Our annual posting of the WKRP Turkey Drop

[jlw]

Originally published at: Our annual posting of the WKRP Turkey Drop | Boing Boing

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[Mindysan33]

I’m thankful for this post!

Also… it’s a…

[gracchus]

The timing and delivery by the entire cast in this episode is a comedy master class.

The episode is based (roughly) on a true story about a radio station promotion.

The Thanksgiving episode of WKRP in Cincinnati was based on a real turkey...

[teknocholer]

As God is my witness, I thought you had forgotten to post this classic this year.

[ashe]

I wear it with pride.

Happy Thanksgiving fellow mutants!

[KathyPartdeux]

[Mindysan33]

Some history…

The Wild Real-Life Origin of WKRP's Hilarious Turkeys Away and How it Saved WKRP From Extinction

[theophrastus]

Something to comment on over a happy repast rather than world… anything
(why do we call it a Turkey? and what is it called where?):

Why is a turkey called a turkey?

(“Rob Words” is most edifying)
May everyone’s yams have just the right amount of nutmeg!

[Gryphon]

I came into the comments to post the same thing (I first saw it on Mastodon).

[SmilingDemon]

[euansmith]

"Let the beaks…"

[chairthrower]

We just watched the entire episode, and the setup is priceless and as brilliant as the payoff.

[kentkb]

Never not good,

[hotel]

[Aloisius]

@gracchus

The episode is based (roughly) on a true story about a radio station promotion.

Of course, wild turkeys can fly.

Flying Turkeys

[FGD135]

[smulder]

… I think I saw that on “The Walking Dead”