Stuart Best is now a tobacco lobbyist but he has a change of heart when he decides that smoking really stinks. He gives FYI the memos and etc. that will expose the tobacco industry. He becomes a little nervous and meets with the network lawyers where a little detail reveals they could all be sued. Murphy contemplates her future in journalism, but Jim makes the move.

Murphy Brown Season 8 Episodes...

• s08e01 - Altered States
• s08e02 - The Awful Truth
• s08e03 - Fearless Frank
• s08e04 - Murphy's Law
• s08e05 - Sex or Death
• s08e06 - Miller's Crossing
• s08e07 - The Feminine Critique
• s08e08 - Bad Company
• s08e09 - The Ten Percent Solution
• s08e10 - The Humboldt Doldt
• s08e11 - Dick and Dottie
• s08e12 - All in the Family
• s08e13 - If You're Going to Talk the Talk
• s08e14 - My Fair Miller
• s08e15 - Old Flames
• s08e16 - Up in Smoke
• s08e17 - Aftermath
• s08e18 - Trick or Retreat
• s08e19 - All Singing! All Dancing! All Miserable!
• s08e20 - The Bus Stops Here
• s08e21 - When A. Lansing Loves a Woman
• s08e22 - Casa Nova
• s08e23 - Stepping Out (1)
• s08e24 - Miles Away (2)

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.