<Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> The Walking Dead (season 1) List of The Walking Dead episodes </Td> </Tr> <P> "Tell It To The Frogs" is the third episode of the post-apocalyptic horror television series The Walking Dead . It originally aired on AMC in the United States on November 14, 2010 . The episode was written by Charles H. Eglee, Jack LoGiudice, and Frank Darabont, the creator of the series . It was directed by Gwyneth Horder - Payton . </P> <P> In the episode, officer Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) finally reunites with his wife Lori (Sarah Wayne Callies), son Carl (Chandler Riggs) and best friend Shane Walsh (Jon Bernthal), although this reunion is short lived when he decides to return to Atlanta to rescue Merle Dixon (Michael Rooker) along with Daryl (Norman Reedus), T - Dog (IronE Singleton), Glenn, and Morales . After realizing that her husband is alive after all, Lori ends her tumultuous affair with Shane . That is when Shane takes out his frustration on the cruel and abusive Ed Peletier (Adam Minarovich). </P> <P> In the episode's prologue, Merle Dixon (Michael Rooker) struggles to escape the handcuffs after his group abandoned him on an Atlanta's store rooftop, swearing vengeance at Sheriff's Deputy Rick Grimes for putting him there . He starts to beg for God's forgiveness when walkers start trying to force open the rooftop door . Merle starts trying desperately reaching for some tools nearby, screaming that he will never beg to God again . </P>

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