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Murphy Brown Season 6 Episode 21 Anything But Cured
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00:00that captain kirk had been killed
00:02and suddenly, suddenly I was in command
00:07so I told mr. Sulu to kick it into warp speed
00:12but he wouldn't do it, he wouldn't take my order
00:15so I had him relieved of all of his duties and thrown in the brig
00:19so what does this dream suggest to you?
00:24well, obviously, I'm in control of my life now
00:30I will not put up with a negative response to crisis situations
00:33this is very good
00:35you've done an excellent job in therapy
00:37and this is a perfect note on which to say goodbye
00:39goodbye?
00:42this is your last session, remember?
00:44it's the 21st, we've talked about this
00:46oh, no, no, no, no, no, no
00:48you said the 21st of next month
00:50I remember that distinctly because I even wrote it down
00:54okay
00:56I understand this is a very big step for you
01:01you've been coming to see me for 7 years now
01:03you've been in therapy for a total of 18
01:09but this is something you're ready for
01:15uh-huh
01:15uh-huh
01:16but, you know, maybe we should look at that dream again
01:22maybe it's not so good
01:24I-I mean, maybe I'm not comfortable on the planet Earth
01:29listen to me
01:33if you don't take this step
01:35this rite of passage, as it were
01:37you will never grow emotionally
01:39but you have got to do it alone
01:42okay, then
01:44alone
01:45scary, yes
01:49challenging, sure
01:53but not
01:54not insurmountable
01:56well, I, uh
01:58I can do this
02:00I'm okay
02:02yes, you are
02:04and you're going to discover some very important things about yourself
02:07right
02:08and some of those things might be
02:11no, I said you'll discover them
02:16I'll discover them
02:17but they begin with a letter
02:19good luck, Frank
02:23thanks
02:26well
02:27this is it
02:29my last session
02:32oh, uh
02:34listen
02:35since this is it
02:36do you think
02:37maybe
02:38just this once
02:39you could
02:40you know
02:42okay
02:44this one
02:45actually
02:53I was wondering
02:54if you could validate my partner
02:55good morning, Ms. Brown
03:10I'm here
03:11before we get into any big formal introductions
03:14let me just tell you
03:15this job will probably last an hour
03:17so let's just keep it brief
03:18okay
03:18Carol, how's that?
03:20fine, Carol
03:21shoot how you look familiar
03:24have I fired you before?
03:30no, never set foot in the building before today
03:32Murphy
03:33care to join us for some work over here
03:35or should we just cancel this week's show?
03:37oh yeah
03:37why don't you just go ahead and cancel it, Miles
03:39that's a really good threat
03:41oh, one and all
03:45hey, Miles
03:45sorry I'm late, buddy
03:46but I needed to spend a little quality time with myself
03:50and I'll do a little
03:51a little driving
03:53a little thinking
03:54and I am happy to say
03:57that everything is all right
03:59everything is a-okay
04:00so bad
04:02now
04:03uh, Corky
04:05your editing session has been moved to this afternoon
04:07Frank
04:08any chance we can get your story on auto repair rip-offs for this week's show instead of next?
04:12are you kidding?
04:12I can't do that
04:13it's gonna take me at least three, four days to get their confidence
04:16oh, okay then
04:17we'll just
04:17now wait
04:18you say it's okay
04:19but the implication is that I'm incapable of delivering the story by tomorrow
04:22but, but
04:23I could, you know
04:25I just need a remote crew and a wire
04:27although
04:28if I had the three days
04:29I could get into their records
04:31nope
04:31I don't need the three days
04:34that I was just stopped by an initial fear response
04:36that story is as good as done
04:37although
04:38if I had the time
04:39Frank, are you wrapping up the story by tomorrow
04:44or aren't you?
04:46yes, I am
04:47fine
04:48now
04:49because, you know
04:50a reporter
04:51with a weaker sense of personal empowerment
04:55could not pull this off
04:56oh, no, Frank
04:58you quit therapy again
05:00dear lord
05:06the last time this happened
05:08you stayed up all night
05:09ordering clothes from the J.Crew catalog
05:11because operator 49
05:12seemed to find you genuinely interesting as a person
05:15you can't keep doing this, Frank
05:18just pay the increase
05:20and get back in therapy
05:21it just so happens
05:23I didn't quit
05:24it was my therapist's idea
05:26she thinks I'm okay
05:27she thinks I'm ready
05:29and for some crazy reason
05:30I thought my friends would be happy for me
05:32just
05:32well, hey
05:39hey
05:41how about that
05:44you're done with therapy
05:47what did the exuberance in my voice
05:50should be interpreted as surprise
05:52I mean, stranger things have happened
05:54I can't think of any offhand
05:56kudos to you
05:58well, Frank
05:59let me extend my congratulations
06:00and I have all the faith in the world
06:03that that fur-lined duck-boot fiasco
06:05was an isolated incident
06:06I am sorry, Frank
06:09but
06:09who would have ever thought
06:10you would have been emotionally healthy
06:12but then again
06:15they cured that civil lady
06:16or did she die in the end?
06:19anyways
06:19she wanted any
06:20wow
06:25no more therapy sessions
06:27with all the money you're gonna save
06:28you could buy a larger place
06:30hey
06:31maybe Virginia's for sale
06:32all right
06:34look, I'm gonna get cracking
06:35if I'm gonna nail those
06:37scheming grease monkeys
06:38all right
06:39good on there
06:40uh, Merva
06:41listen
06:42I wanna know
06:43what you really think
06:44I mean
06:45you know me better than anyone
06:47and I
06:47I just wasn't sure before
06:48oh, what
06:49because of our joking around?
06:50oh, come on
06:51we always do that
06:52no, no, no
06:53no sweats
06:54we'll do fine
06:54you really think so?
06:55it's been 18 years of my life
06:57tell me
06:58I've never known you
06:59when you weren't in therapy
07:00but
07:00I'm not worried
07:01you have been hoarding
07:03your Prozac, right?
07:04no
07:08we've got any breakdowns
07:10of the subcommittee hearings
07:11on sexual harassment
07:12at the State Department
07:13and copies of all
07:14White House correspondents
07:15on the subject
07:16aren't you forgetting something?
07:18look, if you're expecting
07:19please and thank you
07:20I'm more of a
07:21shut up and give it to me
07:22kind of person
07:23no, I meant
07:26aren't you forgetting
07:27transcripts of
07:28State Department press conferences
07:29from September
07:31to the present?
07:32oh, right
07:33I guess I do need
07:35those too
07:35well, there you go
07:36hey, uh
07:44hey, Murph
07:44Murph, you got a second?
07:46I need to talk to you
07:47about something
07:48oh, sure, Frank
07:49what's up?
07:49well, do you think
07:50maybe we could just
07:51go on into your office
07:52it's kind of personal
07:53personal?
07:55it's not big personal
07:56I mean, in therapy
07:57it's the kind of thing
07:58I could breeze through
07:59in two, three hours tops
08:00hey, you know
08:03I'm kind of overloaded
08:05today, Frank
08:05and aren't you
08:06under the gun
08:07with that auto repair thing?
08:09oh, no, no
08:09I'm dropping that
08:10it's really small potatoes
08:12hello, Frank
08:14I got your message
08:15about dropping
08:16the auto repair piece
08:17would you mind
08:17telling me
08:18what happened out there?
08:19oh, nothing
08:20nothing really
08:20you know, some stories
08:21they just don't have
08:22you blew your cover
08:23no, I didn't
08:24I saw the tape, Frank
08:25you were sweating so much
08:26your mustache fell off
08:27maybe I should leave
08:31the two of you alone
08:32hey, it's nothing really
08:33I had a few problems
08:34I handled it
08:35oh, yeah
08:35you handled it
08:36want to tell Murphy
08:37what your big comeback was
08:39when the guy said
08:39you were Frank Fontana?
08:40no
08:41let me see if I can
08:43remember the exact quote
08:44oh, yeah
08:45am not
08:46brilliant
08:50it was Murphy's fault
08:53what?
08:55she said I would never
08:56survive out of therapy
08:57she tore down
08:58my confidence, Miles
08:59she said
09:01I was a spineless worm
09:03incapable of standing
09:04on my own two feet
09:05what are you saying?
09:07I just said that
09:08I wasn't used to you
09:09being out of therapy
09:10that's it
09:11same thing
09:12not used to me
09:13being out of therapy
09:14spineless worm
09:14same thing
09:15you know what, Frank?
09:18you don't belong in therapy
09:20you belong in a rubber room
09:22with some non-toxic
09:23paste and a pogo stick
09:24she is tearing me down again
09:28my therapist was right
09:30your therapist was right
09:33about what, Frank?
09:34you
09:34she was right
09:35about you
09:36and
09:37stuff
09:38what stuff?
09:40just stuff
09:41about my problems
09:42and where they come from
09:43what's that supposed to mean?
09:45that I'm the cause
09:46of all your problems?
09:47possibly
09:48she didn't say that
09:50but don't believe me
09:51go ask her yourself
09:52here
09:52I'm pushing the elevator
09:53button for you
09:54you know, Frank
09:56I think we ought
09:58to drop this
09:58we're very close
09:59to crossing a line
10:00that we're never
10:01no, no, no
10:01you don't believe me
10:02go ask her yourself
10:03oh, here's the elevator
10:04go on
10:05get in
10:05go ask
10:06little miss
10:06can't be wrong
10:07that's fine
10:08they're going to leave
10:1131st and Calgary
10:12I'm going
10:13go
10:13so
10:21she wanted Italian
10:23and
10:23I wanted Chinese
10:25and
10:26she said
10:29it was up to me
10:30so
10:30I picked Chinese
10:32and
10:33she said
10:34oh, no
10:34not that again
10:35so
10:38I changed
10:38to Italian
10:39and
10:40that's when
10:41she accused me
10:41of being cutless
10:42Mr. Woodworthy
10:45you need to realize
10:47that it's okay
10:48to get angry
10:49you, Dr. Larkin
10:51excuse me
10:52you're in session
10:53yeah, right
10:55what's she been
10:56telling you, pal
10:56you weren't breastfed
10:58so all the women
10:58in your life
10:59represent your mother
11:00and that's why
11:00you can't undress
11:01with the lights on
11:02no, but it sure
11:06explains a lot
11:07Ms. Brown
11:13this is totally
11:14unacceptable behavior
11:16now, if you have
11:17a problem
11:17and want to make
11:18an appointment
11:18oh, no
11:19no, thanks
11:20I just have
11:20one question for you
11:21you don't mind
11:22do you?
11:23I'll be out of here
11:24before you can say
11:25frontal lobotomy
11:26no, this is not okay
11:29Mr. Woodworthy
11:30this is your time
11:32Ms. Brown
11:32is impinging upon
11:33I think this would
11:35be an excellent
11:35opportunity
11:36for you to tell her
11:37how you feel
11:38about this intrusion
11:39to assert yourself
11:40oh, okay
11:42Ms. Brown
11:44I feel that
11:45hey, I said
11:46I'd just be a minute
11:47okay
11:47I can't believe you
11:54you can't just
11:54barge in on
11:55someone's session
11:56I'm sorry, man
11:58you must be furious
11:59um, yeah
12:00pretty much
12:01uh, shoot
12:05uh, time's up
12:07well, uh
12:07I'm gonna just
12:08get going
12:08if that's okay
12:09no, uh
12:10even if it's not
12:11okay
12:11I'm just gonna go
12:12what do you think?
12:14no, I don't care
12:15what you think
12:15all right
12:20what's this about?
12:21I wanna know
12:22where the hell
12:22you get off
12:23telling Frank
12:24I'm the cause
12:25of all his problems
12:26is that what
12:26you told her, Frank?
12:27no
12:28what?
12:30okay
12:30okay
12:31I may have allowed
12:32her to assume
12:33certain things
12:35Frank, why did you
12:36lie to Murphy?
12:37I don't know
12:37I'm not all that
12:41knowledgeable about
12:42therapy
12:43but maybe it's
12:44because he's a
12:45rotten, stinking liar
12:47Frank, that's
12:48real constructive
12:49that's nice
12:50my best friend
12:50behind me
12:51every step of the way
12:52you know, Frank
12:53that is your problem
12:54you always want
12:55someone behind you
12:56every step of the way
12:57should I ask her out?
12:58should I get the
12:59chicken or the fish?
13:00do you like these socks?
13:00oh, like you're
13:01perfect
13:02like, like you're
13:03some kind of
13:03pulp or head nun
13:04or something perfect
13:05an orange or something?
13:07an orange?
13:13excuse me
13:14since this is
13:16my office
13:16could I be so
13:17presumptuous
13:18as to interject?
13:19yes
13:19please go ahead
13:20see, I think
13:21I'm seeing
13:22something here
13:23Frank is going
13:24through a transition
13:25period in his life
13:26ending therapy
13:28and that's affecting
13:29the dynamic
13:30of your friendship
13:31now, because of
13:32the love and
13:33respect you feel
13:34for each other
13:34Frank, Murphy's
13:37opinion is very
13:38important to you
13:39maybe too important
13:40sometimes you let it
13:42override your own
13:43opinion of yourself
13:44and Murphy, you're
13:45afraid that as
13:46Frank's best friend
13:47you'll now also
13:48be thrown into
13:49the role of therapist
13:50and that responsibility
13:51frightens you
13:52because you're
13:53afraid of true
13:54intimacy in a
13:55friendship
13:55could be
13:58or
14:00maybe he's a
14:01rotten stinking
14:02liar
14:02you know
14:08I'm not surprised
14:10this situation
14:11came up
14:12Frank, you tend
14:13to run away
14:14from confrontations
14:15and so sometimes
14:16key issues
14:17don't get discussed
14:18and then they
14:19blow up
14:19oh please
14:21I do not run away
14:22from confrontations
14:23and I don't need
14:23to stick around
14:24and listen to this
14:25Frank
14:28Frank
14:29he's not here
14:32great
14:33half an hour
14:34to air
14:34Murphy
14:35if you killed
14:36him
14:36I guarantee
14:36there will be
14:37repercussions
14:37a fifty dollar
14:40fine and some
14:41community service
14:42I can't believe you
14:43Murphy
14:44what if that's
14:44something crazy
14:45what if he jumps
14:46off something
14:47he's not going
14:47to jump off
14:48anything
14:49how do you know
14:50because he's
14:50wearing his
14:51favorite shirt
14:51you can't even
14:52slap him on the
14:52back when he's
14:53got that on
14:54you know Murphy
14:55sometimes you
14:56show all the
14:56sensitivity of a
14:57medieval dentist
14:58all right
15:00he's getting late
15:01you guys better
15:01get into makeup
15:02I'll check the
15:03cafeteria
15:03maybe he's under
15:04one of the
15:04tables
15:04you guys go ahead
15:10I'll catch on
15:10how'd you find me
15:34there's a whole
15:36school of those
15:37little fish crackers
15:37down on the
15:38stage
15:38you really are
15:40a sloppy eater
15:41if you climbed
15:42all the way up
15:42here to start
15:43another fight
15:44no I didn't
15:45what happened
15:49to Dr. Larkin
15:50you didn't end
15:51up throwing her
15:52out a window
15:52did you
15:53bottom building
15:55window wouldn't
15:56open
15:56I could do it
16:04you know
16:05do what
16:06be a therapist
16:07yeah
16:10sure
16:11all you have to
16:13do is act like
16:13you actually care
16:14and then ask the
16:16lunatic in this
16:16case you
16:17and how does
16:18that make you
16:18feel
16:18harder than it
16:21sounds
16:21no it isn't
16:23go ahead
16:23tell me
16:24tell me how
16:26you could never
16:27please your
16:27parents
16:28I could never
16:30please my
16:30parents
16:31and how does
16:31that make you
16:32feel
16:32you really
16:36want to know
16:36yeah
16:37I really
16:38want to know
16:39okay
16:42they're your
16:47parents
16:47right
16:47the people
16:50who brought
16:51you into
16:52the world
16:52so when they
16:54don't
16:55recognize
16:56nope
16:56I can't
16:57do it
16:57I was wrong
17:03I can't
17:03do this
17:04no no
17:05you were
17:05doing okay
17:06I could see
17:06you were really
17:07trying to follow
17:08what I was saying
17:08no I wasn't
17:09it just looked
17:10like I was
17:11my mind
17:11was wondering
17:12I started
17:14thinking about
17:14what that
17:15shrink said
17:16about me
17:17and that
17:17whole fear
17:18of intimacy
17:19deal
17:19you don't
17:21think that's
17:21true to you
17:22no of course
17:23not
17:23although you
17:25know
17:25sometimes
17:27you really
17:27do
17:28wait a minute
17:29why are we
17:30talking about
17:30you were
17:30supposed to
17:31be talking
17:31about me
17:32I can't
17:33help it
17:33Frank
17:34I find
17:34myself
17:34more
17:35interesting
17:35than anyone
17:35else
17:36this is so
17:39typical of you
17:40you always
17:41bring things
17:42back
17:42it's happening
17:43again
17:43we're talking
17:44about you
17:45and I'm left
17:45hanging out
17:46over the edge
17:46with no one
17:47to listen
17:47to my problems
17:48nobody in my
17:49corner
17:50no therapy
17:51no friend
17:53just me
17:55alone
17:57gee Frank
18:01I don't know
18:01what to say
18:02oh man
18:02wait
18:02wait a minute
18:03of course
18:07that's it
18:09Dr. Larkin
18:11said I had to
18:12be alone
18:12to figure
18:13some stuff
18:13out
18:14I must have
18:15known that
18:15on sub level
18:16because I
18:17came up here
18:17to be alone
18:18instinctively
18:20I knew I had
18:20to stop running
18:21to other people
18:22for approval
18:23and you knew
18:25that too
18:26didn't you
18:27that's what
18:28you were doing
18:29when you came
18:30up here
18:30and wouldn't
18:31stop talking
18:32about yourself
18:33you wanted
18:34me to feel
18:35alone
18:37so I could
18:38figure it out
18:39no
18:42you didn't
18:46not exactly
18:47not really
18:49not at all
18:51doesn't matter
18:58it worked
18:59anyway
19:00I did
19:00figure it out
19:01so then
19:02I did
19:02help you
19:03yeah
19:04I guess
19:04you did
19:05how about that
19:07I wasn't even
19:07trying
19:08it feels
19:09pretty good
19:10you know
19:15Frank
19:16it is possible
19:19I was a little
19:20afraid of you
19:21leaning on me
19:21for help
19:22in case I
19:23wasn't
19:23you know
19:24up to the
19:25job
19:25but I do
19:27want to be
19:27there for you
19:28I just
19:29can't guarantee
19:30that I'll be
19:30as helpful
19:31when I'm trying
19:32as when I'm
19:32not trying
19:33thanks
19:35oh great
19:37now Murphy's
19:38disappeared
19:39this is a new
19:40show
19:40it's an episode
19:41of Murder
19:41She Wrote
19:42hey Frank
19:49I just
19:51realized
19:51something
19:51what I just
19:53said
19:53just then
19:54that was
19:55intimate
19:55wouldn't you
19:56say that
19:57was intimate
19:57I revealed
19:58something
19:58about myself
19:59so if I
20:00were really
20:01afraid of
20:01intimacy
20:02I wouldn't
20:02have done
20:02that
20:03that's
20:03kind of
20:03a breakthrough
20:04don't you
20:04think
20:04yeah
20:05I guess
20:06it is
20:06although
20:07it's not
20:08quite up there
20:09with my
20:09alone
20:10epiphany
20:11intimacy
20:14stuff
20:14that's
20:15much
20:15more
20:15interesting
20:15they make
20:16movies of
20:16the week
20:17out of
20:17that
20:17you know
20:18came
20:22at a
20:23reservation
20:23at
20:24DeSantos
20:24for lunch
20:25I'm as
20:26dead in
20:26this town
20:26as
20:27Millard
20:27Fillmore
20:28how many
20:29what
20:29how many
20:30what
20:30how many
20:31in your
20:31party
20:31two
20:32I'm just
20:33going to
20:33squeeze
20:34Senator
20:34Mitchell
20:34for info
20:35on the
20:35state
20:36department
20:36hearings
20:37hello
20:38yes
20:39I have
20:39reservations
20:40for two
20:41at noon
20:41and I'm
20:41afraid
20:42I'm
20:42coming
20:42down
20:42with
20:43something
20:43we won't
20:44be able
20:44to
20:44make it
20:45my name
20:47is
20:47yes
20:53that's
20:53right
20:54Roseburg
20:55oh
20:57you're
20:58quite
20:58welcome
20:59oh
20:59by the
21:00way
21:00please
21:00give
21:01my
21:01regards
21:01to
21:01Senator
21:02Mitchell
21:02you don't
21:04well he's
21:05going there
21:05for lunch
21:06should be
21:07a party
21:07at two
21:08at twelve
21:08oh hey
21:10don't worry
21:11about it
21:11I'm just
21:11happy to
21:12help
21:13hey Merrick
21:18oh hi
21:20Frank
21:20I'm having
21:24lunch alone
21:24today
21:25good for you
21:27I have a
21:31yeast infection
21:32you may want
21:50to pull back
21:51a little
21:51on this
21:52intimacy
21:52sorry
21:55it's still
21:56kind of new
21:56to me
21:57oh Carol
22:04thank god
22:05I found you
22:05what are you
22:12doing here
22:13Carol
22:13the office
22:14is a mess
22:15without you
22:16Jerry got
22:17the files
22:17mixed up
22:18and performed
22:19a root canal
22:19on a woman
22:20who came in
22:21to have her teeth
22:21cleaned
22:22Mr. Conlon
22:24thinks that
22:24the temp
22:25we hired
22:25is plotting
22:26to kill him
22:26Carol
22:28you've got
22:29to come back
22:29I am willing
22:30to beg
22:31I don't know
22:32who you are
22:32Bob
22:33Bob
22:33Bob
22:34Dr. Bob
22:37Hartley
22:38I'm a psychologist
22:39oh well
22:40Dr. Bob
22:41but Carol
22:41is perfectly
22:42happy here
22:43aren't you
22:43Carol
22:43absolutely
22:44we'll double
22:45your salary
22:46I'll get
22:46my thanks
22:47I'll double
22:50it and a half
22:51five weeks
22:52vacation
22:53your own
22:53masseuse
22:54my season
22:55tickets
22:55to the
22:56cub games
22:56oh yeah
22:57she's really
22:58going to want
22:58that
22:59why don't
22:59you just
22:59offer
23:00this is the
23:00year
23:00the cubs
23:01could go
23:02all the way
23:02all we need
23:04is one more
23:05to eat
23:05excuse me
23:08time out
23:09look it's not
23:10just the money
23:10but for the
23:11first time
23:11Bob is admitting
23:12he really needs
23:13me
23:13it's a very
23:14big breakthrough
23:15for him
23:15and I don't
23:16want to reject
23:16him
23:17go ahead
23:25laugh
23:25Mr.
23:26psychologist
23:27and maybe
23:28you'll analyze
23:28what was going
23:29through your mind
23:30when you put
23:30that tie
23:31with that
23:31jacket
23:32you're a
23:35very angry
23:36woman
23:36we ought to
23:39see someone
23:39but not me
23:42you are a
23:50delight to
23:50work for
23:51Miss
23:51Brown
23:51and I'm
23:51sure you'll
23:52have no
23:52trouble
23:52replacing
23:53me
23:53oh yeah
23:54so
23:55you said
23:57you're a
23:57psychologist
23:58you're right
23:59you know
24:00Bob
24:01if you're
24:02going to be
24:02in town
24:04for a couple
24:04of days
24:05I'd love to
24:05spring for
24:06lunch
24:06you know
24:07maybe
24:07chat about
24:08a few
24:08things
24:09say
24:10what school
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24:35began
24:35it's Nick at Night's
24:3720th anniversary
24:38celebration
24:39three nights
24:40beginning this
24:40Tuesday at 10 p.m.
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