Encore Channel celebrates Mother’s Day with Murphy Brown marathon

Missing the comedies of the 1980s, back when big hair was in, and plots were filled with memorable dialog? Yeah, me too. Encore Classic cable channel is hosting a special event set for Mother's Day afternoon, May 11, 2014. Beginning at 4 p.m., watch a reunion of the cast of "Murphy Brown" and hear why they selected specific episodes as their favorites to share with fans. It will be great to see the ol' "FYI" gang back together again. Read the full story here.

 The entire "Murphy Brown" gang, minus Robert Pastorelli, who played Eldin Bernaky, the permanent, semi-permanent house painter.

Joe Regalbuto played Frank Fontana, Investigative Reporter.

 Grant Shaud, series creator Diane English, and Candice Bergen who brought "Murphy Brown" to life.

Grant Shaud played Miles Silverlberg, the very, very young producer of "FYI" who had the daunting task of keeping a tight rein on Murphy, more or less.

                                           Photos by Theo Wargo, Getty images, used with permission.