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* [[Name's the Same]]: "Old Habits Die Hard" has a seemingly-[[Jerkass]] boyfriend character named Michael Phelps.
** In "Murder at a Discount", George Segal's character is named [[Jane's Addiction|Dave Navarro]].
* [[Technology Marches On]]: During the run of the show, Jessica goes from typing manuscripts on a typewriter to using a computer as reflected in updated opening credits.
** "The Murder of Sherlock Holmes" becomes an [[Unintentional Period Piece]] thanks to this trope. When Jessica encounters the two young thugs in the alley, she threatens to call the police, but one of the thugs points out that it would be impossible for her to do so because ''[[Hilarious in Hindsight|she couldn't possibly have a phone in her purse]]''.
* [[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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