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Murphy Brown‘s Pregnancy Caused A Lot Of Backlash

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Murphy Brown was a show about a single woman in her 40s getting a career back, so it was already miles ahead of its time. To keep breaking barriers, they had Candice Bergen’s character become pregnant and raise the child on her own. It caused a lot of controversy and people called for the show to be canceled.

Keep reading to see how the writers of a sitcom gave a subtle nod to their lead actress’ pregnancy.