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Murphy Brown•Season 4•Episode 21

Rage Before Beauty

7.3/10 · 47 votesMar 16, 199230 min

Ranked #24 of 26 in Season 4•−0.3 vs season avg

Murphy changes her hairstyle to rebel against an appearance clause in her contract; the network's and the audience reaction is less than favorable.

Directed byLee Shallat Chemel

Written byPeter Tolan

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Seasons10

All 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Season 4 Episodes26

Uh-Oh (2)

Uh-Oh (3)

I'm As Much of a Man as I Ever Was

Male Call

The Square Triangle

Full Circle

The Smiths Go to Washington

It Came From College

The Queen of Soul

Inside Murphy Brown

Mission Control

Be it Ever So Humboldt

Love is Blonde

Anchor Rancor

Guess Who's Coming to Luncheon

Lovesick

Heartfelt

Send in the Clowns

Murphy Buys the Farm

Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are

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Rage Before Beauty

Phil's Not So Silent Partner

He-Ho, He-Ho, It's Off to Lamaze We Go

On the Rocks

A Chance of Showers

Birth 101

Cast7

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

Crew2

Peter Tolan

Peter Tolan

Writer

Lee Shallat Chemel

Lee Shallat Chemel

Director

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Episode Summary

"Rage Before Beauty" is episode 21 of Murphy Brown season 4. It scored 7.3/10 from 47 votes, ranking #24 of 26 episodes this season (season average 7.6). Directed by Lee Shallat Chemel and written by Peter Tolan, it aired on March 16, 1992.

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