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All right.

How about this one?

I don't know, Corky. Yes, you do,
Murphy. You can get this. We both know

future success depends on it.

Is it Big Bird?

No! It ain't Big Bird. It has no
feathers, no beak.

It's Cookie Monster.

How do you ever expect to teach your
child to read?

Try this one.

Topo Gigio?

Okay, people, I've got an announcement
to make.

Well, not so much an announcement as a
favor to ask.

A tiny favor. A favorite, really, for
the network who pays us so well to do a

job we love so much.

Steady. Now, I know how you felt in the
past when you've been asked to attend

tribute dinners which honor others in
our business.

But... This one happens to be at the
Museum of Broadcast Arts, which would

a trip to exciting New York. Yes, New
York, the city that never sleeps. They

would if they had to sit through one of
these stupid dinners. Am I right, guys?

Okay,

okay, fine.

I'll tell them you're not interested.

Too bad, really, because the show they
happen to be honoring this year is FYI.

I'm kidding. But if you're not
interested, I... Give me that or I'll

glasses.

An evening with FYI honoring 15 years of
excellence in journalism. What an

honor. You know the best part? The award
also honors the invaluable contribution

of the producer as well, which means I'm
going to be right up on that stage

along with you. Me, who hasn't won an
award since my senior class voted me

likely to hemorrhage.

So, Miles, how much is the cash award,
and do we have to split it with you?

There's no money involved, and this is
not an attractive side of you.

The evening will begin in an auditorium
of adoring fans asking us questions,

followed by a film retrospective
celebrating FYI's past 15 years. Then a

and a VIP reception at the Four Seasons.
No one gives money anymore.

It's so amazing.

First Miss America, now this?

You guys realize we are now a part of
history? We're going to live forever in

the museum archive. To be honored with
the likes of Edward R. Murrow, Chet

Huntley.

The best part, I didn't have to die to
get it.

Peter Jennings was wrong.

Okay, guys, I'm going to need clips from
the show to put in the retrospective.

Why don't each of you make a list of
what you think are the top five pieces

we've ever done, and I'll edit something
together. Well, you know, there's

Murphy's Gorbachev piece. That was
brilliant.

Well, thanks. Oh, what about your Mafia
story?

And then there's Jim's Love Canal piece.
Oh, well, let's not forget Corky's.

while of Mrs. Fields and her cookies.

And since we're being honored as a team,
the last clip I included was our group

location show from the Berlin Wall.

Well, there it is.

20 minutes, just like they asked for.

So, what do you think? Very nice. Okay,
then. I'll just send this off to New

York. Miles, I was just wondering, I
guess you...

Decided not to use my crack house, Pete?

I thought your Pentagon piece was much
stronger.

He's right, Frank. Much more powerful.

Besides, I'm sure Miles had to make many
tough choices, just as he chose to use

clips of me, primarily from what appears
to be the dawn of television.

Well, Jimbo, most of the footage of you
doing actual stories is from the earlier

days when you went out on assignment
more.

Oh, I like the footage, Jim. It offered
an interesting glimpse back in time.

Although it was more than just a
glimpse, really.

It's more of a look.

A long look.

A very long look at the early days of
FYI.

I guess that's why there's not much of
me in it. Well, Corky, you've only been

with the show for the past four years,
while others of us have obviously been

here since the days of wide lapels and
long sideburns.

Let's remember that this film represents
all of us as a team.

If we just pick it apart and focus on
ourselves, then we'll miss the essence,

the grandeur of what FYI has come to
stand for. You got one minute and 17

seconds more than anyone else. You timed
it? Well,

maybe that's because Miles recognizes
that my stories tend to carry a little

more, you know, weight.

More weight?

And who are you all of a sudden, Jenny
Craig?

Hey, look, this is not a problem. We're
talking about a few minor adjustments.

Let me go get some coffee. We'll bounce
some ideas around. And in no time, we'll

have something that'll make everyone in
this award -winning team happy.

Okay?

Okay.

Guys, I didn't mean to suggest that my
stories are more important than anyone

else's. Oh, of course not, slugger.

And Corky, when I pointed out you were
the newcomer to the group, that doesn't

mean you're any less valuable.

Thanks, Jim. And I know I haven't been
here as long as you and Murphy and

Where is Frank?

Oh, jeez. Is he obvious or what? Look at
him, trying to get more of his stuff in

the film.

You guys just wait here. I'll handle
this.

I don't want to take anything away from
you. He's not the kind of guy I... Oh,

hi, guys.

Happy you're getting some coffee? Yeah,
coffee's what I'm getting out of here.

Me too, here for some more coffee.
Coffee, my Aunt Fanny.

If you give him what he asks for, then I
expect the same.

And to begin with, I want you to put in
my commentary on German reunification

and dump the footage when I was
experimenting with that perm.

Well, I

can see where this is going.

And that is too bad.

Because it would have been nice if we
could have worked on this together.

This being an award honoring a team.

But I guess I'll just have to do it
myself.

Unless anybody has a suggestion.

Well, we could grow up, put our petty
egos aside, and work together for the

common good.

Oh, you're serious.

I'd be willing by me.

Good, I need to see my weight.

I'll take notes.

First, since I seem to have gotten the
most time, I'll give up my airline

story. No, wait.

My EPA scandal.

That was a masterpiece.

My Brando interview.

I'm going to give him a Brando. Okay,
Frank's turn.

You've got to give up something. I
really want to use my crack house piece.

come on, Frank. We already have you
running out of an embassy, jumping out

airplane, and swimming through shark
-infested waters.

If we're not careful, our 15 -year
retrospective is going to look like a

of MacGyver.

People like action.

My stories are why a lot of people, most
people, tune in to FYI. Oh!

And how many times were you honored by
the Museum of Broadcast Arts before I

here, hmm?

How many?

Let's hear the number.

all know what that means.

We got this award because of me. Oh,
give me a break.

So the squeaky wheel is going to get the
grease. Is that how it works? A good

old Jim is supposed to politely sit back
and keep quiet. It wouldn't be right to

blow my own horn.

Well, I'm the one who holds this show
together, and I'd like to see any of you

last two minutes without me.

Blow, blow, blow.

I want my expose on black market Barbie
dolls in, and I want it in now.

Let me say again how thrilled we are to
have you with us at the Museum of

Broadcast Arts, or MOBA as we like to
call it.

Thank you, Mr. Milliken. I don't mean to
gush. Oh, what the heck?

I'm gushing.

I've been a fan of your show ever since
it premiered. September 21st, 1977.

Wow. You remember the exact date.
Amazing, huh, guys? Amazing, right? I'll

forget it.

Nine o 'clock, eight central. You had
your premiere right after the short

-lived, but in my opinion, vastly
underrated Mulligan Stew.

Starring Lawrence Pressman as Mike
Mulligan, Eleanor Donahue as his wife

and Julie Ann Haddock as...

I can see you're a true fan of
television, isn't he, guys?

If I could impose, I know you're asked
all the time, but I would love a picture

of all of you.

Please, no imposition at all. Guys?

Just press that button right there.

Now, in just a few minutes, you'll hear
me introduce you through this speaker.

Then it's out the door, into the
auditorium, and our evening shall begin.

Oh, is this great or what?

Staying at the plaza?

A stretch limo to take us to our own
MOBA night?

With our own MOBA hors d 'oeuvres?

Big crowd.

Mobile crowd.

These people love us.

Jim, are you still hungry? I didn't
think that was possible after all those

peanuts you ate on the plane. Let's see.
You had yours.

Then you took mine while I was sleeping.

Then you took my replacement bag when I
went to get a magazine. My other

replacement bag while I was... Oh,
please, Frank. I am so sick of hearing

you and your lousy peanuts envy. It's
the most... Please, let's not do this.

Sure, our week wasn't without its little
ups and downs. But let's just...

Put that all behind us and enjoy this
night. What do you say?

Thanks a lot.

Thanks for leaving without me.

I waited in the oyster bar for half an
hour.

And then I tried to get a cab. But you
can't get a cab in Manhattan on Saturday

night. So I...

In the oyster bar. I mean, we all met in
the lobby.

When you didn't show, we figured you
came over on your own.

Jim told me we were meeting at the
oyster bar.

I didn't know.

You must have misunderstood.

You're probably right, Jim.

Somebody as new to journalism as I am
couldn't possibly know the difference

between the place where you pick up your
hotel key and the place where you suck

down raw seafood.

Remember the time we all went to that
Mexican restaurant in Virginia and made

our own tortillas? That was fun, wasn't
it?

The smallest dressing room. What do I
have to do to get a little respect

here? You can't wait for what you want,
Corky. You have to take it.

I thought you would have learned that
after four and a half years of working

with Murphy.

You want some of your rare time? Take
it. You want somebody else's story? Take

it. What?

I never took a story from you. Take,
take, take. You're a taker.

Lord, you people are behaving like
children.

You're journalists. Where's your sense
of decorum?

What would you think if you heard Ed
Murrow or Chet Huntley squabbling over a

bag of nuts?

I guess I'd be surprised, Jim.

Because they're dead!

Dead, Jim! Look around!

It's the 90s! Am I the only one who's
tired of hearing story after story about

the old days? She's right! Shut up!

stroking your egos and babying you?

Who ran all over town looking for desk
chairs with adjustable lumbar support?

Me.

Who always has to tip the luggage guys?

Me.

And everywhere we go, people know it.

They look at me and what do they see?

Kevin Boy.

I'm the executive producer, a highly
educated professional, the heart and

I think they're introducing us. We're
delighted to have the members of the

here tonight with us.

Won't you join me in welcoming one of
television's most respected and

news anchors for over 15 years.

Ladies and gentlemen, for once, I, Miles
Silverberg, am going first.

Back off.

And here they are. Murphy Brown.

Jim Dial.

Frank Fontana.

Corky Sherwood -Porris.

I know our audience is champing at the
bit to ask questions, so let's get to

I see a member of our board, Mary Van
Heusen, has a question. Mary.

Yes.

Since this award has been given to you
as a team, I was curious to know, how do

you choose your stories each week so
that they complement each other?

Why don't I just jump in and handle this
one?

Well, Mary.

May I call you Mary?

I remember when I was doing a story on
the SNL scandal. If you'll remember,

Murph, that was originally supposed to
be my story, but then it kind of

to Murphy. And as you know, Frank, that
was the same week my piece on religious

cults aired.

And interestingly enough, we got more
mail on that than on Murphy's SNL story.

Yes, quite a bit of work, Corky. And
thanks to Corky's unique reporting

our mail ran about 70 % pro -cult.

That about wraps up our 1986 FYI season.
Now, the 1987 season, and I believe

that this is the year to which your
question pertains.

I'm sorry, what was your question again?
We don't know how many cameras we use

on the show. Three.

Right, three.

Next question.

I feel we've been taking advantage of
Miss Brown.

Perhaps someone else would like to jump
in on the next question? By all means. I

feel like I've been talking all night.

I wonder why.

I see another question.

Yes, Mr. Dial.

In all the time you've been a reporter,
have you ever had to put your life in

danger to get a story?

There is one time that comes to mind.

I was still working in radio.

And it was sent to Kentucky because
they've been having a lot of... Oh, your

flood story, this is great.

Jim is sent to Kentucky because they've
been having record rains and the Ohio

River is going to flood.

So he arrives in the middle of the
night. The motels are evacuated. So he

his car and goes to sleep.

He wakes up the next morning and
realizes he has parked his car less than

feet from the river.

It's pouring rain and the river has
risen to the doors of the car.

The car won't start. The river is
rising. So Jim ends up doing his report

the roof of the... Well, you tell it,
Jim.

Car.

I did the report from the roof of the
car. That's the story.

Every time I hear it, it gets better. No
one tells a story like you, Jim.

What's it like being the youngest member
of FYI? That's a very interesting

question.

Well, you have to remember, the first
time I saw these people on FYI, I was

still in pigtails and knee socks.

See, back in Louisiana, I used to watch
FYI all the time.

Except when her pa and her were
whittling and hunting for possums.

Well, thank you for those interesting
insights.

I realize we still haven't heard from
the executive producer tonight.

How about a question for Miles
Silverberg?

Anyone?

Anyone at all?

While Miles is waiting for a question,
why don't I take you inside my world?

The world of an investigative reporter.

A world where the danger is actually...
Frank,

although that's very interesting, it
sounds like it may take a while, and I

have a question coming.

Do I see any hands up?

Nope. I'll never forget.

The first time I went undercover, it was
right here in New York City. I had

gotten a tip on a car theft ring. I will
never forget the feeling of walking

into that warehouse.

I had a pain in my stomach. I could
barely make my legs. Damn microphone!

Perhaps this would be a good time to
take a look at our FYI retrospective. So

let's roll the tape. In the booth,
please.

Good job telling my story, Murphy. You
couldn't have butchered it any worse if

you told it in Portuguese.

Well, the audience wasn't going to sit
here until Wednesday while you told it.

The way you were talking, I'm lucky I
got to say anything at all. Oh, yeah,

really bought that tender story of your
early days at FYI. Shh!

How much longer do you think you can
pass yourself off as some cute little

schoolgirl? As long as I'm working with
you!

For the past 15 years, America has
looked to the expertly written and

hour to inform and entertain.

Particularly remarkable is the way in
which the reporters' diverse styles

balance and blend seamlessly.

Murphy Brown commented on their
chemistry earlier this year in an

Barbara Walters.

Television shows don't last forever.

I know one day I'll go on to a new job
working with new people.

But nothing will ever match my years on
FYI.

We're blessed with that rare combination
of professionalism and friendship.

And when it's time to move on...

i'm really going to miss it we all will

how come murphy got interviewed and none
of us did

We're going to start our story meeting a
little early today.

Come on. Don't be shy.

Jim, there's a nice seat.

Franco, why don't you take this one?

Murphy, Corky, join us, won't you?

All right.

Now, first of all, I think it would be a
nice gesture if we all chipped in to

pay for the torn video screen at the
museum.

Second, you'll be happy to know that Mr.
Milliken is resting comfortably and

will be back on solid foods by the end
of the week.

So, there's some good news.

So, the question then seems to be, where
do we go from here?

We have four very strong -willed people
with four very healthy egos who I

believe would like to apologize to each
other and desperately want life to get

back to normal.

Everyone's afraid to go first and risk
the chance of rejection. Am I right?

I think I am.

So, here's my idea.

Anyone who would like to apologize for
their behavior, scratch your chin.

On three.

One, two...

If you would like to accept these
eloquent apologies, knock on the table.

And finally, anyone who would like to
promise that in the future they will

the wisdom of the executive producer,
rub your tummies while you're... Okay,

far.

One last thing.

In this box is our lovely award.

to have a piece.

Take it proudly, but carefully.

There's some jagged edges.

And, uh, I just want you all to remember
that no matter what happened, we're

still the best damn news team in the
business.

Team.

Team.

Jeez,

Murph, you took the biggest piece.

Only moms in America. Only one is the
funniest.

I'm the single mom.

And, uh, what? Shut up. You're so hot.
How could that be?

Who will it be?

Watch Nick at Night Search for the
funniest mom in America.