The BEST episodes of Murphy Brown season 7
Every episode of Murphy Brown season 7, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Murphy Brown season 7!
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.
#1 - Bye Bye Bernecky
Season 7 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/21/1994
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.
#3 - Requiem For a Crew Guy
Season 7 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/16/1995
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.
#4 - FYI of the Hurricane
Season 7 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/20/1995
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.
#5 - Model Relationships
Season 7 - Episode 23 - Aired 5/8/1995
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.
#6 - Specific Overtures
Season 7 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/6/1995
When a network executive sexually harasses Corky, Murphy deals with him and then gets slapped with a harassment suit of her own.
#7 - McGovern: Unclothed
Season 7 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/27/1995
When McGovern appears naked on the cover of Rolling Stone magazine, Murphy is certain that Lansing will get rid of her.
#8 - Make Room For Daddy
Season 7 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/15/1995
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.
#9 - Frank Cuts Loose
Season 7 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/31/1994
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.
#10 - Humboldt IV: Judgment Day
Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/24/1994
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.
#11 - Retrospective (1)
Season 7 - Episode 25 - Aired 5/22/1995
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.
#12 - Be Careful What You Wish For
Season 7 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/10/1994
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.
#13 - Burger, She Wrote
Season 7 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/17/1994
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.
#14 - Where Have You Gone, Joe DiMaggio?
Season 7 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/1994
A media frenzy ensues when famous ex-astronaut ""Danger Duke"" Robinson is wanted for questioning in the murder of his brother.
#15 - The Good Nephew
Season 7 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/13/1995
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.
#16 - I Want My MTV-Jay
Season 7 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/23/1995
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.
#17 - Loose Affiliations
Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/3/1994
Murphy bad mouths the network's new fall line-up and the staff is forced to attend an affiliate's meeting.
#18 - Rumble in the Alley
Season 7 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/9/1995
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.
#19 - Prelude to a Kiss
Season 7 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/14/1994
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.
#20 - A Rat's Tale
Season 7 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/13/1995
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.
#21 - Brown vs. the Board of Education
Season 7 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/19/1994
Murphy tries to impress the board members of the prestigious ""Ducky Lucky Pre-School,"" by inviting them to a celebrity filled party.
#22 - Brown in Toyland
Season 7 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/12/1994
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.
#23 - Reporters Make Strange Bedfellows
Season 7 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/7/1994
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.
#24 - It's Miller Time
Season 7 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/20/1995
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.
#25 - The Best and Not-So-Brightest
Season 7 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/2/1995
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.