Murphy Brown, Dan Quayle and Damage (Erotic 90’s, Part 7)
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Murphy Brown's Birth Out of Wedlock
Murphy Brown saw no ratings dip once the character became pregnant, but reporters kept asking about the plotline as though it could tank the show at any moment. Midway through the season in a People cover story, Bergen insisted that the show was not advocating motherhood out of wedlock. The baby debuted in the season 4 finale, which aired Monday, May 18, 1992, and became the most watched show that week. That same day Vice President Dan Quayle made a campaign stop in California, two weeks ahead of that state's presidential primary. He addressed how re-electing he and President George H.W. Bush would help solve the problems that led to what was being
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