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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.
With the aid of Herb Tarlek, played by Frank Bonner, and Les Nessman, the Big Guy turns a routine turkey give-away into a comic catastrophe," the IMDB synopsis for Season 1, Episode 7 says.
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 ...
With the aid of Herb and Les, the Big Guy turns a routine turkey give-away into a comic catastrophe." WKRP's Jennifer Marlowe said it best in the episode: "Well, Mr. Kalli, a lot of turkeys don't ...
This is the fourth of five episodes in which the script is co-credited to Richard Sanders (Les Nessman) and actor/writer Michael Fairman, who previously appeared as the shoe store owner who complains that Les is blocking his doorway in the season 1 episode "Turkeys Away."
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." But owing to good reviews and positive fan reaction, especially from disc jockeys, who immediately hailed it as the first show that realistically portrayed the ...
Antwone Fisher, a 2002 film directed by and starring Denzel Washington; Avalon, a 1990 film directed by Barry Levinson; The Blind Side, a 2009 film directed by John Lee Hancock; Brokeback Mountain, a 2005 film directed by Ang Lee; Cast Away, a 2000 film directed by Robert Zemeckis; A Child Is Waiting, a 1963 film directed by Abby Mann
From classics like 'A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving' to modern favorites like 'Free Birds' and 'Jim Henson's Turkey ... This 2019 Disney adventure film is based on the true story of Togo, a sled dog ...