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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.
"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 ...
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 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."
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.
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 ...