Murphy's Law (American TV series)

Murphy's Law
Genre	Comedy-drama
Written by	Lee David Zlotoff Michael Gleason
Starring	George Segal Maggie Han Josh Mostel
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	12
Production
Running time	45 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	ABC
Original run	November 2, 1988 – March 18, 1989

Murphy's Law is an American television series starring George Segal and Maggie Han. The series premiered November 2, 1988 on ABC. On March 9, 1989, ABC announced that it had canceled the series and that the final episode would air on March 18, 1989.^[1]

Synopsis

Daedelus Patrick Murphy (George Segal) is an insurance-fraud investigator for First Fidelity Insurance with unusual methods. His roommate is fashion model Kimiko Fannuchi (Maggie Han).

Cast

• Daedalus Patrick Murphy - George Segal
• Kimiko Fannuchi - Maggie Han
• Wesley Harden - Josh Mostel
• Kathleen Danforth - Sarah Sawatsky
• Victor Beaudine - Charles Rocket
• Marissa Danforth - Kim Lankford
• Ed - Serge Houde

Notable Guest Stars

• Will Estes
• Norman Fell
• Clyde Kusatsu
• Patrick Macnee
• Reni Santoni
• Joan Severance
• John Standing
• Julia Sweeney

Episodes

Twelve episodes are registered with the United States Copyright Office.

#	Title	Original airdate	Production code
1	"The Room Above the Indian Grocery" (pilot)	November 2, 1988 (1988-11-02)	B88013
2	"Where are My Socks and Other Mysteries of Love"	December 3, 1988 (1988-12-03)	B88301
3	"If You Can't Win, Shoot for a Tie"	December 10, 1988 (1988-12-10)	B88304
4	"Do Someone a Favor and It Becomes Your Job"	December 17, 1988 (1988-12-17)	B88302
5	"Never Play Leapfrog with a Unicorn"	January 14, 1989 (1989-01-14)	B88305
6	"Never Try to Teach a Pig to Sing"	January 21, 1989 (1989-01-21)	B88303
7	"Two Wrongs are Only the Beginning"	January 28, 1989 (1989-01-28)	B88306
8	"Never Wear Earmuffs in a Bed of Rattlesnakes"	February 4, 1989 (1989-02-04)	B88307
9	"Where's There's a Will, There's a Won't"	February 11, 1989 (1989-02-11)	B88308
10	"When You're Over the Hill, You Pick Up Speed"	February 18, 1989 (1989-02-18)	B88309
11	"Experience is Something You Don't Get Until Just After You Need It"	March 11, 1989 (1989-03-11)	B88312
12	"Doing It the Hard Way is Always Easier"	March 18, 1989 (1989-03-18)	B88313

References

1. ^ "'Murphy's Law' Series Is Canceled by ABC". The New York Times. March 10, 1989. http://www.nytimes.com/1989/03/10/arts/murphy-s-law-series-is-canceled-by-abc.html?sec=&spon=. Retrieved 2009-07-03. 

External links

• Murphy's Law at TV.com
• Murphy's Law at the Internet Movie Database