Prison Break Pen Pal

A character has a pen pal in prison who shows up at their door claiming they were released, but it turns out they escaped.

Night Court

Appearances

• What's Happening!!: Season 1, episode 20, "Nice Guys Finish Last" (1977). Dee announces that her pen pal, Judy, who is in prison, is getting out and coming to live with her, but when Judy shows up, Dee discovers she has escaped from jail along with her convict boyfriend, and they're both being pursued by the police.
• Night Court: Season 6, episode 20, "Pen Pal" (1989). Christine tells the gang that her prisoner pen pal, James, is being released and coming to visit her at the courthouse, and when Roz sees him, she's instantly smitten. Unfortunately, Christine soon discovers that James escaped from prison, and the police are after him.
• The Golden Girls: Season 5, episode 13, "Mary Has a Little Lamb" (1989). Blanche has been writing sexy letters to a man in prison named Merrill, who's supposed to be in jail for 20 years, but he shows up at her door, and Blanche is terrified, so she hides at a friends house. Meanwhile, Merrill comes back to the house, ties up Sophia and robs them, then ends up back in jail.