Respect (Episode)

Respect (Episode) was the first episode of the first season Murphy Brown, which aired on November 14, 1988. It was written by creator and showrunner Diane English, and directed by Barnet Kellman.

Summary
Murphy Brown returns from a one month stay at the Betty Ford Centerundefined, to find that her longtime secretary has quitundefined, the executive producer of FYI has retired{{sup| and been replaced by the youthful and inexperienced Miles Silverberg{{sup|, and the winner of the 1983 Miss America Pageant{{sup| , the perky and effervescent Corky Sherwood, was asked by Miles to join the news team full time{{sup|. Murphy interviews controversial figure Bobby Powell{{sup| (Played by guest star Tony Goldwyn) who was accused of having an affair with married mother{{sup| and vice presidential candidate{{sup| of indeterminate political party, Gwen Lansing.