Follows
The Murder of Sherlock Holmes (1984) (TV)
Followed by
Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest (1997) (TV)
Murder, She Wrote: A Story to Die For (2000) (TV)
Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man (2001) (TV)
Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle (2003) (TV)
Spin off
"The Law and Harry McGraw" (1987)
- centres around the character of Harry McGraw, who originated in Murder, She Wrote.
Referenced in
"St. Elsewhere: Murder, She Rote (#3.21)" (1985)
- title reference
"Magnum, P.I.: Novel Connection (#7.9)" (1986)
- Features the character of Jessica Fletcher as played by Angela Lansbury.
The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1987) (TV)
"Wings: Murder She Roast (#2.21)" (1991)
- The title is a reference to the title of that show.
Exclusive (1992) (TV)
- "This is not an episode of Murder, She Wrote"
Jimmy Hollywood (1994)
"The Nanny: Fran-Lite (#2.1)" (1994)
- Fran mentions avidly watching eight years of the show.
"Murphy Brown: Burger, She Wrote (#7.5)" (1994)
- title reference
"Boy Meets World: The Uninvited (#2.5)" (1994)
- Alan says he was watching Angela Lansbury solve crimes on the couch.
"Saturday Night Live: David Duchovny/Rod Stewart (#20.20)" (1995)
- Mentioned in Zagat's
"Caroline in the City: Caroline in the City (#1.1)" (1995)
- Annie: "The old lady in 'Murder She Wrote' never thinks it's her fault."
"Married with Children: The Joke's on Al (#10.27)" (1996)
- Lucky: "I've seen 15 'Murder, She Wrotes' that started like this."
Chasing Amy (1997)
Hacks (1997/I)
- Richard Kind's character is writing new episodes
I Know What You Did Last Summer (1997)
The Bad Boys of Saturday Night Live (1998) (TV)
- Mentioned during Zagats
Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery (1998) (TV)
- title reference
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Adam Sandler (1999) (TV)
- Mentioned in Zagat's
"Dawson's Creek: Sex, She Wrote (#2.11)" (1999)
- title reference
Harlem Aria (1999)
- "that bitch on 'Murder, She Wrote'"
The Sky Is Falling (2000)
Gossip (2000/I)
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Smashed (#6.9)" (2001)
- Buffy: (to Spike) Way to go with the keen observy-ness Jessica Fletcher.
The Flying Car (2002) (TV)
American Psycho II: All American Girl (2002) (V)
"Tripping the Rift: The Devil and a Guy Named Webster (#1.5)" (2004)
- Mentioned by Emmanuel Lewis
"Will & Grace: Company (#7.4)" (2004)
- Jack: "Murder, He/She wrote"
The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005)
- Cal: "You can f*ck her while she watches 'Murder, She Wrote'."
"American Dad!: Con Heir (#1.11)" (2005)
- A poster advertising the DVD release of the show is seen on the wall behind Steve and Snot when they make up.
Grandma's Boy (2006)
- J.P. to Grandma Lilly - "Hey. It's 4 o'clock. Murder She Wrote is on."
"Die ProSieben Märchenstunde: Rapunzel oder Mord ist ihr Hobby (#1.2)" (2006)
- the title refers to "Mord ist ihr Hobby", the German title of "Murder, She Wrote"
Behind the Camera: The Unauthorized Story of 'Diff'rent Strokes' (2006) (TV)
- This show is one of the squares on the network schedule board.
The Mighty Boosh Live (2006) (V)
- "That 'Murder, She Wrote' Lady was a nymphomaniac"
"Scrubs: My Night to Remember (#6.11)" (2007)
- one of the girls' names that Dr. Cox uses for J.D.
The Mad (2007)
- "Take it easy, 'Murder, She Wrote'."
"Psych: Meat Is Murder, But Murder Is Also Murder (#2.6)" (2007)
- Uncle Burton mentions it.
Smother (2008/II)
- Noah calls Marilyn 'Lansbury' when she's investigating her husband.
"Torchwood: Sleeper (#2.2)" (2008)
- Owen asks Gwen, "All right, Jessica Fletcher, who did it?"
"October Road.: Stand Alone by Me (#2.11)" (2008)
- Ray mentions the series.
"Muchachada nui: (#2.9)" (2008)
- referenced in segment "Mundo Viejuno: Por favor, muérdeme".
Harold (2008)
- mentioned
"Saturday Night Live: Jon Hamm/Coldplay (#34.6)" (2008)
- Title mentioned during Digital short
"The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Echelon Conspiracy/Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li/Crossing Over (#1.1)" (2009)
- Ellen says that Angela Lansbury plays a villan and then says 'You'll never watch Murder, She Wrote the same way again'.
Featured in
The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (1995) (TV)
- clips
"Biography: Angela Lansbury: A Balancing Act" (1998)
- scenes shown
Bride of Chucky (1998)
Undercover Brother (2002)
CBS at 75 (2003) (TV)
- a clip is featured
"I Love the 80's 3-D" (2005)
- They showed clips of it.
Spoofed in
Stay Tuned (1992)
"Roseanne: Another Mouth to Shut Up (#8.20)" (1996)
- Roseanne says to Darlene that she learned from "Murder she wrote" when something is wrong
"Family Guy: Brian: Portrait of a Dog (#1.7)" (1999)
- Characters watch a spoof of this on television.
"Spaced: Ends (#1.7)" (1999)
- Daisy's typing spree is set to the theme tune from this movie, it spoofs the opening sequence of the show which is a sequence of similar shots to the same music.
"Daria: Murder, She Snored (#4.4)" (2000)
- The title is taken directly from this show, also Daria imitates Jessica Fletcher
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