The arrival of a traveling carnival in Cabot Cove coincides with a rash of burglaries and the murder of the troupe's owner.The arrival of a traveling carnival in Cabot Cove coincides with a rash of burglaries and the murder of the troupe's owner.The arrival of a traveling carnival in Cabot Cove coincides with a rash of burglaries and the murder of the troupe's owner.
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Maria Canals-Barrera
- Carmen
- (as Maria Canals)
Ron Masak
- Sheriff Mort Metzger
- (as Ron Másak)
Kathryn Masak
- Kathy
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAngela Lansbury heard that Madlyn Rhue, who was suffering from MS, was in danger of losing her Screen Actors Guild medical coverage because she wasn't working enough to qualify. So she created the part of Jean the librarian to bring Rhue back for two episodes every year so she wouldn't lose her insurance.
- GoofsWhen the magician uses Mort and Dicky as volunteers from the audience, he ties Dicky's hands in a prop rope designed like a string of sausages. He is clearly seen tying it around Dicky's hands before continuing on with his demonstration. Moments later, when the camera cuts back to Dicky, the magician is giving Dicky his belongings back, but Dicky's hands are no longer bound. Yet, no one ever untied them for him.
- Quotes
[first lines]
[at a knife throwers practice where the assistant screams]
Carl Dorner: Much better. You see, Carmen, why the scream must seem natural and spontaneous? If you're terrified, the audience will be terrified for you.
- SoundtracksMurder She Wrote Theme
Written by John Addison
Featured review
Burglaries and murder at the carnival
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.
The season finale to Season 10 "Wheel of Death" is decent, but not a great episode so to speak and neither among the season's best ("The Dying Game", "Love and Hate in Cabot Cove") or worst ("Time to Die", "Proof in the Pudding"). If asked to rank Seaosn 10, "Wheel of Death" would be somewhere in the middle. The mystery itself is not bad, it's entertaining and doesn't take too long to get there (though a couple of the subplots are a touch on the soap-operatic side).
Angela Lansbury is terrific, as are William Windom as my consistent favourite recurring supporting character and Ron Masak effectively bringing out charm and tension with Lansbury. Bradford Dillman is the standout of the guest cast, "Wheel of Death" being a strong example of the professionals and older members of the cast setting a standard of doing things properly.
Production values as always are slick, stylish and suitably cosy. 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 thought-provoking and does a good job with the lightness and cosiness of the show even with crimes that are anything but.
Conversely, the younger cast members are not up to snuff, inexperience showing. Standing out in the not so good acting is that for the killer in the denouement, very awkward and it does bring what is actually a fairly interesting if unsurprising denouement down to not-sure-what-to-make-of-it quality.
'Murder She Wrote' thus far has not done a very good job making Andy particularly interesting, he's still Mort's bland and underwritten deputy and not much else despite Louis Herthum's best efforts. Do remember a couple of later episodes trying to do more with him, also remember them not being very good.
Overall, decent but there's better episodes. 7/10 Bethany Cox
The season finale to Season 10 "Wheel of Death" is decent, but not a great episode so to speak and neither among the season's best ("The Dying Game", "Love and Hate in Cabot Cove") or worst ("Time to Die", "Proof in the Pudding"). If asked to rank Seaosn 10, "Wheel of Death" would be somewhere in the middle. The mystery itself is not bad, it's entertaining and doesn't take too long to get there (though a couple of the subplots are a touch on the soap-operatic side).
Angela Lansbury is terrific, as are William Windom as my consistent favourite recurring supporting character and Ron Masak effectively bringing out charm and tension with Lansbury. Bradford Dillman is the standout of the guest cast, "Wheel of Death" being a strong example of the professionals and older members of the cast setting a standard of doing things properly.
Production values as always are slick, stylish and suitably cosy. 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 thought-provoking and does a good job with the lightness and cosiness of the show even with crimes that are anything but.
Conversely, the younger cast members are not up to snuff, inexperience showing. Standing out in the not so good acting is that for the killer in the denouement, very awkward and it does bring what is actually a fairly interesting if unsurprising denouement down to not-sure-what-to-make-of-it quality.
'Murder She Wrote' thus far has not done a very good job making Andy particularly interesting, he's still Mort's bland and underwritten deputy and not much else despite Louis Herthum's best efforts. Do remember a couple of later episodes trying to do more with him, also remember them not being very good.
Overall, decent but there's better episodes. 7/10 Bethany Cox
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