And Then There Were A Lot Less Than That

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* Part Two

**"And Then There Were A Lot Less Than That"**, also known as **"Murder Mystery"**, is an hour-long episode of Big Group, serving as the seventh and eighth episodes of the sixteenth season, and the 342nd-343rd episodes overall. In this parody of Agatha Christie's 1939 murder mystery And Then There Were None and the 1985 film Clue, the Cappies and the citizens of Sandwood Summers were invited by actor James Woods to his stately mansion on a remote island. While there, a series of murders occur, and the group struggles to determine who committed the mysterious acts, before ultimately attempting to escape from the island, and avoid being murdered themselves.

The special, directed by Mark Kirkland and Steven Dean Moore and written by Tim Blackburn, Michael Price, and Tim Long, was released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 8, 2009, before making its television premiere, like the previous hour-long specials, on the Fox network on January 24, 2010 as part of the Animation Domination block, before making its premiere on Cartoon Time! on January 29, 2010, and featured guest performances from Drake Bell, Hilary Duff, H. Jon Benjamin, Adam West, Yvonne Craig, Burt Ward, Mark Hamill, Miranda Cosgrove, and James Woods. The episode gained high viewership upon premiere with 16.52 million total viewers (5.21 on Fox and 11.31 on Cartoon Time!) and received high acclaim from critics, who praised its storyline and cultural references, with many considering it to be the best episode of the season and one of in the entire series.

## Characters

* Daniel Davis - Nancy Cartwright
* Charlie Davis III - Howie Mandel
* Charlie Davis II - Dan Castellaneta
* Rose Davis - Tress MacNeille
* Jacqueline Lebowski - Julie Kavner
* Vanessa Davis - Mila Kunis
* Lily Davis - Tara Strong
* Wendy Miles - Cheryl Chase
* Konji Miles - Harry Shareer
* Tony Miles - Mike Judge
* Kira Miles - Tress MacNeille
* Desmond Miles - Harry Shareer
* Yuri Kondo - Katey Segal
* Frank Turner - Mike Judge
* Edward Turner - Jerry Seinfeld
* Paula Turner - Tress MacNeille
* Franklin D. Turner - Joe Alaskey
* Lulu Rose - Melaine Chartoff
* Lucas Markman - Rob Paulsen
* Susan Markman - Cheryl Chase
* Randy Markman - William Ragsdale
* Sharon Markman - Melaine Chartoff
* Stanley Markman - Dan Castellaneta
* Doctor Genesis - Hank Azaria
* Howard Genesis - Billy West
* Doctor Thomas - Dan Castellaneta
* Doctor Dexxen - J. K. Simmons
* Karen Dexxen - Jill Talley
* Timothy Darwins - Tara Strong
* Lenny Darwins - Hank Azaria
* Joanna Darwins - Jill Talley
* Martin Harolds Jr. - Russi Taylor
* Martin Harolds Sr. - William Ragsdale
* Linda Harolds - Tress MacNeille
* Alvin Testaburger - Pamela Hayden
* David Testaburger - Howie Mandel
* Margaret Testaburger - Tress MacNeille
* Greta Schwartzenegger - Mila Kunis
* Mark Schwartzenegger - Howie Mandel
* Lucy Schwartzenegger - Katey Segal
* DeeDee Brown - Yeardley Smith
* Boris Brown - J. K. Simmons
* Mandy Brown - Melaine Chartoff
* Sabrina Terrens - Grey DeLisle
* Ben Terrens - Howie Mandel
* Sara Terrens - Melaine Chartoff
* Izzy Warner - Catherine Cavadini
* Harold Warner - Dan Castellaneta
* Mary Warner - Katey Segal
* Barbara Wolfcastle - Jodi Benson
* Ben Wolfcastle - Jerry Seinfeld
* Amanda Wolfcastle - Tress MacNeille
* Video Game Guy - Billy West
* Video Game Guy's Wife - Tress MacNeille (ONLY APPEARANCE; DEATH)
* Joe Harrison - Mr. Lawrence
* Chief Baskins - J. K. Simmons
* Officer Scooby - Hank Azaria
* Ben Brocker - J. K. Simmons
* Phoebe Talley - Lori Alan (FINAL APPEARANCE; DEATH)
* Mayor March Wimbey - Dan Castellaneta
* Mr. Sheldon Blakeley - Harry Shareer
* Mrs. May Blakeley - Tress MacNeille (FINAL APPEARANCE; DEATH)
* Mrs. Penny Panty - Tress MacNeille
* Mr. Robert Panty - Dan Castellaneta
* Mr. Elton Robins - Hank Azaria
* Ultra Man - Adam West
* Ultra Girl - Yvonne Craig
* Super Boy - Burt Ward
* Zola Debbimore - Hilary Duff
* Kyle Debbimore - Drake Bell (FINAL APPEARANCE; DEATH)
* Quincy Judge - H. Jon Benjamin
* Talking Cat - Mark Hamill (ONLY APPEARANCE)
* Jill Woods - Miranda Cosgrove (ONLY APPEARANCE; DEATH)
* James Woods - James Woods (DEATH; revived in "Eternal Midshine of the Cappy Mind")

## Trivia

* This is the fifteenth double-length episode of the series, after "Movie Surfin'", "Big Group Episode IV", "The Road Back to Sandwood Summers", "Road to America", "The Day Sandwood Summers Erupted", "Big Group Episode V", "Road to Canada", "The Cappy Core Project", "Big Group Episode VI", "Santa A Go-Go" "Road to Tokyo", "The Lost City", "School's Out!: The Musical!", "Stuck in Europe", and "The Cappy Anniversary".
* This is the fifteenth episode of the series to have more than one production code after "Movie Surfin'", "Big Group Episode IV", "The Road Back to Sandwood Summers", "Road to America", "The Day Sandwood Summers Erupted", "Big Group Episode V", "Road to Canada", "The Cappy Core Project", "Big Group Episode VI", "Santa A Go-Go" "Road to Tokyo", "The Lost City", "School's Out!: The Musical!", "Legends of Sandwood Summers", "Road to Europe", "The Cappies' Runaway Roadtrip", "The Cappy Anniversary",and (not counting Who Shot Doctor Dexxen?, which was split into two parts as the season 6 finale and the season 7 premiere), with the first part having the production code of MABG01 and the second part having the production code of MABG02.
* This is the first hour-long episode to not have Barry and Larry segments, due to the negative reception of "The Cappy Anniversary", who felt that the Barry and Larry segments interrupted the story too much.
* The special was aired and produced in 16:9 1080i widescreen high-definition format, marking the third episode of the series to be in that format and marks the series' full transition to HD, (not counting The Big Group Movie or The Big Group Movie 2: America's Most Wanted, which were released theatrically), after "The Cappy Anniversary" (a one-hour 15th anniversary special) and "It's a Big Group Christmas" (a 45-minute stop-motion Christmas special). However, the first normal 22-minute episode to be aired and produced in 16:9 was the next episode, "The Backstreet Franks"
* This is the first episode to feature the 2009-2019 Cartoon Time! Productions logo, as well as the first episode to feature the 2007-2020 20th Century Fox Television logo with the News Corporation byline.
* The episode features the deaths of four recurring characters: James Woods, Mrs. May Blakeley, Kyle Debbimore, and Phoebe Talley, and the deaths of two other characters created for the episode, Video Game Guy's Wife and Jill Woods. Blackburn confirmed on Twitter that the characters are indeed dead and will not be returning. However, James Woods returns in the season 19 episode "Eternal Midshine of the Cappy Mind".
* This is one of the rare episodes of the series to show blood and gore. As a result of that, the episode was rated TV-14-V when it premiered on Fox, however the gore was cut out and the blood was toned down on Cartoon Time!, giving the episode a TV-PG-V rating, while the blood was cut when it premiered on Disney Channel on November 26, 2019.