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The Best Episodes of Murphy Brown Season 6

Every episode of Murphy Brown Season 6 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Murphy Brown Season 6!

The Best Episodes of Murphy Brown Season 6

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...
  1. Background image for The More Things Change
    7.6/10(60 votes)

    #1 - The More Things Change

    S6:E1

    An arrogant new colleague threatens everyone on the staff, especially Murphy who's just reduced her role on FYI resulting from the pressures of motherhood. Their relationship hits it off real well just as the show is ready to air.

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  2. Background image for Angst For the Memories
    7.9/10(73 votes)

    #2 - Angst For the Memories

    S6:E2

    Murphy gets an interview with a reclusive '60s literary idol, but times and people have changed.

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    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Rob Bragin
  3. Background image for Black and White and Read All Over
    7.3/10(58 votes)

    #3 - Black and White and Read All Over

    S6:E3

    After going to a function with Mitchell, Murphy begins to date him. Is there anything there, or do they just like it when heads turn?

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    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Unknown
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    6.9/10(63 votes)

    #4 - Political Correctness

    S6:E4

    A series of on-air comments made by Peter and Murphy gets the staff forced to attend a seminar on political correctness.

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    7.6/10(60 votes)

    #5 - The Young & the Rest of Us

    S6:E5

    The staff gets nervous when Peter whisks away a depressed Corky on her 30th birthday.

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    7.6/10(55 votes)

    #6 - Ticket to Writhe

    S6:E6

    Peter and Murphy compete for the Middle East peace story. Miles obtains sideline passes to a Washington football game where he plans to propose to Audrey via the scoreboard, but finds he is so wrapped up with work he didn't even notice that she has left him. Corky thinks the passes are cursed when more bad things occur to anyone in possession of them.

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    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Unknown
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  8. Background image for I Don't Know You From Madam
    7.4/10(55 votes)

    #7 - I Don't Know You From Madam

    S6:E7

    Murphy works reluctantly on a story the network brass wants on ""The Beltway Madam,"" a high priced call girl who's just been exposed and is the hottest story in town.

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  9. Background image for All the Life That's Fit to Print
    7.2/10(59 votes)

    #8 - All the Life That's Fit to Print

    S6:E8

    Murphy has nightmares about what her colleagues will say about her when they are interviewed for a biography that she has authorized to be written.

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    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Bah Humboldt
    7.2/10(56 votes)

    #9 - Bah Humboldt

    S6:E9

    Peter, Frank & Murphy are all nominated for the Humboldt Award. While at the ceremony, Murphy can't understand how disinterested Peter is in the award and Frank hears a rumor about a network having to make cutbacks.

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    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.2/10(56 votes)

    #10 - Reaper Madness

    S6:E10

    Murphy is obsessed with the need to try to explain death to Avery and bothers everyone for their perspective.

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    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Rob Bragin
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    7.8/10(60 votes)

    #11 - It's Not Easy Being Brown

    S6:E11

    To improve upon her image, Murphy gets a publicist and makes an appearance on a children's puppet show.

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    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for To Have and Have Not
    7.1/10(58 votes)

    #12 - To Have and Have Not

    S6:E12

    Miles comes under public scrutiny when he is misquoted in a magazine article that makes him out to be the biggest male chauvinist in Washington, DC.

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    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.5/10(61 votes)

    #13 - Socks and the Single Woman

    S6:E13

    Murphy gets invited to the White House by the Clintons. Once she gets back to the office, she finds out she has a furry stowaway.

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    Director:Peter Bonerz
    Writer:Unknown
  15. Background image for A Piece of the Auction
    7.5/10(59 votes)

    #14 - A Piece of the Auction

    S6:E14

    Murphy gets rude remarks by radio personality, Marty Crane. She gets mad but the gang actually thin the things Marty says about Murphy are funny. They're all now at a charity event at Phill's, while every one of the gang donated something to be auctioned, Murphy decided to donate herself, that means the winner will spend a whole day with her in the office and then go to dinner. Marty Crane is there, and buys Murphy for 10 thousand dollars. Murphy doesn't accept it at first but then agrees, after all I can't be that bad. But it is, Marty shows up at the bullpen with cameras and girls with costumes. At her office, they start talking and Marty says that by the end of the day, she'll start seing him differently. Murphy doens't think so. At the restaurant Murphy doens't seem to want people to see her with Marty, which he notices. They have a honest talk, and Murphy starts to understand his point of view and they make plans to get together again. The next morning while driving to work,

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    7.5/10(61 votes)

    #15 - The Thrill of the Hunt

    S6:E15

    An injured Peter returns from Bosnia and eventually they admit missing each other and decide to have a relationship they know will go down in flames.

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    7.4/10(66 votes)

    #16 - The Deal of the Art

    S6:E16

    Murphy's report and comments about modern art lead to her appearance on a PBS talk show, defending her views against art critics. Later she takes one of Avery's paintings and puts it on display to show them what they really know about art.

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    7.5/10(61 votes)

    #17 - The Anchorman

    S6:E17

    Jim decides to open an English pub called ""The Anchorman"" and it turns out to be a big success as a gay bar.

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    Director:Alan Rafkin
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.6/10(60 votes)

    #18 - Fjord Eyes Only

    S6:E18

    The team travels to Lillehammer, and Murphy, who's more interested in getting free stuff, has a ""fluff piece"" interview with a skater, which results in a disaster for Norway.

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    7.3/10(60 votes)

    #19 - Crime Story

    S6:E19

    After her car is stolen out of her driveway, Murphy joins the neighborhood watch, but discovers that her neighbors are borderline vigilantes.

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    7.0/10(57 votes)

    #20 - The Fifth Anchor

    S6:E20

    FYI's 17th anniversary show is more than complete when an annoying former anchor returns. They plot to get rid of him again until Murphy finds out what he once did for her before the 1st show.

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    7.6/10(66 votes)

    #21 - Anything But Cured

    S6:E21

    Frank's psychologist tells him after 18 years of therapy that he's cured and needs to move on and he leans on Murphy for support.

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    7.4/10(64 votes)

    #22 - The Tip of the Silverburg

    S6:E22

    When Murphy take Miles shopping for a new suit, he becomes humiliated when she ""sees it"" and then everyone else finds out. Later, everyone else lets out their most embarrassing moment.

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    7.6/10(61 votes)

    #23 - It's Just Like Riding a Bike

    S6:E23

    Peter returns to town and he and Murphy pick up right where they left off. Back at her place, Murphy delays the inevitable.

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  25. Background image for My Movie With Louis
    7.7/10(59 votes)

    #24 - My Movie With Louis

    S6:E24

    Despite the network's policy against it, Murphy decides to play a ""small, but pivotal role"" in director Louis Malle's new film. After getting the script, Murphy goes to the set to get changes made that will protect her ""journalistic integrity.""

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    Director:John Rich
    Writer:Unknown
  26. Background image for The More Things Stay the Same
    7.4/10(56 votes)

    #25 - The More Things Stay the Same

    S6:E25

    Frank, Jim and Murphy are all up for contract renewals as FYI celebrates the airing of its 500th broadcast and their egos go unchecked.

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Season 6 Ratings Summary

"The More Things Change" is the best rated episode of "Murphy Brown" season 6. It scored 7.6/10 based on 60 votes. Directed by Peter Bonerz and written by Steven Peterman, Gary Dontzig, it aired on 9/20/1993. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Angst For the Memories".