Episode
Murphy Brown: The Memo that Got Away
Overview
A high-school computer hacker stumbles onto a memo by Murphy about her co-workers, and he plans to publish it in the school paper.
Details
- Series
- Murphy Brown
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 3
- Air date
- 1989-10-02
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
The Memo that Got Away is Episode 3 in Season 2 of Murphy Brown. It aired on 1989-10-02. The runtime is 30 min.
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