Terror on the 17th Floor: Murphy Brown (TV Episode)

• Genre: Comedy
• Movie Type: Media Satire, Sitcom
• Themes: Members of the Press
• Director: Barnet Kellman
• Release Year: 1991
• Country: US
• Run Time: 30 minutes

Plot

In an episode blatantly inspired by current events (those of early 1991, that is), the network carrying "FYI" is taken over by a huge corporation called American Industrial Enterprises. Almost immediately, the company's barracudalike VP Barbara Boyle (Nancy Youngblut) begins imposing Draconian budget limitations on the "FYI" staffers; at one point, investigative reporter Frank [Joe Regalbuto] is forced to go undercover wearing only a ludicrous pair of "Groucho glasses" as a disguise. Finally, Murphy (Candice Bergen) decides to stage a revolt--with astonishing results. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide