Episode
Murphy Brown: Games Mother Play
Overview
Though she thinks she knows how to relate to Avery, Murphy is swayed into giving him some ""quality time"" by playing games and singing children's songs with a group of other mothers.
Details
- Series
- Murphy Brown
- Season
- Season 5
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 1993-01-04
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Games Mother Play is Episode 13 in Season 5 of Murphy Brown. It aired on 1993-01-04. The runtime is 30 min.
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