How often should you check the coolant in a Sheriff Mobile? Are prison bus stops a good place to make friends? Is the sea captain as fake as his capccent? Does a postman career lead to old-timey wisdom? And would you hire a sea captain to English interpreter? (Asking for a friend -D)
Program “Stamos Law” for record and join us instead while we talk, tangent and agree to disagree about the 18th regular episode of season 1 – Murder Takes the Bus.
Author: Damien
FOOTNOTE TO MURDER – S01E17
Is it safe to mix roller-skates, raincoats and umbrellas? Will Horace Lynchfield ever return to mend the broken hearts of Cabot Cove? Was this entire episode an advertisement for an incredulous optometrist? And can a confession trap ever be too elaborate? (Spoiler – No)
So grab your questionable-judgement-pistol-lighter and put on your sad-girl sweater because we’re cracking open a best seller with “Footnote to Murder”.
SUDDEN DEATH – S01E16
Would you reschedule a flight for a 4% football team inheritance, or just sell the shares? Should those shares let you in an interrogation? Is it safe to stand behind the players at a drunken football after party? And would you bet on Bet Cops ability to solve a case?
Change your party blazer and drive your football helmet on down to the stadium while Google searching the definition of “intestate” while we cover season 1, episode 16 – Sudden Death.
THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (1962) – CCC AT THE MOVIES
Our first mini-sode!
We do a short, mostly spoiler-free ‘cast on the classic Angela Lansbury film, The Manchurian Candidate.
Don’t worry, we’ll be back with Bet-Cop and child driving a giant football helmet in this Friday’s podcast, still on regular schedule.
TOUGH GUYS DON’T DIE – S01E15
What exactly is a good reason to break into someone’s house? What’s more terrifying, scalpels or scalpers? Boat building sweetheart or cold-blooded killer? How many hours would you spend on a bus from Boston to VT to follow a lead? And will Damien ever crack the code and understand vaporwave?
Calling all Gumshoes! Follow the clues to solve the case of who-dunnits (and a lot of who didn’ts) while we talk the awesomeness of McGraw in season 1, Episode 15 – Tough Guys Don’t Die.
Extras:
We promised a link to a funny MSR related video but couldn’t find it. If we ever do, we’ll post it then. Super sorry!
PAINT ME A MURDER – S01E14
Will Damien ever be able to say philanthropist? What is the SECOND rule of eavesdropping? Is it better to sculpt a bust or bust a move? And where is Stefan now and did he choose art or science?
Islands and Crossbows and Art – Oh My! So throw out your matches, put down that left-handed cigarette and join us as we cover the 14th Episode of Murder She Wrote, Season 1 – Paint Me a Murder.
MY JOHNNY LIES OVER THE OCEAN – S01E13
What’s up with Ramon’s mustache? Did Johnny really like mushroom-walnut-mustard chicken? Is slaughterhouse chatter a good topic for a first date? Is Russell a karate heartthrob or a super geek? Can pepper make you cry? Will Phoebe and Carla ever make it to China? And can you tell the difference between a Fuji and a Firecracker?
Join us as we set sail with the MacGill women on the cruise that two out of two doctors recommend in season 1, episode 13 of Murder She Wrote, My Johnny Lies Over the Ocean.
MURDER TO A JAZZ BEAT – S01E12
Is smuggling a good day job for an untalented talent manager? Are New Englanders rude or just reserved? Why is Jessica’s obscure poison knowledge so on point? Can denture cleaning commercials give you the “aha moment” you’ve been searching for? And was there only one working New Orleans cab driver in 1985?
Grab your clean clarinet reed because we’re getting the band back together! Listen as we go for quirky cabbie redemption and cover season 1, episode 12 of Murder She Wrote, Murder to a Jazz Beat.
BROADWAY MALADY – S01E11
Will Grady ever truly find “the one”? The money or the jewels? Morley, Morty or Marley? What is Milton Berle’s favorite rodent, is it Stephen Pearcy? Will carrots and crunches lower your cholesterol? Can they make you a good cop? Are theater and film actors generally at odds? And can you “mother” a relative stranger into throwing you out of a window?
Give our regards to Broadway as we examine a dysfunctional showbiz family and meet New York’s most carrot-obsessed cop when we talk episode eleven of season one of Murder She Wrote, Broadway Malady!
EXTRAS:
We both show our MTV upbringing and lack of culture when the only thing we know Milton Berle from is this Ratt video. Also, this vid is still awsome!
CAPITOL OFFENSE – S01E10
Can digestive gurgles unlock a mystery? The environmental survey or the tie clip – which did you notice first? Do you have enough clout to get your feline companion served milk in an upscale restaurant? Driving gloves – fashion forward or faux pas? And is Jessica responsible for lox and bagels in New England?
Come along with us for Mendelsohn’s maladies, Jessica’s stint as a congresswoman and meet a man named Thor Danziger in season 1, episode 10 – Capitol Offense!