WKRP in Cincinnati - The Complete First Season
by Asaad Kaleda, Will Mackenzie, Rod Daniel
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Actor: Gary Sandy, Gordon Jump, Howard Hesseman, Loni Anderson, Tim ReidDirector: Asaad Kaleda, Rod Daniel, Will Mackenzie
Brand: Fox
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo; Spanish (Subtitled); English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo
Format: Box set, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 532 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-04-24
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: 20th Century Fox
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Movie Review: One of the great classic comedies finally comes to DVD
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a day I never thought would come due to all of the copyrighted music in the show. Running only four short seasons from 1978-1982, this was one of the most perfect shows of its time, and a near dead on commentary on small media outlets. How ironic that the premise of the show was Andy's attempt as program director to prevent another free-form rock station from playing mediocre music, and now the current pack of vampires running the recording industry and their irresponsible greed are exactly why we may have that same mediocre music that Andy held in such great disdain replacing the great rock hits that were an essential part of the show.
One of my personal favorite episodes from season one was "Hold Up", where the stereo store remote broadcast became a robbery situation. The engineer, Bucky Dornster, came out of the bathroom and headed for the front door on his lunch break. The robber, who was a frustrated DJ, orders him to stop. The engineer turns around and casually says, "I am a member of the radio engineer's union, local 533 (or something like that), and it's time for my lunch break." The robber asks Johnny Fever, "Is he really in the union?" Johnny nods, and the robber moves out of the way and lets Bucky out, because he doesn't want any trouble with the union. Bucky walks right past a pay phone and goes to lunch, never bothering to call the police.
"Fish Story" probably wouldn't air on TV today because it was so un-PC. On a day when a reporter is coming to do a story on WKRP, Mr. Carlson unveils his latest promotion idea: dressing Herb up as the station mascot, the KRP Carp. At the same time, Johnny and Venus are taking an on-air test to demonstrate the effects of alcohol upon the average driver. While Venus' reaction times slow down as expected, it turns out that the more alcohol Johnny ingests, the faster his reaction times get, much to the chagrin of the officer administering the test.
Then of course there's the unforgettable Thanksgiving episode, "Turkeys Away". This has got to be the best holiday episode of any series. The Big Guy, Herb, and Les try to handle the Thanksgiving promotion themselves. They keep the promotion a secret from the others - which turns out to be a plan to drop live turkeys from a helicopter to a crowd at the local mall. They have forgotten one small point - turkeys can't fly. Les' on the spot reporting, from his slow reading of the sky banner, to his spot on imitation of the Hindenburg disaster report as he describes how the turkeys are crashing through the car windshields, is a comedy classic. The reactions of Andy and Dr. Johnny Fever in the broadcast booth are great too. And then to finally see the Big Guy and Herb returning to the station covered in feathers after the turkeys have "regrouped and turned on them" is just a comedy classic. And of course there's the Big Guy's memorable line "I swear, as God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly!"
And finally there's Les and his "walls". In his great need for respect and self esteem, he wanted walls (an office of his own) so much, that he put masking tape on the floor where he wanted them to be - and everyone he worked with, without any question or comment at all, proceeded to pretend that those walls were there and acted accordingly all for Les's sake.
WKRP was a refreshing little show during a time when many of the sitcoms were taking on serious tones. Its writers understood the comedy part of situation-comedy. Although I was sad when it was cancelled, the fact that it was on just four seasons meant that it never really had to change its format and in retrospect probably had a perfect show life. All the actors were hilarious and they complemented each other extremely well. One of the reasons WKRP remains popular and beloved today is because it didn't wear out its welcome. Three's Company is a perfect example of a sitcom that made that mistake. It was just as hilarious, but it just hung around way too long.
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