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Comedy's Back In The News. - Murphy Brown - Season 7
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Title: Murphy Brown

Overview: 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.

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Average Vote: 6.426 (68 votes)

Cast

  • Murphy Brown: Candice Bergen
  • Corky Sherwood: Faith Ford
  • Frank Fontana: Joe Regalbuto
  • Jim Dial: Charles Kimbrough
  • Kay Carter-Shepley: Lily Tomlin
  • Murphy Brown - Brown vs. the Board of Education (Season 7 - Episode 1)

    Murphy tries to impress the board members of the prestigious ""Ducky Lucky Pre-School,"" by inviting them to a celebrity filled party.

    Murphy Brown - Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio? (Season 7 - Episode 2)

    A media frenzy ensues when famous ex-astronaut ""Danger Duke"" Robinson is wanted for questioning in the murder of his brother.

    Murphy Brown - Loose Affiliations (Season 7 - Episode 3)

    Murphy bad mouths the network's new fall line-up and the staff is forced to attend an affiliate's meeting.

    Murphy Brown - Be Careful What You Wish For (Season 7 - Episode 4)

    Corky's handling of a tough interview impresses her colleagues, but it isn't a hit with her fans, so she invites a few of the hate mail writers to the FYI offices.

    Murphy Brown - Burger, She Wrote (Season 7 - Episode 5)

    When her life-sized statue of ""Meaty Boy,"" an icon from a childhood burger place, is taken as a prank, Murphy unleashes a reign of terror against the suspected perpetrators.

    Murphy Brown - Humboldt IV: Judgment Day (Season 7 - Episode 6)

    Jim tries to get the staff to be part of the Humboldt Award judging committee. Frank just tries to get on the ballot, since he forgot to send in his entry, but didn't forget his ad campaign. After the judging an easy category, Murphy plans to go to a Motown festival with Peter, but when she gets reassigned to another category, she makes the other judge's experience, including Corky, a living hell.

    Murphy Brown - Frank Cuts Loose (Season 7 - Episode 7)

    FYI is moved out of its time slot to Saturday night, Frank goes upstairs to try to get the show moved back. Instead, he gets his big chance at being the lead anchor of the new magazine show that is taking the time slot. Then the network asks Murphy to interview him before their first show.

    Murphy Brown - Reporters Make Strange Bedfellows (Season 7 - Episode 8)

    After her story falls apart, Peter & Murphy try to have a romantic weekend in the Cayman Islands. Just after arriving, Murphy gets word that the story is back on and Peter stumbles onto a lead and then their competition begins.

    Murphy Brown - Prelude to a Kiss (Season 7 - Episode 9)

    Unbeknownst to Miles, Corky classifies a Saturday night dinner with him as a date. When he does find out, first he isn't interested, but then changes his mind.

    Murphy Brown - Bye Bye Bernecky (Season 7 - Episode 10)

    Eldin's mother stops by to visit (she's a hit with the FYI staffers) and she has a letter for Eldin. The letter contains a chance for Eldin to study with a famous muralist in Spain, but it means he must leave Murphy and Avery, something he's reluctant to do, so Murphy fires him.

    Murphy Brown - The Secret Life of Jim Dial (Season 7 - Episode 11)

    A series of incidents, while Doris is away, make Jim the subject of a tabloid article and his co-workers begin to doubt the credibility of his side of the story.

    Murphy Brown - Brown in Toyland (Season 7 - Episode 12)

    Murphy joins the frenzied masses of toy shoppers, when she overhears Avery tell Santa that he wants the hottest toy on the market for Christmas. This holiday season is turning into a bummer for Corky, when nothing seems to go right.

    Murphy Brown - The Best and Not-So-Brightest (Season 7 - Episode 13)

    Stuart Best returns to Washington as a congressman and he humiliates Murphy at an inaugural party. To get her revenge, Murphy gets him on FYI to see where he stands on the issues, only Stuart didn't find out who was contributing to his campaign.

    Murphy Brown - Rumble in the Alley (Season 7 - Episode 14)

    Murphy and Peter find out how much they don't know; when they go out on a double date with Frank and a quick blind date that Peter finds for him. Corky and Miles relationship begins to gel.

    Murphy Brown - Requiem For a Crew Guy (Season 7 - Episode 15)

    Murphy is the only one who can't remember Jack, a crew member who's just died; everyone else can, but Murphy is the one who's been asked to give the eulogy.

    Murphy Brown - I Want My MTV-Jay (Season 7 - Episode 16)

    While Lansing is in the hospital for a ""heart attack,"" he decides to bring youth and cute animals into the CBS schedule, this includes the addition of a former MTV veejay to FYI. Murphy likes the new anchor, but during a White House press conference, her politics come out.

    Murphy Brown - Specific Overtures (Season 7 - Episode 17)

    When a network executive sexually harasses Corky, Murphy deals with him and then gets slapped with a harassment suit of her own.

    Murphy Brown - A Rat's Tale (Season 7 - Episode 18)

    There is a rat running amok at FYI as they move to their new ground level studio, with a ""Window on America""; however, the animal rights activists react when Murphy is seen catching a rat on camera.

    Murphy Brown - It's Miller Time (Season 7 - Episode 19)

    Miles begins to split his time with another show that features Miller Redfield, who is still interested in Corky. Murphy takes over FYI meanwhile, Miles is too busy for a relationship with Corky.

    Murphy Brown - McGovern: Unclothed (Season 7 - Episode 20)

    When McGovern appears naked on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, Murphy is certain that Lansing will get rid of her.

    Murphy Brown - The Good Nephew (Season 7 - Episode 21)

    Murphy is forced to hire Lansing's nephew as her new secretary. He proves to be the best one she's ever had, but only at the expense of the rest of the staff.

    Murphy Brown - FYI of the Hurricane (Season 7 - Episode 22)

    The staff is sent down to Florida to cover a hurricane and Murphy is showing signs of being pregnant again. Later after the results of a test are in, Peter asks Murphy an important question.

    Murphy Brown - Model Relationships (Season 7 - Episode 23)

    Miles begins dating Vendela, the supermodel, to make Corky jealous. Murphy relents and lets Corky help make her wedding plans, so that pizza won't be on the menu.

    Murphy Brown - Make Room For Daddy (Season 7 - Episode 24)

    Their busy schedules keep postponing the details for the various wedding activities, Murphy claims they are not pre-wedding jitters, but aren't they? Miller confronts Corky about taking their relationship to the ""next level,"" sex. Frank arranges Peter's bachelor party and when he doesn't make it, guess who shows up.

    Murphy Brown - Retrospective (1) (Season 7 - Episode 25)

    The first seven seasons of the show are highlighted by Lesley Stahl of CBS's 60 Minutes including interviews with the cast and Diane English, the series creator.

    Murphy Brown - Retrospective (2) (Season 7 - Episode 26)

    The first seven seasons of the show are highlighted by Lesley Stahl of CBS's 60 Minutes including interviews with the cast and Diane English, the series creator.

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