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"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 ...
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 ...
USA TODAY released a ranking of the 10 best Thanksgiving TV episodes of all-time Monday, and the classic "WKRP in Cincinnati" Thanksgiving episode titled "Turkeys Away" came in at No. 1.
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.
WKRP in Cincinnati debuted in 1978 in CBS's Monday 8 p.m. timeslot, competing against ABC's Welcome Back, Kotter and NBC's top-20 show Little House on the Prairie. The show initially earned poor ratings, and WKRP was put on hiatus after only eight episodes, even though they included some of the most famous of the series, including "Turkeys Away."
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]
WKRP in Cincinnati (Season 1, ... Episode 13: "A History Channel Thanksgiving" (November 9, ... The Perry Como Thanksgiving Show (1961, 1965) Remembering Bo ...
The last episode of “WKRP in Cincinnati” aired 40 years ago on April 21, 1982. Here are 10 Cincinnati facts you might not know about the popular sitcom.