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* [[Crowning Moment of Awesome]]: The entire Murphy vs. [[Dan Quayle]] saga really has to be seen to be believed.

** Irony: Ten years after the controversy, Candace Bergen admitted that Dan Quayle had a point. http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,319786,00.html

** Unfortunately, the show does not deserve the label, as younger tropers who get a chance to see the show will likely appreciate most of its humor regardless of how dated it may seem, and several issues discussed, from journalistic integrity to slimy politicians are just as relevant today. Consider the episode where FYI visits Murphy's alma mater, and Murphy is shocked that her generation's advances in women's rights are seemingly meaningless to a new generation of [[Straw Feminist|Straw Feminists]] and would-be housewives, debating points that are still being argued over today.

* [[Jerk Sue]]: Narrowly averted. The way Murphy sticks it to [[The Powers That Be]] is played sympathetically, [[Jerkass|the way she treats her friends decidedly is not.]]