Posted on 01/18/2018 7:20:01 AM PST by Borges
Hugh Wilson, who created the CBS comedy “WKRP in Cincinnati” and directed the raucous hit film “Police Academy” in 1984, died on Sunday at his home in Charlottesville, Va. He was 74.
The death was announced by Hill & Wood Funeral Services of Charlottesville. No cause was given.
Mr. Wilson worked his way into comedy writing after starting out in advertising, and in 1978 he graduated from writer to creator when “WKRP” made its debut.
The series, about a radio station full of misfits, ran for four seasons and had a cast that included Gary Sandy as the station’s levelheaded program director, Loni Anderson as the sexy receptionist and Howard Hesseman and Tim Reid as disc jockeys.
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Beat me to it, you rat.
The only misfit thing about Bailey is that she was on my TV instead of on my couch!
WKRP you could simultaneously laugh out loud while drooling over “Bailey”(Jan Smithers).
Wasn’t that the station used in “Radio Land Murders”?
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Fred Stuthman (1919–1982)
“I woke up this morning thinking about the theme song to WKRP, particularly the line “... maybe you and me were never meant to be.”
One of the great TV themes, IMO. Larry Carlton plays guitar on it.
Baby, if you’ve ever wondered,
Wondered whatever became of me,
I’m living on the air in Cincinnati, Cincinnati, wkrp.
Got kind of tired packing and unpacking,
Town to town and up and down the dial
Maybe you and me were never meant to be,
But baby think of me once in awhile.
I’m at wkrp in Cincinnati.
I worked at a station that had every one of those “characters” except the one played by Loni Anderson.
WBT was really good once and I listened heavily.
WKRP is comedy gold.
I worked in TV production and plenty of us misfits so it was easy to relate to the reruns.
RIP Hugh Wilson.
Keep it young, keep it hip.
Someday you’re gonna buy it.
Ferryman, the man with the plot, the man with a plan.
I thought Bailey was prettier.
I spent a number of years in commercial radio (when it was the real deal, unlike nowadays), and WKRP just about nailed it.
I've always assumed that was Larry Carlton.
The incredibly fluent Mixolydian scale certainly sounds like him. It is played just before the words "maybe you and me...".
By the way, another great song that prominently features the Mixolydian scale is Who Am I, recorded in 1966 by Petula Clark.
Lillian Carlson: “Good morning Jennifer, how are you?”
Jennifer: “Perfect. And you”
Lillian Carlson: “The same.”
Bailey was definitely prettier.
Jennifer was a caricature.
Laughed my butt off when Les gave a "WKRP Helicopter" traffic report by beating on his chest. Sounded just like the real thing.
Thanks for the link.
Not if they've been raised in pens.
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