Season 1 · Episode 9 — I Would Have Danced All Night
Murphy is outraged when everyone at FYI except her receives an invitation to George H. W. Bush’s inaugural ball. Determined to identify the person responsible for excluding her, she launches an investigation of her own. Meanwhile, Miles hesitates over inviting a woman who is taller than he is.
Season 1 episodes
E1After completing treatment at the Betty Ford Center, celebrated investigative reporter Murphy Brown returns to FYI determined to resume her…
E2Murphy investigates a businessman suspected of involvement in drug smuggling, but Miles insists that Corky accompany her. Murphy expects th…
E3Murphy investigates allegations that a federal prosecutor is connected to a prostitution operation controlled by organized crime. When a de…
E4Murphy is assigned to interview radical activist Jake Loewenstein, whom she briefly married years earlier. Their unresolved feelings and co…
E5Shortly before Christmas, a desperate mother unexpectedly leaves her children in Murphy’s care. Completely unprepared for instant parenthoo…
E6Spending time with a pregnant friend causes Murphy to question whether she wants a child of her own. She begins investigating artificial in…
E7An armed man enters the FYI studio and demands that the program broadcast his grievances. Murphy attempts to control the dangerous situatio…
E8Murphy is asked to deliver the eulogy for a longtime professional rival. She initially regards the assignment as an opportunity to settle o…
E9Murphy is outraged when everyone at FYI except her receives an invitation to George H. W. Bush’s inaugural ball. Determined to identify the…
E10Murphy’s investigative reporting helps exonerate Kyle, a man who has spent years in prison for a crime he did not commit. After his release…
E11Miles suspends Murphy after she disregards his instructions during an interview. Murphy initially welcomes the forced vacation, confident t…
E12Murphy and Frank agree to arrange romantic dates for one another, only to discover that each has badly misjudged what the other wants in a…
E13Murphy challenges an exclusive Washington club that refuses to admit women. After discovering a possible loophole in its membership rules,…
E14The FYI staff fears that viewers will ignore Frank’s serious report on homelessness. To attract a larger audience, they imitate the sensati…
E15Murphy’s formidable mother, Avery Brown, arrives for an open-ended visit. Avery’s relentless criticism quickly revives the arguments and in…
E16Murphy prepares for a joint American-Soviet television broadcast and meets Soviet journalist Vladimir Tishenko. She is startled to discover…
E17Murphy begins dating brilliant physicist Dr. Victor Rudman to prove that intelligence matters more to her than physical attraction. Her sup…
E18An insulting remark Murphy makes near an open microphone inspires a newspaper cartoonist to create a caricature called “Mouthy Brown.” Murp…
E19A judge suffers a fatal heart attack while Murphy is questioning him on the air. Although she insists that the death has not affected her,…
E20Phil remembers Murphy’s arrival in Washington in 1977, when she competed with Frank Fontana and journalist Linda Ellerbee for a position at…
E21A minor traffic collision involving Murphy and a seemingly harmless elderly couple escalates into a $1.5 million lawsuit. Suspicious of the…
E22During a scheduled break from FYI, Murphy and Corky are assigned to co-host the network’s cheerful morning program. Corky adapts naturally…