The Queen of Soul is the ninth episode of the fourth season of Murphy Brown which was aired from CBS on November 11, 1991.
Summary[]
Murphy lands an interview with her idol, the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. When Aretha's train is delayed and she can't get to the studio on time for the live broadcast, the FYI gang is left stretching their way out of the one hour long program to fill in the dead air time.
Cast[]
Main[]
- Candice Bergen as Murphy Brown
- Faith Ford as Corky Sherwood
- Grant Shaud as Miles Silverberg
- Joe Regalbuto as Frank Fontana
- Charles Kimbrough as Jim Dial
- Robert Pastorelli as Eldin Bernecky
- Pat Corley as Phil
Guest[]
- Aretha Franklin as Herself
- John Hostetter as John
- Ritch Brinkley as Carl Wishnitski
Trivia[]
The cast and crew had to fly out to New York City, since Aretha Franklin doesn't fly.