Murder, She Recapped: A Murder, She Wrote Podcast
Join us on a weekly journey as we recap each episode of Murder, She Wrote! We dig into the foibles, fashions, and Fletcher of it all.Â
Murder, She Spoke (Season 3, Episode 22)
Tonight on Murder, She Wrote! It's 1987, a young nail polish designer named Debbie gets her big break at Elizabeth Arden. Debbie's not sure what to do. She loves fuchsias and eggplant. But it's Elizabeth Arden. She's got to ease into things and make a name for herself. Debbie can't just pitch hot pink in her first month. She knows. She'll do a mauve. Sure, they already have Mystic Mauve, Mythical Mauve, and Mushroom Mauve. But rich ladies can always use another muted pinkish purple shade for their lunches at the Russian Tea Room Aha! Monet Mauve. The ladies...
The Days Dwindle Down (Season 3, Episode 21)
Tonight on Murder, She Wrote! A man called Sam breaks into a house where the boss who recently fired him has been suspiciously shot dead. Sam desecrates the scene by stealing $10,000 from the dead man, and using the murder weapon to vandalizes the house by shooting into the windows and the walls, causing thousands of dollars in damage. And then he steals the murder weapon and throws it in the ocean, which is one of the only pieces of evidence that can help catch the killer. 30 years later, a mystery writer shows up to the same home, harasses t...
Cemetery Vote (Season 3, Episode 20)
Today on Murder, She Wrote! Cindy is just a little slip of a woman. She’s so short and petite. But more than that, she’s an idiot. She has fallen for an absolute lump of a man with a strong jawline and maybe three brain cells. Can Jessica get down on her knees look her directly in the eyes and help her to see the error of her ways and possibly find a little bit of self worth? Probably not.
We ask the important questions. Is that the padlock from a 7 year olds diary? Is she...
No Accounting for Murder (Season 3, Episode 19)
Tonight on Murder, She Wrote. Grady Fletcher is being haunted. No, not by the ghost of his old boss, Captain Caleb, the Fish Stick King. No, not by the ghost of Preston Giles, the publisher he sold Jessica's first book to. No, not by the ghost of Elizabeth Roberts, the fiancée of the Lila Lee executive he tried to get a job from. No, not by the ghost of his Uncle Frank Fletcher. No, not by the ghost of his Uncle Carl, who is a clown at a traveling circus. Grady doesn't care about any of those g...
A Very Special Episode (Season 3, Episode 18 PLACEHOLDER)
Today on Murder, She Recapped! Jessica is nowhere to be found. Is this some sort of bookend episode?
This time YOU ask the important questions! What’s Mark and Laura’s favorite episode? What would the Murder, She Wrote and Golden Girls crossover have looked like? What do we think about the Murder, She Wrote reboot? How did Mark and Laura meet? What character would they want to be? This and much more, today on Murder, She Recapped!
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Simon Says, Color Me Dead (Season 3, Episode 17)
Tonight on Murder, She Wrote! It’s fall in Cabot Cove. There is a chill in the air and it's the season for corduroy. This weather makes people want to reminisce. Jessica can’t help but think about Frank and the many items left around her that remind her of him every day. And Amos Tupper can’t help but look back at his own childhood and see himself in a local boy. But there is no real time for that, because the OTHER big celebrity that lives in Cabot Cove is dead. So Jessica is back on top. L...
Death Takes a Dive (Season 3, Episode 16) Part Two
Tonight on Murder, She Wrote! More of what was happening last week! Why are you here if you didn't listen to last week?!Â
We ask the important questions. I can see Sheboygan from my house? The scantily clad Scranton scampi? 555555555? She did a microfiche fashion research? He quizzed his housekeeper on sweaters? Do boxers have to live with their managers? Is that a slow pitch little league journalism trophy? What's a TV people? Today on Murder, She Recapped!
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Death Takes a Dive (Season 3, Episode 16) Part One
Tonight on Murder, She Wrote! Cosmo Ponzini had a shot at the big time. He was this close to, yeah, the title. But his promoter asked him to take a dive. As payback he was given a gym and a whole new career. Small trade off, right? People ask him if he hates his promoter for making him work so hard and then forcing him to miss his shot at the title. But he does not. That's just business. And Cosmo doesn't hate him. He just hates women.Â
We ask the important questions. What k...
The Bottom Line is Murder (Season 3, Episode 15)
Tonight on Murder, She Recapped! On a trip to Denver Jessica learns that teddy bears are made with wire hangers. And the only thing protecting children from being blinded by these wire hangers are very strict safety regulations that make the arms of teddy bears completely tear resistant. But some toy makers don't care about those safety regulations. And it's up to a local drag queen to stop them.Â
We ask the important questions. Danger cheese? Is Steve totally useless? Does that office have a corner jacuuz? Is his hair made of Barbie bangs? I...
Murder in a Minor Key (Season 3, Episode 14)
Tonight on Murder, She Wrote! Jessica Fletcher is our pal. She's talking to us and hanging out at home in front of the fire. She's complaining about the electric company, like all our friends do. She's wearing fancy house shoes and a fancy nightgown, just like all our friends do. We're having a friends night, because we're friends. All while strangers solve a murder.Â
We ask the important questions. He gave his aunt sex shoes? When even is a Transacom? Should they have replaced him with BJ or with the Bear? Is this a l...
Crossed Up (Season 3, Episode 13)
Tonight on Murder, She Wrote! Leslie just wants to go to fashion school. And Leslie should go to fashion school. Leslie thinks dressing like a teacher from the old west, or perhaps a sailor in lederhosen isn't questionable. But what is questionable is whether she is a murderer or not. We don't know. But we do know she should go to fashion school.
We ask the important questions. Did you gasp? Is that a bike bell on a ceiling fan pull? Is Mona a pervert? Why is he getting his meat paws all over...
The Corpse Flew First Class (Season 3, Episode 12)
Tonight on Murder, She Wrote! Murder Takes the Bus takes a plane! And it's all Bert's fault. Pearl from Diff'rent Strokes always knew there was something odd about her dog, Bert. Don't let his little pink hair bows fool you. Bert is special, and Bert gets crazy ideas. Pearl could never trust Bert alone at some kennel while she was on vacation in London. He's just not that kind of a dog. Then one day Bert started talking nonsense about smuggling and knitting bags. Will Bert's scheme get Pearl and her husband locked up for good this time?<...
Night of the Headless Horseman (Season 3, Episode 11)
Tonight on Murder, She Wrote! Jessica Fletcher has no children of her own. A young poet has no mother of his own. This sounds like a match made in heaven. You'd think they would compliment one another and solve each other's problems. But you would be wrong. In fact, when they get together a man ends up dead and headless, money is embezzled, and children are calling the corners in a secret barn room.
We ask the important questions. Is she wearing Belle's curtains? When are we? Does he have no interest in his...
Stage Struck (Season 3, Episode 10 )
Tonight on Murder, She Wrote! When Jessica was a pretty young thing she was eager to try anything. She was brave. She was excited. She was even willing to try acting! She might not be good at it, but she was able to make up for it by painting one hell of a set. And she was able to paint that set so well that she caught the eye of a handsome young man named Frank. She was 30 years old.
We ask the important questions. Does her suit jacket have a vagazzled peplum? Did...
Obituary for a Dead Anchor (Season 3, Episode 9)
Tonight on Murder, She Wrote! An older newsman tries to fight back against a biz that's focused on chasing youth. But this time it's TV and not newspapers. So it's different.Â
We ask the important questions. Was that room sponge painted with a filthy mop? Perms and pads for Paula? Big bald comma ugly? Did they pack a hundred files on Jessica Fletcher? Is her hair a mini tornado? They did a research? Today on Murder, She Recapped!
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Magnum on Ice (Season 3, Episode 8)
Tonight on Murder, She Wrote! Mrs. Lovett, and Miss Hannigan walk into a bar. Also, Magnum PI is there. And did I mention that it’s in Hawaii? What the hell is even going on?
We ask the important questions. Is there a break in the Magnum space time continuum? Did we finally get to see her eyeballin’ and pew pew’n? She’s not like a normal detective, she’s a cool detective? What’s he hunting and pecking on that turned off computer? Did they think she stole a gun, gift wrapped it, and gave...
Deadline for Murder (Season 3, Episode 7)
Tonight on Murder, She Wrote! Jessica McGill could not get enough of Frank Fletcher. She was so enamored with him that she followed him all the way to Boston that one summer after college. But the only job she could find was being a legman for ornery reporter, Haskell Drake. Jessica broke Haskell’s heart when she decided not to become a reporter full time and she went back to Cabot Cove. There, a schoolteacher job and her life with Frank were waiting. She could have been great! Now she gets a chance to make it up to Ha...
Dead Man's Gold ( Season 3, Episode 6)
Tonight on Murder, She Wrote! Jessica Fletcher feels like a girl in highschool again. David is back in town and the butterflies are back in her stomach. The boy who sailed away has returned! And not just any boy. The boy most likely to…to…something. She can't remember what, but she knows for sure that it was really really cool.
We ask the important questions. Did he buy his outfit at the yacht store? Is this entire conversation a bit? Should we do a podcast about Murder, She Wrote? Did he get his ches...
Corned Beef and Carnage (Season 3, Episode 5)
Tonight on Murder, She Wrote! Turkey is practical. Ham, forgettable. But corned beef, corned beef is different. Corned beef is a commitment. It's the sandwich for a man who asks forgiveness and not permission. In other words, a king. And a king doesn't eat at a deli. He eats in a castle. Corned Beef Castle. Rule your lunch. (Mad Men theme plays in background)
We ask the important questions. Is she a 1992 Dracula? Did she steal those teeth from a horse? Isn’t it nice to see Jessica eat street food again? Did she ge...
One White Rose for Death (Season 3, Episode 4)
Tonight on Murder, She Wrote! Margo is new to this embassy. She just got in last night and she is not familiar with the comings and goings. Is it normal for there to be large groups of international people arriving late at night? Maybe. What does one wear for a midnight snack with uninvited guests? Is it a formal gown? Maybe. Is she expected to make those midnight snacks? Wasn’t she promised servants? Maybe. Should there be murder? Do you need a matching wrap to peek at that murdered person? Maybe.
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Unfinished Business (Season 3, Episode 3)
Tonight on Murder, She Wrote! Nothing beats a Juniper Lake Holiday. Couples get $10 off our best cabin. You know, the one with the tub. You've got sunken dinghies, a fishless lake, and only one unsolved drowning. But don't worry. The gang's all here to get to the bottom of it.
We ask the important questions. Are those Jiminy Glick driving glasses? Can I get hock hips with a side of Seth on the griddle? Are you team tennis shoes or team sneakers? Has the radio absolutely ruined her life? To solve this murder, let’s...
Death Stalks the Big Top: Part 2 (Season 3, Episode 2)
Tonight on Murder, She Wrote! Constance is furious. Yes, she was annoyed, frustrated and quite honestly appalled when Jessica showed up three days before the wedding. But now, after moving around seating assignments and alerting her very very important and powerful friends that her successful sister in law would be present at these parties, Jessica is nowhere to be found. Does Jessica not understand common decency? Does she have no manners? Is she trying to kill Constance with this incredible stress? There was a reason she never liked her and never liked her husband and his stupid pipe...
Death Stalks the Big Top: Part 1 (Season 3, Episode 1)
Tonight on Murder, She Wrote! Maylene is a horse girl. She loves riding horses. She loves jumping on and off of them and doing tricks on them. Horses understand Maylene, and she understands horses. Maylene doesn't understand cats. Especially not that tomcat, she made the mistake of marrying back when she was way too young and had way too many dreams. But do horse girls hate tomcats enough to kill them? You will not be finding out tonight!
We ask the important questions. How does that man know where the circus went? What’s th...
The Fletchie Awards (Season 2)
We have wrapped up Season Two of Murder, She Wrote! So, the time has come again to recognize and uphold excellence in a world inhabited by our beloved Jessica Fletcher. Follow along as we nominate some truly remarkable moments, characters, hairdos, and more! And then follow us on Instagram and TikTok to vote for the winners!Â
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If the Frame Fits (Season 2, Episode 22)
Tonight on Murder, She Wrote! Jessica Fletcher is in Cedar Heights, and there is an adult man at the country club who goes by Binky. And everyone goes along with it. They don’t ask questions. They don’t snicker when he says it. They keep a straight face. They say “Binky” when they want his attention. His name is Binky.
We ask the important questions. Is she wearing a whipped cream clown outfit? Why is the back of her hair none of her business? Is he dressed in only seersucker and chest? When being ac...
The Perfect Foil (Season 2, Episode 21)
Tonight on Murder, She Wrote! Laura has forgotten to write one, so she rambles for a little bit about Lafayette, the cab driver. Something about him being across town. Listen to the episode to hear for yourself.
We ask the important questions. Have you ever seen a better a banana costume? Is her hair just a slipped back wig? Is his costume just "tux"? Did she go to that office just to be mean to people? Are they eating at a Rainforest Cafe? Today on Murder, She Recapped!
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Menace, Anyone? (Season 2, Episode 20)
Tonight on Murder, She Wrote! The year is 1986. Google does not exist yet. The library is closed and the writer's room wants to write about a car being blown up. Their best guess is that that would be done with a cartoon style stick of Wile E. Coyote like dynamite. There's no way to confirm or deny if this is accurate. It makes it in the script, and subsequently, onto network television.Â
We ask the important questions. Is she dressed as DNA? Is that Looney Tunes dynamite? Is anything spookier than "hello"? Did he a...
Christopher Bundy - Died on Sunday (Season 2, Episode 19)
Tonight on Murder, She Wrote! Whoever the writers were for this episode try to convince us that "Bundy" rhymes with "Sunday".
We ask the important questions. Are they the Donnie and Marie that you already have at home? If your uncle was murdered, would you tuck in your shirt first and foremost? The guest room is a Grecian bathhouse? Is the dandelion part of official police work? Who wrote this? Is she making a list of the word “business”? Is he eating floor candy? Today on Murder, She Recapped!Â
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If a Body Meet a Body (Season 2, Episode 18)
Tonight on Murder, She Wrote! Connie is so bored of Cabot Cove. There is nothing to do! And a weekend in Farnsdale isn’t cutting it anymore. She needs more! She needs bigger! She needs brighter! And she would do anything to get it. Carry a dead hobo’s body into a motel? Sure! Lie to a medical examiner? Yup! Commit insurance fraud? You got it! Drag a dead body under the porch, into a waitress's house, and in and out of a van? Absolutely! Anything for a good time.
We ask the important ques...
One Good Bid Deserves a Murder (Season 2, Episode 17)
Tonight on Murder, She Wrote! Mr. Readford and I have something in common, and it's not the fact that we're both in the Boston society pages. We both came here tonight for a diary auction, and we didn't get one. What did we get? We got murder. Going once! Going twice ! Going three times! Sold! We got Harry McGraw shiners. Going once! Going Twice. Going three times! Sold! We got drugged Jessica Fletcher, Boudoir magazine, and chess sets that survived the Spanish Inquisition. But we did not get our diary auction.Â
We ask the im...
Murder in the Electric Cathedral (Season 2, Episode 16)
Tonight on Murder, She Wrote! Jessica is visiting an old teacher friend in Oklahoma, and this area of Oklahoma has everything. It has hog farms that are practically drowning in crude oil. It has a TV studio where the Lord is present. It has a clinic with a life size Jesus statue in the waiting room. And it clearly has a wig shop that is not hurting for business. They are raking in the money at the wig shop. They are selling wigs hand over fist at the wig shop. Everyone shops at the wig shop. Wigs for...
Powder Keg (Season 2, Episode 15)
Tonight on Murder, She Wrote! Billy is angry.
We ask the important questions. Is this sweater on sweater crime? Is that a YMCA construction hat? Are they the Emmet Otter's jug band villains? Is Elmore's mother wearing her prom dress? Is that a YOU ARE HERE map of Disneyworld? Is this Mark and Laura's first fight?! Today on Murder, She Recapped!
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Keep the Home Fries Burning (Season 2, Episode 14)
Tonight on Murder, She Wrote! Margo has had it with these stupid small towns. She got into the tainted food business for glitz and glamour and intrigue. Not for local radio, busybody crisis hounds, and widow jelly. And certainly not to find the root of a problem and fix it. And that’s why this death by poisoned preserves is not gonna be her problem.
We ask the important questions. Do you really need a French chef to make a cinnamon omelette? Whose stupid nephew painted that sign? Purpose?! Whose Sports Illustrated diploma holder is...
Trial By Error (Season 2, Episode 13)
Tonight on Murder, She Wrote! This could be a story of [Insert Name], a radio DJ whose first wife had all the money and he could never get over it. Or it could be the story of [Insert Name], a small business owner who would do anything to get back to her shop. It should be the story of a widow named, [Insert Name] who just wants to crochet a blanket and catch Mr. Bentley's eye. But it's not. It's not a story of any of those people. Instead, it's the story of Mark and Becky, who get...
Murder By Appointment Only (Season 2, Episode 12)
Tonight on Murder, She Wrote! Lila Lee is more than a makeup, it’s a lifestyle. And Lila Lee herself believes that wholeheartedly. And why shouldn’t she? Makeup can transform a woman! It can make a housewife look like a hooker. But can it transform a hooker to a housewife?
We ask the important questions. Was he coming from some loser wedding? Is the only way to know that you're in a hotel suite a framed headshot? Was she actually her English Fletcher? How can we find out how long her hair hat is...
Murder Digs Deep (Season 2, Episode 11)
Tonight on Murder, She Wrote! Jessica Fletcher doesn't want Doc Hazlitt to know she's excited to go digging with him. So, she pretends she's doing research for a book, just like she pretends she wants to play chess every week, and she pretends that Seth is the only medical examiner in Maine. But demure Jessica Fletcher drops every hint there is. From gossiping about the sex lives of grad students, to not barfing at Seth's sweat stains. But Seth just doesn't get it. Is his head as thick as a southwest university students’?
We as...
Sticks and Stones (Season 2, Episode 10)
Tonight on Murder, She Wrote! Beverly Gareth loves Spanish. She can’t read or write it, but she is really starting to understand it! Her absolute favorite telanovella is appointment television for her. And she loves it so much that she would risk her life to not miss it! And what Beverly Gareth wants, she gets. But, has her need to have it all finally gone too far? Is this the one demand that will ultimately take her out?
We ask the important questions. Is that man wearing a stick on mustache? How cool is...
Jessica Behind Bars (Season 2, Episode 9)
Tonight on Murder, She Wrote. Tick tock. The West Barrington Institute for Women is a powder keg. Sure, those inmates look like Calvin Klein models in their denim on denim uniform. But style can't make up for everything. For years, someone's been selling off their top quality vegetables and someone's been diluting their drugs. So when the prisoners get a chance to blow the lid off the prison, would anyone blame them if they took it? Tick tock, Mrs. Fletcher, the dynamite's already been lit.
We ask the important questions. Is this the school...
Dead Heat (Season 2, Episode 8)
Tonight on Murder, She Wrote! Don’t underestimate the power of a short king. These pint sized lotharios can do more than just ride horses. They can drive a woman to murder! Thankfully, 5’8” Jessica Fletcher knows this and does not look down on them. She would never overlook such a man, especially when his Panamanian heat could be a clue in the murder of the racehorse owner. No detail is too small. No inconsistency too tiny. She will get into the miniscule facts to prove that her niece did not commit murder.Â
We ask the imp...
A Lady in the Lake (Season 2, Episode 7)
Tonight on Murder, She Wrote! Joanna picks wild flowers. Joanna wears unusual robes. Joanna runs naked through the woods so that a group of middle aged oddballs believes she's a nature lover. Joanna makes reservations for her boyfriend to go on vacation with his wife. Joanna's never going to break up with her boyfriend. Not even after Jessica Fletcher sees him kill his wife. Don't be like Joanna. Break up with him, ok?Â
We ask the important questions. Is that Jocelyn, AGAIN? Is running through the woods nude a "bit"? Did everyone involved previously w...
