On this date in 1978: WKRP's 'Turkeys Away' episode aired
Nov 7, 2019 19:36:11 GMT
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Post by elikatz on Nov 7, 2019 19:36:11 GMT
A true classic. One of the greatest episodes, ever, from any TV show.
Genius:
WKRP Cincinnati will forever have a special place in the hearts of Cincinnatians, but it's a Thanksgiving tradition for everyone thanks to one classic episode, which aired on this date in 1978
In just the seventh episode of the sitcom, radio newsman Les Nessman hilariously describes a promotional turkey drop the station was holding at a shopping mall.
Nessman's account mirrors Herbert Morrison's eyewitness reporting of the Hindenburg disaster.
www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2016/11/24/s-thanksgiving-therefore-s-time-wkrp-cincinnati/94382756/
In just the seventh episode of the sitcom, radio newsman Les Nessman hilariously describes a promotional turkey drop the station was holding at a shopping mall.
Nessman's account mirrors Herbert Morrison's eyewitness reporting of the Hindenburg disaster.
www.cincinnati.com/story/entertainment/2016/11/24/s-thanksgiving-therefore-s-time-wkrp-cincinnati/94382756/
Genius:
It's flying something behind it and I can't quite make it out. It's a large banner and it says H A P P Y... T H A N K S... giving... from W... K... R... P! What a sight, ladies and gentlemen. What a sight. The 'copter seems to be circling the parking area now. I guess it's looking for a place to land. No! Something just came out of the back of a helicopter. It's a dark object, perhaps a skydiver plummeting to the earth from only two thousand feet in the air... There's a third... No parachutes yet... Those can't be skydivers. I can't tell just yet what they are but... Oh my God! They're turkeys! Oh no! Johnny can you get this? Oh, they're crashing to the earth right in front of our eyes! One just went through the windshield of a parked car! This is terrible! Everyone's running around pushing each other. Oh my goodness! Oh, the humanity! People are running about. The turkeys are hitting the ground like sacks of wet cement! Folks, I don't know how much longer... The crowd is running for their lives. I think I'm going to step inside. I can't stand here and watch this anymore. No, I can't go in there. Children are searching for their mothers and, oh, not since the Hindenberg tragedy has there been anything like this. I don't know how much longer I can hold my position here, Johnny.
