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Reviewed by Lucy Maher

In the hugely successful sitcom MURPHY BROWN, which enjoyed a 10-year run on CBS and is now in syndication (and on DVD), Candice Bergen plays the title character. Murphy is an ace reporter for a network newsmagazine series called FYI who struggles to balance her work and personal lives. Joining Murphy in the studio are Jim (Charles Kimbrough) the uptight senior anchor who's often the butt of Murphy's jokes; Frank (Joe Regalbuto) a reporter, a perennial bachelor, and Murphy's best friend; Corky (Faith Ford), a former Miss America turned journalist; and Miles (Grant Shaud) a young, cocky Harvard graduate who's the show's executive producer.

Is It Any Good?

4

Bergen won five Emmys for her role on Murphy Brown, and they were well deserved. The show -- which has often been compared to The Mary Tyler Moore Show -- is smart, the dialogue witty and topical, and the acting top-notch. Adults will howl at Murphy's wry witticisms, but younger viewers might not get the jokes -- or find the late '80s and '90s political references very relevant.

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