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Murphy Brown•Season 5•Episode 17

Trickster, We Hardly Knew Ye

7.2/10 · 46 votesFeb 8, 199330 min

Ranked #24 of 25 in Season 5•−0.3 vs season avg

Following his dog's death, Jim delivers a commentary on the animal during his commentary. The staff throws a memorial service to help him overcome the loss.

Directed byLee Shallat Chemel

Written byMichael Patrick King

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Seasons10

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Season 5 Episodes25

You Say Potatoe, I Say Potato (1)

You Say Potatoe, I Say Potato (2)

Life After Birth

Black, White & Brown

I Never Sang for My Husband

Night of Living News

A Year to Remember

Midnight Plane to Paris

Me Thinks My Parents Doth Protest Too Much

Winners Take All

Till Death or Next Thursday Do We Part

I'm Dreaming of a Brown Christmas

Games Mother Play

The British Invasion

Back to the Ball

The Intern

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Trickster, We Hardly Knew Ye

The World According to Avery

Bump in the Night

To Market, to Market

Two For the Road

Murphy and the Amazing Leaping Man

The Egg & I

Ship of Phil's

One

Cast7

Candice Bergen

Candice Bergen

Murphy Brown

Faith Ford

Faith Ford

Corky Sherwood

Joe Regalbuto

Joe Regalbuto

Frank Fontana

Charles Kimbrough

Charles Kimbrough

Jim Dial

Grant Shaud

Grant Shaud

Miles Silverberg

Robert Pastorelli

Robert Pastorelli

Eldin Bernecky

Pat Corley

Pat Corley

Phil

Crew2

Michael Patrick King

Michael Patrick King

Writer

Lee Shallat Chemel

Lee Shallat Chemel

Director

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Episode Summary

"Trickster, We Hardly Knew Ye" is episode 17 of Murphy Brown season 5. It scored 7.2/10 from 46 votes, ranking #24 of 25 episodes this season (season average 7.5). Directed by Lee Shallat Chemel and written by Michael Patrick King, it aired on February 8, 1993.

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