Show Notes:

TV Herstory was made for a number of reasons in 1992, when CBS’ Murphy Brown proceeded with an unplanned pregnancy. Host Cynthia Bemis Abrams explores the controversy around the months-long plot line. Cynthia provides the seminal moments that include the celebrated, late actor Colleen Dewhurst as Murphy’s mother Avery Brown, then-Vice President Dan Quayle’s comments about Murphy’s story arc and perception of fatherhood and the poignant performance by Candice Bergen AND her hair.