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
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Barry Dennen, Jon Tenney, Jane Leeves
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.
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Barbara Tyson, John Hostetter, Christopher Rich, Vachik Mangassarian
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.
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Judd Trichter
An FYI inspired sitcom sends its star to Washington to research her part, Murphy Brown.
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Morgan Fairchild, Jeff Mooring, Keith Amos, Connie Chung, Sanford Jensen
While on vacation, Miles' return flight is delayed by an Air Force pilot who has hijacked an F15-Eagle loaded with nuclear warheads.
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Yeardley Smith, Paddi Edwards, John Hostetter, Scott Lawrence
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.
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Fred Travalena, Andrea Stein, Joe D'Angerio
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.
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Jay Thomas, Mariko Tse, Paul Dorman
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.
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John Hostetter, Ritch Brinkley, Alex Rocco
The staff plans a surprise roast for Jim on his 25th anniversary at the network, he tells Murphy before the event that he ""couldn't handle a chance meeting with anyone I know.""
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Irving R. Levine, Walter Cronkite, Jay Fenichel, Tina Johnson
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.
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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.""
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Darren McGavin, Colleen Dewhurst, Susan Wheeler Duff, Tom Williams
To start a significant dialog, Murphy decides she will break the technicians' strike by bringing both sides together for cake and conversation.
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Alan Oppenheimer, John Hostetter, Ritch Brinkley, Hamilton Camp, Vito J. Giambalvo
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.
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Alan Oppenheimer, Clare Peck
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.
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Donna Ponterotto, Jane Leeves, Janet Carroll, Douglas Sills
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.
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Shuko Akune, Dion Anderson, Jessica James, Nancy Lenehan, Cristine Rose
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.
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Mayim Bialik, John Hostetter, Troy Slaten, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Laura Mooney
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.
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Eve Gordon, Jeanette Schwaba
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.
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William Schallert, Wallace Langham, Chuck Sloan, James Walsh, Gregory Scott Cummins
It's February and sweeps month, so Miles gets Murphy and Corky to pose as hookers to break open an oil company scandal.
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Ritch Brinkley, Raye Birk, Steve Rankin, Peter Marc Jacobson, Beth Broderick
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.
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Jay Thomas, Tony DiBenedetto, Pat Crawford Brown
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.
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Jennifer Bassey, Gregory Itzin, Cynthia Mace, David Purdham, Bill McIntyre
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.
Guest Stars:
Caroline Lagerfelt, Wayne Tippit, Larry Block, Kate McGregor-Stewart, Chuck Clayton
A series of outrageous practical jokes, which start with a visit from ""Deep Throat,"" get out of hand.
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Alan Oppenheimer, Lela Ivey, Graham Jarvis
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.
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Richard Masur, Teri Hatcher, Duane Smith
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.
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Loretta Devine, Kelly Connell, Gedde Watanabe, David Paymer, Kristen Lowman
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.
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Darren McGavin, Colleen Dewhurst, Susan Wheeler Duff, Jak Castro
Ritch Brinkley, Janet Carroll, Scott Bryce, Dena Dietrich, Alice Hirson

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