The BEST episodes of Murphy Brown season 2

Every episode of Murphy Brown season 2, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Murphy Brown season 2!

Murphy Brown is the star reporter of "FYI," a newsmagazine series. Murphy is sarcastic, ambitious, often self-involved and bossy - but she is also dedicated and ethical. She and her co-workers - including Jim, Frank and Corky - are often at one another's throats, even though they care about one another. This comedy series tackles some serious topics, including Murphy being a single mother and being treated for breast cancer.

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Going to the Chapel (2)
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7.73
44 votes

#1 - Going to the Chapel (2)

Season 2 - Episode 27 - Aired 5/21/1990

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.""

Directors: Barnet Kellman
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Going to the Chapel (1)
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7.72
79 votes

#2 - Going to the Chapel (1)

Season 2 - Episode 26 - Aired 5/14/1990

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.

Directors: Barnet Kellman
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The Memo That Got Away
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7.65
60 votes

#3 - The Memo That Got Away

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/2/1989

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.

Directors: Barnet Kellman
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What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?
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7.56
93 votes

#4 - What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/1/1990

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.

Directors: Barnet Kellman
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Brown Like Me (1)
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7.53
89 votes

#5 - Brown Like Me (1)

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/27/1989

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.

Directors: Barnet Kellman
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Whose Garbage is it Anyway?
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7.52
93 votes

#6 - Whose Garbage is it Anyway?

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/6/1989

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.

Directors: Barnet Kellman
Miles' Big Adventure
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7.51
92 votes

#7 - Miles' Big Adventure

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/23/1989

While on vacation, Miles' return flight is delayed by an Air Force pilot who has hijacked an F15-Eagle loaded with nuclear warheads.

Directors: Barnet Kellman
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Here's to You Mrs. Kinsella
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7.51
92 votes

#8 - Here's to You Mrs. Kinsella

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/18/1989

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.

Directors: Barnet Kellman
Writer: Russ Woody
Anchors Away
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7.48
95 votes

#9 - Anchors Away

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/25/1989

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.

Directors: Barnet Kellman
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Frank's Appendectomy
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7.48
83 votes

#10 - Frank's Appendectomy

Season 2 - Episode 23 - Aired 4/9/1990

A series of outrageous practical jokes, which start with a visit from ""Deep Throat,"" get out of hand.

Directors: Barnet Kellman
On the Road Again
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7.48
86 votes

#11 - On the Road Again

Season 2 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/5/1990

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.

Directors: Barnet Kellman
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TV or Not TV
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7.45
93 votes

#12 - TV or Not TV

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/16/1989

An FYI inspired sitcom sends its star to Washington to research her part, Murphy Brown.

Directors: Barnet Kellman
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And the Whiner Is...
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7.44
90 votes

#13 - And the Whiner Is...

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/13/1989

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.

Directors: Barnet Kellman
I Want My FYI
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7.42
90 votes

#14 - I Want My FYI

Season 2 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/29/1990

Miles asks the staff to be mentors for a group of young reporters who will be doing a pilot for an FYI type program for kids; Murphy over helps her protégé.

Directors: Barnet Kellman
Heart of Gold
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7.42
83 votes

#15 - Heart of Gold

Season 2 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/26/1990

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.

Directors: Barnet Kellman
Writer: Russ Woody
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The Brothers Silverberg
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7.42
95 votes

#16 - The Brothers Silverberg

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/18/1989

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

Directors: Barnet Kellman
The Strike
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7.42
89 votes

#17 - The Strike

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/11/1989

To start a significant dialog, Murphy decides she will break the technicians' strike by bringing both sides together for cake and conversation.

Directors: Barnet Kellman
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The Bitch's Back
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7.40
83 votes

#18 - The Bitch's Back

Season 2 - Episode 25 - Aired 5/7/1990

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.

Directors: Barnet Kellman
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Brown Like Me (2)
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7.40
86 votes

#19 - Brown Like Me (2)

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/27/1989

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.""

Directors: Barnet Kellman
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But First a Word From Our Sponsor
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7.38
82 votes

#20 - But First a Word From Our Sponsor

Season 2 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/19/1990

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.

Directors: Barnet Kellman
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Roasted
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7.37
91 votes

#21 - Roasted

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/20/1989

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.""

Directors: Barnet Kellman
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Fax or Fiction
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7.37
84 votes

#22 - Fax or Fiction

Season 2 - Episode 24 - Aired 4/30/1990

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.

Directors: Barnet Kellman
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The Murphy Brown School of Broadcasting
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7.36
86 votes

#23 - The Murphy Brown School of Broadcasting

Season 2 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/12/1990

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.

Directors: Barnet Kellman
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Bad Girls
star
7.35
84 votes

#24 - Bad Girls

Season 2 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/19/1990

It's February and sweeps month, so Miles gets Murphy and Corky to pose as hookers to break open an oil company scandal.

Directors: Barnet Kellman
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Subpoena Envy
star
7.34
91 votes

#25 - Subpoena Envy

Season 2 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/8/1990

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.

Directors: Barnet Kellman