The citizens of Cabbot Cove should know better at this point than to frame someone with Jessica in town. It's like playing with matches around an open can of gasoline.
"This ring has been in my family for two generations." So, like, your mom bought it, or what? I feel like most people would say "this ring was my mom's/grandma's", depending on how many actual generations we're talking about. Also it's a bit confusing because I have no idea if that lady is including herself in that count.
Normally 3 generations is about where you get to start being proud of not having lost the thing, since that implies about 60-80 years. But yeah, mostly "this was my great grandmothers" or similar is a better boast, especially since it implies you actually know anything about the piece itself (for example, I have a necklace that was made from a pair of earrings that my grandmother had when she was young, far more interesting than "oh this old thing? It's just old")
Perhaps they were non-sequential generations. Her great-great-great-grandmother put it in hock and it took till her mother's day to redeem it. :) "We were fortunate in having a string of very, very patient pawnbrokers."
"See this ring? My mother bought this ring with my father, from a pawnshop in Newark. They always told me that it was the true symbol of their love. When she died, I insisted the mortician saw off the finger so I could have it. It's an heirloom from the earlier time of 1962."
They lost two performers, one to jail, one to being dead, and they still put on the show? I know Freddie said, "The Show Must Go On," but this is a bit ridiculous.
My late father developed quite an adoration for Ms Fletcher when he was stuck at home and got his day/night waking periods mixed up. Local channels would show Murder, She Wrote during his early morning awake time. He and I would riff on the episodes, but he absolutely loved the acting of Angela Lansbury, and even found the stories very entertaining. Thank you for your videos, they remind me of him and our happy hours.
May I ask what caused the time change for him? Was it just being stuck inside or something else? Since I lost my hearing time has become kind of irrelevant because I'm not interacting with people so much so I'm currently watching M.A.S.H since they show it about 5 times a day.
@@incredibleflameboy It was not being stuck inside, although he was elderly (in his 80s) and he had cancer, he was very active and had a good group of friends who watched out for each other. I have other friends who are nearing the "older years" and they have noticed that their days and nights are beginning to turn without a real reason other than they find it difficult to sleep for long periods of time, and they find more television to watch that is to their liking during the late night and early morning hours. So, like grazing when you eat, they are beginning to "graze" when they sleep. Naps are becoming sufficient where full nights used to be necessary. My father was also quite hard of hearing, but if the sound of something was loud enough he heard it quite well. He, also, refused to wear his hearing aids (an long fought battle between him and I). I finally gave in and just accepted that this was his lifestyle and he had earned it. He lived alone and if he wanted to blast the tv at 3 in the morning, and then sleep until 1PM, so be it. It wasn't harming anyone, we all adjusted. When I retired several years ago, I made a commitment to not become a shut-in, something I am naturally prone to do. I enjoy my alone time. When I am alone, I am not lonely, but I know to be better physically and psychically, I needed to interact with people and not give-in to my innate shyness. I ended up joining a local fitness center (associated with a local hospital system) where I could do my arthritis therapy and swim all year-round. I found a great group of friends, many with my same physical problems. We understand and support one another. Its a sisterhood I didn't realize existed or knew I needed. BTW, my father also loved MASH :) Its a show you can watch over and over and always find something new. I hope you are enjoying it.
@@originalhulahoop72 That was the biggest mystery on tv and the most successful cliffhanger. All over the world ppl were waiting for the new season to find out who had done it and it took nearly another season with a very long list of suspects before they revealed it. You can't have that now.
You know, the other episode with witch that was mentioned, Fire Burn, Cauldron Bubble, led me to make the head canon that Jessica's family, the Fletchers, indeed had a witches curse put upon them that caused the worst case scenarios of their jobs to play out. So while her husband had a plane crash while being a pilot, Jessica, being a murder mystery writer, has murders follow her all over the place.
"It's been in my family for two generations" instead of "It was my mom's." I know people who try to church everything up to make it sound like something impressive. I actually heard someone say, "I live in Upstate Alabama" the other day!
Is downstate Alabama radically different from upstate? New Yorkers have to specify "upstate New York" to avoid people assuming we're from NYC- which makes up the majority of our population and almost all our tax base but is still widely despised by state residents who don't live there.
@@richmcgee434 Weeeelllll, there's a large area of central/southern Alabama that's majority-black, but I don't want to assume that was the distinction they were making >_>
Hey Roses, I've been watching these videos since they started, it makes me so happy to finally see someone who's not my gran love Murder, She Wrote. I don't think you've covered this episode yet, but I would love to see your reaction to Season 6 episode 7, "Night of the Tarantula". It's a fun episode, but the way they catch the killer is batshit insane, I was dying of laughter when it happened. You don't have to cover this of course, it's your channel do what you want. This was simply a suggestion because I'd love to see your take on it. Anyway I hope you have a wonderful day whether you read this comment or not.
I mean, on one hand, you'd be living in what was, for many years, the murder capitol of the world. On the other hand, you know Jessica would be the kind of neighbour to invite you over pretty regularly for a lovely meal. AND she'd stop at nothing to solve your inevitable murder.
"Aww, rich man can't do his rich little hobbies, how terrible." That made me cackle tbh Also, how DID they need a forensics just to tell them it was wig hair?!
You know, for a small town where people enjoy their quiet and mind their fences, folks sure to get _thirsty_ fast. It puts all those fears about "young tourists" in a different light. Aw, all this spook and no mention of The Legacy of the Borbey House, the episode where a vampire moves into Cabot Cove? Metzger's casual racism against vampires is pretty great.
Can you imagine if Jessic really was a master witch, but a really chill one who used her powers to do research for her books and still using only her wits to solve mysteries?
I can't believe that Cabot Cove would have a history of burning witches, with as many people is died there every year who would even have the arm strength to cut the wood
@@paulastiles8873 Interesting fact that I did not know. My comment was directed more to those fun loving Puritans who always knew how to have a good time.
The actor that played Charles Winthrop is Robert Vaughn, who is also in the episodes of Murder, She Wrote: 'The Grand Old Lady' & 'Murder Digs Deep' (as different characters) as well as the classic western 'The Magnificent Seven' and great science fiction classic 'Battle Beyond the Stars'.
It’s a shame that Bill Maher messes up Fire Burn, Cauldron Bubble with his stupid face, since that episode also had: Roddy McDowell, just four years after Fright Night came out, and Brad Dourif just one year after voicing Chucky
@@binkao2938 He's got a political talk show -- or used to have one, I'm not sure. Anyway, he has a lot of stupid opinions and can't keep his mouth shut.
Sometimes I feel you talk too fast for me, a non-native speaker, so I dial the speed of the videos down to .75 which makes you sound like you’re giving a drunk speech about my grandmothers favourite to show at a party, which just makes me love these videos even more. I love this series, can’t get enough of it! 💜
I do at least appreciate how Bill Maher's character in Fire Burn and Cauldron Bubble is basically...a loudmouth who's not nearly as smart as he thinks he is.
Robert Vaughn! He plays a conman in the British show Hustle. As much as I do miss your game related content, I do look forward to these kinds of videos and the pique of Halloween vibes you bring :)
Glad I wasn't the only one who caught that! It kind of makes this particular episode of MSW hilarious in hindsight, as since the guy he played was committing fraud, you could argue that this was Albert Strollers previous life before going onto grifting. He got the taste for the long con with the stuff here and decided to go to London to join a gang of grifters :) Fun episode, Roses! Always nice to watch one of your videos :)
Excellent as always, and I really appreciated the 'Carry On Screaming' reference, as I adore that film... And frankly, I wouldn't expect anyone from outside of Great Britain to have even heard of it, much less reference it in a 'Murder, She Wrote' episode overview! 😁
OMG! I just today found you. This is delightful! I thought I was the Lone Ranger when it came to Murder, She Wrote. I absolutely love that show. I watch Jessica every single day. I even set my tv on a timer at night so I can go to sleep listening to MSW. I started watching this show after my divorce (25+ years ago). I saw all the places Jessica went to and the things she did on her own without having to lean/wait on someone else. Made me realize that I could do the things I want to do myself.
And here we have the legendary Robert Vaughn adding to the murder mystery trope of, "If someone's in a wheelchair, they're totally faking." There was another ep on MSW with that, too- the one about a guy who comes back to Cabot Cove after serving 20 years unjustly and wants to find the real killer.
This is a solidly spooky episode to cover! The spookiest part even before the autumnal vibes and witchiness is the bit where she decides to full on massage a strangers foot. Always gives me the shivers. Spoooooky.
Love this channel! If you ever run out of Murder She Wrote episodes to hilariously unpack you would do wonderful comedic justice to Quantum Leap. Keep up the great work!
Congratulations on the million+ views, Roses! I'm so excited that so many new people got to experience the sheer awesomeness that is Pushing Up Roses reviewing the adventures of the beloved J.B. Fletcher. And thank you so much for this latest dose of Murder, She Wrote goodness. Hope you're having a wonderful Spooky Season and have a very Happy Halloween! 🎃🖤
Nine Inch Nails? No, but at the start I was thinking about "Burn the Witch" by Radiohead. I know I have asked this approximately 27 times, but I still hope you'll review "Jessica Behind Bars".
I never knew that Robert Vaughn was in a Murder, She Wrote - A brilliant actor who starred in one of my favorite British Dramas, Hustle, playing a professional grifter by the name of Albert Stroller. R.I.P. Robert
The Old Walker Place is 1313 Mockingbird Lane (The Munsters from The Munsters, of course!) and 4351 Wisteria Lane (Betty Applewhite, etc. on Desperate Housewives).
Watching this on the TV, but the Trent Reznor cameo was enough to compel me to put down my crochet and walk over to the computer to type in this comment. No one has ever combined my love of NIN and Murder She Wrote. Thank you. ❤
The Nine Inch Nails reference had me laughing out loud!! For me, the toll bell sounds in that scene always reminded me of the bells in Ministry 's "Dreamsong."
I highly recommend the episode "Town Father". It's a Cabot Cove episode with lot's of returning faces and it has a goofy tone that makes it a lot of fun.
I can’t. Fucking. Stop. Watching. These. I’ve never seen the show but it’s just so interesting and you’re so funny that I haven’t watched a single other channel in days!
Over 30 and it still catches me by surprise whenever I hear my last name (Abbott) in something fictional... and usually it's something to do with witches or murderers. Also there IS an Abbott from the Salem Witch Trials who was an accuser of Martha Carrier; Benjamin Abbott (no relation, but I do have a relation to several other Witch Trial "witches" and accusers.)
I feel like the comments are sleeping on the exasperated "oh god, it's satan". Like we were all having a fun time but then the devil had to show up like the annoying scrappy character he is...
Where you been, too long? Bill Mahr was in 2 of the best MSW episodes! The other, "Good-Bye Charlie" (s6e12) with Faith Ford. Fenella Fielding as Valeria Watt She was in two of the Carry On films, the second was her role as the vampish Valeria in Carry On Screaming ! (1966).
I love your videos so much! They are so much fun and I love playing them while I sleep (Compliment, I promise)! I would love to see you cover the Jessica-lite episode "Murder in A Minor Key" (s3 e14). Jessica is relaxing at home and proof reading one of her own books. It's about a trio of friends in college and one is accused of murdering a professor. But the best part, the murder is solved by Joe Hardy and Marty Maraschino! (Or something like that 🧐) Anyway, it's fabulous and one of my favorites!
You’ve finally covered an episode I’ve never seen! Every other episode you’ve covered I’ve seen at least a couple times so I already know the story but you’ve finally covered one I haven’t and it was just as much fun to watch! Now I have to go find this episode and watch it as I am so excited to see it lol!
Angela Lansbury and Marian Seldes (Lydia) are both Tony award winners and stared together in Terrence McNally's Deuce on Broadway in 2007. For Angela, it was a return to the broadway stage after a 20 year absence at the age of 81.
With the absurd number of murders in cabet cove, the statement "the walker place? why no ones lived there for years." Should be converted to be the town motto when anyone moves into anywhere in the town. "The (insert name) place? Why no ones lived there since Jessica Fletcher solved their grisly murders several years ago!
As someone who also spent a lot of time with their grandparents I love this series so much. It lets me live out my fantasy of being able to discuss this show with my friends because we watch them together and so now they know enough I can do it. Now time for my insane theory that doesn't fit with the tone or setting of the show: Jessica Fletcher isn't a serial killer, when her husband died he became some sort of grin reaper type thing as a ghost. The reason death follows her is because he loves her and wants to keep an eye on her but still has to collect souls. I don't think this would be something the show would ever do, but it's true in my heart and I love it.
Belle Tower - A great drag name, as Trixie Mattel had said about Ben De La Creme. Because she really does live in a bell tower in real life. So everytime you say Belle Tower, I can't help but think how great a goth drag name that really is.
Oh hey I did an essay on fire burn, cauldron bubble for college. Had to watch 10 minutes of a crime drama and connect it to tropes of drama in general. Chose this one because of your videos!
I actually appreciate that they gave the "witch" a Hebrew name, it's a small thing but it's nice to have a little recognition of the fact that jewish women and other religious minorities were some of the most common victims of the witch trials.
"Are you tired of those old, bulky cauldrons? Eye of Newt overcooking? Try one of our latest Cast Iron Dutch Ovens, for the Modern Witch! Free cat dish with a purchase of two or more!" Sometimes, some of the best jokes are left on the cutting room floor, forever hidden except for some sneaky subtitles oversight. ;D As an aside, can I just say it's *hilarious* how you people across the ocean call something a Dutch oven? We'd never even know what you were talking about.
@@Wednesdaywoe1975 That sounds likely! And it also reinforces my point, as (afaik) those people are primarily German. Not to mention the time capsule effect of diasporas. We either wouldn't recognize their culture as our own at all, or, at best, we'd recognize them as really, really outdated. Hence, calling it "Dutch" looks hilariously wrong to us.
@@TirOrah It's a bastardization of the word "deutsch", since that area of Pennsylvania was settled by a whole lotta Germans. Nothing to do with Holland at all.
@@ToniHinton Yeah, that's what I found out as well when I looked it up (just in case, so I didn't look like an idiot). But I'm sure there are some genuine Americans of Dutch heritage sprinkled in here and there. :) If anything, there was bound to be cross-pollination through the ages. Our culture may be quite different from Germany's, but there are probably similarities too.
Started my lunch break with about a half a dozen new video notifications, but as soon as I saw one for a new Roses video I knew what I was going to watch first
I love watching Murder She Wrote because it reminds me of my childhood. Now my 9 year old son actually looks forward to watching them with me. We both watch your channel, too. 💜
