Do you remember that episode of Saved by the Bell when the “hotties” at Bayside went to this murder mystery dinner? I remember Whenever the storm hits, the lights would go out, and we then discover that someone dies— one by one. For some weird reason, I recall there was a French maid there, who accused Zack as being a “murdurwurrr.” (It’s supposed to be a French accent.)

I also remember Married… With Children had a similar episode. It’s funny how early 90’s sitcoms all pretty much copied each other.

These sitcoms since then have sparked my interest to go to a murder mystery dinner (because deep down inside wanted to be Zack Morris). Anyways however, I didn’t even know they existed until probably two summers ago, when we thought that it would be cool to walk on Yonge from Dundas to just north of Eglinton— where we had dinner.

I know, you must think we’re idiots, however, it was actually a really pleasant walk, especially since there’s always shops to see, or things to look at. I believe this was still when Eugene worked at the Rosedale Starbucks.

I digress. On our long walk, we discovered Mysteriously Yours, a murder mystery dinner place, which is located on Yonge between Davisville and Eglinton stations. This weekend, we finally made an effort to check it out. The current showing is called “Last Will and Videotape.” Just right after dinner, the characters emerge and begin to interact with the us— just to give us an understanding about each of them, and how they’re like. The detective then leads the case, and asks each suspect questions. From the clues, obviously, you pick up what you know, and solve the case.

In Last Will and Videotape, the billionaire is dead, and he recently revised his will. The murder happened during his 106th birthday and was caught on tape. This production is similar to the sitcoms, because it’s pretty much a comedy murder mystery, but with music! There was quite a bit of interactions with the audience, many of which played minor roles— but I think even more interaction would’ve been nice.

Overall, it was a good experience, and I totally recommend to at least check it out just once. It’s is, however, a little pricey— at 50 bucks a pop (tax included). It could be one of those things you can say you’ve done, and scatch it off the “to-do” list.

Just don’t expect it to be as cool as when Zack did it in Saved by the Bell.

Mysteriously Yours… Mystery Dinner Theatre in Toronto - [mysteriouslyyours.com]