Episode
Murphy Brown: Contractions
Overview
The Wolf network tries to woo Murphy away, something she isn't interested in until she finds out the network is taking her for granted.
Details
- Series
- Murphy Brown
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 14
- Air date
- 1991-01-21
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Contractions is Episode 14 in Season 3 of Murphy Brown. It aired on 1991-01-21. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 17: Terror on the 17th Floor
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Episode 10: Trouble in Sherwood-Forrest
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Episode 18: On Another Plane (1)
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