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Father Murphy

Show Info

  • Status: Ended
  • First Aired: November 3, 1981
  • Seasons: 2
  • Episodes: 35
  • Networks: NBC
  • Genres: Western, Drama
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Father Murphy(1981)

TMDB Rating: 8.0 (6 votes)

Overview

A good-hearted frontiersman poses as a priest to start an orphanage for a group of kids whose homes have been destroyed by an evil mining manager.

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Season 1 Poster

Season 1

22 episodes • 1981

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Pilot (1)Nov 3, 19810.0
2Pilot (2)Nov 3, 19810.0
3Eggs, Milk and a Dry BedNov 10, 19810.0
4Establish Thou the Work of Our HandsNov 17, 19810.0
5A Horse from HeavenNov 24, 19810.0
6By the Bear That Bit Me (1)Dec 1, 19810.0
7By the Bear That Bit Me (2)Dec 8, 19810.0
8False BlessingsDec 15, 19810.0
9The Ghost of Gold HillDec 22, 19810.0
10GraduationJan 5, 19820.0
11Will's SurpriseJan 12, 19820.0
12Eighty-Eight Keys to HappinessJan 19, 19820.0
13Knights of the White CameliaFeb 2, 19820.0
14The Parable of AmandaFeb 9, 19820.0
15The SpyFeb 16, 19820.0
16The Heir ApparentFeb 23, 19820.0
17In God's ArmsMar 2, 19820.0
18The Dream DayMar 14, 19820.0
19LaddieMar 21, 19820.0
20Matthew & ElizabethMar 28, 19820.0
21The First Miracle (1)Apr 4, 19820.0
22The First Miracle (2)Apr 11, 19820.0
Season 2 Poster

Season 2

13 episodes • 1982

#EpisodeAir DateRating
1Happiness Is.....Sep 28, 19820.0
2The Father FigureOct 5, 19820.0
3Stopover in a One-Horse TownOct 26, 19820.0
4Outrageous FortuneNov 9, 19820.0
5The Reluctant Runaway (1)Nov 16, 19820.0
6The Reluctant Runaway (2)Nov 23, 19820.0
7Buttons and BeauxNov 30, 19820.0
8John Michael Murphy - R.I.P.Dec 7, 19820.0
9The WitnessDec 14, 19820.0
10Blood RightDec 21, 19820.0
11Sweet SixteenDec 28, 19820.0
12The Rockets' Red GlareJun 1, 19830.0
13The MatchmakersSep 18, 19830.0

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