Episode
Murphy Brown: The Secret Life of Jim Dial
Overview
A series of incidents, while Doris is away, make Jim the subject of a tabloid article and his co-workers begin to doubt the credibility of his side of the story.
Details
- Series
- Murphy Brown
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 1994-11-28
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
The Secret Life of Jim Dial is Episode 11 in Season 7 of Murphy Brown. It aired on 1994-11-28. The runtime is 30 min.
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