The Mystery Drama BINGO game

Scooby Doo got many of us hooked as kids to the mystery genre of TV shows. But have they really gotten any better since our childhood?  We might not hear, "And I would have gotten away with ti, too, if it weren't for these meddling kids!" as much any more, but we still here the same lines pretty often. So, I got to thinking: I'm not likely to stop watching these shows any time soon, but at least I could have some fun with the boring cliches they use!

Enter the BINGO card you've all been waiting for. Of course, you won't hear all of these in one episode, but perhaps over the course of a week, if you watch them regularly enough, or perhaps if you binge watch a particular show, after five or six episodes, you can have a good game. I doubt, though, that you'll have to watch an entire season before someone wins, even if you go for blackout. Prove me wrong.

To play, someone on the show, either a cop or a suspect has to say something to this effect, even if the words aren't exact. The statement doesn't have to prove true at the end (For example, the butler might no have done it, but you can still mark the space if someone guesses during the show that the butler did it.).

Here are my suggested card spots. You can use any of a number of online BINGO card generators.

And I would have gotten away with it too if it weren’t for…, 

Do you have children?, 

Everything happened so fast, 

He’s a rogue agent (he’s gone rogue), 

I can’t have a family with a job like this, 

I know my rights, 

I know who did it!, 

I needed the money,

I want my lawyer, 

I was just doing my job, 

I’ve got your back, 

It was an accident, 

It wasn’t my fault, 

It’s always the (spouse), 

Let us help you,

My (family member) would never…, 

No one was supposed to get hurt, 

The butler did it, 

We can catch bigger fish with (this suspect), 

We’re all hanging out at the bar after work, 

You have no idea what it’s like, 

You need a drink, 

You’ll never get away with it, 

You’re too close to this,