Episode
Murder, She Wrote: Town Father
Overview
The town gets a shock when bachelor Mayor Sam is confronted on the speaker's platform by a young woman claiming he is the father of her five children. Julie Adams, Gloria De Haven, Kathryn Grayson and Ruth Roman return as gossips Eve, Phyllis, Idal and Loretta.
Details
- Series
- Murder, She Wrote
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 1989-12-17
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Town Father is Episode 11 in Season 6 of Murder, She Wrote. It aired on 1989-12-17. The runtime is 45 min.
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