Episode
Murphy Brown: I Want My MTV-Jay
Overview
While Lansing is in the hospital for a ""heart attack,"" he decides to bring youth and cute animals into the CBS schedule, this includes the addition of a former MTV veejay to FYI. Murphy likes the new anchor, but during a White House press conference, her politics come out.
Details
- Series
- Murphy Brown
- Season
- Season 7
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 1995-01-23
- Runtime
- 30 min
Episode context
I Want My MTV-Jay is Episode 16 in Season 7 of Murphy Brown. It aired on 1995-01-23. The runtime is 30 min.
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