1 00:00:06,060 --> 00:00:12,560 The world we knew when we were dreaming, 2 00:00:12,560 --> 00:00:16,720 dreaming while the time away. 3 00:00:18,100 --> 00:00:22,620 Yesterday, yesterday, yesterday. 4 00:00:24,740 --> 00:00:29,380 So I've got the cameras on this SNL guy, right? And he's sweating so hard he's 5 00:00:29,380 --> 00:00:33,580 sticking to his naugahyde chair. He's making little squeaky sounds that say, 6 00:00:33,580 --> 00:00:34,580 guilty, I'm guilty. 7 00:00:36,289 --> 00:00:40,710 I love that sound. That's when I move in for the kill. We zoom in on an extreme 8 00:00:40,710 --> 00:00:46,910 close -up, look him straight in the eye, and I say... Jeez, Miles, I know this 9 00:00:46,910 --> 00:00:50,330 isn't as exciting as your story about seeing Karen Valentine at the dry 10 00:00:50,330 --> 00:00:52,490 cleaners, but try to stick with us here, okay? Come on. 11 00:00:52,890 --> 00:00:55,190 Sorry, Murphy. It's a nice story, really. 12 00:00:55,790 --> 00:00:56,830 Continue. Uh -oh. 13 00:00:57,190 --> 00:00:58,950 A little trouble on the home front, Miles? 14 00:00:59,430 --> 00:01:01,570 Aw, you had a fight with Audrey, didn't you? 15 00:01:02,490 --> 00:01:05,290 I want you to call her right now and say... 16 00:01:05,500 --> 00:01:09,120 I know I've been stupid, but I'm a man, and that's just the way we are. 17 00:01:10,840 --> 00:01:14,200 I'm not sure if it'll work, but just once, I'd like to hear one of you say 18 00:01:15,320 --> 00:01:17,360 Corky, I didn't have a fight with Audrey. 19 00:01:18,400 --> 00:01:21,300 It's just that... I don't know. 20 00:01:22,100 --> 00:01:26,160 Maybe I'm being a little oversensitive, but doesn't it seem like more and more 21 00:01:26,160 --> 00:01:27,180 the news really sucks? 22 00:01:28,140 --> 00:01:30,680 I think I know what the problem is here. 23 00:01:31,640 --> 00:01:34,140 Miles is showing all the symptoms of third -year burnout. 24 00:01:35,400 --> 00:01:39,120 Yeah, you do a few depressing stories in a row, and then suddenly, one day, 25 00:01:39,140 --> 00:01:42,940 without any warning, you switch off the evening news and start watching reruns 26 00:01:42,940 --> 00:01:43,919 of Green Acres. 27 00:01:43,920 --> 00:01:45,020 All right, just a phase. 28 00:01:45,420 --> 00:01:46,880 You'll shake it off in no time. 29 00:01:47,380 --> 00:01:48,560 How do you shake this off? 30 00:01:49,020 --> 00:01:51,800 These are some of the stories we've been covering in the last few weeks. 31 00:01:52,500 --> 00:01:56,560 There's Murphy's Savings and Loans scandal, the war in the Gulf, the crack 32 00:01:56,560 --> 00:02:01,220 epidemic, the AIDS epidemic, urban poverty, urban violence, child abuse, 33 00:02:01,220 --> 00:02:02,880 abuse, parent abuse, grandparent abuse. 34 00:02:03,450 --> 00:02:07,970 Hate crimes against blacks, gays, Jews, Arabs, Koreans, Vietnamese, skin cancer, 35 00:02:08,130 --> 00:02:11,770 colon cancer, prostate cancer, and just to top it off, an interview with a 36 00:02:11,770 --> 00:02:14,470 scientist who says if we get any more lead in our drinking water, we'll all be 37 00:02:14,470 --> 00:02:15,470 spitting up ball bearings. 38 00:02:17,590 --> 00:02:19,570 Way to bring down a room, Miles. 39 00:02:20,330 --> 00:02:23,030 You see, it's impossible not to feel miserable. 40 00:02:23,430 --> 00:02:26,210 Every day it's one horrible story after another. 41 00:02:26,920 --> 00:02:30,040 That's why I think we should do a segment that makes people feel good. 42 00:02:30,300 --> 00:02:31,880 Oh, that's just great, Miles. 43 00:02:32,080 --> 00:02:35,460 Welcome to FYI, the new show that's like a big warm hug. 44 00:02:35,760 --> 00:02:39,320 If we really want to make the world a better place, we have to stay tough and 45 00:02:39,320 --> 00:02:42,020 report the news as honestly as we can. Am I right here, guys? 46 00:02:42,400 --> 00:02:43,520 I'm not sure, Murphy. 47 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:48,200 I know I'm a serious journalist, but I feel myself becoming cynical and it's 48 00:02:48,200 --> 00:02:49,220 creeping into my work. 49 00:02:49,760 --> 00:02:52,280 Yesterday I came down much too hard on Orville Redenbacher. 50 00:02:53,740 --> 00:02:54,740 Murphy! 51 00:02:54,860 --> 00:02:58,700 I'm as much a hard news guy as anybody, but would it really kill us to do the 52 00:02:58,700 --> 00:03:00,420 occasional inspirational story? 53 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:03,640 I'd be willing to dust off my old reporter's hat and find one myself. 54 00:03:04,320 --> 00:03:06,720 Amazing. You're not in on this, too, are you, Frank? 55 00:03:06,980 --> 00:03:11,300 I don't know, Murph. It's exhausting being this tough, macho guy all the 56 00:03:11,980 --> 00:03:12,980 Maybe if I... 57 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:16,200 Try doing some caring, sensitive stories that wouldn't get clubbed in the back 58 00:03:16,200 --> 00:03:17,420 of the head with a pipe as often. 59 00:03:18,060 --> 00:03:21,460 Not that I'm complaining, but once you hit your 40s, the skull doesn't bounce 60 00:03:21,460 --> 00:03:22,460 back like it used to. 61 00:03:22,640 --> 00:03:25,080 What am I working with, the other Von Trapp family? 62 00:03:25,800 --> 00:03:29,920 Murphy, you're overruled. We're going to do a story that reminds people of the 63 00:03:29,920 --> 00:03:33,700 good things in the world. Something that reaffirms their faith in the human 64 00:03:33,700 --> 00:03:38,100 spirit. Oh, well, that's just fine. If you guys have time to go off looking for 65 00:03:38,100 --> 00:03:42,420 a heartwarming story, be my guest. I myself have some real reporting to do. 66 00:03:48,380 --> 00:03:51,060 Well, look who it is. 67 00:03:51,380 --> 00:03:53,900 Murphy Tales from the Dark Side Brown. 68 00:03:54,620 --> 00:03:57,840 Haven't seen much of you the past couple days. How's your savings and loans 69 00:03:57,840 --> 00:03:58,840 story coming? 70 00:03:59,070 --> 00:04:02,570 Wonderly well, Miles, I tell you all about it, except it involves bad men 71 00:04:02,570 --> 00:04:04,610 nasty things, and I know how that upsets you. 72 00:04:05,550 --> 00:04:06,550 He's sarcastic. 73 00:04:06,810 --> 00:04:09,210 Nothing you can say is going to ruin my day. 74 00:04:09,810 --> 00:04:12,430 You see, I'm in such a good mood, I'm unconsciously rhyming. 75 00:04:12,870 --> 00:04:13,749 And why? 76 00:04:13,750 --> 00:04:17,310 Because I'm about to meet with the rest of my crack team to discuss the many 77 00:04:17,310 --> 00:04:21,370 heartwarming stories they've uncovered. And look, here's two of them now, over 78 00:04:21,370 --> 00:04:22,239 here, guys. 79 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:24,500 Right this way, how many stories do you have today? 80 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:28,220 Quite a few of my own. Half a dozen, at least. Half a dozen. Did you hear that, 81 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:30,980 Bernie? They hardly know where to start. They hardly know where to start. Go 82 00:04:30,980 --> 00:04:33,840 ahead, guys. Let's hear those tidings of comfort and joy. 83 00:04:34,880 --> 00:04:35,880 How about this one? 84 00:04:36,320 --> 00:04:39,580 A man leaves a briefcase containing his life savings in the back seat of a cab. 85 00:04:39,780 --> 00:04:40,579 Yeah, that's good. 86 00:04:40,580 --> 00:04:41,680 The next passenger, Mr. 87 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:44,840 Thomas Seeley, finds the briefcase, which is loaded with cash. 88 00:04:45,240 --> 00:04:48,340 Despite the fact that Mr. Seeley's bank has recently foreclosed on his mortgage, 89 00:04:48,460 --> 00:04:50,100 he takes the briefcase back to its owner. 90 00:04:50,500 --> 00:04:51,500 Incredible. 91 00:04:51,600 --> 00:04:55,840 A man on the brink of financial ruin resists temptation and does the right 92 00:04:55,840 --> 00:04:59,260 instead. So, Jim, I bet the guy who owned the briefcase was pretty surprised 93 00:04:59,260 --> 00:05:03,120 when Tom Seeley showed up on his doorstep. Oh, yes, he was, especially 94 00:05:03,240 --> 00:05:05,920 Seeley threw a bag over his head, tied him up, pulled a U -Haul into the 95 00:05:05,920 --> 00:05:08,680 driveway, and emptied the man's house of everything, including a 12 -piece 96 00:05:08,680 --> 00:05:11,740 dining room set and a small ukulele that had enormous sentimental value. 97 00:05:12,910 --> 00:05:13,849 What a story. 98 00:05:13,850 --> 00:05:17,950 The recession drives an average man into a life of crime. We should do this, 99 00:05:17,990 --> 00:05:21,170 Miles. We're not doing it, Murphy. It's a sad story. We have enough sad stories. 100 00:05:21,230 --> 00:05:23,870 Jim, why did you tell that story? It's not what we're looking for. Oh, well, 101 00:05:23,990 --> 00:05:24,990 what about this? 102 00:05:25,030 --> 00:05:28,530 At Christmas, a young man despondent over the apparent uselessness of his 103 00:05:28,530 --> 00:05:31,510 volunteers to dress like Santa and stand on a cold street corner collecting 104 00:05:31,510 --> 00:05:32,469 money for the poor. 105 00:05:32,470 --> 00:05:35,170 All right, this is more like it. When he hits 500 bucks, he takes it to Circuit 106 00:05:35,170 --> 00:05:37,750 City and buys himself the biggest mother television he's ever seen. 107 00:05:40,620 --> 00:05:42,760 I love it. Jim, you wouldn't have that guy's phone number, would you? 108 00:05:43,060 --> 00:05:46,540 This isn't working for me. Then maybe you'd like to hear about Captain Andy, 109 00:05:46,540 --> 00:05:48,240 lovable Saturday morning TV star. 110 00:05:48,480 --> 00:05:50,500 Now we're talking. He runs a prostitution ring. 111 00:05:51,960 --> 00:05:55,900 Look, it's Corky, a woman who's so happy she's almost a Disney character. 112 00:05:56,580 --> 00:05:59,400 If anybody could find an inspirational story, it's you. 113 00:06:00,080 --> 00:06:02,520 You've done it, haven't you? Yes, I've done it, Miles. 114 00:06:02,840 --> 00:06:06,220 And when you hear my story, I think you'll all finally look at Corky 115 00:06:06,220 --> 00:06:07,720 little differently. Good. We're listening. 116 00:06:07,940 --> 00:06:11,460 It's the story of a corporate whistleblower, Miles. A young and 117 00:06:11,460 --> 00:06:15,160 executive who risked his career to expose corruption in the oil industry. 118 00:06:15,280 --> 00:06:17,700 With only seconds to spare, the coaster scores! 119 00:06:18,660 --> 00:06:22,120 Lunch for this woman, anything she wants. On me. 120 00:06:22,880 --> 00:06:25,160 Congratulations, Corky. What are we celebrating? 121 00:06:25,440 --> 00:06:29,040 The courage of a young oil executive named Paul Dexter, Phil. It's an amazing 122 00:06:29,040 --> 00:06:30,120 story. Sure is. 123 00:06:30,500 --> 00:06:34,520 The guy reports illegal price gouging, and the next thing he knows, he's 124 00:06:34,520 --> 00:06:37,360 gas in the only filling station in Point Barrow, Alaska. 125 00:06:38,640 --> 00:06:41,740 What do you say we start off with a nice bottle of Dom Perignon? 126 00:06:42,860 --> 00:06:46,220 Nice job, Corky. Have you ever heard of the phrase verifying your sources? 127 00:06:46,600 --> 00:06:47,960 Not really. Oh, this is great. 128 00:06:49,060 --> 00:06:50,600 So, do you want to order now? 129 00:06:51,180 --> 00:06:53,440 I got a nice filet mignon. That's always good. 130 00:06:54,020 --> 00:06:55,340 I'm not very hungry, Phil. 131 00:06:56,380 --> 00:06:57,700 What about the rest of you? 132 00:06:58,120 --> 00:06:59,140 I've lost my appetite. 133 00:06:59,620 --> 00:07:03,380 Well, I'm going to need all the energy I can get to tackle these stories. I'll 134 00:07:03,380 --> 00:07:04,420 have a turkey club, Phil. 135 00:07:04,760 --> 00:07:05,760 Oh, boy. 136 00:07:05,860 --> 00:07:07,120 Another $4 .98. 137 00:07:07,700 --> 00:07:10,080 Now I can finally take Phyllis on that cruise. 138 00:07:13,400 --> 00:07:14,720 Look at you guys. 139 00:07:15,120 --> 00:07:18,800 The best team in broadcast journalism, and you can't find one. 140 00:07:19,940 --> 00:07:21,940 busy little happy story. 141 00:07:22,500 --> 00:07:24,020 What an embarrassment. 142 00:07:24,380 --> 00:07:25,580 Oh, and you could do it? 143 00:07:26,160 --> 00:07:28,580 Blindfolded. Phil, I'll take that sandwich to go. 144 00:07:29,160 --> 00:07:33,020 Now, why don't you guys put your heads on the table and take a little nap, and 145 00:07:33,020 --> 00:07:37,400 when Auntie Murphy returns with your happy story, I want to see those frowns 146 00:07:37,400 --> 00:07:38,680 turned upside down. 147 00:07:40,760 --> 00:07:41,760 Unbelievable! 148 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:47,040 If I told this to somebody, they'd never believe it. If I saw this in a film, 149 00:07:47,180 --> 00:07:50,060 I'd never believe it. This has been the worst afternoon of my life. 150 00:07:50,740 --> 00:07:54,160 You see this shoe, Eldon? You know how I broke it? I'll tell you. 151 00:07:54,510 --> 00:07:58,210 I was interviewing a talented young musician who provides free music for the 152 00:07:58,210 --> 00:08:02,610 poor in Lafayette Park. It was going very well until he dropped his pants and 153 00:08:02,610 --> 00:08:03,610 flashed a tour bus. 154 00:08:03,750 --> 00:08:06,950 So I went back to my car. That's when my purse was stolen. 155 00:08:07,550 --> 00:08:11,210 Actually, I just put it down for a minute. Just enough time to wipe off the 156 00:08:11,210 --> 00:08:13,110 egg that someone had thrown on my windshield. 157 00:08:13,330 --> 00:08:17,870 But then it mattered. After I chased the person at you for ten blocks, I came 158 00:08:17,870 --> 00:08:21,850 back to my car and guess what? It was stolen, Alan! They stole my car! 159 00:08:22,250 --> 00:08:23,610 Why are you just lying, man? 160 00:08:25,070 --> 00:08:26,310 Oh, is it my turn to talk now? 161 00:08:27,430 --> 00:08:31,470 I can't move. I have excruciating lower back pain. What? 162 00:08:31,730 --> 00:08:36,030 It's from stress. Stress? You want to talk about stress? I'll tell you about 163 00:08:36,030 --> 00:08:41,530 stress. I spent the entire afternoon looking for one lousy little 164 00:08:41,530 --> 00:08:42,809 story and came up empty. 165 00:08:43,570 --> 00:08:45,730 There's got to be a happy story out there. 166 00:09:01,760 --> 00:09:05,340 Happy. Help me up and I'll sing a few numbers from Oklahoma. 167 00:09:06,700 --> 00:09:11,560 Really? A struggling artist gets paid over a million dollars for his painting 168 00:09:11,560 --> 00:09:12,880 and his life is transformed. 169 00:09:13,280 --> 00:09:16,660 It's a great story. I'm going to report it. Look at me. 170 00:09:16,940 --> 00:09:18,360 I'm a broken man. 171 00:09:18,760 --> 00:09:23,760 Ever since I sold that painting, I can't eat. I can't sleep. I haven't had a 172 00:09:23,760 --> 00:09:24,760 creative thought in weeks. 173 00:09:25,320 --> 00:09:29,400 Yesterday, I went into the paint store. I ordered three buckets of beige. 174 00:09:31,440 --> 00:09:35,320 I heard myself saying to a guy when I left, working hard or hardly working. 175 00:09:36,460 --> 00:09:38,160 God, I'm becoming a cliche. 176 00:09:40,200 --> 00:09:42,300 Well, that's just great. 177 00:09:43,200 --> 00:09:44,780 I mocked my friends. 178 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:49,440 I ridiculed them. If I don't nail this story, I can never mock and ridicule 179 00:09:49,440 --> 00:09:50,540 again. I can't live like that. 180 00:09:53,680 --> 00:09:55,780 I've got to go back out there again. 181 00:09:57,480 --> 00:09:59,600 There's no other way around it. 182 00:10:01,040 --> 00:10:07,700 I've got to find one good person who did one good thing or die trying. 183 00:10:08,500 --> 00:10:09,560 Have a nice day. 184 00:10:10,780 --> 00:10:12,880 Oh, God, somebody shoot me. 185 00:10:15,260 --> 00:10:19,320 Thank you so much for coming down to talk about your story, Mr. Gunthauser. 186 00:10:19,320 --> 00:10:22,640 work with troubled adolescents is inspiring. We could use more teachers 187 00:10:22,640 --> 00:10:23,640 you. I agree. 188 00:10:23,820 --> 00:10:25,520 That's just what I told them when they suspended me. 189 00:10:26,120 --> 00:10:27,120 Excuse me? 190 00:10:27,370 --> 00:10:29,270 The charges were completely bogus. 191 00:10:29,530 --> 00:10:33,370 That girl told me she was 18. Besides, I never even touched her. 192 00:10:34,310 --> 00:10:35,550 Well, I did, but just a little. 193 00:10:36,690 --> 00:10:38,910 So, uh, how soon do you think we can get on the air? 194 00:10:41,200 --> 00:10:45,460 Tell me, Mrs. Beale, what made you use your pension money to start a bird 195 00:10:45,460 --> 00:10:50,280 sanctuary? Well, Miss Brown, birds are a vital and beautiful part of our 196 00:10:50,280 --> 00:10:51,400 ecological system. 197 00:10:52,220 --> 00:10:55,240 And there are so many things we can learn from them. 198 00:10:55,440 --> 00:11:00,520 For instance, yesterday, little Petey told me to warn all earthlings to 199 00:11:00,520 --> 00:11:02,900 for an attack of the intergalactic stockman. 200 00:11:04,380 --> 00:11:05,860 Didn't you? Isn't that right, Petey? 201 00:11:06,500 --> 00:11:07,940 Oh, I think he likes you. 202 00:11:12,840 --> 00:11:15,900 It's not that I don't love the lepers, Miss Brown. 203 00:11:16,120 --> 00:11:18,340 It's just that I see them every day. 204 00:11:18,660 --> 00:11:22,700 What I really want to talk about are my hopes for a singing career. 205 00:11:23,100 --> 00:11:25,840 I will be able to sing on the show, won't I? 206 00:11:26,300 --> 00:11:28,020 Hey, bitch, spend it. 207 00:11:30,200 --> 00:11:33,280 Spend a little time with me. 208 00:11:37,200 --> 00:11:41,620 I can sing other things. I play the guitar, you know. I would have started 209 00:11:41,620 --> 00:11:44,470 Climb Every Mountain. but it seemed like an obvious choice. 210 00:11:46,050 --> 00:11:50,010 In the 211 00:11:50,010 --> 00:11:56,970 1984 presidential election, 212 00:11:57,230 --> 00:12:00,250 Walter Mondale lost every state but his native Minnesota. 213 00:12:00,510 --> 00:12:04,650 It was, without a doubt, the most devastating public humiliation I've ever 214 00:12:04,650 --> 00:12:06,190 witnessed. Until this moment. 215 00:12:08,410 --> 00:12:09,970 Okay, I admit it. 216 00:12:10,490 --> 00:12:13,110 I tried to look for a heartwarming story, and I was wrong. 217 00:12:13,390 --> 00:12:15,670 Maybe you guys want to put on party hats and celebrate. 218 00:12:16,290 --> 00:12:17,630 Personally, I'm not in the mood. 219 00:12:20,390 --> 00:12:21,530 Excuse me, Miss Brown. 220 00:12:22,030 --> 00:12:25,810 I'm Richard Cooper. I'm sorry I'm late. But one of the homeless families we feed 221 00:12:25,810 --> 00:12:28,510 was finally able to scrape enough money together to get an apartment, and my 222 00:12:28,510 --> 00:12:29,830 wife and I were helping them move in. 223 00:12:30,350 --> 00:12:32,270 Yeah, right. What do I look like, a moron? 224 00:12:33,960 --> 00:12:37,400 Helping a homeless family. Oh, wait, let me just wipe away the tears. 225 00:12:37,640 --> 00:12:40,780 You probably own the rat -infested slum they're moving into. 226 00:12:41,200 --> 00:12:43,120 Is she always like this when people are late? 227 00:12:43,460 --> 00:12:44,299 What's this? 228 00:12:44,300 --> 00:12:47,840 A collection of thank -you letters from people you've helped, I suppose. Check 229 00:12:47,840 --> 00:12:48,819 it out, guys. 230 00:12:48,820 --> 00:12:52,540 It's the oldest trick in the book. He pays some guy a couple of bucks to sign 231 00:12:52,540 --> 00:12:53,620 letter he didn't even write. 232 00:12:54,200 --> 00:12:58,140 You know, people like you really turn my stomach. 233 00:12:58,460 --> 00:13:00,480 Merv. There's a letter here from Barbara Bush. 234 00:13:00,740 --> 00:13:05,280 Yeah, and one from Jack Kemp and Jesse Jackson. Let me see that. 235 00:13:06,220 --> 00:13:09,400 What a sweet photo of you and that elderly woman. She looks familiar. 236 00:13:09,740 --> 00:13:10,740 There's an inscription. 237 00:13:11,060 --> 00:13:15,580 Dear Richard, and people say I'm a saint. God bless you, Mother Teresa. 238 00:13:17,900 --> 00:13:22,380 Miss Brown, obviously I've offended you in some way, so I think I'll just take 239 00:13:22,380 --> 00:13:23,380 my book and leave. 240 00:13:24,340 --> 00:13:25,340 Oh, whoa! 241 00:13:25,480 --> 00:13:29,040 Wait, Richard, we were just testing you. That's what journalists do. And you 242 00:13:29,040 --> 00:13:30,540 passed, didn't he, guys? 243 00:13:32,100 --> 00:13:37,820 Look, I came here because some publicity might make fundraising easier, but it's 244 00:13:37,820 --> 00:13:39,640 not worth it if I have to spend any more time with her. 245 00:13:40,000 --> 00:13:44,640 But, Richard, it's over, finished. A little summer shower that's left 246 00:13:44,640 --> 00:13:46,240 clean and nice. Sit. 247 00:13:46,819 --> 00:13:49,600 Relax, Murphy, get the man a cup of coffee. A cup of coffee, yes, coming 248 00:13:49,600 --> 00:13:51,880 down. See how much he cares about you? She's even going to get you a donut. 249 00:13:52,120 --> 00:13:53,500 A donut, yes, nice and fresh. 250 00:13:53,720 --> 00:13:57,140 And afterwards, I can take you to see my office. I have a photo of me with 251 00:13:57,140 --> 00:14:00,960 Edward R. Murrow. You can have it if you like. Have you ever driven a 66 252 00:14:00,960 --> 00:14:03,640 Corvette, Rick? You know, after we wrap this thing up, you take it for a little 253 00:14:03,640 --> 00:14:07,080 spin, huh? You see, now you're meeting the real us, a group of loving, 254 00:14:07,140 --> 00:14:08,540 sensitive, and caring people. 255 00:14:09,020 --> 00:14:10,180 Would you come on to our show? 256 00:14:10,600 --> 00:14:11,600 I don't know. 257 00:14:12,010 --> 00:14:13,010 Has she ever hit a guest? 258 00:14:14,110 --> 00:14:20,770 I really apologize. 259 00:14:21,550 --> 00:14:25,350 It's just that we've all been through a lot in the last 24 hours looking for 260 00:14:25,350 --> 00:14:26,430 somebody just like you. 261 00:14:27,110 --> 00:14:30,770 It would mean so much to us if you'd come on the show and give our audience 262 00:14:30,770 --> 00:14:32,950 hope at a time when they so desperately need it. 263 00:14:33,270 --> 00:14:34,930 Will you do it, please? 264 00:14:36,370 --> 00:14:39,450 Well, all right. 265 00:14:41,630 --> 00:14:46,350 Thank you, Frank, for that bleak but powerful look at the ravages of clinical 266 00:14:46,350 --> 00:14:47,350 depression. 267 00:14:48,530 --> 00:14:53,430 When we return, a desperately needed change of pace as Murphy Brown brings us 268 00:14:53,430 --> 00:14:57,690 the heartwarming and uplifting story of community activist Richard Cooper. 269 00:14:58,830 --> 00:15:00,790 And we're into commercial. 270 00:15:01,690 --> 00:15:03,250 God, it's horrible. 271 00:15:06,030 --> 00:15:10,090 depression is an important story. Oh, no, it's not just that, Miles. I just, I 272 00:15:10,090 --> 00:15:12,650 can't shake this feeling of impending doom. 273 00:15:13,670 --> 00:15:17,050 Maybe because it's one minute to air and Murphy's interview isn't here yet. 274 00:15:17,470 --> 00:15:20,270 What do you mean he's not here? Where is he? I have no idea. 275 00:15:20,890 --> 00:15:22,590 Have you ever seen me like this before? 276 00:15:24,390 --> 00:15:25,229 What's wrong? 277 00:15:25,230 --> 00:15:28,550 What's going on? Richard Cooper isn't here. John is not where he is. What? 278 00:15:29,030 --> 00:15:32,090 Jim just told the entire country I was bringing them a happy story. 279 00:15:32,350 --> 00:15:35,030 Now what am I supposed to say? Sorry, America, just kidding. 280 00:15:36,200 --> 00:15:37,200 your window. 281 00:15:39,040 --> 00:15:40,040 Richard, 282 00:15:43,680 --> 00:15:46,760 you have no idea how glad we are you're here. This week has been such an 283 00:15:46,760 --> 00:15:49,040 emotional rollercoaster and they would have looked like you were gone, but that 284 00:15:49,040 --> 00:15:50,700 doesn't matter. I just want you to relax. 285 00:15:50,920 --> 00:15:53,500 All right, let's just settle in people. Here we go. 286 00:15:54,020 --> 00:15:58,360 Going live in five, four, three, two. 287 00:16:00,060 --> 00:16:00,919 Welcome back. 288 00:16:00,920 --> 00:16:05,450 All too often we at FYI. find ourselves concentrating on the darker aspects of 289 00:16:05,450 --> 00:16:09,890 life. But tonight, Murphy Brown reminds us of the brighter side as she brings us 290 00:16:09,890 --> 00:16:12,450 a story of love, compassion, and selflessness. 291 00:16:12,710 --> 00:16:13,709 Murphy. 292 00:16:13,710 --> 00:16:17,950 Thank you, Jim. For the last six years, Richard Cooper and his wife Cindy have 293 00:16:17,950 --> 00:16:21,410 devoted themselves to feeding the homeless and helping them regain a sense 294 00:16:21,410 --> 00:16:22,309 self -worth. 295 00:16:22,310 --> 00:16:26,410 It's an enormous job and one you and Cindy should be very proud of. Oh, yeah. 296 00:16:26,530 --> 00:16:28,410 I'm just busting my buttons. 297 00:16:33,100 --> 00:16:36,900 Tell me, Richard, how did you and Cindy decide to devote so much of your time to 298 00:16:36,900 --> 00:16:37,679 helping others? 299 00:16:37,680 --> 00:16:43,900 Well, Cindy and I, my wife of ten years, had the same goal, to make the world a 300 00:16:43,900 --> 00:16:47,260 better place. Little did I know what a smug the woman was. 301 00:16:47,960 --> 00:16:50,880 A lying, conniving little tramp. 302 00:16:52,940 --> 00:16:57,820 Well, maybe we won't talk about Cindy anymore. Maybe we'll just talk about the 303 00:16:57,820 --> 00:17:00,680 good things that you've done feeding people who have no need. She left me. 304 00:17:01,070 --> 00:17:03,810 She left me two hours ago. She ran off with a cook from the shelter. 305 00:17:05,010 --> 00:17:08,910 Well, gee, that's a hell of a break. But there's no point in dwelling on the 306 00:17:08,910 --> 00:17:12,250 past, right? So let's go back to the happy part of your story. 307 00:17:12,589 --> 00:17:16,089 You've been very successful raising funds for your shelter. How have you 308 00:17:16,089 --> 00:17:21,630 accomplished that? Well, my wife Cindy had a real gift for sweet -talking 309 00:17:21,630 --> 00:17:25,089 people. She used to meet with these businessmen and come back with huge 310 00:17:25,089 --> 00:17:27,790 donations. I could never figure out how she did it. 311 00:17:28,069 --> 00:17:29,070 Now I know. 312 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:37,640 We've taken up enough of your valuable time. I'm sure you want to get back to 313 00:17:37,640 --> 00:17:39,080 the wonderful work you do. 314 00:17:39,300 --> 00:17:41,280 People are scum. You know that? 315 00:17:41,780 --> 00:17:44,280 Scum! I mean, what is the point of living? 316 00:17:44,660 --> 00:17:47,880 That is what I would like to know. You try to help people, you get kicked in 317 00:17:47,880 --> 00:17:53,140 teeth. I hope the plane crashes, you bitch! 318 00:17:56,140 --> 00:17:57,140 Jim. 319 00:17:57,240 --> 00:17:58,240 Jim, take it. 320 00:17:58,760 --> 00:17:59,840 Jim, please. 321 00:18:10,290 --> 00:18:11,830 Fascinating. And informative. 322 00:18:12,430 --> 00:18:13,790 Oh, the hell with it. Good night. 323 00:18:17,030 --> 00:18:18,030 I'm out. 324 00:18:19,790 --> 00:18:22,510 I'm going to Phil's. I may not come back. 325 00:18:22,810 --> 00:18:27,350 Did you hear me? I cursed on the air. In 25 years, I've never done that. Maybe I 326 00:18:27,350 --> 00:18:28,350 should just quit. 327 00:18:28,470 --> 00:18:29,690 Oh, come on, everyone. 328 00:18:30,830 --> 00:18:32,350 Let's not get down on ourselves. 329 00:18:32,770 --> 00:18:36,570 We try to say something positive, and I think we should feel good about that. 330 00:18:37,080 --> 00:18:40,600 Excuse me, everyone. I want to apologize for blowing up like that. 331 00:18:40,820 --> 00:18:42,380 Oh, it's a little late in the day for that, you know. 332 00:18:43,400 --> 00:18:45,480 All we wanted was one nice story, but no! 333 00:18:45,800 --> 00:18:47,660 You had to come here with your petty little... Corky! 334 00:18:47,900 --> 00:18:48,900 Corky! 335 00:18:53,640 --> 00:18:58,260 Okay, Richard. I mean, after what just happened, we can understand how you 336 00:18:58,260 --> 00:19:00,620 reacted. It's just so unlike me. 337 00:19:01,620 --> 00:19:03,700 Well, I guess I'd better get down to the shelter. 338 00:19:04,280 --> 00:19:06,580 We're going to have to do some fast improvising if we want to make it 339 00:19:06,580 --> 00:19:07,459 breakfast tomorrow. 340 00:19:07,460 --> 00:19:08,460 You're going back? 341 00:19:09,340 --> 00:19:10,760 After everything that's just happened? 342 00:19:10,960 --> 00:19:11,739 Oh, I have to. 343 00:19:11,740 --> 00:19:13,300 There are a lot of people depending on me. 344 00:19:14,620 --> 00:19:18,360 Well, so long, and I'm sorry I let you all down. 345 00:19:20,720 --> 00:19:21,720 Wow. 346 00:19:22,600 --> 00:19:24,220 Did you hear that? The guy's going back. 347 00:19:24,460 --> 00:19:25,460 Incredible. 348 00:19:26,540 --> 00:19:30,500 I say we take our cameras down to his shelter and get the story we've been 349 00:19:30,500 --> 00:19:31,279 looking for. 350 00:19:31,280 --> 00:19:32,840 I think that's a wonderful idea. 351 00:19:37,830 --> 00:19:40,470 Why don't we go to Phil's and put this whole crazy week behind us? 352 00:19:40,670 --> 00:19:42,550 I think Miles should treat. 353 00:19:42,770 --> 00:19:44,230 Good thinking. Thank you, Miles. 354 00:19:44,490 --> 00:19:45,490 My pleasure. 355 00:19:50,870 --> 00:19:51,870 Hey, Murph. 356 00:19:51,890 --> 00:19:52,890 Son? 357 00:19:53,910 --> 00:19:54,910 Murphy? 358 00:19:56,510 --> 00:19:57,510 Don't do this. 359 00:19:58,450 --> 00:20:01,530 You're the one we always depend on, the one who never caves. 360 00:20:02,430 --> 00:20:03,430 Don't do this. 361 00:20:03,610 --> 00:20:04,610 I can't help it. 362 00:20:11,340 --> 00:20:13,480 because the driver didn't want to make it on schedule. Stop! 363 00:20:14,200 --> 00:20:17,280 They won't take him to the hospital because he doesn't have exact change. 364 00:20:17,600 --> 00:20:18,700 I can't take anymore. 365 00:20:19,080 --> 00:20:22,820 I'm on very thin ice here, and if one more bad thing happens, I'm going to 366 00:20:22,820 --> 00:20:23,819 right through. 367 00:20:23,820 --> 00:20:27,660 Excuse me, Murphy, and Officer McCallan's outside. He wanted you to 368 00:20:27,660 --> 00:20:28,660 found your car. 369 00:20:29,140 --> 00:20:30,140 They did? 370 00:20:30,500 --> 00:20:31,500 It's in here. 371 00:20:55,150 --> 00:20:58,010 through this slugger. We can work together. I'm going to get this guy. 372 00:20:58,250 --> 00:21:00,970 I'm going to find him. Murphy, you can't find him. It's impossible. 373 00:21:01,570 --> 00:21:02,570 No, it isn't. 374 00:21:02,630 --> 00:21:07,550 I'm going to find him, and I'm going to attach this gear knob to him, and then 375 00:21:07,550 --> 00:21:09,970 I'm going to shift him until he begs for mercy. 376 00:21:10,470 --> 00:21:13,230 Oh, jeez. He's all right. Can we just go to Phil? 377 00:21:13,770 --> 00:21:16,490 Then I'm going to finish my savings and loans story. 378 00:21:16,910 --> 00:21:20,450 You know, if it weren't for people like us to keep the world honest, I don't 379 00:21:20,450 --> 00:21:23,730 know what we'd do. You know how they say there's a fistful of peanuts in every 380 00:21:23,730 --> 00:21:24,730 Snickers bar? 381 00:21:25,070 --> 00:21:30,250 Whose fist are they talking about? A child's fist or a grown -up fist? I'm 382 00:21:30,250 --> 00:21:31,250 to check on that.