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When did the WKRP Turkey Drop episode air?
Oct. 30, 1978
The infamous “Turkeys Away” episode of WKRP in Cincinnati aired Oct. 30, 1978 in the first season of the TV show about a radio station and its staff of misfits. This episode has become a cult classic during the holidays and now with social media and YouTube, we can relive it every year.
Was the WKRP Turkey Drop Based on true story?
Turkeys Away was loosely based on an incident that actually happened. Hugh Wilson, the creator and producer of WKRP worked several years at WQXI, Atlanta. According to an interview with Classic TV History [link], an associate of Wilson at WQXI, Clarke Brown, told the story: The turkey drop was actually a real incident.
Who wrote the WKRP Turkey episode?
Bill Dial
Bill Dial, a writer and story editor, is credited with writing the episode. Dial also makes two appearances during the series’ run as station engineer Bucky Dornster but does not appear in “Turkeys Away.” In later interviews, Wilson revealed that he had actually written the entire script.
Was there a real turkey drop?
In an interview with CBR.com, Brown said, “The turkey drop was actually a real incident. It was at a shopping center in Atlanta; I think it was Broadview Plaza, which no longer exists. It was a Thanksgiving promotion.”
Who dropped the turkeys on WKRP in Cincinnati?
In what was supposed to be a Thanksgiving giveaway promotion, the station’s hapless manager — Arthur “Big Guy” Carlson — decided to drop live turkeys from a helicopter. Les Nessman, the station’s newsman, provided the play-by-play as the carnage unfolded. “One just went through the windshield of a parked car.
When was WKRP in Cincinnati on the air?
September 18, 1978
WKRP premiered on September 18, 1978 on the CBS television network and aired for four seasons and 90 episodes, ending on April 21, 1982.
Is WKRP on MeTV?
WKRP in Cincinnati, well, you’re in luck. The beloved sitcom of a rock ‘n’ roll radio station is coming to MeTV. That’s right, Dr. Johnny Fever, Les Nessman and company are hitting our airwaves each weeknight at 9:30PM | 8:30C.
Is there a real WKRP in Cincinnati?
No, there never was a radio station called WKRP in Cincinnati. There are WKRC-AM and WKRQ-FM, and a low-power television station technically licensed WBQC-TV (Channel 25) which brands itself as “WKRP TV.”
Did someone drop turkeys from a helicopter?
Turkeys pushed out of a helicopter dropped to the ground “like bags of wet cement” and reporter Les Nessman became near-hysterical in an on-the-scene report that likened the disaster to the crash of the Hindenburg.
What is a turkey drop?
Everything You Need to Know About the “Turkey Drop,” aka Why Everyone Feels Like Breaking Up in November. It’s a phrase used to describe the period around Thanksgiving when college freshmen break up with their high school sweethearts while home for the holidays.
What is the WKRP Turkey Drop?
The American sitcom aired from 1978 through 1982, featuring the misadventures of a Cincinnati radio station. And the “turkey drop” episode is by far the most iconic, first airing on Oct. 30, 1978. Forty live turkeys were dropped from a helicopter onto an unsuspecting Cincinnati shopping mall below.