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Murphy Brown•Season 2•Episode 12

The Strike

7.4/10 · 55 votesDec 11, 198930 min

Ranked #17 of 27 in Season 2•−0.1 vs season avg

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

Directed byBarnet Kellman
Written bySteven Peterman, Gary Dontzig
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The Memo that Got Away

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Miles' Big Adventure

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Buddies Schmuddies

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E7 7.4

Whose Garbage is it Anyway?

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E8 7.2

And the Whiner Is...

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E9 7.5

Roasted

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E10 7.6

Brown Like Me (1)

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E11 7.8

Brown Like Me (2)

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E12 7.4Now viewing

The Strike

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E13 7.5

Here's to You Mrs. Kinsella

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E14 7.7

What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?

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E15 7.7

Subpoena Envy

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E16 7.6

I Want My FYI

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E17 7.1

Frankly Speaking

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E18 7.2

The Murphy Brown School of Broadcasting

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E19 7.3

Bad Girls

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E20 7.7

Heart of Gold

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E21 7.4

On the Road Again

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E22 7.3

But First a Word From Our Sponsor

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E23 8.1

Frank's Appendectomy

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E24 7.3

Fax or Fiction

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E25 6.8

The Bitch's Back

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E26 7.5

Going to the Chapel (1)

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E27 7.5

Going to the Chapel (2)

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Candice Bergen

Candice Bergen

Murphy Brown

Faith Ford

Faith Ford

Corky Sherwood

Joe Regalbuto

Joe Regalbuto

Frank Fontana

Charles Kimbrough

Charles Kimbrough

Jim Dial

Grant Shaud

Grant Shaud

Miles Silverberg

Robert Pastorelli

Robert Pastorelli

Eldin Bernecky

Pat Corley

Pat Corley

Phil

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Steven Peterman

Writer

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Gary Dontzig

Writer

Barnet Kellman

Barnet Kellman

Director

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Episode Summary

"The Strike" is episode 12 of Murphy Brown season 2. It scored 7.4/10 from 55 votes, ranking #17 of 27 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Barnet Kellman and written by Steven Peterman, Gary Dontzig, it aired on December 11, 1989.

Next: E13 · Here's to You Mrs. KinsellaBest of Season 2