Mistaken for Murderer: Difference between revisions

* Not murder, but an episode of [[Drake and Josh]] has Josh playing a robber in a TV reenactment, and subsequently and repeatedly being mistaken for the robber.

* In the second season ''[[Wings (TV series)|Wings]]'' episode "Murder She Roast", Brian sees a woman who resembles Fay on an ''[[Americas Most Wanted]]''-like show.

'''Brian:''' Oh, that's what every homicidal maniac's neighbor says about them. "He was the sweetest, kindest, gentlest man I have ever met. Was very quiet. Always said 'Hello.' Helped me build a dog pen." Just once I would like to hear them say: "He was a raving lunatic. I feared for my life. ''I WAS JUST WAITING FOR THE CHAIN-SAW TO COME RIPPING THROUGH THE WALL!!!"'' }}

** Lampshaded magnificently by Fay at the end of the episode:

* Ted and Melody on ''[[Hey, Dude!]]'' came back to the ranch after being sent home sick and discovered what they thought was an elaborate plot to murder Mr. Ernst. They had missed his announcement that he had written the play, which the other employees were rehearsing.

* Another ''[[Rear Window]]'' knock-off was one of the subplots of ''[[That 70s Show]]'' Halloween episode.