A Date With Dateline

Has a graph or pie chart been created reflecting average hitman prices in different parts of the country? Why is there so much variation episode to episode on Dateline? Does having a one word name make you more likely to get asked about your apparent underworld connections on a regular basis? Would a college degree mean that you are able to do somewhat simple mathematical percentages with ease? (H...

If you live in a house in the woods, have a light up the room kind of smile and a woo-hoo, fun, good time attitude what are they actual statistical chances that you are going to wind up the subject of a Dateline mystery? Accordingly, does Kimberly's bad attitude and general grumpiness towards a teen's trendy lipstick choice, mean that she will never, ever, ever be a Dateline story line? With the b...

When was the last time your spouse or partner forced you to play a child's game that you found boring then suddenly terrifying? (hint: there is one one correct answer to that question) Is Katie's lack of excitement over this very special episode going to adversely effect the way Kimberly later describes her to Dateline after Katie's tragic demise? Who is the mysterious Nelson, really, and does he...

Is the Tangled Web title, reference to yet another black widow type character, who drives troubled- looking men to kill for her? If you sign up for Ashley Madison dating/affair services and your name is actually Ashley Madison do all of your emails to potential suitors get ignored because people think it is just an promotional email from the actual company itself? Be real with yourself… how much t...

Has the long crescendo in the Ballad of Mike and Dalia reached its final climax? Did Katie choose that word on purpose to fluster Kimberly's delicate sensibilities? Did you think, when you saw the title of this episode that this might be a recap of the fantastic 1973 film starring Robert Redford, Paul Newman and the incomparable Eileen Brennan? Does it make you feel any better that we would be dis...

Will the Boone County Court system ever recover from the soap opera antics of its philandering employees? Are Katie and Kimberly going to adopt pseudonyms for each other, which include the names of more provocative fruit, in hopes that one day someone will read their boring emails to each other and find them more exciting? Do you remember the Alamo?…correct, that was last weeks episode, but just d...

Is Andrea going to be able to strike the fine balance of how much side eye is too much side eye while interviewing the side piece in this episode? During the alternative titles segment, have Kimberly and Katie lost their touch, or has Dateline just gotten much better at appropriately naming it's episodes? Will angry twitter Dateline fans really rise up together in their joint hate against Mistress...

Has the less informative one hour format for summer Dateline episodes finally caught up with NBC resulting in an outcry of justice for Dolores and Joan? Will viewers ever know who killed them, why they had to die and whether these two elderly women loved life to a satisfactory degree? Does a lawyer's fashion accessory choices in the courtroom effect the jury enough to ensure one defendant is going...

Is your high school mascot a grim clue to the way you may someday meet your demise? Will an hour long Dateline episode be enough to show a now divorced couple that they were destined to be together all along? Consequently, are Dateline viewers, et the whole world, ready for a new Bravo spin-off series called "Morrison Matches" wherein lovable Keith Morrison reconnects past couples and helps them r...

Are you ready to rethink how often you use spellcheck and thesaurus functions in WORD? Why does a case from 2012 spark so much discussion about 90's pop culture from our lovely hosts? What is the urban dictionary definition of the term -gunza-? Does the misfiring of brain neurons really cause certain pronunciations of words that will lead to Kimberly, once and for all, having to take to her bed? A...

Will the phrase murder-suicide take on a whole new meaning with Conrad and Heidy (with a y)? Will the formation of new super-duo Mank and Moffet lead to a fun, dapper detective spin off series called The Measurementalists? Do you know the difference between a pocket square and a plain old hankie? If you do, can you text me? Will Katie's greatest pun yet, finally push Kimberly to her breaking point...

In Dateline's search for the truth, will it really be worth Andrea having to get up at 4 in the morning to hang out in a dark, abandoned house? Will the challenge of spelling Silhouette correctly, as well as understanding the geographical and cultural intricacies of the Nordic landscape, prove once and for all that there is no way Kimberly and Katie are smarter than a fifth grader? Is Ken a pionee...

Does anything good ever happen at the bottom of the stairs? Does Katie know how to read, or does she still think the title of this episode includes "staircase"? Will a lesbian murderer finally find true love in her church community? Is it time to finally throw out those old paint cans you are storing in your garage? And is a national fast food chain hiding a secret, shocking menu item that could b...

How is a meaningful wink from a witness on the stand to her attempted murderer recorded by the court reporter? Is a 😉 emoticon acceptable? Does being the other woman make you less of a warrior princess? Is Kimberly's mom actually living a double life, using her antiquated flip phone to cover her tracks? What is the appropriate yearly salary to justify buying armloads of expensive cheese? And what...

Will the wealthiest of Charleston society be on the hook for a murder never committed? Is Keith going to escape his most dangerous lean in the bad part of town? Does having someone take a hit on your life mean you might have been meant for a career in comedy? Will Kimberly use this same approach to launch her stand up career and cause Katie to fear for her life? Find out the answers to these life...

Can moustache envy be a motive for murder? How many moustaches does a murderer make? Is moustache or mustache the correct spelling? Can bones hidden deep in the dessert provide clues to a terrible custard-y battle ending in murder? Will Katie give up on this terrible pun? Can Kimberly finally find love and a new hairdo under the Tuscon sun? Find the answer to all these life questions and more…   ...