Murphy Brown

TV Series
1988–2018
TV-PG
30m

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6.9/10

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The personal and professional misadventures of an opinionated but beloved woman working as a television journalist.The personal and professional misadventures of an opinionated but beloved woman working as a television journalist.The personal and professional misadventures of an opinionated but beloved woman working as a television journalist.

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IMDb RATING

6.9/10

11K

YOUR RATING

POPULARITY

2,576

273

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Won 18 Primetime Emmys
- 49 wins & 125 nominations total

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Trivia
One of the running jokes of this series was Murphy Brown's inability to obtain a good secretary or one who could work well with her. During the show's first ten seasons, Murphy had a total of ninety-three secretaries. They were referred to by number in the closing credits cast list of each program, as "Secretary #1", "Secretary #2", et cetera. One that was very efficient was Marcia Wallace, playing her Carol Kester character from The Bob Newhart Show (1972). At the end of the show, Dr. Robert Hartley (Bob Newhart) showed up and pleaded for her to return, which she did. In one episode, Murphy discovered there was a support group for her former secretaries, where they comforted each other over their inability to keep the job.

Goofs
There are two glaring problems with Murphy's house. First, when her front door is open, there are short bushes right in front but they don't exist in the exterior shots. Second, Murphy lives in a townhouse, however, there is a large window inside her house which shouldn't exist because the house next door would be attached to it.

Quotes
[after learning that Murphy is pregnant]
Jim: Murphy, do you need any money?
Murphy: Jim, I make as much as you do.
Jim: Good God, Miles, is that true?

Connections
Featured in The 41st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1989)

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8/10

Groundbreaking

I was a fan of Murphy Brown for the first five seasons but kind of tappered off after that. But still, the writing was fresh, not too mean-spirited, and Candice Bergen pretty much owned the screen.