Murphy Brown - Season 5

Murphy Brown - Season 5

Season 5

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Episodes25
DatesSep 21, 1992 - May 17, 1993
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Episodes

You Say Potatoe, I Say Potato (1)
Season 5Episode 130 min

You Say Potatoe, I Say Potato (1)

After the delivery, Murphy goes through her ""period of adjustment"" including the sleepless nights, finding a suitable nanny, name for the baby, then Dan opens his mouth.
Sep 21, 1992
You Say Potatoe, I Say Potato (2)
Season 5Episode 230 min

You Say Potatoe, I Say Potato (2)

Murphy is angry over the Vice President's comments about her choice of ""family values,"" while trying to deal with her choice.
Sep 21, 1992
Life After Birth
Season 5Episode 330 min

Life After Birth

During her first day back at FYI, Murphy discovers just how hard it is to leave the baby at home with a nanny.
Sep 28, 1992
Black, White & Brown
Season 5Episode 430 min

Black, White & Brown

The network moves Kinsella into a nothing position, Murphy finds herself unusually pleasant to the new ""black"" vice president of news at the network, Mitchell Baldwin.
Oct 5, 1992
I Never Sang for My Husband
Season 5Episode 530 min

I Never Sang for My Husband

Doris, feeling that her life is miserable, decides to become a cabaret singer and Jim has hard time dealing with it.
Oct 12, 1992
Night of Living News
Season 5Episode 630 min

Night of Living News

Frank, sensing his ""big break,"" persuades a reluctant Murphy to co-host the network's new overnight news program with him, and the pair get punchy while on the air.
Oct 26, 1992
A Year to Remember
Season 5Episode 730 min

A Year to Remember

While working their way through Election Day, the staff recalls casting their first votes.
Nov 2, 1992
Midnight Plane to Paris
Season 5Episode 830 min

Midnight Plane to Paris

Murphy leaves Eldin as nanny when she must fly to Paris for a European Summit Conference. She also decides on the baby's name, Avery and a full time nanny, Eldin.
Nov 9, 1992
Me Thinks My Parents Doth Protest Too Much
Season 5Episode 930 min

Me Thinks My Parents Doth Protest Too Much

Miles is embarrassed when his activist parents come to Washington for a large demonstration.
Nov 16, 1992
Winners Take All
Season 5Episode 1030 min

Winners Take All

The Museum of Broadcast Arts awards ceremony honoring FYI turns into a colossal battle of egos and nobody has a bigger one than Murphy.
Nov 23, 1992
Till Death or Next Thursday Do We Part
Season 5Episode 1130 min

Till Death or Next Thursday Do We Part

After finishing his book The Little Dutch Boy and the movie's screenplay, Will gets hit with a plagiarism suit at the premiere. The stress of the situation exposes Corky and Will's marital problems.
Dec 7, 1992
I'm Dreaming of a Brown Christmas
Season 5Episode 1230 min

I'm Dreaming of a Brown Christmas

On Christmas Eve, Murphy wants to celebrate Avery's first Christmas simply; however she finds herself dealing with two surprise guests. Murphy's father and aunt arrive to celebrate the holiday, and it becomes a traditional Brown family Christmas.
Dec 14, 1992
Games Mother Play
Season 5Episode 1330 min

Games Mother Play

Though she thinks she knows how to relate to Avery, Murphy is swayed into giving him some ""quality time"" by playing games and singing children's songs with a group of other mothers.
Jan 4, 1993
The British Invasion
Season 5Episode 1430 min

The British Invasion

Miles and Audrey decide to live together, but he finds the living arrangements a little too crowded for his liking when her ex-boyfriend stays for a night and then doesn't leave.
Jan 11, 1993
Back to the Ball
Season 5Episode 1530 min

Back to the Ball

The staff try to rustle up a date for Murphy when she gets invited to the inaugural ball. Murphy finds her own date, Eldin's friend, who did a sketch of Avery. Later Murphy has second thoughts about going out on a date.
Jan 18, 1993
The Intern
Season 5Episode 1630 min

The Intern

Corky gets an intern job for one of her sorority sisters, a recent college graduate. The staff over-protects their new intern, from labor-intensive and meaningless jobs, when she turns out to be much older than they expected.
Feb 1, 1993
Trickster, We Hardly Knew Ye
Season 5Episode 1730 min

Trickster, We Hardly Knew Ye

Following his dog's death, Jim delivers a commentary on the animal during his commentary. The staff throws a memorial service to help him overcome the loss.
Feb 8, 1993
The World According to Avery
Season 5Episode 1830 min

The World According to Avery

When Eldin becomes sick, Murphy brings Avery to work. While Murphy is out searching for an interview for that night's show, everyone takes turns baby-sitting and sharing their most personal feelings with him.
Feb 15, 1993
Bump in the Night
Season 5Episode 1930 min

Bump in the Night

A major story gets Frank a booking on Late Night With David Letterman, and Murphy becomes jealous. Frank invites Murphy to come with him and she causes trouble in the green room with the other guests, causing their performances to be off.
Feb 21, 1993
To Market, to Market
Season 5Episode 2030 min

To Market, to Market

Murphy gets the car pool to make a ""quick"" side trip to the market, just so she pick up a quick jar of baby food; also while there she meets up with ex-secretary #37. Corky finds a picture of Will and Cher together, so she starts to shop for a binge. Miles tries to buy a female item for Audrey. Frank tries to pick up another shopper, but he gets ""nun."" Jim tries to get the deli guy to make him a sandwich.
Mar 1, 1993
Two for the Road
Season 5Episode 2130 min

Two for the Road

Murphy decides to take Mitchell on when he wants a set change. When they go to a charity event together, each tries to get the upper hand.
Mar 15, 1993
Murphy and the Amazing Leaping Man
Season 5Episode 2230 min

Murphy and the Amazing Leaping Man

When Murphy can't join him for their annual escapades at the Press Club dinners, Frank does something unusual, he goes alone. At the dinner he is accused of being a bachelor and he stops by Corky's to talk, she inspires him to ""take the leap."" So to the shock of everyone he gets a steady girlfriend.
Mar 22, 1993
The Egg & I
Season 5Episode 2330 min

The Egg & I

When Frank gets back from a story, Corky recounts the story about how Murphy tried to beat other newswomen to an interview with the president by taking Avery to the White House Easter Egg Hunt. All she winds up getting is banned, from the White House again.
May 3, 1993
Ship of Phil's
Season 5Episode 2430 min

Ship of Phil's

Murphy and Phil play for high stakes during their annual poker cruise aboard his houseboat. Miles suffers from an overdose of seasick medication.
May 10, 1993
One
Season 5Episode 2530 min

One

Murphy plans Avery's first birthday party; however, on the day of the big event her plane from New York is fogged in. While the others celebrate, Murphy tries everything to get back. Frank brings a special guest for the event. The missing of this big event in Avery's life makes Murphy decide that maybe she just can't do it all, so she plans to make a couple of changes in her career.
May 17, 1993

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