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** Courteney Cox of ''[[Friends]]'' as Jessica's great-niece by marriage, the granddaughter of her late husband Frank's brother. |
** Courteney Cox of ''[[Friends]]'' as Jessica's great-niece by marriage, the granddaughter of her late husband Frank's brother. |
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** William Christopher from ''[[MASH]]'' was a birdwatching enthusiast who turned out to be a cold-blooded murderer. |
** William Christopher from ''[[MASH]]'' was a birdwatching enthusiast who turned out to be a cold-blooded murderer. |
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*** Speaking of ''[[MASH]]'', Larry Linville appeared in two different episodes, the latter as a cop who thought Jessica was a government agent. |
*** Speaking of ''[[MASH]]'', Larry Linville appeared in two different episodes, the latter as a cop who thought Jessica was a government agent. |
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*** Wayne Rogers played the recurring role of beleaguered P.I. Charlie Garrett after Jerry Orbach left to join ''[[Law and Order]]''. |
*** Wayne Rogers played the recurring role of beleaguered P.I. Charlie Garrett after Jerry Orbach left to join ''[[Law and Order]]''. |
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** Vicki Lawrence appeared twice, the first being notable as her character was named Phoebe ''[[The Carol Burnett Show|Carroll]]''. |
** Vicki Lawrence appeared twice, the first being notable as her character was named Phoebe ''[[The Carol Burnett Show|Carroll]]''. |
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** "The Murder of Sherlock Holmes": One of the thugs who tries to mug Jessica in the alley is none other than a young [[Ocean's Eleven|Andy Garcia]]! |
** "The Murder of Sherlock Holmes": One of the thugs who tries to mug Jessica in the alley is none other than a young [[Ocean's Eleven|Andy Garcia]]! |
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* [[Name's the Same]]: "Old Habits Die Hard" has a seemingly-[[Jerkass]] boyfriend character named Michael Phelps. |
* [[Name's the Same]]: "Old Habits Die Hard" has a seemingly-[[Jerkass]] boyfriend character named Michael Phelps. |
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** In "Murder at a Discount", George Segal's character is named [[ |
** In "Murder at a Discount", George Segal's character is named [[Jane's Addiction|Dave Navarro]]. |
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* [[What Could Have Been]]: Jean Stapleton, [[I Am Not Spock|better known as]] [[All in The Family|Edith Bunker]], was first offered the role of Jessica Fletcher. Stapleton passed - ironically, given that she's on record as being unhappy with her [[Typecasting]] as Edith, and this show likely would have rescued her from that fate. In any event, the producers then offered the role to their second choice, Angela Lansbury, who gratefully accepted. |
* [[What Could Have Been]]: Jean Stapleton, [[I Am Not Spock|better known as]] [[All in The Family|Edith Bunker]], was first offered the role of Jessica Fletcher. Stapleton passed - ironically, given that she's on record as being unhappy with her [[Typecasting]] as Edith, and this show likely would have rescued her from that fate. In any event, the producers then offered the role to their second choice, Angela Lansbury, who gratefully accepted. |
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