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Epizodai 201
An FYI Exclusive
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Cast Reunited
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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.
DaugiauDevil 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.""
DaugiauNowhere 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.
DaugiauSigned, 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.
DaugiauMurphy'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.
DaugiauSet 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.""
DaugiauAnd 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.
DaugiauI 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.
DaugiauOff the Job Experience
Miles suspends Murphy for her handling of an interview. So she leaves the office for two weeks and becomes miserable.
DaugiauWhy 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.
DaugiauIt'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.
DaugiauMoscow on the Potomac
Murphy prepares for a joint broadcast with the Soviet news equivalent of Murphy Brown.
DaugiauMy Dinner with Einstein
Murphy dates a physicist to prove looks aren't everything, but he proves to be a party guy.
DaugiauFunnies 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.
DaugiauThe 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.
DaugiauThe 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.
DaugiauThe Bickners
A minor traffic accident, with a sweet elderly couple, results in a 1.5 million dollar lawsuit for Murphy.
DaugiauThe 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.
DaugiauThe Brothers Silverberg
When Miles arrives to the office, the whole gang makes fun of his new suit. He says he bought it because his older brother is coming to town so he wants to look good. At Murphy's office, Miles asks her to join them for lunch, Murphy reluctantly agrees.
At Phil's Miles' brother Josh and Murphy really hit it off, which makes Miles a little uncomfortable. They also agree to go all to dinner together at a fancy italian restaurant.
Miles brings his date Audrey Cohen, they all have a nice time at first but then Miles starts embarassing Murphy. The next day, Miles apologizes to Murphy about the way he behaved at the restaurant.
One night Miles, Murphy and Josh arrive at her house after dinner, Murphy and Josh want to be alone but Miles is always getting in the middle, so they politely ask him to leave.
Miles shows up in the middle of the night just to tell Murphy that he does not like the idea of her dating his brother at all. Josh arrives after being looking for Miles for hours, they sta
DaugiauAnchors Away
The network sends Jim to Libya for two weeks, so they can audition a handsome new anchor for FYI; they don't count on the retaliation of Murphy and the gang.
DaugiauThe Memo that Got Away
A high-school computer hacker stumbles onto a memo by Murphy about her co-workers, and he plans to publish it in the school paper.
DaugiauTV or Not TV
An FYI inspired sitcom sends its star to Washington to research her part, Murphy Brown.
DaugiauMiles' Big Adventure
While on vacation, Miles' return flight is delayed by an Air Force pilot who has hijacked an F15-Eagle loaded with nuclear warheads.
DaugiauBuddies Schmuddies
Frank and Murphy compete for the same story, but their intense competition puts the story in jeopardy. Phil, to improve his business at night, tries adding live entertainment to the bar.
DaugiauWhose Garbage is it Anyway?
Jerry Gold bets the staff that they can't be environmentally responsible for a two week period, if they lose Murphy must appear on his show.
DaugiauAnd the Whiner Is...
Murphy & Frank lose the Humboldt Award to Corky. Then to ride the PR wave, the network brass decide to give next week's lead story to the award winner.
DaugiauBrown Like Me (1)
Murphy is set to receive the Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award, so the rest of the staff convince her that at least one of her estranged parents should attend. She concedes and invites her father, but the sparks fly when her father arrives with his new young wife and child and later her mother shows up.
DaugiauBrown Like Me (2)
The sparks and the barbs fly back and forth; however, eventually the Browns call a truce. To quote Murphy: ""Interesting family, kind of like a Fellini version of the Waltons.""
DaugiauThe Strike
To start a significant dialog, Murphy decides she will break the technicians' strike by bringing both sides together for cake and conversation.
DaugiauHere's to You Mrs. Kinsella
While Murphy is throwing a birthday party for Gene Kinsella, Miles recognizes a woman he had a one-night stand with at a broadcaster's convention, Mrs. Kinsella. However, Kinsella thinks that his wife is having an affair with Frank.
DaugiauWhat Are You Doing New Year's Eve?
Corky is having a New Year's Eve party, and Murphy wants to avoid it. Everyone challenges her to be able enjoy the occasion without the her old vice. Sober, Murphy can still bring life to a dull party.
DaugiauSubpoena Envy
Murphy is subpoenaed to appear before a grand jury, but instead of divulging her source she goes to jail. Prison is not what she hoped for or expected, but then neither is the duration of her stay.
DaugiauI Want My FYI
Miles asks the staff to be mentors for a group of young reporters who will be doing a pilot for FYI For Kids; Murphy over helps her protégé.
DaugiauFrankly Speaking
Frank meets the woman of his dreams, a woman he dates more than once. However, she is a psychologist and analyzes every little thing Frank does, something that drives him crazier than he already is.
DaugiauThe Murphy Brown School of Broadcasting
Murphy's journalism mentor from her high school days has retired, to combat inactivity he comes to Washington to open a journalism school using her name.
DaugiauHeart of Gold
When Murphy learns things about Jerry Gold that no one else is privy to, she looks at him in a different light. They begin to have an affair that shocks everyone at FYI.
DaugiauOn the Road Again
On a publicity jaunt, Murphy and Jim find themselves snowbound in Kansas. While killing time in the bar Murphy challenges Jim's ability to flirt, something Jim may later regret.
DaugiauBut First a Word From Our Sponsor
A worried viewer urges advertisers to boycott FYI for an upcoming piece Murphy has on sex education. Murphy flies out to keep the one sponsor they have for the controversial show.
DaugiauFrank's Appendectomy
A series of outrageous practical jokes, which start with a visit from ""Deep Throat,"" get out of hand.
DaugiauFax or Fiction
When a secret admirer sends a fax to Miles, Murphy takes it as a challenge to answer for him and then winds up starting a correspondence.
DaugiauThe Bitch's Back
Miles orders the staff to take a stress reduction class. After reluctantly showing up for it, Murphy slips a disc however that doesn't stop her from working on a hot story.
DaugiauGoing to the Chapel (1)
When a ""geek"" from her high school days comes to Washington, Corky's mother & his mother arrange to have them get together. They meet, fall in love, and within two weeks announce their plans to get married. Corky runs out into the night with Eldin, when she thinks that maybe she hasn't really experienced life.
DaugiauGoing to the Chapel (2)
Upon returning, Corky decides to go ahead with the wedding, but the event is marred by even more last minute indecision, and then Murphy brings out the ""soul.""
DaugiauThe 390th Broadcast
With the start of the 13th season, Miles decides it's time to change the image of FYI, so he hires a consultant.
DaugiauBrown and Blue
Murphy wants to interview a controversial comic, but after seeing some tapes of his act she changes her mind. Miles sets up the interview so Murphy decides to go ahead with it, the result of which makes for interesting viewing.
DaugiauStrike Two
The on-air talent goes on strike, so management brings in Miller Redfield to handle Murphy's pending interview on the S&L crisis. When the only question Miller wants to know is why parking isn't validated, Miles must do the interview.
DaugiauThe Gold Rush
Jerry Gold joins FYI where in a new feature he goes ""Nose to Nose"" with Murphy and the sparks fly, then the fire is rekindled and the sparks fade away.
DaugiauBob & Murphy & Ted & Avery
Avery comes to stay with Murphy when she decides it's time to ""change the scenery of my existence""; Murphy suggests she gets a boyfriend. Two hours later she has a double date for herself and Murphy.
DaugiauThe Last Laugh
Jim goes into hiding after losing control on the air, fearing the only thing people will remember about him is that one moment in his long career.
DaugiauRootless People
Finished early with her story, Murphy terrorizes the rest of the staff with her practical jokes. When a gang of environmental terrorists kidnap her, nobody believes her.
DaugiauThe Bummer of 42
For Murphy's 42nd birthday present, Frank hires an actress to be Murphy's sister for a full twelve hours. The novelty wears off quickly for Murphy, when her ""sister"" keeps turning up.
DaugiauTrouble in Sherwood-Forrest
On a ""suggestion"" from Murphy, Will and Corky throw a dinner party to feign togetherness. The event turns into a disaster.
DaugiauJingle Hell, Jingle Hell, Jingle All the Way
After Murphy gets the staff to agree to no presents this year, Murphy's little gifts for the rest of the staff causes a last-minute Christmas gift-buying frenzy.
DaugiauEldin Imitates Life
When Murphy throws a party, Eldin's artistic talent is discovered. Three weeks later Eldin has a showing at a premiere art gallery. Eldin's mural causes a stir that turns his life upside down.
DaugiauContractions
The Wolf network tries to woo Murphy away, something she isn't interested in until she finds out the network is taking her for granted.
DaugiauHoarse Play
Ten years ago Murphy was banned from the White House press conferences. To top off her story on the education crisis, Murphy decides she needs a quotation from the ""Education"" president. When she manages to get a pass, she loses her voice two days before the conference.
DaugiauTerror on the 17th Floor
The network is sold to American Industrial, a large corporation, who send in a management consultant to streamline the network. Miles and Murphy go to New York to meet with the new mis-management.
DaugiauOn Another Plane (1)
When their plane gets in trouble: Murphy and Frank's lives flash before their eyes.
DaugiauOn Another Plane (2)
Frank and Murphy witness their wake, giving them further time for reflection on their lives.
DaugiauDriving Miss Crazy
While the FYI staff car pool together, Murphy works on her will, Frank gets over a relationship, Corky obsesses over being right about a trivia question, Jim tries to think of an anecdote for an interview and Miles almost gets everyone killed.
DaugiauEverytime it Rains... You Get Wet
Suffering from ""3rd year burnout,"" Miles asks for a positive uplifting story. When everyone else fails, Murphy takes on the challenge. She gets a perfect story, until the interview is on the air.
DaugiauCorky's Place
Corky gets her own network special, she decides to do it as an interview show with a ""tea party"" theme. Murphy comes on as her first guest and is humiliated when Corky asks her really tough, Murphy Brown type of questions.
DaugiauThe Usual Suspects
Murphy goes off the deep end when a tabloid prints lies about her, one of which says she is drinking again.
DaugiauQ & A on FYI
The FYI staff vies against Yale on a TV quiz show, but at the dress rehearsal, they realize just how much they've forgotten since their school days.
DaugiauUh-Oh (3)
Jake tells Murphy he has decided he isn't ready to settle down, and they both agree they can't do it together. Murphy decides to exercise her right to choose and her choice is motherhood. Even though it's Jake's baby, Jerry knows fatherhood isn't for him. While everyone else freaks out at the news, only Eldin is truly happy for Murphy. Murphy ""Do you think I'll make a good mother."" Eldin ""No, but I will.""
DaugiauI'm As Much of a Man as I Ever Was
Gene Kinsella finds out about Murphy's pregnancy and considers the idea of taking her off the air. But Miles convinces him not to. Once that is solved, Murphy must get a quote from the president for her latest story. Frank says the only way to get this quote is jogging with him.
Murphy thinks she's up for the job but Frank and Jim don't think so because of her pregnancy. So, Murphy accepts Frank's offer of getting the quote for her. When that doesn't work, Murphy tries to get it herself and ends up running over the president with her bike.
Even though Murphy didn't get her quote she's happy, and concludes that her pregnancy will not make her life any more difficult, all she has to do is be a little more creative.
DaugiauThe Square Triangle
Murphy gets a competent secretary in Miles' girlfriend, Audrey. The pressure of working together causes their break up and Frank becomes the tool Audrey uses to get back at Miles.
DaugiauFull Circle
After learning about her mother's death, Murphy doesn't seem to be that upset, which makes the FYI gang think that she's hiding her true feelings. She claims it's because of a letter her mother left to her saying that she must not cry, and if it's allowed she'll make one last visit to Murphy at the end of the night.
So, Murphy and the Phil crowd decide to celebrate Avery's spirit. Murphy's father, Bill Brown shows up and suggests that they go home so they can talk about the good times the three of them had together.
At Murphy's townhouse, Eldin is grieving Avery's passing and refuses to actually believe it. After he's gone, Murphy and her father decide to open the big trunk Avery left to Murphy containing a photo album, Murphy's indian blanket among other things.
After arguing with her father over things from the past, Murphy finds a little box inside of the trunk, with one of Avery's hats, which Murphy tries on, also in that box there's a smaller one wrapped up as a present with a
DaugiauThe Smiths Go to Washington
It's Nightline vs. FYI when both shows court a small town family that inadvertently taped a senator's romantic rendezvous.
DaugiauIt Came From College
When Murphy looks after a friend's 18-year-old daughter she begins to learn about what being a mother is all about.
DaugiauThe Queen of Soul
Murphy's chance to interview the "Queen of Soul" is in jeopardy when her train arrives late and the limo gets detoured and the staff struggles to fill the air time.
DaugiauInside Murphy Brown
Murphy has an appointment with a gynecologist for a test she can't drive to, when no one else is available, Jim must take her. The results of the test are normal with one exception, it's a boy.
DaugiauMission Control
Murphy volunteers the FYI staff to serve Thanksgiving dinner at a homeless shelter.
DaugiauBe it Ever So Humboldt
After being nominated every year, for ten years straight, Frank wins the Humboldt Award and it brings out the worst in him.
DaugiauLove is Blonde
Feeling neglected by her husband, Corky considers ""moving down the food chain,"" when she becomes involved with Miller Redfield.
DaugiauAnchor Rancor
When the existing Sunday news anchor dies, the competition heats up between Jim and Murphy, when the network test both of them for the job.
DaugiauGuess Who's Coming to Luncheon
When Corky gets an invitation to a Barbara Bush luncheon, Murphy tries to scam her so she can get back into the White House, a placed she has been banned from.
DaugiauSend in the Clowns
Following her story on the personal spending habits of government officials, a Senate committee must decide whether to find her in contempt of Congress.
DaugiauMurphy Buys the Farm
Murphy gets everyone to reluctantly join her, for an old fashioned weekend at the farm she is considering buying. The neighbors in the area aren't as old fashioned as Murphy would like.
DaugiauCome Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are
After Miles describes a, according to Frank's opinion, homoerotic dream of him and the new publicity guy, Rick 'frolicking', Miles panics. Frank says that's no big deal, and that he probably picked up from the fact that Rick was gay, Murphy does not think Rick is gay so they make a bet.
When Rick shows up at the bullpen the gang start to question him about many things about his life, to see if he says anything more revealing about his sexuality. Rick notices that and confirms he is gay, emberassing the whole gang.
Miles is totally freaked out, so he goes to one shrink after another, they all agree that there's a possibility that he is really gay. Without knowing what to do, Miles asks for advice Frank, but it doesn't really help, then he goes to Murphy, which doesn't help very much either.
Moments later Rick asks Miles to go to Phil's with him to show the new promos for the show, Miles reluctantly goes. At Phil's, Rick notices Miles is giving excuses to get away from their meeting.
DaugiauRage Before Beauty
Murphy changes her hairstyle to rebel against an appearance clause in her contract; the network's and the audience reaction is less than favorable.
DaugiauPhil's Not So Silent Partner
Murphy loans Phil some money to keep his place from going under; however, Phil gets more than money and more than he can take with the deal.
DaugiauHe-Ho, He-Ho, It's Off to Lamaze We Go
Murphy's doctor advises her to take Lamaze classes, and even though Murphy thinks it's not really necessary, she agrees. The problem is that Murphy has to find a partner for that. Frank is her first choice, but he won't be able to make it, because he has to go on location for a story. Murphy then goes after Jim, but only the thought makes him very embarassed and uncomfortable. Miles can't do it either for the same reason. Corky offers to, but Murphy doesn't think it's a good idea.
The only one left is Eldin, who reluctantly agrees saying that ha can't make any promises, because he's a free spirit and he doesnt like to stick around at the same place for too long (yeah, right). And that's a big commitment for him.
They go to the first class and aparently Murphy and Eldin is not the only couple who doesn't know what they're doing. At the second class, one of the couples is absent, because they had thir baby. The other two seem to be getting better, but Murphy is still clueless. Th
DaugiauOn the Rocks
The network tries a temporary replacement for Murphy; however, Murphy recognizes the same signs in her that show she is on the same path Murphy once traveled, alcoholism.
DaugiauA Chance of Showers
Murphy relents when Corky wants to throw her a baby shower and the guests that arrive give her the low down on child birth and children.
DaugiauBirth 101
While doing the last show of the season, Murphy starts going into labor. The FYI gang and crew panics, and don't know what to do since they're in the middle of a live show, Miles asks Jim to take Murphy to the hospital, Corky to close the show, and Frank to get Eldin and anything else Murphy needs at her house.
At the hospital, Murphy is still relaxed, she's starting to feel the first contractions and they're not as painful as she thought. She even asks Jim to play cards with her. Everything is under control, but not for long, the contractions are starting to get very painful. Murphy is screaming and Jim doesn't know what to do. A nurse shows up and after examining Murphy says that it's still too early and suggests that Murphy walks a little to relieve some of the pain. And that's what Murphy does, Miles is with her trying to calm her down, because Murphy is a 'little' cranky.
Later on, Murphy is screaming even more, she's holding Frank and Miles through their neck cursing and bl
DaugiauYou 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.
DaugiauYou 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.
DaugiauLife 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.
DaugiauBlack, 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.
DaugiauI 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.
DaugiauNight 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.
DaugiauA Year to Remember
While working their way through Election Day, the staff recalls casting their first votes.
DaugiauMidnight 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.
DaugiauMe Thinks My Parents Doth Protest Too Much
Miles is embarrassed when his activist parents come to Washington for a large demonstration.
DaugiauWinners 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.
DaugiauTill 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.
DaugiauI'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.
DaugiauGames 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.
DaugiauThe 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.
DaugiauBack 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.
DaugiauThe 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.
DaugiauTrickster, 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.
DaugiauThe 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.
DaugiauBump 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.
DaugiauTo 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.
DaugiauTwo 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.
DaugiauMurphy 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.
DaugiauThe 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.
DaugiauShip 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.
DaugiauOne
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.
DaugiauThe 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.
DaugiauAngst For the Memories
Murphy gets an interview with a reclusive '60s literary idol, but times and people have changed.
DaugiauBlack 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?
DaugiauPolitical Correctness
A series of on-air comments made by Peter and Murphy gets the staff forced to attend a seminar on political correctness.
DaugiauThe Young & the Rest of Us
The staff gets nervous when Peter whisks away a depressed Corky on her 30th birthday.
DaugiauTicket 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.
DaugiauI 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.
DaugiauAll 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.
DaugiauBah 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.
DaugiauReaper Madness
Murphy is obsessed with the need to try to explain death to Avery and bothers everyone for their perspective.
DaugiauIt's Not Easy Being Brown
To improve upon her image, Murphy gets a publicist and makes an appearance on a children's puppet show.
DaugiauTo 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.
DaugiauSocks 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.
DaugiauA 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 work,
DaugiauThe 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.
DaugiauThe 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.
DaugiauThe Anchorman
Jim decides to open an English pub called ""The Anchorman"" and it turns out to be a big success as a gay bar.
DaugiauFjord 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.
DaugiauCrime Story
After her car is stolen out of her driveway, Murphy joins the neighborhood watch, but discovers that her neighbors are borderline vigilantes.
DaugiauThe 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.
DaugiauAnything 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.
DaugiauThe 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.
DaugiauIt'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.
DaugiauMy 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.""
DaugiauThe 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.
DaugiauBrown vs. the Board of Education
Murphy tries to impress the board members of the prestigious ""Ducky Lucky Pre-School,"" by inviting them to a celebrity filled party.
DaugiauWhere Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio?
A media frenzy ensues when famous ex-astronaut ""Danger Duke"" Robinson is wanted for questioning in the murder of his brother.
DaugiauLoose Affiliations
Murphy bad mouths the network's new fall line-up and the staff is forced to attend an affiliate's meeting.
DaugiauBe Careful What You Wish For
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.
DaugiauBurger, She Wrote
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.
DaugiauHumboldt IV: Judgment Day
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.
DaugiauFrank Cuts Loose
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.
DaugiauReporters Make Strange Bedfellows
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.
DaugiauPrelude to a Kiss
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.
DaugiauBye Bye Bernecky
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.
DaugiauThe Secret Life of Jim Dial
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.
DaugiauBrown in Toyland
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.
DaugiauThe Best and Not-So-Brightest
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.
DaugiauRumble in the Alley
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.
DaugiauRequiem For a Crew Guy
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.
DaugiauI Want My MTV-Jay
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.
DaugiauSpecific Overtures
When a network executive sexually harasses Corky, Murphy deals with him and then gets slapped with a harassment suit of her own.
DaugiauA Rat's Tale
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.
DaugiauIt's Miller Time
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.
DaugiauMcGovern: Unclothed
When McGovern appears naked on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, Murphy is certain that Lansing will get rid of her.
DaugiauThe Good Nephew
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.
DaugiauFYI of the Hurricane
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.
DaugiauModel Relationships
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.
DaugiauMake Room For Daddy
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.
DaugiauRetrospective (1)
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.
DaugiauRetrospective (2)
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.
DaugiauAltered States
With her marriage to Peter canceled, Murphy is skeptical at the sudden marriage of Miles and Corky.
DaugiauThe Awful Truth
Lansing's nephew becomes Vice President of Current Affairs and he lures Murphy into a new hard news show he's created featuring Walter Cronkite; however, soon Cronkite becomes Redfield and the hard news becomes infotainment.
DaugiauFearless Frank
Frank escapes death while interviewing a mass murderer. Frank would like to cover less action stories; however, Lansing, hoping for a ratings boost, wants Frank to cover even riskier stories. Frank starts doing the stunts and then Lansing wants him to jump off the building, live.
DaugiauMurphy's Law
Murphy's appearance in traffic court and her need to not get special treatment, because of her celebrity status, gets her a fine and 40 hours of community service. The judge demands that she reappear in court when it is reported that didn't serve her time by getting special treatment, the network hires a high-power ""defense team.""
DaugiauSex or Death
Sex (consummation of his marriage to Corky) or death (from Murphy) is on the line for Miles when he gives a pivotal political story to each of them, then must take it back. He waffles and assigns the story to both of them.
DaugiauMiller's Crossing
Murphy fears that she is losing her touch when she loses an important interview to Miller Redfield; however, his touch is a little different.
DaugiauThe Feminine Critique
A truck crashes through the studio window, so the team accompanies Murphy back to her alma mater where she is receiving an honorary doctorate. However, the students in the women's studies program she helped establish think she is out of touch with women in the '90s.
DaugiauBad Company
Andrew comes down to Murphy with a story idea, for a profile of a business mogul. She rejects the idea. Frank takes the idea but doesn't do anything with it. Andrew provides the dirt & Murphy and Frank do a big expose at the same time that this mogul buys the network.
DaugiauThe Ten Percent Solution
Murphy fires her agent and then the rivalry begins when she signs with Jim's agent and gets everything she wants. Jim's jealously builds and is revealed during an airing of the McLaughlin Group.
DaugiauThe Humboldt Doldt
An ungrateful Miller wins the Humboldt Award for a story that the entire FYI staff works on in a pinch for him on Front and Center. The staff waits anxiously for Murphy's retaliation.
DaugiauDick and Dottie
Lansing wants Murphy to apologize publicly about a comment she made about a popular talk-show host. She tries, but things only get worse.
DaugiauAll in the Family
Corky and Miles decide to make their marriage official by having a real ceremony. The trouble begins when Nana Silverberg meets the Sherwood's and their differences of opinion are expressed after Corky finally tells her family about the fact they are already married.
DaugiauIf You're Going to Talk the Talk
Murphy is the reluctant winner of an interview with a celebrity who's never given one. Just as she gets into doing the whole ""fluff"" piece, a real news story breaks out. The network decides they want to continue with the ""fluff"" but will Murphy sacrifice her journalistic integrity?
DaugiauMy Fair Miller
Lansing asks Jim to turn Miller into a real newsman. The rest of FYI is shocked to find out that Jim is responsible for the change in Miller. Jim is shocked to find out that a similar thing was done for him many years ago.
DaugiauOld Flames
Murphy misses a social event and tries to pull an all-nighter to work on her latest story. Peter drops by unexpectedly (he's only in town for 24 hours). Murphy wants to keep working on her story; instead she falls asleep. She begins dreaming that she's on trial for all her relationship sins, and begins facing all her previous suitors in court.
DaugiauUp in Smoke
Stuart Best is now a tobacco lobbyist but he has a change of heart when he decides that smoking really stinks. He gives FYI the memos and etc. that will expose the tobacco industry. He becomes a little nervous and meets with the network lawyers where a little detail reveals they could all be sued. Murphy contemplates her future in journalism, but Jim makes the move.
DaugiauAftermath
Jim's surprise resignation last week, impacts the future of FYI. The FYI staff convince Lansing to get him back, but that doesn't work out the way they'd hoped. Lansing makes Miller their new anchor and Jim tells everyone that he is going to head the news division for the new ICN Network. Later, Murphy and Frank go there to convince him to return, but Murphy sees that despite that fact everything is falling apart around him, he is truly enjoying himself.
DaugiauTrick or Retreat
Elizabeth Taylor cancels her interview with Murphy, because the police have a lead on her stolen pearls. Jim stops by for a chance to meet Miss Taylor. Meanwhile, Miles wants the team to stop torturing Miller. Miles asks Jim for a bit of advice and he suggests a retreat. So Miles takes the team north to get them to work together as a team.
DaugiauAll Singing! All Dancing! All Miserable!
Murphy is coordinator of the Press-capades and is set on playing the role of Hillary Clinton in a sketch she's written. The rest of the cast wants her out and she concedes; however, Katie Couric has an accident before the show, so guess who gets the role.
DaugiauThe Bus Stops Here
Miles gets to use the new T-2000 bus to cover a primary campaign stop in Madison. The bus breaks down before they get there, so they decide to do their coverage from a local diner. GOP aides and other networks discover the broadcast and descend on the diner, turning it into just another campaign story. Meanwhile, Jim and his team get to Madison and get the real story.
DaugiauWhen A. Lansing Loves a Woman
A secret admirer fills Murphy's office with flowers, candy and other gifts. It's obvious who the admirer is, Andrew J. Lansing III. Andrew gets her to his place (under false pretenses), Frank rescues her; however, they discover the hideous truth.
DaugiauStepping Out (1)
Murphy celebrates her 8th year of sobriety, but she has a few steps to go. Making amends is her next step, an awfully big one but she tries really hard; everyone else is concerned about rumors of FYI moving its time slot. Murphy decides to confront Stan about the rumor. She finds out more than she wants to (and even more from Phil) then have to keep it a secret, especially from Corky and Frank. Murphy decides to quit FYI, Frank and Corky join her.
DaugiauMiles Away (2)
The unemployed staff members decide it would be a slap in the face to the network if they helped Jim and his team out. Miller wants to move into Murphy's office. Miles fills Lansing in on the state of things. Lansing offers advice to Miles, which he declines. Lansing concedes, FYI is back, complete with Jim; the network is going to let them run the tobacco story. Charles Kuralt takes over Jim's responsibilities at ICN. Impressed with Miles' hardball tactics, Lansing offers him a big job in New York City and he accepts.
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