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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.
The sitcom "WKRP in Cincinnati" gave the television world one of the greatest Thanksgiving gifts possible when the "Turkeys Away" episode aired on Oct. 30, 1978.According to the IMDB synopsis for ...
"WKRP in Cincinnati" gave the television world one of the greatest Thanksgiving gifts imaginable when the "Turkeys Away" episode hit screens across the country on Oct. 30, 1978. According to the ...
Mr. Carlson decides to take a more hands-on managerial approach by doing the greatest Thanksgiving promotion in radio history - dropping live turkeys from a helicopter. In 1997 TV Guide ranked this episode at number 40 on its '100 Greatest Episodes of All Time' list. [1] In 2009, it moved to #65. [2]
In the seventh episode of the first season, aptly titled "Turkeys Away," released on Oct. 30, 1978, the struggling station puts on a well-intended but poorly executed Thanksgiving promotion ...
Les is prominently featured in WKRP's most famous episode, "Turkeys Away" (season 1, episode 7), in which he reports on what turns into a disastrous station promotion, evoking Herbert Morrison's emotional description of the 1937 Hindenburg disaster. This scene [4] is widely acknowledged to be one of the funniest moments in television history.
"WKRP in Cincinnati" gave the television world one of the greatest Thanksgiving gifts when the "Turkeys Away" episode hit screens across the country on Oct. 30, 1978, and it remains among the top ...
Season 1, Episode 8: "Thanksgiving" (November 25, 2009) Season 2, Episode 9: "Thanksgiving II" (November 24, 2010) Season 3, Episode 10: "Thanksgiving III" (November 23, 2011) Season 4, Episode 8: "Thanksgiving IV" (November 14, 2012) Season 5, Episode 7: "Thanksgiving V" (November 20, 2013) Season 6, Episode 7: "Thanksgiving VI" (November 19 ...