Queen of the Willis (season 1)

Queen of the Willis (season 1)
Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	12
Broadcast
Original channel	First-run Syndication
Original run	August 12, 2006 (2006-08-12) – 2006 (2006)
Season chronology
Next → Season 2
List of Queen of the Willis episodes

This is a list of episodes from the first season of Queen of the Willis.

Production

The showrunner for the season was Holly Everman.

Broadcast history

The season originally aired Saturdays at 7:00–7:30 p.m. (EST) on the ATE Media Indiana Network.

Episodes

No. in series	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Production code
1	1	Pilot	Robyn Hurd	Ava Zinn & Holly Everman	August 12, 2006 (2006-08-12)	101
Straitlaced gift saleswoman and family woman, Ava Willis, is accused of neglecting her dog, Timothy "Rags", and killing her brother, Albert, who had drowned during a a family outing at Quillsville Pool and rumors spread that Ava beat up a teenaged lifeguard (when really he just yelled at her for not saving her brother). Meanwhile, Ava's friends, conspiracy nut Melissa Rose, down-and-out Army hair stylist Tiffani Kendall, and fast-talking manizer Anna Pamhouser, try to fix Ava's SUV, while Baxter Crawford (Ava's nephew) moves in with the Willis after his mother get sent to jail over a domestic disturbance at Quillsville Pool.
2	2	Ava's Laptop	Robyn Hurd	Ava Zinn & Holly Everman	August 19, 2006 (2006-08-19)	102
When Ava becomes unusually emotional, especially while seeing a dramatic movie about a mother and daughter's strained relationship, Angie believes it's because she hasn't bonded with Tom or Deanna, but Ava is more concerned over her laptop, which is about to stop functioning completely.
3	3	A Case Managing We Will Go	??	??	August 26, 2006 (2006-08-26)	103
In a Rashomon-meets-The Three Stooges-style story, Ava, Melissa, Tiffani, and Pamhouser tell their own versions of their day as mental health case managers after getting arrested for burning the mental psychiatric ward to the ground. Meanwhile, Deanna helps Angie with a pulled groin muscle. Special guest voices: Nichole Birky and Garfield Everman NOTE:This episode was dedicated to Birky. A 22 second tribute aired at the end of the episode.
4	4	Ava's Unmentionable Secret	??	??	September 2, 2006 (2006-09-02)	104
Ava's ongoing cramping causes great concern for Angie and, much to Ava's embarrassment, everyone else in Quillsville.
5	5	Thyroid Momma	??	??	September 9, 2006 (2006-09-09)	105
Ava's brash, sexist mother, Peggy Willis, crashes Tom birthday party—and stays over the Willis' house, which does not sit well with Angie when Peggy's misandry begins rubbing off on Tom and Deanna.
6 7	6 7	Knocked Up Quillsville	??	??	September 16, 2006 (2006-09-16) September 23, 2006 (2006-09-23)	106 107
After Ava learns her sperm count prior from 1998 is low, her mood worsens when Peggy shows up, boasting that she is pregnant by her new husband, Charlie.
8	8	Earthquake in Indiana	??	??	September 30, 2006 (2006-09-30)	108
Ava must save Angie, Tom, Deanna and Baxter from an earthquake after Ava regrets not showing remorse for throwing Baxter out of the house and moving him back to the trailer that he moved out of after his mother tried to kill his father.
9	9	A Rainy Job in Indiana	??	??	October 7, 2006 (2006-10-07)	109
During a rare hurricane in Indiana, Tina Craven has a heart attack and hires an incompetent worker to run Craven Gifts while Ava is chosen to house-sit -- and Ava's world is shattered when she finds that Tina is only in the retailing business for the cash and not the customer satisfaction.
10 11	10 11	Peggy's Emininet Domain Pain	??	??	October 2006 (2006-10) October 21, 2006 (2006-10-21)	110 111
12	12	Scrappin' Meth Scrap	??	??	October 28, 2006 (2006-10-28)	112
13	13	Ten Pretty, Pretty Angry Women	??	??	November 4, 2006 (2006-11-04)	113
14 15	14 15	No Transphobias in Quillsville	??	??	November 11, 2006 (2006-11-11)