Box set: Murder, She Wrote: The Complete Series
Barcode 025192209536
Release Date 10/1/2013

Murder, She Wrote: Season 12
Universal (1995)
TV Series  /  Drama, Crime, Mystery
In Collection
#1538
0*
Seen ItYes
IMDB   7.1
1051 mins USA / English
DVD 
Angela Lansbury Jessica Fletcher
Louis Herthum Deputy Andy Broom
William Windom Dr. Seth Hazlitt
Ron Masak Sheriff Mort Metzger
Gregory Itzin Ralph Brewer
David Ogden Stiers Howard Deems
Peter Jason Vincent Nader
Anthony Michael Hall Les Franklin
Robert Curtis-Brown Bud Forbes
Fionnula Flanagan Eileen O'Bannon
Gregory Alan Williams Lt. Paul Bragg
Thomas Kopache Leonard
Raphael Sbarge Peter Franklin
G.W. Bailey Lt. Alex Tibideaux
Rod Taylor Inspector Rory Lanahan
Christopher Neame Dr. John Sullivan
Mark Lindsay Chapman Officer Matthew Ryan
Wendy Schaal Zuleika Brown
Janel Moloney Maria Corbin
Peter Van Norden CIA Agt. Dennis Quinlan
Director
Walter Grauman
Vincent McEveety
Paul Lazarus
Kevin Corcoran
Producer Tom Sawyer
Bruce Lansbury
Stephen Swofford
Todd London
Writer Tom Sawyer
Peter S. Fischer
Bruce Lansbury
Richard Levinson
Cinematography Ronald M. Vargas Sr.
Musician Steve Dorff
Bruce Babcock
Allyn Ferguson
Jeff Sturges

Murder seems to follow Jessica Fletcher, a former English teacher and a mystery writer full of charm, zest-for-life, and personality; who happens to become "the investigator" when traveling around the country to promote a series of novels. Murder always occurs when she is present. Even in Cabot Cove!
Episodes
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    9/21/1995  1.  Nailed
Gossip is rampant in a stylish Fifth Avenue beauty salon where an expert hair-dresser is involved in several intrigues.
Director:  Anthony Pullen Shaw  Writer:  Donald Ross 
Guest starring:  Rosalind Chao, John O'Hurley, Daphne Ashbrook,  Leslie Easterbrook, Denise Gentile, Carol Kiernan,  Sean O'Bryan, Wayne Pére, Vic Politzos, Kathy Trageser, Michael Woods, Eddie Zammit
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    9/28/1995  2.  A Quaking in Aspen
In Aspen, Colo, Jessica's friend, Laney, seems to be the best suspect in the murder of her husband, Grant Boswell.
Director:  Vincent McEveety  Writer:  Tom Sawyer 
Guest starring:  Gerald McRaney, Leigh Taylor-Young,  Victor Bevine, Scott Valentine,  Tom Everett, Elizabeth Gracen,  Kurt Fuller, Wendy Benson-Landes, Thom Bierdz, Leslie Horan, Deborah Lacey
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    10/5/1995  3.  The Secret of Gila Junction
People in a sleepy Arizona town, are threatened by a truck- stop bandit and suspicious treasure hunters.
Director:  Anthony Pullen Shaw  Writer:  Jerry Ludwig 
Guest starring:  Dorothy Lyman,  Guy BoydRobert Rusler, Jay Underwood, Kari Whitman,  Douglas Roberts, Lawrence Bayne, Maya McLaughlin, Bo Svenson, Bruce E. Morrow,  Biff Yeager, Paul Ivy, Robert Seals, Dale Swann
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    10/12/1995  4.  Big Easy Murder
Jessica travels to New Orleans to research a new novel, but gets caught up in a series of voodoo killings.
Director:  Vincent McEveety  Writer:  Cynthia Deming  / William Royce 
Guest starring:  Brian McNamara, Elizabeth Ashley, Mitchell Ryan, Anne-Marie Johnson,  Olivia Cole, George Sharperson, Ayo Adeyemi, Devino Tricoche, Lisa Akey,  G.W. BaileyRobert Forster, Juliette Jeffers, Nick LaTour,  Clifton PowellLewis Van Bergen, Steve Curtis
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    10/19/1995  5.  Home Care
A nurse under a cloud comes to Cabot Cove. One of her patients is Jessica's best friend Maggie.
Director:  Anthony Pullen Shaw  Writer:  Robert Van Scoyck 
Guest starring:  Megan Follows, William Converse-Roberts,  Stephanie NiznikElizabeth Wilson, Tom O'Brien, Audra Lindley,  Madlyn RhueMark ArnottRobert RothwellFrances BayZeljko Ivanek, Ed Nelson, Kathryn Masak, John R. Crown, James E. Hurd Jr.
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    11/2/1995  6.  Nan's Ghost (1)
A spooky story set in an old Irish castle where legend has it that there is a ghost and a hidden treasure.
Director:  Anthony Pullen Shaw  Writer:  Bruce Lansbury 
Guest starring:  James Bartz,  Leslie Bevis, Edita Brychta,  Mark Lindsay ChapmanFionnula Flanagan, James Warwick, John Karlen, Ross Kettle,  Thomas Kopache, Felicia Lansbury,  Christopher Neame, John Saint Ryan,  Raphael SbargePeter JasonWendy SchaalRod Taylor
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    11/9/1995  7.  Nan's Ghost (2)
Jessica is trapped in the rat-infested dungeon of an ancient Irish castle, but uses her ingenuity to get rescued and find the treasure and a murderer.
Director:  Anthony Pullen Shaw  Writer:  Bruce Lansbury 
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    11/16/1995  8.  Shooting in Rome
A movie set in Rome is the setting for a more than they planned while filming a J.B. Fletcher novel.
Director:  Vincent McEveety  Writer:  Jerry Ludwig 
Guest starring:  Mike Connors, Bruce Abbott, Shawn Weatherly, Allen Cutler, Sam Hennings, Lorenzo Caccialanza, Lisa Banes, Louis Giambalvo,  Allan MillerAntony PonziniBen Reed, Lisa Vultaggio, Victor Alfieri
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    11/23/1995  9.  Deadly Bidding
Jessica agrees to go to New York to bid on a manuscript purportedly by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, and while there, she gets mixed up in the murder of a local forger who had been involved in the theft of a priceless Degas painting two years earlier when she tries to help Charlie Garrett out of a jam.
Director:  Anthony Pullen Shaw  Writer:  Tom Sawyer 
Guest starring:  Tyrees Allen,  Edd ByrnesKathleen Garrett, Martin Jarvis,  Paul LieberCraig Richard Nelson, Renée Jones, Melanie Smith, Jeff Williams, Aharon Ipalé,  Doug Hutchison
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    11/30/1995  10.  Frozen Stiff
What is the secret ingredient in the ice cream? Jessica means to find out and see that the donation for the literary foundation is paid as promised.
Director:  Paul Lazarus  Writer:  Mark A. Burley 
Guest starring:  Dirk BenedictChristina PicklesGeorge Wyner, Don Bovinelch, Christopher Curry,  Bill Smitrovich, Bryan Travis Smith, Red Sanders, Charles C. Stevenson Jr., Ann Hearn, Sarah Koskoff,  Gregory ItzinKristen Dalton
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    12/14/1995  11.  Unwilling Witness
Jessica is called to testify before a grand jury after a victim's last phone call was traced to her number.
Director:  Anthony Pullen Shaw  Writer:  Robert Van Scoyck 
Guest starring:  Joel Brooks,  Randall CarverRon Dean, Shea Farrell, Stan Ivar,  Larry LinvilleJanel Moloney, Sydney Walsh, Lisa Eichhorn,  Peter White, J. Downing, Paul Ivy, Vicki Browder, Dree Lange
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    1/4/1996  12.  Kendo Killing
Motorcycle racing in Osaka, Japan, puts a man's life in danger when he tries to wed a girl from a traditional Japanese family.
Director:  Walter Grauman  Writer:  Laurence Heath 
Guest starring:  David Stratton,  Vivian Wu, Bruce Locke, Tom Wopat, George Cheung,  Maggie HanPat Morita, James Ishida, Byron Mann, Jesse Borja, James Wong
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    1/7/1996  13.  Death Goes Double Platinum
The members of an up-and-coming Latin instrumental band get an offer they can't refuse just when they are getting noticed by a more reputable company.
Director:  Anthony Pullen Shaw  Writer:  Philip John Taylor 
Guest starring:  Tony Plana, Nick Corri, Ramon Franco, Jason Bernard, Robert Clohessy,  Rosanna DeSotoMarco SanchezJacqueline Obradors, David Labiosa, Maria O'Brien, Amy Stock-Poynton, Ray Young, Dee McCafferty
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    1/11/1996  14.  Murder in Tempo
A much disliked singer gets a jolt from an electric guitar during a rehearsal for a rock concert benefit in Cabot Cove.
Director:  Kevin Corcoran  Writer:  Laurence Heath 
Guest starring:  Keith Coulouris, John D'Aquino, Josh Taylor, Megan Gallivan,  Ernie LivelySam AndersonMadlyn RhueWhip HubleyAmy Hathaway, Lawrence Noel Larsen,  John Livingston
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    2/1/1996  15.  The Dark Side of the Door
The victim of a childhood kidnapping sees more in the manuscript she is editing than coincidence would suggest.
Director:  Anthony Pullen Shaw  Writer:  James L. Novack 
Guest starring:  Marcia StrassmanTracy MiddendorfRichard BeymerRichard LibertiniMeg Foster, Dennis Creaghen, Michael Tylo, John Oliver,  Taylor NicholsMary-Pat Green, Rodney Frazier, Brittny Trouville
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    2/8/1996  16.  Murder Among Friends
A TV sitcom, Buds, turns out to be less friendly than the producer hoped.
Director:  Vincent McEveety  Writer:  Jerry Ludwig 
Guest starring:  Cindy Katz, John Terlesky, Barbara Alyn Woods, Allison Smith, Frederick Coffin,  Bill BrochtrupRobin Curtis, Cameron Dye, Nicolas Surovy, Garrison Hershberger, Mark Thornton, Jim Bochelman, Terry Hanauer
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    2/15/1996  17.  Something Foul in Flappieville
The puppets are dancing to a different tune, much to the dismay of the young designer.
Director:  Anthony Pullen Shaw  Writer:  Robert Van Scoyck 
Guest starring:  Bryan Cranston, Stephen T. Kay, Dey Young,  Alan FudgeCorinne Bohrer, Richard Dano, Wendy Hoffman, Maryedith Burrell, Kimberley Kates, Brian Cousins,  Robert Knepper, Steven Martini, Ian Shaw, Richardson Morse, Réné, Douglas Seymore, Thom Fountain
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    2/25/1996  18.  Track of a Soldier
The scene is a guest lodge in the Grand Tetons. Two of the guests are hiding secrets. Who has the diamond?
Director:  Vincent McEveety  Writer:  Bruce Lansbury 
Guest starring:  Linda Kelsey, Wings Hauser, Audrey Landers, Vaitiare Bandera, Brandon Douglas, James Victor, Michael Zelniker,  Fredric LehneStephen Macht, Ben Lemon
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    3/28/1996  19.  Evidence of Malice
Deputy Andy bought a house with numerous defects from the victim and emerges as the chief suspect.
Director:  Anthony Pullen Shaw  Writer:  Tom Sawyer 
Guest starring:  Colleen Coffey, Stephanie Dunnam, Peter Stader, Mark Voland,  Vyto Ruginis, Tyler Robert Owen, Zanne Shaw, Jack T. Wright,  Rick Lenz, Tim Ransom, Lawrence Monoson, Monica Parker, Jennifer Parsons,  Louis Herthum
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    4/4/1996  20.  Southern Double-Cross
Jessica is booked for a seminar in Australia when she gets word that she may have claim to an inheritance in the area--land used for sheep grazing. The natives are not all happy with this.
Director:  Walter Grauman  Writer:  Mark A. Burley 
Guest starring:  Nick Tate, Peter Lavin, Alastair Duncan, Adam Wylie, John Garwood, Briony Behets,  Donald Burton, Lisa Darr, Sofie Formica,  Spencer Garrett, Trevor Goddard, Kendrick Hughes
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    4/28/1996  21.  Race To Death
Jessica is the honorary commodore of the World's Cup Race, featuring Kyle Kimball's Buccaneer and Ned Larkin's Free Spirit. There is much ill-will and Ned is injured, too much to skipper his craft. His daughter replaces him and then Kyle is killed. This is no way to run a regatta!
Director:  Vincent McEveety  / Laurence Heath  / Peter Barwood  Writer:  Laurence Heath 
Guest starring:  Christopher Buchholtz,  Steve Forrest, Danny McCoy Jr., Andrea Parker, Martin Milner, Dwier Brown,  Rick Rossovich, Matthew Saks, Curtis Blanck, Cathy Susan Pyles,  John Getz, Kate Hodge, Ronne Troup,  Vincent J. McEveety
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    5/5/1996  22.  What You Don't Know Can Kill You
Seth's niece returns to Cabot Cove for her wedding only to have her groom die ""accidentally"" before the event.
Director:  Kevin Corcoran  Writer:  Robert Van Scoyck 
Guest starring:  Cari Shayne,  Anthony Michael HallLaurie HoldenJerry Hardin, Michele Abrams,  Geoffrey Lewis, Kathryn Masak, Judson Mills, William Keane,  Bruce Kirby, Will Foster Stewart,  Kathryn Morris
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    5/12/1996  23.  Mrs. Parker's Revenge
Jessica somehow gets tangled in a situation involving a deadly virus and an arms deal.
Director:  Anthony Pullen Shaw  Writer:  Anne C. Collins 
Guest starring:  Gregg HenryWilliam O'LearyTime WintersMary Elizabeth McGlynnErick Avari, Gustav Vintas, Gregory-Alan Williams,  Tony ToddPeter Van Norden, Karen Hensel, Frederick Dawson, Bena-Acosta
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    5/19/1996  24.  Death by Demographics
In San Francisco, a radio station's new manager is trying to change their image by firing every staff member who is past a certain age and playing music for teen-agers only.
Director:  Anthony Pullen Shaw  Writer:  Donald Ross 
Guest starring:  Diana Canova, Paul Linke,  Robert PineDavid Ogden Stiers, Kenneth Tigar, Christian Bocher, Robin Riker, Lucinda Weist, Robert Curtis Brown, James Acheson, Seth Jaffe
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