Report to Murphy

Report to Murphy
Genre	Situation comedy
Created by	Patricia Jones Donald Reiker
Starring	Michael Keaton Donnelly Rhodes Olivia Cole
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producer(s)	Roger Gimbel Harry Colomby Jeff Bricmont
Producer(s)	Terry Hughes
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	Jenro Company Jones-Reiker Ink Group K/C Productions Roger Gimbel Productions EMI Television
Release
Original network	CBS
Original release	April 5 – May 31, 1982

Report to Murphy is an American situation comedy television series starring Michael Keaton that premiered on CBS on April 5, 1982.^[1]

Synopsis

The series is about the everyday problems and frustrations of a parole officer, as he deals with the released prisoners that come and go. The theme music was composed by JAM Creative Productions in Dallas, Texas who are best known for creating jingle imaging for TV and radio stations.

Cast

• Michael Keaton as Murphy
• Donnelly Rhodes as Charlie
• Olivia Cole as Blanche

Episodes

Six episodes are registered with the United States Copyright Office.

Nº	Title	Directed by:	Written by:	Air date	PC
1	"Pilot"	Asaad Kelada	Patricia Jones, Donald Reiker	April 5, 1982	100
One of the parolees (Dan Hedaya) steals a stereo tape deck from Murphy's house, then calls Murphy for instructions on how to use it.
2	"The Girl Most Likely"	*	Joanne Pagliaro	April 12, 1982	102
The beautiful campus queen (Simone Griffeth) whom Murphy worshipped from afar in high school shows up as one of his parolees and delivers what looks like the kayo punch to his career.
3	"Charlie Goes Awry"	*	Dennis Klein	April 19, 1982	107
Charlie suddenly goes wacky after his customary rough, tough tactics drive a parolee to near suicide.
4	"High Noon"	*	Patricia Jones, Donald Reiker	April 26, 1982	101
Murphy's toughness turns to panic when he gets a note from Louie (Aldo Ray) bearing a death threat.
5	"Baker vs. Murphy"	*	Rick Orloff	May 17, 1982	103
Murphy's sweetheart, an assistant D.A., breaks the news that she'll be prosecuting one of Murphy's favorite parolees.
6	"Papillion"	Terry Hughes	Mitch Markowitz	May 31, 1982	105
Conscience-stricken over his "good life," Murphy volunteers to go to prison for a taste of life in stir.

* Unknown

References

1. O'Connor, John J. (April 5, 1982). "TV: Two New CBS Situation Comdies and Inside Nicaragua". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 December 2009.

External links

• Report to Murphy at the Internet Movie Database
• Report to Murphy at TV.com