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  • Sep 16, 1991
  • CBS
  • Sep 16, 1991
Murphy Brown

Summary Murphy Brown was created by Diane English. Murphy is the star reporter on a news magazine show called FYI. The show is based in Washington DC, which gives the FYI team more than enough material to work with. Murphy lives in a townhouse that she has been having repainted for the duration of the series, Eldin the painter may never finish t...

Created By: Diane English

  • CBS
  • Sep 16, 1991
  • CBS
  • Sep 16, 1991
Murphy Brown
Season 4
11 Seasons
Season Premiere: Sep 16, 1991
Metascore Available after 4 critic reviews
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Summary Murphy Brown was created by Diane English. Murphy is the star reporter on a news magazine show called FYI. The show is based in Washington DC, which gives the FYI team more than enough material to work with. Murphy lives in a townhouse that she has been having repainted for the duration of the series, Eldin the painter may never finish t...

Created By: Diane English

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Episode 1 • Sep 16, 1991
Uh-Oh: Part 2
Murphy tells her friends at FYI that she's pregnant and that she is having doubts about having the baby and what kind of mother she would be.
Episode 2 • Sep 16, 1991
Uh-Oh: Part 3
Murphy tells her friends at FYI that she's pregnant and that she is having doubts about having the baby and what kind of mother she would be.
Episode 3 • Sep 23, 1991
I'm as Much of a Man as I Ever Was
Murphy, desperate to show that her pregnancy is not going to change her ability to do her job well, goes after the President for a quote.
Episode 4 • Sep 30, 1991
Male Call
Frank, Jim and Miles attend a new men organisation work shop to get in touch with their feelings.
Episode 5 • Oct 7, 1991 • 30 m
The Square Triangle
Murphy hires Audrey as her secretary which leads to Miles breaking up with her. Things get worse when Frank then becomes interested in Audrey.
Episode 6 • Oct 14, 1991 • 30 m
Full Circle
Murphy's mother Avery dies, and her father Bill arrives to help her deal with things. While reminiscing, they discover unpleasant truths.
Episode 7 • Oct 28, 1991
The Smiths Go to Washington
The FYI gang goes out of their way to charm a family of out-of-towners who caught a cheating senator on tape.
Episode 8 • Nov 4, 1991 • 30 m
It Came from College
Murphy gets an idea of her future as a mother when the daughter of some friends stays with her, but she starts to worry about her ability to parent a teenager.
Episode 9 • Nov 11, 1991
The Queen of Soul
Episode 10 • Nov 18, 1991
Inside Murphy Brown
Jim escorts Murphy to the gynecologist, and they both get to see the baby for the first time. Murphy is surprised when she learns she's expecting a boy, after being so sure the baby would be a girl.
Episode 11 • Nov 25, 1991
Mission Control
Murphy and the gang volunteers at à homeless shelter for Thanksgiving.
Episode 12 • Dec 9, 1991
Be It Ever So Humboldt
After many years of losing, Frank finally wins an award, but becomes annoying talking about it. His co-workers decide he needs to be taught a lesson.
Episode 13 • Dec 16, 1991
Love Is Blonde
Murphy and the rest of FYI staff reluctantly attend a sponsor event. Corky and Miller start bonding over shared experiences, leaving her conflicted over her troubled marriage.
Episode 14 • Jan 6, 1992
Anchor Rancor
The sudden death, at the network, of the Sunday night news anchor makes Jim and Murphy compete for the new job opening.
Episode 15 • Jan 13, 1992
Guess Who's Coming to Luncheon
Corky receives an invite to the White House and Murphy flatters her so she can go along. Once there Murphy goes snooping despite Corky's protests.
Episode 16 • Jan 20, 1992
Lovesick
Jerry Gold moves in with Murphy after she is diagnosed with preterm labor, and forces to rest at home for two weeks.
Episode 17 • Feb 3, 1992
Heartfelt
Stress overcomes Miles at his 30th birthday celebration.
Episode 18 • Feb 24, 1992
Send in the Clowns
Murphy is subpoenaed by the Senate to testify at a hearing, demanding the name of her source that leaked a report her way, which led to a story on FYI.
Episode 19 • Mar 2, 1992
Murphy Buys the Farm
Murphy thinks a place in the country will help her relax and she brings the entire gang along to check out a farm she's thinking of buying. While Murphy tries to convince her friends how charming things are, everyone else is just bored.
Episode 20 • Mar 4, 1992 • 30 m
Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are
Rick is an attractive gay man doing some temporary advertising work for FYI, and Miles becomes concerned when he has a dream about him. He attempts to discover why it happened.
Episode 21 • Mar 16, 1992
Rage Before Beauty
Murphy cuts her hair short despite an appearance clause in her contract. When viewer response ignores her reporting, she becomes upset over the focus on superficialities.
Episode 22 • Mar 23, 1992
Phil's Not So Silent Partner
Murphy offers money to Phil who's in financial trouble. But Murphy soon drives Phil crazy with unwelcome suggestions.
Episode 23 • Apr 27, 1992 • 24 m
He-Ho, He-Ho, It's Off to Lamaze We Go
Murphy decides to take a Lamaze birth class and asks Eldon to be her coach. Once there she manages to alienate the instructor and her classmates but luckily Eldon pays attention.
Episode 24 • May 4, 1992 • 24 m
On the Rocks
Hillary, a new anchorwoman, replaces Murphy, but Hillary has a secret problem and it's getting out of control.
Episode 25 • May 11, 1992
A Chance of Showers
Murphy is feeling even crankier at the end of her pregnancy and isn't happy that Corky is throwing her a baby shower. But she changes her mind when she realizes she will be getting terrific gifts from her peers that work in national news.
Episode 26 • May 18, 1992
Birth 101
Murphy finally gives birth and all of her friends are trying to help the best they can.
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Jul 2, 2013
Let's be fair: Murphy Brown has some good things going for it. One of the few comedies on TV that stay abreast of current events, it has the smarts and the moxie to take pokes at everything from gossip-mongering tabloids to the Anita Hill hearings. ... But mostly the show is pretentious and annoying.
By Richard Zoglin FULL REVIEW

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