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Arthur "Big Guy" Carlson tries to run a failing Cincinnati radio station owned by his "tough as nails" mother. His own incompetence is overshadowed by the strange employees that work at the station.

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04x22 Up and Down the Dial Aired: Apr. 21, 1982

Mama Carlson announces that she is switching to an all-news format just as the station made its way up to #6 in the ratings.

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WKRP in Cincinnati is Canceled/Ended
The show had 4 seasons and 90 episodes air between 1978 and 1982.

Series Info

Type:
Scripted
Premiered:
Sep. 18, 1978
Status:
Canceled/Ended
Runtime:
30 min.
Aired:
1978 - 1982
To-Date:
4 Seasons
90 Episodes
Network
CBS TV Network
Genre

Character Guide

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Series Fun Facts

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  • Herb Tarlek had a University of Arkansas Razorbacks coffee mug on his desk. Frank Bonner, who played Herb, was born and raised in Arkansas.
  • If you look closely you can make out the names Johnny Fever used on air on the side of his coffee cup. The names read: Johnny Duke, Johnny Style, Johnny Cool, Johnny Sunshine, and of course…
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    If you look closely you can make out the names Johnny Fever used on air on the side of his coffee cup. The names read: Johnny Duke, Johnny Style, Johnny Cool, Johnny Sunshine, and of course Johnny Fever (In the pilot episode, the understaffed station had Johnny doing both the morning *and* afternoon shows, necessitating Johnny to look at his coffee mug to see which name he was supposed to use on-air at the time.)
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  • The character of Herb Tarlek was known for wearing very tacky suits. In one episode, after Venus sees Herb wearing a particularly outrageous suit, he remarks, "Somewhere out there there's a…
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    The character of Herb Tarlek was known for wearing very tacky suits. In one episode, after Venus sees Herb wearing a particularly outrageous suit, he remarks, "Somewhere out there there's a Volkswagen with no seats." In fact, one of Herb's suits actually WAS made from the seat covers of an old Volkswagen.
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