This 30 year old scene from “Murphy Brown” should be in the TV Hall of Fame.
Wallace Shawn played Stuart Best, who was named for the two musicians essentially fired from the Beatles. Stu Sutcliffe and Pete Best were early players with John, Paul, and George but left before the group became insanely famous.
On “Murphy Brown,” Stuart had already been seen as a member of the FYI gang who was axed right after the faux “60 Minutes” like show began. Now he’s guilted Murphy into letting him be a guest in his new role as a bought and paid for congressman.
The people who got Stuart elected all have agendas, and they are hideous. But they’re the same as all the GOP congress people now. Just the talk of immigration — from three decades ago — shows that nothing has changed. The dialogue is so sharp, and explains everything you need to know about the Republicans and politics.
