A shy ventriloquist is suspected of murdering a ruthless comedy club owner.A shy ventriloquist is suspected of murdering a ruthless comedy club owner.A shy ventriloquist is suspected of murdering a ruthless comedy club owner.
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- TriviaThe title is from a line in the song "Billy Boy" concerning the topic of courtship and dates from an unknown source in 19th century America. "Oh, where have you been, Billy Boy, Billy Boy? Oh, where have you been, Charming Billy? I have been to seek a wife, She's the joy of my life, She's a young thing And cannot leave her mother."
- GoofsWhen the murder victim's body is revealed, her mouth clearly moves.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Dennis Stanton: It's me.
Jessica Fletcher: It's not you.
Dennis Stanton: But of course it is. Damian Sinclair is dashing, intelligent, witty, compassionate. All my best traits. What I take issue with is this tailless dummy some hack illustrator's come up with. Really, now, I look like an aging gigolo.
- ConnectionsReferences City Lights (1931)
- SoundtracksMurder She Wrote Theme
Written by John Addison
Featured review
No Jessica in this one...but one of her better proxies is.
Dennis Stanton (Keith Mitchell) was one of the better recurring characters on "Murder, She Wrote". So, although I hate that this episode is another 'bookend' one (where Jessica is only in the beginning of the show), it's better than most of the other similar style shows.
Woody (Grant Shaud) is a very talented but nutty ventriloquist. Like all nutty ventriloquists in TV shows and movies, his alter ego seems to be the brains behind their act and he's a man fraught with anxieties. These anxieties shift into high gear when he's offered a chance to star in Vegas (a huge step up), as his current employer is a bitter woman who vows to stop him. Not surprisingly, she's soon found dead...and the cops naturally suspect Woody.
I'm scoring this one a bit lower than most Dennis Stanton episodes because the nutty ventriloquist angle is one which has been used a LOT. But it is entertaining and worth seeing because of Mitchell's usual excellent and stylish performance.
Woody (Grant Shaud) is a very talented but nutty ventriloquist. Like all nutty ventriloquists in TV shows and movies, his alter ego seems to be the brains behind their act and he's a man fraught with anxieties. These anxieties shift into high gear when he's offered a chance to star in Vegas (a huge step up), as his current employer is a bitter woman who vows to stop him. Not surprisingly, she's soon found dead...and the cops naturally suspect Woody.
I'm scoring this one a bit lower than most Dennis Stanton episodes because the nutty ventriloquist angle is one which has been used a LOT. But it is entertaining and worth seeing because of Mitchell's usual excellent and stylish performance.
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- planktonrules
- Jan 29, 2023
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- 1028 Kearney St, San Francisco, California, USA(Kate Kelley's Comedy Club)
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