Episode
Murphy Brown: Bah Humboldt
Overview
Peter, Frank & Murphy are all nominated for the Humboldt Award. While at the ceremony, Murphy can't understand how disinterested Peter is in the award and Frank hears a rumor about a network having to make cutbacks.
Details
- Series
- Murphy Brown
- Season
- Season 6
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 1993-11-15
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Bah Humboldt is Episode 9 in Season 6 of Murphy Brown. It aired on 1993-11-15. The runtime is 30 min.
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