Posted on 10/13/2022 3:53:38 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Pat Summerall’s ad reads for ‘Murder, She Wrote’ always had the CBS crew in stitches.
Legendary actor Angela Lansbury passed away on Tuesday at the age of 96, leaving behind an enormous legacy in film, television, and on-stage performances. Lansbury already had a brilliant career when she debuted as detective Jessica Fletcher in the hit series “Murder, She Wrote” at 60 years old. The detective show ran from 1984 to 1996 and was a huge part of Sunday night programming on CBS for more than a decade.
That of course means we have a sports tie-in.
Pat Summerall and John Madden were long-time NFL broadcasters for CBS while “Murder, She Wrote” was running. Summerall used to have to read promos for the show during games, and always made it a point to drag out the empty space where the comma in the show’s title would go. After Lansbury’s passing, NFL Films dug up an old video of Summerall’s promo reads, which always had the CBS crew in stitches.
“MURDER ....................... SHE WROTE.”
Madden got all of the attention in the broadcast booth partially because of the video game bearing his name, but don’t forget that Summerall is a Hall of Famer in his own right.
Read Vulture’s obit for more on Lansbury Rest in peace.
Murder, She Wrote promo 1987 (Video)
Pat Summerall gives the CBS Sunday Night Lineup(Video)
There is another video at the link.
LOL, they had some fun. :)
On repeats, that actor is still credited as Bruce Jenner. Isn't that considered a hate crime, worse than anything Hitler ever did, these days?
I remember the networks pushing these shows. Of course, “60 Minutes” was mainly pushed. I remember the NBC guys hawking Punky Brewster as if it were high drama.
The NFL isn’t the same without Pat Summerall.
Hearing Pat Summerall and John Madden call football brings back such great memories. What America was.
They have to credit the talent as they were listed on the original credits. I know you were joking…but that’s why early appearances of some actors use different names or slightly different names for some famous folks.
(So is an actor credited as Bruce Jenner)
Didn’t there used to be an Olympic athlete that was a dude with that name?
Been so long ago, it’s hard to remember.
+1
Pat and John made Monday Night Football.
Perhaps the best team of all times.
When did they do MNF?
My Mom (RIP) always called them “Boozer and Blowhard”. (she was a snarky old lady LOL)
I guess I’m an old times, I still think of them on Saturday afternoon games.
I miss Keith Jackson doing College Football.
Whoa Nelly!
Like Jameel Farah in Blackboard Jungle with Glenn Ford.
Later known as Corporal Klinger.
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