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Diagnosis Murder - The Second Season

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This is one of the best doctor-murder shows of all time. In this season watch Dr. Sloane, go through car troubles and getting his rental car blown up, watch Amanda lose all of her money and Jack trying to get it back for her (and actually does!!!!), Dr. Sloane get accused of murder, and also get locked in a Emergency Room with happy gas, and arrest a girl for muurder, going to court TWICE, without double jepordy. This show is a down heart, good show.Although it is mainly about murders and the sick, Dick Van Dykes character will make you laugh. The show stars Dick Van Dyke (Dr. Mark Sloane), Barry Van Dyke (Lt. Steve Sloane), Scott Baio (Dr. Jack Stewart) and Victoria Rowell (Amanda Bentley) Hope this review was helpfull!!!!

Season Two had 22 episodes, here are the episodes:
Episode 1-Many Happy Returns(September 16,1994)
Episode 2-A Very Fatal Funeral(September 23,1994)
Episode 3-Woman Trouble(September 30, 1994)
Episode 4-The Busy Body(October 7,1994)
Episode 5-My Four Husbands(October 14, 1994)
Episode 6-Murder Most Vial(October 21,1994)
Episode 7-You Can Call Me Johnson(October 28, 1994)
Episode 8-Georgia on My MIND(November 4, 1994)
Episode 9-The Last Laugh Part 1(November 11,1994)
Episode 10-The Last Laugh Part 2(November 18, 1994)
Episode 11-Death by Extermination(December 2, 1994)
Episode 12-Standing Eight Count(December 9, 1994)
Episode 13-The Bela Lugosi Blues(January 6, 1995)
Episode 14-The New Healers(January 13, 1995)
Episode 15-Call Me Incontestable(January 20, 1995)
Episode 16-A Blast From the Past(February 3, 1995)
Episode 17-Praying for Keeps(February 10, 1995)
Episode 18-Sea No Evil(February 17, 1995)
Episode 19-How to Murder Your Lawyer(February 24, 1995)
Episode 20-Naked Babes(March 31,1995)
Episode 21-Death in the Daytime(April 28, 1995)
Episode 22-My Baby is Out of this World(May 5, 1995)

It was fun to see the episodes in their entirety and see the missing scenes that aren't shown on reruns. Some stories even make more sense. I hope they continue releasing seasons three thru eight and the movies as well, I'll buy them all!!!

I was a big fan of the show when it was on network TV and now I can relive the excitment over and over again when ever I want. I have "season one" and it was a natural to add "season two".

This is one of those rare shows that is both suspenseful and enjoyable while remaining clean cut. It is a rare gem. It is much like the old classic Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys Mysteries...intriguing, mysterious, fun...and without the fear of blood, guts, and foul language. I watch this show with my children, with my friends, and by myself. It is a great way to lose the worries of the day as you try to help the charming Mr. Van Dyke unravel all of the clues. I would highly recommend this show to anyone.

This Is Yet Another Great Season Of This Wonderful Show!!! What A Cast And Terrific Writing!!! Please Hurry With Season Three!!!!!!!

There are a lot of murder mystery series, made in the 1980's and 1990's, that essentially follow the same format: each week an "older", amateur detective solves a relatively bloodless murder, usually with the help of one or two younger assistants. I'm not criticizing these series, I have been a fan of shows such as "Murder She Wrote" and "Matlock" since they were first screened. Nevertheless, rewatching many of these shows on DVD, I now realize just how predictable and formulaic many of them are (not that that's a bad thing - there is something comforting about the predictability of these shows). Season two of "Diagnosis Murder" also follows this same formula, but it does so in such a way as to stand out from the other shows in this genre.

This season of "Diagnosis Murder" is funny, innovative and some of the murders are actually a challenge to solve (often I can solve a "Murder She Wrote" mystery before the crime has even been committed). Episodes in this season include "A Very Fatal Funeral" (in which all of the murder suspects keep dropping dead just as Mark Sloan and his friends become convinced that they're guilty), "The Busy Body" (in which a corpse keeps vanishing and reappearing), "The Bela Lugosi Blues" (featuring a murderess who may or may not be a vampire), "Death in the Daytime" (in which Amanda makes a guest appearance on "The Young and the Restless") and "My Baby is Out of the World" (in which one of Mark's patients insists that the father of her baby is an alien from another planet), among others. The highlights of this season, however, are "Many Happy Returns" and "Sea No Evil", which feature Holland Taylor as a very determined IRS agent. Taylor, who later went on to appear as Evelyn Harper in "Two and a Half Men", is, as always, a joy to watch and is the perfect foil for Mark Sloan. There is a good reason why the makers of this show asked her back for a second appearance.

If you are a fan of shows such as "Murder She Wrote" and "Matlock", then this DVD set is a must. Murder mystery series don't get much better than this.

Great show. I miss seeing it on TV. I can hardly wait for Season 3 to come out on DVD!

great dvd series i like dick in these shows and his son too i think they are good working together very good series

I have been a Dick Van Dyke fan for many, many years (we won't discuss how many)! He is just as entertaining now as he was back in... never mind... His charm and wit coupled with the medical setting is great because the show brings to light some details of the medical profession that few get to see! I am a nurse so I have really enjoyed the series' take on an old, and all too often, stuffy profession! Mystery and intrigue, laughs, medical red tape, friendship... it's all there!