The political heir promoted his magazine, “George,” in the 1995 appearance.

Candice Bergen recalls women ‘clogging the doorways’ to see JFK Jr. while filming his guest spot on Murphy Brown

The political heir promoted his magazine, "George," in the 1995 appearance.

By Raechal Shewfelt

Raechal Shewfelt

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Candice Bergen and John F. Kennedy Jr. on 'Murphy Brown' in 1995. Credit:

- Candice Bergen recalls John F. Kennedy Jr.'s guest appearance on her '90s series *Murphy Brown*.

- Bergen recalled the moment in an interview with her daughter, Chloe Malle, the head of editorial content for American *Vogue*.

- The son of President John F. Kennedy died in a plane crash just over three years after his episode of the show aired.

Candice Bergen remembers that* a lot *of people were interested in seeing John F. Kennedy Jr. when he made a guest appearance on *Murphy Brown* in 1995.

"That sound stage, when he did the *Murphy Brown*, he did it to promote *George*, which was his magazine, that was then had the first issue coming out," Bergen said in a new video for *Vogue*, where her daughter, Chloe Malle, is the head of editorial content for the U.S. edition. "You couldn't get in the stage, because the women from all over the Warner Brothers lot were clogging the doorways."

She added that there was plenty of panting, but he really did live up to the hype.

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"He was so charming and so modest and so handsome," Bergen said. "God, he was handsome."

Kennedy played one of the never-ending stream of assistants to Bergen's character, journalist Murphy Brown.

The son of President John F. Kennedy wasn't in the habit of appearing in TV comedies — Bergen's CBS sitcom marked his only one of those — but he made an exception in this instance. He was a fan of the popular, Emmy-winning series, and it was a chance to promote his magazine.

In the episode "Altered States," which aired Sept. 18, 1995, Kennedy showed up at the assistant's desk, and she tells him that she's sorry "the lawyer thing didn't work out." It was a nod to the media making much of Kennedy failing the bar exam twice before passing.

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The political heir presents Brown with a wedding gift, even though her engagement has been called off, which turns out to be a copy of *George*, which features her on the cover. She also receives a one-year subscription.

The magazine debuted the same month.

John F. Kennedy Jr. in 1995.

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Kennedy was mentioned on at least one other popular sitcom, *Seinfeld*, but he never appeared on it. Instead, Julia Louis-Dreyfus' Elaine crushed on him when she ran into him at the gym during the 1992 episode "The Contest."

Kennedy died July 16, 1999, after a small plane that he was piloting crashed near Martha's Vineyard, Mass., while on his way to a family wedding. His wife, Carolyn Bessette, and her sister, Lauren Bessette, were also killed.

Watch Bergen's full interview above.

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