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Murder, She Wrote :: Who Threw the Barbitals in Mrs. Fletcher's Chowder? (04x12)

Episode Information

Title:

Who Threw the Barbitals in Mrs. Fletcher's Chowder?

Episode #:

04x12

Production Number:

63320

Original Airdate:

Sunday January 03rd, 1988

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Episode Crew
Director:	John Llewellyn Moxey
Writer:	Robert Van Scoyk

Episode Summary

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After Sheriff Tupper’s sister left her husband and arrives in Cabot Cove, she tries to move on by setting her sights on Seth. However, when her husband and his siblings arrive unannounced to take her back home Amos is less than thrilled when they make themselves at home at his residence. When Jessica gets involved with Winnie’s family drama and invites everybody over for dinner, things take a turn for the worse when Winnie’s husband dies during the meal. To make matters worse for Amos while he is trying to figure out how Elmo died, he has to deal with a new deputy and a mysterious stranger that’s been hanging around town.

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Guest Stars

Guest Stars
•Anne Meara	played	Winnie Banner	Recurring (first appearance)
•Barbara Rhoades	played	Flo Oaks	Recurring (second appearance)
•Colleen Camp	played	Deputy Marigold Feeney	Recurring (second appearance)
•Donnelly Rhodes (1)	played	Ed Bellamy	Recurring (first appearance)
•Geoffrey Lewis (1)	played	Kenny Oaks	Recurring (second appearance)
•Guy Stockwell	played	Elmo Banner	Recurring (second appearance)
•Henry Gibson	played	Harold Banner	Recurring (first appearance)
•Joseph V. Perry	played	Ralph's Taxi Driver	Recurring (second appearance)
•Tom Bosley	played	Sheriff Amos Tupper	Recurring (18th appearance)
•William Windom	played	Seth Hazlitt	Recurring (14th appearance)
•Dennis Bailey (1)	played	Deputy Grover