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JD Vance isn’t the first GOP vice presidential candidate to remark on women’s reproductive choices. We look back at when then-Vice President Dan Quayle rebuked the TV character Murphy Brown.

Kevin Rice/AP via CNN Newsource Vice President Dan Quayle's reference to "Murphy Brown" was a casual aside in a speech about the 1992 Los Angeles riots.

JD Vance isn’t the first GOP vice presidential candidate to remark on women’s reproductive choices. We look back at when then-Vice President Dan Quayle rebuked the TV character Murphy Brown.

Quayle’s attack on single moms backfired More than 30 years later, it’s clear that the societal changes depicted in “Murphy Brown” are here to stay.

Candice Bergen as the title character on "Murphy Brown." The series drew criticism from Vice President Dan Quayle in 1992 for its unwed motherhood story line. CNN ...

Candice Bergen recalls being 'afraid to go out' amidst Murphy Brown's Dan Quayle controversy in an exclusive clip from CNN's TV On The Edge You know that old chestnut, how history doesn’t repeat ...

How did “Murphy Brown” writers respond to Dan Quayle’s attack on the lead character? Show creator and producer Diane English responded, “If the Vice President thinks it’s disgraceful for ...

Bergen, a presenter, compared Vance's "childless cat ladies" comment to Quayle's attack on Murphy Brown.

Bergen won five Emmys for her work on “Murphy Brown.” At Sunday’s ceremony, she recalled the kerfuffle with Quayle, which became front-page news, and offered a quip.