Clean Up Radio Everywhere

Name: Clean Up Radio Everywhere
Genre: Comedy
Released: 1981-04-12
Duration: 30 min
Rating: 8.9
Cast: Gary Sandy, Gordon Jump, Loni Anderson

Episode aired Apr 12, 1981
30m

S3.E22

A preacher with Clean Up Radio Everywhere wants WKRP to stop playing specific songs due to the lyrics. Mr. Carlson thinks the station should cooperate, while the rest say the songs are class... Read allA preacher with Clean Up Radio Everywhere wants WKRP to stop playing specific songs due to the lyrics. Mr. Carlson thinks the station should cooperate, while the rest say the songs are classics and shouldn't be subjected to censorship.A preacher with Clean Up Radio Everywhere wants WKRP to stop playing specific songs due to the lyrics. Mr. Carlson thinks the station should cooperate, while the rest say the songs are classics and shouldn't be subjected to censorship.

8.9/10

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Director
- Linda Day
Writers
- Hugh Wilson
- Max Tash
- Lissa Levin(story editor)
Stars

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Mr. Carlson accepts a business meeting with Dr. Bob Hallier solely on the suggestion of Jennifer who sees him as a nice, harmless man. Dr. Hallier's sweet, smiling exterior masks a more sinister purpose hiding behind the voice the God as he, a minister, represents the media task force CURB - Clean-Up Radio Broadcasting - of the Tri-Faith Broadcasting Advisory Committee. CURB objects to WKRP's broadcasting of certain rock songs which they consider obscene because of the use of sexually suggestive and/or obscene lyrics. Mr. Carlson, a Christian, can't argue with Dr. Hallier's logic until he speaks to the DJs and Andy, the latter who has seen groups like CURB before, such groups who want to impose their version of censorship without calling it such. Andy and the DJs can see that CURB will come up with more and more songs they want banned, and not just for obscene words but anything with which they don't agree, such as certain philosophies. In testing the waters further with Dr. Hallier, Mr. Carlson finds that Andy and the DJs are correct. As such, Mr. Carlson has to decide what to do: go against CURB and face their wrath which in this case would be an economic boycott of their advertisers, or cave into CURB's demands despite recognizing that it is indeed censorship. —Huggo

Genre
- Comedy
Parents guide
- Add content advisory

Trivia
Originally it was announced that William Daniels was to be cast in the "Clean Up Radio Everywhere" (#3.22) segment. His part, Dr. Bob Halyers, was recast with actor Richard Paul because of Paul's resemblance to Jerry Falwell, the person on whom Halyers was based. Paul would later play Falwell in The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996).

Goofs
The episode title and description of "Clean Up Radio Everywhere" doesn't match the dialog of "Clean Up Radio Broadcasting", i.e. CURB.

Quotes
Dr. Bob Hallier: [reading the lyrics Mr. Carlson is asking if is suitable for airplay] "Imagine there's no heaven, it's easy if you try. No hell below us, above us only sky. Nothing to kill or die for, and no religion too. Imagine no possessions, imagine all the people sharing all the world." That sounds like Communism to me. If there's no heaven, no religion and I assume no God.
Arthur Carlson: There's not an obscene word in here.
Dr. Bob Hallier: Not the way I see it.
Arthur Carlson: This go on your list?
Dr. Bob Hallier: Arthur, this is typical of the kind of secular liberal humanist point of view that gluts our airwaves.
Arthur Carlson: Yeah. But we're not talking obscenities here anymore, Bob. We're talking about ideas, political, philosophical ideas. First you censor a word and then you censor the ideas.
Dr. Bob Hallier: But the idea is man-centered, not God-centered. Man is an animal. The Bible tells us to put our reliance in God, not in our fellow mortals. Arthur, this song says there's no heaven.
Arthur Carlson: Ah, no, it says just imagine there's no heaven.
Dr. Bob Hallier: That's blasphemy.
Arthur Carlson: On the list or not?
Dr. Bob Hallier: I have no choice but to say "on".
Arthur Carlson: [pointing to Bob] That decision was made by one man!

Alternate versions
Mr. Carlson's video baseball game played "Take Me Out To The Ballgame"; it's been replaced in the late 90's redistribution package.

Soundtracks
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
(uncredited)
Written by Jack Norworth and Albert von Tilzer
[Played on Mr. Carlson's hand held computer baseball game]

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10/10

Gordon Jump's single best episode

Not one of Andy's best episodes, but truly Gordon Jump's best episode. His seen with the owner of Red Wiggler's, Ralph Manza (of Banacek fame)is phenomenal. Jump's subtleties are wonderful and his steady but warm leadership is captured well in this performance, surpassed only by the episode of Jennifer's having been photographed in the nude. In the final scene, Jump's standoff with the head of CURB is amazing. Truly Jump's best episode. A joy to watch him. He really found his groove in this one. Also noteworthy is Richard Paul's portrayal of a Jerry Falwell like character. While today, this subject seems kind of pointless, it was a cutting edge episode with excellent acting.

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