Diane English
Director
Murphy Brown (1988)
Season 6
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.
Released Nov. 14, 1988
Episode 29 min
14+
Genres: Comedy
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Production Companies: Warner Bros. Television, Shukovsky English Entertainment
Network: CBS
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S6E1 - The More Things Change
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.
Sept. 20, 1993, midnight
S6E2 - Angst For the Memories
Murphy gets an interview with a reclusive '60s literary idol, but times and people have changed.
Sept. 27, 1993, midnight
S6E3 - Black and White and Read All Over
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?
Oct. 4, 1993, midnight
S6E4 - Political Correctness
A series of on-air comments made by Peter and Murphy gets the staff forced to attend a seminar on political correctness.
Oct. 11, 1993, midnight
S6E5 - The Young & the Rest of Us
The staff gets nervous when Peter whisks away a depressed Corky on her 30th birthday.
Oct. 18, 1993, midnight
S6E6 - Ticket to Writhe
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.
Oct. 25, 1993, midnight
S6E7 - I Don't Know You From Madam
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.
Nov. 1, 1993, midnight
S6E8 - All the Life That's Fit to Print
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.
Nov. 8, 1993, midnight
S6E9 - Bah Humboldt
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.
Nov. 15, 1993, midnight
S6E10 - Reaper Madness
Murphy is obsessed with the need to try to explain death to Avery and bothers everyone for their perspective.
Nov. 22, 1993, midnight
S6E11 - It's Not Easy Being Brown
To improve upon her image, Murphy gets a publicist and makes an appearance on a children's puppet show.
Nov. 29, 1993, midnight
S6E12 - To Have and Have Not
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.
Dec. 6, 1993, midnight
S6E13 - Socks and the Single Woman
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.
Dec. 13, 1993, midnight
S6E14 - A Piece of the Auction
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 w
Jan. 3, 1994, midnight
S6E15 - The Thrill of the Hunt
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.
Jan. 10, 1994, midnight
S6E16 - The Deal of the Art
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.
Jan. 17, 1994, midnight
S6E17 - The Anchorman
Jim decides to open an English pub called ""The Anchorman"" and it turns out to be a big success as a gay bar.
Jan. 24, 1994, midnight
S6E18 - Fjord Eyes Only
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.
Jan. 31, 1994, midnight
S6E19 - Crime Story
After her car is stolen out of her driveway, Murphy joins the neighborhood watch, but discovers that her neighbors are borderline vigilantes.
Feb. 28, 1994, midnight
S6E20 - The Fifth Anchor
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.
March 7, 1994, midnight
S6E21 - Anything But Cured
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.
March 14, 1994, midnight
S6E22 - The Tip of the Silverburg
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.
March 28, 1994, midnight
S6E23 - It's Just Like Riding a Bike
Peter returns to town and he and Murphy pick up right where they left off. Back at her place, Murphy delays the inevitable.
May 2, 1994, midnight
S6E24 - My Movie With Louis
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.""
May 9, 1994, midnight
S6E25 - The More Things Stay the Same
Frank, Jim and Murphy are all up for contract renewals as FYI celebrates the airing of its 500th broadcast and their egos go unchecked.
May 16, 1994, midnight
Network: CBS
Episode Runtime: 29 min.
Season Runtime: 7338 min.
Released: Nov. 14, 1988
Last Air Date: May 18, 1998, midnight
Status: Ended
Certification: TV-PG
Common sense age: 14+
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