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Popular 1980s actor Loni Anderson of the hit TV series ‘WKRP in Cincinnati’ has died

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Loni Anderson, who played a struggling radio station’s empowered receptionist on the hit TV comedy “WKRP in Cincinnati,” died Sunday, just days before her 80th birthday.
Anderson died at a Los Angeles hospital following a “prolonged” illness, said her longtime publicist, Cheryl J. Kagan.


A childhood crush; RIP.
 
Like, not because she passed, but because she was funny and kind.
 
Loved the series, loved the characters/cast.

And the writing....

"WKRP in Cincinnati" Turkeys Away (TV Episode 1978) - Richard Sanders as Les Nessman - IMDb

"WKRP in Cincinnati" Turkeys Away (TV Episode 1978) - Richard Sanders as Les Nessman
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...Jennifer Marlowe: You want me, Mr. Carlson?
Arthur Carlson: Oh, yeah. Come in, Jennifer. Have a seat.
Jennifer Marlowe: No, thank you.
Arthur Carlson: Well all right. At this particular point in time, I would like to dictate a press release.
Jennifer Marlowe: I don't take dictation.
Arthur Carlson: What? Alright, I guess I can do this thing myself. It's probably going to be a long meeting though; so why don't you get coffee for all the guys here?
Jennifer Marlowe: I don't get coffee, Mr. Carlson. We agreed.
Arthur Carlson: Oh, yeah.
Jennifer Marlowe: You have to draw the line somewhere.
Arthur Carlson: You got that right.
Jennifer Marlowe: Will there be anything else I can do?
Arthur Carlson: No. I think that about does it.
Jennifer Marlowe: Thank you.
Arthur Carlson: Oh, no. Thank you.
Les Nessman: How does she get away with that?
Herb Tarlek: Are you kidding?...
 
Rest in peace.
 
This made me so sad. She WAS the backbone of that show. Whenever we needed just a fun night of laughter we would watch reruns of WKRP. It was so far ahead of its time. Honestly, I am not sure much of the humor would be so accepted today. it is a sad day indeed.
 
The humor seemed to me to be pretty universal, which is likely why so many people identify with and remember the show so fondly.
 
Integrityrespec said:
Shows like that today would bring the left down on us.
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Leave it to you to make it all about Left vs. Right. Disgusting. Can you not take a moment to remember a beautiful actress and a great show and not let the Left keep living rent-free in your head?
 
Pyrite said:
The humor seemed to me to be pretty universal, which is likely why so many people identify with and remember the show so fondly.
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"WKRP in Cincinnati" Turkeys Away (TV Episode 1978) - Richard Sanders as Les Nessman - IMDb

"WKRP in Cincinnati" Turkeys Away (TV Episode 1978) - Richard Sanders as Les Nessman
www.imdb.com

Les Nessman: I'm here with hundreds of people who have gathered to witness what has been described as perhaps the greatest turkey event in Thanksgiving Day history. All we know for sure is that in a very few moments there are going to be a lot of happy people out here. Now the crowd is...
[passers-by gawk at Les]
Les Nessman: The... the crowd is uh... curious but well behaved. And I think I hear something now. Uh... The crowd is moving out into the parking area. And... oh yes! I can see it now. It's a... it's a... helicopter and it's coming this way!
Andy Travis: A helicopter?
Les Nessman: It's flying something behind it and I can't quite make it out. It's a large banner and it says H a p p y... T h a n k s... giving... from W... K... R... P! What a sight, ladies and gentlemen. What a sight. The 'copter seems to circling the parking area now. I guess it's looking for a place to land. No! Something just came out of the back of a helicopter. It's a dark object, perhaps a skydiver plummeting to the earth from only two thousand feet in the air... There's a third... No parachutes yet... Those can't be skydivers. I can't tell just yet what they are but... Oh my God! They're turkeys! Oh no! Johnny can you get this? Oh, they're crashing to the earth right in front of our eyes! One just went through the windshield of a parked car! This is terrible! Everyone's running around pushing each other. Oh my goodness! Oh, the humanity! People are running about. The turkeys are hitting the ground like sacks of wet cement! Folks, I don't know how much longer... The crowd is running for their lives. I think I'm going to step inside. I can't stand here and watch this anymore. No, I can't go in there. Children are searching for their mothers and oh, not since the Hindenburg tragedy has there been anything like this. I don't know how much longer I can hold my position here, Johnny. The crowd...
Dr. Johnny Fever: Les? Les? Les, are you there? Les isn't there. Thanks for that on-the-spot report, Les. For those of you who've just tuned in, the Pinedale Shopping Mall has just been bombed with live turkeys. Film at eleven.
 
It's a show I only rarely watched, I couldn't even tell you on what channel, or what night of the week it was on, but I do remember that episode!

 
Integrityrespec said:
Shows like that today would bring the left down on us.
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What a stupid comment. Who would come down on The Smothers Brothers or Laugh-In?
And why do you imagine the left would object to WKRP? It was good humour!
 

Gosh was she good looking.

Man I'm old. RIP Loni Anderson.
 
That show's best episode was still the one with the Turkeys.


"As God as My Witness, I thought Turkeys could fly!"
 

"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could FLY!"
 
JoeB131 said:
That show's best episode was still the one with the Turkeys.


"As God as My Witness, I thought Turkeys could fly!"
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Les Nessman's "Oh, the humanity!" quote was a shout-out to the radio reporting of the Hindenburg disaster.
 

...[last lines]
[Les walks in, looking dazed]
Venus Flytrap: Les! Are you okay?
Les Nessman: I don't know. A man and his two children tried to kill me. After the turkeys hit the pavement, the crowd kind of scattered but, some of them tried to attack me! I tried to jam myself into a phone booth. Then Mr. Carlson had the helicopter land in the middle of the parking lot. I guess he thought he could save the day by turning the rest of the turkeys loose. It gets pretty strange after that.
Venus Flytrap: [to Andy] "Now" it gets strange.
Andy Travis: Yeah, right. Now, Les, c'mon now, tell us the rest.
Les Nessman: [dazed] I really don't know how to describe it. It was like the turkeys mounted a counter-attack. It was almost as if they were... organized!
Arthur Carlson: [Mr. Carlson and Herb come out of his Mr. Carlson's office] As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly!...
 
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