That Time Murder, She Wrote Took the Bus

[@DrTicklesworth]

Bus, She Rode.

[@fanfaretloudest]

Good one!

[@JB20051]

Speedwagon how's your organization

[@zaccaustin]

Murder, she bus

[@Trismegustis]

Pie, She Ate

[@LilBpixi3]

My boi

[@SurpriseDegloving]

Might sound strange but, as somebody with a hearing disability, I greatly appreciate both the verbal and grammatical accuracy of your subtitles. A lot of the charm of your videos would be lost without them. Hell of a job, yo.

[@Noah-lo9vb]

ikr! I have great hearing but i watch videos with the subtitles on because it's hard for me to focus on audio without subtitles and the captions on these videos are SUPER accurate and I live for them

[@maria.whiddon]

@@Noah-lo9vb CC is great but on youtube so many issues with it. I'm left confused when I can actually lip read and CC says grape tomatoes but the person clearly said Tom Jones ( not a real example lol but you get what I mean)

[@OriginalPineapplesFoster]

This doesn't sound strange at all. As an aspiring video captioner, comments like these make me very happy indeed. (In fact, when I got started it was a little disappointing to see such wonderful captions - only because it ruled out PUR as a potential client. 😝)

[@annafirth6738]

I only have a quiet phone speaker, and I'd just like to chime in that I appreciate her loud, clear (and not shrill) voice. It's exactly right.

[@athena8794]

I'm a Deckhand. The whole "square knot" thing is 100% accurate. Its actually hard for me to force myself to tie a square knot wrong in order to show people how it looks when it's wrong. The Square Knot (or Reef Knot, cause it's used for reefing sails) is drilled into sailors so thoroughly that in the days of tall ships the easiest way to tell if your shipmates were stealing from you was to tie your bags up with knots that looked like a square knot, but weren't (usually a thief knot). If it was a square knot when you got back from watch, someone went through your stuff.

[@werelemur1138]

I grew up around sailboats. Can confirm.

[@bitnewt]

That's actually a really cool fact! Thanks for sharing! :D

[@gstvklmt]

Cool!

[@LadyLocket]

It's amazing how little things give away info about a person. I was a Dog Groomer for years, we hold our scissors in a certain way. My husband recently pointed out that I pick up and use all scissors in that way, so I tried to hold it like normal people and it was soooo hard and physically felt wrong!

[@athena8794]

@@LadyLocket I used to be a firearms instructor and range safety officer. I still to this day automatically index my trigger finger on anything vaguely gun stock shaped. Even water pistols and pistol drills. So yeah, I know the feeling with the scissor thing.

[@StollenBunz]

I love that the old man in the bowtie was also blanche’s father “big daddy” in golden girls. My favorite thing to do while watching these shows is seeing just how many actors they share. It’s so satisfying making those connections.

[@orionwesley]

Kind of funny too how Blanche does the exact same excited "shriek" and Big Daddy asks if she's happy, to which Dorothy confirms having heard it before and she was definitely happy.

[@grimesdaughter9042]

Plus the man "Blanche" sits with on the bus is Larry Linville, aka "Frank Burns" from series 1-5 MASH!

[@kenna163]

And the guy who plays Stan is in the very first episode

[@StollenBunz]

@@kenna163 yes! Wasn’t he a taxi driver?

[@kenna163]

@Jon J Bus. He was also reccuring as a new york cop and a bunch of other roles in the early seasons. He died in 1996

[@nateburger1918]

I love how Blanche borrowed Sophia's outfit for this episode.

[@jusme164]

Not now, Ma! Lol

[@jusme164]

Luv Blanche

[@mickygurll]

@@jusme164 Shady Pines

[@davincent98]

But does she know about Margaret?

[@RickysRabbits]

Jus Me “big deal I took a whole play set” : D

[@TheKeyser94]

This episode is basically the Orient Express, Bus Edition.

[@jessicalillianweinberg4401]

I thought of that too. It's not so much the stranded bus - it's the motive dating back to an earlier crime, that hurt many people, and many of those are there.

[@jessicalillianweinberg4401]

And - spoiler alert - but I found myself surprised that more of the bus passengers weren't involved in the murder. If you've read Orient Express you know what I'm talking about.

[@TheKeyser94]

@@jessicalillianweinberg4401 Yeah I did, I even watched the 1974 version and the David Suchet version, that is the most darker, literally version of the adaptation of the story, were the players actually stop pretending that they have no nothing do blatantly admit that they are the guilty party, having Poirot having a moral dilemma, condemn them all for the murder of Cassetti and murderer or let them leave, but we never get the answer. Hell I even watched the Alfred Molina version, but nothing as darker as this one.

[@jessicalillianweinberg4401]

The show aired from 1984 to 1996. And yet, some of the episodes feel like they're set even earlier than that. Some people's behavior and speech seems old-fashioned (such as the head of the school and his daughter in Night of the Headless Horseman - not this one so much.) Or maybe I've just lost sight of how long ago the 1980s really were. It's surprising somehow to see so few female executives and professionals - but on the other hand, the one there are are often positively portrayed, often standing up to their male colleagues and working with Jessica. And they don't seem to be turning out to be murderers or victims. Agatha Christie, who wrote in the 1920s, 30s, and 40s, had women doing things that seemed ahead of their time...and then a lot of those women murdered or got murdered.

[@jennifersmith-clark6418]

@@TheKeyser94 I prefer Suchet as Poirot but the 1974 version.

[@taitaisanchez]

The real murder was the friends we made along the way. Wait no, that's actually how most Murder, She Wrote episodes go

[@justinnyugen7015]

With Jess somehow being a key witness in all of them. I swear, that woman probably killed them herself

[@gameshowguy2000]

@@justinnyugen7015 If THAT were true, wouldn't she be in jail? I mean, LOOK, she relies on her memory to solve the crime and catch the culprit. In the final few minutes of each episode, we get a flashback to the crime, as she narrates so we see HOW she solved it.

[@rebella_alld5108]

@@gameshowguy2000 that's just how brilliant Jessica is. She's actually been accused multiple times, that's why some episodes has multiple murders in them. Whenever someone gets a little too close to her secret, she murders them. And it's why Amos and Mort seems so clueless - they know what's up, they just don't wanna get on Jessica's bad side.

[@matthewhines9787]

The scream Rue makes on the bus after seeing the body is the exact same scream Blanche makes when "Big Daddy" tells her he's getting married.

[@ApoloniaJones1976]

Haha - I just left a comment noting the exact same thing 😂

[@hannahmeyer4865]

wasn't that version of big daddy even played by the guy who only talks about the weather?

[@matthewhines9787]

@@hannahmeyer4865 Holy crap! The Big Daddy who came back from the dead to marry the woman 1/2 his age!

[@hannahmeyer4865]

@@matthewhines9787 yessssss, that one! what was his fiancés name again? Margret?

[@jerrydimattia4647]

Can you please cover the episode where Jessica gets trapped inside a women's prison during a riot? The review practically writes itself and features some stellar acting. There's also a cameo from none other than Jan Brady as an inmate who weilds a shotgun! I guess middle sister syndrome really screwed up her moral compass.

[@thefonzkiss]

Jerry DiMattia She was the only one that did some serious acting after the series ended. She notably did a very dramatic part straight after it ended and got good reviews. Also lead to the famous “fake Jan” in the variety series because she was off doing serious roles.

[@ryancoulter4797]

And the original defence attorney from Night Court

[@edlaprade]

I can't stand that one. Adriene Barbou (sp?) racks her shotgun before and after every commercial break. You'd think that someone as observant as Jessica would have noticed that it was never loaded.

[@Alex-oe8ts]

That was a really good episode. My favorite tbh

[@exquisitesplendor7175]

Jessica Behind Bars is one of my favorite episodes too. Funny your should mention Eve Plumb, who played Jan, on TBB, in fact 4 actors from that show appeared on episodes of MSW, Robert Reed was in 3, Florence Henderson was in 2, one of which is another of my favorites, Ballad for a Blue Lady, and the actor who played Greg was in one. There were lots of actors from classic TV shows, Henry Morgan (Mash), Vicky Lawrence (TCBS), Leslie Nielson (NG), Don Murray (KL), Al Waxman (C&L), Cynthia Nixon (S&TC), Ralph Wait, and Micheal Learner (TW), and many others. Do you remember the episode with a very young Linda Hamilton, and Bryan Cranston?

[@Kaldobsky]

I love JB casually pulling a murder weapon out of a corpse in a murder scene, without any gloves, and just sort of tossing it on the table for a chat lol

[@Spencer481]

1:28 my grandparents have a t.v. cabinet like that, it's been sitting in the same spot in their living room since the early 1980s. They have a flat screen that sits on top of it which seems cruel somehow lol

[@llouie4999]

Multiple sets of grandparents I knew did that too!

[@SigmundJaehn]

This is peak grandparent

[@aaronb8528]

This video got me into Murder, She Wrote. Currently going through every episode for the first time and I’m so glad when I got to this episode. My favourite so far

[@brycevo]

Ah, yes, the scariest place of all: A Public Bus

[@brycevo]

Thank you for the ❤️, Roses

[@cannibalisticrequiem]

I mean, that's not exactly inaccurate. 🤷‍♀️

[@justsignmeup911]

Look up the Sesame Street song "The Subway" :)

[@moralityisnotsubjective5]

Between the weirdos and all the germs I'd agree.

[@JDLPC]

For real though: m.ranker.com/list/facts-about-tim-mclean-greyhound/jen-jeffers

[@masterman1001]

I love how Jessica has seen countless corpses up to now, yet she always acts surprised and shocked whenever she encounters one. You'd think she'd be desensitized by now.

[@masterman1001]

@rkb-uf7yz callous maybe, though i don't think people would see it that way, as long as she doesn't actually roll her eyes and goes "here we go again" haha

[@TheMiuToo]

I want to see you cover the episode about the impostor Jessica Fletcher. That is one of the craziest episodes and is a great mystery trope of the sleuth having an impostor only for the impostor to be slain or implicate the real deal as a suspect.

[@MoeChicken]

That sounds fascinating! Do you know what episode/season it was in? Or just the name?

[@TheMiuToo]

@@MoeChicken I know it was from season 7. If I am recalling it correctly, it was called "Who Killed J.B Fletcher?"

[@exquisitesplendor7175]

Who Killed JB Fletcher, great episode!

[@shicklite]

I think of this episode everytime someone asks me for ID. I want to offer my library card because I hear Jessica's voice in my head trying to convince them she was JB Fletcher, like the last thing she showed them was her library card.

[@jessicalillianweinberg4401]

The impostor really didn't look anything like Jessica to those who knew her. I had expected Angela Lansbury to be in a dual role for that one, but it was a completely different actress playing the impostor. The business of the word getting around that Jessica was dead made for a lot of comedy (I just wrote elsewhere that the balance between comedy-drama / light-dark varies between episodes.) It's also oddly comforting to know that misinformation could spread before we had an internet.

[@creepyloner1979]

the white vignette is meant to represent the pages containing the literary murder mysteries that we're metaphorically reading by watching the show.

[@Shatnerpossum]

No mention of a guest star being Frank Burns from MASH?

[@fairelvenlady]

See, I was just gonna comment this. When she mentioned guest stars my thought was "Oh yes, the guy who played Frank Burns was in this one..." And then was surprised that she didn't mention him.

[@pushinguproses]

That is why I said "including, but not limited to." Everyone in this episode is pretty well known, but I'm not going to point out every single guest star in every episode I cover. I'm not sure why this is surprising to people.

[@Shatnerpossum]

@@pushinguproses C'mon, you gotta mention MASH, everybody loves MASH! Also I kinda suspect he might have been the most recognizable of the guests to make him a red herring...

[@Matt02341]

The only way this could have been topped was with Jamie Farr showing up as Klinger.

[@danielm.berube3256]

Frank Burns Eats Worms

[@ginadyson8779]

Although I adore every Cabot Cove episode, my favorite episode is Season 2 "Trial by Error" when Jessica is on a jury. It has a great twist and guest stars Vicki Lawrence and Alan Hale Jr

[@exquisitesplendor7175]

One of my all-time favs too! I can watch that one over, and over, and never get tired of it! The twist is awesome, and it's funny when you look back how Mr. Bently's gut was spot on, and the prosecutor was right that they were both murderers, they just got the details wrong. Thank goodness Jessica was there to set them straight.

[@jessicalillianweinberg4401]

@@exquisitesplendor7175 It's also Jessica at her best - not just at solving the murder(s) but in keeping the other jurors in line, maintaining order, and generally just...keeping her cool when no one else is.

[@jessicalillianweinberg4401]

@@exquisitesplendor7175 The guy's wife is in the hospital, perhaps dying, and he goes to a bar? I couldn't believe after that that he was supposed to be sympathetic, falsely accused person Jessica was going to champion.

[@exquisitesplendor7175]

@@jessicalillianweinberg4401 So true! Lucky for us there are so many episodes where Jessica is at her best. One such episode is The Wind Around the Tower. It's amazing to watch a clever murder plot, and an ingenious murder method, even by today's standard, come undone by a slip of the tongue, a bottle of perfume, and a desk lamp. Another great one is The Wearing on The Green, guest starting Lucy Arnez, Lucille Ball's daughter, with a precious New York accent.

[@jessicalillianweinberg4401]

@@exquisitesplendor7175 People here are talking about "Jessica Behind Bars." While I was surprised that Jessica is clearly uneasy in that situation (because she's never uneasy) - I guess considering what the situation is she really keeps her cool surprisingly well. And she definitely has compassion and an open mind toward the prisoners, and doesn't just treat them like, well, non-humans, or scum. I think it's implied Mary is far from the ONLY one who shouldn't be there.

[@AmityvilleFan]

Thekiller is Jessica. Always Jessica. We all know that.

[@3lcw385]

The fact that the German title translates to "Murder Is Her Hobby" just makes it all the more obvious.

[@daerdevvyl4314]

gagnashdiak x How many innocent people has she framed and sent to prison... or death row?

[@sabrinaloizides-merideth9874]

YES!

[@matthewpallenik1407]

She is the angel of death

[@lnsflare1]

That's why they have that hazy white vignette around the opening credits: to let you know that entire show is something she made up to frame her killings on other people.

[@willimations277]

I remember watching Murder, She Wrote with my grandmother when I was 7 and absolutely loving this episode!

[@freakishuproar1168]

_"We just exchanged a few words, that's all."_ - *An ominous looking Steve* _"Were those words 'I will kill you'?"_ - *PushingUpJessica* I love all of your pithy responses to Murder She Wrote characters dialogue, never fails to bring a belly chuckle or two. _"Hope you like where you put it, because you won't be moving it ever again..."_ x3

[@jessicalillianweinberg4401]

Didn't someone say there was an unintentionally dirty line, spoken by Jessica?

[@jessicalillianweinberg4401]

Talking about pithy responses - some of Jessica's best - (From Death Stalks the Big Top - to a pompous mayor) - You have no more right to conduct a murder investigation than Jack the Ripper. (After being threatened with arrest for disrespecting the office of mayor): Oh, it's not the office that's earning my contempt. The result:" the sheriff in the employ of this mayor goes, "I'm either handling this investigation my own way, or I'm quitting and telling everyone what you're like." Oh, if only real people holding "politically appointed" offices could spend time with her!

[@sorio99]

Spoilery comment, don’t read this if you actually intend on watching this episode like PUR said. I liked how this was one of the few episodes where Tupper wasn’t entirely incompetent. Not only are all his suppositions reasonable and justified, but even though he got the cause of death wrong, he was still able to pin the right Murderer, over half an hour before Jess. Impressive for the winner of “World’s Worst Sheriff” four years running.

[@angelaholmes8888]

Yep sheriff Tupper was competent in this episode

[@Ravenite456]

I love how Jessica is like this A list celebrity that everyone recognises on sight. Seriously, how many mystery authors would know by sight?

[@spicybeantofu]

Well this is her books.

[@thefonzkiss]

Ginger Kubicz MSR isn’t a fictional account written by Jessica, it’s meant to be her real life.

[@sandrafaith]

Stephen King's about it (and he's more horror than mystery)…

[@IsaacIsaacIsaacson]

This was a lot more common in the past. Agatha Christie was one of the most famous celebrities in England when she was alive. Which is why she disappeared it was front page news and led to a thousand person search party.

[@johnmeyer4803]

@@IsaacIsaacIsaacson giant alien wasps are prone to that outcome.🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@AmyC531]

My favorite episode (alongside the one about the poisoned jam in the basket that gets passed around at the patriotic-themed diner)!

[@scottpaul7427]

Generally the first person listed in the credits is the murderer, so in this case it is obviously Jessica Fletcher.

[@catpyjamas]

Lots of actors from Ellery Queen (1975) mystery TV series here. Sheriff Tupper played a lecherous comic book publisher who gets murdered in one episode. Man at 1:49 is Richard Queen, Ellery's father and a homicide inspecter. The bus driver played a corrupt lawyer. The dude who ties the knot was a suspect in one episode. In 0:22 the man that briefly appears is Simon Brimmer, a narcissistic radio show host who frequently competes with Ellery when it comes to solving murders. Interesting stuff, they got so many actors from that show and I might have missed some. I love the Ellery Queen series, it may have only ran for one season, but I'd say it's just as fun as this. Writing is great too, lots of attention to detail.

[@jessicalillianweinberg4401]

"Sheriff Tupper" has also played a Kaos agent on Get Smart.

[@toastlover]

The real mystery is how Blanche didn't recognize her own "Big Daddy" was in the episode with her.

[@Loremastrful]

You mean Dorothea's ex?

[@brownsugar163]

That's right the old guy in this episode played BIG DADDY Blanch's father in the Golden Girls . Good catch. 🙂🙂

[@lydiadavis7810]

Good catch. I've seen this episode a few times & hadn't noticed.

[@icp7201]

I think Golden Girls started after this episode, so he wasn't her Big Daddy yet, maybe? =P

[@darreylhenderson702]

You're right!! Even I didn't catch that one!

[@Markimark151]

I love this episode, having one of Golden Girls appear in MSW is amazing! This is like Murder on the Orient Express set on bus!

[@justsignmeup911]

The "stabbing someone who is already dead" bit was also used in Christie's Cards on the Table.

[@amybeach2997]

Absolutely

[@benjamincurtis-dyck4888]

Spoilies. Is already seen it but come on

[@ryancoulter4797]

And that one on the plane

[@sherlocksmuuug6692]

*SPOILER* Wasnt that guy not actually dead? If I remember correctly he took a poison to merely knock himself out so he wouldnt feel any pain when he was killed. Or was that wrong?

[@nancyking]

This also happened in an episode of Columbo called, *Murder in Malibu*.

[@beautyforashes2022]

Apple pie with a slice of cheddar is old school, quintessential New England fare.

[@cannibalisticrequiem]

"As usual, Tupper is more interested in the food than anything else." Honestly same. Especially if it's an event that I'm being made to attend. :P I would really love to see you cover some episodes with the character Michael Haggerty. Mostly because the character is played by Len Cariou, the original Sweeney Todd. (And Dame Landsbury was the original Mrs. Lovett, so you can't go wrong!)

[@TheEntilza]

The one at the embassy is his best IMO.

[@cannibalisticrequiem]

@@TheEntilza For sure! Did you know that George Hearn was also in a few MSW episodes? I'd love to see those covered too! (Hearn has also played Todd-- he starred opposite Landsbury in the 1981 recorded broadcast! My personal favorite Todd! He has also played Todd to Patti LuPone's Lovett in 2001!)

[@TheEntilza]

Me too. :) And I'd also love the one with Patrick McGoohan. He's nutty in the best way.

[@lnsflare1]

Tupper, he wared.

[@alicewilloughby4318]

I was lucky enough to see the original Sweeney Todd on Stage with the magnificent Ms. Landsbury. She can even make a crazy B**** who bakes people into pies look good!

[@TheLowBrassDude]

2:04 That's Larry Linville, Frank Burns from MASH!!

[@jdxxxjd]

You know, i used to love your channel because i also played adventure games as a kid and you were very funny in your coverage of them. Now I find myself actually looking forward to some HOT murder she wrote retrospectives. What've you done to me Roses?

[@MissCaraMint]

Cardenio St. Jean Same but opposite. I grew up with murder she wrote, and now I look forward to the adventure game videos.

[@jdxxxjd]

@@MissCaraMint She brought together two extremely niche fanbases, never a bad thing lol.

[@FrenkTheJoy]

I was never into adventure games, I came this channel for a Goosebumps episode, but I always liked Roses whenever she was in someone else's video on Channel Awesome. She seems really cool.

[@jdxxxjd]

@@FrenkTheJoySpeaking of Channel Awesome I always wanted her and Phelous to do a full video together. She is consistently entertaining, even her early videos are great. I wish more goosebumps episodes were covered though, I loved that show.

[@Outrider85]

I'm right there with you. Discovered Roses through Paw's King's Quest retrospective and subscribed immediately, now I am always excited for reviews of a show I never watched. I just find Roses very entertaining.

[@DerekNewtonKeswick]

I just tried to watch this episode on Christmas Eve. Unfortunately it was so cosy I fell asleep and missed about half of it.

[@JaiProdz]

Just paused 4 minutes in to say: Loving this! A long bus ride in the rain! A large TV! Diner! Apple pie (and cheddar?) At said diner? Murder??? Blanche Deveraux!!! Count me in! This episode seems very atmospheric. It may be tropey but I LOVE the motif of rain and thunder, a lot more than wind as a horror/mystery device

[@Insaneian]

Weirdly, apple pie with a slice of cheddar is not an unusual combination.

[@JaiProdz]

@@Insaneian I'll have to try it, esp since I've been known to snack on apples and cheese! I do enjoy a bit of cheese with chocolate cake as well.

[@Insaneian]

@@JaiProdz I've not tried it myself, so you're braver than I! lol

[@officialnezquick]

I had decided to take up knitting a few months ago and I happened to be sick this weekend and after I saw this video I decided to watch this episode and during the middle when I was halfway done with the scarf I was knitting, I realized I had become my grandmother

[@v1de0gamr23]

"This man has a screw loose! **rimshot**" I spat my drink.

[@jessicalillianweinberg4401]

I think I missed that. A pun, involving a literal screw?

[@Grim_Sister]

I would have gone with “Screwed to death,” just because I really like raunchy jokes like that

[@ObiWanBillKenobi]

The difference between a granny knot and a square knot is that a square knot will stay tight, but a granny know will loosen slightly before it stabilizes tight. I was taught that in a first aid course in case I ever had to tie a tournequet but a tournequet is a last-resort first-aid method, where you trade life for limb, meaning you use a square knot to completely cut off circulation to the limb and kill it and assume it will be amputated, in order to prevent the patient from dying due to massive loss of blood from the wound on the limb. If a granny knot is used on a tournequet it will loosen before it is fully tight, allowing coagulated blood into the bloodstream, causing an aneurysm or stroke and killing the patient. But that wound in this episode was clearly not life threatening, so I don't know why it matters that much here.

[@Junior6288]

I recommend you review the Murder She Wrote movies. I feel like they’re pretty obscure, since they were one off “long” episodes that came out years after the show ended.

[@astoldbywinter9879]

I really went and watched the whole episode on Amazon Prime. I really like this show thanks for introducing it to me, I would have never watched this without you thank you

[@danielgehring7437]

I always thought the white border was supposed to be a piece of paper or page of a book. She's literally writing the mysteries.

[@thefonzkiss]

Daniel Gehring She’s not though. The show isn’t a fictional narrative like her books, it’s meant to be her real life.

[@danielgehring7437]

@@thefonzkiss Perhaps I worded that poorly. I meant that she's using the mysteries she encounters as the basis for her stories, probably changing some names and details to protect the innocent.

[@matthewrichards8497]

It was also a cool thing to do back in the '80s. A technology thing. Also, it brings sentimental vibes. Like the affects of a picture frame.

[@ecmelton8633]

Is that literally the same cafe set that they used on the Twilight Zone, "Will the Real Martian Please Stand Up" ?

[@katherineperrin4817]

Eric Melton I got that feeling as well!

[@thetruesora]

that was my reaction too!

[@cbwroses]

I don’t believe it is. Counter seems to be on the opposite side. But it does have the same vibe

[@Dimensiom]

When I was a child I would sometimes watch this show with my mother. This specific episode is the one that I remember the most, even though I had only seen it once until I binged the series a few years ago.

[@weirdotzero7065]

1:29 My grandparents had that exact same TV. I think we have it in storage

[@ashleyh7073]

I have my grandparents wooden tv too! I've gotten several bruises hitting my knees on it walking by. X'D

[@maggiekoch9348]

So did my grandparents...now I see them in thrift stores.

[@Inlelendri]

I know this is an older video, but I can't help but point out that Larry Linville, Frank Burns in MASH, is there, too, and that I recognised him not through his face but through little ticks and gestures he made...

[@inkwithcaution]

This channel inspired me to watch it and I'm in season 4 now but when this episode came up, I was like "this is the episode. this is it!"

[@josephsmith3872]

Thank you so much for this video PushingupRoses. It is one of my favorite episodes.

[@LaNoLaCola]

So much like how Speed is Die Hard on a bus, this episode is pretty much Murder on the Orient Express... on a bus, then a diner

[@Ludovica_B]

LaNoLaCola I was thinking the same 😂😂

[@Insaneian]

So was I! Ha!

[@VJ4rawr2]

OMG. You are a horrible, terrible troll. BTW love how you ended this video.

[@draydengee9060]

What?

[@TheJFish94]

I know who did it, but it's For Your Eyes Only. And it's not who you think it is.

[@DevilSeiji]

Resting Ominous Face. Gotta remember that one, you know. Just in case.

[@turboturtle7761]

Yesssssss omg thank you soooooo much for doing this episode. Hands down my favorite of any season.

[@Jackylification]

Genuinely the only series I drop everything to watch

[@TheSuzberry]

This actor, doing a weather talk. 5:14 is David Wayne. Wayne played Ellery Queen’s dad in the TV series starring Jim Hutton. I remember him from his work in movies, too.

[@TheJeannag]

"This man has a screw loose **badum-tss**" This is legitimately one of the very few channels that has me literally laughing out loud

[@PeterAlbanese_]

I’m a huge fan of Murder She Wrote and love your channel. So glad you made a video of this one as it’s my fav ever episode of the show.

[@DerekLippold]

You should do Father Dowling Mysteries. I loved that show

[@TonyGoff-Yu]

Ohh good shout!

[@v1de0gamr23]

Diagnosis: Murder was also really enjoyable.

[@rebelde4ever2006]

Thank you for doing this episode, this is one of my favorite episodes of Murder She Wrote, thanks again

[@madquest8]

Every time I see a Pushing up roses vid show up in my notifications, my day gets a lot brighter! Love the vids! Keep 'em coming. Also looking forward to more future game reviews, assuming you haven't reviewed every point and click out there! :) Also Resting Ominous face is LOLOLOL

[@Bluechimpvr]

This and "Crossed Up" are my favorite episodes!!

[@dianamitchell7128]

Interestingly, the old guy also played “Big Daddy” on the Golden Girls, so he and Rue worked together again a year or two later!

[@codenamejmc]

I came here to write that, haha.

[@sevensongs]

I actually have used this episode with students to talk about the basic murder mystery plot outline and tropes. It's a really well-done episode overall!

[@GeorgeGlass298]

That's my absolute favorite murder She wrote episode of all. I watched it with my grandma when I was a little kid when it first came out during primetime TV and I never forgot it. it's what gave me the love I have for murder she wrote.

[@davidthetraveler1466]

I've got a recommendation featuring Sheriff Tupper, specifically his last canon appearance: Season 4 Episode 18, "Benedict Arnold Slipped Here".

[@ravenpoe7093]

Yes! One of my favorite episodes I liked the “closed circle” aspect and the cast. Ive seen it several times and still sometimes forget who the killer was. After seeing Rue play Blanche Devereux its fun seeing her in her usual early mousy characters so different but then again she wasn’t so out there in the first season of GGs either. This episode also reminds me of the Twilight Zone episode that takes place in a road side cafe and features martians

[@anitacrumbly]

this trope was also used in a Twilight zone episode down to the bus the rain and a diner and dang I forgot the name of the episode but it was the only episode to use it so shouldn't be too hard to find. Its also no real spoiler to also say it involves the idea of aliens.

[@Zezlemet]

I continue my one man campaign for you to cover the Pilot episode

[@thehonk3899]

Count me in for a two man campaign

[@hangyuI]

three man campaign

[@werelemur1138]

Three men, one woman, and one enby.

[@Zezlemet]

Soon we shall be an army and we shall storm PUR to politely ask her to review it

[@Thkaal]

I've been trying to get her to do Ellery Queen.

[@howler109]

Great episode, loved the deliberate Bernard Hermann's Psycho-esque score in the beginning while the bus is driving.

[@cjhs2006]

I Loved it When Linda Blair Guest Starred in Supernatural Mainly Because They Ended That Episode With Dean Saying he Was Hungry For Pea Soup

[@angelaholmes8888]

I remember that episode she was great

[@marysheeran519]

I've just discovered your channel. And rediscovering Murder, She Wrote. You're funny, smart, entertaining.

[@unouni2548]

If you ever think about doing a review of 'Knives Out' I'll be the first one here for sure!

[@sonicchica]

Mentioned that there's a Murder She Wrote reference and maybe we'll get her to review the movie!

[@unouni2548]

@@sonicchica The entire movie is a reference to everything I've ever liked. Not to be dramatic, but this is my 'Endgame'

[@zephyrian1006]

Yesssss that's such a good movie!

[@fireandsharpobjects]

Thanks for making this spoiler free. What a great episode. Mills Watson's character is going to have some stories for the grandkids!

[@y2kmermaid64]

Yay!! I was hoping you'd do this one! 💕 A little bummed that you didn't mention the actor who was Inspector Queen in Ellery Queen as rambling old man but next to Rue Mclanahan and Linda Blair he kinda pales. Not to mention the Ellery Queen 1970's series kinda flopped at the time but Idk why I think it's very well made.

[@shalaz1981]

How were they going to get the big screen tv back to Cabot Cove on a bus? Those things were huge.

[@jtbrownjtbrown]

I love this episode. Do "Mirrors Mirror On the Wall", "The Corpse Flew First Class", " The Days Dwindle Down", and "Jessica Behind Bars", please?

[@moonlike19]

The corps flew first class was the one that got me hooked when I was a child

[@AudioDragon51]

Great work. I also love that you have the Actor you played Major Frank Burns form the M.A.S.H. tv series as the guy playing the arcade game. I've see three other MASH tv stars during my watch of "Murder, She Wrote" so far. (at the end of season 6 right now)

[@FredByDawn]

Finally watched this episode. If anyone else is a bit of a film score geek, there’s an interesting homage to Bernard Herrmann’s Psycho score in the beginning.

[@Hinklish]

Always reminded me of "Identity". Always enjoy your channel.

[@Nocturnalux]

I wonder if Identity was influenced by it?

[@starfishcoffee2854]

Did anyone else have one of those old tv's in their house and there was a thousand and one pictures on it? I swear my aunt had about 30 pictures of us on her tv. And when it stopped working she still kept it because she had nowhere to put the pictures.

[@Kisai_Yuki]

My Grandparents (both sets) had those massive TV's. Dad's parents TV, the chassis was wide enough to have three set-top boxes on it, and deep enough to have a row of pictures on front and on top of all that stuff. They also had a fake fireplace/liquor cabinet. Those TV's were massive and solid you can have 300lbs of equipment on them.

[@Rahshu]

I love this episode! I've always remembered it, too. It's one of the series' best. Oddly, though, I don't recall who the killer was. It's been a while since I've watched it. I'm on season eleven at the moment, so I'll have to work my way back to it in good time. I can't wait! Oh, I had a TV very like the one the sheriff was hoping to win growing up. I loved that thing! It was perfect for resting things on top. I miss the days when and appliance could also serve as a genuine piece of furniture.

[@smellslikesparkle]

I'd love a breakdown of the episode briefly shown in the new mystery film Knives Out.

[@HinakoNamikaze]

yo this was my FAVORITE episode! Thanks for covering it!

[@Hannah-gd3kc]

When I saw this episode I was sure it would be a Twilight Zone homage with the guy revealing his third alien eye lol

[@Moonbeam143]

I just watched that episode the other night! 🙂

[@Satans_Financial_Advisor]

I was expecting to see someones third leg. Oh the disappointment.

[@JoelEverettComposer]

I use to watch Murder She Wrote with my grandmother as a child, and I just wanted to drop a line and say I love your channel!

[@dontfeedducksbread]

As someone who has already watched the episode and vividly remembers who the killer was and why they did it, I'm still mad that you didn't tell us who it was. 😠

[@SSSS-wq4vn]

Me, too. Where in hell am I going to watch this??? And I’m impatient.

[@dontfeedducksbread]

@SSSS-wq4vn Hallmark Movies and Mysteries, Prime Video, Freevee, and Peacock!

[@SSSS-wq4vn]

@@dontfeedducksbread I just googled the episode and the read who the killer was. Lol. I don’t have time for that.

[@singingpepper]

New subscriber here. I just LOVE your Murder, She Wrote recaps. Your jokes & narration are always on point. Thanks for all your work!

[@TheSuzberry]

A slice of good cheddar on a piece of warm apple pie is a gustatory delight. Don’t knock it till you’ve tried it.

[@zefiewings]

Finally FINALLY found a place to watch this episode so a 4 year cliffhanger if finally over for me! And it was my first-ever episode of MSR! Maybe I'll do a 'PURs MSR watch special' and watch each of the ones you've done and follow it up with your episode again for a new appreciation

[@GerardPerry]

"Wait, rewind. Druze?" This was a classic beat 'em up back in the day. As an adherent to an esoteric, Western Asian offshoot of Islam, you have to fight your way through a series of increasingly difficult levels. Until you defeat the final boss, Al-Ghazali, and manage to rescue Plato from the Cave and save a batch of disparate gnostic texts. #Only80sKidsRemember

[@jackcash3362]

This is my favorite episode of the whole series! Thanks for covering it!

[@rebeccalambeth3427]

I remember this episode! I loved this one a lot.

[@serenahiggins1849]

OH MY GOODNESS!!!!! I’ve been thinking of this channel for a while. I thought about watching some more but hadn’t decided to yet. But I’ve been watching more Murder She Wrote recently and the mentioned it today and someone recommended this channel. Except for YEARS!!!!! I was thinking this channel was Alteori! But I’m pretty sure I was introduced to this channel through Alteori. But I’m so glad to be reintroduced to this channel!!!!

[@mik4k6]

5:33 - I couldn't imagine Frank Burns playing an arcade machine. XD

[@billslocum9819]

He's on a bus again and looks guilty, which probably means he has a whole lot of Hershey bars he isn't sharing.

[@lordfawful1229]

Frank Burns eats worms

[@picton101]

At least Frank made it back home unlike poor Henry.

[@mik4k6]

@@picton101 When Frank went home, he completely lucked out. He got a great job and multiple perks. For Henry's final episode, the cast didn't know how the episode was going to end, so their reactions would be more genuine when Radar told them the news.

[@brandonthornley2486]

I like how you explained the close circle trope Thank you! Enjoyed the video

[@shawnarthur5921]

The intro graphic is based on old time photos, I believe. Giving it a homey, "Grandma's photo album" feel.

[@maureenogorman8740]

Yes !!!! That's my thought too.

[@robertoramon7872]

Wow! Nice video Roses! May you continue making these series!

[@autumn5286]

I would actually love to see you talk about the darker episode "Hannigan's Wake" its one of the few episodes I can think of that doesn't end with Jessica laughing and I really enjoyed the plot

[@jessicalillianweinberg4401]

Funeral at Fifty-Mile is another one involving a cover-up by someone Jessica has grown to like and feels sorry for.

[@jessicalillianweinberg4401]

The laughing at the end is kind of a sit-com thing - some of the episodes feel sit-com-ish, especially early on. But several are too dark to merit that ending.

[@jeremiahgabriel5709]

I love your Murder She Wrote episodes. I'm not sure where to request an episode but I definitely am dying over Episode 13 of Season 1. It has a very wacky and confrontational Jessica.

[@7b7BenGazing]

Please review “KEEP THE HOME FRIES BURNING “ from season 2 of Murder she wrote.

[@exquisitesplendor7175]

One of my favorites. I had it one my DVR, and was going through the 30+ episodes, and decided to deleted it, boy was that a mistake!

[@jessicalillianweinberg4401]

I haven't always been impressed with Amos or Mort - but in that episode you mention, I thought Seth was pretty cool - with his focus on his patients and sticking up for Jessica. And a woman health inspector who knew her science.

[@jessicalillianweinberg4401]

The show did start to re-use settings / premises. Granted, all murder mysteries have some similarities, but there were, for example, two episodes of diners at a diner getting sick. The other one is "Tainted Lady" in which the diner owner is, of course, a friend of Jessica's.

[@stephaniebrown9799]

One of my favorite episodes.

[@SilentChelsea]

my favorite episode! I love the twilight zone feel of this one. It really felt like the bus & cafe w/ aliens episode. love these & can't wait for more of these!

[@roaming_holden]

Ms Pushing up roses ma'am! It's not murder she wrote but it is Angela Lansbury, would you consider reviewing Disney's "Bedknobs and Broomsticks" as a child I loved the film and my grandmother loved murder she wrote so I spend a lot of time under gaze of Angela Lansbury! Love you content!

[@Jackylification]

Roaming Around god I love that movie so much! Haven’t seen it in years though.