Murder, She Wrote Season 1 Episode 1

Preston Giles tells Jessica that he's throwing a party where all the guests will dress as their favorite fictional character. Among the costumes at the ball were Cinderella's Godmother (best known from the Charles Perrault story, which was later immortalised in the Disney classic Cinderella), Popeye (a comic strip character created by Elzie Crisler Segar), Donald Duck (created by Walt Disney), Captain Hook (from the book Peter Pan by James M. Barrie), Peter Pan (from the book Peter Pan by James M. Barrie), Ebenezer Scrooge (from the book A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens), the Cowardly Lion (from the Wizard of Oz series by L. Frank Baum), the Scarcrow (from the Wizard of Oz series by L. Frank Baum), Sherlock Holmes (created by author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle), Little Red Riding Hood (best known from the story by Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm), the Big, Bad Wolf (best known from the story by Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm), Robin Hood and Maid Marian (history has never determined an exact source, but tales of Robin Hood began showing up in the 14th century), Snow White (best known from the story by Wilhelm and Jacob Grimm), Edmond Dantès (from the novel The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas) and Humpty Dumpty (from the well known Mother Goose rhyme). Not all of the party-goers were dressed properly as fictional characters though; other guests included Cleopatra, Napoleon and Carmen Miranda.