Murphy Brown: Season 4
Season 4 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Murphy Brown Season 3.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 4 Progress Shield
Uh-Oh (2)
Sep 16, 1991 · 30 min
Murphy begins to ponder her fate, tells Frank her suspicions and tries more tests (all positive). Murphy tells Jake the news.
Uh-Oh (3)
Sep 16, 1991 · 30 min
Jake tells Murphy he has decided he isn't ready to settle down, and they both agree they can't do it together. Murphy decides to exercise her right to choose and her choice is moth
I'm As Much of a Man as I Ever Was
Sep 23, 1991 · 30 min
Gene Kinsella finds out about Murphy's pregnancy and considers the idea of taking her off the air. But Miles convinces him not to. Once that is solved, Murphy must get a quote fr
Male Call
Sep 30, 1991 · 30 min
Out to prove the new men's movement is a fraud, Murphy attends a men's-only workshop to get the real story on the new men's movement and Frank, Miles and Jim are participants.
The Square Triangle
Oct 7, 1991 · 30 min
Murphy gets a competent secretary in Miles' girlfriend, Audrey. The pressure of working together causes their break up and Frank becomes the tool Audrey uses to get back at Miles.
Full Circle
Oct 14, 1991 · 30 min
After learning about her mother's death, Murphy doesn't seem to be that upset, which makes the FYI gang think that she's hiding her true feelings. She claims it's because of a let
The Smiths Go to Washington
Oct 28, 1991 · 30 min
It's Nightline vs. FYI when both shows court a small town family that inadvertently taped a senator's romantic rendezvous.
It Came From College
Nov 4, 1991 · 30 min
When Murphy looks after a friend's 18-year-old daughter she begins to learn about what being a mother is all about.
The Queen of Soul
Nov 11, 1991
Murphy's chance to interview the "Queen of Soul" is in jeopardy when her train arrives late and the limo gets detoured and the staff struggles to fill the air time.
Inside Murphy Brown
Nov 18, 1991 · 30 min
Murphy has an appointment with a gynecologist for a test she can't drive to, when no one else is available, Jim must take her. The results of the test are normal with one exception
Mission Control
Nov 25, 1991 · 30 min
Murphy volunteers the FYI staff to serve Thanksgiving dinner at a homeless shelter.
Be it Ever So Humboldt
Dec 9, 1991 · 30 min
After being nominated every year, for ten years straight, Frank wins the Humboldt Award and it brings out the worst in him.
Love is Blonde
Dec 16, 1991 · 30 min
Feeling neglected by her husband, Corky considers ""moving down the food chain,"" when she becomes involved with Miller Redfield.
Anchor Rancor
Jan 6, 1992 · 30 min
When the existing Sunday news anchor dies, the competition heats up between Jim and Murphy, when the network test both of them for the job.
Guess Who's Coming to Luncheon
Jan 13, 1992 · 30 min
When Corky gets an invitation to a Barbara Bush luncheon, Murphy tries to scam her so she can get back into the White House, a placed she has been banned from.
Lovesick
Jan 20, 1992 · 30 min
Murphy returns from a trip feeling a little ill, turns out she is having pre-term labor pains, common for pregnant women over forty. Jerry Gold offers to move in with Murphy to hel
Heartfelt
Feb 3, 1992 · 30 min
Miles succumbs to stress when he has heart attack symptoms at his 30th birthday party.
Send in the Clowns
Feb 24, 1992 · 30 min
Following her story on the personal spending habits of government officials, a Senate committee must decide whether to find her in contempt of Congress.
Murphy Buys the Farm
Mar 2, 1992 · 30 min
Murphy gets everyone to reluctantly join her, for an old fashioned weekend at the farm she is considering buying. The neighbors in the area aren't as old fashioned as Murphy would
Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are
Mar 4, 1992 · 30 min
After Miles describes a, according to Frank's opinion, homoerotic dream of him and the new publicity guy, Rick 'frolicking', Miles panics. Frank says that's no big deal, and that
Rage Before Beauty
Mar 16, 1992 · 30 min
Murphy changes her hairstyle to rebel against an appearance clause in her contract; the network's and the audience reaction is less than favorable.
Phil's Not So Silent Partner
Mar 23, 1992 · 30 min
Murphy loans Phil some money to keep his place from going under; however, Phil gets more than money and more than he can take with the deal.
He-Ho, He-Ho, It's Off to Lamaze We Go
Apr 27, 1992 · 30 min
Murphy's doctor advises her to take Lamaze classes, and even though Murphy thinks it's not really necessary, she agrees. The problem is that Murphy has to find a partner for that.
On the Rocks
May 4, 1992 · 30 min
The network tries a temporary replacement for Murphy; however, Murphy recognizes the same signs in her that show she is on the same path Murphy once traveled, alcoholism.
A Chance of Showers
May 11, 1992 · 30 min
Murphy relents when Corky wants to throw her a baby shower and the guests that arrive give her the low down on child birth and children.
Birth 101
May 18, 1992 · 30 min
While doing the last show of the season, Murphy starts going into labor. The FYI gang and crew panics, and don't know what to do since they're in the middle of a live show, Miles