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Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote is an American television mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. The series aired for twelve seasons from 1984 to 1996 on the CBS network. It was followed by four TV films and a spin-off series, The Law & Harry McGraw. It...
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The Murder of Sherlock Holmes
The Murder of Sherlock Holmes is the pilot episode of the long-running mystery series Murder, She Wrote. It first aired September 30, 1984 on CBS. It stars Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher and Arthur Hill as Preston Giles, who returns in The...
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Deadly Lady
"Deadly Lady" is the first episode of the first season of Murder, She Wrote. It first aired on October 7 1984 on CBS, a week after the pilot episode, The Murder of Sherlock Holmes, aired. The episode was written by Peter S. Fischer and directed by...
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Birds of a Feather
"Birds of a Feather" is the second episode of the first season of Murder, She Wrote. It first aired on October 14 1984 on CBS. It was written by Robert Swanson and directed by John Llewellyn Moxey.
Jessica Fletcher heads to San Francisco for the...
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Hooray for Homicide
"Hooray for Homicide" is the third episode in season 1 of Murder, She Wrote. It first aired on October 28 1984 on CBS. Claude Akins guest stars in his second Murder, She Wrote episode as Ethan Cragg.
Jessica Fletcher's first book, The Corpse...
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It's a Dog's Life
"It's a Dog's Life" is the fourth episode in the first season of Murder, She Wrote. It fist aired on November 4 1984 on CBS. Lynn Redgrave guest stars.
Jessica Fletcher is visiting her cousin Abby at Langley Estate, in the South, when the estate...
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- 4
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Lovers and Other Killers
"Lovers and Other Killers" is the fifth episode in the first season of Murder, She Wrote. It first aired on November 18 1984 on CBS. It's written by Peter S. Fischer and guest stars Airplane! star Peter Graves.
Jessica Fletcher agrees to a series...
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Hit, Run and Homicide
"Hit, Run and Homicide" is the sixth episode in the first season of Murder, She Wrote. It First aired on November 25 1984 and guest stars Tom Bosley and Claude Akins.
After a driverless car runs down Charles Woodley, who is in Cabot Cove looking...
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We're Off to Kill the Wizard
"We're Off to Kill the Wizard" is the seventh episode in the first season of Murder, She Wrote. It first aired on December 9 1984 and was written by Peter S. Fischer. Guest stars include Joaquin Phoenix and his sister Summer Phoenix.
During a...
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Death Takes a Curtain Call
"Death Takes a Curtain Call" is the eighth episode in the first season of Murder, She Wrote. It first aired on December 16 1984. Tom Bosley and Claude Akins guest star.
Jessica Fletcher heads to Boston with Leo Peterson, an old friend in Cabot...
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- 8
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Death Casts a Spell
"Death Casts a Spell" is the ninth episode in the first season of Murder, She Wrote. It first aired on December 30 1984.
Jessica Fletcher's deductive abilities are in demand when a flamboyant hypnotist turns up dead, behind locked doors, in front...
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- 9
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Death by Demographics
"Death by Demographics" is the twenty fourth and last episode in season 12 of Murder, She Wrote. It is also the last episode in the series, first airing May 19 1996 on CBS. Jessica￢ﾀﾙs farewell appears as a voiced-over letter at the very end of this...
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- May 19, 1996
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- 24
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Broadway Malady
"Broadway Malady" is the eleventh episode in the first season of American mystery series Murder, She Wrote. It first aired on January 13 1985 and guest stars Milton Berle.
Broadway legend Rita Bristol and her daughter star in a musical produced by...
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- 11
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Murder to a Jazz Beat
"Murder to a Jazz Beat" is the twelfth episode in the first season of Murder, She Wrote. It first aired on February 3 1985. It was directed by Walter Grauman.
While in New Orleans, Jessica Fletcher must solve the mysterious murder of a famous...
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My Johnny Lies Over the Ocean
"My Johnny Lies Over the Ocean" is the thirteenth episode in the first season of Murder, She Wrote. It first aired February 10 1985 on CBS and was directed by Seymour Robbie.
Jessica Fletcher's niece, Pamela Macgill Crane, is terrorized on a...
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Paint Me a Murder
"Paint Me a Murder" is the fourteenth episode in the first season of Murder, She Wrote. It first aired on February 17 1985 on CBS.
The life of a famous artist is threatened on what would be otherwise an idyllic Mediterranean island.
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- 14
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Tough Guys Don't Die
"Tough Guys Don't Die" is the fifteenth episode in the first season of Murder, She Wrote. It first aired on February 24 1985 on CBS. Jerry Orbach guest stars.
Archie Miles, a private investigator Jessica Fletcher had hired to research an old...
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Sudden Death
"Sudden Death" is the sixteenth episode in the first season of Murder, She Wrote. It first aired on March 3 1985 on CBS.
Jessica Fletcher suddenly must learn all about football when she inherits an interest in a professional team.
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- 16
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Footnote to Murder
"Footnote to Murder" is the seventeenth episode in the first season of Murder, She Wrote. It first aired on March 10 1985 on CBS.
An unpublished manuscript is stolen and its author is murdered during an awards convention.
This is one of two...
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Murder Takes the Bus
"Murder Takes the Bus" is the eighteenth episode in the first season of Murder, She Wrote. It first aired March 17 1985 on CBS. Guest stars include Linda Blair from The Exorcist and Rue McClanahan from Golden Girls.
Bus trips are not always as...
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Armed Response
"Armed Response" is the nineteenth episode in the first season of Murder, She Wrote. It first aired on March 31 1985 on CBS. Guest stars include Eddie Bracken from The Miracle of Morgan's Creek, Martha Raye from Rhythm on the Range and Kay Lenz from...
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Murder at the Oasis
"Murder at the Oasis" is the twentieth episode in the first season of Murder, She Wrote. It first aired on April 7 1985 on CBS. Twin Peaks star Piper Laurie guests.
An unpopular show-business personality discovers that elaborate security systems...
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Funeral at Fifty-Mile
"Funeral at Fifty-Mile" is the twenty first and last episode in the first season of Murder, She Wrote. It first aired April 21 1985 on CBS. Directed by Seymour Robbie.
A Wyoming rancher leaves all to a stranger, to the disgust of his disinherited...
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Widow, Weep for Me
"Widow, Weep for Me" is the first episode in the second season of Murder, She Wrote. It first aired on September 29 1985 on CBS. Guest stars include Len Cariou as Michael Hagarty and Cyd Charisse.
After a friend is murdered at a Caribbean resort,...
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- Sep 29, 1985
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Joshua Peabody Died Here... Possibly
"Joshua Peabody Died Here... Possibly" is the second episode in the second season of Murder, She Wrote. It first aired October 6 1985 on CBS. Tom Bosley and William Windom guest star.
Plans to build a new hotel in Cabot Cove are put on hold when...
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Murder in the Afternoon
"Murder in the Afternoon" is the third episode in the second season of Murder, She Wrote. It first aired October 13 1985 on CBS and guest stars Mackenzie Phillips.
Jessica Fletcher's niece Nita loves her role on a long-standing daytime soap opera,...
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- Oct 13, 1985
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School for Scandal
"School for Scandal" is the fourth episode in the second season of Murder, She Wrote. It first aired on October 20 1985 on CBS. Guest staring June Lockhart and Roddy McDowall.
When Jessica Fletcher is offered an honorary degree from Crenshaw...
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- Oct 20, 1985
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Magnum On Ice
"Magnum on Ice" is the eighth episode in the third season of Murder, She Wrote and is the second part of the Magnum, P.I./Murder, She Wrote crossover, which started in the Magnum, P.I. episode "Novel Connection". This episode first aired November 23...
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- Nov 23, 1986
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- 8
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Sing a Song of Murder
"Sing a Song of Murder" is the fifth episode in the second season of Murder, She Wrote. It first aired October 27 1985 and guest stars Glynis Johns and Patrick Macnee.
Jessica Fletcher is devastated to be informed of her cousin Emma's untimely...
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- Oct 27, 1985
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Reflections of the Mind
"Reflections of the Mind" is the sixth episode in the second season of Murder, She Wrote. It first aired on November 3 1985 on CBS. This episode was written by Robert Swanson and guest stars Martin Milner.
Jessica Fletcher decides to pay a visit...
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- Nov 3, 1985
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A Lady in the Lake
"A Lady in the Lake" is the seventh episode in season 2 of Murder, She Wrote. It first aired November 10 1985 on CBS. Guest stars include Tom Bosley, William Windom and Lee Meriwether.
On Harry Pierce's advice, Jessica Fletcher spends a little bit...
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- Nov 10, 1985
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Dead Heat
"Dead Heat" is the eighth episode in the second season of Murder, She Wrote. It first aired November 24 1985 on CBS. Carole Cook and Norman Fell guest star.
Jessica Fletcher goes to the races to watch her niece, Tracy, ride the winning horse but...
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- Nov 24, 1985
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Jessica Behind Bars
"Jessica Behind Bars" is the ninth episode in the second season of Murder, She Wrote. First airing December 1 1985 on CBS, this episode guest stars Adrienne Barbeau and Yvonne De Carlo.
Jessica Fletcher agrees to teach an English class at the West...
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- Dec 1, 1985
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Sticks and Stones
"Sticks and Stones" is the tenth episode in the second season of Murder, She Wrote. It first aired December 15 1985 and guest stars Tom Bosley and William Windom.
After Beverly Gareth is electrocuted in her bath, Cabot Cove is flooded with poison...
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Murder Digs Deep
"Murder Digs Deep" is the eleventh episode in the second season of Murder, She Wrote. It first aired on December 29 1985 on CBS. Guest staring Connie Stevens and directed by Philip Leacock.
An archaeological dig at the site of Coronado's City of...
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- Dec 29, 1985
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- 11
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Murder by Appointment Only
"Murder by Appointment Only" is the twelfth episode in the second season of Murder, She Wrote. It first aired on January 5 1986. Guest stars include Michael Horton as Grady Fletcher. Directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman.
One of Jessica Fletcher's...
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- Jan 5, 1986
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Trial by Error
"Trial by Error" is the thirteenth episode in the second season of Murder, She Wrote. It first aired on January 12 1986 on CBS. Guest stars include Vicki Lawrence.
It's a bad day for the jurors when Jessica Fletcher is the foreperson of the jury...
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- Jan 12, 1986
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Keep the Home Fries Burning
"Keep the Home Fries Burning" is the fourteenth episode in the second season of Murder, She Wrote. It first aired January 19 1986 on CBS. Donna Pescow guest stars among others.
Jessica Fletcher, Seth Hazlitt and Amos Tupper try out the Joshua...
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- Jan 19, 1986
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- 14
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Powder Keg
"Powder Keg" is the fifteenth episode in the second season of Murder, She Wrote, first airing February 9 on CBS.
After their car breaks down after dinner with the governor, Jessica Fletcher and her friend Ames Caufield find themselves in a small...
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- Feb 9, 1986
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- 15
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Murder in the Electric Cathedral
"Murder in the Electric Cathedral" is the sixteenth episode in the second season of Murder, She Wrote. It first aired on February 16 1986. Guest stars include Barbi Benton and Dick Van Patten.
Jessica Fletcher must find the murderer of her close...
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- Feb 16, 1986
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- 16
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Death Stalks the Big Top: Part 1
"Death Stalks the Big Top: Part 1" is the first episode in the third season of Murder, She Wrote. First airing September 28 1986 on CBS, this episode includes guest stars like Courteney Cox and Jackie Cooper. The storyline of this episode concluded...
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Death Stalks the Big Top: Part 2
"Death Stalks the Big Top: Part 2" is the second episode in the third season of Murder, She Wrote. It first aired October 5 1986. The storyline began in the first episode in the season, Death Stalks the Big Top: Part 1.
Despite Neil's confession...
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Witness for the Defense
"Witness for the Defense" is the third episode in the fourth season of Murder, She Wrote. It first aired on October 4 1987 on CBS. Guest stars include Christopher Allport.
Jessica goes to Quebec to testify at the trial of a friend who is accused...
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- Oct 4, 1987
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The Cemetery Vote
"The Cemetery Vote" is the twentieth episode in the third season of Murder, She Wrote. The episode first aired on April 5 1987 on CBS.
First, the reform mayor dies in an "accident" and then the mayor's father is murdered after he demands an...
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- Apr 5, 1987
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- 20
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The Legacy of Borbey House
"The Legacy of Borbey House" is the third episode in the tenth season of Murder, She Wrote. It first aired October 3, 1993 on CBS. David Birney guest stars among others.
The episode begins when two teenagers are making out in the cemetery, and get...
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- Oct 3, 1993
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Deadline for Murder
"Deadline For Murder" is the seventh episode in the third season of Murder, She Wrote. It first aired November 16 1986 on CBS. Harry Guardino guest stars among others.
Jessica Fletcher comes to the aid of an old friend, Boston reporter, Haskell...
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- Nov 16, 1986
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- 7
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Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Part 1
"Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Part 1" is the twenty first episode in the fifth season of Murder, She Wrote. First airing May 14 1989 on CBS, it is the second two part episode (excluding the crossover). Guest stars include Jean Simmons, David Hedison...
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Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Part 2
"Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Part 2" is the twenty second episode in the fifth season of Murder, She Wrote. It first aired May 21 1989 on CBS and is the concluding part of "Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Part 1". Guest stars again include Jean Simmons,...
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To Kill a Legend
"To Kill a Legend" is the third episode in the eleventh season of Murder, She Wrote. It first aired October 9 1994 on CBS.
In London, blackmailer Alexander Sandsby demands his half but gets a blow on the head from Jeffrey Caldwell and perishes in...
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- Oct 9, 1994
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Death in Hawaii
"Death in Hawaii" is the fourth episode in the eleventh season of Murder, She Wrote. It first aired October 16 1994 on CBS. This is episode is directed by Don Mischer and guest stars Ken Howard.
After an exhausting foreign books tour, Jessica...
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- Oct 16, 1994
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The Return of Preston Giles
"The Return of Preston Giles" is the seventh episode in the season seven of Murder, She Wrote. It first aired November 18 1990 on CBS. This episode sees the return of Arthur Hill as Preston Giles, first seen in the pilot episode The Murder of...
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- Nov 18, 1990
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