She may look like your grandmother, but J.B. Fletcher is a crime-fighting force to be reckoned with. Here's why everyone should re-watch this Angela Lansbury classic.
The delightfully cheerful opening theme
There is nothing foreboding about this jovial jingle. The theme was composed by British film score composer John Addison, for which he won an Emmy.
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The reliable formula of death, sleuthing, and satisfying discovery
In J.B. Fletcher's hometown of Cabot Cove (and everywhere else she travels), someone always kicks the bucket, and the mystery novelist-turned-amateur detective always hunts down the killer.
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The magical population math
Unless they're procreating like bunnies, almost everyone in Cabot Cove should technically be dead. Oh, the wonders of television.
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J.B. Fletcher's array of alias personas
Angela Lansbury is regularly busting out a caricatured persona to snoop around in disguise. She even plays a dual role as her own British cousin Emma Macgill, an actress who stages her own death to evade murder.
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