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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" 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 ...
"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 ...
A Waltons Thanksgiving (2022) – TV movie; The West Wing ... WKRP in Cincinnati (Season 1, ... Episode 8: "Thanksgiving Show" (November 16, 1984)
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]
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 is an American sitcom television series about the misadventures of the staff of a struggling fictional AM [1] radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio. The show was created by Hugh Wilson and was based upon his experiences working in advertising sales at Top 40 radio station WQXI in Atlanta, including many of the characters. [2 ...