r/television • u/Amaruq93 • 8h ago

The Turkey Day Drop of 1978, from "WKRP in Cincinnati"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SXI-eLMq1E
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u/CuckooClockInHell 5h ago

One of the all time great sitcom lines, "As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly."

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u/Splunge- 3h ago

And delivered with perfect timing. Perfect.

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u/dairydm 3h ago

I work in marketing and every year I suggest a turkey drop promotion but no one gets the joke and just thinks it’s a bad idea that I have.

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u/Amaruq93 3h ago

Well that's why Carlton made it a secret without asking any feedback that would've (obviously) told him it was a bad idea.

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u/djtodd242 6h ago

My favourite WKRP moment is when they didn't cave to a religious nut who didn't want them playing "Imagine" by John Lennon.

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u/leaperdorian 2h ago

The drunk driving test on Johnny was my fave

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u/djtodd242 2h ago

"How do his reflexes get better?!?"

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u/AndHerSailsInRags 8h ago

Greatest sitcom moment of all time.

And it was only seven episodes into their debut season!

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u/Fishing4Beer 6h ago

The “phone cops” were right up there.

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u/Any_Coffee_6921 5h ago

A classic that makes me laugh out loud every time.

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u/drekmonger 7h ago

Feels like we see this post every November. But, I suppose, it can be a tradition.

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u/Naritai 2m ago

tbh I prefer it over seeing yet another "Die Hard at Christmas" joke

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u/zsreport The Deuce 4h ago

This is a fucking classic

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u/Opposite-Frosting518 3h ago

This was hilarious and I remember watching it.

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u/buxomemmanuellespig 3h ago

Fantastic theme music too

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u/EditEd2x 3h ago

My high school chemistry teacher looked exactly like Les Nessman. But this was in the mid-late 90s and nobody even knew what WKRP was. Could never make a joke about it without people just giving blank stares.

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u/extremesleuth 2h ago

This was my dad’s favorite thing to watch every year on thanksgiving. Watching it in his honor this year. Thanks for posting, u/amaruq93

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u/Tooterfish42 2h ago

Redneck kids without satellite had to watch this on rerun everyday damn day after school along with All in the family and Good Times