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Ill-Fated Turkey Promo - Don't Try This At Home

Sebastian, Florida to Madison, Wisconsin WKRP Cast - 1978

Nearly everyone over the ripe old age of 40 remembers the hit TV show, WKRP in Cincinnati, The beloved sitcom was about a group of misfit characters working at a Cincinnati radio station and ranged from neurotic newsman (Les Nessman), clueless salesperson (Herb Tarlek), quirky DJs (Venus Flytrap and Dr. Johnny Fever), producers and station managers (Andy Travis) to and absent-minded, incompetent owner (played by MayTag Repairman Gordon Jump) and a dumb-as-a-fox trophy personal assistant Jennifer Marlowe. Talented writers could move the mood from wacky to poignant in a heartbeat. WKRP had it all.

One memorable Thanksgiving episode centered around a special holiday promo - based on a real-life event - involving a helicopter, a radio announcer on the scene, and a bunch of live turkeys. Sometimes folks don't think things through, especially promo people. It's best explained using YouTube...

And the aftermath...

Posted by Art Blanchet - Stranger in a Warm Land on 11/20/2007 07:42 AM

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6 Comments on Ill-Fated Turkey Promo - Don't Try This At Home

NOV

2007

I sure remember that one. Thanks for the reminder about a very funny show.

Hey Art that was too funny. I used to watch the show when I was a kid living up in Wisco. Go Bucky.

Hey I remember that show ! It was pretty funny ! By the way, I lived in Sebastian, Florida !

Melissa - Sebastian - small AR world. Moved here early September. The work on US 1 is done and the whole place looks like it had a facelift. C'mon back anytime.

Jeff - Thanks Jeff. Go Bucky. Fourth year in a row with 9 wins or more - school record. Can't complain much.

Al - Thanks for the visit. It WAS a good show. That was a loooonnngg time ago.

I just hit the ripe old age of 40 & this has always been my favorite show. Favorite episode is the "phone cops". LOVE it!!!! Thanks for this.

AUG

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