MURPHY’S BOY: A running gag on the...

MURPHY’S BOY: A running gag on the “Murphy Brown” show is that baby Avery will only calm to the sounds of Barry Manilow, which steams Murphy--a Motown fan. Manilow, in Anaheim on Monday to hype his June 19 grand opening performance at the Anaheim Arena, was the guest on the TV show’s season finale Monday. “It was great fun,” he says. “I thought maybe they’d insult me, but they were all very nice.” And his thoughts after touring the new arena? “I’ve played a lot of houses, but none more beautiful than this.”