"Murphy Brown" (1988) TV series 1988-1998

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Creator:

Diane English
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10

Release Date:

14 November 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

The misadventures of a tough female television journalist and her friends.

Plot Keywords:

Television | Office | Journalism | Pub | Washington D.C.

Awards:

Won 3 Golden Globes. Another 40 wins & 78 nominations

Cast

Candice Bergen	...	Murphy Brown (247 episodes, 1988-1998)
Charles Kimbrough	...	Jim Dial (121 episodes, 1988-1998)
Faith Ford	...	Corky Sherwood / ... (120 episodes, 1988-1998)
Joe Regalbuto	...	Frank Fontana (120 episodes, 1988-1998)

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Series Directed by
Peter Bonerz		(93 episodes, 1991-1998)
Barnet Kellman		(76 episodes, 1988-1998)
Lee Shallat Chemel		(26 episodes, 1992-1994)
Joe Regalbuto		(20 episodes, 1993-1998)
Alan Rafkin		(11 episodes, 1994-1995)
Steve Zuckerman		(11 episodes, 1997-1998)
Peter Baldwin		(6 episodes, 1991-1992)
Eric Schotz		(2 episodes, 1995)

Series Writing credits
Diane English		(110 episodes, 1988-1998)
Gary Dontzig		(24 episodes, 1989-1994)
Steven Peterman		(24 episodes, 1989-1994)
Tom Palmer		(16 episodes, 1990-1997)
Bill Diamond		(16 episodes, 1993-1997)
Korby Siamis		(15 episodes, 1988-1994)
Norm Gunzenhauser		(15 episodes, 1989-1998)
Rob Bragin		(15 episodes, 1993-1997)
Tom Seeley		(14 episodes, 1989-1998)
Michael Saltzman		(13 episodes, 1993-1996)
Sy Dukane		(12 episodes, 1989-1991)
Denise Moss		(12 episodes, 1989-1991)
Peter Tolan		(11 episodes, 1991-1993)
Michael Patrick King		(10 episodes, 1991-1993)
Joshua Sternin		(10 episodes, 1995-1997)
Jeffrey Ventimilia		(10 episodes, 1995-1997)
Russ Woody		(9 episodes, 1988-1998)
Eileen Heisler		(8 episodes, 1993-1995)
DeAnn Heline		(8 episodes, 1993-1995)
Adam Belanoff		(6 episodes, 1993-1998)
Daphne Pollon		(5 episodes, 1996-1998)
Lee Aronsohn		(4 episodes, 1992-1993)
Nell Scovell		(4 episodes, 1993-1994)
Janis Hirsch		(4 episodes, 1997-1998)
Jhoni Marchinko		(4 episodes, 1997-1998)
Kathryn Baker		(3 episodes, 1989)
Bill Kunstler		(3 episodes, 1996-1997)
Marc Flanagan		(3 episodes, 1997-1998)
Bill Masters		(3 episodes, 1997-1998)
Craig Hoffman		(2 episodes, 1989-1990)
Scott Kaufer		(2 episodes, 1990-1991)
Eugene B. Stein		(2 episodes, 1992)
John Bowman		(2 episodes, 1994-1995)
Elaine Pope		(2 episodes, 1994-1995)
Marsha Myers		(2 episodes, 1995-1996)
David Sacks		(2 episodes, 1995-1996)
Alana Sanko		(2 episodes, 1995-1996)
Greg Czech		(2 episodes, 1995)
Bill Paolantonio		(2 episodes, 1995)
Eric Schotz		(2 episodes, 1995)
Bob Stevens		(2 episodes, 1996-1997)
Sarah Dunn		(2 episodes, 1996)
Hayes Jackson		(2 episodes, 1997-1998)
Eric Peterkofsky		(unknown episodes, 1997-1998)

Series Produced by
Deborah Smith	....	supervising producer / co-producer / ... (88 episodes, 1988-1998)
John Bowman	....	executive producer (88 episodes, 1994-1998)
Bob Jeffords	....	producer (73 episodes, 1993-1998)
DeAnn Heline	....	producer / co-producer (72 episodes, 1989-1995)
Eileen Heisler	....	producer / co-producer (71 episodes, 1989-1995)
Todd Stites	....	associate producer (69 episodes, 1993-1998)
Ned E. Davis	....	producer (53 episodes, 1993-1997)
Candice Bergen	....	co-executive producer / executive producer (51 episodes, 1995-1998)
Rob Bragin	....	executive producer / producer (50 episodes, 1994-1997)
Bill Diamond	....	executive producer / co-executive producer / ... (48 episodes, 1994-1997)
Tom Seeley	....	co-executive producer / producer / ... (45 episodes, 1989-1998)
Korby Siamis	....	consulting producer / executive producer / ... (44 episodes, 1988-1998)
Norm Gunzenhauser	....	co-executive producer / producer (42 episodes, 1989-1998)
Michael Saltzman	....	co-executive producer / executive producer / ... (30 episodes, 1993-1996)
Tom Palmer	....	consulting producer / co-supervising producer (28 episodes, 1990-1997)
Joshua Sternin	....	co-producer / producer (23 episodes, 1996-1997)
Jeffrey Ventimilia	....	co-producer / producer (23 episodes, 1996-1997)
Diane English	....	executive producer (20 episodes, 1988-1991)
Daphne Pollon	....	supervising producer (20 episodes, 1996-1997)
Marc Flanagan	....	executive producer (20 episodes, 1997-1998)
Janis Hirsch	....	co-executive producer (20 episodes, 1997-1998)
Jhoni Marchinko	....	co-producer (20 episodes, 1997-1998)
Bill Masters	....	supervising producer (20 episodes, 1997-1998)
Joel Shukovsky	....	executive producer (18 episodes, 1988-1991)
Bob Stevens	....	consulting producer / assistant producer (18 episodes, 1996-1997)
Barnet Kellman	....	producer (17 episodes, 1989-1991)
Elaine Pope	....	co-executive producer (17 episodes, 1994-1995)
Gary Dontzig	....	supervising producer / producer / ... (16 episodes, 1989-1994)
Steven Peterman	....	supervising producer / executive producer / ... (16 episodes, 1989-1994)
Russ Woody	....	producer (12 episodes, 1988-1990)
David Sacks	....	co-executive producer (9 episodes, 1995-1996)
Adam Belanoff	....	co-producer (8 episodes, 1995)
Douglas Wyman	....	consulting producer (6 episodes, 1995-1996)
Greg Czech	....	senior producer (2 episodes, 1995)
Bill Paolantonio	....	supervising producer (2 episodes, 1995)
Eric Schotz	....	executive producer (2 episodes, 1995)
Nell Scovell	....	supervising producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Steve Dorff		(23 episodes, 1988-1994)

Series Cinematography by
Gil Hubbs		(94 episodes, 1989-1998)

Series Film Editing by
Tucker Wiard		(93 episodes, 1988-1998)
Jerry Davis		(7 episodes, 1989-1995)

Series Casting by
Andrea Cohen		(95 episodes, 1989-1998)

Series Art Direction by
Roy Christopher		(95 episodes, 1988-1998)

Series Set Decoration by
Steve Rostine		(91 episodes, 1989-1998)

Series Costume Design by
Bill Hargate		(58 episodes, 1988-1996)
Sanford Slepak		(unknown episodes, 1995-1998)

Series Makeup Department
Patricia Messina	....	makeup department head / makeup artist (247 episodes, 1988-1998)
Judy Crown	....	hair stylist / key hair stylist (96 episodes, 1988-1998)
Michael John	....	hair stylist (2 episodes, 1996)

Series Production Management
Bob Jeffords	....	unit production manager / production manager (94 episodes, 1989-1998)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Teresa Pfiffner-Krebsbach	....	second assistant director (88 episodes, 1990-1998)
Ned E. Davis	....	first assistant director / second assistant director (74 episodes, 1989-1997)
Ronald Chong	....	first assistant director (20 episodes, 1997-1998)
Bob Jeffords	....	first assistant director (4 episodes, 1988-1991)
Barbara Gelman	....	second assistant director (4 episodes, 1989-1990)
Ned A. Davis	....	first assistant director (unknown episodes)
Nancy King	....	second second assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Lawrence Robert Dolan	....	property master (95 episodes, 1988-1998)
Bruce Fuselier	....	leadman (46 episodes, 1996-1998)
Gaylene West	....	props (9 episodes, 1995-1997)
Lee Lazarow	....	assistant property master (4 episodes, 1993)
Edward T. Reiff Jr.	....	set constructor (3 episodes, 1988)
Deborah Dierinzo Donnelly	....	assistant property master (unknown episodes)
Michael G. Gallenberg	....	assistant art director (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
John Hicks	....	sound mixer (95 episodes, 1988-1998)
Tamara Johnson	....	sound re-recording mixer (48 episodes, 1995-1997)
Ron Garrard	....	sound editor / sound re-recording mixer (26 episodes, 1994-1998)
Thomas C. Brewer	....	sound editor (unknown episodes, 1996-1997)
Omie Craden	....	sound editor / sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes, 1997-1998)
Dicken Berglund	....	foley mixer (unknown episodes)
Todd Grace	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Paul Hulse	....	sound maintenance engineer (unknown episodes)
Ken Kobett	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Kathy Oldham	....	sound recordist (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Doug Scott	....	camera operator (225 episodes, 1989-1998)
Brian Brockway	....	camera operator (88 episodes, 1990-1998)
Steven V. Silver	....	camera operator (68 episodes, 1990-1997)
Kieran Mulgrew	....	camera operator (53 episodes, 1995-1998)
Douglas Knapp	....	camera operator (35 episodes, 1990-1995)
Candy Edwards	....	camera operator (20 episodes, 1997-1998)
Tom Munshower	....	camera operator (13 episodes, 1990-1995)
Adrian Licciardi	....	first assistant camera (2 episodes, 1991)
William E. Hines	....	camera operator (unknown episodes)
Kevan Jenson	....	key video engineer (unknown episodes)
William Mayer	....	dolly grip (unknown episodes)
Don Obarr	....	grip (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Barbara Miller	....	executive in charge of casting (75 episodes, 1993-1998)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sanford Slepak	....	costume supervisor / costumer (247 episodes, 1988-1998)
Deborah Lancaster	....	costumer / costume supervisor (53 episodes, 1995-1998)
Matthew Van Dyne	....	costumer / costume supervisor (53 episodes, 1995-1998)
Judith H. McGiveney	....	costumer (44 episodes, 1988-1995)
Kristina West	....	set costumer (unknown episodes, 1996-1997)

Series Editorial Department
Kathy Duerr	....	on-line editor (1 episode, 1994)

Series Music Department
Steve Dorff	....	composer: theme music (247 episodes, 1988-1998)
Andrew M. Chukerman	....	composer: additional music / musician: piano and keyboards (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Marge Mullen	....	technical coordinator (76 episodes, 1988-1997)
Candy Artmont	....	script supervisor (44 episodes, 1992-1998)
Gina Hendrick	....	production estimator (26 episodes, 1994-1995)
Lee Aronsohn	....	executive script consultant (25 episodes, 1992-1993)
Katy Dowdalls	....	script supervisor (24 episodes, 1988-1991)
John Bowman	....	executive consultant (24 episodes, 1995-1996)
Ernest Hollingsworth	....	script coordinator (22 episodes, 1997-1998)
Diane English	....	executive consultant (20 episodes, 1997-1998)
Bill Kunstler	....	executive story editor (18 episodes, 1996-1997)
Michael C. King	....	technical coordinator (17 episodes, 1997-1998)
Sy Dukane	....	executive story editor / story editor (16 episodes, 1989-1991)
Denise Moss	....	executive story editor / story editor (15 episodes, 1989-1991)
Adam Belanoff	....	executive story editor / story editor (12 episodes, 1993-1994)
Molly Newman	....	executive story editor (9 episodes, 1994-1995)
Joshua Sternin	....	executive story editor (9 episodes, 1995-1996)
Jeffrey Ventimilia	....	executive story editor (9 episodes, 1995-1996)
John Wagner	....	craft service (8 episodes, 1988-1989)
Korby Siamis	....	creative consultant (7 episodes, 1995-1996)
Hayes Jackson	....	story editor (5 episodes, 1998)
Gary Dontzig	....	executive story editor (3 episodes, 1988-1989)
Steven Peterman	....	executive story editor (3 episodes, 1988-1989)
Michael G. King	....	technical coordinator (3 episodes, 1997)
Alice Barrett	....	stand-in: Julia Roberts (2 episodes, 1998)
John Penna	....	production accountant (2 episodes, 1998)
Mary Temkin	....	assistant to writer (unknown episodes, 1988-1991)
Roger Christiansen	....	associate director (unknown episodes)
Fred Einesman	....	medical consultant (unknown episodes)
Brian McMillan	....	animal trainer (unknown episodes)
Melissa Rudman	....	production assistant (unknown episodes)
Ronald D. Weyand	....	craft service (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Shukovsky English Entertainment
• Warner Bros. Television

Distributors

• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1988-1998)
• Warner Bros. Television (1992) (worldwide) (TV)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD) (season 1)
• Warner Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Central Casting  extras casting (1991-1998)
• ShowBiz Enterprises  draperies

Runtime:

30 min (247 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:G (some episodes) | Singapore:PG | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Stage 4, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Shukovsky English Entertainment

Trivia:

One of the running series jokes was Murphy Brown's inability to get a good secretary or one that could work with her. One that was very efficient was Marcia Wallace, playing her Carol Kester character from 'The Bob Newhart Show (1972)'. At the end of the show, Bob Hartley (Bob Newhart) showed up and pleaded for her to return, which she did.

Quotes:

Murphy: I was waiting for the universe to dispense some justice but sometimes the universe is just too damn slow. The effects of putting Nair in someone's styling gel, however, only take a few minutes.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "I Love the '90s" (2004)

A funny show, in itself an achievemnet

I only started watching this show in its last season. I laughed a lot, which is pretty hard to do with so many of the other shows these days. Candace Bergen is a great actress working with great scripts and a great cast. The breast cancer story line was handled very well, both in poignant and humorous ways. The finale was a fitting way to end it.