TV series

Murphy Brown

1988 · Ended

Overview

Murphy Brown is a recovering alcoholic who returns to the fictional newsmagazine FYI for the first time following a stay at the Betty Ford Clinic residential treatment center. Over 40 and single, she is sharp tongued and hard as nails. In her profession, she is considered one of the boys, having shattered many glass ceilings encountered during her career. Dominating the FYI news magazine, she is portrayed as one of America's hardest-hitting (though not the warmest or more sympathetic) media personalities.

Cast

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Candice BergenMurphy Brown

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Faith FordCorky Sherwood

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Joe RegalbutoFrank Fontana

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Charles KimbroughJim Dial

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Pat CorleyPhil

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Grant ShaudMiles Silverberg

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Robert PastorelliEldin Bernecky

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Lily TomlinKay Carter-Shepley

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John HostetterJohn

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Ritch BrinkleyCarl Wishnitski

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Alan OppenheimerEugene Kinsella

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Paul ReubensAndrew J. Lansing III

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Darren McGavinBill Brown

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Scott LawrenceOffice Worker Scott

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Colleen DewhurstAvery Brown Sr.

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Christopher RichMiller Redfield

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Charley LangRobert, Secretary #2, Robert - Secretary #2

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Jane LeevesAudrey Cohen

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Diane English

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Julia Roberts

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Terri KeeferBullpen Reporter (uncredited)

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Donna PonterottoFelicia

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Tom McCleisterStagehand, Dwayne

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Jay ThomasJerry Gold

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Susan Wheeler DuffKaren Brown

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Paula Zahn(uncredited)

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Janet CarrollDoris Dial

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Kelly ConnellJerry

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Pat Crawford BrownSister Mary Margaret O'Brien, Mrs. O'Brien

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Scott BryceWill Forrest

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Dena DietrichPhyllis

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Lesley Stahl

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Marcia WallaceMolly, Carol - Secretary #66

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Tracy NelsonLisa

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Tom PostonOld Man Swenson, Phineas T. Swenson

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Scott BakulaPeter Hunt

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Delane MatthewsErma Bentley

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William SadlerColonel Fitzpatrick

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John Getz

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Anne Meara

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Yeardley SmithPhoebe Cramer

Benji Gregory

Marge RedmondIda Mae

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Harriet Sansom Harris

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Jeff Doucette

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Kate Mulgrew

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Barry DennenWaiter

Kevin Conroy

Ethan Phillips

Fred Willard

William FrankfatherMan in Bar

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Robin StrasserVladia Renkov

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Linda EllerbeeLinda Ellerbee

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Caroline McWilliams

Chris Parnell

Jean Stapleton

Michael Fairman

Dinah LenneyMegan Reynolds - Secretary #3

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Barbara TysonSecretary #22

Merrin Dungey

George Clooney

Katie Couric

Maggie Roswell

Dan GilvezanMan

Mayim BialikNatalie Moore

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Hilary ShepardJessie

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Robert HarperHenry Tucker

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Morgan FairchildJulia St. Martin

China Kantner

Stephen Root

Fred Applegate

Michael GregoryTiffany Howard

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Vernee WatsonSecretary #17

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Felicity LaFortune

Bill Farmer

Lenny Wolpe

Tony GoldwynBobby Powell

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Annabelle GurwitchSecretary #10

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Loretta DevineNurse Hawking

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Barbara BillingsleyMrs. Stritch

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Eric ChristmasMr. Bob Bickner

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Ed Bradley

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Nick Bakay

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Terri TreasMeg Reynolds

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Roger Guenveur Smith

Greg Grunberg

Paul Carr

Paul Eiding

Wally Wingert

Tom Virtue

Jack Plotnick

Steven CulpBrad Stockton

Dick Clark

Robert Costanzo

Billie Bird

Rick ScarryMan in Bar

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Paddi EdwardsSecretary #24

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Marie DennMrs. Cowan

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Amzie StricklandMrs. Myrna Bickner

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Suzie PlaksonJackie

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Mary CadoretteSherry French - Secretary #1

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John CapodiceJudge Ferris

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Chelsea HertfordLilly

Shanelle Gray

Joan Lunden

Liz Vassey

Don LakeStage Manager

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Jeff MooringStage Manager

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Ian Abercrombie

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Jon TenneyJosh Silverberg

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Troy SlatenHenry

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Buck HenryDr. Victor Rudman

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Adam West

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Leslie JordanKyle

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Jenny O'HaraLisa

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Ron OrbachPhotographer #1

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Fran RyanThe Asp

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Lee GarlingtonShawnee

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Mike HagertyHoward Sutthoff

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James KarenArvin

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Kathleen FreemanMrs. Caldwell

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Mark-Paul GosselaarWes Jordan

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Ivan G'VeraRussian

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Edith FieldsLillian Brown

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Susan KrebsBetty

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James StaleyGlenn Goodman

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Marianne MuellerleileSecretary #8

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Jason MarsdenYoung Miles Silverberg

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Mary Alice Williams

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Ann RyersonRose

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Vivian PaxtonTanya

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Julie PaynePhyllis

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Edan GrossJoey

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Ramsey EllisBobby Owens

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Jan CoblerReporter #3

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John Richard PetersenReporter (uncredited)

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Furley LumpkinTruck Driver

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Paunita NicholsMrs. Ballard

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Kathleen McClellanInge Sorenson

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Brad GarrettSWAT Team Captain

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Concetta TomeiDoris Dial

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Marcus AureliusSWAT Team Member

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Haley Joel OsmentAvery Brown

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Patrick CassidyHank

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Cazimir MilostanSWAT Team Sniper (uncredited)

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Bob DoleSelf

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Aretha FranklinAretha Franklin

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Mark LonowJerry Weiss

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John AchornStage Manager

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Lily MariyeSecretary #6

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Ebbe Roe SmithMan At Table

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Myra TurleySecretary #7

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Robin ThomasJake Lowenstein

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Joel SchultzOffice Staff Member (uncredited)

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Todd Cameron BrownMichael

Doug DaleWaiter

Beverly DixonFrancine O'Donnell (uncredited)

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David Keith AndersonPatron #1 (uncredited)

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Jane GallowaySheila Michaels

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Ron PerkinsMan In Crowd

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Charlie PhillipsAttendant

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Dan ZiskieMinister

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Lou Wills Jr.Murray Brown

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Deborah MaySecretary #13

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Rick RouseauMan in Bar

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Harley VentonRichie

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David SabinMr. Mueller

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John ApicellaJack

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Steve ShafferBartender

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George C. SimmsClemens

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Charles StranskyBert

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Charles WoolfOld Man

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Sarah ZinsserMake-Up Lady

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Ron MarascoSecretary #14

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Rachel HartleyYoung Murphy

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Mary Pat GleasonOlga Rostapopovich

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Judy PrescottMimi

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John MansfieldHandsome Man

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Greg ProcaccinoPat O'Shea

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Josh PaisSecretary #18

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John SanderfordDr. Keller

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Michael Robert MurphyBarry

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Janet MacLachlanDr. Paula Hayes

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Robert TreborGeoffrey

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Mary Catherine WrightJoan

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Christopher WynneDan

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Lilly LymanSecretary #19

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Eva CharneyWoman in Bar

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Judy KainMrs. Silverberg

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Nicholas HormannRoger Moreland

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Jim JansenPritchard

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Pete WillcoxSecretary #20

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Vachik MangassarianSoldier

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Judd TrichterLouis

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Keith AmosSecretary #23

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Connie ChungConnie Chung

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Sanford JensenMark

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Fred TravalenaDon Sarasota

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Andrea SteinSecretary #25

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Joe D'AngerioInformant

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Mariko TseDr. Sakura

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Paul DormanPatron at Phil's

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Alex RoccoAl Floss

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Irving R. LevineIrving R. Levine

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Walter CronkiteWalter Cronkite

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Jay FenichelSecretary #26

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Tina JohnsonCoat Check Girl

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Jak CastroDelivery Man (uncredited)

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Tom WilliamsBaby V.O. (uncredited)

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Hamilton CampMr. X

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Vito J. GiambalvoVito

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Steven AndersonDirector

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Jim DoughanT.D.

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Charles Gideon DavisCharles Gideon Davis

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Jonathan RubinJonathan Rubin

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Harvey ShieldHarvey Shield

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Gillian BagwellNorma Rae Secretary (uncredited)

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Tyler BoweDave (uncredited)

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Stan RodarteProduction Member (uncredited)

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Clare PeckLois Kinsella

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Douglas SillsNoel

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Shuko AkuneIvy

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Dion AndersonFred Fredrickson

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Jessica JamesMillicent Bane

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Nancy LenehanSydney

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Cristine RoseBeth

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Linda SorensenWarden Howe

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Walter AddisonWade Olsen

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Annie LaRussaYoung Woman

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Laura MooneyTracey

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John ToweyDr. Edward Stoddard

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Eve GordonAlexandra Payton

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Jeanette SchwabaSecretary #28

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William SchallertKen Hamilton

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Wallace LanghamMichael

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Chuck SloanMan in School

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James WalshScottish Man

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Gregory Scott CumminsMotorcycle Man

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Robina SuwolWoman Student

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Freyda ThomasWoman Student

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Raye BirkBarney

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Steve RankinEd

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Peter Marc JacobsonNick

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Beth BroderickRita

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Louis MustilloWally

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Tony DiBenedettoNick La Rosa

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Jennifer BasseyNancy

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Gregory ItzinGil Porter

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Cynthia MaceDiane

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David PurdhamPete

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Bill McIntyreSteve Raines

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David CarlileBartender

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Eben HamLocal Sports Anchor

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Caroline LagerfeltMary Ann Miller

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Wayne TippitJohn Q. Bryant

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Larry BlockAl Anderson

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Kate McGregor-StewartSecretary #32

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Chuck ClaytonRay / Bob

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Lela IveySecretary #33

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Graham JarvisNewton Green

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Richard MasurBen

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Teri HatcherMadeline Stillwell

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Duane SmithSecretary #34

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Gedde WatanabeGuru Prem

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David PaymerDr. Bishop

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Kristen LowmanSecretary #35

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Ellen Albertini DowAunt Belle

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Ann WalkerWoman in Hospital

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Tamara Clatterbuck

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Alice HirsonBootsie Sherwood

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Bryan ClarkEdward Sherwood

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Sarah AbrellKiki

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Courtney GebhartCookie

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Patti YasutakeSecretary #41

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Elizabeth TaylorElizabeth Taylor

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John ScurtiLodge Owner

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Patricia Andrest DavisFran

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Lance Hunter VoorheesOffice Worker (uncredited)

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Pat FinnPhil Jr.

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Geraldine A. FerraroGeraldine Ferraro

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Larry KingLarry King

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Bob BouchardLittle Phil

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Michael LuckermanPhillip

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Christy HouseFelicia

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Tony JonasOffice Worker (uncredited)

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Lynn HamiltonWoman #1

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James HongSupervisor Monk

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Diedrich BaderAcolyte Monk #1

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Ryan StilesAcolyte Monk #2

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Richard SchiffMel Woodworthy

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Bob NewhartDr. Bob Hartley

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Gail StricklandSupport Group Counselor

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Wendie Jo SperberAnn

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Alan K. SimpsonSelf

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Tony JayDr. Wade Benoit

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Phil LaMarrBen Lawson

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David KnellPizza Kid

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Penny BalfourAlexis Dewar

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Rebekah CarltonMelissa Denton

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Adam GoldbergDonald Klein

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Sam KingPaul Hatfield

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Kathryn JoostenSecretary #83

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Darcy MartaDeena

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Jack AxelrodLeon - Gene's Tailor

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Jonathan PrinceJohn J. Edwards

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Gary GrossmanRon

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Kyle T. HeffnerHoward

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Geoffrey NaufftsJeff

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Ernie SabellaJulian

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Bill SalugaCharlie

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Charles BartlettRichard Hutchins

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Dennis CreaghanRoland Petrie

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Stephen BurksBill

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Sally ChamplinMaureen

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Mark ZimmermanHank

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Mark McEwen(uncredited)

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Marian SeldesMurphy's Aunt Brooke

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Bruce GraySenator Hyden

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Michael JeterVic

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Harris YulinThe Jackal

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Shirley PrestiaWoman

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Sonya EddySecretary #87

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Ernest HaradaDave

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Denice KumagaiSally

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Teri GarrTeri Garr

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Connie SawyerWoman on Elevator

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Cliff NortonFred Skolnitz

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Garry MarshallStan Lansing

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Clive RevillHendricks

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Paula CaleMcGovern

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Dyllan ChristopherAvery Brown #1

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Tim HaldemanBar Patron

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Newt GingrichSelf

Paula ZahnSelf

TMDB ID: 3219 ↗
First aired: 1988-11-14
Last aired: 1998-05-18
Status: Ended
Episode runtime: 24 min
Genres: Comedy
Creators: Diane English
Countries: US
Languages: English

Ratings

TMDB audience6.5/1095 votes

Family guidance

Age ratings

—Not rated in Switzerland (CH)

—Not rated in Spain (ES)

—Not rated in France (FR)

TV-PGUnited States of America (US)

This program contains material that parents may find unsuitable for younger children.

—Not rated in United Kingdom (GB)

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All regional certifications (4)

TV-PGUnited States of America (US)

This program contains material that parents may find unsuitable for younger children.

PGAustralia (AU)

Parental guidance is recommended for young viewers; PG-rated content may air at any time on digital-only channels, otherwise, it should only be broadcast between 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. and between 7:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. on weekdays, and between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on weekends.

PGCanada (CA)

Parental guidance. Moderate violence and moderate profanity is allowed, as is brief nudity and sexual references if important to the context of the story.

ALNetherlands (NL)

Not harmful / All Ages.