As soon as I heard he passed away, I went outside and screamed "Booger!" in his memory.

@lindaanderson8796

16 сағат бұрын

I love that…wish I’d thought of it. 💖😇

RIP Howard Hesseman. You and WKRP were huge influences on me getting into college radio in the 80s. Thank you.

@ekop1778

2 жыл бұрын

NO WAY! 2022 SUCKS SO FAR

@MrZombiejoe

2 жыл бұрын

@@ekop1778 What a Minute. Is this Comment how you're Hearing about His Death???

@pimpbroker9999

2 жыл бұрын

F*** 2022!

@Geerladenlad

2 жыл бұрын

That sucks he just died yesterday! Rip Howard

@doncardoza7663

2 жыл бұрын

Boooooooger!

RIP - the Doctor is out...way out...and will remain hilarious forever. God speed Dr. Fever.

@kurtsnyder4752

2 жыл бұрын

Spinnin' platters in the Great Hereafter.

@dukecraig2402

2 жыл бұрын

BOOGER!!!!!

@davidfuller4110

2 жыл бұрын

I miss this show , I want to go back to the 80s

@brianmallen8887

2 жыл бұрын

You know, WKRP was a great show. There was something about those 70's t.v. comedies that were just so damn endearing. What a good actor Howard Hesseman was. In this scene especially he portrays comedic brilliance and pathos at the same time. It just flashes across his face. I heard that the actors on WKRP really loved each other and it shows. This was considered mad-cap comedy in its time, but I see a calmness, a kind of measured dignity in these people. Maybe that's the difference between now and then- universal crassness.

I know everyone remembers the crazy Thanksgiving episode, but this show was full of great comedy and, like MASH, a number of thoughtful moments, too. One of the best shows ever.

@RoarOfWolverine

2 жыл бұрын

It didn’t run enough seasons.

@jgvillan01

2 жыл бұрын

Oh, the humanity!!!!!

@666zombee

2 жыл бұрын

"God as my witness I thought turkeys could fly !"

@dukecraig2402

2 жыл бұрын

The other great one was the 2 part episode that dealt with a bomb scare and Johnny thinking that the phone police were after him.

@mwduck

2 жыл бұрын

The two best episodes.

I loved the episode where Jonny Fever and Venus Flytrap drink to show just how alcohol impairs your reflexes. But as Johnny drank more his reflexes improved. So finally the State Trooper who was testing him gave up and downed a big brink of whiskey himself. You just can’t beat that kind of comedy.

@balrog322

2 жыл бұрын

My favorite vignette from this all too short-lived show. Always wondered how that episode went over in the law enforcement ranks.

@stevenjohnson7720

2 жыл бұрын

My favorite episode.

@chrismechanic6164

2 жыл бұрын

Loved that episode!

@msr1116

2 жыл бұрын

My fav episode was when Fever thought the phone cops were after him. He said something along the lines of: Everybody is out to get you--so paranoia is just good thinking.

@1SqueakyWheel

2 жыл бұрын

Yes! This is my favorite episode too, and I'm surprised at how few recognize it when I describe the on-air reflex test. This, and the Hoyt Axton episode, where Johnny exclaims to Jennifer that "THE CHIPS ARE FALLING! CHIPS ARE FALLING!!" Most say the Thanksgiving episode is their favorite, because it seems to be the only one they really remember... a classic for sure, but not the only episode on their pinnacle

Watching Dr. Fever makes me miss what radio used to be, and hate what it's become.

@chrispile3878

2 жыл бұрын

Now it's dirty jokes, and stupid commentary.

@caronstout354

2 ай бұрын

And the same 10-15 sings on various orders...

Baily is outstandingly beautiful.

@mickyalberta3484

2 жыл бұрын

She is, she is. I remember how Jennifer described her when she was defending everyone at the station: And Bailey; the beautiful, beautiful shy sister with the brains.

@sealyoness

2 жыл бұрын

I was just out of my teens, and Bailey was my favorite. I identified with her. Jennifer had all the pretty clothes, but hey.

@monsider

2 жыл бұрын

@@sealyoness Bailey is the reason why I cannot turn my head away from slim brunettes with big glasses and long bangs.

@donpape70

2 жыл бұрын

I had it for her even before I hit puberty.

@timcarter1164

2 жыл бұрын

Loni Anderson was hot, but if I'd been forced to make a choice, Bailey all day long. Jan Smithers was just gorgeous.

Rest In Peace, Dr. Johnny Fever and Howard Hesseman.

I will never not LOVE that scene. The point where Johnny has that evil chuckle while setting up the record always gets me. Hessman's a genius.

My high school was the one of the few with an on campus radio station. This was 1978. I was a lunch time DJ which was fifty minutes with no commercials. Every girl in the school had a favorite song so I was pretty popular then! I was cool with every gang because if you wanted your jam played you had be cool with the DJs! Our radio teacher mr Yates would let us watch WKRP in class and then we would talk about what took place on the show. All the stuff we learned like cueing up records is all obsolete now. It was an awesome class. Great experience and lots of kids from that class went on to work at local stations. Mr Yates was a legend.

@bongodave13

Ай бұрын

I was a high school DJ, too. My big break was when I segued a pair of songs in front of my program director. I got two nights, while other kids didn't even rate one. That world no longer exists.

Dr. Johnny Fever signing off..Rest in Peace Howard.

@brendaamata9233

Ай бұрын

A nd Amen

"As God is my witness.....I thought turkeys could fly." Greatest moment in TV history.

@crlguitar1

2 жыл бұрын

Ah, yes, Les Nessman....

@drtidrow

2 жыл бұрын

Wild turkeys actually can, at least for short distances.

@nbco55

2 жыл бұрын

Always remember you get more with less... Nessman that is...

@Mozart1220

2 жыл бұрын

And taken from a real life incident involving Alice Cooper and a chicken.

@nikkikivett6886

2 жыл бұрын

Less Nessmen was on scene reporting on it, (o the humanity) but I think Arthur Carlton actually said "as God as my witness I thought turkeys could fly"

RIP Dr. Johnny Fever. I can't count how many great moments this show had. You'll be missed.

"give it to me straight Dr. I can take it", one of the best lines. I say it all the time.

Watching this show as a boy led me to a career as a radio DJ, and just like Dr. Johnny Fever, the day I got the hell out of a "lite FM" station and began hosting my own classic rock show on a rival station, IT WAS GLORIOUS!

@supersevenn

2 жыл бұрын

did you say Booogeeee

@wvu05

2 жыл бұрын

@@supersevenn *Booo-ger

@maxwellcrazycat9204

Жыл бұрын

Music that's safe for the whole family. Snore.

After this first show, I was hooked. Never befor or since, did I ever religiously watch a show. Just brilliant. From actors to writters to producers. Magic.

@kenmaritch7913

3 жыл бұрын

Yes.!

@atworkstation

3 жыл бұрын

I have all the seasons on DVD

@dr.roberts4508

2 жыл бұрын

CBS change time and day of WKRP 11 times .

@katherineberger6329

2 жыл бұрын

Not that I have reason to doubt you in particular but man, if everybody who says they religiously watched WKRP did, it would have lasted 10 seasons. ;)

@cityhawk

2 жыл бұрын

@@katherineberger6329 I’m more so a fan of it from syndication (I was born in 1982). I first watched it when I was 8 years old when I didn’t know what it was. I got to appreciate it more as an adult seeing how great of a show it was. It’s easy to see why did well in syndication.

He has to look at his coffee cup to figure out what his name is in that market. That gets me every time.

It still pulls at my heartstrings when Johnny says "you need somebody younger. About 15 years younger."

@RideAcrossTheRiver

2 жыл бұрын

Travis knows a sure bet when he sees it!

The way Hessman says “Bailey you’ve come to feed me.” Always cracks me up... : )

@vivian2217

Жыл бұрын

Reminds me of " Little Shop of Horrors" 😂😂😂

@downhomesunset

10 ай бұрын

Right after the Shady Rest Home ad asks “What will happen to me when I can no longer feed myself?”

I wish he could awake from the dead. He was so funny

@toms4442

2 жыл бұрын

BOOGER!!!!!

@daviddaniel387

2 жыл бұрын

Him and Betty white and the full house dad

@ThatTieDyeGuy

2 жыл бұрын

I so agree, I miss him; before he became that grumpy military guy. He did an amazing job in Jericho, though so.

@kevinkelley3906

2 жыл бұрын

Police Academy 2!!!😄

@antonboludo8886

2 жыл бұрын

@@toms4442 Yeah baby!

I worked in radio. And this is all very accurate. I have laid my head on the console many times.

@Mozart1220

2 жыл бұрын

I went to college for a "communications media" degree because I wanted to be Dr. Johnny Fever. As soon as I found out that all the music was pre programmed crap, I dropped out. Reagan cutting off the JTPA funding that was helping me pay for it was also a big factor.

@Twinsdad6

2 жыл бұрын

Been there too. Worked at an AM daytime beautiful music station, back in the day. I put the first track of a LP one morning, put my head down, then looking up, I saw the last track was fading out. Played straight through network news, weather and sports. Tried to save face by coming on and saying the last half hour was brought to you by me... beautiful music for beautiful people. The boss didn't buy it.

@indiegun

2 жыл бұрын

It looks like Johnny is gonna spin some Cat Stevens as his second song in this clip. I'm guessing he would have played either 'Can't Keep it In' or 'Ready' or maybe 'Another Saturday Night' - all three of which were on the album he grabbed. Interested to know which of Cat's songs you radio guys think he would have picked.

@jkratoville

2 жыл бұрын

...with the small exception that he's playing the label. Very accurate as I've done that too!!!

@NyeGuy-yv2dv

2 жыл бұрын

@@Mozart1220 Yet another gem Reagan left behind. He also killed the music programs across the US with the 81-82 tax cuts. Ronnie is burning in hell, hopefully right now.

I always love the ep were they make him drink alcohol to prove how drinking is bad bad he just gets more focused

@cityhawk

2 жыл бұрын

Fish Story, Season One. The episode was an outlier for them, but it was still a funny episode.

@Pulsatyr

2 жыл бұрын

My Dad didn't like the series much, but loved that show. He was a part-time police officer and a pair of local judges, Pike and Bierce, had a similar exhibition for area law enforcement. They chose Dad to be the heaviest drinker, since he had been on the wagon for about a decade. Unlike Johnny, he didn't get faster, but after drinking all the booze alotted to him, he didn't get loose. The breathalyzer showed that he should have been sloppy drunk. Judge Pike said it was because Dad had been a Marine and their natural state is intoxicated.

@demoor69

2 жыл бұрын

"Cop's got a hat, I want a hat' -Venus

@warbunny13203

2 жыл бұрын

it's useless to do the alphabet backwards on my friend cause he's only able to do it accurately when he's drunk🤔🤔😳😳😁😁🇺🇸🦅🇺🇸

@shannonp1656

2 жыл бұрын

@@demoor69 Thanks for the lid, Art. (after Carlson gave him a fishing hat)

After all these years, I just noticed today that the record he switched to, after he qued it up was actually playing the label in the middle!

@philbarrows2431

2 жыл бұрын

Same here! I'm guessing they didn't want to reshoot that, he did such an awesome job.

@ryandavis7593

2 жыл бұрын

I saw the same thing a searched the comments to see who else noticed.

@dougkydur9841

2 жыл бұрын

Yup, noticed it too, and also noticed that Johnny Fever noticed when he looked right at it... kudos to him for staying in character! You'll also notice the tone arm sort of slides around on the record when he first put it down, so I think there might have been a problem with the needle or cartridge.

Rest in peace Howard, you gave us more than we deserved. thanks for everything Doc.

Les Nessman's slow descent into madness over the course of the show was hilarious. Remember the random Bandaid somewhere on him every day?

@PowellPhD

2 жыл бұрын

You know the story behind that? Shooting the first episode, the actor got a real boo-boo somehow and they just put a Bandaid on it, no big deal. They decided to make it an Easter egg in every episode after that.

@baskervillebee6097

2 жыл бұрын

Always waited to see where the band aid would appear next.

@anthonyreed3682

2 жыл бұрын

@@PowellPhD The producers considered the band aid a good luck charm of sorts.

@sealyoness

2 жыл бұрын

@@PowellPhD Now that you mention it, there IS a bandage involved...

@sealyoness

2 жыл бұрын

Surely you don't remember the episode where Les gets set up with a lovely escort by Herb? And SHE calls Les not long after the date. And also, before Jennifer and Les sit down and J explains things. He was so cute.

RIP Howard...this was my favorite show when I was younger...the Turkey Drop and the Sobriety Test are classics!

@hughdavidvisor1769

2 жыл бұрын

Never forget: the Phone Cops, man!

The bit where Johnny mouths the line from the choir piece..."right now" is just brilliant...

Once in awhile a cast is pure genius.

RIP Howard Hesseman. Although I saw the show for the first time years ago on MeTV, Howard was the perfect actor to play Dr. Johnny Fever. Rest in peace.

RIP, Howard Hesseman. And thanks for the great memories.

RIP Howard Hesseman, who improvised the bulk of his 'on-air" patter. BOOGER!!

WKRP had an outstanding, true ensemble cast across the board -- but that said, Johnny/Howard Hesseman was really the key to the whole thing.

@MrManfly

3 жыл бұрын

@J Harkenreader yup the best episode, #2 for me though was the bomb scare at WKRP's transmission tower when a few of them did a show from there !

@ravenhull

3 жыл бұрын

To think, when they offered him a role to audition for, it was for Herb. But Hesseman saw the character of Johnny in the script they provided, and he liked it.

@mauriceclemens3286

3 жыл бұрын

Howard was brilliant in his role of Johnny Fever!

@thomasgraczyk7756

3 жыл бұрын

@J Harkenreader I really thought the best line was, As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly

@alvinlee2968

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrManfly "the phone cops"!

And that folks......is what radio is all about.

RIP Howard. I read he was a DJ long before WKRP. It sure shows. So talented. Missed by millions.

I was 12 when this show came out (I never missed an episode)... now I'm as old as Mr. Carlson was at the time of filming. Still love WKRP, though! :)

Howard Hesseman as Dr Johnny Fever, Jan Smithers as Bailey Quarters, Tim Reid as Venus Flytrap, Loni Anderson as Jennifer Marlowe, Richard Sanders as Les Nessman, Frank Bonner as Herb Tarlek, Gordon Jump as Arthur Carlson & Gary Sandy as Andy Travis were all just perfect on "WKRP In Cincinnati" 👍

@Ea-Nasir_Copper_Co

2 жыл бұрын

They were all great, including the brilliant Tim Reid as Gordon Sims/Venus Flytrap and the criminally underrated Richard Sanders as Les Nessman. Some of the best scenes are those featuring Johnny, Venus, and Les.

@wallacelang1374

2 жыл бұрын

@@Ea-Nasir_Copper_Co Tim Reid as Gordon Simms / Venus Flytrap had mixed feelings at first, but he actually came to like his character on "WKRP In Cincinnati" because of his friendship with series creator Hugh Wilson.

@hughdavidvisor1769

2 жыл бұрын

Please, don't forget the contributions of the criminally underrated Frank Bonner as Herb Tarlek.

@hughdavidvisor1769

2 жыл бұрын

And the work of the always brilliant Edie McLurg, "Uhuh, uhuh!"

@Deborahtunes

2 жыл бұрын

You forgot Jennifer Marlowe (Loni Anderson). She was one of my favorite characters on the sitcom...

The most iconic scene in sitcom history that no one remembers. RIP, Doctor..

One of the best shows ever

This show was a real gem. Great writing, funny lines and the perfect cast to deliver them.

This has been edited, the original song was "Queen of the Forest" by Ted Nugent. WKRP played real songs by real bands but all the record labels don't allow that anymore unless they get outrageous money. This is why WKRP is rarely seen in reruns and when it is the music is edited.

@Tull1996

3 жыл бұрын

And that totally sucked......the original music was extremely important to the show, and in several cases the song was handpicked to go along with a specific scene (ie Les Nessman's date preparation)......instead they used the "generic rock" sounds and more or less ruined it. The show itself (cast and writing) is still great....but losing the original music was a shame.

@JrGoonior

3 жыл бұрын

The DVD set has almost all of the original songs on them. "Queen of the Forest" does play on the DVD, in the US anyway... I've watched all of them and except for a few changes (The Eagles "The Long Run" for one) they are there.

@carljacobs1837

3 жыл бұрын

If you look at the turntable at the end right after he says Booger, the needle is literally on the paper center of the record. It's not playing anything but noise. They reshot that scene or something.

@rosemaryllama7127

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, they don’t have the rights to all of that music.

@rustyharris9481

2 жыл бұрын

I "found" the complete season somewhere on video tape. Not the best quality, but ORIGINAL music. That's what upset me with the reruns...the music was CRAP.

RIP DJF. You were one of those few human beings that should never grow old. Now if we could only get the original music back for scenes like this classic.

At the time this TV show came out I was living & listening to what was credited as being the second-ever free-form, underground FM radio station. As one of their "disc jerkies" said next day on the air day after the first show, "whoever wrote this obviously had some knowledge about the inner workings of a radio station". WKRP was wild & crazy then, still wild & crazy all these years later.😎

@rickwilliamson9248

3 жыл бұрын

The late, great Hugh Wilson was a sales exec at WQXI in Atlanta. He based a lot of WKRP on his experiences there. Johnny was based on "Skinny" Bobby Harper, a long time DJ in Atlanta.

@syvyn11

3 жыл бұрын

Too bad the radio industry is now sooooo automated. Thanks IHeart for driving the soul out of radio.

@joestephan1111

3 жыл бұрын

@@syvyn11 The days of KZAP radio will live forever.

@willh3972

2 жыл бұрын

@@syvyn11 when I got involved in college radio in the mid 2000s playing death and black metal, it was a problem even then. I was all about the radio being a free speech and expression zone for anything, metal, live reggae, acapela, talk, whatever. So long as it came from the heart. But the "student Government" kept wanting to cut funding and make us play top 40, you know the crap you can hear anywhere, and that I didn't know anyone who actually liked it.

@lilorbielilorbie2496

2 жыл бұрын

Joe Stephan This is just my opinion. The same building that they filmed WKRP in was the same building that The greatest rock and roll radio station Ever The Mighty Met KMET 94.7 was broadcasting out of. I always thought that one of them was copying the other. There are several videos here on you tube about KMET you should check them out. And as they used to say on KMET WWWWWWWWWWWWWWHHHHHHHHHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOYYYYYYYYYYYAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

RIP Doctor. You were the king.

Rest In Peace Howard Hesseman, thank you for the laughter!!!! 💗

RIP Dr. Johnny Fever! He truly will be missed!

Loved the show-I was a senior in high school when it debuted. It was our un-official "homework" assignment in our mass media class to watch WKRP

What's interesting about the casting of Howard Hesseman as Dr. Johnny Fever for this show was that he really was a DJ on the old hippie KSAN-FM in San Francisco in 1967 before he went to Hollywood and broke into TV and movies. You may remember him in a few episodes of the late 60s "Dragnet." His stage name in those days was Don Sturdy.

@289cobra9

3 жыл бұрын

He was also in Billy Jack.

@BeazleyStudios

3 жыл бұрын

He was also a teacher in Head of the Class and was Captain Lassard in Police Academy 2

@joestephan1111

3 жыл бұрын

Singer-songwriter Tom Russell, who has had a bunch of hits, was a "disc jerky" on that waco Santa Cruz station KPIG when his career hit a "dip". Passing thru the area years later he dropped in and did a couple of his songs live on the air. He was going at "Who's gonna build your wall?" with so much gusto a clock fell off the wall and hit him on the head! With KPIG-FM being one of the very last free form stations on the air, it fit so perfectly!!!

@Mozart1220

2 жыл бұрын

@@289cobra9 I was going to mention that.

@manlymcstud8588

2 жыл бұрын

i remember him in 'dragnet' playing a hippie intellectual type in an episode that was supposed to be a talk show debate with the police. one of my favourite episodes.

I've seen this first part in real life. I used to write commercials, so I'd go to various radio stations, just to get the tones of their DJs, listen to their shows, and so forth. I met one jock who was a Top 40 DJ working in a country and western station. I went on one day of their format change. The jock's whole personality and personal morale changed because the new management decided to change the format after the Noon news. (I'd never heard of it. Most format changes I'd experienced happened at midnight or something.) It's as if the jock came back to life when he flipped the switch after the news guy outro'ed. I'd never seen a guy so happy.

@RonJohn63

3 жыл бұрын

I remember my grandmother driving me to school one morning in the late 1970s, and "her" easy listening station changed to a disco format at 8AM. She wasn't pleased...

@blockmasterscott

3 жыл бұрын

@@RonJohn63 That's funny! XD

@hankkingsley2976

3 жыл бұрын

God help you if you got stereotyped into doing country boring

@RonJohn63

3 жыл бұрын

@@hankkingsley2976 maybe it's just me, but I never liked "exciting" Country DJs. It just doesn't fit well with Loretta Lynn singing "Coal Miner's Daughter" or Charlie Rich singing "The Most Beautiful Girl".

@keatsgipsy9991

2 жыл бұрын

Great story!

I worked in radio for 10 years. This is EXACTLY how a station is run.

RIP, Johnny Fever! I love WKRP as much now as I did when I was a kid in the late 70's and early 80's. Love you, brother. Rock in Peace.

My all-time favorite TV character. So many laughs. R. I. P.

I was in high school when this was on tv. Loved all the characters, but especially Johnny Fever. He was cool without trying. RIP Howard Hesseman ❤️

he was great in all his movies as well as WKRP. He is missed

RIP Johnny

Let's face it dr johnny fever made this show great

RIP Dr Johnny Fever. I will always remember watching syndicated reruns of WKRP as an infant and a child in the 80s (born in Dec 1982). I know he says "hello fellow babies" upon arrival in Heaven. Now together with Mr Carlson and Herb Tarlek. Say hello to Jimi Hendrix for us.

RIP Dr. Johnny Fever, We Will Never Forget You.

The turntable didn't work, and yet somehow that made it even more charming. Their Thanksgiving episode remains a must-watch every year.

One of my favorite scenes from WKRP. RIP Howard....

Thanks for the laughs Mr. Howard. U made my days so much more merrier during some very hard times. RIP Sir!!!

Such a classic. Watching thw opening scenery shows how much Cincinnati skyline has changed!! Love Johnny Fever and Venus!!

Rest in peace Doctor! He will always be a great memory and a part of my young life. Every thanksgiving we watch the Great Turkey drop, such a gift. .......Thank you Howard..... Peace from California

Brilliantly written show with a superb cast. It should have gone 10+ seasons

loved this show, especially Dr Johnny Fever! RIP

"How can I miss you if you won't go away" XD

I still remember watching this episode as it premiered. Loved it immediately and still do.

Thanks for all the smiles and gut busting laughs through the years. You will be fondly remembered.

RIP Howard Hesseman. And I've watched this episode countless times and JUST realized where the needle was on the album, when he intros the new format!

The Doctor passed away today, but he will always live forever in my mind. 🤟

I grew up in Cinci, LOVED & love this show! This was an outstanding scene!

Outstanding, thanks for sharing this. RIP Howard Hesseman and thanks for the prescription.

RIP, Fever. Thank you for the great memories!

One of my favorite shows of all time.This show was very well written and absolutely hilarious. God i miss the 70's and 80's !

@thesweeples3266

5 ай бұрын

Ok boomer

I always loved this show, I work for food lion in Raleigh and I do my Johnny fever routine every time I make the announcements

@lilorbielilorbie2496

3 жыл бұрын

John Wilder You mean they let you say BBBOOOOOGGGGEEERRRR.?

@roebuckmckinney

3 жыл бұрын

For real? Which Food Lion? I normally shop at the Harris Teeter in Cary, but I'd ride across town for that.

@johnwilder3356

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Clint I work at the food lion on Durant road

@johnwilder3356

3 жыл бұрын

Lol I'm the only one who does the announcements at work

@duckduckgoismuchbetter

3 жыл бұрын

I drive a semi, and I do most of my shopping at night (well, I did back when the Wal-Marts were 24 hours). And at 2-3am the Walmarts are sometimes "interesting". That's when the crazies are scheduled to clean the floors and stock the shelves, lol.

RIP Howard Hesseman. Thank you for entertaining me my whole life.

😢❤️RIP, Johnny Fever! Thank you Hesseman for all the laughs and great memories!

My son and I have some great memories from watching this show. I was working in Cincinnati when this show was popular. There were so many great shows that I can't pick a favorite. RI Power Howard and keep on spinning those records.

I was rarely into sitcoms, but I loved MASH and WKRP in Cincinnati.

@SteveGamlin

3 жыл бұрын

The TWO shows which most radically impacted my life, because of amazing writing...and two very special characters.

@ralph0901

2 жыл бұрын

that was monster lineup, Mash, followed by WKRP, followed by Lou Grant

Love how the tone arm on the turntable is floating across the record label as the music plays! RIP Howard, we miss you!

I've seen this scene many times and never noticed before today that at the end, the needle on the record that's supposed to be playing is actually circling the edge of the paper label in the center of the record. That's a good scene: one that draws you in so much you never notice that the record couldn't be playing.

@billscheitzach601

2 жыл бұрын

Had to go back and check, because I remember him cuing it up through the headphones by hand-rotating the record on the turntable (which again, was the old-school way of doing it; done it myself back in the day) ... and you're right. Continuity should have caught that one. Also, did you notice that he mentioned WKRP as your "50,000 watt intensive care unit" (the map on the wall also showed their signal strength as 50 kilowatts as well)? This episode is the only one to do so ... 50,000 watts is the most power an American radio station is allowed to broadcast and the writers decided that so powerful a signal was not in keeping with such a small, low-budget, low-market-rating station as WKRP was supposed to be, so in the following episode - and for the remainder of the show - their signal strength was reduced and shown as only 5000 watts.

A beautiful soul inside out. Rest Well Legend. Your works never die. #Johnny

I absolutely 💖LOVED💖 this show. I believe I seen every episode at least 3 times. The cast played every character perfect to create excellent, clean comedy. It's a shame how Father Time takes his toll on us all. I still like to watch the full episodes on You~Tube and find on many occasions watching a few episodes of a morning can turn those drag~ass, hum~drum days into more brighter and productive days. May Arthur Carlson, Herb Tarlek, and Doctor Johnny Fever always rest in peace and thank them all for all the years of laughter and brighter days!!!

I remember watching this live, what a show, never missed an episode.. Inspiring fantastic comedy, too bad its gone.

God Bless you Dr.Johnny Fever ....you kept me laughing during those late 70s and early 80s. I enjoyed WKRP so much and you kept us Rocking ....smile . May God keep you in his Love ,Grace ,and Compassion....Keep on Rocking ...You are Missed ...

All us fellow babies miss you Doctor Fever!! You’ve given us rock n roll that soothes a soul!! Btw the original music is edited out in this! The actual song playing was Queen of the Forest by Ted Nugent!! THE NUGGEEE!!!

Howard Hesseman was one of a kind. R.I.P Dr Johnny Fever. You will not be forgotten. 🤘

Absolutely brilliant!!!!!! Amazing cast and scripts!! I will always appreciate the laughs and happiness Howard and Frank (with the rest of the cast) brought to me and my family. They are dearly missed! Thoughts and prayers to the Hesseman and Bonner family.

Lost a hero this weekend. --- I credit TWO television characters with RADICALLY IMPACTING my life. The 1st was Hawkeye Pierce of M*A*S*H, for the humor he brought, his empathy, and the way he championed the underdog. The 2nd was Dr. Johnny Fever of WKRP in Cincinnati. When I was 10 years old, that show made me want to be on the radio. 14 years later, I did it. Still am...all around the world. Since then, my life has been a consistent infusion of both of these characters. Which brings me great joy. 10 years on the radio. 7 years stand-up comedy. 17 years (so far) as a humorous, positivity speaker 28 years as an event DJ 2 recording studios Thank you, Howard Hesseman, for the life you breathed into Dr. Johnny Fever. This scene ranks among my favorite televised moments, ever. As you pass through the Pearly Gates to gather your wings, I hope you will lean back to St. Peter and say... "BOOGER!"

One of the best moments in television history.

R.I.P. HOWARD HESSMAN ... Thank you for one of the funniest and iconic roles ever

I'm only 41. So to me, I'll always remember him as Mr. Moore. RIP, Howard.

Up here in Canada, 11 year old me would come home from school and pour a big bowl of corn flakes and turn on the CBC to learn about life with Dr Johnny Fever. Thanks for the memories! RIP

I just seen an article that Howard Hessman died. That sucks. Dr Johnny Fever in my opinion is one of the greatest fictional characters ever created.

@censorshipsucks9493

2 жыл бұрын

What the fuck. This is the first I've heard about it. Had to look it up. I can't believe you were right, and there was zero coverage in the news.

All hail Dr. Johnny Fever! The greatest DJ ever!!!!!

Love me some Dr. Johnny Fever 🥵 You will always be rockin' in our hearts

When I was a kid, I remember that exact day watching that episode in that scene. Actually gave me shivers. Now I feel old

I wish he could awaken from the dead for real. He was quite a character. RIP, Howard Hesseman, the real Dr. Johnny Fever!

Rest in peace Howard Hesseman AKA Dr. Johnny Fever you will be missed

R.I.P Dr. Johnny Fever- Howard Hessemen. You're gone but never forgotten

R.I.P. Dr. Johnny Fever, you were what rock and roll was all about 😔