The Best Episodes of Murphy Brown Season 5
Every episode of Murphy Brown Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Murphy Brown Season 5!
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 Ford Clinic residential treatment center. Over 40 and single, she is sharp tongued and hard as nails. In her profession, she is considered one of the boys, having shattered many glass ceilings encountered during her career. Dominating the FYI news magazine, she is portrayed as one of America's hardest-hitting (though not the warmest or more sympathetic) media personalities.
Season 5 Ratings Summary
The best episode of "Murphy Brown" season 5 is "You Say Potatoe, I Say Potato (1)", rated 7.7/10 from 86 user votes. It was directed by Peter Bonerz and written by Steven Peterman, Gary Dontzig. "You Say Potatoe, I Say Potato (1)" aired on 9/21/1992 and is rated 0.1 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "You Say Potatoe, I Say Potato (2)".
7.7/10 86 votes#1 - You Say Potatoe, I Say Potato (1)
Season 5 Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/1992
After the delivery, Murphy goes through her ""period of adjustment"" including the sleepless nights, finding a suitable nanny, name for the baby, then Dan opens his mouth.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: Steven Peterman, Gary Dontzig
- 7.6/10 72 votes
#2 - You Say Potatoe, I Say Potato (2)
Season 5 Episode 2 - Aired 9/21/1992
Murphy is angry over the Vice President's comments about her choice of ""family values,"" while trying to deal with her choice.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: Steven Peterman, Gary Dontzig
- 7.2/10 61 votes
#3 - Life After Birth
Season 5 Episode 3 - Aired 9/28/1992
During her first day back at FYI, Murphy discovers just how hard it is to leave the baby at home with a nanny.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: Peter Tolan
- 7.3/10 65 votes
#4 - Black, White & Brown
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/5/1992
The network moves Kinsella into a nothing position, Murphy finds herself unusually pleasant to the new ""black"" vice president of news at the network, Mitchell Baldwin.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: Michael Patrick King
- 7.0/10 67 votes
#5 - I Never Sang for My Husband
Season 5 Episode 5 - Aired 10/12/1992
Doris, feeling that her life is miserable, decides to become a cabaret singer and Jim has hard time dealing with it.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: Tom Palmer
- 7.4/10 62 votes
#6 - Night of Living News
Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 10/26/1992
Frank, sensing his ""big break,"" persuades a reluctant Murphy to co-host the network's new overnight news program with him, and the pair get punchy while on the air.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: Lee Aronsohn
- 7.2/10 63 votes
#7 - A Year to Remember
Season 5 Episode 7 - Aired 11/2/1992
While working their way through Election Day, the staff recalls casting their first votes.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: Michael Patrick King
- 7.3/10 57 votes
#8 - Midnight Plane to Paris
Season 5 Episode 8 - Aired 11/9/1992
Murphy leaves Eldin as nanny when she must fly to Paris for a European Summit Conference. She also decides on the baby's name, Avery and a full time nanny, Eldin.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: Lee Aronsohn
- 7.7/10 61 votes
#9 - Me Thinks My Parents Doth Protest Too Much
Season 5 Episode 9 - Aired 11/16/1992
Miles is embarrassed when his activist parents come to Washington for a large demonstration.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: Tom Palmer
- 7.4/10 57 votes
#10 - Winners Take All
Season 5 Episode 10 - Aired 11/23/1992
The Museum of Broadcast Arts awards ceremony honoring FYI turns into a colossal battle of egos and nobody has a bigger one than Murphy.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: N/A
- 7.7/10 60 votes
#11 - Till Death or Next Thursday Do We Part
Season 5 Episode 11 - Aired 12/7/1992
After finishing his book The Little Dutch Boy and the movie's screenplay, Will gets hit with a plagiarism suit at the premiere. The stress of the situation exposes Corky and Will's marital problems.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: Peter Tolan
- 7.2/10 67 votes
#12 - I'm Dreaming of a Brown Christmas
Season 5 Episode 12 - Aired 12/14/1992
On Christmas Eve, Murphy wants to celebrate Avery's first Christmas simply; however she finds herself dealing with two surprise guests. Murphy's father and aunt arrive to celebrate the holiday, and it becomes a traditional Brown family Christmas.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Steven Peterman, Gary Dontzig
- 7.1/10 59 votes
#13 - Games Mother Play
Season 5 Episode 13 - Aired 1/4/1993
Though she thinks she knows how to relate to Avery, Murphy is swayed into giving him some ""quality time"" by playing games and singing children's songs with a group of other mothers.
Director: Peter Bonerz
Writer: Steven Peterman, Gary Dontzig
- 7.8/10 62 votes
#14 - The British Invasion
Season 5 Episode 14 - Aired 1/11/1993
Miles and Audrey decide to live together, but he finds the living arrangements a little too crowded for his liking when her ex-boyfriend stays for a night and then doesn't leave.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Peter Tolan
- 7.6/10 59 votes
#15 - Back to the Ball
Season 5 Episode 15 - Aired 1/18/1993
The staff try to rustle up a date for Murphy when she gets invited to the inaugural ball. Murphy finds her own date, Eldin's friend, who did a sketch of Avery. Later Murphy has second thoughts about going out on a date.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: N/A
- 7.5/10 61 votes
#16 - The Intern
Season 5 Episode 16 - Aired 2/1/1993
Corky gets an intern job for one of her sorority sisters, a recent college graduate. The staff over-protects their new intern, from labor-intensive and meaningless jobs, when she turns out to be much older than they expected.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Tom Palmer
- 7.2/10 60 votes
#17 - Trickster, We Hardly Knew Ye
Season 5 Episode 17 - Aired 2/8/1993
Following his dog's death, Jim delivers a commentary on the animal during his commentary. The staff throws a memorial service to help him overcome the loss.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Michael Patrick King
- 7.4/10 61 votes
#18 - The World According to Avery
Season 5 Episode 18 - Aired 2/15/1993
When Eldin becomes sick, Murphy brings Avery to work. While Murphy is out searching for an interview for that night's show, everyone takes turns baby-sitting and sharing their most personal feelings with him.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Lee Aronsohn
- 7.4/10 62 votes
#19 - Bump in the Night
Season 5 Episode 19 - Aired 2/21/1993
A major story gets Frank a booking on Late Night With David Letterman, and Murphy becomes jealous. Frank invites Murphy to come with him and she causes trouble in the green room with the other guests, causing their performances to be off.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Peter Tolan
- 7.5/10 60 votes
#20 - To Market, to Market
Season 5 Episode 20 - Aired 3/1/1993
Murphy gets the car pool to make a ""quick"" side trip to the market, just so she pick up a quick jar of baby food; also while there she meets up with ex-secretary #37. Corky finds a picture of Will and Cher together, so she starts to shop for a binge. Miles tries to buy a female item for Audrey. Frank tries to pick up another shopper, but he gets ""nun."" Jim tries to get the deli guy to make him a sandwich.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Tom Palmer
- 7.5/10 57 votes
#21 - Two For the Road
Season 5 Episode 21 - Aired 3/15/1993
Murphy decides to take Mitchell on when he wants a set change. When they go to a charity event together, each tries to get the upper hand.
Director: Joe Regalbuto
Writer: Michael Patrick King, Peter Tolan
- 7.3/10 59 votes
#22 - Murphy and the Amazing Leaping Man
Season 5 Episode 22 - Aired 3/22/1993
When Murphy can't join him for their annual escapades at the Press Club dinners, Frank does something unusual, he goes alone. At the dinner he is accused of being a bachelor and he stops by Corky's to talk, she inspires him to ""take the leap."" So to the shock of everyone he gets a steady girlfriend.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Michael Patrick King
- 7.2/10 61 votes
#23 - The Egg & I
Season 5 Episode 23 - Aired 5/3/1993
When Frank gets back from a story, Corky recounts the story about how Murphy tried to beat other newswomen to an interview with the president by taking Avery to the White House Easter Egg Hunt. All she winds up getting is banned, from the White House again.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Lee Aronsohn
- 7.3/10 59 votes
#24 - Ship of Phil's
Season 5 Episode 24 - Aired 5/10/1993
Murphy and Phil play for high stakes during their annual poker cruise aboard his houseboat. Miles suffers from an overdose of seasick medication.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: N/A
- 7.6/10 94 votes
#25 - One
Season 5 Episode 25 - Aired 5/17/1993
Murphy plans Avery's first birthday party; however, on the day of the big event her plane from New York is fogged in. While the others celebrate, Murphy tries everything to get back. Frank brings a special guest for the event. The missing of this big event in Avery's life makes Murphy decide that maybe she just can't do it all, so she plans to make a couple of changes in her career.
Director: Lee Shallat Chemel
Writer: Steven Peterman, Gary Dontzig