named Shakes and Lola, are Kristen Bell's real-life dogs. Those are their actual names.
2. In the episode, Veronica (Kristen Bell) says to Mandy (Claire Titelman) that "lost dogs aren't really my speciality". In real life, Kristen Bell is known for taking care of stray dogs and helping them find their owners.
3. Mandy (Claire Titelman) is reading "Forever" by Judy Blume.
4. In the first scene with Aaron (Harry Hamlin), Trina (Alyson Hannigan) and Logan (Jason Dohring), Aaron is reading, "Siddhartha" by Hermann Hesse.
5. Jeffrey Vincent Parise (Dylan Goran) also appeared in an iZombie (2015) episode, iZombie: Brother, Can You Spare a Brain? (2015) (Artie Fiss), a Party Down (2009) episode, Party Down: Sin Say Shun Awards Afterparty (2009) (Coke guy) as well as Cupid (1998). Rob Thomas created Cupid, Party Down and iZombie, as well as Veronica Mars.

M.A.D.

1. Veronica's (Kristen Bell) threat to tell Tad's Naval Academy classmates that Tad (Jeff D'Agostino) is gay (even though he is not) is a potent one because at the time the episode was filmed and aired, the US Military's policy commonly known as "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" that prohibited any non-heterosexual military member from revealing his or her sexual orientation was still in place. That policy was in effect between 1993 and 2011, and was a replacement for the previous policy on the matter, which was a total ban on all homosexual service people.
2. This episode's title, "M.A.D.," refers to the military doctrine of "mutually assured destruction," in which it is assumed that neither one of two heavily armed military enemies (usually nuclear superpowers) will dare to attack the other first because both possess such large stockpiles of deadly weapons that there is no scenario in which a war between them would not spell destruction for them both. The doctrine was best known during the Cold War era, when military strategists hoped that it would prevent nuclear war between the US and Russia (or Russia's allies).
3. This episode marks the first appearance of Cassidy "Beaver" Casablancas, played by Kyle Gallner.
4. When Veronica (Kristen Bell) calls Cliff (Daran Norris) to ask him about the newspaper ad, he's with his client Loretta Cancun (Ameenah Kaplan). This is the same client mentioned in the pilot episode, Veronica Mars: Pilot (2004), that Veronica helped by exposing the shady way the strip joint keeps their liquor license.
5. Among the awards in the Echolls's house are Oscars and People Choice Awards
6. Logan (Jason Dohring) mentions that the club at which his father's boat is docked is called The Albacore Club. That name, and the flag with the club logo that is seen briefly in the episode, are both references to the club with the same name and logo in Chinatown (1974), and is thereby also a reference to that film's incest revelations (similar to the question throughout Veronica Mars's first season about whether or not ex-couple Duncan (Teddy Dunn) and Veronica (Kristen Bell) are really half-siblings).
7. Carmen (Natalia Baron) mentions she is afraid she will become an internet joke "like Paris Hilton". Paris Hilton appeared as a guest star early in the first season.
8. This episode was originally called "Tit for Tad".
9. After being caught by Aaron Echolls (Harry Hamlin), Veronica (Kristen Bell) mentions that he's the star of the film Breaking Point (1989), which actually starred Corbin Bernsen, Hamlin's co-star on L.A. Law (1986).
10. The names of Eckwood Solomon III & Aaron Garrison that are shown below Duncan (Teddy Dunn) on the Missing Persons Link website, are the names of people from the series art department.
11. Dialogue and the time stamp from the video of Shelly Pomroy's (Melissa Hoover) party indicates that the party took place on Dec. 7, 2003. In episode 1.21, Veronica Mars: A Trip to the Dentist (2005), Veronica refers to it as "Shelly Pomroy's end of the year party" (which could mean either end of the calendar year or end of the school year). In episode 3.4, Veronica Mars: Charlie Don't Surf (2006), Veronica tells Parker Lee (Julie Gonzalo) the party was an "end of the year bash, summer 2004".
12. When the Casablancas brothers show up to Logan's (Jason Dohring) house unannounced, it's revealed that the younger brother Cassidy (Kyle Gallner) goes by "Beaver." The older brother's name is Dick (Ryan Hansen). Both of these names can be used in reference to genitalia.
13. This episode had 3.04 million viewers on its first airing.
14. This episode marks the introduction of the character Cassidy 'Beaver' Casablancas, played by Kyle Gallner. He appeared in 29 episodes in total.
15. Tina Majorino (Mac), and Kyle Gallner (Beaver) had recurring roles on Big Love (2006).
16. Tad (Jeff D'Agostino) tells Veronica (Kristen Bell) that on the night she was raped, he got GHB from Logan (Jason Dohring). Gamma-hydroxybutyrate, which is commonly abbreviated to GHB, is a sedative used to treat narcolepsy and insomnia. It is sometimes abused and used as a date rape drug.
17. "M.A.D." stands for Mutually Assured Destruction; a term used by Veronica (Kristen Bell) throughout this episode.
18. Kyle Gallner's (Cassidy/Beaver) first episode.

A Trip to the Dentist

1. This episode has the return of possibly the most (heretofore) one-shot characters in the show: Casey Gant (Jonathan Bennett) from episode 1.9, Veronica Mars: Drinking the Kool-Aid (2004), Luke Haldeman (Sam Huntington) from episode 1.5, Veronica Mars: You Think You Know Somebody (2004), Sean Friedrich (Kevin Sheridan) from episode 1.10, Veronica Mars: An Echolls Family Christmas (2004), Carrie Bishop (Leighton Meester) from episode 1.14, Veronica Mars: Mars vs. Mars (2005), and Cole (Daniel Bess ) from episode 1.8, Veronica Mars: Like a Virgin (2004).
2. In one flashback of Shelly Pomroy's (Melissa Hoover) party, Veronica (Kristen Bell) tells Dick Casablancas (Ryan Hansen), "You have nice hair." According to creator Rob Thomas , Ryan Hansen, who plays Dick Casablancas, got the role over another actor because Thomas said he had "good hair."
3. Although Shelly Pomroy (Melissa Hoover) is a frequently mentioned character, she is only shown once in the series - in this episode - and has no lines.
4. This episode was originally called "Up on the Roofie"
5. The song Veronica (Kristen Bell) or Dick (Ryan Hansen), depending on whether Madison (Amanda Noret) or Casey (Jonathan Bennett) got the story correct, sings along to while drunk at the party, is the 'I Touch Myself' cover from Saucy Monky's 2004 album 'Turbulence'. A song originally performed by Christina Amphlett.
6. Sam Huntington (Luke Halderman) also appeared in an iZombie (2015) episode, iZombie: Brainless in Seattle, Part 1 (2018). Rob Thomas created both Veronica Mars and iZombie.
7. Daniel Bess (Cole) also appeared in an iZombie (2015) episode, iZombie: Even Cowgirls Get the Black and Blues (2015). Rob Thomas created both Veronica Mars and iZombie.

Leave It to Beaver

1. This was the lowest rated prime-time series to ever get renewed for a second season. It was also the only new drama to survive UPN's 2004-2005 TV season.
2. Logan's final shot is of him giving the Neptune biker gang a kung-fu "bring it on" pose. According to Rob Thomas , this was improvised by Jason Dohring during filming.
3. (episode #1.22), we see a truck with the name Thomas written on the side, as a nod to creator and executive producer Rob Thomas. Also of note, the flower on the truck is a Lily.
4. Logan's (Jason Dohring) inspirational message of the day: Adversity is the diamond dust with which heaven polishes its jewels. - Thomas Carlyle.
5. There is a mugshot of actor/stuntman Thomas Rosales Jr. on the wall of the sheriff's station, it can be seen when Logan (Jason Dohring) calls Veronica (Kristen Bell) on his cell phone.
6. When Dick (Ryan Hansen) and Beaver (Kyle Gallner) are looking at the newspaper article about Koontz, the article to the left has text identical to the main article. So does the article above the main one.
7. The episode's title is a reference to the 1950s/1960s sitcom Leave It to Beaver (1957).
8. Amanda Seyfried (Lilly) and Kyle Gallner (Beaver) both had recurring roles on Big Love (2006).
9. Despite being dead for the entire run of Veronica Mars, Lilly Kane (Amanda Seyfried) makes an appearance in some way, shape, or form in each Season Finale.
10. The lighter that Aaron (Harry Hamlin) used to ignite the gas was the same lighter that Logan (Jason Dohring) said was his mother's. It was from his grandfather after the war, who was a prisoner and got it engraved with "free at last". The fact that it was not in her purse but on the dresser was supposedly a sign that she was still alive.
11. Both the season 1 (Veronica Mars: Leave It to Beaver (2005)) and 2 (Veronica Mars: Not Pictured (2006)) finales' titles are references to Cassidy Casablancas, played by Kyle Gallner.
12. This episode aired May 10. The cashier's check that Lianne (Corinne Bohrer) steals near the end of the episode is dated May 15.