That Time Everyone Nearly Friggin' Died on Murder, She Wrote

[@AnonymousFreakYT]

What’s strange about the Muppet name coincidences is that Elmo wasn’t popular yet when this episode was made. He existed (became a “fixed, named character portrayed by the same performer every time” two years earlier,) but wasn’t the annoying red phenomenon for a few more years.

[@pushinguproses]

Yeah, it really is super odd. I feel like all the names in this episode were kind of odd.

[@mathieuleader8601]

@@pushinguproses Elmo is the shortened name for Erasmus

[@mathieuleader8601]

@@pushinguproses Elmo is the patron saint of sailors

[@rowanw1312]

Mathieu Leader no he’s the patron saint of tickles

[@starwarsnerd100]

You think that's weird, one of the Game of Thrones books had Lord Grover, his grandson Lord Elmo, and his two sons Kermit and Oscar. (Though at least that was an intentional Easter Egg).

[@timothyheimbach3260]

I like to imagine that whenever Jess is out of town there are four or five unsolved murders in Cabot cove

[@kayhaven4710]

😂😂😂

[@caoimhethadiva2589]

Or Amos Tupper turns into some super sleuth... nah that’s not happening

[@silmarian]

Only 4 or 5? With the murder rate in that town? What, is she only gone for a weekend? 😛

[@StarOpal]

What? Murders? Pfft! You mean those Final Destination level accidents and people who left for Boston and just never back? That's just silly!

[@rhythlodeus8821]

how? we all know Jessica was the insane serial killer all along. How would people die, if she's not there?

[@TheHeroOfTomorrow]

"Why are you buying poison at the soup store?!"

[@wim0104]

And since when does everyone have the bloody soup as a starter!?

[@stephss]

@@wim0104 Isn't that where most omnis get their "flavour" from? Corpse blood?

[@eamonndeane587]

"There's an Eye in Me Soup..."

[@HerecomestheCalavera]

Why did I take the baby and the dog to the poison store?

[@mathieuleader8601]

Campbells Cream of Arsenic

[@basementdwellercosplay]

I like how the sheriff doesn't want a woman as his deputy, but Jessica literally does all the crime-solving in this town...

[@Cheezbuckets]

Yeah, but if he hired a woman as a deputy, then he’d have to PAY her to be better than him, and we can’t have THAT! If a woman’s going to be better at his job than him, she’s going to have to do it out of the goodness of her heart!

[@jessicalillianweinberg4401]

You know, I didn't think of that. While Jessica has met some, well, antagonistic law enforcement people over the years (including a few females - sometimes it's about amateur-vs-professional, more than gender), Tupper and many others seem to recognize their basic incompetence and welcome her help. The officer in "Murder at the Oasis" seemed way TOO accommodating...and then there was a twist.

[@jessicalillianweinberg4401]

The episode "Deadline for Murder" features a female law enforcement professional with whom Jessica commiserates about the "boy's club" thing - but she is also among the more skeptical about Jessica as an "amateur." That episode also features a spunky female reporter-editor, although they unfortunately do the cliche of having her be ambivalent about how serious her relationship is, then say at the end she'll likely get married. As someone who was a very young child when this series got started (I didn't watch it then) - it is kind of a "culture shock" to see so few women in important or business positions...but there are a few, and the ones I've seen so far haven't turned out to be evil or murderers or just victims.

[@jessicalillianweinberg4401]

There is also the fact that Jessica's strength is on the intellectual side of detective work, not so much on the physical (for lack of a better word.) She certainly isn't going to make arrests herself, and while she has an uncanny ability to make murderers confess / give up / like her too much to hurt her - she usually doesn't confront one without law enforcement or someone else who is good with a gun somewhere nearby. And, once in a while she finds herself in a danger, with a murderer who threatens to hurt her in order to escape. There is even one time she is rendered unconscious (ether or something) and left in a building that's being set on fire.

[@jessicalillianweinberg4401]

Marigold is competent - but I could imagine her getting over-zealous and clashing with Jessica because Jessica didn't agree that the arrested person / prime suspect was guilty, much the same as what happens with Amos and Mort.

[@TheGooglyminotaur]

“Drop it, Turkey!” This deserved a mention, Roses.

[@justinpipes85]

Holyfuckingshit! I was reading this comment as it was said on screen. That was doubly awesome. I'd drop my weapon on pure shock of that delivery of that line.

[@deraltetrekkie6088]

"Drop it, Turkey!", Laverne Hooks could yell that, too, with the same perfect performance. ^^

[@johnoneil9188]

It is like calling somebody a skunk

[@Residentevilfan1989]

She had spunk. Best line.

[@SnabbKassa]

"A Turkey is a bad person" - Homer Simspson

[@Gappasaurus]

My headcanon is that Marigold got offered a better job as full-fledged Sheriff in another town with far less murder-per-capita 😄

[@jessicalillianweinberg4401]

It seems like this show often does the sit-com-ish thing of having a new person come to town, then we never see them again. That also happens with woman known as "Mariah" in The Witch's Curse - even though Jessica clears her name and she supposedly seems to decide to stay. Or, we meet someone who has lived there forever but we've never seen them before. Mariah is similar - a woman with a mind of her own (although not a police-person). I almost feel like they don't want to keep other competent women around because Jessica has to stand out.

[@Lisa_Flowers]

@@jessicalillianweinberg4401 I've noticed this as well. It's always been weird to me that Jessica doesn't have many steady or reoccuring female friends or loved ones similar to Amos or Seth. And most of the other women in the show either aren't as independent or competent as she is, or when they are, there's usually something revealed to be 'wrong' with them (they're cheating on their partners, they're the murderer, they're the victim, they're greedy or abrasive career women who we're clearly supposed to dislike). That, or they never appear again. The are few exceptions to this (she has a niece who reoccurs and is intelligent and kind) but other than that, most of the depictions of the women outside of Jessica are pretty awful. It's the weird paradoxical nature of this show. In some regards, very forward thinking when it comes to it's depictions of women, specifically Jessica as a single older woman with a rich, meaningful life, who is often the smartest person in the room. But it's also filled to the brim with negative and misogynistic portrayals of basically every woman who isn't Jessica, and seems pretty set on validating a lot of assumptions about what roles women should take in society. If you're not Jessica, you're either a opportunistic and cold career woman who is probably cheating on your husband or a Wife™ who enables your husbands shitty behavior and has no life outside of them.

[@jessicalillianweinberg4401]

@@Lisa_Flowers We do some competent and independent women who are friends of Jessica's or whom she gets along well with - I'm not sure the Mother Superior in the convent episode really counts since that's a traditional thing (although she was...spirited). Edna from Taxman comes to mind - she got divorced but it doesn't seem like either she or the husband did anything really bad to each other. And there's the actress friend as well as a very nice AND competent female investigator (who got promoted over men, and whom Jessica works well with) in Murder in White. But the key word from your comments is "recurring" - we only see each of them once. There is also the weird paradox that someone is a "dear friend", yet only seen once - and often it's because Jessica is helping them out of a crisis and yet the crisis seems to have been ongoing for a while before she gets there (like in Unauthorized Obituary.)

[@jessicalillianweinberg4401]

Phyllis Grant says that Jessica inspired her to run what had been her husband's and her business (travel agency) by herself (but they don't seem really close) and in some episodes Jessica is friends with Eve Simpson, but that varies. I also really like Anne from Race to Death - whom Jessica supports - but again, she's only in one episode. (And she has a boyfriend she will probably marry - but if they were going to give her a boyfriend I kind of wish it would have been Deputy Andy!) There is also the fact that Jessica often reacts negatively to be people (both men and women) who do the kind of investigating or exposing of wrongs that she does - think of When Thieves Fall Out or even Trevor Hudson. And while she's happy when her former students -male and female - succeed as writers, she lectures them about how it's wrong to base characters on real people (Sins of...). I mean, doesn't she do that?)

[@jessicalillianweinberg4401]

@@Lisa_Flowers Every Golden Girls clip on KZbin has comments about how great a portrayal they are of women that age - especially with the dating lives. But the Golden Girls seem very insecure and unhappy - Jessica is where they ASPIRE to be at that age. And the Golden Girls can also be mean - to one another and others. Angela was vocal about not wanting Jessica to be in a relationship - but if I weren't aware of that, I would say some of the dynamics with the male friends feel almost like dating (and we can actually see that a number of the men like her in that way. I always think Blanche D would be quite envious, actually.)

[@PassTheMarmalade1957]

"Take your paws off my sister, Seth!" says Tupper, as he ushers Winnie inside to where her abusive ex-husband and his entire family are waiting.

[@richmcgee434]

Judging by the small town sheriffs I've had the misfortune of observing on domestic dispute calls, that seems about the correct level of sensitivity for the character.

[@Sweetumskitty1789]

I mean that makes sense for small-town law enforcement,(even normal law enforcement, but that is a different can of worms) just look at what happened with The Keddie Cabin Murders.

[@jessicalillianweinberg4401]

Amos is...not shown in the best light in this one. I was struck by that.

[@jessicalillianweinberg4401]

I did wonder if they were trying to imply an attraction between Seth and Winnie. I agree with PushingUpRoses that it's nice that Jessica doesn't need a life partner, yet I always kind of like to imagine that Seth secretly carries a torch for her...but this is because I have read books written based on the series, where Seth shows some irritation when guys show interest in Jessica - which could be protectiveness, or jealousy.

[@jessicalillianweinberg4401]

While several abusive husbands - abusive through our lens today - were murdered on this show, it sometimes felt like their abuse wasn't taken as seriously as it should have been (it was talked about more as "jealousy" and "temper.")

[@incobalt]

The thing I wanted most from this episode was to keep Marigold around as supporting cast. She fit right in with the cast and added something to the police department that future episodes don't. Her over-the-top eagerness, and actual willingness to do any amount of police work, felt like a welcome addition.

[@eleanorconnor4373]

I feel we need a Marigold spinoff as compensation

[@jessicalillianweinberg4401]

I guess they didn't want someone else around who was too much like Jessica? Although while Marigold IS gutsy, eager, and hard-working, it seems like she could have been TOO zealous in some situations and still needed Jessica's help to get her facts right. I agree that the problem with Amos may be less stupidity than laziness. Of the male Cabot Cove deputies, Andy was probably the most competent and willing to do the "legwork".

[@Luke-fu5co]

"Ill just walk along the sea cliffs by myself and try not to think about the bleakness of my life" I think... I think this is my aesthetic. What a vibe.

[@Belgand]

She'll never become a gothic heroine with that attitude.

[@screaminggecko7660]

its absolutely a mood

[@marcherwitch9811]

you might like emily brönte's poetry... sorry for the years later reply but... gotta make those recs!

[@Becktastic01]

For your edification and enjoyment: that blouse Winnie is wearing is called a ‘pussy’s bow’ blouse, because of how the bow design was modeled on images in which cats were portrayed with big pouffy bows around their necks. It was a different time... Anyway I saw a blouse like that in a shop a few years ago and bought it, and still wear it sometimes. It’s a rather sweet blouse. No mean comments please, or I’ll get peevish.

[@aurafluff]

It's a cute design imo! That flowy romantic style is definitely gonna come back if it isn't back already.

[@ace-of-teacups]

I have one like that too!

[@daerdevvyl4314]

I’m half Peevish on my mother’s side.

[@_gremlinboy]

I've always wanted a shirt in that style but the idea in my head is so specific I think I may have to make it myself! The bow reminds me of those old fashioned neck ruffles

[@andrewbuhman1066]

Half of me still lives in the '90s, so I'm cool with it...

[@dobb7101]

THe "paid in exposure" joke was fantastic. That was the stand-out joke of this episode for me. These episodes are always so fun and funny. Thank you.

[@pushinguproses]

Thank you very much. :)

[@jessicalillianweinberg4401]

It's not necessarily even meant as a joke, but I find it funny when Seth goes, "Jess, I'm sorry, I'm afraid we're going to have to analyze your chowder." He's trying to break to her gently that they suspect foul play. But it's nothing new to her (although, typically HER food isn't the murder weapon.)

[@auldthymer]

There was a song from 1898 titled "Who Threw the Overalls in Mrs. Murphy's Chowder" -- a sing-along song playing on Irish-American tropes. Bing Crosby recorded it in 1945. BUT In 1944 a comic named "Harry 'The Hipster' Gibson" wrote a parody "Who Threw the Benzedrine in Mrs. Murphy's Ovaltine."

[@ElementalWhispers]

Great bit of trivia! Explains the odd title

[@jessicalillianweinberg4401]

@@ElementalWhispers Of course, the title here is a take on that song title (and "Fletcher" works in the rhythm as well as "Murphy" does.) Shows like this often have episode titles that are takes on movie or song titles.

[@ElementalWhispers]

@@jessicalillianweinberg4401 I figured that, just didn't know what song it was or the orgin of the song. Interesting to see how old the song is - 1898!

[@jessicalillianweinberg4401]

One of the best titles, and the "Who through the barbitals in Mrs. Fletcher's chowder" works with the song's melody.

[@johnburns9634]

ok, that's interesting! en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Gibson

[@HouseOfHuli]

Trivia: Winnie is played by Ann Meara...Jerry Stiller’s wife/Ben Stiller’s mom

[@marcherwitch9811]

oh my gods THAT'S where i've seen her eyes before! i imdb'd her and wasso confused!

[@johnburns9634]

Also, the 'Columbo-like' detective was played by Donnelly Rhodes, who played, among other parts, Tony Danza's father in 'Taxi'.

[@MsTokyoBlue]

"And this is how things work in bumfuck nowhere" is an immaculate description and needs to become a running gag

[@markelijio6012]

Hey, watch your mouth!

[@phoenixx-7997]

PLEASE do make that super-cut of every “I don’t think so” Jessica says! I’d love to see it! 8D

[@cameron260]

As soon as she said that sentence I paused the video and turned to my partner and said "I've never watched murder she wrote, but I would absolutely watch Angela Lansbury say "I don't think so" for 10+ minutes.".

[@sarahmoviereviewer4109]

Me to

[@jessicalillianweinberg4401]

@@sarahmoviereviewer4109 Or her very ladylike, yet very badass, burns and put-downs. Such as when a gossip writer claims that she and Jessica are "in the same racket" and Jessica goes, "My books are fiction. Yours are only half-fiction." Or when a small-town mayor says she has "disrespected the office of the mayor" and she says, "It's not the OFFICE that earns my contempt."

[@zachwise476]

I don't think so.

[@sophiaandre139]

"Soooo...this guy is dead!" Gets me every time.🤣😂

[@Roxas4ever]

I remember watching Knives Out in theaters, seeing the "Murder, She Wrote" episode on the TV screen, and thinking "Oh man, I hope Roses sees this movie!"

[@CosmicDimensionsArt]

I've never watched a full episode of Murder, She Wrote, yet I get so excited anytime you cover an episode and watch your entire review. I don't understand it, but here I am again.

[@AeonKnigh432]

Her series made me watch it with my mom.

[@tiffanygrimm3569]

Same!!

[@hullinstruments]

Most fans.... myself included… Feel strongly about the show because we were introduced to it by our grandparents.... or some other relative we were close to. I guess it’s a way to hold onto those memories once they are gone

[@donaldhorn1]

READ THE Bible

[@TheFuschiaDragonfly]

I watch it since I was little :) my mom used to watch it with her mom, and now she watches it with me

[@j.j.cheesman7141]

It's funny, as a child, whenever I was home sick from school, I'd watch re runs of shows like Murder She Wrote with my mom. Now as an adult, I'm often chronically ill, and watching these videos remind me of those times. Keep up the Fletcher love.

[@KateHistoryMysteries]

Love that you found the Knives Out clip!

[@avantikashaha7959]

I personally was wondering what episode it was from, and now I know! Thanks Roses!

[@ladyredl3210]

I loved Knives Out and the references there in.

[@Xehanort10]

4:58 I don't know about that Roses. Midsomer from Midsomer Murders has a pretty high body count.

[@jasoncrews4249]

Midsomer is an area of separate villages though isn’t it?

[@neddles33]

Midsomer's a whole county, but they confuse the matter by having a lot of their infinite cast of little villages with the county in their name, like Midsomer Worthy

[@deraltetrekkie6088]

Midsomer Murders is the show, that in Germany is called "Inspector Barnaby", right? I ask, because there is apparently another show, also called "Midsomer Murders", which - I think - is a scandinavian production.

[@Yaspis]

It really is at the point where the UN ought to investigate the area. Perhaps something in the water?

[@PassTheMarmalade1957]

@Aspiring Marauder New Zealand? Midsomer Murders is set in England.

[@charleshamilton9274]

“Winnie,” of course, is the late and incredibly talented Anne Meara.

[@angelajohnsonkeys4199]

She was first known to me as Peggy Moody of Wildwind on All My Children 🥰

[@georgewilson7432]

Didn't she work in Alf too?

[@literaturmurks]

I was looking for this comment! :) Yes, I think she played Kate's mother on Alf, they had some kind of quarrelsome love-hate relationship. She was great in this role! I also faintly remember her having a guest appearance on The King of Queens, which starred her husband Jerry Stiller.

[@violinda.]

Wife of the late-great Jerry Stiller.

[@meghanphillips3495]

She was terrific, in comedy and drama.

[@willlastnameguy8329]

I have used the word "peeved" a few times, But I don't think I've ever called somebody "peevish". So I will.

[@theghostofthomasjenkins9643]

the cabot cove episodes really are the best, though. they don't have to spend the entire episode setting up characters since they've all been established.

[@wich1]

Man, I love those Tupper era Cabot Cove episodes

[@face2158]

Me too. Wish there was more. I also wish there was just more Cabot cove period

[@krellend20]

Okay, but who ISN'T a Tom Bosley fan?

[@wich1]

Exactly, Tom FTW

[@wich1]

Actually the real question is when PUR will cover some Father Dowling episodes, that is an absolute goldmine of zany plots and wacky characters

[@toastlover]

@@wich1 I'd love to re-watch that show. Where can you find it?!

[@wich1]

@@toastlover I am not aware of any streaming providers offering it currently, so I'm afraid you'd have to either find the DVD box set or resort to illegal downloads

[@roguishpaladin]

@@wich1 This would be delightful. I feel like Tom Bosley's just been forgotten about, and that makes me sad.

[@mrmusickhimself]

I have a faint memory of Jessica Fletcher solving a case on the old Psycho set, was that real?

[@bridanihay88]

"Incident in Lot 7." Great episode!

[@gra-emed3617]

Ah I remember that one too!

[@sassykat2587]

Yep, it was. I can't wait to get Roses take on it one day. :D

[@matthewkoch6937]

It was, and it was appropriately creepy, even working in a clip from the film. Being a fan of both Hitchcock and "Murder, She Wrote", I enjoyed it.

[@jeanthompkins7081]

Yep! It was awesome!

[@stephenbroady5000]

Awesome to see a new MSW episode! And honestly I agree about Marigold, a contemporary show would have kept a character like her as a recurring side character (with potential to have more screen time as a supporting character), though my MSW fanon is that she went on to bigger and better things (she did do all the work after all)

[@jessicalillianweinberg4401]

This show definitely doesn't have as many females high up in business, or the media, or, yes, law enforcement, as a contemporary one would. I think most of the business women there are are fairly well-portrayed - they're not all murderers and they don't all get murdered (in many cases, Jessica is clearing their name and it seems like she's kind of fighting for them against the grief they get from the men.) The female law enforcement officials come across as competent, but not always Jessica's allies. However, we can see that this is somewhat because they have a high stake in proving themselves competent.

[@lotus-prince]

Remember that one Harry Potter ghost, Peeves? He was certainly great at getting under people's skin. You might say that he made them...annoyed.

[@93midnightsunrise]

HOW IN THE **** DID I NEVER REALIZE THIS?!

[@davincent98]

Ackchually, Peeves was a poltergeist

[@lotus-prince]

@@davincent98 Which is a kind of ghost, so it's still good.

[@sassykat2587]

Shame everyone forgot about him (sort of, he was annoying asf in the books/video games), though I think Malfoy was a good substitute, lol.

[@koivunen2489]

Ohmygods, I remember vividly rushing home from the school bus so I could catch an episode of Murder, she wrote. They aired the reruns at 15.10, the bus was at the bus stop at 15.00 so I had 10 minutes to walk home and make a snack.

[@breawycker]

Rose's rawr is adorable

[@SifGreyfang]

Its also kinda hot

[@APoliticalConfusionAndMess]

🤮

[@strongblade]

@@SifGreyfang and she can use my coffeepot anytime...

[@8ballmoe]

Time stamp?

[@Markimark151]

I just love the episode with Amos Tupper and Dr. Seth, they make the show even better, even Lansbury has said in interviews that Bosley and Windom were so fun to work with on set!

[@TheFuschiaDragonfly]

They used to air this show everyday here in Italy, but they stopped when quarantine started 😭 Your videos make it up for it ❤

[@mirjanbouma]

What? Word timing ever!

[@TheFuschiaDragonfly]

@@mirjanbouma Ikr but, I kid you not, it's back! They started airing it again yesterday :) like finally!

[@kiruppert]

Whenever I see Henry Gibson in something, I just cannot see him as anything but the Head of the Illinois Nazis from The Blues Brothers.

[@AnonymousFreakYT]

I hate Illinois Nazis…

[@TFFgeek]

Thank you for that. Now it is stuck in my head. xD

[@Rei-Rei]

Oh yeah! That's where I recognise him from! Thanks

[@WhiskeyBrewer]

"I've Always Loved You" lmfao

[@auldthymer]

I once read that his name was chosen a comic interpretation of "Henrik Ibsen."

[@jasondouglas152]

My grandma has been gone nearly 20 years now , one of my best memories was watching MSW with her. Love reliving these episodes

[@captwill-be-good4727]

I'd love to hear your take on the season 1 finale, Funeral at Fifty Mile, featuring William Windom as a character other than Doc Hazlitt and one of the most interesting endings of the series.

[@shicklite]

I have a mild head-cannon that Seth is actually hiding out after that episode and Jessica is in on it. I know later episodes blow holes in my theory, but it makes me smile.

[@Nocturnalux]

It was a surprising ending indeed.

[@mikkosimonen]

Yeah, I can see why this episode specifically was in Knives Out.

[@ipadunk6162]

Yes! More "Murder She Wrote!" Always makes me smile hearing how you interpret the episodes.

[@Pentarax]

Marigold was my favorite character in this episode and I am truly sad she didn't appear more.

[@aardbei54]

Maybe she was too competent. Can't have more than one person who actually knows what she's doing

[@shicklite]

Me, too!! Every time I see this episode, I wish they'd kept her. She fit in so well.

[@Hogtownboy1]

@@shicklite She was too good looking to be a permanent character on MSW

[@shicklite]

@@Hogtownboy1 that's fair

[@audreyquinn73]

I seriously need you to do that super cut of Angela Lansbury saying, "I don't think so." I never knew that I needed it, but now I am certain that my life will be complete. 😂

[@jamstonjulian6947]

That's Colleen Camp as the deputy, who I recognised from Clue and Die Hard 3.

[@jeremyfrost2636]

I loved her in Die Hard 3.

[@edmundthejedi]

Camp was also in Police Academy 2, where she was a ridiculously competent motorcycle officer.

[@AdelaideBeemanWhite]

As someone from Maine, I can confirm that we get jobs by walking into a place and saying “I can start today.”

[@argothia1408]

Your retrospectives always make my day! I was wondering if you'd ever consider doing the Murder, She Wrote episode The Way To A Dusty Death (season 4, episode 5), it's basically Murder, She Wrote does Macbeth with a twist, it's probably one of my favorite episodes for just how fun it is and how it really leaves you guessing right up until the end.

[@CheshirePhrog]

He did all his actual work/crime solving on The Father Dowling Mysteries

[@jessd3012]

Ahh, the late '80s. When you could get barbituates for an ULCER. What a time to momentarily be alive

[@kronemerj]

I mean they say that safety regulations are written in blood but that is kinda ridiculous yeah

[@MDK-fo7jw]

As a chemist, I approve this episode's message on alcohol and substance abuse. That shit murdered many a person in their sleep.

[@stephss]

I really appreciate younger generations, analyzing the media/entertainment I grew up with. There was a whole lotta social programing, and it's interesting to hear your take on it. Thank you for the video :-)

[@Evangel666]

The PI is a canadian actor from a show called Danger Bay that you should definitely check out.

[@chris18560]

Yep that’s Donnelly Rhodes. He also had a fairly large role in Soap, Susan Harris’ big show before Golden Girls and Benson (which was a Soap spin-off)

[@allanolley4874]

Thank you I was trying to remember where I knew him from.

[@jonathanleiman4471]

Elmo: "Today kids, Elmo is going to teach you about fratricide! Can you say 'fratricide?'"

[@danielallen3454]

Season 5, Episode 8. "Prediction, Murder" It is the first episode I remember seeing and it's stuck with me through the years. I would *love* to see your take on it!

[@jtlovescodelyoko]

I am so happy that all seasons of "Murder, She Wrote" are available to watch for free with ads on NBCUniversal's new streaming service "Peacock" because I can watch the episodes that you have reviewed of your "that time on murder She wrote series" like this one for free with ads.

[@deepdrag8131]

I don’t know why, but even though I never particularly liked “Murder She Wrote” when it was on the air, I LOVE your videos. Your enthusiasm and goofy comments are delightful.

[@gregbrown8881]

"Doc... how is he?" Dude he's dead... they don't have a cure for that yet. As always, great video, Roses. I've probably said this before, but I really like the way your commentary matches the "sometimes serious but sometimes silly" tone of the actual show. You do a great job at giving a fair summary of the episode, but still manage to throw in a bit of humour every chance you get. I always find your videos uniquely entertaining, and this one was no different.

[@jazzanarchy1342]

I feel peevish that I’ve lived without this channel for so long.

[@rosieparsons1629]

Recently watched a series four episodes "A Very Good Year for Murder" it was strangely uneventful considering in involved, a Billy Zane and other notable actors, The mafia, a Vineyard, gambling, shoulder pads, Jessica Feltcha on a horse and the ending had me a little surprised.

[@jessicalillianweinberg4401]

There are episodes that don't wrap everything up neatly - someone who is not the murderer may be getting away with something.

[@rodrolliv]

uhm, eh... this YT algorithm thing sure gets me peevish? There, nailed it!

[@elafimilo8199]

...Well done

[@Bosstoaster]

Yes, I'm so excited to see another one in this series! I've started to watch Murder She Wrote entirely because of this series and it's my delightful, low-stress viewing at the moment. Thank you so much for making these, for being so fun to listen to, and for getting me into the series.

[@WateredDownTea561]

#3:55 "she says she can start right away so she just does" lol love this. got my first job this way. asked if they were hiring, they said their waitress was late so when am I available? they handed me an apron that very minute and told my predecessor not to bother coming in :/

[@bookshelfhoney]

Oh! Oh! I've been watching Murder, she wrote while I was waiting for this video to come out! Hooray 🎉

[@JixieDyeAuthor]

You have NO idea how happy I was when I saw you had done this. I literally did LAPS of the room! I think i asked for this like, seven times and was convinced you would never do it. Thank you SO much for doing this!!!!

[@moonprincesst.s.h.4ever115]

The producers of Sesame Street are waiting on line one. They said something about copyright infringement. 🤑🤣😂🤑🤣😂

[@MogamiKyoko13]

I enjoy the parallels Knives Out was implying by featuring this episode in the film. The two are both alike and absolutely nothing alike all at the same time 😂

[@obsidian179]

Just made my way through the entire “That Time on Murder, She Wrote” playlist again (for some odd reason, this episode is on there twice 🤷🏻‍♂️), which is always an enjoyable way to spend a few hours. You are an awesome person, and do amazing work, and I don’t feel like I tell you that frequently enough. It’s always great hearing you gush about things you love, like this (admittedly pretty great) show, and I’m definitely looking forward to the next Time. 🙂

[@cindypruitt9534]

This is one of my favorite episodes, the Cabot Cove episodes are my favorite. I have a suggestion, an episode called " Seal of the confessional". It is a little darker and serious but fantastic. It takes place in Cabot Cove and would be great to cover on your channel. Thanks so much for these videos, they make my day.

[@jeremiahgabriel5709]

Looking HIGHLY forward to the "I don't think so" compilation. Also please. Make more of these videos. They legitimately are a highlight of my life as a human.

[@jessicalillianweinberg4401]

Or her burns and put-downs?

[@RonnieBarzel]

"That is the second-biggest bow I've ever seen." "I understood that reference." - Steve "Captain America" Rogers

[@fermintenava5911]

But... which one is bigger - Laura or Fran Bow 🤔?

[@jessicalillianweinberg4401]

Maxwell Smart was always saying something was the "second biggest" he'd ever seen, too.

[@ryandowney8743]

It's cool to see Henry Gibson in this. He's a good character actor in a lot of stuff. I know him most from being in several Joe Dante movies, most notably The Burbs.

[@briar_the.discoyt]

I often rewatch your "That Time on MSW" videos and everytime i watfh this one o scamoer off to watch a "Feeny Call" compilation

[@oscarolate]

Your videos take me back to Saturday afternoons at my grandma’s house, watching quantum leap and murder she wrote. You have given me this whole new appreciation for a show that much like the news and bell peppers I learned to love the older I got.

[@kathyjenkins635]

The title of the show is from an old Irish song, "Who Threw the Overalls in Mrs. Murphy's Chowder." This is my favorite episode! I love the new officer, Marigold Feeney doing her job, too. Two plots in one. Thanks for posting it.

[@DigiRangerScott]

Don’t ever poison my soup again, Roses. I can’t stand the first 4 times you did it. Now as for Ms. Lansbury’s cranberries…

[@torque395]

I love this episode. It's my #1 favorite one. There's a few things that don't make sense, but it is a just a TV show and it all helps make this such a good episode that it's easy to overlook the little things like that.

[@NeptuneCactus]

I've never been saved from having an awful day faster than when I saw a new upload in my inbox today. Thank you for the new video despite the consistantly harder days this year has dealt.

[@Jesslb429]

I wait patiently for more Murder, She Wrote content. It’s never really been a show for me. I look forward to, when I can get the time, trying it out. However, even if I end up not liking it, PUR’s recounts of episodes has to be one of the most calming things I’ve encountered as of late. Since the beginning of the pandemic, my mental health(like many others) has taken a beating. Not only the virus and my subsequent job loss due to said virus, but also the loss of my grandfather and trying to settle into a job that I’m not suited for but is necessary, have made everything so painful and complicated. But watching these are like tiny pockets of serenity. Plus as a J.B. and wannabe writer, it’s nice to hear about one and her tenacity. I need 15 minutes of PUR telling me the delights of Jessica Fletcher.

[@goldilox369]

Hey! It's Dutch from SOAP! Glad to see he got work in the 80s.

[@sutarikun]

He was also Jake in an episode of the Golden Girls!

[@goldilox369]

@@sutarikun yep, I forgot about that!

[@ghostcrackers]

I remember this watching this episode on a collection my parents had. Couldn't get over the fact the husband's name was Elmo. Kinda spoiled it for me.

[@Celticelery]

One of my favorite episodes, so glad you gave in to popular demand. It's not the best episode, nor does it have the best mystery, and perhaps should have been in two parts. But damn, I still love it. As for a suggestion, the episode "No Laughing Murder" is also great. It features a young George Clooney! And a guy who can barely act.

[@lionshinzato561]

My grandmother loves Murder She Wrote. We watched it together while she was recovering from surgery. Your channel made me aware of the show. Thanks.

[@StephaniePrice]

I thought I'd never see a new ep of this series. So happy!

[@Xehanort10]

Imagine if it turned out Jessica had tried to kill them all because she got pissed off that they kept interrupting her when she was trying to write her new book on a deadline.

[@catherinescott6567]

Any of the episodes with Michael Hagerty are sooo good. Love their chemistry

[@zacharylayne7569]

Please do the "I don't think so" supercut! That would be awesome. :D

[@TaylorDelRey]

Whenever Jessica Fletcher is elsewhere, you just know that Cabot Cove threw big ass murder parties.

[@CSM100MK2]

I love when that Dagger of Amon Ra eventually starts playing on every one of your videos. It's ICONIC at this point that you use it and it's such a great backing track for your work! Love it, great video as always!

[@tarnim80]

if it was a secret resturant it would be kinda wierd of them to write it on a big sign on the front of the building

[@jeremyfrost2636]

Kind of like The Secret Hideout from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, a show Roses should definitely consider covering.

[@Gappasaurus]

Great job as always PUR 😁 There’s nothing i enjoy more than a roller coaster of lukewarm emotions 😅 And it never ceases to amaze me the number of guest stars & character actors they cram into each of these episodes like Henry Gibson (Harold), who was the lead Nazi in The Blues Brothers, and Geoffrey Lewis (Kenny), forever-the-bad-guy from a bunch of Clint Eastwood movies.

[@sasukeichigo12]

YES YES YES I was waiting for you to do this episode!! Also its in Knives Out?! I'll have to watch it!

[@pattimessenger6214]

I could CLEAN UP selling real estate in Cabot Cove! Houses are continually coming on the market after the old owner dies, and… if you buy a house from me, I’ll throw in a cemetery plot!

[@disneymaniaish]

one of my favorite episodes! i suggest "The last flight of the Dixie Damsel", "Shear madness", "Who killed J.B. Fletcher?", And these two: "Widow Wheep for me" and "A little night Work" where appears two of my favorite character, the spy Michael Haggarty and the theif Dennis Stanton (my favorite)

[@franklekrankle139]

what a roller coaster of lukewarm emotions! thank you!

[@BonTonBunny]

I am legit rewatching the show with my son and this episode just played yesterday!!

[@sakuram69]

I bought the entire series a few months ago and have watched every episode at least three times now and this one is still one of my favorites lol I adore the absolutely absurd ones so much

[@RiaWantsCookies]

Love love LOVE your editing and humor, amazing job on the video.

[@c.argelfraster1291]

I watched this episode of MSW the other day, and incessantly quoted Roses' quips from this review throughout. 10/10, best commentary ever.

[@senpieloven]

I missed you! So glad to hear your voice. You sound well so that's always good news

[@Twillhead]

This has always been one of my favorite episodes of MSW, for all the reasons that you cite. It also helps that your videos make me laugh out loud.

[@theviking1359]

( I still think Jess killed everyone in the series)

[@millstodd8874]

That would be the ultimate twist

[@arceusinsanity301]

Either that or she's cursed

[@kiran387]

I'm beginning to think she is secretly an Eldritch Horror akin to something like It.

[@twig8523]

I always love your Murder, She Wrote videos. I don't remember all the stories, but the theme song is ingrained in my mind & they give me a nostalgic warmth remembering cuddling with my mother in her sewing room. From the time when I still embraced the youngest child role where "I'll always be my mother's little baby" 🤗

[@lauraderninjurassicpark]

oh i absolutely needed this today, thank you.

[@SashaStowers]

The Cabot Cove episodes are my favorite. I wonder if you might do Mirror, Mirror, a two-parter where Doc is actually hospitalized. Something about Jessica and Seth's platonic love always gets me.

[@face2158]

It was definitely the point. They wanted us fans to want something between them. I mean there was actually a couple ppl that Jessica could have been with but she just lived her late husband too much and was so busy writing 📚