Episode
Murphy Brown: Brown in Toyland
Overview
Murphy joins the frenzied masses of toy shoppers, when she overhears Avery tell Santa that he wants the hottest toy on the market for Christmas. This holiday season is turning into a bummer for Corky, when nothing seems to go right.
Details
- Series
- Murphy Brown
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 12
- Air date
- 1994-12-12
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
Brown in Toyland is Episode 12 in Season 7 of Murphy Brown. It aired on 1994-12-12. The runtime is 30 min.
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Episode 11: The Secret Life of Jim Dial
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.
Episode 13: The Best and Not-So-Brightest
Stuart Best returns to Washington as a congressman and he humiliates Murphy at an inaugural party. To get her revenge, Murphy gets him on FYI to see where he stands on the issues, only Stuart didn't find out who was contributing to his campaign.
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