History Trivia / MurphyBrown

* AdoredByTheNetwork: Throughout the show's long run, Creator/{{CBS}} kept it at the exact same time slot from the very beginning to the very end: Mondays at 9:00 pm.
** Referenced in the O.J. Simpson chase expy:
--> '''Miles''':"...and ABC wouldn't break into ''Series/HomeImprovement'' for the Second Coming!"

** [[spoiler:When Colleen Dewhurst died, Avery Brown (Murphy's Mother, whom she played) died in series. Murphy would then name her newborn son Avery in honor of her mother.]]
** Pat Corley died in 2006, so the relaunch has Tyne Daly as Phil's sister running the bar.
** The same was done with Creator/RobertPastorelli's character, Eldin Bernecky, Murphy's perpetual house painter; the revival's opening episode states he died on vacation, participating in the running of the bulls.

** When the [[spoiler:Colleen Dewhurst, the actor who played Murphy's mother, died in early Season 4, her character also died on the show in the episode "Full Circle", which was dedicated to her.]]

** The same was done with Robert Pastorelli's character, Eldin Bernecky, Murphy's perpetual house painter; the revival's opening episode states he died on vacation, participating in the running of the bulls.
* DirectedByCastMember: Joe Regalbuto, who played Frank, directed 20 episodes over the course of the series. He went on to direct a number of episodes for ''[[Series/TheGeorgeLopezShow George Lopez]]''.

* AdoredByTheNetwork: Throughout the show's long run, it kept the exact same time slot from the very beginning to the very end: Mondays at 9:00 pm.

** Murphy has five Emmys, and Candice Bergen won five Emmys for playing Murphy

** [[spoiler:When Colleen Dewhurst died, Avery Brown (Murphy's Mother, whom she played) died in series.]]

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Creator/TheBBC, not CBS. The series wasn't bought for showing on British terrestrial television until after the Dan Quayle affair, several years after it had started. [=BBC2=] then dumped it in the same early evening slot that played host to ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'' and ''Series/DeGrassiJuniorHigh'', and pulled it after the first eight episodes had been shown. (Reviewers making unflattering comparisons to ''Series/DropTheDeadDonkey'' didn't help... interestingly, [[AmericansHateTingle that series flopped when it was shown in America]].)

** The revival takes place in 2018, with rapid-fire skewering of the presidency of Creator/DonaldTrump (including Brown's BigNo reaction towards his election, the presidency's denial of climate change, and his use of social media to attack media personalities he doesn't agree with).

* TheCharacterDiedWithHim: [[spoiler:When Colleen Dewhurst died, Avery Brown (Murphy's Mother, whom she played) died in series.]]

** There's also the fact that the show's entire tone seemed geared to Baby Boomers. Alongside the Motown soundtrack and the heavy protest-era nostalgia, the Boomers Murphy and Frank come off a lot better than Jim (the senior anchor, who is an [[TheComicallySerious old fuddy-duddy]],) and Corky (the Gen-Xer, who starts off a [[BrainlessBeauty total moron.]])

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Creator/TheBBC, not CBS. The series wasn't bought for showing on British terrestrial television until after the Dan Quayle affair, several years after it had started. [=BBC2=] then dumped it in the same early evening slot that played host to ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'' and ''Series/DeGrassiJuniorHigh'', and pulled it after the first eight episodes had been shown. (Reviewers making unflattering comparisons to ''DropTheDeadDonkey'' didn't help... interestingly, [[AmericansHateTingle that series flopped when it was shown in America]].)

* DirectedByCastMember: Joe Regalbuto, who played Frank, directed 20 episodes over the course of the series.

--> '''Miles''':"...and ABC wouldn't break into ''HomeImprovement'' for the Second Coming!"

* HeyItsThatGuy: There was one episode where [[WesternAnimation/BatmanTheAnimatedSeries Bruce Wayne]] bought FYI.
** Daphne from ''Series/{{Frasier}}'' plays Miles's recurring girlfriend.
** Murphy's Old man is also ''The Old Man'' from ''AChristmasStory''.
** Sam from ''Series/QuantumLeap'' went on to play a SixthRanger and temporary love interest for Murphy.
*** In his last episode, as the elevator doors close on him you can see the blue FX as he Leaps out.
** PeeWeeHerman comes out of hiding to play SmugSnake and ProfessionalButtKisser Andrew.
** Christopher Rich as [[ShelteredAristocrat the one reporter more frivolous and naive than Corky]].
** [[Series/StargateAtlantis Colonel Sheppard]] briefly dated Murphy when he was younger.
** [[Series/{{Blossom}} Blossom Russo]], [[Series/SavedByTheBell Zack Morris]] and [[WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}} Katie Ka-Boom]] took part in the pilot for a kids' version of ''FYI''.
** [[Series/GilmoreGirls Emily Gilmore]] is also Miles' mother.

** Daphne from {{Frasier}} plays Miles's recurring girlfriend.

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Creator/TheBBC, not CBS. The series wasn't bought for showing on British terrestrial television until after the Dan Quayle affair, several years after it had started. [=BBC2=] then dumped it in the same early evening slot that played host to ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'' and ''Series/[=DeGrassi=]JuniorHigh'', and pulled it after the first eight episodes had been shown. (Reviewers making unflattering comparisons to ''DropTheDeadDonkey'' didn't help... interestingly, [[AmericansHateTingle that series flopped when it was shown in America]].)

* ScrewedByTheNetwork: Creator/TheBBC, not CBS. The series wasn't bought for showing on British terrestrial television until after the Dan Quayle affair, several years after it had started. [=BBC2=] then dumped it in the same early evening slot that played host to ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'' and ''Series/DeGrassiJuniorHigh'', and pulled it after the first eight episodes had been shown. (Reviewers making unflattering comparisons to ''DropTheDeadDonkey'' didn't help... interestingly, [[AmericansHateTingle that series flopped when it was shown in America]].)* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Oh, seasons 2 through 10, will you ever see the light of day on DVD?

* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: Oh, seasons 2 through 10, will you ever see the light of day on DVD?

--> '''Miles''':"...and ABC wouldn't interrupt ''HomeImprovement'' for the Second Coming!"

* TheOtherDarrin: Up until and including the episode where Jim and Doris separated, Doris was played by Janet Carroll. In the final season, she was played by Concetta Tomei. The difference was notable, to say the least.

* AdoredByTheNetwork: Throughout the show's long run, it kept the exact same time slot from the very beginning to the very end: Mondays at 9:00 pm.