Murphy Brown/YMMV

• Crowning Moment of Awesome: The entire Murphy vs. Dan Quayle saga really has to be seen to be believed.
  • Irony: Ten years after the controversy, Candace Bergen admitted that Dan Quayle had a point. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,319786,00.html
• Deader Than Disco: Unlike most Sit Coms of its era, Murphy Brown is rarely seen in syndication due to the now-dated political references.
  • Unfortunately, the show does not deserve the label, as younger tropers who get a chance to see the show will likely appreciate most of its humor regardless of how dated it may seem, and several issues discussed, from journalistic integrity to slimy politicians are just as relevant today. Consider the episode where FYI visits Murphy's alma mater, and Murphy is shocked that her generation's advances in women's rights are seemingly meaningless to a new generation of Straw Feminists and would-be housewives, debating points that are still being argued over today.
• Jerk Sue: Narrowly averted. The way Murphy sticks it to The Powers That Be is played sympathetically, the way she treats her friends decidedly is not.
• Replacement Scrappy: Kay Carter-Shepley.
• Reverse Funny Aneurysm: After Murphy's attempt to get an interview with the recently instated President Clinton goes horribly wrong, the Secret Service informs her that she is is banned from speaking to the President for the next "four, maybe eight years" after which she can "discuss the matter with President Gore... Or so he thinks."
• True Art Is Incomprehensible