Cabot Cove suspects a woman playing a witch in a community play is the real thing.Cabot Cove suspects a woman playing a witch in a community play is the real thing.Cabot Cove suspects a woman playing a witch in a community play is the real thing.
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Lee de Broux
- Joe Hill
- (as Lee DeBroux)
Kerry Wall
- Beth
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaOne of the Victorian houses seen in this episode had earlier appeared in another Universal TV series as 1313 Mockingbird Lane, the home of Herman and Lily in the 1960s sitcom The Munsters (1964).
- GoofsLouis Herthum is credited as Deputy Dave Anderson although he is referred to as Deputy Andy Broom throughout the episode.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Jessica Fletcher: You're not nervous, are you, Seth?
Dr. Seth Hazlitt: Jess, it is a nightmare. The paint is still wet on the flats, we need another week of rehearsal, the costumes don't fit...
Jessica Fletcher: Oh, it's gonna be fine. And the good news is, you don't have to do it next year.
Dr. Seth Hazlitt: What? And give up show business?
- ConnectionsReferences The Addams Family (1964)
- SoundtracksMurder She Wrote Theme
Written by John Addison
Featured review
Solid performances, good story. Salem witches were not burned at the stake
Enjoyable if not exceptional episode with good performances, most notably by Mary Crosby as the alleged witch. Episodes set in Cabot Cove, especially those highlighting William Windom, Ron Masak and Julie Adams are often stronger than shows set out of town. This reality can be attributed to the actors' great gifts and chemistry as well as to better writing that plays to the featured characters' particular strengths. We have come to care about the town's regulars, and it is a weakness of the show's premise that Cabot Cove can only host so many murders.
The theme of embedded residents a tiny town turning against an unknown and seemingly unusual newcomer is always a compelling trope.
Unfortunately, the story suggests that 17th century Puritan accused "witches" were burned at the stake, but this trope is a persistent and erroneous myth. Those condemned in New England were hanged, not burned. Executions of witches by burning took place in medieval Europe.
The theme of embedded residents a tiny town turning against an unknown and seemingly unusual newcomer is always a compelling trope.
Unfortunately, the story suggests that 17th century Puritan accused "witches" were burned at the stake, but this trope is a persistent and erroneous myth. Those condemned in New England were hanged, not burned. Executions of witches by burning took place in medieval Europe.
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- melanie-massengale
- Jan 26, 2024
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