For Murphy's 42nd birthday present, Frank hires an actress to be Murphy's sister for a full twelve hours. The novelty wears off quickly for Murphy, when her "sister" keeps turning up.

Murphy Brown Season 3 Episodes...

• s03e01 - The 390th Broadcast
• s03e02 - Brown and Blue
• s03e03 - Loco Hero
• s03e04 - Strike Two
• s03e05 - The Gold Rush
• s03e06 - Bob & Murphy & Ted & Avery
• s03e07 - The Last Laugh
• s03e08 - Rootless People
• s03e09 - The Bummer of 42
• s03e10 - Trouble in Sherwood-Forrest
• s03e11 - Jingle Hell, Jingle Hell, Jingle All the Way
• s03e12 - Retreat
• s03e13 - Eldin Imitates Life
• s03e14 - Contractions
• s03e15 - Hoarse Play
• s03e16 - The Novel
• s03e17 - Terror on the 17th Floor
• s03e18 - On Another Plane (1)
• s03e19 - On Another Plane (2)
• s03e20 - Driving Miss Crazy
• s03e21 - Everytime it Rains... You Get Wet
• s03e22 - Corky's Place
• s03e23 - Small
• s03e24 - The Usual Suspects
• s03e25 - Q & A on FYI
• s03e26 - Uh-Oh (1)

Murphy Brown Show Summary

Murphy is the star reporter on a news magazine show called FYI. The show is based in Washington DC, which gives the FYI team more than enough material to work with. Murphy lives in a townhouse that she has been having repainted for the duration of the series, Eldin the painter may never finish the job, but Murphy doesn't seem to mind. Murphy owes her Betty Ford trip to Phil, he owns the local bar and restaurant where the staff and the rest of the political scene have lunch. Phil knows about everything going on in Washington. Jim Dial is the uptight senior anchor, a seasoned veteran, who accompanied Murphy on her trip to the Betty Ford Clinic. Frank is a single guy and constantly looking for a girlfriend, he is also Murphy's best friend. Corky is a former Miss America turned news person, she covers all the 'hard' news.