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Devil With a Blue Dress On
Murphy Brown - S1 - E2
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.""
Murphy Brown: Season 1 - 22 Episode s
1x1 - Respect
November 14, 1988
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.
1x2 - Devil With a Blue Dress On
November 21, 1988
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.""
1x3 - Nowhere to Run
November 28, 1988
Murphy investigates a federal prosecutor who's linked to mob-run prostitution, Miles fears for his life when he receives his first death threat.
1x4 - Signed, Sealed, Delivered
December 5, 1988
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.
1x5 - Murphy's Pony
December 11, 1988
During the Christmas holidays, a mother abandons her children to the care of Murphy Brown. Murphy goes all out to help them out.
1x6 - Baby Love
December 12, 1988
Murphy feels maternal pangs after visiting with a pregnant friend. She considers in vitro fertilization and talks Frank into being the donor. When that option doesn't pan out, they consider a physical union.
1x7 - Set Me Free
December 19, 1988
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.""
1x8 - And So He Goes
January 2, 1989
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.
1x9 - I Would Have Danced All Night
January 9, 1989
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.
1x10 - Kyle
January 16, 1989
Murphy's story wins freedom for an innocent man; when the rest of the team realizes he has a problem adjusting with the outside world, Miles offers him a job as Murphy's secretary.
1x11 - Off the Job Experience
January 23, 1989
Miles suspends Murphy for her handling of an interview. So she leaves the office for two weeks and becomes miserable.
1x12 - Why Do Fools Fall in Love?
February 13, 1989
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.
1x13 - Soul Man
February 20, 1989
Murphy tries to gain entry into Washington's last exclusive club, trouble is, it's for men only. Murphy tries to get Jim to sponsor her, when she discovers a loophole in the by-laws.
1x14 - It's How You Play the Game
February 27, 1989
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.
1x15 - Mama Said
March 6, 1989
Murphy's overbearing mother comes to visit for an unspecified length of time.
1x16 - Moscow on the Potomac
March 13, 1989
Murphy prepares for a joint broadcast with the Soviet news equivalent of Murphy Brown.
1x17 - My Dinner with Einstein
March 20, 1989
Murphy dates a physicist to prove looks aren't everything, but he proves to be a party guy.
1x18 - Funnies Girl
April 10, 1989
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.
1x19 - The Unshrinkable Murphy Brown
May 1, 1989
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.
1x20 - The Summer of '77
May 8, 1989
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.
1x21 - The Bickners
May 15, 1989
A minor traffic accident, with a sweet elderly couple, results in a 1.5 million dollar lawsuit for Murphy.
1x22 - The Morning Show
May 22, 1989
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.