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Murphy Brown

  • TV-PG
  • 1988–1998
  • 10 seasons
  • Comedy
  • 6.5

Comedy's Back In The News.

Murphy Brown (Candice Bergen) is a recovering alcoholic who returns to the fictional newsmagazine FYI for the first time following a stay at the Betty Ford Clinic residential treatment center. Over 40 and single, she is sharp tongued and hard as nails. In her profession, she is considered one of the boys, having shattered many glass ceilings encountered during her career. Dominating the FYI news magazine, she is portrayed as one of America's hardest-hitting (though not the warmest or more sympathetic) media personalities.

Episodes

25 episodes
  1. 1The More Things Change

    30 minSep 20, 1993

    An arrogant new colleague threatens everyone on the staff, especially Murphy who's just reduced her role on FYI resulting from the pressures of motherhood. Their relationship hits it off real well just as the show is ready to air.

  2. 2Angst For the Memories

    30 minSep 27, 1993

    Murphy gets an interview with a reclusive '60s literary idol, but times and people have changed.

  3. 3Black and White and Read All Over

    30 minOct 4, 1993

    After going to a function with Mitchell, Murphy begins to date him. Is there anything there, or do they just like it when heads turn?

  4. 4Political Correctness

    30 minOct 11, 1993

    A series of on-air comments made by Peter and Murphy gets the staff forced to attend a seminar on political correctness.

  5. 5The Young & the Rest of Us

    30 minOct 18, 1993

    The staff gets nervous when Peter whisks away a depressed Corky on her 30th birthday.

  6. 6Ticket to Writhe

    30 minOct 25, 1993

    Peter and Murphy compete for the Middle East peace story. Miles obtains sideline passes to a Washington football game where he plans to propose to Audrey via the scoreboard, but finds he is so wrapped up with work he didn't even notice that she has left him. Corky thinks the passes are cursed when more bad things occur to anyone in possession of them.

  7. 7I Don't Know You From Madam

    30 minNov 1, 1993

    Murphy works reluctantly on a story the network brass wants on ""The Beltway Madam,"" a high priced call girl who's just been exposed and is the hottest story in town.

  8. 8All the Life That's Fit to Print

    30 minNov 8, 1993

    Murphy has nightmares about what her colleagues will say about her when they are interviewed for a biography that she has authorized to be written.

  9. 9Bah Humboldt

    30 minNov 15, 1993

    Peter, Frank & Murphy are all nominated for the Humboldt Award. While at the ceremony, Murphy can't understand how disinterested Peter is in the award and Frank hears a rumor about a network having to make cutbacks.

  10. 10Reaper Madness

    30 minNov 22, 1993

    Murphy is obsessed with the need to try to explain death to Avery and bothers everyone for their perspective.

  11. 11It's Not Easy Being Brown

    30 minNov 29, 1993

    To improve upon her image, Murphy gets a publicist and makes an appearance on a children's puppet show.

  12. 12To Have and Have Not

    30 minDec 6, 1993

    Miles comes under public scrutiny when he is misquoted in a magazine article that makes him out to be the biggest male chauvinist in Washington, DC.

  13. 13Socks and the Single Woman

    Dec 13, 1993

    Murphy gets invited to the White House by the Clintons. Once she gets back to the office, she finds out she has a furry stowaway.

  14. 14A Piece of the Auction

    30 minJan 3, 1994

    Murphy gets rude remarks by radio personality, Marty Crane. She gets mad but the gang actually thin the things Marty says about Murphy are funny. They're all now at a charity event at Phill's, while every one of the gang donated something to be auctioned, Murphy decided to donate herself, that means the winner will spend a whole day with her in the office and then go to dinner. Marty Crane is there, and buys Murphy for 10 thousand dollars. Murphy doesn't accept it at first but then agrees, after all I can't be that bad. But it is, Marty shows up at the bullpen with cameras and girls with costumes. At her office, they start talking and Marty says that by the end of the day, she'll start seing him differently. Murphy doens't think so. At the restaurant Murphy doens't seem to want people to see her with Marty, which he notices. They have a honest talk, and Murphy starts to understand his point of view and they make plans to get together again. The next morning while driving to work,

  15. 15The Thrill of the Hunt

    30 minJan 10, 1994

    An injured Peter returns from Bosnia and eventually they admit missing each other and decide to have a relationship they know will go down in flames.

  16. 16The Deal of the Art

    30 minJan 17, 1994

    Murphy's report and comments about modern art lead to her appearance on a PBS talk show, defending her views against art critics. Later she takes one of Avery's paintings and puts it on display to show them what they really know about art.

  17. 17The Anchorman

    30 minJan 24, 1994

    Jim decides to open an English pub called ""The Anchorman"" and it turns out to be a big success as a gay bar.

  18. 18Fjord Eyes Only

    30 minJan 31, 1994

    The team travels to Lillehammer, and Murphy, who's more interested in getting free stuff, has a ""fluff piece"" interview with a skater, which results in a disaster for Norway.

  19. 19Crime Story

    30 minFeb 28, 1994

    After her car is stolen out of her driveway, Murphy joins the neighborhood watch, but discovers that her neighbors are borderline vigilantes.

  20. 20The Fifth Anchor

    30 minMar 7, 1994

    FYI's 17th anniversary show is more than complete when an annoying former anchor returns. They plot to get rid of him again until Murphy finds out what he once did for her before the 1st show.

  21. 21Anything But Cured

    30 minMar 14, 1994

    Frank's psychologist tells him after 18 years of therapy that he's cured and needs to move on and he leans on Murphy for support.

  22. 22The Tip of the Silverburg

    30 minMar 28, 1994

    When Murphy take Miles shopping for a new suit, he becomes humiliated when she ""sees it"" and then everyone else finds out. Later, everyone else lets out their most embarrassing moment.

  23. 23It's Just Like Riding a Bike

    30 minMay 2, 1994

    Peter returns to town and he and Murphy pick up right where they left off. Back at her place, Murphy delays the inevitable.

  24. 24My Movie With Louis

    30 minMay 9, 1994

    Despite the network's policy against it, Murphy decides to play a ""small, but pivotal role"" in director Louis Malle's new film. After getting the script, Murphy goes to the set to get changes made that will protect her ""journalistic integrity.""

  25. 25The More Things Stay the Same

    30 minMay 16, 1994

    Frank, Jim and Murphy are all up for contract renewals as FYI celebrates the airing of its 500th broadcast and their egos go unchecked.

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Series cast

Candice BergenMurphy Brown247 episodes
Faith FordCorky Sherwood247 episodes
Joe RegalbutoFrank Fontana247 episodes
Charles KimbroughJim Dial247 episodes
Pat CorleyPhil202 episodes
Grant ShaudMiles Silverberg201 episodes
Robert PastorelliEldin Bernecky177 episodes
Lily TomlinKay Carter-Shepley46 episodes
John HostetterJohn19 episodes
Ritch BrinkleyCarl Wishnitski10 episodes
Alan OppenheimerEugene Kinsella6 episodes
Paul ReubensAndrew J. Lansing III6 episodes
Darren McGavinBill Brown4 episodes
Scott LawrenceOffice Worker Scott4 episodes
Colleen DewhurstAvery Brown Sr.3 episodes
Christopher RichMiller Redfield3 episodes
Charley LangRobert, Secretary #23 episodes
Jane LeevesAudrey Cohen3 episodes

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