That Time Murder, She Wrote Went Off the Rails

Oh Murder, She Wrote. I just can't be mad at you.
Episode: Something Borrowed, Someone Blue.
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[@missblackwood]

Also Jessica literally has 78 nephews and nieces. They pop up constantly and usually get framed for murder.

[@dimitriwarchief301]

In the words of a fine. Lady MY GOD NO Also wow thats alot XD

[@MadameChristie]

Kind of like Miss Marple and her i finite number of godchildren XD

[@daerdevvyl4314]

six*impossible*things The number of nephews and nieces isn’t too unbelievable. I have 45 first cousins. But only a few of them have been framed for murder.

[@werelemur1138]

@@daerdevvyl4314 The rest were actually guilty? ;)

[@evanb0869]

Best comment lol

[@ffflustered9qr]

"you look ravishing" "you look tired" 10/10

[@NeilSonOfNorbert]

Savage

[@Fakan]

My grandparents always said, when Jessica Fletcher comes to town, you get the hell out, because someone's going to die! XD

[@Mrs.buildingblackwealth]

lmaooooo

[@sageofearth5250]

True

[@t8r507]

My dad used to say something similar about Bonanza, if little Joe was planning on getting married well you could be damn sure some unsuspecting women was going over a cliff in a wagon! Lol

[@ladygiseler2187]

Same with Poirot or Miss Marple

[@madammaeberrie5424]

So does my husband! He's convinced that there is an actual Murder She Wrote Channel because I watch it that often!!! Lol!

[@MeTuub]

I’ve worked it out!!! The show was going to be called, “Something borrowed, something Clue” but the rights were pulled so they had to quickly amend the episode. This explains why bits of the show look like Clue parodies. It was probably because the board game rights were withheld, even if the film rights were secured. What do you think!?! I feel like a sleuth in my own right for working this out, but thanks PushingUpRoses for the Clue(s) - and for making these great reviews.

[@ImmortalBroken]

That's what I thought! The episode titles did tend to contain a pun or a twist on a common phrase, so it would make lots of sense.

[@FIRING_BLIND]

@@ImmortalBroken I mean ever here its a reference on the superstition that at your wedding you have to have something old, something new, something borrowed, something blue But it would work much better as a Clue pun Tbh I'm really interested in what it would've looked like if the rights hadn't been pulled

[@michaelthomas5433]

Fine sleuthing, sir. Even Poirot and Miss Marple would agree.

[@vixxxenfoxxx3660]

That's incredibly good, regardless, if it's true or not I'm just going to act as if it's the real deal. Awesome. Thank you

[@jjchello]

Clue is the “something borrowed”…

[@Fenrirmolf]

The german title of this show is "Mord ist ihr Hobby", which translates to "Murder is her hobby". Which always made me very suspicious.

[@jabrayjay6679]

😂

[@Ndlanding]

You ARE suspicious. Imagine a hun who cannot capitalize correctly. What a disappointment!

[@AdelaideBeemanWhite]

In Denmark it is “Hun så et mord,” which translates to “She saw a murder.”

[@veronikaszabo9638]

In Hungarian, it's 'Gyilkos sorok', which roughly translates to 'Killer lines' (or killing/murderous lines). I always wondered whether she has something to do with those murders herself. In this translation it sort of sounds like she is killing with the lines she writes in her books (with some kind of magical link between her writing and reality).

[@azurascult]

Meanwhile the italian title is 'La signora in giallo', which means 'The lady in yellow' 🤔

[@witecatj6007]

You think Cabot Cove is bad? The county of Midsomer from Midsomer Murders takes this up to eleven. Most of the episodes have at least 3 murders per episode. If Jessica ever went there, it would signal the apocalypse for sure.

[@AmandaGeyerSnobahr]

I was looking for the Midsomer reference :D *LOVE* that show.

[@beckwith43]

Yes!!!!!

[@TeruteruBozusama]

I love that the Queen Elizabeth is a fan, so when she has guests wondering where Midsomer is so they can visit she says "They all killed each other so there's nothing left there." apparently..! I read about it in an article so I'm not sure if it's true, but seems to me like a joke she'd tell..!

[@TeruteruBozusama]

@SomethingScanning Midsomer doesn't exist, it's a fictional county.

[@philwhiting5625]

Midsomer is also the whitest place in the world.

[@Dominic-Noble]

A Dothraki wedding without at least three deaths is considered a dull affair....

[@GoatAndDog]

What your here I only found this video because KZbin recommended videos featured this I only wanted information about midsomer *murders* season 21 typical KZbin

[@Barbe]

Who?

[@GoatAndDog]

It was The Dom

[@kristinh3790]

Tavon Fenwick from game of thrones. They're this crazy tribe of people who live off the land. The main character(Danyeris Stormborn)married the leader of the Dothraki. It's a great show. I mainly watch it for Dany, she is amazingly gorgeous and a great actress.

[@bendunkelman4853]

I've never been to a Dothraki wedding. They sound violent.

[@rockybubbles3462]

Fun fact: The culprit in this episode is actually Betsy Palmer, for those who aren't aware, she played Mrs. Voorhees in the original Friday The 13th.

[@Nanoaiello]

I tought i was crazy when i saw her!

[@cyanmanta]

I recognized her immediately. You don’t forget that smile.

[@lilliancurrens8590]

I knew it was pammy!!!1

[@kyletriola9197]

Ironic that she played a killer in that movie and she played a killer in this episode.

[@Jack-wu3hr]

I thought she looked familiar!

[@wareforcoin5780]

Dude, shows starring old ladies are always the best. Think about it. Murder, She Wrote, Golden Girls, Rosemary and Thyme. Old ladies shows are the best.

[@Tobascodagama]

AGREED

[@RUOK2000]

That old lady in The Shining sucked

[@ThejollyFrenchman]

Don't forget the original old lady detective, Miss Marple.

[@TomSFox]

We know you like old ladies.

[@plottwisted172]

Thumbs up for R&T

[@pushinguproses]

I meant to mention this at the end of my review but accidentally forgot to include the insert: The killer is of course Mrs. Voorhees. Yes, THEE Mrs. Voorhees.

[@Justlookin48]

I should have scrolled down the comments further. I thought I was the only one who noticed!

[@Pavlovianmodel146]

PushingUpRoses Did you also like Matlock? I believe there’s an alternate TV Universe out there somewhere in which Jessica Fletcher and Ben Matlock met, married and solved cases together.

[@dbfi01]

5:53 Am I reading that thermometer right? Human rinds anyone?

[@cyberdalekyeti]

Do you like Remington Steele ?

[@Dr.GmcGee2099]

Well that was a dead give away that she was the murderer. Plus Crystal Lake is in New Jersey, so it not too far away from where the wedding take place.

[@fistfulofgroovy9746]

I don't know why, but I decided to look up pictures of a young Angela Lansbury. Holy Dear God, she was a bombshell! Just the definition of a classic beauty.

[@JoshuaJacobs83]

Was? She still is compared to some of what Hollywood has to offer! ;)

[@GoldenOwlEvents]

I concur. She's gorgeous in The Court Jester.

[@xpmon]

Must have never seen Samson and Delilah

[@LucyLioness100]

Dame Angela aged so gracefully. She was a siren beauty in her youth, but she looked fabulous even in her older age

[@robertlauncher]

I honestly thought you edited that “Bowmmmm” sound effect in at first. That’s usually reserved for comedic blunders so it’s kind of amazing it made it to the final product

[@LucyLioness100]

It seems like it’s edited in, but it’s actually in the episode 😂😂😂 seen it too many times

[@robertlauncher]

@@LucyLioness100 It’d be like revealing a murder with a cartoon bonk on the head noise.

[@LucyLioness100]

@@robertlauncher it kinda sound like that. I wonder what the foley artist and editors were thinking when they put that sound effect in

[@lolollo4481]

The German title for this was "murder is her hobby" and it took me a few years to understand why my mom was hesitant about letting me watch it at first lmaoo

[@stalker747alf7]

I know the title always confused me back then

[@thebronywiking]

The swedish title is "Mord och inga visor" english: "Murder and no folk songs".

[@saammmy7]

Haha, I used to think she was a serial killer based on the title before I actually watched the show for the first time.

[@Meepswonder]

In Finnish Murhasta tuli totta = Murder became real/true

[@procinctu1]

There is an old American radio show from the 1940’s called “Murder is My Hobby.” It is about a rich couple who investigate murders. It was very popular and is played on XM radio Radio Classics. There are also episodes on KZbin.

[@anderssorenson9998]

"It seems that one of New England's most respected families is a breeding ground for homicidal maniacs!" One of my favourite quotes from the show.

[@barrygregory913]

MIGTOW

[@zachflag6506]

@@barrygregory913 who’s towing MIGs? Thought those weren’t in service anymore

[@layla515]

Has Roses done that episode? If not, she should!

[@maxsync183]

I'd never have expected such a wild and unusual twist

[@collapsible1639]

That ''boiiinng'' noise follows most of my social interactions in real life

[@pjw3020]

When you succeed spectacularly ? ☺

[@dallasj22266]

pure gold..

[@ChrisJones-fn6tw]

and that's why you're not allowed within 100 feet of schools anymore

[@gargamellenoir8460]

Waitress : "Have a good meal!" "Thanks, you too!" *Boooiiiing!*

[@AlekTrev006]

This Legit cracked me up this morning - thank you for the laugh, Collapsible !! :-)

[@MadiBendy]

watching this beautiful playlist in honor of angela lansbury’s passing 😭

[@jm5887]

As am I. Absolutely loved her me and my great grandmother used to watch murder she wrote when I was younger until she passed away. And angela Lansbury as Jessica always reminded me of her. it's truly heartbreaking that she's now gone.

[@DinsRune]

Oh my god, I'm only just hearing about this. Rest in peace, Madame Lansbury.

[@elleeme9451]

@@jm5887 I did the same thing with my Grandmother and she also reminded me of Angela Lansbury!

[@stillbadwithnames]

Please, please do more reviews of Murder, She Wrote. Your commentary is perfect!!

[@Reejuya]

I'm always for more Murder, She Wrote ❤️

[@pistool1]

7:48 the *boing* sfx is the same sound effect used in Microsoft Hearts (Win95), for example :D

[@raccoonism7494]

I agree, def want more of this!

[@angelc.5602]

I never even knew what this show was, but this is entertaining. I'd love to see this become a series.

[@Roz-90]

Apparently, when I was really little, I LOVED the theme tune to this show. There's home movie footage of me dancing in circles to it when I was about a year and a half.

[@Myllkka]

You should upload it! lol

[@retrohero8770]

Glad I wasn't the only one! My mom said I danced like a psycho when the theme song came on. She said it was some kind of "weird hop and I would kick one leg out." I guess it looked like I was riding an imaginary horse or something...

[@Myllkka]

@@retrohero8770 LOL

[@ian_b]

This is the best thing I have read all day also, thank you.

[@NFH1994]

Omg SAME according to my mum !

[@JDaua]

yes...my grandma.....that's why I I watched Murder She Wrote 👀

[@KougajiCalling]

I watched it with my mom... But then again... My mom was the same age as most of friend's grandmas...

[@jamesy8217]

same here

[@matthewkoch6937]

I did with my grandmother as well, and a few with my dad, a former police officer. She always had witty comments...he found the solutions charming and was irritated by the bumbling cop characters. To be honest, so was I.

[@GenreChowderStudios]

When that sound effect first played, my “I’m watching KZbin” brain switched on, and I automatically assumed you added it in. Until it dawned on me: “Dear God, that was the actual show.”

[@roskelld]

Every Saturday I used to stay with my grandparents. My grandad would go out to the pub and me and my grandma would sit in eat chocolate and watch Murder She Wrote, Golden Girls and the Equalizer. These videos take me back to an amazing part of my childhood.

[@JoyfulOrb]

Equalizer is my JAM! It's how I found The (original) Wicker Man.

[@TofersCarTales]

Thinking of our lovely Pushing Up Roses on this most solemn of days. Godspeed Angela Lansbury 😥

[@markwhi1]

I am now waiting for the video on The Failed Relationships of Grady Fletcher.

[@crpalstuck2966]

This NEEDS to be a thing.

[@ghalleonorez]

I also agree with this comment

[@vallisdaemonumofficial]

Plz make this

[@The_Notorious_N.O.E.]

Do it, Do it, Do it 👍🏼

[@SoramimiKeiki]

I would appreciate as well if you could do such an episode. XD

[@Larantula]

Child : [Accidentally falls into a bush, discovering a dead body] Big Drum : It's showtime.

[@TheMartinChronicles]

If your comment had been made a year ago I think the likes would be through the roof.😄

[@musicaltheatergeek79]

*Murder, She Wrote* wasn't just popular with grandmas. It was consistently in the Top 10 in the Nielsen ratings for 11 seasons. Therefore, it had a far-reaching demographic.

[@Tanson11]

True, i loved it as a teenager. My Mam and I watched it religiously

[@quinnzykir]

Fletcher is everyone’s favorite aunt

[@Captain_Chaz86]

I loved it since kindergarten lol. I started figuring out who did the murders before mom, my 8 aunts , 3 uncles and my two older brothers. Yes my mom is one of 12 kids.

[@Ndlanding]

@@Tanson11 Now I know there is no God, fer shure!

[@watcherwlc53]

i was in my teens and twenties during the life of the series and wouldn't miss an episode if i could help it.

[@SilverEye91]

Just heard that Angela Lansbury has died and instantly thought of your videos. Time to rewatch them all in tribute.

[@Gilmaris]

5:49 Every single time someone is stabbed in the back on film it's always dead centre, through the spinal chord. No one seems to consider for a moment how unlikely and how extraordinarily difficult that would be. And it it's a knife, the blade is always vertical, making the feat even more inconceivable. At least if the blade was horizontal, you could wedge it in between vertebrae. Am I the only one who thinks of these things?

[@TheIntimateAvenger]

You think that's bad? There was an episode of Detective Conan where a man was stabbed through the spinal cord with A FUCKING BRA UNDERWIRE!! That made me really angry.

[@kouusa]

I like the way you think.

[@werelemur1138]

@@TheIntimateAvenger Those things really hurt tho.

[@Emiliapocalypse]

Nope.

[@thegameknight8916]

Improbable? Yes. Unlikely? Maybe. But impossible? No. I'm sure it could happen. But I do agree with you that it's weird that it's every single time.

[@kittyelf1485]

Fun facts- I’d actually just watched Clue (for the eleventy-millionth time) about two hours before watching this. Also, my senile 17 year old cat’s name is Grady, though he was actually named after the cop in Fried Green Tomatoes

[@Hexphile]

Glad you are tackling Murder She Wrote. There is a ridiculous amount of material for this show. The Magnum PI crossover is one of my favorites, but I think you should cover the episodes where Jessica gets caught up with Interpol and the series takes a strange elderly spy games vibe.

[@InazumaDash]

My grandma DID love this show!

[@n00dlspaz]

Isn't it weird how Jessica Fletcher shows no signs of PTSD? The bodies of murder victims are just a normal everyday thing for her. It's like she gravitates to them. (I'm glad I'm not alone in thinking she's the real killer lol)

[@stalker747alf7]

its the same problem I had with that Conan something anime I watched as a kid people just die like flies around the protagonist for some reason.

[@neosildrake]

Stalker747 alf I wanted to make that reference just now, then I read yours. 😁

[@mocowan6642]

Another fun fact - Maisie, the bride’s mother, was played by Gale Storm. She was on tv in the 1950s on her on sitcom, My Little Margie. This was Gale’s last appearance on television.

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

To me "Murder she Wrote" will be the LAST "old-fashioned style" Universal Television show that kept it's style through the course of the show, for being shot AND edited entirely on Film and did NOT sacrifice it's look for budget reasons to be shot on film but edited on video, like so many other shows in the late 80s and during the 90s. That Show always looked like a mid 80s TV production with a late 70s /early 80s style and yet it ran like that even through the 90s. It never felt like a decade did pass by. Always seemless and with a great ensemble of actors. I still have nothing but respect love and admiration for this show and everyone who were involved in the making of it. Angela Lansbury really was in the tradition of Miss Marple :) Also… i think the German title of the show "Mord ist ihr Hobby" (Murder is her Hobby) was a lot more appropriate and fitting.

[@supermilkchan123]

YES! I always found that aspect fascinating.

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

​@calihartley2010 Yea the 3 Hulk TV movies differed from the TV show as well in a similar way. The TV movies looked and felt more modern too but it made sense since a lot of time had passed by since we saw David Banner after the TV show got canceled.

[@samcroft7084]

It's deliberately spoofing Clue, there's another episode "Wearing of the Green" that spoofs the contemporary series Cagney and Lacey... I'm sure there are others.

[@SpectraStarShooter]

Omg I forgot Cagney and Lacey was a thing!

[@MikeSmith74653]

Does anyone remembered "Murder Along Friends", which bites the series that almost killed this one!!! Or, "The Grand Old Lady", which was a leftover "Ellery Queen" script rewritten as a bookend episode (This, and "Murder in a Minor Key" are the best of these)!!!

[@serene_shepherd]

I think the parody went over PushingUpRoses’s head. She was too busy demonstrating her unimaginative vocabulary through profanity.

[@tuxedomark]

@@serene_shepherd I love the profanity. It's one of my favorite parts of her videos.

[@grimsong2237]

Murder She Wrote was a show about a serial killer named Jessica. Jessica would meticulously plan and write out her killing sprees before committing them and then go around framing people for the murders she committed. Jessica suffered from auditory and visual hallucinations as well as delusional thoughts. Jessica often delusionally believed herself to be an investigator trying to solve the murders she committed...the murders she wrote...⌨️🔪

[@ericainspace]

I think I'm going to literally die from laughing too hard. Oh what a way to go...

[@Sawrattan]

@@ericainspace you and me both. I'm at the gym and trying not to explode into laughter while everyone else grunts around me

[@josephsvennson5694]

@Calum Sanderson on Netflix

[@peaceforgaelandscot]

I came to this very conclusion years ago. Spot on.

[@TheSilverG]

Fantastic

[@MomokoTuHarumaki]

Grady has probably become one of my favorite recurring characters so far in Murder She Wrote. He's a hopeless dork but he means so well. If I had to rank recurring characters, he would definitely be up there on the list. I haven't watched far enough though to decide my favorite sheriff yet.

[@user-vn7ce5ig1z]

_Murder She Wrote_ starred Angela Lansbury who was in _Bedknobs and Broomsticks_ with David Tomlinson who was also in _Mary Poppins_ which co-starred Dick Van Dyke who starred in _Diagnosis Murder_ . 🔍🤔 Six-degrees of *_muuurrrder_* !

[@insolubletoaster8133]

@dbright it's what keeps her and bob newhart alive

[@NekoMouser]

@dbright Six words: Mama Fortuna in The Last Unicorn. Landsbury's had her share of creepy, crazy roles!

[@NicholasBrakespear]

She was also in The Mirror Crack'd as Miss Marple, which featured some pretty big names, probably connecting just about everybody everywhere.

[@shakirashipslied9721]

Can't forget her being In The "Murder on the nile".

[@The_Notorious_N.O.E.]

Mind blown 😮😱💥🤕

[@richardpurves]

Forced to watch this many many times by my grandmother in the 80's. I came to the conclusion that 1) forcing kids to watch stuff makes them hate it and 2) Jessica Fletcher was possibly the biggest mass murderer on US tv who never got caught :)

[@Little2Raph]

Exactly this. Everywhere she turned up somebody died. . .

[@denisenova7494]

It‘s still airing here. They show reruns of Columbo and Murder she wrote all the time. My parents are still watching it!

[@jongreenleaf1000]

Love murder mystery shows

[@joeyparkhill8751]

My grandmother LOVES this show so much my mother banned this show from ever being watched in our house. My Mom was so sick of hearing the theme song during a marathon aired on A&E

[@dubliners0999]

Love it! Did everyone know that MSR is now on Peacock TV for free? All 12 seasons. BTW, I loved S1, E18 where Jessica ends up owning part of a football team. The scene where she is left alone on the dance floor by her itself and she just sort of dances off in her red dress is PRICELESS.

[@JoshuaJacobs83]

Is Peacock free????

[@rnt814]

@@JoshuaJacobs83 yes, it's free unless you want Peacock Premium and that's 4.99 a month.

[@harvey2906]

The 🏈 Episode is great.😊

[@monster-teeth5378]

They just pulled it from Free a couple weeks ago and now you have to pay for premium 😮‍💨

[@KougajiCalling]

Peacock is free with Xfinity Flex... Which is included with internet.

[@lucahjin]

I AM SO HERE FOR THIS! (If you ever want to do the Golden Girls PLEASE HIT ME UP)

[@joehosier6187]

This is Lucahjin, upvote this so roses can see it

[@yamjay5613]

Collab of the year

[@pushinguproses]

🖤

[@kelsey1467]

@@pushinguproses I have an intresting question when it came to the episodes out of cabot cove do you know if any of them were filmed where the were actually set

[@samlerf]

@@pushinguproses Fun fact: Murder she wrote never really ended. It's still going on in novel-form.

[@cedeelbe]

While I didn't realize your mirror joke was a reference, I still thought it was funny on its own as a random quip about the mirror's uselessness.

[@jameskenote3000]

Same. I laughed before she pinpointed the reference.

[@valeriarossini543]

same

[@8Biit]

no no no no no... lulz... its a reference to ANY Medusa reference as the ANCIENT tale uses mirrors... . they ALL used mirrors to kill her.... /sigh ...i cringed when she did the cut away to Kings Quest enough to search the comments... im okay... i need a safe space. x)

[@accc9090]

@@8Biit Seriously, when she mentioned some video game, I was, like, "You know that's part of the actual myth the game is based on and no one who knows the myth will think it's anything but a reference to that myth and not some video game only you remember?" And then I realized it was more silliness on top of all the other that this video and the Murder She Wrote ep were doing.

[@misskim2058]

Yes, all people who know the myth know the mirror is the only way to kill her. Mustn’t...look...directly...at...her...or one will die. But the mirror, that’s all good.

[@Fifury161]

What about that dinner party episode were Jessica broke the forth wall and spoke directly to the audience? Something about it all being a dream and helping viewers cope with the fact that every time Jessica showed up someone was murdered.

[@MetalMike38]

I’m 36 now, and I still binge watch MSW whenever I can, and I’m proud of it.

[@cwestover5706]

Same

[@Grmario85]

Amen to that

[@maxxam4665]

Fun fact: here in Italy it was really famous, but under the title "La signora in giallo" = "The Lady in Yellow".

[@roecocoa]

That's interesting because giallo was the genre of Italian films that basically spawned the modern era of American horror cinema.

[@bovnycccoperalover3579]

I always thought giallo was also the Italian word for mysteries.

[@DrGregoryHouseIT]

@GalleryOFSuicide It's used to mean mysteries because a very popular publishing line of mystery books had a yellow cover.

[@DarthPerkins]

@@bovnycccoperalover3579 Mystery books in Italy had yellow covers, so became known as 'Giallo's'. The name was carried over when dome started to be made into films. It's a bit meta I suppose, as if Jessica Fletcher's books were published in Italy, they'd probably have yellow covers.

[@notfeedynotlazy]

1:14 "obscure piece of evidence that wasn't even mentioned until the end of the episode"; Mentioned, maybe: but it was *_ALWAYS_* clearly shown on-screen, usually even with actual close-ups. The challenge was for the viewer to realize their significance before Mrs. Fletcher would explain it at the end.

[@speedy2490]

like the ties

[@saammmy7]

@SomethingScanning Yeah, he usually figures out the ridiculously complicated way the murder was carried out and then the murderer is so shocked he confesses despite there not being any evidence that he was the one who did it.

[@Amy-ej2px]

i'll look at it that way then-try to figure out how the clue fits in. i always found it frustrating that i couldn't figure out who did it, then i realized that they point out clues with the zoom-ins, which ruined it for me. i'm rewatching, so i'll try your technique.

[@g.s.651]

SomethingScanning Oof. Detective Conan is a great show. :P Lots of those murders were very clever and many of them made a lot of sense.

[@darkone666]

Columbo, diagnosis murder, monk, murder she wrote, all classics.

[@Forever_yours44]

Darkone1984 YES!!!! Love them all.

[@FunkyFyreMunky]

You all completely forgot about Quincy, M.E.!

[@alexisdalton3560]

Darkone1984 Marple is also really good! It’s a similar primos but the genius detective is a little old lady similar to murder she wrote

[@mariaeddycesario3067]

For me, Columbo is THE BEST!! But I watched Murder She wrote because ... it's my kind of "junk food".

[@reneshay889]

Darkone and others....one of the great old shows!

[@Dresdenflower]

The one that started it all. Thank you Angela for bringing this wonderful series to millions of fans. You will be missed.

[@tintinbuffet]

How do you not mention the fact the actress (Betsy Palmer) playing the murderer is Mrs. Vorhees from Friday the 13th??

[@rebradroot]

tintinbuffet Spoiler much?!

[@spicybeantofu]

@@rebradroot lol xD

[@Diamondelle84]

@@rebradroot It came out in 1980

[@TheSeptet]

I knew she looked fucking familiar; thank you!

[@daregorton8359]

same!

[@OkThen3171]

I think my favorite time Murder, She Wrote was super extra was whenever Angela Lansbury played both Jessica and Jessica’s cousin who happened to be a British actress so they could give Lansbury and excuse to sing.

[@DrGregoryHouseIT]

I loved the episode where she played Emma McGill (Jessica's cousin) who, guess what, ends up having to solve a murder.

[@eamonndeane587]

@@DrGregoryHouseIT Wasn't Doctor Chakwas' Voice Actress the murderer in that episode?

[@urissaresto]

When she played her cousin who owned a.. "fun house" was kinda hilarious as well.

[@robertsyrett1992]

Mostly I remember that when Murder, She Wrote was on I was to be silent until the commercial break upon penalty of no dessert. M,SW is also the first time I became aware of what are now known as TV tropes and could guess the murderer with astonishing accuracy with some caveats.

[@bigchez2855]

Was partway through re-binging That Time on Murder, She Wrote when I heard the news about Angela Lansbury, and had to re-watch where it started. Rest in Peace to an absolute legend.

[@pauldesigncomics2625]

Enjoyed this series. I was in my 20s 😂. You did not want to be her friend, relative or near her circle. Chance of dying increases exponentially.

[@Oddballkane]

This is almost as bad as being friends with Liam Neeson or stephen Seagal. You know your getting kidnapped at some point.

[@tcatlette4842]

Or being wrongfully accused of Murder.

[@jameshowardiii4892]

Or Sidney Prescott 😱

[@jungefrau]

i can't believe 1989 was already 30 yrs ago!!

[@Jopo1226]

I can't believe Angela Landsbury is still alive

[@kesaloma6454]

I am glad she is still alive.

[@Ndlanding]

Soon it will be 31 years ago (if that's any consolation).

[@Benyikoko]

We're getting old 😔

[@zerokura]

I knew my year of brith was the best year happy i was born in 1989.

[@nqobilemalaza9838]

I came back here to mourn and celebrate... Thank you, my darling Pushing. Your commentary made me fall back in love with Dame Angela and Cabot Cove. 💔🥺

[@classtar123]

I wonder what her body temperature was According to the meat thermometer???

[@AJPwny]

"This meat is getting cold!"

[@benvanasdale6273]

I'm guessing by the time they discovered the body, we'd be heading into medium-rare territory.

[@infamoussphere7228]

Maybe she had some...HOT blood

[@missmoxie9188]

OMG right?!?!

[@sonic331va]

"Her body temperature is hideous! >:(" "Well, she's dead, soooo... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯"

[@jasonnewell7036]

That wedding dress is so 80's, I'm having flashbacks.

[@eamonndeane587]

It looks more 80's than Princess Diana and Princess Buttercup.

[@EsmereldaPea]

I'm about to remake someone's mother's dress for her wedding and it pretty much looks like that. I'm surprised she wasn't wearing a ginormous poofed veil! I made so many of those!

[@beckyzwhite]

I used to look that slim and gorgeous back in the 80s. I wish I still did. 😔

[@berlinsaintclair9100]

I remember those dresses, too! Vera Wang once referred to them as "Show Pony Style" I was in Jr.High and High School during the span of those dresses and remember us girls looking at "Brides" Magazine for fun and it being FILLED with those puff sleeved nightmares. In 1997, while in fashion school, I worked at a bridal shop in Beverly Hills. By then the trend had sharply reversed. Although there were a small few clients who came in and wanted puff sleeves for their bridesmaids.

[@loveandletlove8529]

@@EsmereldaPea I hope the cutting you'll make is restorible otherwise you're destroying a historic piece...and I know I am not being fun sorry 😐 I love those dresses.

[@Rose-kt5hn]

I absolutely LOVE Murder, She Wrote. My favorite show ever. I was so upset when they took it off Netflix.

[@CaitiffFTW]

If you have Amazon Prime, it's included with Prime Video.

[@themarkiscookin]

@@CaitiffFTW unfortunately only the first 5 seasons

[@CaitiffFTW]

@@themarkiscookin True. But, since i haven't watched any of it, in the last 20 years, that's still 5 seasons of things to enjoy.

[@taniaferrante4889]

All 12 seasons are on Prime I watched them all :)

[@lukeo.6410]

Peacock also has it.

[@OtaKing77077]

Murder, She Wrote was always on when I'd go to my grandma's house on Sundays in the late 80s. I have fond memories of it but haven't watched it since I was a kid! Same with Columbo, but then I caught some episodes of Columbo a year or so ago on TV when I was in a hotel and damn, it was really compelling. I was pretty surprised because I suppose I always imagine 70s and 80s Tv to have formulaic writing compared to nowadays. Thankyou for reading my blog.

[@Isosceles371]

Please cover the episode where she runs into an old friend and someone gets murdered... you know the one 😉

[@nativenewlondoner]

Dave Lake Oh yeah, that one!

[@jordanodwyer6552]

That's my all time fave episode

[@CerealExperimentsMizuki]

Every episode.

[@troodon1096]

Um, like over half of them? That doesn't narrow it down much...

[@superdemonboy]

@@troodon1096 Complete stranger who has never watched the show, here, but I believe thatsthejoke.jpeg??

[@dena81]

I'm 37 and watched this show all the time with my parents and loved it!

[@sicilyny5375]

I'm 61 and chose to watch this when I was pretty young...one of 3 shows I watched. Fabulous writing, acting, directing and this show made Jessica my muse for writing mysteries...thats what I write now!!

[@JacobLoveless23]

In my thirties, and I too watched it with my mother. It was a tradition.

[@lostinthemasses]

"Is NO ONE sad about this?" My question in literally every single murder serial with this format, ever.

[@TimThomason]

Yeah, if they find a dead, recently murdered body at my wedding, I think a postponement would be in order.

[@erikgilson1687]

I would literally have the entire "use mirror on medusa" prompt typed out on my aunt's old apple 2 because that damn thing killed me so many times. You had like a second to enter it, adventure games were ridiculous in the 80s

[@montyr2083]

Genuinely fascinating; the "Clue" parallels are just bizarre. But to be fair, every good detective show has a "wtf?" episode (at LEAST one; let us not forget "Good-By Charlie," which proved that apparently Jessica's books weren't always...uhm...good...). Even Columbo (my gold-standard/can-watch-forever show) had an episode with ROBBY the freaking ROBOT as a guest star.

[@roguishpaladin]

I think every show in general has that. One of my favorite TV series is Babylon 5, but TKO and Gray 17 is Missing are definite wtf episodes.

[@roguishpaladin]

And speaking of Babylon 5, JMS wrote several episodes of Murder, She Wrote: - Final Curtain (1993) - The Wind Around the Tower (1992) - To the Last Will I Grapple with Thee (1992) - Incident in Lot 7 (1992) - The Committee (1991) - Lines of Excellence (1991) - Night Fears (1991)

[@montyr2083]

But at least "Gray 17 is Missing" has Freddy Krueger in it, and "TKO" has one of the best "B"-plots in B5 history (Ivanova dealing with her father's grief, I mean. With the help of Worf's foster father. TV is weird.) JMS wrote a lot of episodes; I'm a huge fan of his (mostly for B5) and I never knew that! Apparently he also wrote one of the TV movies.

[@breawycker]

It seems like a lot of shows I like have random robbie the robot episodes. I'm looking at you twilight zone

[@KasumiRINA]

When you prefixed your comment with "Genuinely fascinating;", I started reading with Elcor voice in my head, you know, from Mass Effect. XD

[@Dragonatrix]

Murder, She Wrote and Midsomer Murders are both those kinda weird types of murder-mystery shows where everything is located in one small area and the bodycounts seem higher than the population. I swear that in both shows some people have died multiple times even! love em both anyway

[@KasumiRINA]

What do you expect, same guy happened to be the murderer in 3 different Columbo cases!!! Another guy - in four!.. Also, I remember where Midsomer Murders made a story where the weird voyeuristic mother/son couple from the first episode reappears in a later season with the detective freaking out, only to learn that the lady had a twin sister who moved to another village... XD Talk about lampshading.

[@rayvenkman2087]

I'm surprised both places aren't ghost towns with how many people are murdered in every episode.

[@1Thunderfire]

The best part of Midsomer Murders is the weird deaths. I personally watch a lot of Father Brown myself; it's just so lovable.

[@KasumiRINA]

@1Thunderfire Midsomer Murders had a guy killed with a frickin' Trebuchet! XD I tried watching the modern Father Brown adaptation, but disliked how far it strayed from the stories (original one is supposed to be small, funny man nobody takes seriously at first, Columbo was heavily based on Father Brown's character). I can't recommend G.K. Chesterton's books enough, especially the Father Brown stories. Absolute classics!

[@1Thunderfire]

@@KasumiRINA I should read them at some point, yeah. But in the meantime, we need a top 10 Midsomer Murders death list.

[@corelei]

It's popular in Germany too! It's called "Murder is her hobby"

[@ElfInTheFlowers]

That's more accurate! It also doesn't contradict the theory that she killed them all herself!

[@jimthompson939]

what?! That would be a good plot twist for the final show. This old bag actually committed all the murders of the previous 12 series.

[@ElfInTheFlowers]

Fern Alderton True, but how do you explain her being in close proximity to so much death? LOL I love this show, it just tickles me to think that nobody would question the adorable murder mystery writer more closely. Also, this show is from her point of view, so who knows...

[@tommyatkins2527]

Sp what is your hobby ..modelling so how about you Jessica... Murder lol

[@ToriEnglishArtsandPaws]

This series of reviews is why I started watching this series. I didn’t know about it before, but it is exactly my type of Sunday evening telly and how have I never seen this?!

[@nessarolla]

That "OH GOD NO!" is the way I want to react to things in my life now. God it was funny! XD

[@jabrayjay6679]

I had to keep watching it 😂

[@pjw3020]

The murderess is Mrs. (Pamela) Voorhees , the original killer from the first 'Friday The 13th' movie. Jason's mother. Actress Betsy Palmer.

[@helRAEzzzer]

"If you're in your 30 - something and had grandparents, you probably knew about this show." 😅 I'm 29 and watched it with my mum, dad, and younger sister on a regular basis. Close enough! 😂👍 Side note: I thought Murder She Wrote was supposed to be a bit silly. Like old murder mystery books. Some else mentioned the similarities to the Miss Marple series by Agatha Christy. All of the Murder She Wrote episodes are a bit odd and reminiscent of Agatha Christy novels. Still super fun to watch your analysis none the less!

[@kenthuang436]

I’m 36 and my grandparents never watched this show. Mostly because they didn’t speak English.

[@maryalison1321]

Hi Raven 👋 I hope my comment didn't sound as a form of privacy invasion your comment tells of a wonderful woman with a beautiful heart which led me to comment I don't normally write in the comment section but I think you deserve this complement. If you don’t mind can we be friends? Thanks God bless you….🌹

[@MzShonuff123]

There are some super dark ones in there. Not *too* many, because there’s like 254 eps but there are some truly dark episodes mixed in there

[@maggotmaiden]

Im 24 and was introduced through my aunt who lived her grandma

[@rezamatic]

Holy crap, I can't believe I locked right into that King's Quest reference before you even had to explain it. Well played.

[@jimkeary7781]

I have to say I thoroughly enjoyed that episode. I thought it was hilarious - and one of the reasons it was so funny was the way Jessica reacted to all the wacky characters around her particularly the amorous advances of the creepy cousin. As a playwright myself I was so impressed with the characters and with the dialogue that I wrote a complimentary e-mail to the writer of the episode, Philip Gerson and he did reply to me. Years ago The Virginian did a similar wacky comic episode entitled 'Crime Wave At Buffalo Springs', a total departure from the usual format and I thoroughly enjoyed it, too.

[@stevethepocket]

So the episode was wacky enough to make a _Clue_ reference and play a cartoony sound effect when the kids discover the body, but no one made a David Caruso one-liner about the murder weapon? Because my immediate reaction to seeing that meat thermometer was "Looks like this victim... has gone cold." (cue Roger Daltry scream)

[@KRAFTWERK2K6]

*YEEAHHHHHHHHHHHH* *guitar riff*

[@Praxidike100]

It was about 15 or 20 years too early.

[@patrickoneill8707]

I have watched this video of yours probably half a dozen times. You are so good at editing and your voice is perfect in volume, timber and pitch. It's just an excellent job all around. Thank you again.

[@WonderKitty24]

Ok, I’ve been working my way through these MSW episodes (never watched the season when younger) and I’ve loved them all. But this one takes the cake because I also LOVE your breakdown of Clue so the merging of the two is just making my soul sing.

[@lowenergyvideos4658]

"Did you hear about "Murder, She Wrote"?" HUNNY I LIVED WITH MY GRANDMOTHER IN THE 90s....between that and Quincy, I had more soft hued wood panel sets/lighting than Hallmark!

[@aaronborok8398]

That is so specific yet so vividly perfect a description

[@ThexDynastxQueen]

> That Time Murder, She Wrote Went Off the Rails > implying it was only once Me: 🤔 Real talk I've been forced to watch Mrs. Potts -commit- "solve" murders for what feels like 40 years...I'm only 29 .__.

[@videodromeTVversion]

By the way... absolutely no one here recognized Betsy Palmer in the episode? Like... it's Betsy Palmer. Mrs. Voorhees. From _Friday the 13th_ ...

[@brentw.2574]

I was going to mention this myself. And no wonder the detective is bad at his job, he's Cletus Hogg.

[@centaur7310]

Literally was like “Mrs Voorhees!” When I saw Betsy

[@NoirFan84]

I just made comment about it but now I see yours it's meaningless. Haha.

[@jobyd2000]

Came here to comment on that too!!

[@braedan51]

Does anyone else think that Mrs. Voorhies met Harriet while they were both cooks at Camp Crystal Lake?

[@miarok3]

I'm newly 23 and been watching this literally all my life. Amazing show

[@qmurphy8833]

A Fletcher Family tree would require probably a good dozen genealogists

[@Zontar82]

Always loved how Jessica had so many nephews spread all over the USA

[@sicilyny5375]

And friends in Every country

[@RleFay]

I just found your videos. I loved watching “Murder She Wrote” with my mom. She’s just died in December. My favorite episode is the Sleepy Hollow themed episode. I need to look up which season and episode it was exactly. I have an ancestor who is buried in the Sleepy Hollow Cemetery.

[@KuranaKitsune]

I've watched through your whole playlist of That Time Murder, She Wrote and it inspired me to look up the series and start watching the episodes.

[@maryalison1321]

Hi Erica 👋 I hope my comment didn't sound as a form of privacy invasion your comment tells of a wonderful woman with a beautiful heart which led me to comment I don't normally write in the comment section but I think you deserve this complement. If you don’t mind can we be friends? Thanks God bless you….🌹

[@stevenrowson4339]

The creepy uncle played Bea Arthur's husband in Maude.

[@MrJawzwa]

Dude! Thanks man. I was wondering why he looked sooo familiar. Lost a lot of weight.

[@bpop7]

the ghost of Beatrice Arther just echos in the distance ants "...gods gonna get you for that Walter...."

[@kaij_lionelli8404]

Thank you! I have been trying to figure out who he is for the better part of my life

[@brycevo]

7:51 The Heck you say?

[@figmentmc]

I remember staying home from school as a kid when i was sick, and LOVING "Murder She Wrote!"

[@umagigi3799]

R.i.p Angela Lansbury

[@agarfan]

Every episode is nostalgic. The great stars and legendary character actors are always worth watching

[@iSchmidty13]

I’m so glad you covered this episode lmaoooooooo That body-discovery sound effect caught me so off guard I swear I almost suffocated laughing

[@Teekay93_]

The german name of the show is "Mord ist ihr Hobby" meaning murder is her hobby. As a kid I always thought thats odd because it makes it sounds like she is the killer

[@Geospasmic]

When I think of using a mirror against Medusa, I immediately think Clash of the Titans.

[@LearnEnglishCanada]

I always liked Columbo better - He badgers and bores criminals nearly to death to catch them 😁

[@TheRealCaptainFreedom]

Yeah, Columbo’s “super power” was just knowing how to push people’s buttons.

[@SpectraStarShooter]

I wasn’t old enough to understand Colombo, but I was old enough for him to still be my hero.

[@jamescarter3196]

But he also tends to put himself in mortal danger at their hands before getting to that point :) One of the oldest episodes, he goes out on a boat with the suspect, who drove it really fast and terrified Columbo, and I can't remember if they went to international waters, but that was where my mind went with it.

[@Benjydav]

Peter Falk had about eleventy billion times more natural charisma than Angela Landsbury and in fact anyone.

[@Oct8pus]

😂 so true. Love that guy!

[@GodfatherXXI]

Angela Lansbury kicked ass in this role, but it was originally written with Jean Stapleton in mind, and Stapleton would have NAILED IT!

[@sandrasanders706]

Too bad I think she would have rocked this role

[@zakofrx]

Love how Angela at 90+ years old is still going strong.

[@YogiDestruct]

I super enjoy breakdowns of shows like this and you're probably the best at it, thanks for the hours of entertainment

[@quixoticraven4242]

Making my way through the Murder, She Wrote playlist for the nth time. I love your sense of humor. Thanks for this series, it’s a great mood lifter. ❤️

[@AttentiveDragon]

Came for the Murder, She Wrote hot takes. Stayed for the King’s Quest III reference. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I need to go cool off my hot blood.

[@missconstruct6968]

@occams99 Wouldn't surprise me

[@mtoffo2275]

"so anyway the cook is dead" lmao

[@ava.and.jasper]

I love this show. I used to watch it after school! She's so badass, I looked up to her as a positive role model for young women.

[@theduckcompany]

Watched this when it first came out, but wanted to add a comment for the algo to help it get over a mil. Also I'm gonna take the opportunity to beg for a Bedknobs and Broomsticks video. Angela as a witch in training by correspondence course during WWII is just lovely.