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"WKRP in Cincinnati" cast photo: Jan Smithers, from left, Loni Anderson and Howard Hesseman. Middle row: Frank Bonner and Gary Sandy; Back row: Richard Sanders, Gordon Jump and Tim Reid.
The plot of "Turkeys Away" is based on a true story. WKRP in Cincinnati creator Hugh Wilson — who adapted Carlson's character from Jerry Blum, a general manager of radio station WQXI in Atlanta from 1960 to 1989 — recounted that the episode was inspired by a similar live turkey giveaway promotion by Blum, who tossed turkeys out of a pick-up truck at a Dallas shopping center parking lot.
Feast Your Eyes on These 20 Thanksgiving Movies, From “Friendsgiving” to “Turkey Drop” ... The cast of 'A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving,' 1973; Ana de Armas in 'Knives Out,' 2019.
Where to stream 'WKRP in Cincinnati' turkey drop full episode: Season 1, Episode 7 − 'Turkeys Away' The full episode of WKRP in Cincinnati's 'Turkeys Away' can be streamed for free thanks to the ...
Jan Smithers was one of two WKRP cast members who was the first choice for the role she played, Gordon Jump being the other. [4] Creator Hugh Wilson said that despite Smithers' lack of experience (she had never acted in a situation comedy before), she was perfect for the character of Bailey as he had conceived her: "Other actresses read better ...
The Turkey Bowl, a 2019 film directed by Greg Coolidge; Turkey Drop, a 2019 TV film directed by Jerry Ciccoritti [citation needed] What's Cooking?, a 2000 film directed by Gurinder Chadha; Youth in Revolt, a 2009 film directed by Miguel Arteta; You've Got Mail, a 1998 film written and directed by Nora Ephron
If you're a true Cincinnatian, you know a thing or two about a turkey drop. Wednesday, Oct. 30, marks the 46th anniversary of the classic "WKRP in Cincinnati" episode, which showed that turkeys do ...
The turkey drop, in particular, was a much-exaggerated version of one of Blum's real stunts, when he attempted to drop turkeys off the back of a truck and caused a melee of people looking for a free turkey; Carlson's postmortem was lifted, with only slight alteration, from Blum's own reaction to his stunt.