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"Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall: Part 1" is the twenty-first episode of the fifth season of Murder, She Wrote and its 109th episode overall. It aired on May 14, 1989.

Summary[]

A has-been mystery writer arrives in Cabot Cove with apples for Jessica, but she may have something else up her sleeve.

Cast[]

Regular cast[]

Recurring cast[]

Guest stars[]

  • Richard Anderson as Lew Bracken
  • Shelley Fabares as Liza Casper
  • David Hedison as Victor Casper
  • Ken Howard as Hank Shipton
  • Daniel McDonald as Bobby Shipton
  • Jean Simmons as Eudora McVeigh Shipton
  • Richard Erdman as Jonathan
  • William Bryant as Gadge
  • Ken Gerson as Willie
  • Richard Wieand as T.V. Reporter
  • Will Nye as Deputy Floyd

Trivia[]

  • Second two part episode; the first is Death Stalks the Big Top: Part 1 & Death Stalks the Big Top: Part 2.
  • the line of “Magic Mirror on the wall” is often misquoted as “Mirror Mirror on the wall” hence the confusion with the episode name.
  • Lew Bracken compares Eudora to several real life mystery writers, such as Agatha Christie (known for Hercule Poirot & Miss Marple, who served as an inspiration of such for Jessica), Dorothy Sayers (creator of Lord Peter Wimsey) & P.D. James (creator of Adam Dalgliesh) Of the three, James was the only one still alive at the time of the episode (she died in 2014).
  • At the time this episode aired, guest star Shelley Fabares had just begun work on Coach (1989).
  • Mort mentions this being his "fifth murder" since he started as sheriff; the others were in Mr. Penroy's Vacation, Weave a Tangled Web, Fire Burn, Cauldron Bubble, & The Sins of Castle Cove.
  • Amos is mentioned for the first time since he retired back in Mr. Penroy's Vacation.

Home media releases[]

Item Region Release date
Murder, She Wrote: The Complete Fifth Season Region 1 January 30, 2007
Murder, She Wrote: Season 5 Region 2 July 23, 2007
Murder, She Wrote: The Complete 5th Season Region 4 November 21, 2007
Murder, She Wrote: Seasons 1 - 5 Region 2 October 22, 2007

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