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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Murder, She Wrote Season 4 Episode 10 - Indian Giver
    6.6/10(484 votes)

    #1 - Indian Giver

    S4:E10

    A resident of Cabot Cove threatens the Native American who claims to own the land, and later is found dead.

    Director:Walter Grauman
    Writer:Gerald K. Siegel

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  2. Murder, She Wrote Season 6 Episode 12 - Goodbye Charlie
    6.6/10(445 votes)

    #2 - Goodbye Charlie

    S6:E12

    Three sets of people try to claim the body found on the railroad track--a nephew, a daughter and a wife. Jessica narrates this story.

    Director:Anthony Pullen Shaw
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Murder, She Wrote Season 7 Episode 18 - Where Have You Gone, Billy Boy?
    6.6/10(359 votes)

    #3 - Where Have You Gone, Billy Boy?

    S7:E18

    A locked room mystery with the missing ventriloquist's dummy found with the Club owner's corpse.

    Director:John Llewellyn Moxey
    Writer:Peter S. Fischer

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  4. Murder, She Wrote Season 3 Episode 14 - Murder in a Minor Key
    6.7/10(569 votes)

    #4 - Murder in a Minor Key

    S3:E14

    Jessica tells the tale of a composer accused of killing the professor who plagiarized his music.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Murder, She Wrote Season 9 Episode 13 - Dead Eye
    6.7/10(336 votes)

    #5 - Dead Eye

    S9:E13

    Are the disappearance of a private eye in 1963 and the Kennedy assassination of the same year connected?

    Director:Jerry Jameson
    Writer:Tom Sawyer

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  6. Murder, She Wrote Season 12 Episode 13 - Death Goes Double Platinum
    6.7/10(303 votes)

    #6 - Death Goes Double Platinum

    S12:E13

    The members of an up-and-coming Latin instrumental band get an offer they can't refuse just when they are getting noticed by a more reputable company.

    Director:Anthony Pullen Shaw
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Murder, She Wrote Season 6 Episode 22 - The Sicilian Encounter
    6.8/10(354 votes)

    #7 - The Sicilian Encounter

    S6:E22

    Michael Hagarty is involved in a case in Sicily which has many twists and turns including the Mafia.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Robert Swanson

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  8. Murder, She Wrote Season 10 Episode 16 - Time to Die
    6.8/10(321 votes)

    #8 - Time to Die

    S10:E16

    A step-father may have been eliminated by his step-son, a graffiti artist.

    Director:Anthony Pullen Shaw
    Writer:Laurence Heath

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  9. Murder, She Wrote Season 12 Episode 17 - Something Foul in Flappieville
    6.8/10(321 votes)

    #9 - Something Foul in Flappieville

    S12:E17

    The puppets are dancing to a different tune, much to the dismay of the young designer.

    Director:Anthony Pullen Shaw
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Murder, She Wrote Season 1 Episode 12 - Broadway Malady
    6.9/10(639 votes)

    #10 - Broadway Malady

    S1:E12

    Broadway legend Rita Bristol and her daughter star in a musical produced by her son, not knowing that murder is lurking in the wings.

    Director:Hy Averback
    Writer:Tom Sawyer

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  11. Murder, She Wrote Season 2 Episode 8 - Dead Heat
    6.9/10(555 votes)

    #11 - Dead Heat

    S2:E8

    Jessica goes to the races to watch her niece ride the winning horse. Then the horse's owner is murdered after a dispute.

    Director:Peter Crane
    Writers:Steven Hensley, J. Miyoko Hensley

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  12. Murder, She Wrote Season 4 Episode 20 - Showdown in Saskatchewan
    6.9/10(470 votes)

    #12 - Showdown in Saskatchewan

    S4:E20

    Arson is intended to remove the Rodeo doctor and his patient permanently.

    Director:Vincent McEveety
    Writer:Dick Nelson

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  13. Murder, She Wrote Season 5 Episode 16 - Truck Stop
    6.9/10(512 votes)

    #13 - Truck Stop

    S5:E16

    Walter tells his story by way of black and white flashbacks which makes an interesting change from the usual. He has made a tape of the events that ended with his murder and we see the events unfold.

    Director:Vincent McEveety
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Murder, She Wrote Season 5 Episode 20 - Three Strikes, You're Out
    6.9/10(411 votes)

    #14 - Three Strikes, You're Out

    S5:E20

    A surprised burglar is blamed for the death of the team's pre-game TV Host.

    Director:Seymour Robbie
    Writer:Donald Ross

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  15. Murder, She Wrote Season 12 Episode 12 - Kendo Killing
    6.9/10(296 votes)

    #15 - Kendo Killing

    S12:E12

    Motorcycle racing in Osaka, Japan, puts a man's life in danger when he tries to wed a girl from a traditional Japanese family.

    Director:Walter Grauman
    Writer:Laurence Heath

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  16. Murder, She Wrote Season 1 Episode 16 - Tough Guys Don't Die
    7.0/10(771 votes)

    #16 - Tough Guys Don't Die

    S1:E16

    Jessica meets Harry McGraw and they figure out which one of three cases may contain the motive for the death of a private detective. One dates back 25 years.

    Director:Seymour Robbie
    Writer:Peter S. Fischer

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  17. Murder, She Wrote Season 2 Episode 15 - Powder Keg
    7.0/10(565 votes)

    #17 - Powder Keg

    S2:E15

    After their car breaks down after dinner with the governor, Jessica and her friend Ames Caufield find themselves in a small southern town just in time for local bad boy Ed Bonner to be found dead, and young Matt Burns, the son of a former student of Ames', ends up accused of the murder. At the behest of Linda Bonner, the victim's sister who happens to care deeply about the accused, Jessica takes a look into the murder, but hatred runs deep in this town and it's pure luck (and Andy Crane) that leads Jessica and Ames to the right answer.

    Director:John Llewellyn Moxey
    Writer:Peter S. Fischer

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  18. Murder, She Wrote Season 6 Episode 3 - The Grand Old Lady
    7.0/10(477 votes)

    #18 - The Grand Old Lady

    S6:E3

    When a famous mystery writer dies, Jessica recalls a 1947 case that the writer was personally involved in.

    Director:Vincent McEveety
    Writer:Peter S. Fischer

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  19. Murder, She Wrote Season 6 Episode 7 - Night of the Tarantula
    7.0/10(487 votes)

    #19 - Night of the Tarantula

    S6:E7

    A voodoo curse of death caused by the marriage of a plantation heir to the wrong person, sets off a string of events in Jamaica.

    Director:Vincent McEveety
    Writer:Chris Manheim

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  20. Murder, She Wrote Season 12 Episode 20 - Southern Double-Cross
    7.0/10(301 votes)

    #20 - Southern Double-Cross

    S12:E20

    Jessica is booked for a seminar in Australia when she gets word that she may have claim to an inheritance in the area--land used for sheep grazing. The natives are not all happy with this.

    Director:Walter Grauman
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Murder, She Wrote Season 3 Episode 16 - Death Takes a Dive
    7.1/10(498 votes)

    #21 - Death Takes a Dive

    S3:E16

    Jessica inherits a boxer's contract and her old friend; Harry McGraw is accused of murdering its former owner.

    Director:Seymour Robbie
    Writer:Peter S. Fischer

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  22. Murder, She Wrote Season 4 Episode 13 - Harbinger of Death
    7.1/10(438 votes)

    #22 - Harbinger of Death

    S4:E13

    Jessica is thrilled to be visiting her niece Carrie and her husband Leonard, an astronomer dreaming of seeing a long-lost comet, but when Carrie's ex-boyfriend Drake Eaton is murdered in the home she's been staying in, Jessica has to prove not only her niece but also her husband innocent of murder.

    Director:Anthony Pullen Shaw
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Murder, She Wrote Season 6 Episode 19 - Always a Thief
    7.1/10(384 votes)

    #23 - Always a Thief

    S6:E19

    Insurance investigator Dennis Stanton, who uses his skills as an ex-thief to solve crimes, returns to investigate a theft and two murders.

    Director:Walter Grauman
    Writer:Peter S. Fischer

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  24. Murder, She Wrote Season 7 Episode 12 - Suspicion of Murder
    7.1/10(355 votes)

    #24 - Suspicion of Murder

    S7:E12

    Dennis is suspected in the murder of the husband of an old flame with whom he has been spending some time.

    Director:Vincent McEveety
    Writer:Peter S. Fischer

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  25. Murder, She Wrote Season 8 Episode 19 - Day of the Dead
    7.1/10(356 votes)

    #25 - Day of the Dead

    S8:E19

    The theft of a priceless artifact from Mexico City museum leads Jessica into a labyrinth of clues, where murder is the fact behind the Mask of Montezuma.

    Director:Anthony Pullen Shaw
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Indian Giver" is the worst rated episode of "Murder, She Wrote". It scored 6.6/10 based on 484 votes. Directed by Walter Grauman and written by Gerald K. Siegel, it aired on 11/29/1987. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Goodbye Charlie".