I’m putting on my resume’, I’m a “sweet summer child that keeps failing at women, jobs, and at cooking.” I’m hoping honesty will get me that next promotion.
How could anyone not love Grady? He's cute as a speckled pup! He reminds me of the sweetest boy I dated when I was young. He could be clueless about things, but he was always kind and thoughtful. HE'S the one I should have married, not the criminal, lying, evil-but-handsome creep who was my husband for about a year. "Sweet Boy" deserved much better than the likes of me, so I am happy that that he was driving home one night and got in a fender bender, with a girl who became his wife. They've been married over 30 years now, they have 5 grown sons and grand babies now, and are still very happy and in love. I stayed friends with him, because that's the kind of sweet person he is. I broke up with him 40 years ago, and I was a thoughtless jerk about it too. He forgave me, and that's more than I deserve.
Lines getting inexplicably crossed is totally something that happened back in the day. In the 70's, my mom got a call from a woman from Chicago that had got weirdly crossed, and they wound up being friends for decades.
Pretty sure the kind that happened in the show still happens today for non-mobile phones, something with water getting in the phone lines and making connection between lines connected to the same exchange, I've experienced it calling a relative in the last 12 months.
could happen in a zoom room today. You transpose a couple of numbers to join in on a zoom room, you wind up at someone else's zoom room and they're talking about this and there you go.
I use a landline for work, taking inbound calls and I have that happen once or twice a day, I hear them, but they don't hear me. The other day I listened to one side of a conversation between a couple having a very heated argument.
“Okay Plot, sure, do whatever you want” is, I find, more versatile. One can extend the first to scenes in the M,SW genre (Columbo, Matlock, Diagnosis Murder, anything 80s/90s and a bit campy that doesn’t have a “whoops! Dead random guy” I suppose…) but I could pull up “okay, Plot, sure dwyw” for reality television if I wasn’t here avoiding that
Wow, J.B. Fletcher's gotten so skilled at randomly happening upon murder plots that she need only pick up the telephone to find one. Is that level of sniffing out murders a superpower or a curse?
I’m voting curse - my silly head-cannon somewhat based on a comment under another video is that someone cursed one of Jessica’s or Frank’s ancestors with bad luck and it manifests itself in different ways eg. Jessica always has a murder show up wherever she goes and Grady is unlucky in love - until he meets Donna who has the same level of complete social anxiousness that he does! Seriously they are adorable together
@@davidgantenbein9362 not really if I remember correctly he assured them the first shark that was killed was jaws but it was only jaws relative Greg and then that's what got a lot of them killed
"Mystery writer or serial killer, you decide" - I've been cracking these jokes for ages because of the unfortunate localization of this show's title in German-speaking countries: They called it "Mord ist ihr Hobby", which translates to "Murder is her hobby".
Honestly, before I discovered PUR's videos and actually started watching MSW, I absolutely thought it was about a unsuspecting, kind old lady who murders in her free time but always gets away with her innocent behaviour. The German title really through me off.
I was so mad in this episode because Tupper gave the suspects all the information they had. Telling them that Jessica was the witness and then basically saying she’s home alone. I’d never been so annoyed by his incompetence.
I remember watching this and being extremely frustrated seeing Jessica get gaslit by the two dumbest characters in the show. Another great video! I would love to see you do an episode on Season 4 Episode 9 - Trouble in Eden, aka the one where Jessica accidentally becomes the owner of a brothel.
I know this line wasn't in your review, but I loved the scene in the episode where Dodie is complaining about her husband's allergy. "Do you ever think little Muff Muff might be allergic to you?!"
As long as someone in the family loves ya, you're good! I KNOW I am the "Grady", I've been a dumfuk all my life, but I was my daddy's favorite. That might be partly why my brother hates me, and the rest of the family sometimes bullied me. Mostly it was because I didn't agree with their racism and hatred of gay people. Daddy died 25 years ago, but before he passed he told me I should strongly consider moving away from Texas and go to California. He told me I'd fit in there, because "there's a lot more folks there who think like you do". After he died, my remaining family had no excuse to tolerate me, so the bullying got worse. I stayed until my beloved Mom died in 2000, then made new plans. In a couple of weeks, I'll have been living in California for 20 years. I'm a happy ol' hippy, living off-grid on a mountain on solar/wind power, raising goats and chickens, enjoying a gorgeous view and blanket of stars overhead at night that I can actually see! Daddy was right, as usual!
Yes, and the equally important question: "How can someone be this bad at their job and still be re-elected?" Living in a small Midwestern town, I know 73% of eligible voters stay home, but come on...Tupper's stupidity is inexcusable here.
I always assume the Metzgur principle applies - they're an idiot but not actively incompetent or corruption enough to fire so they ended up offered a sinecure in the boondoggles.
In addition to the "Sorry Wrong Number" basis, Lansbury played a chair ridden Miss Marple, solving the crime remotely as well in "The Mirror Cracked" in 1980.
It’s also interesting to note that this episode is loosely based on the 1940’s radio play “Sorry, Wrong Number” Edit: Well I guess you mentioned that at the end, but what you didn’t mention is that “Sorry, Wrong Number” was originally a radio play about 6 years before it was a movie. It was really revolutionary for radio at the time and many people considered it more scary than “War of the Worlds” because the plot was much more plausible and the audio effects were done really well. The loud jarring ringing sound effect they used for the phones still haunts me to this day (I listened to it like 5 years ago for a uni class, not when it aired I was born in the 90’s lol).
I just looked it up, and despite the fact that MSW had such an avalanche of guest stars of everybody from the early days of television they could reach, Cassandra Peterson never guest starred. That's genuinely surprising to me.
Two things - First - Gordon was played by Tony Dow, who previously played Beaver Cleaver's older brother Wally. Second - please review "Jessica Behind Bars"
The episode of Grady in drag is a really good episode. It doesn’t go off the rails. And the 2 parter in S5 where someone tries to poison Jessica with apples is another.
@@NWolfsson I remember the two-parter with the poison apples; can confirm that actually happened! They’re called Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall because of course lol
I actually saw this episode recently! Grady is always a treat. (There is an episode somewhere where Jess highlights that he came to live with her and her husband as a kid after his parents died?? Like... whoa unexpected tragic backstory.)
Note: this episode was directed by the actor David Hemmings, who you'll remember as the inspector from the "Naughty Captain Janeway" episode (as you called it). And, of course, there's also middle-aged Wally from Leave It To Beaver, Tony Dow, in this episode, and the killer is played by Colleen Camp from CLUE. This whole episode is just MSW's homage to the Barbara Stanwyck and Burt Lancaster thriller SORRY, WRONG NUMBER. Probably worth remembering that most of the episodes from the first two seasons (maybe three?) were paying homage, directly or indirectly, to some famous film, novel or tv show.
I just want to applaud you on the cat foreshadowing. It sounds like a random comment about a cute cat, but it introduces the cat to us. And although cat foreshadowing does sounds very silly, that is some first class vid making right there.
I’d love to see you take on the season one ep Lovers and Other Killers! It’s implied throughout that Jessica’s secretary could be a serial killer but, at the end, with no real evidence, he is just left to go free. One of the more genuinely creepy moments in the series and definitely one of the most memorable for me!
PLEASE do a video on MSW Season 2 Episode 1 'Widow, Weep for Me'!!!! Jessica is fierce as an undercover rich woman with a huge lilac turban and throws tons of wonderful shade 😏😏
This one has my vote, too! Besides the fabulous turban, we also get the first meeting between J.B. and Michael Haggerty, AND I think one of the guests at the resort is played by the actress who was the conductor of the choir in "Sister Act" until Whoopi came along.
I remember in the 90s using a landline and getting let in on a phone call someone else was having. Sadly though they were discussing making a roast not murder 🤣🤣🤣🤣
I used to get sick alot when I was a child, so I was homebound most of the time, me and my mum would watch murder she wrote during the day, and the show gives me a great sense of comfort and home. You covering these episodes has been having the same effect so thank you so much!
I'm a complete horror movie buff and metal head but you've convinced me to watch Murder She Wrote. This show is fantastic where has it been all my life.
Thank you for your Murder, She Wrote videos!!! When I was a child, I used to watch the show all of the time with my grandma. Since her passing, I couldn't bring myself to watch any of the shows we had watched together. But now, 6 years after her death, I happened to see your videos and it sparked me into watching the show again! Thank you!!😁😁
Jed's son Gordon with the cat allergies played by Tony Dow, who was Wally Cleaver (Beavers Brother) on Leave it to Beaver, and who I only recognized from the 80s reboot. So now I just remembered there was an 80s reboot of Leave it to Beaver
Yeeees I remember this one! I still think the ending is kinda intense, I hate being alone when it's dark and stormy :'D but one episode is even worse for me, and that's Reflections of the Mind, Season 2 Episode 6. Already recommended it once, but I'd really love to see you cover it :) it's really scary imo!
Especially when Jessica says to the daughter (towards the end) "I think something sinister is going to happen"-- I almost peed my pants, yet I watch it over and over again. One of my FAVORITE FAVORITE episodes, though Francesca's acting in the beginning (running down the stairs and towards the closet) was a little much...
@@financialspeakwithkevinjam1279 What I found weirdest about this episode is how the evil daughter was so easily fooled by exactly the same plot she and her boyfriend were using on her mother.
Lol. I've taught "Sorry, Wrong Number" (the play, not the movie based on it) so many times that I was yelling at the screen until you mentioned it. Thanks for including that homage!
the medical alert thing actually makes me think of that Simpsons episode where Homer impersonates Krusty and beats the shit out of the Krusty Burgular and he says in his croaky voice "Please look at my Medic-Alert bracelet. Ohhhh."
Dude. Been watching a lot of your Murder She wrote videos over the last 48 hours and just got the news that she has passed about half an hour ago. Rip to the murder queen
I was just wondering when there’d be a new Murder, She Wrote episode review to watch! As a suggestion, I think No Laughing Murder (Season 3, Episode 18) would be fun to see covered.
I just wanted to say I’ve never seen an episode of Murder, She Wrote, and I love your videos! And if you think The Exorcist isn’t all that scary a movie now, I gotta say, you Jessica Fletcher fans are way more metal than I ever thought 😳
I saw The Exorcist when it first came out at the theater. There were claims about people fainting or having heart attacks or something. I was not impressed. It was fun to watch but definitely NOT scarey. What I carried away from this is avoid split pea soup at all costs. So scarey!!
Still hoping for Keep The Homefries Burning! Seth and Amos at their arguing best and Jessica getting sassy with a government employee. What more could you ask for?
One of these days, you've got to do a reaction to the Peter Ustinov version of "Death on the Nile", with Angela Lansbury as Salome Otterbourne. With the Kenneth Branagh adaptation coming up, could be timely.
Hey Roses, I was rewatching your x-files “freak show” episode and was curious if you’ve ever seen/watched Carnivale from HBO. It ran from 03-05 and was about a freak show in the dust-bowl as they face a coming apocalypse. It’s really spooky and has a really cool mythology. You might really dig it.
The biggest problem I have with Carnivale is that it was canceled before they could finish it so it doesn't have a very satisfying ending, but I still love it. That's a Great suggestion!
One of my favorite things is the way Amos recorded the son’s voices. He has the recorder near his heart and as soon as one of the sons even opens his mouth, Amos runs over and sticks his chest at them. And they all look at him like he has two heads. It’s hilarious
I mean at least it's a unique take on the rear window plot. Having to find out who and where the killers might be, AND there's a chance to save the victim, not just proving your neighbor is a killer, and you aren't crazy. I mean they don't take that path, but it gave a new kind of intro.
Episode suggestion: the season finale of Season 5 (Mirror, Mirror on the Wall, a 2 parter) has a great meta moment where Sheriff Metzger points out the ridiculously high number of murders in Cabot Cove. Also, it involves a rival mystery writer who behaves very much like the wicked queen in Snow White, including bringing Jessica a suspicious basket of apples.
I would love it if you would do “Wearing of the Green” Season 5 Episode 6. Lucie Arnaz and Patty McCormick spoof Cagney & Lacey and they are hilarious. Lucie’s Tyne Daly accent is a hoot. I crack up every time she refers to the Queen of Tara Tiara.
Because we heard a man's voice on the phone, and it was so "obvious" that the killer was a man, i figured quite early that it was actually a woman, though i thought it would have been someone changing their voice 😊
Thanks for the video and for your hilarious sense of humour. This was a scary one for sure, very creepy if you were stuck at home and a killer was in your house! Another one that is spooky is Lovers and Other Killers, season 1 episode 5. It was overall scary and with the jewelry thief plot, it leaves you with unresolved feelings/issues! Could you do a video on that one? Do you think Lansbury knew Barbara Stanwyck back when they worked in the Golden Age of Hollywood? I'm sure Lansbury has millions of stories to share!
watching your One Time On Murder, She Wrote series inspired me to start watching the show - and I’ve now watched every episode (twice!). Thank you, Roses, for introducing me to my #1 favorite show and for making such fantastic content :)
The crossed phone lines reminds me of "Wrong Number." A very good ironic play. I remember the Table Top Blouses ! Good episode & good overview. Cheers!
I'm rewatching the series from the first episode, and I blame you! Now I need to know, how does JB manage not to get kill in any episode? I mean, she is victim of so many attempts of murder and meet so many murderers that either she is a sociopath who does not care about people and her safety, or she has some deep trauma very well hidden.
Is that what he's doing? I was wondering why he talks so weird, I thought maybe he'd had a stroke. I'm not joking. Someone should have told him to stop it. Until just now, I felt sadness when he spoke because I assumed something bad happened to him in his old age and he couldn't help sounding odd.
I was so young watching this show with Grama I couldn't tell anybody anything about the show, but watching these episodes really jogs my memory. Good stuff here, and I'll definitely see the next one!
And most soap opera and horror film cops. Soap cops arrest innocent people who've either being wrongly accused or full on framed. And horror cops either don't believe the protagonist when there's a killer or monster about, get killed or are the killer or one of the killers barring some exceptions.
The lightning at 8:51 is a piece of stock footage that appeared in hundreds of TV shows in the 70s and 80s, especially Universal Television productions. That same lightning bolt was first seen in the 1934 Universal movie “Bride of Frankenstein” and is believed to be the work of Kenneth Strickfaden. Along with the overused “Castle Thunder” sound effect that often accompanies it, it is the “Wilhelm Scream” of cinematic thunderstorms.
Could you review Are You Afraid of the Dark? Tale of the Night Shift? (Season 5, Episode 13). It was the last episode of the original series and had one of the more threatening monsters.
A fun fact, that I just came across: "Crossed up" was directed by David Hemmings. The ex- Scotland Yard /thief in the episode before "The Corpse Flew First Class. He was an actor and director. Must have liked it on that plane with Jessica.
The Sheriff may have been right about there being no murder in Cabin Cove. According to the news report. "...was found shot to death on his estate just north of Cabin Cove." Doesn't that mean he does not actually live in Cabin Cove?
7:22 I believe that is the legendary beltless trench coat known as “The Executive”, invented by Morty Seinfeld. They’re a hot item down at Rudy’s, and Kramer has a lead on several boxes of them 😉
With Angela Lansbury's history in stage and musicals I was wondering if there's an episode of Murder She Wrote that dealt with that exact topic, like investigating a murder on stage type episode. I'd think that would be neat.
This video was super fun and funny! Really enjoyed it. Props! If I may do a suggestion, as a DIE HARD Golden Girls fan, I need to suggest a Golden Girls one. Remember the one where the Girls were stranded on a deserted island? "Vacation". Season 2, Episode 8. I was thinking of episodes that had unique settings and scenarios and this one quickly jumped to mind. Plus, Sophia is just so sweet in this episode it's amazing.
I want to recommend the episode of A Lady in the Lake (S2, E7). It's where Jessica goes to an Inn in the woods to get some writing done and she witnesses a drowning. Which Tupper takes and runs with it.
Hell yes! Crossed up is one of my favourite episodes, rainy day coziness! Please do fire burn, cauldron bubble or the witches curse next :) x oh, or the legacy of borbey house! :D
For a long time I didn't understand why Grady was so important to Jessica but I think it was in the episode where he gets married that she basically raised him as her son. His parents died and Frank and Jessica never had children so when he went to live with them he filled that hole in her life.
I love all of your Murder She Wrote treatments! I came across the episode If a Body meet a Body from season 2 which is full of classic sterotypical 80’s characters and clichés. Maybe you would consider it for one of your shows. 📺
I guess that's EXACTLY why he didn't make it. He clearly wanted to torture Jess with his poor cooking skills, so making a somewhat foolproof recipe would've completely missed the point.
