What is "murphy's law"

1958, used of various pessimistic aphorisms. If there ever was a real Murphy his identity is lost to history. Said to be military originally, and probably pre-dates the earliest printed example (the 1958 citation calls it "an old military maxim").

Murphy's law is an adage or epigram that is typically stated as: Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong.

Murphy's Law is a BBC television drama, produced by Tiger Aspect Productions for BBC Northern Ireland, starring James Nesbitt as an undercover police officer, Tommy Murphy. There were five series of the drama, shown on BBC One. The first two were composed of individual stories. Series three, four and five were each single stories composed over multiple episodes. Colin Bateman adapted the pilot for a novel.

A sixth series has not been commissioned. In a 2008 interview, Nesbitt attributed this to the fifth series' ratings being damaged after it was scheduled opposite ITV's popular drama Doc Martin.

All 23 episodes have since been released on DVD. All episodes from series two onwards were released as edited 50-minute masters instead of the 60-minute versions that were broadcast. The first, second and third series were all released on August 28, 2006. The fourth and fifth series were released in a joint box-set on October 15, 2007.

Murphy's Law is an American hardcore punk band from New York City, New York, United States, formed in 1982. While vocalist Jimmy Gestapo remains the only founding member of the band, in the past the line-up has consisted of former members of bands such as Skinnerbox, Danzig, The Bouncing Souls, Mucky Pup, Dog Eat Dog, Hanoi Rocks, Agnostic Front, and D Generation.

Over the course of their career, Murphy's Law have released five full-length albums, of which the last was released in 2001. Countless singles and covers have been recorded throughout the band's career which are listed on their website. Murphy's Law have been touring Japan, Europe and the United States for years despite lack of record label support.

Murphy's Law is the debut album by St. Louis rapper Murphy Lee. On October 11, 2003 the album peaked at number 8 on the Billboard 200 music chart. It was released on September 23, 2003 and was certified gold on November 17, 2003. It featured the single from the Bad Boys II Soundtrack "Shake Your Tailfeather" (with Nelly and P. Diddy). Its first official single was "Wat Da Hook Gon Be", which peaked at #17 in the U.S. pop charts, followed by "Luv Me Baby" and " Hold Up".

Murphy's law is a popular adage regarding misfortune.

Murphy's Law may also refer to:

• Murphy's Law (U.K. TV series), a British television drama
  • Murphy's Law (novel), Colin Bateman novel concerning the same character
• Murphy's Law (U.S. TV series), an American television sitcom
• Murphy's Law (film), a 1986 action thriller featuring Charles Bronson
• Murphy's Law (Murphy Lee album), 2003
  • Murphy's Law (band), a punk band from New York
• Murphy's Law (Murphy's Law album), their 1986 album
• "Murphy's Law" (song), a 1982 crossover dance/soul single by Cheri
• "Murphy's Law", a song by Priestess from the album Prior to the Fire
• "Murphy's Law", an episode of The 100 (TV series)
• Milo Murphy's Law, an upcoming 2016/2017 Disney XD series

Murphy's Law is the second album from American rock band, Murphy's Law.

It was released in 1986 on Profile Records which was attempting to broaden its horizons from the rap genre it was generally known for at that time.

It follows the band's debut, Bong Blast in 1983, and was re-issued by Another Planet records in 1994 with Back With A Bong on the same disc.

"Murphy's Law," was the name of a number 1 Billboard Hot Dance Club Play Chart single by the Canadian/ American female dance Chéri. It reached the top spot in May 1982 and stayed there for three weeks. The single also reached number 5 on the soul chart and entered the Billboard Hot 100 chart, where it peaked at number 39.

Murphy's Law is an American television series that starred George Segal and Maggie Han, loosely based on the Trace novels by Warren Murphy. The opening theme song was an edited version of "Murphy's Law," a song featured on the album "High Crime" by Al Jarreau. The series premiered November 2, 1988 on ABC. On March 9, 1989, ABC announced that it had canceled the series and that the final episode would air on March 18, 1989.

Murphy's Law is the first novel of the Martin Murphy series by Northern Irish author Colin Bateman, published on 13 October 2011 through Headline Publishing Group. The novel is adapted from the television series of the same name, created by Bateman and starring James Nesbitt.

Murphy's Law is a 1986 thriller film directed by J. Lee Thompson from a screenplay by Gail Morgan Hickman. It was released by Cannon Films to the United States on April 18, 1986. The film stars Charles Bronson and Kathleen Wilhoite in lead roles with a supporting cast that includes Carrie Snodgress, Robert F. Lyons, and Richard Romanus.

The movie marks the sixth collaboration between Bronson and director J. Lee Thompson (following 1976's St. Ives, 1977's The White Buffalo, 1980's Caboblanco, 1983's 10 to Midnight, and 1984's The Evil That Men Do).