The misadventures of the staff of a struggling Top 40 rock radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio.The misadventures of the staff of a struggling Top 40 rock radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio.The misadventures of the staff of a struggling Top 40 rock radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio.
- Won 1 Primetime Emmy
- 2 wins & 16 nominations total
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This was simply one of the best sitcoms ever made (along with Barney Miller). Even when the episodes were centered around characters that I did not particularly find appealing, the show always had heart. Never in WKRP did the show become formulaic or repetitive. The stories were written with feeling and a depth that is long since vanished in any sitcoms since. I believe that the best episode (not the funniest) was "In Concert". It is the one that centers around the tragedy at the 1979 Who concert, where 11 people were trampled to death outside the stadium trying to get the best seats. This show was a far cry from the current trend of having character-A insult character-B to the sound of the laugh track!!
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Did you know
- TriviaLes Nessman wears a bandage on some part of his body in almost every episode. Eventually, he reveals that he has a very large dog at home. In real life, Richard Sanders was injured before taping Pilot: Part 1 (1978), and had to wear a bandage on the air. He decided to make it Les' trademark.
- GoofsLes Nessman is a bachelor, but he often is seen wearing a wedding ring.
- Quotes
Arthur 'Big Guy' Carlson: As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.
- Crazy creditsThe lyrics for the closing credits consist of gibberish words.
- Alternate versionsMTM Productions' license to use some of the songs for this show expired in the mid-1990s. Syndicated and home video versions since then, including that on the Nick-at-Nite cable network, have replaced some of those songs with stock music.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 32nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1980)
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- Also known as
- Sänt var'e här
- Filming locations
- Cincinnati Enquirer Building - 617 Vine Street, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA(Stand-in as the Osgood R. Flimm Building, home of the offices and studios of WKRP)
- Production companies
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- Runtime30 minutes
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