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Episode Cast (in credits order)
 | Ryan Seacrest | ... | Himself - Host |
 | Simon Cowell | ... | Himself - Judge |
 | Paula Abdul | ... | Herself - Judge |
| Randy Jackson | ... | Himself - Judge |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Bryan Adams | ... | Himself - Performer |
 | David Archuleta | ... | Himself |
| Bo Bice | ... | Himself - Audience |
 | Jack Black | ... | Rejected Pip |
 | Jason Castro | ... | Himself |
 | David Cook | ... | Himself |
| Kristy Lee Cook | ... | Herself |
| Janice Dickinson | ... | Herself - Audience |
| Melinda Doolittle | ... | Herself - Audience |
 | Robert Downey Jr. | ... | Rejected Pip |
| Chikezie Eze | ... | Himself |
 | Fawn | ... | Herself |
| Mikalah Gordon | ... | Herself - Correspondent |
 | Justin Guarini | ... | Himself - Audience |
| David Hernandez | ... | Himself |
| Michael Johns | ... | Himself |
| The Jonas Brothers | ... | Themselves - Performers |
 | Jimmy Kimmel | ... | Himself - Performer |
 | Heidi Klum | ... | Herself - Audience |
| Gladys Knight | ... | Herself (archive footage) |
| Renaldo Lapuz | ... | Himself - Performer |
 | Blake Lewis | ... | Himself - Audience |
 | Lori Loughlin | ... | Herself - Audience |
 | Sanjaya Malakar | ... | Himself - Audience |
| Ramiele Malubay | ... | Herself |
 | Camryn Manheim | ... | Herself - Audience |
| Syesha Mercado | ... | Herself |
| George Michael | ... | Himself - Performer |
 | Mike Myers | ... | Guru Pitka |
| Graham Nash | ... | Himself - Performer |
| OneRepublic | ... | Themselves - Performers |
| Amanda Overmyer | ... | Herself |
 | Holly Robinson Peete | ... | Herself - Audience |
| Matthew Rogers | ... | Himself - Correspondent |
 | Jeri Ryan | ... | Herself - Audience |
| Seal | ... | Himself - Performer |
| Carly Smithson | ... | Herself |
 | Jordin Sparks | ... | Herself - Performer |
 | Ben Stiller | ... | Rejected Pip |
| Ruben Studdard | ... | Himself - Audience |
| Donna Summer | ... | Herself - Performer |
 | Ashley Tisdale | ... | Herself - Audience |
| Carrie Underwood | ... | Herself - Performer |
| USC Trojan Marching Band | ... | Themselves |
| Brooke White | ... | Herself |
 | Marissa Jaret Winokur | ... | Herself - Audience |
| ZZ Top | ... | Themselves - Performers |
| Episode Crew |
Makeup Department | |||
| Mandy Danielle Benton | .... | makeup artist | |
Sound Department | |||
| Daniel S. McCoy | .... | production sound mixer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Shar Alamdari | .... | assistant editor (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Sigal Walder | .... | production assistant | |
| Jeffon Avin | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Charles Chen | .... | audience page (uncredited) | |
| Series Crew These people are regular crew members. Were they in this episode? |
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Simon Fuller | creator | |
Produced by | |||
| Nikki Boella | .... | associate producer | |
| Jennifer Bresnan | .... | producer | |
| Billy Cooper | .... | producer | |
| John Entz | .... | producer | |
| Esther Frank | .... | associate producer | |
| Cam Frierson | .... | associate producer | |
| Brian Gadinsky | .... | co-executive producer | |
| Nicola Gaha | .... | producer | |
| David Goffin | .... | supervising producer | |
| Mona Grenier | .... | associate producer | |
| Simon Jones | .... | executive producer | |
| Tarvenia Jones | .... | producer | |
| Sarah Kane | .... | segment producer | |
| Jessica Kelly | .... | associate producer | |
| Nigel Lythgoe | .... | executive producer (2004) | |
| Simon Lythgoe | .... | producer | |
| Beth McNamara | .... | producer | |
| Andy Meyer | .... | producer | |
| Megan Michaels | .... | associate producer (-2005) | |
| Ken Warwick | .... | executive producer (2004) | |
| Mike Yurchuk | .... | associate producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Jeremy Sweet | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Jack Messitt | (location photography) | ||
| Dave Rutherford | |||
Casting by | |||
| Kelly Brock | (2004) | ||
Production Design by | |||
| Steve Bass | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| John Dahlstrom | .... | hair stylist | |
| Kimberly Hendrickson | .... | hair stylist | |
| Klexius Kolby | .... | key makeup artist (2003) | |
| Klexius Kolby | .... | makeup artist: Paula Abdul | |
| Mezhgan | .... | key makeup artist | |
| Theraesa Rivers | .... | hair stylist | |
Production Management | |||
| Vicki Ariamal | .... | production manager | |
| Michelle Baker | .... | production manager | |
| Mike Hofferth | .... | production manager | |
| Chris Wagner | .... | production manager | |
| Barry J. Ward | .... | post-production supervisor (season 3) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Michael Abbott | .... | sound mixer (2004) | |
| Steve Anderson | .... | sound mixer | |
| Elliott Cowand | .... | sound | |
| Keith A. Garcia | .... | sound mixer | |
| J. Mark King | .... | sound mixer | |
| Klaus Landsberg | .... | production sound mixer | |
| Jenn Raudman | .... | sound mixer | |
| A. Troy Thomas | .... | sound (1 episode) | |
| Andrew Tills | .... | sound mixer | |
| Adam Weber | .... | audio systems technician (2004) | |
| Rob Whitehurst | .... | location sound mixer (2004-) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Theodore Ashton | .... | camera operator | |
| Ffilip Bolton | .... | rigging electrician | |
| Manny Bonilla | .... | camera operator | |
| Mark Clark | .... | gaffer | |
| Matt Firestone | .... | lighting director (as Matthew Firestone) | |
| Matt Ford | .... | lighting director | |
| Thomas Geren | .... | camera operator (as Tom 'Scoop' Geren) | |
| Larry Heider | .... | camera operator | |
| Derek Hoffmann | .... | camera operator | |
| Jeff Howison | .... | electrician | |
| Steve Martyniuk | .... | camera operator | |
| Allen Merriweather | .... | camera operator | |
| Kenneth Patterson | .... | camera operator (as Kenny Patterson) | |
| Derek Paulin | .... | electrician (2005-2006) | |
| Dave Rutherford | .... | camera operator | |
| Tony Sacco | .... | camera operator | |
| Wade Samul | .... | camera operator | |
| Barry Strickland | .... | best boy electric | |
| Barry Strickland | .... | electrician | |
| Matt Wicks | .... | camera operator (season 4) | |
Casting Department | |||
| Amy Kolsky | .... | casting associate | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Nick Manno | .... | assistant costume designer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Ben Folts | .... | assistant editor | |
| Colby Guillory | .... | post-production coordinator | |
| Geoff Hathaway | .... | assistant editor | |
| Sean Humphries | .... | assistant editor | |
| Cory L. McNeill | .... | assistant editor | |
| Josh Miyaji | .... | assistant editor | |
| Christina Parisi | .... | assistant editor | |
| Joe Tarantini | .... | post-production assistant | |
| David Teller | .... | assistant editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Kevin Bassinson | .... | music arranger | |
| Kevin Bassinson | .... | musical director | |
| Avi Kipper | .... | music mixer (season 1) | |
| Steven Orich | .... | music arranger | |
| Susan Slamer | .... | music supervisor | |
| Ed Smart | .... | orchestrator | |
| Cathy Waldman | .... | music clearance coordinator | |
| Cathy Waldman | .... | music supervisor | |
Transportation Department | |||
| J. Armin Garza II | .... | driver: camera car | |
| Billy Kane | .... | driver: honeywagon | |
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