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“Baby, if you’ve ever wondered, wondered whatever became of me. I’m living on the air in Cincinnati, Cincinnati, WKRP. Got kind of tired packing and unpacking, town to town and up and down the dial. Maybe you and me were never meant to be, but baby think of me once in awhile. I’m at WKRP in Cincinnati.”
WKRP was a small time radio station in Cincinnati during the late 1970’s. Run by the bumbling son, referred to as “the big guy” (Gordon Jump), of the station’s owner (Sylvia Sidney) and cursed with a staff of misfits the station was the black hole in radio. Enter a new hot shot program director (Gary Sandy) and a format change to rock and roll and the station began to get some attention.
The cast included Howard Hessman as Dr. Johnny Fever and Tim Reid as Venus Flytrap, the stations two radio deejays. Add in the worst sales manager played brillantly by Frank Bonner (complete with his trademark white belt), a neurotic farm report obessed newsman (Richard Sanders) with no knowledge of sports, a mousy office worker (Jan Smithers), and the hottest secretary in television history (Loni Anderson), and you’ve got all the necessary parts for some great fun.
Over the course of 22 first season episodes they would deal with the fallout of the format change, promote a concert for the punk band Scum of the Earth, fight of consistently bad publicity, and put on the most memorable Thanksgiving promotion ever.
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Although not as numerous as Christmas themed programs, there quite a few Thanksgiving specials and movies worth a look. Aside from some NFL football, Thanksgiving always makes me pull out some old favorites to watch. There are two things I make time to watch every Thanksgiving. The first is a very special episode of WKRP and the second is Home for the Holidays. Here’s a little about them and some other Thanksgiving themed fun you might enjoy.