The infamous turkeys away episode of wkrp in cincinnati aired oct. Wkrp in cincinnati is an american situation comedy television series that features. With the aid of herb and les, the big guy turns a routine turkey giveaway into a comic catastrophe. True story behind wkrp in cincinnati s turkeys away thanksgiving episode. Watch wkrp in cincinnati season 1, episode 7 turkeys away. And yet a thanksgiving show done the way that this was done fit perfectly with the personalities of the characters involved. Loni andersons favorite wkrp in cincinnati episode at chicago q. Wkrps turkeys away becomes thanksgiving tradition no. True story behind wkrp in cincinnati s turkeys away thanksgiving episode duration. Wkrp as god as my witness, i thought turkeys could fly.
A salute to turkeys away, the episode of wkrp in cincinnati in which a thanksgiving radio promotion goes terribly wrong. Tvline highlights 20 of televisions best thanksgiving episodes view the photo gallery. Wkrp as god as my witness, i thought turkeys could fly youtube. The best thanksgiving tv episode is from wkrp in cincinnati.
Rating is available when the video has been rented. I have since seen a 2012 oral history of the episode. Wkrp in cincinnati turkeys away tv episode 1978 imdb. Classic wkrp thanksgiving episode turns 40 outside the beltway. Les nessman discovers that his stations thanksgiving promotion just isnt going to fly. Wkrp in cincinnati s01e07 turkeys awayfeeling left out by all the recent changes, mr. As many radio stations do to this day, an attention. The series was created by hugh wilson and originally aired on the cbs from september 1978 to april 1982. Wkrp in cincinnati s01e07 turkeys away video dailymotion. The thanksgiving episode of wkrp in cincinnati was based on a. Jen cheney argues that wkrp in cincinnatis turkeys away is still the best thanksgiving episode ever. Although wkrp in cincinnati was a middlingrated sitcom from four decades ago, it generated one episode that tv viewers of a certain age still cherish. Carlson puts on a thanksgiving promotion involving turkeys tossed from a helicopter at a shopping mall. Wkrp in cincinnati s 1978 turkeys away might just be the greatest thanksgiving episode ever.
Its still the most quintessential, uproarious thanksgiving episode. My annual tradition is to repost this story about wkrp in cincinnati s classic turkeys away episode i wrote a few years back. Wkrp cincinnati will forever have a special place in the hearts of cincinnatians, but its a thanksgiving tradition for everyone thanks. The thanksgiving episode of wkrp in cincinnati was based on a real turkey giveaway that went horribly wrong. Carlson decides to launch his own thanksgiving promotion. Mash 30th anniversary reunion special full episode may 2002.
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