Pushing Daisies is the story of Ned, a pie maker with a very special gift: He can touch the dead and make them alive again! But after one minute something else must die in the alive-again-thing’s place! Ned is also able to make reanimated subjects dead again with a single touch. He often uses his special gift to solve crimes with just a minute of discussion with murder victims!

When Ned uses his gift to reanimate his childhood sweetheart, Chuck, and keep her alive, the two team up to solve crimes, bake pies, and live a bizarrely charming life. The only problem? These two lovebirds can’t touch!!

Pushing Daisies is made even more appealing thanks to its supporting characters: Private Eye Emerson Cod will cut you down with a cold comment even though he has a heart of gold. Ned’s pie shop coworker, Olive Snook, is the perky gal with a long term crush on the handsome pie maker. Then there are Chuck’s eccentric reclusive aunts who still mourn her because they don’t know she’s magically resurrected.

Even though the show is over a decade old, it’s still a joy to revisit again and again. Here are the things that keep me coming back to Pushing Daisies when I’m in the mood for some whimsy.