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red dog 1

(27,844 posts) Wed Jan 17, 2018, 04:20 PM Jan 2018

R.I.P. Hugh Wilson, creator of WKRP in Cincinnati

Hugh Wilson, an Emmy-award winning writer-producer and WKRP in Cincinnati series creator who also directed several features including The First Wives Club, Blast From the Past, and the original Police Academy, has died.

He was a writer for The Bob Newhart Show and The Tony Randall Show.

Hugh Wilson was 74.

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R.I.P. Hugh Wilson, creator of WKRP in Cincinnati (Original Post) red dog 1 Jan 2018 OP

Brought me one of my fondest memories with my late MOM who howled at the Thanksgiving episode hlthe2b Jan 2018 #1

That was probably the best line ever from WKRP red dog 1 Jan 2018 #2

My daughter (a teen) janterry Jan 2018 #3

Love that episode...And the one where the bomb is at the tranmitter. Johnny running from airmid Jan 2018 #4

"Johnny Fever finds himself on the lam from the Phone Cops" red dog 1 Jan 2018 #5

His other one, Frank's Place sarge43 Jan 2018 #6

Blast From the Past is a really fun movie. Dave Starsky Jan 2018 #7

hlthe2b

(102,331 posts)

1. Brought me one of my fondest memories with my late MOM who howled at the Thanksgiving episode

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Wed Jan 17, 2018, 04:22 PM

Jan 2018

"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly!" (google it for the youtube video, if you are one of the few who never saw it)

RIP, sir

red dog 1

(27,844 posts)

2. That was probably the best line ever from WKRP

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 17, 2018, 04:29 PM

Jan 2018

(I love that show!)

janterry

(4,429 posts)

3. My daughter (a teen)

Reply to red dog 1 (Reply #2)

Wed Jan 17, 2018, 04:35 PM

Jan 2018

and I watched that together online. So funny!

airmid

(500 posts)

4. Love that episode...And the one where the bomb is at the tranmitter. Johnny running from

Reply to hlthe2b (Reply #1)

Wed Jan 17, 2018, 04:42 PM

Jan 2018

the "phone cops". LOL

red dog 1

(27,844 posts)

5. "Johnny Fever finds himself on the lam from the Phone Cops"

Reply to airmid (Reply #4)

Wed Jan 17, 2018, 04:52 PM

Jan 2018

That was from a two-part episode called: "An Explosive Affair"

Part 2 is up on You Tube in it's entirety:
"WKRP in Cincinnati - Bomb Threat part 2 of 2 - You Tube"

sarge43

(28,942 posts)

6. His other one, Frank's Place

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Wed Jan 17, 2018, 05:08 PM

Jan 2018

It didn't get the love it deserved.

Peaceful passage, Mr Wilson and thank you.

Dave Starsky

(5,914 posts)

7. Blast From the Past is a really fun movie.

Reply to red dog 1 (Original post)

Thu Jan 18, 2018, 02:59 PM

Jan 2018

Can't go wrong with Christopher Walken, Sissy Spacek, and Brendan Fraser. And the bomb shelter theme is newly relevant today.

See it this weekend in honor of Hugh.

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