In the third installment of the podcast, Val and Rachel discuss Father Dowling Mysteries, a show that technically started in the 1980s, airing from January 20, 1989 to May 2, 1991. Prior to the series, a TV movie aired on November 30, 1987. For its first season, the show was on NBC; it moved to ABC for its last two seasons.

Hot topics include: 1.) Favorable and unfavorable comparisons to Murder, She Wrote. 2.) We unveil a new segment called "Accent Corner". 3.) How erratic scheduling affects a show's prospects. 4.) Rachel's disgust for "cold fish" New Englander Jessica Fletcher. 5.) Digressions about grocery shopping at Aldi, Beauty and the Beast, the CLASSIC Meredith Baxter Birney made-for-TV movies Kate's Secret, and gaslighting children for fun.

 

Wikipedia entry:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_Dowling_Mysteries

 

For next week, we will have a special guest on to discuss The Single Guy, whose pilot you can see now on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4QT4UxhfHN4&t=10s