Enter Mr. DiMaggio [SEP] series
Enter Mr. DiMaggio
"Enter Mr. DiMaggio" is the third episode of the American television series, "Smash". The episode aired on February 20, 2012.
Plot.
While Karen (Katharine McPhee) returns to Iowa to make an important decision about the future, the favorite for the role of Joe DiMaggio—Michael Swift (guest star Will Chase)—is discovered to be holding a secret and Eileen (Anjelica Huston) suspects her soon-to-be-ex-husband is sabotaging the musical by turning potential
investors away.
Production.
"Enter Mr. DiMaggio" was written by series creator Theresa Rebeck and directed by Michael Mayer. When the pilot was originally written it was for Showtime, but Robert Greenblatt left Showtime for NBC and brought the series with him. Due to the change in networks, Rebeck was forced to remove 20 minutes worth of material from the pilot episode and put it into the second and third episode. The episode marks the first appearance of Will Chase, who plays Michael Swift, the favorite for the