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Murder, She Wrote: A Little Night Work (1988)
Jessica Meets Mr. Smooth
I enjoyed this episode quite a bit. I always liked the episodes with Dennis Stanton. Dennis charms Jessica with his suave, debonair style. They make a dashing couple. I love this show, but there are a couple of curious habits Jessica has. One of them popped up in this episode. She bluntly asked Dennis how he was able to afford a nice home and such luxurious things when he graciously asked her over for dinner. I have never known anyone who would ask such a thing of someone they just met. Jessica often remarks about a person's financial situation saying things like "I wouldn't think a computer operator could afford to stay in a nice hotel." Or another episode where she questioned how an unsophisticated teacher could afford a luxury vacation. How rude! Otherwise, I enjoy her character very much.
Murder, She Wrote: Doom with a View (1987)
FUN. UNREALISTIC EPISODE
While I consistently enjoy this show, mainly for Jessica's engaging personality and ability, this episode seems to ask that we accept this impossible story as plausible. Even for a shallow gold digger, it is stretching things to believe a twenty something nice looking young man would marry a woman that could pass as his great grandmother. Janet Leigh appears as a frustrated cabaret singer judging from her penchant to dress in every available sequin, satin and sparkly dress around, and there is zero chemistry between them. Grady out does himself in the bumbling fraternity friend role. Robert Desiderio was born to play repulsive types, so his role was perfectly cast. Charlotte Rae was a little out of character with her mean spirited gossipy part as frat boy's mother. I still enjoyed watching it mainly for Jessica's outstanding wardrobe and acting skill, but this episode is somewhere in the middle between the best and the worst of the series. At least it wasn't boring!