Report to Murphy

Report to Murphy is an American television sitcom starring Michael Keaton that aired on CBS from April 5 to May 31, 1982.^[1]

Report to Murphy
Genre	Sitcom
Created by	Patricia Jones Donald Reiker
Starring	Michael Keaton Donnelly Rhodes Olivia Cole
Composer	JAM Creative Productions
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6
Production
Executive producers	Roger Gimbel Harry Colomby Jeff Bricmont
Producer	Terry Hughes
Running time	30 minutes
Production companies	Jenro Company Jones-Reiker Ink Group K/C Productions Roger Gimbel Productions EMI Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	April 5 (1982-04-05) – May 31, 1982 (1982-05-31)

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
• Margot Rose as Baker
• Olivia Cole as Blanche
• Donna Ponterotto as Lucy

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 (1982-04-05)	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"	Terry Hughes	Joanne Pagliaro	April 12, 1982 (1982-04-12)	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"	John Bowab	Dennis Klein	April 19, 1982 (1982-04-19)	107
Charlie suddenly goes wacky after his customary rough, tough tactics drive a parolee to near suicide.
4	"High Noon"	Terry Hughes	Patricia Jones & Donald Reiker	April 26, 1982 (1982-04-26)	101
Murphy's toughness turns to panic when he gets a note from Louie (Aldo Ray) bearing a death threat.
5	"Baker vs. Murphy"	Unknown	Rick Orloff	May 17, 1982 (1982-05-17)	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 (1982-05-31)	105
Conscience-stricken over his "good life," Murphy volunteers to go to prison for a taste of life in stir.