[raccoonradio]

I frequent radio boards and whenever someone complains about stations dumping one format or another to make
more $$, I bring up a moment in the first episode of
WKRP. When Andy Travis dumps "beautiful music" for raucous rock, station owner Mrs. Carlson says, "Young man,
this radio station is a BUSINESS. It is not here for
your personal employer."

Travis replies, "Ma'am, I know it's a business...
and that's why I had to change the format..."

The famous scene from that episode: informed of the
format change, Johnny Caravella (Howard Hesseman)
drags a needle across a record ("...what's a record?")
and says "OK, Cincinnatti it is time for THIS town
to get DOWN! You've got Johnny--DR. Johnny FEVER
and I'm burning up in here! We're all in critical
condition, babies, but you can tell us where it
hurts...'Give it to me straight, Doctor, I can
take it!"

[raccoonradio]

darn, me and my fast typing fingers again--"it is not here for your personal listening pleasure", that should say!

[raccoonradio]

In that first episode, even though WKRP had changed to rock they still had the run the ads currently under contract--including ads for funeral parlors and rest homes.

VENUS FLYTRAP: "So let's get into it, my brothers and
sisters. Together we will growl and HOWL!!!...right
after this message from Shady Hills rest home."

COMMERCIAL: "Many of us have asked this age...old...
question. What happens when I can no longer feed
myself?"...

[mwyounce]

The famous scene from that episode: informed of the format change, Johnny Caravella (Howard Hesseman) drags a needle across a record ("...what's a record?") and says "OK, Cincinnatti it is time for THIS town to get DOWN! You've got Johnny--DR. Johnny FEVER and I'm burning up in here! We're all in critical condition, babies, but you can tell us where it hurts...'Give it to me straight, Doctor, I can take it!"

"I almost forgot one thing........ BOOOOOOOOOGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGEEEEEEEEEERRRRRRRRRRR!"