Murphy Brown - "You Say Potatoe, I Say Potato" Parts 1 & 2

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It’s the summer of re-boot-mania and Very Special Television is getting in on the action. We spent some time with the very funny @im_not_there_for_you to watch 90’s workplace political satire Murphy Brown. If you’re not familiar, Murphy Brown followed the news team at FYI, a fictional new program led by Murphy Brown (Candace Bergen) a tough talking recovering alcoholic, take-no-prisoners investigative reporter. Now follow along with me here - Murphy (the character) becomes pregnant and decides to have a the baby out of wedlock. This fictional story line caught the attention of then-Vice President Dan Quayle - who used it as a platform for conservative republicans to bash liberal television personalities who are ruining traditional family values. The show treated this as if Quayle was speaking directly to Brown the character, as she was a public figure in the world of the show. Listen with us as we try to navigate this Möbius Strip of an episode. Will Murphy ever land herself a husband? Will Dan Quayle ever win a 5th grade spelling bee? Will we watch the Murphy Brown reboot? As always the answers to all these questions and more lie within this week's episode of Very Special Television!