Mama Carlson announces plans to change WKRP's format.Mama Carlson announces plans to change WKRP's format.Mama Carlson announces plans to change WKRP's format.
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- TriviaThe final first-run show of WKRP to air on CBS was #7 in the weekly Neilson ratings for all series, specials and sports events. Prior to the airing, the series had already been canceled.
- GoofsAndy tells Mrs. Carlson that Von Sanker "walked into the station this afternoon...", but it's clearly long before noon since Johnny is still on the air and his shift is 6-10am.
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[Johnny has just arrived at Mother Carlson's front door unexpected]
Hirsch: [to Johnny, not knowing who he is] No, madam does not believe in handouts! No!
Dr. Johnny Fever: No, no. Just tell her Johnny Fever dropped by for a little chat.
Hirsch: [cautiously] Johnny Fever! You're the DJ who's caused her so much discomfort over the years.
Hirsch: [pointing in the direction of the living room with great aplomb] Please make yourself comfortable!
Dr. Johnny Fever: You must be...
Hirsch: The houseboy. I'll interrupt madam's meditation on the verandah. It is *Dr.* Johnny Fever?
Dr. Johnny Fever: Yes.
Hirsch: [yelling outside to the verandah] Madam, your physician is here.
- Alternate versionsIn the 90's redistribution package, the first song playing in the first scene in the booth (underscoring a scene with Herb, Johnny and Venus) seems to have been replaced with instrumental music.
- ConnectionsReferences The Gong Show (1976)
- SoundtracksWKRP In Cincinnati Main Theme
(uncredited)
Composed by Tom Wells
Lyrics by Hugh Wilson
Performed by Steve Carlisle
[Series main theme song played during the opening title card and credits]
Today, there is NO SUCH THING as Radio that's done that way. With a VERY FEW exceptions, the odds are that your former favorite station that once had live and local Personalities spinning your favorite tunes, now has a satellite dish pointed at the sky, and if there's anyone on the air at all, he or she is in some other city, with pre-recorded voice tracks made in advance by the person on the air - who is also on the air in 50 OTHER cities at the same time, or maybe even more than that, and the music comes from the computer that runs the whole thing. Sometimes I miss the way Radio used to be... at least when I was doing it... but there are a LOT of things I DON'T miss at all. Why did Radio turn into this ugly, computerized THING it is now? Simple. It's MUCH cheaper to put ONE talented person on LOTS of stations than it is to maintain a STAFF talented people at ONE station. And it's MUCH easier for your local station to buy pre-packaged "Mistakes From Space" than it is to find people who are good enough to make a great Radio Station. And in that regard, thanks to all the VERY Talented People who I was lucky enough to work with on the West Coast of the U. S. A.
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- Jul 20, 2018