A womanizing Cabot Cove landlord is found murdered and Jessica must prove the innocence of a young boy's mother who is accused of the crime.A womanizing Cabot Cove landlord is found murdered and Jessica must prove the innocence of a young boy's mother who is accused of the crime.A womanizing Cabot Cove landlord is found murdered and Jessica must prove the innocence of a young boy's mother who is accused of the crime.
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Ron Masak
- Sheriff Mort Metzger
- (as Ron Másak)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaFor the second time in the series, Jessica hires a local boy to help with her garden, and the boy gets her "spare bicycle" as payment. The first was Tommy Rutledge in Simon Says, Color Me Dead (1987).
- GoofsNear the end of show when recreation of how the murder happened, the accused is shown pushing the car into the gully. In the rear window you can see reflection of the camera, lights and also a human sitting down.Crew/equipment visible.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Jessica Fletcher: Kevin, how are you doing?
Kevin Bryce: Well, this dirt's putting up a pretty good fight, Mrs. Fletcher, but there's no way it's gonna win.
- SoundtracksMurder She Wrote Theme
Written by John Addison
Featured review
Landlord homicide
Have always been quite fond of 'Murder She Wrote'. It is a fun and relaxing watch that makes you think as you try to unwind in the evening. If one wants more complex, twisty mysteries with lots of tension and suspense 'Murder She Wrote' may not be for you, but if you want something light-hearted and entertaining but still provide good mysteries 'Murder She Wrote' fits the bill just fine.
While not one of the best 'Murder She Wrote' episodes, and there are better episodes from Season 6 (such as "The Error of Her Ways"), "If the Shoe Fits" is a vast improvement over the previous episode "Good-Bye Charlie" (one of my least favourites). It's a nice enough episode, just not an exceptional one.
"If the Shoe Fits" in terms of story is pretty derivative, the whole trying to prove the innocence a young single mother in the murder of her boss is not a new concept in murder mysteries and has even been done before a little better on 'Murder She Wrote' ("Simon Color Me Dead").
The victim is not just Season 6's most hateable, to me he is one of the show's most vile and deserved-it "victims". One where nobody feels any kind of mourning over and it is one of the show's strongest cases of not caring who actually did it and feeling degrees of sympathy for everybody who was treated badly by him and even the killer (revealed in a pretty blah denouement).
Angela Lansbury is terrific however, Jessica Fletcher is one of her best-remembered roles and it's a very deserved distinction. Ron Masak has settled well and Mort is getting more likable and interesting all the time. William Windom's adept comic timing and curmudgeonly charm are reasons why Seth Hazlitt is in the top 3 of my favourite recurring characters.
Season Hubley makes it easy to root for her character, while Lorna Luft brings amusing zest to her role and Jonathan Brandis charms immensely in particularly his chemistry with Lansbury, which is the heart of the episode and where it's particularly successful in.
Production values as ever are slick and stylish, with Cabot Cove's picturesque setting and close-knit community never failing to charm. The music has energy and has presence but also not making the mistake of over-scoring, while it is hard to forget or resist the theme tune. The writing is suitably light-hearted and intriguing.
Despite it being derivative and having difficulty connecting properly when it concerns a despicable victim the story is paced well and has enough to keep one diverted, namely the chemistry between Lansbury and Brandis, Luft and the charms of the Cabot Cove regulars.
Overall, nicely done but not exceptional. 7/10 Bethany Cox
While not one of the best 'Murder She Wrote' episodes, and there are better episodes from Season 6 (such as "The Error of Her Ways"), "If the Shoe Fits" is a vast improvement over the previous episode "Good-Bye Charlie" (one of my least favourites). It's a nice enough episode, just not an exceptional one.
"If the Shoe Fits" in terms of story is pretty derivative, the whole trying to prove the innocence a young single mother in the murder of her boss is not a new concept in murder mysteries and has even been done before a little better on 'Murder She Wrote' ("Simon Color Me Dead").
The victim is not just Season 6's most hateable, to me he is one of the show's most vile and deserved-it "victims". One where nobody feels any kind of mourning over and it is one of the show's strongest cases of not caring who actually did it and feeling degrees of sympathy for everybody who was treated badly by him and even the killer (revealed in a pretty blah denouement).
Angela Lansbury is terrific however, Jessica Fletcher is one of her best-remembered roles and it's a very deserved distinction. Ron Masak has settled well and Mort is getting more likable and interesting all the time. William Windom's adept comic timing and curmudgeonly charm are reasons why Seth Hazlitt is in the top 3 of my favourite recurring characters.
Season Hubley makes it easy to root for her character, while Lorna Luft brings amusing zest to her role and Jonathan Brandis charms immensely in particularly his chemistry with Lansbury, which is the heart of the episode and where it's particularly successful in.
Production values as ever are slick and stylish, with Cabot Cove's picturesque setting and close-knit community never failing to charm. The music has energy and has presence but also not making the mistake of over-scoring, while it is hard to forget or resist the theme tune. The writing is suitably light-hearted and intriguing.
Despite it being derivative and having difficulty connecting properly when it concerns a despicable victim the story is paced well and has enough to keep one diverted, namely the chemistry between Lansbury and Brandis, Luft and the charms of the Cabot Cove regulars.
Overall, nicely done but not exceptional. 7/10 Bethany Cox
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