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The Best Episodes of Murphy Brown Season 2

Every episode of Murphy Brown Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Murphy Brown Season 2!

Murphy Brown (Candice Bergen) is a recovering alcoholic who returns to the fictional newsmagazine FYI for the first time following a stay at the Betty...
Genre:Comedy
Network:CBS

Season 2 Ratings Summary

"The Brothers Silverberg" is the best rated episode of "Murphy Brown" season 2. It scored 7.5/10 based on 74 votes. Directed by Barnet Kellman and written by N/A, it aired on 9/18/1989. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Anchors Away".

  • The Brothers Silverberg
    7.5/1074 votes

    #1 - 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

    Director: Barnet Kellman

    Writer: N/A

  • Anchors Away
    7.8/1071 votes

    #2 - 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.

    Director: Barnet Kellman

    Writer: Kathryn Baker

  • The Memo that Got Away
    7.2/1067 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.

    Director: Barnet Kellman

    Writer: Sy Dukane, Denise Moss

  • TV or Not TV
    7.5/1075 votes

    #4 - 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.

    Director: Barnet Kellman

    Writer: N/A

  • Miles' Big Adventure
    7.5/1067 votes

    #5 - 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.

    Director: Barnet Kellman

    Writer: N/A

  • Buddies Schmuddies
    7.2/1069 votes

    #6 - Buddies Schmuddies

    Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 10/30/1989

    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.

    Director: Barnet Kellman

    Writer: Russ Woody

  • Whose Garbage is it Anyway?
    7.2/1070 votes

    #7 - 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.

    Director: Barnet Kellman

    Writer: Sy Dukane, Denise Moss

  • And the Whiner Is...
    7.1/1070 votes

    #8 - 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.

    Director: Barnet Kellman

    Writer: Kathryn Baker

  • Roasted
    7.4/1066 votes

    #9 - 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.""

    Director: Barnet Kellman

    Writer: N/A

  • Brown Like Me (1)
    7.2/1084 votes

    #10 - 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.

    Director: Barnet Kellman

    Writer: N/A

  • Brown Like Me (2)
    7.8/1072 votes

    #11 - 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.""

    Director: Barnet Kellman

    Writer: N/A

  • The Strike
    7.4/1067 votes

    #12 - 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.

    Director: Barnet Kellman

    Writer: Steven Peterman, Gary Dontzig

  • Here's to You Mrs. Kinsella
    7.5/1069 votes

    #13 - 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.

    Director: Barnet Kellman

    Writer: Russ Woody

  • What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?
    7.6/1070 votes

    #14 - 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.

    Director: Barnet Kellman

    Writer: N/A

  • Subpoena Envy
    7.5/1073 votes

    #15 - 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.

    Director: Barnet Kellman

    Writer: Sy Dukane, Denise Moss

  • I Want My FYI
    7.4/1071 votes

    #16 - 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 FYI For Kids; Murphy over helps her protégé.

    Director: Barnet Kellman

    Writer: N/A

  • Frankly Speaking
    7.1/1062 votes

    #17 - Frankly Speaking

    Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 2/5/1990

    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.

    Director: Barnet Kellman

    Writer: Steven Peterman, Gary Dontzig

  • The Murphy Brown School of Broadcasting
    7.2/1063 votes

    #18 - 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.

    Director: Barnet Kellman

    Writer: N/A

  • Bad Girls
    7.4/1072 votes

    #19 - 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.

    Director: Barnet Kellman

    Writer: Steven Peterman, Gary Dontzig

  • Heart of Gold
    7.3/1070 votes

    #20 - 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.

    Director: Barnet Kellman

    Writer: Russ Woody

  • On the Road Again
    7.4/1068 votes

    #21 - 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.

    Director: Barnet Kellman

    Writer: Sy Dukane, Denise Moss

  • But First a Word From Our Sponsor
    7.3/1064 votes

    #22 - 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.

    Director: Barnet Kellman

    Writer: N/A

  • Frank's Appendectomy
    7.9/1077 votes

    #23 - 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.

    Director: Barnet Kellman

    Writer: N/A

  • Fax or Fiction
    7.2/1066 votes

    #24 - 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.

    Director: Barnet Kellman

    Writer: N/A

  • The Bitch's Back
    6.7/1072 votes

    #25 - 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.

    Director: Barnet Kellman

    Writer: Steven Peterman, Gary Dontzig