“Bite the Big Apple” (Murder, She Wrote episode, 1991)
Murder, She Wrote, an American Comedy/Mystery crime drama television series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher, had an episode set in New York City titled “Bite the Big Apple.” The episode originally aired on September 15, 1991, and was written and directed by David Moessinger (1930-2018). Jessica Fletcher moved part-time to New York City to teach a criminology course at the fictional Manhattan University.
Wikipedia: Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote is an American Comedy/Mystery crime drama television series starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher. The series aired for 12 seasons with 264 episodes from 1984 to 1996 on the CBS network. It was followed by four TV films. Among the most successful and longest-running television shows in history, it averaged more than 30 million viewers per week in its prime (sometimes hitting above 40 million viewers), and was a staple of the CBS Sunday night lineup for a decade. In syndication, the series is still highly successful throughout the world.
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Murder, She Wrote (1984–1996)
Bite the Big Apple
TV-PG | 47min | Crime, Drama, Mystery | Episode aired 15 September 1991
Jessica takes a teaching position in New York, gets an apartment and finds its previous tenant has been murdered.
Director: David Moessinger
Writers: Peter S. Fischer (created by), Richard Levinson (created by), David Moessinger (written by)
Storyline
Tired of hotels, Jessica takes a Manhattan apartment now that she has accepted a New York teaching position. By the time Seth visits there, he can say ‘I told you so’ as he did at her Cabot Cove send-off party, although she’ll spend weekends there. Her apartment’s previous tenant, Mike Freelander, has been murdered and her apartment ransacked. So, Seth, moves in as a temporary guardian angel and questions the neighbors. She doesn’t leave snooping to the NYPD detectives but investigates Freelander’s family life and their involvement in theft and contraband smuggling. After another murder, she comes up with surprising suspects and a risky trap. Written by KGF Vissers
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Murder, She Wrote (TV Series)
Bite the Big Apple (1991)
Trivia
The title refers to the nickname for New York City - The Big Apple. The moniker was first used by the reporter by John J. Fitz Gerald who wrote for the ‘New York Morning Telegraph’ in the 1920’s.
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Bite the Big Apple (1991)
Quotes
Lt. Jack Boyle: Mrs. Fletcher, this is *New York*. Nobody ever feels safe.
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I’m watching “Bite The Big Apple” s8e1 of Murder She Wrote. This episode is…weird.
11:16 PM · May 26, 2016 from Lake Charles, LA · Twitter for iPhone
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S08E01 – Bite The Big Apple
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The reason for the fiesta is that JB is moving part-time to New York City, to teach a criminology course at Manhattan University and wander around the schools in the area. Sounds legit to me. Seth (who is back, hooray) is not pleased with the idea that Jess is renting an apartment but Jess says that she’s sick of living in hotels and she can’t just keep landing in on Grady all the time.