"The turkeys are hitting the ground like sacks of wet cement!"

[Faygo Kid]

Yep, it's that festive time of year again, and what would Thanksgiving be without this all-time classic?

"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly!!!" -- Arthur Carlson

Enjoy: http://www.hulu.com/watch/322/wkrp-in-cincinnati-turkeys-away

[JohnnyLib2]

1. Best part of the whole holiday season!

Many thanks. :rofl: :thumbsup:

[aquart]

2. Oh, I was thinking of that yesterday. Thank you!

[notadmblnd]

3. I still laugh so hard I cry when I watch that episode.

[hlthe2b]

4. My late mother laughed until she cried over that episode...

Watching it or even thinking about it now, brings back some good memories of someone I dearly miss. Thanks..!

[ProdigalJunkMail]

5. turkeys CAN fly...wild ones...

might be tough to get them up on the chopper though...

sP

[ddeclue]

49. They can really only fly in "ground effect"

If you were to take them up in a helo and drop them, they too would hit the ground like "wet sacks of cement".

[hfojvt]

6. just a side note - turkeys can fly

but commercial turkeys have their wings clipped so they can't fly away before they are slaughtered and eaten.

[Kaleva]

10. Short distances only though.

Like the chicken and other ground birds.

[FatDave]

7. Maybe it's just nostalgia...

...but I think WKRP may be the best television show ever. Wish you could get it on DVD with the original music in place.

[annabanana]

11. Oh yeah! That would be very nice. . . n/t

[Chulanowa]

18. It definitely kicks my nostalgia into high drive

Especially since my dad used to look just like Johnny.

[SPedigrees]

21. I kick myself daily for not having recorded it onto vid tape

back when it was still in reruns, intact.

[FatDave]

22. I've heard there are bootlegs out there.

Have never sought them out though. It would be an interesting (albeit illegal) project for somebody to patch the original audio of the edited segments into video from the DVDs.

[Obamanaut]

42. Netflix n/t

[FatDave]

46. Please see post #45

A few posts down or click here.

Yeah, the version available is probably better than nothing, but I'm often a purist about these things.

[SPedigrees]

53. The netflix versions would be the episodes with orig music stripped out. nt

[eShirl]

30. maybe someday....

hopefully in our lifetimes

[donco]

43. Its on dvd i have a copy

check out amazon i think that's where it came from.

[FatDave]

45. Yes, but there's a catch.

A lot of the music used in the show was replaced by generic soundtrack due to licensing issues.

See: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WKRP_in_Cincinnati#Music_licensing

[tridim]

8. Doesn't this sound like something Palin would do?

[Faygo Kid]

14. Maybe she wouldn't do it, but she would enjoy watching it.

It's Authentic.

[cherokeeprogressive]

28. Why the F did you have to bring her into a moment of mirth and good memory such as this?

Are some people soooo f'ing consumed with her that they have to include a reference to her in everything they do?

Goodness.

What a buzzkill.

[Hoopla Phil]

9. K and R

[lapfog_1]

12. Oh the humanity!!! - n/t

[phantom power]

13. I salute you!

:patriot:

[EFerrari]

15. I thought Les said that.

:party:

[Faygo Kid]

16. Nope. It was Mr. Carlson. Here's what Les said.

"It's a helicopter, and it's coming this way. It's flying something behind it, I can't quite make it out, it's a large banner and it says, uh - Happy... Thaaaaanksss... giving! ... From ... W ... K ... R... P!! No parachutes yet. Can't be skydivers... I can't tell just yet what they are, but - Oh my God, Johnny, they're turkeys!! Johnny, can you get this? Oh, they're plunging to the earth right in front of our eyes! One just went through the windshield of a parked car! Oh, the humanity! The turkeys are hitting the ground like sacks of wet cement! Not since the Hindenburg tragedy has there been anything like this!"

[EFerrari]

19. I forgot how much I miss polyester plaid.

:rofl:

[Peacetrain]

17. I started laughing the second I read the title.. .One of my all time favs..

:hi:

[Bonhomme Richard]

20. But turkeys can fly.

Not very gracefully though.

[druidity33]

37. wild turkeys yes...

Commercially bred turkeys... not so much.

:shrug:

[XOKCowboy]

41. Better living through chemistry and breeding...

No way a Butterball turkey's feet ever leave the ground. That breast meat was bred for eating and not flying.

[NotGivingUp]

23. yep, i recognized that line. that was pretty fricking hilarious! n/t

[Frances]

24. I really appreciate the link

I have been discouraged by the news coverage of the health care vote and the focus on the so-called "moderates." This turkey episode brightened my day.

[Faygo Kid]

25. Thank you. We aims to please.

[eShirl]

26. CLASSIC!

[MyOwnPeace]

27. This equals...................

"The Christmas Story" as a holiday "must-watch!"

LMAO!

[proud patriot]

29. LOL ..love it

poor les

[BlooInBloo]

31. Quite possibly the funniest short in the history of teevee.

[Ruby the Liberal]

32. Yay! I had a mental note to google this up this week. Best part of Thanksgiving.

[Faygo Kid]

34. Well, a good part. Got to go with the meal, first.

Wonder if Levi will show up as invited to the Palin family table?

[Ruby the Liberal]

36. You have never eaten at my Aunt's house

The obligatory T-day location. :scared:

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[Ruby the Liberal]

35. Gary Sandy. Still the hotness after all these years

I had such a crush on him back in the WKRP day!

[XOKCowboy]

40. I loved him trying to wear a ballcap over all that hairspray! Wow the hair products they used !

I can't say anything though. I had a mullet! :)

[Iggo]

55. Damn! What a head of hair!

Then and now.

[susanr516]

38. Thank you for the link

One of my favorite Thanksgiving memories.

[Sheltiemama]

39. Thanks. I needed that.

I still remember laughing until I cried when that first aired.

[RavensChick]

44. The best episode EVAH!

As soon as I saw the title of this thread I started cracking up!! I had a flashback and I'm still laughing! If there's any reason to remember the good old days, this is certainly one of them.

Thanks so much for this thread and everyone have a great Thanksgiving!

:toast: :hi: :yourock:

[Faygo Kid]

48. Well, thanks very much. Having company this year. and will surprise them with the episode.

Great friends. Yes, they are gay. They have to watch the Lions (I insist), and this episode. And put up with the dogs loving them endlessly. One of them works at a very high end men's clothing store, and his weekend after Thanksgiving is a nightmare. Good luck.

Anyway, what the hell. I love Thanksgiving, and my partner (OK, heterosexual) is a hell of a cook. Go Lions!

[kiva]

47. Bookmarked for the holiday...thanks! n/t

[Faygo Kid]

50. I never do this, but what the hell: Let's get this to home page. Least we can do for Les Nessman.

Let's face it: We are all Les Nessman.

[HarveyDarkey]

51. Truly classic

thanks for the link

[BrklynLiberal]

52. That show was one of the funniest ever...and that episode was one of their best.

[aikoaiko]

54. Better than Alice's Restaurant as a T-day tradition