History Trivia / ElleryQueen

* FakeAmerican: In an unusual recursive example, in "The Adventure of Auld Lang Syne", British actress Joan Collins plays an American social climber... who adopts a British accent as an affectation, thus allowing the actress to speak in her natural accent.

* YouLookFamiliar: Creator/BarbaraRush appeared in "The Adventure of Auld Lang Syne" and "The Adventure of the Sinister Scenario" playing two separate characters.

* YouLookFamiliar: Barbara Rush appeared in "The Adventure of Auld Lang Syne" and "The Adventure of the Sinister Scenario" playing two separate characters.

* MissingEpisode: The two-hour pilot was left out of most syndication packages. For many fans, their first chance to see it was on DVD.

* ScienceMarchesOn: The novel ''The Last Woman in His Life'' contains some extremely outdated psychological ideas regarding homosexuality. Unfortunately, some of these ideas are integral to the solution of the mystery.

* FakeNationality: The very British Roddy McDowall as the Amazing Armitage in "The Adventure of the Black Falcon", affecting the most godawful German accent ever.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Just about all the suspects in any given episode, as well as [[Series/MagnumPI Higgins]] as Simon Brimmer. Suspects have included:
** "Too Many Suspects" (pilot movie): [[Film/TheLostWeekend Don Birnam]], [[Theatre/AStreetcarNamedDesire Stella Kowalski]]
** "The Adventure of Auld Lang Syne": [[Film/StrangersOnATrain Guy Haines]],[[Series/MyFavoriteMartian Uncle Martin]], [[Series/{{Dynasty}} Alexis Carrington]]
** "The Adventure of the Lover's Leap": Bart Series/{{Maverick}}, Series/HoneyWest
** "The Adventure of the Chinese Dog": [[WesternAnimation/TheHobbit Bilbo Baggins]]
** "The Adventure of the Comic Book Crusader": [[Film/SinginInTheRain Cosmo Brown]], [[Series/FatherDowlingMysteries Father Dowling]]
** "The Adventure of the 12th Floor Express":
** "The Adventure of Miss Aggie's Farewell Performance": The Miss America host, [[Series/TheGoldenGirls Rose Nylund]], [[Series/WonderWoman Etta Candy]], [[Radio/OurMissBrooks Miss Brooks]]
** "The Adventure of Colonel Nivin's Memoirs": [[Series/{{Bonanza}} Adam Cartwright]], [[Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine Constable Odo]]
** "The Adventure of the Mad Tea Party": [[Film/SixteenCandles Samantha’s grandpa]], [[Series/{{Dallas}} J. R. Ewing]]
** "The Adventure of Veronica's Veils": [[Series/MyThreeSons Uncle Charley]], [[Series/IDreamOfJeannie Dr. Bellows]]
** "The Adventure of the Pharaoh's Curse": [[Film/{{Psycho}} Norman’s psychiatrist]], [[Series/TheWildWildWest Artemus Gordon]]
** "The Adventure of the Blunt Instrument": [[Film/BlueVelvet Suave Ben]], [[Series/GreenAcres Lisa Douglas]]
** "The Adventure of the Black Falcon": [[Film/PlanetOfTheApes1968 Cornelius]], [[Theatre/DamnYankees Joe Hardy]]
** "The Adventure of the Sunday Punch": [[Film/TheLastDetail Mulhall]]
** "The Adventure of the Eccentric Engineer": [[Film/LiveAndLetDie Felix]] [[Film/LicenceToKill Leiter]], [[Series/PeytonPlace Constance Mackenzie Carson]]
** "The Adventure of the Wary Witness": [[Series/TheManyLovesOfDobieGillis Dobie Gillis]], [[Series/{{Batman}} the campiest]] [[SelfDemonstrating/TheJoker Joker]]
** "The Adventure of the Judas Tree": [[Series/TheBillDanaShow Jose Jimenez]], [[Series/LALaw Rosalind Shays]]
** "The Adventure of the Sinister Scenario": Film/TheAbominableDrPhibes, [[Series/TheRockfordFiles Joseph “Rocky” Rockford]]
** "The Adventure of the Two-Faced Woman": [[Film/TwoHundredMotels Rance Muhammitz]], [[Series/TheGhostAndMrsMuir Captain Gregg]]
** "The Adventure of the Tyrant of Tin Pan Alley": [[Series/MamasFamily Vinton Harper]], [[Film/{{Caddyshack}} Mr. Noonan]]
** "The Adventure of Caesar's Last Sleep": [[Film/TheGodfather Frankie Pentangeli]], [[Series/{{Emergency}} Roy DeSoto]]
** "The Adventure of the Hardhearted Huckster": Series/{{Nanny| and the Professor}}, [[Series/TheAddamsFamily Morticia Addams]], [[Series/HogansHeroes Col. Hogan]]
** "The Adventure of the Disappearing Dagger": [[Series/{{MASH}} Radar O’Reilly]], [[Film/{{Robocop 1987}} Dick Jones]]

* StuntCasting: Guy Lombardo as the bandleader in a club where a murder takes place on New Year's Eve.

** "The Adventure of Caesar's Last Sleep": [[Film/TheGodfather Frankie Pentangeli]], [[Series/{{Emergency!}} Roy DeSoto]]

** "The Adventure of Miss Aggie's Farewell Performance": The Miss America host, [[Series/TheGoldenGirls Rose Nylund]], [[Series/WonderWoman Etta Candy]], [[Series/OurMissBrooks Miss Brooks]]

** "The Adventure of the Comic Book Crusader": [[Film/SinginInTheRain Cosmo Brown]]

** "The Adventure of Miss Aggie's Farewell Performance": The Miss America host, [[Series/TheGoldenGirls Rose Nylund]], [[Series/WonderWoman Etta Candy]]

** "The Adventure of the Two-Faced Woman": [[Film/TwoHundredMotels Rance Muhammitz]], [[Series/TheGhostAndMrsMuir Captain Cregg]]

** "The Adventure of Caesar's Last Sleep": [[Film/TheGodfather Frankie Pentangeli]]

** "The Adventure of the Blunt Instrument": [[Film/BlueVelvet Suave Ben]]
[[Series/GreenAcres Lisa Douglas]]

** "The Adventure of the Eccentric Engineer": [[Film/LiveAndLetDie Felix]] [[Film/LicenseToKill Leiter]], [[Series/PeytonPlace Constance Mackenzie Carson]]

** "The Adventure of the Tyrant of Tin Pan Alley": [[Series/MamasFamily Vinton Harper]], [[Film/{{Caddyshack Mr. Noonan]]

** "The Adventure of the Two-Faced Woman": [[Film/TwoHundredMotels Rance Muhammitz]]
[[Series/TheGhostAndMrsMuir Captain Cregg]]

** "Too Many Suspects" (pilot movie): [[Film/LostWeekend Don Birnam]], [[Theatre/AStreetcarNamedDesire Stella Kowalski]]

* HeyItsThatGuy: Just about all the suspects in any given episode, as well as [[Series/MagnumPI Higgins]] as Simon Brimmer.

* StuntCasting: Guy Lombardo as a suspect to a murder taking place on New Year's Eve.

* HeyItsThatGuy: Just about all the suspects in any given episode, as well as [[MagnumPI Higgins]] as Simon Brimmer.