30 Days Without An Accident

"30 Days Without An Accident" is the first episode of the fourth season of AMC's The Walking Dead. It is the thirty-sixth episode of the series overall. It premiered on October 13, 2013. It was written by Scott Gimple and directed by Greg Nicotero.

Plot
Rick and the group are as close to an ideal life as possible at the prison. Will they be able to hold on to humanity in the face of a new evil?

Co-Stars
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 * Brandon Carroll as David
 * Luke Donaldson as Luke
 * Victor McCay as Ryan Samuels

Uncredited

 * Tinsley and Anniston Price as Judith Grimes
 * Kennedy Brice as Molly
 * Randy Woods as Mr. Jacobson
 * Owen Ridings as Owen
 * Eryn Ridings as Eryn
 * Leola Williams as Mrs. Richards
 * James Keats as Henry
 * Jilian McLendon as Chloe
 * Greg Crews as Greg
 * Erin Hunter as "Crying Mother"
 * Chase as Flame
 * Deanna Dixon as "Woodbury Resident"
 * Taylor McPherson as "Thomas"
 * Sophia Kidder as "Anna Marie Rivers"
 * Adam Daniels as "Prison Newcomer"
 * Bill Vella as "Woodbury Resident"
 * Leola Williams as "Woodbury Resident"
 * Debra Harper Bentley as "Woodbury Refugee"
 * Cory Robertson as "Prison Survivor"
 * Lauren Henneberg, John Jaret, Frederick Carpenter, Amanda Adams, Michael Jaegers, Griffin O'Connor, Eric Word, Demetrice Jackson, Jerrad Vunovich, Don Teems, Michael D. Arite & Ellie Decker as Walkers
 * Doug Prater & Daniel Cloy as Cracked Face Walker
 * Unknown as Nick
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Deaths

 * Zach
 * Eddie (Alive, Confirmed Fate)
 * Clara (Alive)
 * Violet
 * Patrick (Alive)

Trivia

 * First appearance of Bob Stookey.
 * First appearance of Ariel Baker
 * First appearance of Caleb Subramanian.
 * First appearance of Ryan Samuels.
 * First appearance of Lizzie Samuels.
 * First appearance of Mika Samuels.
 * First appearance of Zach.
 * First appearance of David.
 * First appearance of Luke.
 * First appearance of Molly.
 * First appearance of Henry.
 * First appearance of Chloe.
 * First appearance of Greg.
 * First appearance of Flame.
 * First appearance of Nick. (Zombified)
 * First (and last) appearance of Patrick. (Alive)
 * First (and last) appearance of Clara. (Alive)
 * First (and last) appearance of Eryn.
 * First (and last) appearance of Violet.
 * First (and last) appearance of Eddie. (Zombified)
 * As of this episode, Melissa McBride (Carol), Dylan O'Brien (Logan), and Scott Wilson (Hershel) have been added to the opening credits.
 * David Morrissey (The Governor) is removed from the opening credits until his reappearance in "Internment".
 * This is the first episode featuring Emily Kinney (Beth), Isabella Fuhrman (Haley), Chad Coleman (Tyreese), Sonequa Martin-Green (Sasha) and Lawrence Gilliard Jr. (Bob) as series regulars. They are all listed under "Also Starring".
 * As revealed on Talking Dead for this episode, six weeks prior to filming this episode, plants, fruits, and vegetables were planted to turn the prison into a farmyard. However, it was nearly ruined when a herd of deer got in.
 * For the scene in which Hershel is on a knee tending to the garden, the metal bottom of his new prosthetic leg can be seen poking out out of his pants. This scene required Scott Wilson, who has both legs in real life, to bury his leg up to his knee in dirt.
 * The title of the episode, "30 Days Without An Accident", refers to the chart that Beth has. The group had gone 30 days without an accident, and Beth removes the 3 in 30 to make 0 Days without an accident due to Zach's death.
 * The song Rick listens in this episode is called "Precious Memories" by The Stanley Brothers.
 * In the first scene, Rick digs up a pistol that is revealed to have been left behind by one of the Woodbury soldiers from the prison assault in Season 3.
 * The scene where Rick tells Hershel about Clara is a foreshadowing of "Too Far Gone" as Hershel mentions that some people are too far gone to come back, as Clara killed herself.
 * This episode marks Scott Wilson and Emily Kinney's 25th episode on The Walking Dead.
 * A reference to the Video Game made by Telltale was added in the episode as an easter egg. When Michonne is looking for a place for her to hunt down the Governor, the camera focused on Macon, a major location in the first season of the Video Game. Upon asked about this, Kirkman said that it was indeed an easter egg for the Video Game, and he also said that there are possibilities for the Video Game characters to be brought into the TV Series, and that particular easter egg was a message for the fans that the writers are aware of how big the The Walking Dead universe is.
 * Significant events happening between the last episode ("Welcome to the Tombs") and this one will eventually be revealed in the flashback parts of the season's last episode, "A".

Comic Parallels

 * Rick and Hershel talking about the garden is adapted from Issue 42.
 * The group scavenging mission at the Big Spot is adapted from a similar scene in Issue 39, where they go to a Wallmart instead.