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		Our Holiday Tradition: The WKRP in Cincinnati Thanksgiving turkey drop. "As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly" (taxprof.typepad.com)		103
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SecretAgentWoman		2012-11-22 08:16:25 AM

Shadow Blasko		2012-11-22 08:51:07 AM

You best your sweet ass I submitted this with a less trite headline.

Richard Saunders		2012-11-22 09:02:16 AM

I expect FARK's crowd to show up curious, but well behaved.

/i expect too much at times

God Is My Co-Pirate		2012-11-22 09:04:36 AM

That will never get old.

Glenford		2012-11-22 09:17:02 AM

One of the best moments in television history.

oldfarthenry		2012-11-22 09:19:24 AM

Glenford: One of the best moments in television history.

And yet my animal-rights sister was APPALLED by it. I was too busy rolling on the floor in laughter to retort.

PhiloeBedoe		2012-11-22 09:20:29 AM

Brought to you by:
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I_Love_Cheesecake		2012-11-22 09:40:43 AM

Great moment, but that's not even the funniest episode of WKRP.

Man On A Mission		2012-11-22 09:58:05 AM

I_Love_Cheesecake: that's not even the funniest episode of WKRP.

latimesblogs.latimes.com

You lie!

Mugato		2012-11-22 10:28:51 AM

The humanity!

/and yes Bailey is hotter

Mr. Coffee Nerves		2012-11-22 10:36:25 AM

It took about one week working at my first real radio station to realize that WKRP was pretty much a documentary.

I_C_Weener		2012-11-22 10:48:12 AM

It was like...the turkeys mounted a counter-attack.

I_C_Weener		2012-11-22 10:49:35 AM

I_Love_Cheesecake: Great moment, but that's not even the funniest episode of WKRP.

You are of course thinking of the dangers of alcohol episode where Dr. Johnny Fever's reflexes and reaction time improved with alcohol.

Ennuipoet		2012-11-22 11:00:33 AM

It's was almost as if they were...organized.

elvisaintdead		2012-11-22 11:14:45 AM

PhiloeBedoe: Brought to you by:
[i1079.photobucket.com image 400x400]

For this, I give thanks. Also,

booger.

I_Love_Cheesecake		2012-11-22 11:17:38 AM

I_C_Weener: I_Love_Cheesecake: Great moment, but that's not even the funniest episode of WKRP.

You are of course thinking of the dangers of alcohol episode where Dr. Johnny Fever's reflexes and reaction time improved with alcohol.

That's a great one, but my favourite is the one where they lost Most Improved Station and had that group talk in the bullpen. "Folks, there's a woman who could disarm Patton in a second."

I also love the bomb/phone police two-parter.

/and the one where Herb, dressed in the carp outfit, tussles with the WPIG guy in the bathroom

bluorangefyre		2012-11-22 11:21:03 AM

I really wish they'd release the entire series on DVD uncut, but like Cold Case, all that music isn't gonna make it possible.

downstairs		2012-11-22 11:23:05 AM

That episode never gets old. Thanks, subby!

muck4doo		2012-11-22 11:38:47 AM

Thank you

Shadow Blasko		2012-11-22 11:41:29 AM

bluorangefyre: I really wish they'd release the entire series on DVD uncut, but like Cold Case, all that music isn't gonna make it possible.

You can watch the entire episode, with the original music (Yes, the Pink Floyd) Here.

Submitted it yesterday but it was redlit.

AlwaysRightBoy		2012-11-22 11:51:29 AM

+++++++++++++1000
Is "Les" still alive?

That was such a good show.

/anyway, happy Thanksgiving day

whither_apophis		2012-11-22 12:03:41 PM

Shadow Blasko: bluorangefyre: I really wish they'd release the entire series on DVD uncut, but like Cold Case, all that music isn't gonna make it possible.

You can watch the entire episode, with the original music (Yes, the Pink Floyd) Here.

Submitted it yesterday but it was redlit.

"Do I hear dogs barking?"

"I do"

Balchinian		2012-11-22 12:04:22 PM

SuperTramp		2012-11-22 12:07:45 PM

Classic episode from a classic show, with a classic theme song

oobiedoobie		2012-11-22 12:11:12 PM

As a former powerful member of the TV media, THIS is what happens when management gets involved in what happens in the promotions department!

draa		2012-11-22 12:14:54 PM

Thank you subby.

BravadoGT		2012-11-22 12:16:02 PM

Even as a 10 year old, I remember thinking "Today, I think I'm more of a Bailey guy." But then next week-it was back to Jennifer! But then I was back to Bailey. Jennifer was hotter, sure--but she was intimidating. She didn't speak unless it was necessary, and then, with every syllable-she gently reminded you that not only was she beautiful--she was also the smartest person in the room.

Pappas		2012-11-22 12:17:17 PM

Thanks Subby.

This is mine: President Bartlet and the Butterball Hotline

rotsky		2012-11-22 12:21:16 PM

Ummm. I believe it's "as God AS my witness".

/Just sayin'

Pappas		2012-11-22 12:22:16 PM

oobiedoobie: As a former powerful member of the TV media, THIS is what happens when management gets involved in what happens in the promotions department!

As a member of a TV promotions department... QFT

whither_apophis		2012-11-22 12:22:23 PM

BravadoGT: Even as a 10 year old, I remember thinking "Today, I think I'm more of a Bailey guy." But then next week-it was back to Jennifer! But then I was back to Bailey. Jennifer was hotter, sure--but she was intimidating. She didn't speak unless it was necessary, and then, with every syllable-she gently reminded you that not only was she beautiful--she was also the smartest person in the room.

Somewhere, in an old shoebox, buried in a footlocker, in a forgotten self-storage unit rented by Burt Reynolds, are hundreds of polaroid fotos of Loni.

Satanic_Hamster		2012-11-22 12:23:33 PM

I_Love_Cheesecake: Great moment, but that's not even the funniest episode of WKRP.

You go to hell.

PaulieattheTap		2012-11-22 12:23:41 PM

Very classic! I went to bed last night thinking of that.

Still like the Reaction time episode.

/ Bailey is hotter
// Kind of like the young intern librarian.
/// time for football

Psychopusher		2012-11-22 12:24:10 PM

I must be the odd one because I never really thought mich of Jennifer. Too much of that beautiful-and-knows-it, Parton-esque sort. Baily was demure and cute and just so much hotter because of it.

That said, this was still one of the best shows on TV of its day and remains one of the best sitcoms of all time, and this episode is one of the best reasons why.

/Speed kills, Del.

NuttierThanEver		2012-11-22 12:24:57 PM

Best line ever?
I've got a monkey on my foot Travis

Mad_Radhu		2012-11-22 12:25:09 PM

Eli Roth's Thanksgiving is also a good holiday tradition.
(Not Safe for Anywhere).

Catsaregreen		2012-11-22 12:25:48 PM

Man On A Mission: I_Love_Cheesecake: that's not even the funniest episode of WKRP.

[latimesblogs.latimes.com image 480x306]

You lie!

The funniest episode of WKRP is "A Fish Tale" - where Dr. Johnny Fever's motor skills get BETTER the more he drinks during an anti-drunk-driving campaign. Could you imagine the outrage if something that like ran today?

Diana Fyer		2012-11-22 12:26:12 PM

Speed kills, Del...

InfrasonicTom		2012-11-22 12:27:45 PM

Here's the entire episode

Notabunny		2012-11-22 12:28:08 PM

"Those can't be skydivers..."

Perfect. Thanks, Subby!

SpinStopper		2012-11-22 12:31:43 PM

I was on the air in the late 70's - early 80's. My fellow DJ's and I viewed this show as more of a docudrama than a sitcom ;)

ten foiled hats		2012-11-22 12:33:41 PM

Grassy ass, subs.

JosephFinn		2012-11-22 12:34:19 PM

Pappas: Thanks Subby.

This is mine: President Bartlet and the Butterball Hotline

"I do radio commercials for...products."

jimmyjackfunk		2012-11-22 12:34:49 PM

read another article on a different site that listed 6 great Thanksgiving episodes and this wasn't listed. Of course the comments called the author out on it. The author in question wasn't even alive when this aired and like most of the youth today...sniff...didn't get the humor in it. Is all lost with America's future? Of course my wife is 2 years younger than me and I had to show it to her (she didn't remember it) and at first she didn't think it was that funny.

/but she can cook so I keep her.

moto-geek		2012-11-22 12:34:54 PM

Where are they now?

jimmyjackfunk		2012-11-22 12:43:57 PM

moto-geek: Where are they now?

nice info there moto. Richard Sanders, hard to believe that he has kept out of the spotlight (according to that link)

but if they had checked out IMDB

they would have gotten a bit more information. Looks like he is still pretty active.

Dog Welder		2012-11-22 12:44:41 PM

bluorangefyre: I really wish they'd release the entire series on DVD uncut, but like Cold Case, all that music isn't gonna make it possible.

I bought the first season just for the Thanksgiving episode (but there's other great stuff on there). Sadly, the rest of the series will likely never see the light of day.

Kaiser Bill's Batman		2012-11-22 12:44:58 PM

Mr. Coffee Nerves: It took about one week working at my first real radio station to realize that WKRP was pretty much a documentary.

And it only took about a week working for Steve Bellinger to realize it was a true story.