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18 September 1978 (USA)
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The staff of a struggling radio station have a chance at success after the new programming director changes the format to rock music full summary
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Nominated for 3 Golden Globes.
Another 2 wins
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13 nominations
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(2 articles)
Halloween II (2009; Mike's Film Review)
(From Fangoria. 28 August 2009, 3:14 PM, PDT)
Cost of Music Bars Classic TV Shows From Coming to DVD
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 5 May 2006)
(From Fangoria. 28 August 2009, 3:14 PM, PDT)
Cost of Music Bars Classic TV Shows From Coming to DVD
(From Studio Briefing - Film News. 5 May 2006)
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A Great Show
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Cast
(Series Cast Summary - 8 of 30) | Gary Sandy | ... | Andy Travis (90 episodes, 1978-1982) |
| Gordon Jump | ... | Arthur 'Big Guy' Carlson (90 episodes, 1978-1982) |
 | Howard Hesseman | ... | Johnny 'Dr. Fever' Caravella (90 episodes, 1978-1982) |
 | Loni Anderson | ... | Jennifer Elizabeth Marlowe (89 episodes, 1978-1982) |
| Richard Sanders | ... | Les Nessman / ... (89 episodes, 1978-1982) |
 | Frank Bonner | ... | Herbert 'Herb' Tarlek (89 episodes, 1978-1982) |
 | Tim Reid | ... | Venus Flytrap (87 episodes, 1978-1982) |
| Jan Smithers | ... | Bailey Quarters (86 episodes, 1978-1982) |
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30 min (90 episodes)
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The ending theme song, a cool little rock ditty, was done by a group of studio musicians in Atlanta, GA. The words are unintelligible for a very simple reason - there are no words! The vocal was basically a "scratch" track, i.e., a vocal track recorded solely to help the musicians and the show's producers get a feel for the song and the lyric melody. But the producers liked it as is, and it was never changed, so there aren't any words, just meaningless gibberish!
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Factual errors: Unlike real DJs, the cast of WKRP never wore monitor headphones while broadcasting music.
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Quotes:
Andy Travis:
It's a good thing I had an extra pair of jeans in my office.
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Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Invasion of the Neptune Men (#9.19)" (1997)
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This is one of the great sitcoms in television history. The two things that made it great were the great writing and the ensemble cast. One episode that stands out in my mind is not the infamous "Turkey" episode, but the episode where Mr. Carlson runs for city council. When he starts out he is trying to be as honest as possible and looks like a sure loser. However, when he brings out the fact that his opponent is an alcoholic, he feels guilty about bringing the issue up and decides that its better to lose the election. The funniest scene in that episode is when Les gets on the phone and calls the press and tells them that Carlson likes to lounge around in a dress. Carlson then gets upset at Les and tells him to tell the press that he doesn't lounge around in a dress, but that he wears a halter top. Now that was a funny episode and it helped to make this show a classic.