History Funny / MurderSheWrote

-->'''Eve''': I won't dignify that with an answer, but, uh that mother of his is something else.
* There is then a GilliganCut to the butcher and his mother, with the mother mistaking Jessica for Miriam (or the woman in the book) asking her son if he knows any single woman and getting into a squabbling match with Miriam's husband before saying that the woman who seduced her son will be struck down as if by God. When Jessica admonishes her for this statement, she defends herself by saying that it was a line she borrowed from Sybil's book.

* Eve Simpson's indignation upon discovering that Sybil found out all the information for her book [[ASpyInTheSpa through a spy in the beauty parlor]].

* When the first copies of the book are being purchased, the bookstore owner calls Seth Dr. Valiant. Seth is confused, until the guy goes a corresponding page number that everyone holding the book flips to. The scene cuts to Seth, seething in Jessica's living room at having been called a cross between a curmudgeon and a leprechaun in the book.

* Eve Simpson's indignation upon discovering that Sybil found out all the information for her book through a spy in the beauty parlor.

[[AC: The Taxman Cometh]]

[[AC: Mirror, mirror on the wall]]

* Benny attempting to cheat the IRS out of their inheritance by bringing in another antique dealer, "Mr. Wilton from Boston," to appraise the goods he's inherited.

* As Ballinger talks about politicians "groveling today," the camera happens to focus on his own over eager student.

* Lieutenant Gelber's preoccupation with having a good picture for his high school's Hall of Fame.

* The way Eve is smiling as she insincerely calls a damaging rumor about Sam "Disgusting."

--> ''Sam:'' [[ChildHater I hate children.]] I mean I love children but not my own. ''If'' I had children of my own, which I don't.

-->'''Jonathan''' ''(after being caught with yet another woman/potential suspect)'': It isn't what your thinking. I've never been to Coreen's apartment before. You can look it up in the logbook.

* At the end when Jessica notes how Seth was the only person to never lose his head over a Native American treaty threatening to tax everyone's land ownership Seth makes a brief speech crediting his cool head then admits its because he rents his house.

* Benny attempting to cheat the IRS out of their inheritance by bringing in another antique dealer "Mr. Wilton from Boston" to appraise the goods he's inherited.

* After Benny is murdered, Wilton approaches his nephew Kevin about the antiques in the house, offering him a partnership, as he speaks, his assistant gives Kevin a good view of her legs, and he tells his uncle that "I think I'm considering another offer."

* Most of the DisposingOfABody comedy, coming from two old ladies. Especially when its revealed that they didn't actually kill either victim but just were afraid of a scene.
* The way Lillian Appletree keeps SayingTooMuch, like when she comments about Penroy's "last words" when he's supposed to be out of town, and then how the second missing man whose really dead is in "the same place as Mr. Penroy." Or when she protests there are no fingerprints on a piece of evidence because "Helen wore gloves."

* The BaitAndSwitch moment where (after Mr. Penroy's dead but no one's fond his body yet) Metzger shows up at Jessica's house for the first time saying Amos Tupper told him to go to her if he ever needs help. Then it turns out he isn't there to ask for help solving a murder (yet) but just to help plan out the parking plan for a picnic.

* Sam's preoccupation with wether Mr. Penroy has registered to vote, pandering to him.
* Seth speculating that Metzger's wife got laringytis, and theorizing it came from yelling at him for not being able to find the money and getting the reward for them.

-->'''Seth:''' Just a case of saving the taxpayer money. Any smart lawyer would have gotten ;em off easy due to diminished mental capacity.

* Police Chief Slocum, played by Rick Hurst of ''Series/TheDukesOfHazzard'' arriving to investigate. The gate guard mistakes him for a wedding guest and asks to see his invitation. Slocum confidently replies that he's the chief of police, present on official business and doesn't need an invitation. Then he starts in, pauses, backs up and says to the guard that it was probably lost in the mail. Later, he sees that the former chief of police got invited and is clearly jealous.

* The tail end of Seth's feud with the listing preacher urging them to BurnTheWitch. Seth shows delight at the mans' possible arrests and snarking that maybe he'd mesmerized the witness providing his alibi.

* There is then a GilliganCut to the butcher and his mother, with the mother mistaking Jessica for Miriam (or the woman in the book) asking her son if he knows any single woman and getting into a squabbling match with Miriam's husband before saying that the woman who seduced her son will be struck down as if by God. When Jessica admonishes her for this statement she defends herself by saying that it was a line she borrowed from Sybil's book.

* Most of the interactions between the private detective and the dog he ends up caring for, likely as a WholePlotReference too ''Film/TurnerAndHooch''.

* Ballingers cat refusing to touch his bad cooking.

* As Ballinger talks about a politicians "groveling today" the camera happens to focus on his own over eager student.

* When one of Sam's rivals tries to frame him for having a secret family in Wyoming two other town councilmen visit Jesssica begging her to run in Sams place, noting she has no history of philandering. Then they pause, noting Seth is over having dinner with her like he does so often and one asks "Do you?"

* Ideal Malloy says if the accusations about Sam are true then he shou;d at least resign from the committee picking the father of the year.

--> ''Sam:'' [[ChildHater I hate children.]] I mean I love children but not my own. ''If'' I had children of my own, which I Don't.

* When Seth reveals a stunning knowledge of the cases facts Jessica asks how he could have known that before [[GossipyHens Coreen]] comes in on crutches, having been Seths latest patient.

* A lot of the lines of the IntimidatingRevenueService agent, such as when he insinuates he thinks Jessica is a tax cheat who hasn't been caught, a a brief {{Adorkable}} moment when Jessica flatters him with comparisons to the accountants who nailed Al Capone, and when he coments that he doesn't trust a suspect after reading that the man has filed his tax returns early and never taken any deductibles.

* Lieutenant Gelber's preoccupation with having a good picture for his High School's Hall of Fame.

* The dead man's son attacking the mental capacity not of his father, but of the ''dog'' while contesting the will.

* A few of the SpitefulWill quips, like how the family fortune should go to someone good natured and good-hearted, which lets all of his relatives out.

* Donna's parents constantly going on about her idealized ex-boyfriend Wilfred, and how she should have married him instead, only for Wilfred to arrive at the wedding, having became a hippie since the last time they saw him, and proclaiming that he wouldn't have missed her wedding for a Grateful Dead concert.

* There is then a GilliganCut to the butcher and his mother, with the mother mistaking Jessica for Miriam (or the woman in the book) asking her son if he knows any single woman and getting into a squabbling match with Miriam's husband before saying that the woman who seduced her husband will be struck down as if by God. When Jessica admonishes her for this statement she defends herself by saying that it was something she borrowed from Sybil's book.

* The way Ballinger tells his daughter that he is not tolerant or open minded about her and her boyfriend living together with no plan she to get married.

* Ideal Malloy says if the accusations about Sam are true then he shoud at least resign from the committee picking the father of the year.

[[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Recap/MurderSheWroteS8E5LinesOfExcellence Lines Of Excellence]]

* A lot of the lines of the IntimidatingRevenueService agent, such as insinuating he thinks Jessica is a tax cheat who hasn't been caught, having a brief {{Adorkable}} moment when Jessica flatters him with comparisons to the accountants who nailed Al Capone, and comments that he doesn't trust a suspect after reading that the man has filed his tax returns early and never taken any deductibles.

* The local innkeeper mistakenly thinking that Jessica just shares the same name as the famous mystery writer and talking abotu how inconvenient that must be.

* the incompetent detective firmly defending the character of the murder victim, who'd used him as an expert on his show, while remaining blissfully oblivious to how the tape of him had been put out of context to make him look stupid.

[[AC: Trouble in Eden]]
* Jessica decides to impersonate a friend who was nearly murdered after inheriting some property. Her reaction after arriving, and discovering that property is the local brothel, must be seen to be believed.

[[AC:Trouble in Eden]]
* Jessica' reaction to finding out the property the woman she's impersonating in is a brothel.

* At the end when Jessica notes how Seth was the only person to never lose his head over a Native American treaty threatening to tax everyone's land ownership Seth makes a brief speech crediting his cool head then admits its because he rents His house.

* Dennis pausing to tell Jessica he hopes she'll understand if he doesn't;t buy her next book after he exposes his jewel thefts to the police.

* The way Lillian axletree keeps SayingTooMuch, like when she comments about Penroy's "last words" when he's supposed to be out of town, and then how the second missing man whose really dead is in "the same place as Mr. Penroy." Or when she protests there are no fingerprints on a piece of evidence because "Helen wore gloves."

* The BaitAndSwitch moment where (after Mr. Penroy's dead but no one's fond his body yet) Metzger shows up at Jessica's house for the first time saying Amos Tupper told him to go to her if he ever needs help. Then it turns out he isn't there to ask for help solving a murder (yet) but just to help plan out the parking plan for a picnic.

* When one of Sam's rivals tries to frame him for having a secret family in Wyoming two other town councilmen visit Jesssica begging her to run in Sams place, noting she has no history's of philandering. Then they pause, noting Seth is over having dinner with her like he does so often and one asks "Do you?"

** During the same scene, you can see that Jessica herself is wrapping one of her own books to give to Mr. Penroy, too!

* The episode in general is one of the funniest of the series, as the womanizing of Amos's deputy (who would sneak off to have affairs under the guise of responding to 9-11 calls from various middle-aged women, with an examination of his logbook uncovering two regularly he'd go to certain houses on pretexts like a missing dog) is gradually exposed.
-->'''Seth''': Now I know Jonathan was supposed to be servicing the town at night, but don't you think that's goin a bit far?

* The BrickJoke of Seth telling Jessica her neck pain is probably because she's a distant relative of one of the families supposedly cursed by the witch.

[[AC"Portrait of Death]]

* The dead man's son attacking the mental capacity not of his father, but of the dog while contesting the will.

* After [[spoiler: Benny is murdered]], Wilton approaches his nephew Kevin about the antiques in the house, offering him a partnership, as he speaks, his assistant gives Kevin a good view of her legs, and he tells his uncle that "I think I'm considering another offer."

* Miriam's attempts to keep her husband finding out about the book (even hiding it in the refrigerator as he comes in from work), [[spoiler: although this becomes a bit of a FunnyAneurysmMoment after she becomes the murder victim]]. At one point, when her friends assure her that not everyone will identify the character with her, Ideal Molloy has this to say.

* [[AC: [[Recap/MurderSheWroteS5E13FireBurnCauldronBubble Fire Burn, Cauldron Bubble]]]]

* A lot of the lines of the IntimidatingRevenueService agent, such as insinuating he thinks Jessica is a tax cheat who hasn't been caught, having a brief {{Adorkable}} moment when Jessica flatters his with comparisons to the accountants who nailed Al Capone, and comments that he doesn't trust a suspect after reading that the man has filed his tax returns early and never taken any deductibles.

* The college professor played by Larry Linville (best known as Major Frank Burns) admitting his alibi is playing an arcade game.
* The grouching of the passenger played by David Wayne abotu how it rains on every vacation he takes. The Professor tells him the Sahara desert is the place with the least statistical chance of rain and the man replies he never liked camels.

* The police accidentally letting Horan go when he gets on the wrong elevator at the police station.

* Jessica (actually another passenger) manages to trick the murderer into exposing themselves by pretending to be drunk during the confrontation. It also crosses into a SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome when her niece and another passenger manage to help her expose them.

* A lot of the lines of the IntimidatingRevenueService agent, such as insinuating he thinks Jessica is a tax cheat who hasn't been caught, having a brief {{Adorkable}} moment when Jessica flatters his with comparisons to the accountants who nailed Al Capone, and comments that he doesn't trust a suspect after reading that the man has filed his tax returns early and never taken any deductibles.