NED TRIES TO HELP HIS HALF-BROTHERS' MAGICIAN FRIEND, ON ABC'S "PUSHING DAISIES"

Fred Willard guest stars as "The Great Herrmann"

"Oh Oh Oh . . . It's Magic" � Ned reluctantly agrees to help "The Great Herrmann" (guest star Fred Willard), a famed magician whose animal assistants are being mysteriously killed off. The magician has been a surrogate dad to Ned's half-brothers Maurice and Ralston (Alex Miller, Graham Miller) ever since their father walked out on them. Meanwhile, Dwight Dixon (guest star Stephen Root) insinuates himself into the Aunts' lives, but Lily is instantly suspicious of his motives, on "Pushing Daisies" WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

"Pushing Daisies" stars Lee Pace as Ned, Anna Friel as Chuck, Chi McBride as Emerson Cod, Ellen Greene as Vivian, Field Cate as Young Ned, with Swoosie Kurtz as Lily and Kristin Chenoweth as Olive Snook. Jim Dale is the narrator.

Guest starring in "Oh Oh Oh . . . It's Magic" are Stephen Root as Dwight Dixon, Fred Willard as The Great Herrmann, Alex Miller as Maurice and Graham Miller as Ralston.

"Oh Oh Oh . . . It's Magic" was written by Kath Lingenfelter and directed by Adam Kane.

"Pushing Daisies" is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC's selected HDTV format, with 5.1-channel surround sound and Spanish subtitles via secondary closed captioning. This program carries a TV-PG,L,V parental guideline.

This episode will be available on abc.com the day after airing on the network for users to watch online.