The Case of the Perjured Parrot

This is an episode that would fit well in a teenage mystery collection. A parrot becomes a witness in a murder case, identifying the killer. There are so many plot mishaps here, it's ridiculous. It does get Perry out in the sticks, defending his client against some less sophisticated arbitors.

This episode may have been the funniest Perry Mason, but it was hard to take it seriously. First of all we have Uncle Joe from Petticoat Junction sort of conducting an inquest but not doing too good of a job. We then have good ole Mr. Wilson from Dennis The Menace trying to be a crime expert who ended up being just as inept as Mr. Wilson was at dealing with Dennis. The whole story was crazy and Mel Blanc topped it off as the voice of a parrot that didn't move his mouth half the time. I'll say this, it was entertaining.

Edgar Buchanan is great in these types of roles that he plays, and this is no exception. But the real star of the show is the parrot, who runs away with it. A really good, different episode and again - the parrot runs away with it. The parrot FTW!

One of the more folksy episodes. So many great talents melded together.

Absolutely charming :)

Camp episode written by Marian Cockrell, who wrote quite a few classic stories for Alfred Hitchcock's tv show, also for BATMAN in the 60s.

The murder of a wealthy man brings forward a talking parrot, which actually is no joke. There have been documented cases where what a parrot "said or repeated" was, in fact, recorded in a court of law. In this case, not too popular businessman Charles Sabin ( Maurice Manson) is murdered while on a camping trip, outside Los Angeles. His wife, Stephanie, played by actress Fay Baker, naturally contacts Perry, and enter Casanova, her husband's pet parrot. This smart bird may have something important to add to the mystery.

An intriguing story, again not to be taken lightly. In fact, a famous case from 2016 included a parrot who was instrumental in convicting a Michigan woman of fatally shooting her husband.

Perry's strange case moves to a small town courtroom, replete with some excellent supporting actors to highlight the proceedings. TV favorite Edgar Buchanan guest stars as Andy, a natural for this story, Jody Lawrence plays Ellen and Joseph Kearns (DENNIS THE MENACE) plays a criminolgist. Many other familiar faces if you're a tv buff.

Fun fact; voice master Mel Blanc is the voice of Casanova. He was a regular on Jack Benny's tv show at the time, many classic radio shows and cartoons.

Something different to be sure, and wait for the courtroom showdown.

Worth an extra cup of coffee if you can figure it all out before Perry.

10 Stars. I rest my case.

SEASON 2 EPISODE 11 remastered CBS/Paramount dvd box set. Released 2007. Volumes 1 and 2.