A Date With Dateline

A cop, a rabbi's son, and Keith Morrison walk into a bar...and then things get insane. When a college student is found murdered, police are forced to investigate one of their own, and Kimberly and Katie are forced to analyze the dramatic Fosse inspired lighting that is unlike anything ever seen before on Dateline and not on a Broadway stage. The reviews on the lighting were mixed, but the reviews...

It's time to get suspicious again... but this time is a much nicer suspicion because we are going to Canada, eh! But while the people may be nicer in the sleepy waterfront area of Cosy Cove the crime is pretty horrific. Kimberly and Katie are still working through the great ID Network "Episodes You Shouldn't Watch Alone" list and "Cosy Cove Killings", Season 1 Episode 3 from Suspicion series is an...

Guess who's back? Manky's back! Tell a friend (from 6 feet away or remotely). Sir Mankiewicz is about break the fourth wall of THE HOUSE, where the murder of a husband outside his beloved house reveals a family living together in turmoil. Set in a neighborhood where every single person is filming every second of their lives like they're auditioning for The Real World, THE HOUSE generously provides...

Title three from the "Episodes You Shouldn't Watch Alone" ID Network list is just as bonkers as the previous two. It's another doozy from the YOUR WORST NIGHTMARE series with the very non-frightening title "Murder Mouse". No. That's not right.... "Murder HOUSE". To this date there has yet to be a murderous mouse, that we know of. We are going back in time to a Clue-esque mansion filled with creepy...

The most recent Friday Dateline is a repeat, so it's time to go back to school with a young Keith Morrison and a vest-less Lester to learn about the dangers of "Bad Chemistry". This vintage Dateline includes many of the old standbys- a dramatic divorce, a cranky Clovis-ian, vitriolic voicemails, and a barrel full of… not monkeys, just deep deep sadness. One young man, who is definitely NOT Joey Fa...

Kimberly and Katie continue on the list of "Episodes You Shouldn't Watch Alone" from ID Network and this week it's "Death Next Door" from the the SUSPICION series. It's an apropos tale of what appears to be a zombie apocalypse in an otherwise unassuming neighborhood. Our heroine Anita is watching those around her change slowly into monsters as she gets sicker and sicker and the wigs and makeup dep...

Last week Dennis Murphy took us to a Lonely Road. This week he's taking us on a Road Trip to solve the murder of a holistic doctor living in totally normal Florida, where crazy things hardley EVER happen. It's time to virtually crank some tunes and eat road snacks like cut up bananas with the skin still on and Chinese food dumplings that haven't gotten great reviews on Yelp. Kimberely and Katie ar...

What is this? You may be asking yourself. Self, why is there suddenly a second episode of a A Date with Dateline being released? Welcome to a Double Date with Dateline! In this series Kimberly and Katie will be covering not only their beloved Dateline but also various episodes plucked specially from the ID Network for your enjoyment. In Double Date the stories get scarier, the jokes get funnier an...

Birthday boy Dennis Murphy is taking us back to a time many moons ago, to a crazy world known as 1982, where there's been a death (and we're not talking about disco). Was it murder? An accident? A bad case of the awful knoffles? Buckle up and make sure that door is closed, because we're going on a rough ride through multiple trials, multiple exhumations, and multiple fascinating hairstyles. It is...

It's possible many are in need of some serious distraction, and what's more distracting than Keith Morrison, a good old fashioned murder mystery and two best friends who dissect every last detail of the case? That means it's time for a Saturday night repeat episode- In Broad Daylight! Keith is our leaning guide through this tale of a suburban mom who was killed inside her home while officers were...

Dateline surprises everyone with a Queen Andrea Canning Threepeat! When a wife and mother dies after not one but two accidents in a single evening, a detective is on the case to see if it's actually a murder… kind of. He's really busy at the time. This episode features Civil War facial hair, an inappropriate turn of phrase by Lester (!), and most importantly, a Christian bike club hereto referred...

He was The Perfect Guy… or was he? Spoiler alert: he was not. He was a money stealing, military faking, doctor/lawyer/businessman/fireman/pilot who screwed over women in more states than Kimberly can point out on a map… so six. Thank goodness Queen Andrea Canning is with us again this week to both comfort the heartbroken women while simultaneously taking down another d- bag with her line of questi...

Date Datelineson is bringing us another case with multiple locations, multiple crimes, multiple victims and only one man responsible for all the tragedy. Queen Andrea Canning is hot on the scene and asking the hard questions to the world's most "unlucky" human. This episode has gourmet ducks, a very condescending convict, Jake from State Farm and the coining of the term "datelineing" as a verb. Ho...

In "Where are the Children", Dateline brings us a case so confusing that they gave us a flow chart. When two children go missing and multiple spouses are dead, Keith goes full on Inspector Gadget meets Hawaii 5-O complete with Jeep and a stroll on the sand. What he finds there are demons living inside people, Helpful Honda angels that will dispose of bodies, and locksmith ghosts that like to cause...

Since Friday night's episode wasn't On Demand for some reason (theories include a conspiracy involving Hawaiian officials upset with Keith for wearing his Converse on the beach), it's time for a must see(sea)worthy Dateline Classic, Troubled Waters! Josh Mankiewicz is the brave captain, Katie his hard working Chief Stew, and Kimberly his Petty Officer because she's extremely petty. Discussion incl...

Dateline Queen Andrea Canning is reporting on a shocking case where the Colorado "Cowboy Code" is put the the test by a rodeo queen. Spoiler alert: The former cow-roping crown holder does not live up to its ethical standards. It's a case filled with K's! Kimberly and Katie discuss the heartbreaking killing of Kelsey, clean up crew member Krystal and the nutritional needs of sweet baby Kaylee. It's...

When a family's Golden Child goes missing, Kimberly and Katie are on the case! Actually Dennis Murphy, a precious mother named Ms. Butler, and a jovial cold case detective are on the case and we're all just watching. But, we're also learning. Did you know that when texting an anonymous tip to police about a murder, using "2" is an acceptable substitute for "to"? You did? Well, did you know that th...

Friday's Dateline was push for a hockey game, so Kimberly picked an oldie but a goodie where Sir Josh Mankiewicz of Pocketsquaredom visits another kind of indoor sports arena to get some answers! A late night soccer game, a shiny coin, a mysterious unlocked car and a man named after a poem (or drag queen) are just a few of the talking points Kimberly & Katie will need to discuss in this very speci...

Midnight. Witches cackle softly over a bubbling cauldron in the middle of an otherwise peaceful corn field as the unflappable Keith Morrison travels to Iowa-to a small town stricken with the cultural wave of satanic panic! Nope. That's not what happens at all, even though with a title this dark and mysterious anything is possible! Welcome to the BLACK CANDLE CONFESSION, where a cold case becomes r...

Queen Andrea Canning returns to report on a case more suited for Gotham City than quaint small town Massachusetts. It's a tragic murder that takes decades to solve even though half the state is ready to point the finger at any brown haired, brown eyed man who ever did them wrong. K & K dive in- questioning hair choices of people in the 80's, trying to psycho- analyze a killer who is being way too...

Dateline never sleeps, but Kimberly and Katie had to take a mini winter hiatus to recharge for all the murders, almost murders, crimes of passion, crimes of fashion and what can only be assumed will be a steep rise in the hit man going rate due to inflation in 2020! The lean king, "Harvard" man himself Keith Morrison will take us into the belly of the storm in the first '20 episode out the gate. A...

This week Kimberly and Katie are traveling back to a simpler time with Sir Mankie with the Hankie. Actually, the crime is extremely complicated and the Dateline episode discussed is filled with Hollywood cuts and special effects, but the saying doesn't go "traveling back to a complicated more extreme time". Anyhow- due to scheduling and the holidays, we've decided to do a Kimberly's Newly Discover...

Dateline friends, fans, flistners and general people of the world- welcome to "In A Lonely Place", a Dateline episode where everything changed. Where were you when you heard it? Do you remember life before you heard it? Did you break up with your significant other, quit your job and move to another country when you heard it because nothing before you heard it made sense to you anymore since you he...

Manksgiving 2019 has past and Dennis is Enough Murphy has arrived to remind us that now matter how bad our family may behave... it can get worse. K & K are ready to dissect THE ULTIMATUM! A case where the actual title actually refers to something so vile that Kimberly may finally have the vapors. New Segments include: Dateline Dundies, What Does He Smell Like (sponsored by Duke Cannon) and Dennis...

Happy Manksgiving everyone! In honor of this most sacred of holidays, we're gifting our beloved BFF Sir Manky with the Hanky a trip to beautiful Aruba! Well actually, this Dateline episode is approximately 8 years old so more like he is getting a trip down memory lane. But, it's getting cold outside and we will happily join in his mankscation as he fills us in on the details of the disappearance o...