Jessica must find out the truth when the ruthless owner of a periodical is murdered.Jessica must find out the truth when the ruthless owner of a periodical is murdered.Jessica must find out the truth when the ruthless owner of a periodical is murdered.
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Bobby Di Cicco
- Antonio D'Argento
- (as Bobby DiCicco)
Michelle Nicastro
- Vanessa D'argento
- (as Michele Nicastro)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe episode title parodies the Solomon Grundy nursery rhyme.
- GoofsWhen Grady kneels down as he and Jessica are searching the upstairs hallway, a spike mark can be seen on the floor behind them.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Christopher Bundy: [on phone] Uh-huh, right. No, I don't think so. Oh, yes, I do understand. I disagree. Mm-hmm. Mm-hmm. Oh, yes. Yes. Well, let's not complicate a simple thing, Mr. Harrison. You owe me the money that you borrowed. It's Friday evening. If the money's not repaid by 8:00 p.m. Sunday, I own your publishing company. Good night.
- ConnectionsReferences Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962)
- SoundtracksMurder She Wrote Theme
Written by John Addison
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Well, it's safe to assume Christopher Bundy dies in this one!
"Christopher Bundy--Died on Sunday" is an episode obviously based in part on the life of Hugh Hefner. Like Hefner, Bundy has created an empire on nude women in his magazines...and also wants an aura of respectability by also including various literary articles in the magazines (such as Gore Vidal and Norman Mailer in "Playboy").
The show begins with Jessica arriving at Bundy's mansion. She's upset that he bought the rights to one of her short stories and is going to put it in his girly magazine. Instead of arguing, Bundy (Bert Convey) pours on the charm. Well, another guy (Robert Stack) soon arrives and he, too, has been 'bought' by Bundy and doesn't want to be associated with the magazine. Soon after, Bundy dies...and the angry author (Stack) is first among the suspects.
I liked this one. The solution to the problem is clever and the story enjoyable. The only minus, and it's s SMALL one, is Jessica's nephew Grady, who is a bit annoying and a bit pathetic at times.
The show begins with Jessica arriving at Bundy's mansion. She's upset that he bought the rights to one of her short stories and is going to put it in his girly magazine. Instead of arguing, Bundy (Bert Convey) pours on the charm. Well, another guy (Robert Stack) soon arrives and he, too, has been 'bought' by Bundy and doesn't want to be associated with the magazine. Soon after, Bundy dies...and the angry author (Stack) is first among the suspects.
I liked this one. The solution to the problem is clever and the story enjoyable. The only minus, and it's s SMALL one, is Jessica's nephew Grady, who is a bit annoying and a bit pathetic at times.
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- planktonrules
- Nov 1, 2022
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