10 Weirdest TV Show Crossovers
5. Magnum P.I./Murder She Wrote
Magnum P.I.: Novel Connections
Murder She Wrote: Magnum on Ice
This two part crossover special combines two very different types of detectives. Thomas Magnum is a private investigator who likes to take cases he finds interesting and lives on a wealthy estate owned by a mysterious benefactor. Jessica Fletcher is a popular author who accidentally finds a mystery each episode that she must help solve.
While both are mystery shows, the way in which the main characters function within their universes is pretty different. Magnum is a professional detective that approaches each case as simply a job, while Fletcher is untrained, and at random becomes involved in solving a mystery. This puts them on uneven footing when working together, and the story has to work hard to justify Fletcher taking a more hands-on role in the detective work.
Starting with a Magnum P.I. episode, Jessica visits Hawaii and gets tangled in a case ,ending with a cliffhanger where Thomas is arrested. The next episode is in the Murder She Wrote series, where Jessica steps up to investigate, while the framed Thomas is out-on-bail trying to evade the law.