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, 1982Mama Carlson announces that she is switching to an all-news format just as the station made its way up to #6 in the ratings. [continue reading]
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- 04x22 Up and Down… (Apr. 21, 1982)
- 04x21 To Err is H… (Apr. 14, 1982)
- 04x20 The Impossi… (Apr. 07, 1982)
- 04x19 The Creatio… (Mar. 31, 1982)
- 04x18 Dear Liar (Mar. 24, 1982)
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Show's Cast / Crew
Directors
- Rod Daniel (24 episodes)
- Will Mackenzie (16 episodes)
- Asaad Kelada (15 episodes)
Writers
- Hugh Wilson (42 episodes)
- Steve Marshall (14 episodes)
- Dan Guntzelman (13 episodes)
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- The characters of Arthur Carlson and Dr. Johnny Fever were based on real people in the radio industry.
- Les can be seen wearing a bandage on some part of his body in practically every episode. We eventually find out it is because he has a very large (and never-seen) dog that he keeps at home.…
[show]Les can be seen wearing a bandage on some part of his body in practically every episode. We eventually find out it is because he has a very large (and never-seen) dog that he keeps at home. In real-life, the bandage idea originated when Richard Sanders suffered an injury prior to the taping of the first episode and was forced to wear a bandage on the air; he subsequently decided to make it Les' trademark.
[hide] - 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…
[show]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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