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Sanders would later "sing" the lyrics in a promo spot on VH1 for The New WKRP in Cincinnati that parodied the U2 song "Numb." The closing theme was a different song with more of a hard rock sound performed by Atlanta musician Jim Ellis, played over scenes from the episodes followed by a still photo of the Cincinnati skyline.
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.
VH1 parodied the video for Numb as a promo for The New WKRP in Cincinnati. Richard Sanders (aka Les Nessman) sat in Edge's place and rambled out the lyrics to the show's opening theme song much the same way Edge does the lyrics to Numb, while the rest of the show's cast did the odd, random things to him.
WKRP's Jennifer Marlowe, played by actress Loni Anderson, said it best in the episode: "Well, Mr. Kalli, a lot of turkeys don't make it through Thanksgiving."
WKRP in Cincinnati's turkey drop episode is one of Thanksgiving's greatest gifts of television. Here's how to watch the classic, 'Turkeys Away'.
Andy Travis is a fictional character on the television situation comedy WKRP in Cincinnati (1978–82). [2] He was played by Gary Sandy. [3]Travis was originally intended to be the lead character, the more-or-less normal person who would anchor the series and provide the focus for most of the stories.
Rating the 'WKRP in Cincinnati' Turkey Drop episode. Overall, our audience loved the show. The laugh track and some of the dated humor could be distracting at times, but, as Jeff noted, a lot of ...
WKRP in Cincinnati is an American situation comedy television series that features the misadventures of the staff of a struggling fictional radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio. The series was created by Hugh Wilson and originally aired on CBS from September 1978 to April 1982.