Murphy Brown - Season 1
Season 1
Network
Episodes22
DatesNov 14, 1988 - May 22, 1989
Episodes
Season 1Episode 130 min
Respect
Murphy returns to FYI after ""drying out"" at the Betty Ford clinic. The show has undergone some changes while she was gone, including the addition of a beauty queen to the anchor desk and a new young executive producer. In her first week back she isn't sure whether she still has her edge.
Nov 14, 1988
Season 1Episode 230 min
Devil With a Blue Dress On
Miles assigns Corky to work with Murphy on a big story about a corporate big shot. Corky inadvertently uncovers the fact that he is a drug smuggler, this isn't immediately apparent to her. Murphy almost feels guilty about taking credit for the story, but she doesn't get the chance, Corky ""grabs the brass ring.""
Nov 21, 1988
Season 1Episode 330 min
Nowhere to Run
Murphy investigates a federal prosecutor who's linked to mob-run prostitution, Miles fears for his life when he receives his first death threat.
Nov 28, 1988
Season 1Episode 430 min
Signed, Sealed, Delivered
Miles schedules Murphy to interview her radical ex-husband. Murphy & Jake's feelings for one another begin to ruin the chance of a professional interview.
Dec 5, 1988
Season 1Episode 530 min
Murphy's Pony
During the Christmas holidays, a mother abandons her children to the care of Murphy Brown. Murphy goes all out to help them out.
Dec 11, 1988
Season 1Episode 630 min
Baby Love
Murphy feels maternal pangs after visiting with a pregnant friend. She considers in vitro fertilization and talks Frank into being the donor. When that option doesn't pan out, they consider a physical union.
Dec 12, 1988
Season 1Episode 730 min
Set Me Free
Murphy's having a rotten day, complicated by a gunman who interrupts the show and demands they read his statement on the air and it gets capped off by the painter she hired to do her kitchen sticking around to finish ""extending myself.""
Dec 19, 1988
Season 1Episode 830 min
And So He Goes
Murphy's long time nemesis asks for her to deliver the eulogy at his funeral, and Murphy sees it as her chance to have the last laugh or so she thinks.
Jan 2, 1989
Season 1Episode 930 min
I Would Have Danced All Night
Murphy is perplexed and angry when everyone on the staff is invited to the inaugural ball of President-elect Bush. Was it something she reported? Miles debates about asking a taller woman to the ball.
Jan 9, 1989
Season 1Episode 1030 min
Kyle
Murphy's story wins freedom for an innocent man; when the rest of the team realizes he has a problem adjusting with the outside world, Miles offers him a job as Murphy's secretary.
Jan 16, 1989
Season 1Episode 1130 min
Off the Job Experience
Miles suspends Murphy for her handling of an interview. So she leaves the office for two weeks and becomes miserable.
Jan 23, 1989
Season 1Episode 1230 min
Why Do Fools Fall in Love?
Cupid strikes the staff when Murphy reluctantly fixes Frank up on the condition he finds someone for her. Murphy's latest secretary has a crush on Jim.
Feb 13, 1989
Season 1Episode 1330 min
Soul Man
Murphy tries to gain entry into Washington's last exclusive club, trouble is, it's for men only. Murphy tries to get Jim to sponsor her, when she discovers a loophole in the by-laws.
Feb 20, 1989
Season 1Episode 1430 min
It's How You Play the Game
To get the public to see Frank's piece on the homeless, the FYI team competes with Jerry Gold's show on its level, with surprising results.
Feb 27, 1989
Season 1Episode 1530 min
Mama Said
Murphy's overbearing mother comes to visit for an unspecified length of time.
Mar 6, 1989
Season 1Episode 1630 min
Moscow on the Potomac
Murphy prepares for a joint broadcast with the Soviet news equivalent of Murphy Brown.
Mar 13, 1989
Season 1Episode 1730 min
My Dinner with Einstein
Murphy dates a physicist to prove looks aren't everything, but he proves to be a party guy.
Mar 20, 1989
Season 1Episode 1830 min
Funnies Girl
An on-camera slip of the tongue, makes Murphy the butt of a cartoonist's joke in ""The Adventures of Mouthy Brown,"" then the rest of the staff falls victim.
Apr 10, 1989
Season 1Episode 1930 min
The Unshrinkable Murphy Brown
While Murphy is grilling him on the show, a judge dies of a heart attack. This causes Murphy to lose her edge, so she attends a group therapy session.
May 1, 1989
Season 1Episode 2030 min
The Summer of '77
Eldin meets Corky for the first time and becomes infatuated with her. Phil reflects on the first time he met Murphy, when she first came to Washington to audition against Linda Ellerbee & Frank Fontana for FYI.
May 8, 1989
Season 1Episode 2130 min
The Bickners
A minor traffic accident, with a sweet elderly couple, results in a 1.5 million dollar lawsuit for Murphy.
May 15, 1989
Season 1Episode 2230 min
The Morning Show
During an off week at FYI, Murphy & Corky co-anchor the network's morning show, and Murphy finds it's a job she just isn't made for. Murphy's new secretary has a passing resemblance to a ""dead"" celebrity.
May 22, 1989
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