The time ‘Murder, She Wrote’ went to a drag club for the straightest “gay episode” ever

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On this day 40 years ago—September 30, 1984—television viewers took their first trip to the cozy seaside town of Cabot Cove, Maine when Murder, She Wrote premiered on CBS.

Starring the late, great Dame Angela Lansbury as author-turned-sleuth Jessica Fletcher, the mystery procedural series has been a favorite for generations of LGBTQ+ audiences

From its quirky amateur detective, to its frequently campy case-of-the-week format, it’s not hard to see why Murder, She Wrote is such comfort television for queer viewers, who still regularly revisit classic episodes to watch Jessica figure out whodunit and why-dunit in now decades-old cases.

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