All language subtitles for murphy_brown_s03e22_corkys_place

Guys, I was just in the executive gym,
and I heard some big news.

Miles is meeting with the network brass,
and as we speak, they're deciding which

one of us is going to get an hour -live
special.

Oh, how exciting!

Wait a minute, Frank. Why are you in
such a good mood?

Well, come on. It's got to be me, right?
I mean, my last special pulled a 39

share. Oh, yes, and what a special it
was.

You and a vice squad mistaking a senior
citizen's home as a front for a crack

house.

Who could forget the image of that poor
woman face down on the shuffleboard

court?

It wasn't my fault. They were on to us
and took off before we busted in.

But it still scored big numbers.

Better than an 11 share.

Oh, I suppose that's a shot at my 1983
special on the Grenada invasion.

I'm fed up taking a fall for an 11
share.

The network gave me a pocket change for
a budget. Then they scheduled it against

that Facts of Life episode when Tootie
gets a brassiere. Well, I'll say to

with them.

Hey, look, guys, my chia dog sprouted.

And people said I couldn't take care of
a pet.

Stay.

Good boy.

Murphy, have you heard the good news?

Miles is upstairs right now finding out
which one of us is going to get a

special. I think I have a good chance,
too.

Jim's last special was boring, and Frank
doesn't test well with the elderly

anymore. What do you think?

I think I don't care, Corky. A special
might sound attractive, but believe me,

I've been there. The hours are brutal,
and the network's always sticking their

nose into it. I wouldn't touch it with a
ten -foot pole.

Good morning, people!

You know?

One of the real pleasures of my job is
coming down here with an exciting...

get over to Miles. Which one of us is
getting the special?

Found out, didn't you?

You found out and you told them.

Well, thanks a lot, Frank.

Hey, you know what I'm thinking about
right now? A 72 -year -old woman named

Hildy.

And a shuffleboard court.

It wasn't my fault.

Miles, will you just tell us who got the
damn special so we can go back to work?

And it better not be me.

It isn't you.

Oh. Well, good.

Close one.

Anyway, the reason I'm so pleased to
make this announcement is because...

because my last special had no lead -in.
I'm happy to make this announcement

because... Not my fault Betty Ford was
boring.

That's what I was saying.

I'm happy to make this announcement
because it reaffirms the network's faith

a certain person's ability. That
whatever shortcomings there may have

the past, that was then, this is now.
Well, it's about time. I agree, Jim.

So congratulations, Corky. You've got
your first special.

anything like this to happen. Well,
actually, I did, but I didn't think I

say anything because I wanted to sound
humble. But now, I have a special, so I

just don't care.

Oh, thank you.

Hey there,

Corcorina. What a momentous occasion,
huh? The first meeting for your first

special. I could hardly sleep last
night, Miles.

My mind was just spilling over with so
many ideas.

You know, Corky, this is a great
opportunity.

You're getting the chance to show the
American public another side of you and

the same time say something meaningful
to the people.

I could hardly agree with you more,
Miles.

That's why I'm going to turn my special
into a great big tea party.

We'll do it on a set just like my living
room where famous guests drop by to

talk about important issues.

As long as they're not too depressing or
bring everybody down.

So what do you think?

You know, I remember the day I hired
you.

I said to the network, trust me on this
one.

Someday, she's going to surprise us.

Well, you didn't make a liar out of me.

I knew you'd like it.

Now, about the guest.

I'd like to have someone on the show of
national importance.

Would this be a real person or an
animated character?

I was thinking about General
Schwarzkopf.

Really? That's great.

But then I started picturing him
tracking those dirty boots onto my nice

set.

So I decided on Mary Ann Mobley and Gary
Collins.

They have one of the most successful
marriages in television, and I think

America wants to know why.

Now, I can't decide between Mrs. Fields,
the chocolate chip cookie magnate,

or Floyd Wilkins.

Who's Floyd Wilkins? He's a Texas man
who doesn't have a collarbone.

Let me review here, Corky.

Your living room, wacky guests, and some
tea.

I don't want to rain on your parade, but
the network may have some suggestions

of their own.

Oh, but not better than that collarbone
guy, Miles. You better get him before

Nightline does.

Murphy, go to your room. No, stay,
Murphy. I want your opinion on my third

guest. I'm all ears, Corky. I wouldn't
miss this for the world.

All right.

For my third guest, I'd like to have a
major network television journalist.

I think people would be very interested
in knowing what actually goes into

getting the story.

That's not bad.

I like it. A lot. Oh, come on, Miles.
What self -respecting journalist would

himself be interviewed at a tea party?

None that I can think of.

Unless that journalist is also a close,
personal friend willing to do a favor

for someone who really needs it.

Hey, gotta go. Have a nice special.

See you in September.

She's getting away, Miles. Do something.
Don't worry. I'll handle this.

Murphy, you're fake typing again. I can
tell because you never hit the space

bar.

Stop wasting paper and listen to me.

I'm not doing it, Miles. A good reporter
doesn't give personal interviews.

Once we become part of the story, we
sacrifice all credibility.

The next thing you know, we're celebrity
judges on Star Search.

Oh, come on.

The fact is, the journalist is a very
important part of the story.

In fact, sometimes the most interesting
part of the news is how we... Not doing

it, Miles.

Do you mean to tell me that you are
never going to let people know how you

landed your first Kissinger interview?

What, erased?

And the interview, what an insight into
the man.

God, I got goosebumps just thinking
about it. Look.

You have inverted pores, Miles. You
should buy a loofah mint.

Hey, hey.

You know what's another great story?

You and Anwar Sadat. Now tell me that
isn't the stuff that journalistic

are made of.

Yeah, it was pretty great. I knew if I
could walk with him in the shadow of the

Great Pyramid, I could really get him to
open up. I remember when I saw that

interview, I couldn't get out of my head
for days.

Look, they're back.

Okay, Miles, I admit, I...

I have my share of powerful and
fascinating stories, but still. Remember

you played Monopoly with the Pope?

You thought you caught him cheating?

Oh, all right, all right. Yeah.

Oh,

look. Here's a mention of Corky's
special on the TV page. Really? What

say? Well, let's see.

Tonight, 9 p .m., Corky's place.

Oh.

Oh, my.

Well, the main thing is they mentioned
the show. Oh, look, Paris Bulba's on it,

too.

Corky Sherwood, FYI's cotton candy
reporter, who in the past has brought us

hard -hitting fare as Woody Woodpecker
turns 50, hosts her own special with

three live interviews, including FYI co
-anchor Murphy Brown.

We can hardly wait to hear Corky ask,
Murphy, if you were a salad dressing,

kind would you be?

If you want depth.

Try the weather channel.

Oh, this is horrible.

What if Corky sees this? Do you think
she's seen it? Oh, come on, Miles. We've

never actually seen Corky read a
newspaper. The only way she'll find out

someone tells her. Nobody say anything.

Hey, there she is. Hi, Corky. Today's
the big day, huh?

Don't you people read the newspapers?

How did you see it?

I wouldn't have.

Except that Mr. Puffy started bringing
up a furball this morning. I laid out

some papers for him, and that's when I
saw it.

This is why I don't read the newspaper.

No, Corky, the public doesn't put much
stock in these reviews.

This fellow took some very cheap shots
like that if you were a salad dressing

thing. I never would have asked Murphy a
question like that. And everyone knows

that. But it would have been perfect for
Marianne Mobley, and now I can't use

it.

I can't go on the air tonight, Miles.
Not after being human. humiliated like

this what do you mean you can't do it
we've got an hour of prime time to fill

corky i'm on the line here too i'm sorry
miles but millions of people are going

to watch me on live television tonight
and they're going to be laughing at me

parents will be so embarrassed they
won't even be able to walk out on the

Did you get my message? No, Miles
dragged me all over the entire city

for any place she might be. Here, have a
token for a free skate rattle.

There she is.

Miss America.

What is wrong with her?

Beer.

I didn't want to serve her, but she got
surly. I didn't know Corky even drank

beer. How much has she had?

Half a glass.

Did you get her half a cup of coffee,
Phil? We'll talk to her.

Okay, do you know what you're going to
say?

Oh, come on, Miles. I just came along to
make sure Corky was okay. I'm not

talking her into something she may not
be ready to do yet.

Here you go, Corky.

Corky, honey, why don't you have some
nice hot coffee, and then we'll all get

back to work.

No. I told you, Miles, I can't do it.

I'm a joke, even to the people I work
with.

They don't think I'm in their league
because I don't ask the tough questions.

Isn't that right, Murphy?

Oh, I'm sorry, Corky. I just noticed
that photograph of Mo Udall.

Has that always been there?

Oh, come on.

You never really liked my interview with
the San Diego Chicken, did you?

You don't think I asked the kind of
questions you would ask, did I?

All I ever wanted was to be as good as
the rest of you.

That's why this special was so important
to me.

Okay,

Corky.

Look, maybe some of what you say is
true.

You don't ask the tough questions.

But you've come a long way in the years
that we've been working together.

I mean, when you first joined FYI, you
didn't know which end of the microphone

to talk into.

But I'm telling you, when you got Nancy
Reagan to do those stomach exercises on

the air, it was a unique moment in
television.

And I'm sure that in the next few years
you're going to come even further.

You really think that, Murphy? I really
do.

Now, you can just sit there and let that
reviewer keep you from doing what

you're really good at, or you can show
everybody that Corky Sherwood has the

right stuff.

What do you say?

I want to, but I'm scared.

You know, we all get scared from time to
time, Corky.

Take me, for instance.

I'm scared right now.

You know why?

Because if you don't get your butt off
that stool and get back to work, I'll

wind up wearing a hairnet and scooping
mashed potatoes in the commissary.

I have another idea.

Instead of me coming on as the last
guest, why don't I go on first?

That way I'll be out there with you for
the entire interview. It wouldn't hurt

to have a friend close by.

It would make me feel more comfortable.

Well, there you see. So let's do it. You
know you want to, okay?

Okay. Yes.

What a brave corkala.

I've never been more proud of you than I
am right now.

Thank you, Miles.

And thank you, Murphy.

I'll do my best to live up to your
standards.

That was an unbelievably generous thing
you just did. One word to anybody that

you saw that tender, vulnerable side of
me and I'll rip out your lungs and wear

them as a hat.

Okay, coming up in five, four, three,
two.

Coming live to the floor, Hugh Corky.

to Corky's Place, where some of my
friends have gathered for a little food,

little tea, and a lot of good old
-fashioned conversation.

And you know, at Corky's Place, you just
never know who might stop by.

There's the door.

I wonder who it could be.

Murphy?

Jeez, Miles.

When you walk in, don't forget to say hi
to all the party guests. I refuse to

take orders from a man in the bush. You
just do it, Murphy.

It's Murphy Brown.

Hi, Murphy.

Hi.

Would you like some tea?

Oh, no, thank you.

Are you sure?

Oh, okay, I guess so.

So, Mr.

Murphy, what brings you by today?

Well, Corky, I just thought I'd wish you
well on your first special.

Let's chat.

Good idea.

Now, Murphy, you've had a remarkable and
often colorful career in broadcast

journalism. Yes, yes, that's true.

As a journalist, you must have many
sources who provide you with privileged

information. Absolutely. The anonymous
sources of critical importance to anyone

in my field.

So then, back in the days when you were
a drunk, did that also mean you were

a security risk?

in your career, you were, in your own
words, a major booze hound.

I was just wondering, could America
trust your judgment and accuracy in

reporting information?

Corky, did I ever tell you about the
first time I interviewed Henry

It was in 1973.

Were you a closet drinker, Murphy?

Did you drink alone?

A friend of mine had gotten me a pass
into the White House.

I really wanted to interview Dr.

Kissinger, but the idea of it was very
intimidating. After all, this was the

who said that power is the ultimate
aphrodisiac.

That brings up a very interesting
controversy.

Now, I know this is a touchy subject,
but it's been rumored that you slept

Kissinger in order to get that
interview.

Can you tell us what you remember about
it?

If I understand correctly, you feel your
aggressive reporting style may have to

do with the fact that you rarely have
sex?

It's only a theory, Corky.

I mean, maybe I deliberately sabotage my
personal relationships because I fear

losing some professional edge.

Can I just go back and clarify what I
said about my father?

When I said he beat the women in his
life, I meant that figuratively.

He was a strong man who, from an early
age, used intimidation to get results.

Isn't it time for Mrs. Fields?

Oh, you know, you're right.

My goodness, doesn't time just fly by?

Murphy, the next time we do another
Corky's Place, I hope you can drop by

visit us again.

Thank you for sharing your life, your
pleasure, and your pain. Can I go now?

America, don't you touch that dial.

Corky's Place will be back with another
exciting guest right after.

Oh, look, everyone.

It's our stage manager, John.

Has everyone met John?

Come on out here, John.

Okay.

I bet you can't wait to have some of
Mrs. Phil's famous chocolate chip

Well, actually, she's, uh... She's not
here anymore.

Has she left?

Yeah, with Gary and Mary Ann.

Well, I guess if they can't take the
heat, they should just stay out of the

kitchen.

That's part of the excitement of live
television, isn't it?

You just never know what's going to
happen next.

We'll be back with more Murphy after
this.

Oh, God.

Murphy?

Murphy, honey?

How you feeling?

Come on my show.

We'll have tea.

We'll chat.

of the show that were very touching.

Like that story you told about setting
one of your mother's wigs on fire just

get her attention.

I thought I actually saw your eyes well
up.

Now, listen to me, Phil. I didn't cry.
You got that? She didn't make me cry.

Yeah, yeah, okay.

You go outside in the street.

Get away from me, you little vulture.

You've already picked the last pieces of
flesh off my carcass. Now why don't you

just bring me here to rot?

Murphy, I'm so sorry about what
happened.

I wish you knew how really, really awful
I feel.

Great special, Corky. I really loved it.

Oh, thank you. I had a lot of fun doing
it.

You know, Corky, I don't know how you
did it, but you single -handedly

a reputation it took 42 years to build.

I used to be feared, respected.

Now, I'm an object of pity.

That's why I have to kill you, Corky.

and respect you.

I did what I thought you would have done
in the same situation.

For the first time, I asked the tough
questions.

I didn't back off.

And I got someone to talk about their
life in a way they'd never done before.

It's an interview you would have been
proud of.

I'm right, aren't I, Murphy?

Well, Corky, as I see it, there are a
couple of ways I can go.

I can leave the country and try to get a
job at a cable station in one of the

lesser -known Baltic states.

Or I can follow the same advice I gave
you.

I can get up, dust myself off, and keep
on going.

And I guess that's what I'll do.

Good for you, Murphy.

But not before I do this.

We're even.

I'll let you know when we're even.

People say Murphy Brown captured the 90s
zeitgeist. What does that mean to you?

That means a lot. Look, we tapped into
something. No, no, I'm sorry. The word

zeitgeist. Do you have any idea what it
means?

Oh, no, no, no, no.