WKRP IN CINCINNATI (1978-1982) Cast THEN AND NOW 2024, Who Passed Away After 46 Years

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WKRP IN CINCINNATI (1978-1982) Cast THEN AND NOW 2024, Who Passed Away After 46 Years.
"WKRP in Cincinnati" is a beloved American sitcom that aired from 1978 to 1982. Set in a struggling radio station in Cincinnati, Ohio, the show follows the misadventures of the quirky staff as they try to boost ratings and navigate the challenges of the broadcasting industry. Led by the earnest but bumbling station manager Arthur Carlson, the eclectic crew includes the smooth-talking DJ Dr. Johnny Fever, the earnest news director Les Nessman, and the ambitious program director Andy Travis. Filled with witty humor, memorable characters, and a soundtrack of classic rock tunes, "WKRP in Cincinnati" remains a classic example of 1970s television comedy.
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@marilynaicardi1860 4 ай бұрын

Who was my favorite? ALL OF THEM!!! They were a perfect cast on a great show.

@deltatango5765 4 ай бұрын

Agreed. They had a great chemistry together and played off of each other perfectly!

@PhantomMortuary 4 ай бұрын

Thanks to the entire cast of WKRP for giving us all these great characters and years of entertainment.

@JayWallingford 4 ай бұрын

I always like Jan Smithers...and still do today😛...

@user-sq4jz9up6g 4 ай бұрын

Yes Loni was a bit muck nut Jan was cute

@JonnyDredd 4 ай бұрын

jan smithers yes

@danielfournier735 4 ай бұрын

Salute !;!

@Donathon-qx8kq 3 ай бұрын

Beautiful lady

@vcoaster 2 ай бұрын

Mary Ann over Ginger.

@robertnation3077 4 ай бұрын

I was 23 in 1978 & EVERY guy close to my age had a crush on Jan Smithers. The whole show was perfectly cast!

@declansills1614 3 ай бұрын

Jan was really cute. I always felt like Loni was overdone. She reminded me of a streetwalker. Jan had a wholesome clean beauty.

@johnnysukhumvit9242 4 ай бұрын

Remember the turkey stunt for Thanksgiving?! Hahahaha! "I thought they could fly!"

@r.o.1330 4 ай бұрын

....oh, the humanity!

@johnnysukhumvit9242 4 ай бұрын

@@r.o.1330 Hahaha!

@edwinrodeo 4 ай бұрын

One of the best episodes ever 😅

@donnakubiski5572 4 ай бұрын

I recently bought a tee shirt commemorating that episode. It was always one of my favorites.

@Janpre2001 4 ай бұрын

@@donnakubiski5572 my hubby bought me that tee and I was wearing it on an elevator and someone on there made a comment about that being the best show/episode! I love that shirt!

@BettyR-qd2zr 4 ай бұрын

Greatest TV series EVER. Dr. Johnny Fever is my altimeter favorite.

@jerrydillard2430 4 ай бұрын

One of the best sit coms ever put on tv. Funny as hell!

@prophetmargin7497 4 ай бұрын

It amazes me how most of the cast members eventually moved back to the towns they were originally from after the show ended and didn't stay in Hollywood! Without a doubt, Dr Johnny Fever is my favorite character from the show!

@debragriffith6628 4 ай бұрын

Loved the show. Was so sad that it ended so soon. Johnny was always my favorite but I loved them all.

@thefish5861 4 ай бұрын

Gordon Jump died in 2003, not 2023.

@357Addict 4 ай бұрын

Said right, written wrong

@boebender 4 ай бұрын

Venus looks great! I was a little kid when this show aired. Now my mom is 78 and I’m glad she’s still here because we watched together.

@wendyh2708 4 ай бұрын

WKRP was one of the two best sitcoms to ever grace television screens (Golden Girls was the other one). I absolutely loved Herb Tarlek. Somewhere out there, a Volkswagen was missing it's seat covers.

@lockandloadlikehell 4 ай бұрын

Cheers was definitely #1

@declansills1614 3 ай бұрын

I think the best Herb episode is the one where he sells the ad for some kind of energy stimulant. A high school kid takes too many and dies. Herb goes on the air to apologize for WKRP running the ad. It added a lot to his character.

@bevwannamaker1119 4 ай бұрын

Everytime I think of this show I recall the episode with Les Nesman and the live turkeys, one of the funniest things on tv

@chuyocaca4153 4 ай бұрын

"we're really feeling the loss".. he says it with so much sadness it gets me right here!... Jeez!

@gogoyubari366 4 ай бұрын

Jan Smithers is so pretty!

@markastoforoff7838 4 ай бұрын

Why cut off the actors halfway through their sentence?

@judythompson8227 3 ай бұрын

it would have been nice to let them finish their lines...

@maryelle77 4 ай бұрын

The show wouldn't be any good if even one of the cast members was not there. Great group of players! No other show has been able to replicate what they did. Really miss this one.

@kemmererkid 4 ай бұрын

i loved anything that involved Venus and Johnny. They were hilarious together.

@MrManfly 4 ай бұрын

Fav....Johnny Fever !!

@JohnDoe-oj5it 4 ай бұрын

I loved them all..very enjoyable.

@jamiemcmurtrey3154 4 ай бұрын

Oh what a great tribute to these great actors! All of them such a wonderful show. My favorite was Gary Sandy he was like the only normal one! Ha ❤️😂😂

@johnkarai7120 4 ай бұрын

This show should have lasted more than 3 seasons. The network pulled the plug too soon

@Richard-or2km 4 ай бұрын

4, but who's counting.😉 '78 - '82

@John70965 4 ай бұрын

Who's counting? @@Richard-or2km The bank accounts for each actor who lost their job prematurely, that's what counted.

@Richard-or2km 4 ай бұрын

@@John70965 Boy did you take my comment out of context.

@davidjaap2130 4 ай бұрын

I was impressed with Johnny (Howard Hessman) but liked them all. Favorite episode was when Gordon threw turkeys out of a helicopter for Thanksgiving. 🙏❤😅

@eldorado1830 4 ай бұрын

Excellent show, fantastic cast.

@theprinceofsnj 4 ай бұрын

I met Gordon Jump once. We were at the same hotel. He was there with Maytag. I was there with the IEC (International Edsel Club). I met him right after breakfast. I asked him if he was the actor? He replied yes. I then introduced myself. My name happens to be Richard Jump. We happen to be very distant cousins.

@jimpatterson3286 4 ай бұрын

I still watch the Turkey Drop scene now and then. Hilarious 😆

@mikebishop4430 4 ай бұрын

A great show that has many happy memories !

@jimmyz2098 4 ай бұрын

Definitely! One of the greatest TV shows of all time. On my Top-5 list for sure. Probably my Top5. What a rich collection of characters.

@tonymcdonnly6492 4 ай бұрын

This sitcom takes me back to my childhood. Good memories of this show.

@marklefkowitz4385 4 ай бұрын

Gordon Jump died in 2003, not 2023. Only off by 20 years. Nice job.

@Richard-or2km 4 ай бұрын

Allyn was 52. Only off by 10 years, a little closer, but still get the facts straight before you post a video. Right?

@paulengels6926 4 ай бұрын

I caught that too.

@arielallegro9999 4 ай бұрын

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@John70965 4 ай бұрын

The doctor was my favorite character..."booger"!

@lazy5692 4 ай бұрын

One of the best. I still watch every now and then on stream. My favorite beside the Thanksgiving episode was when Less got dressed up for a date and Venus came in and said "Get down Lester" and Less squatted down with a scared look on his face. Oh and when he brought up Schistosomiasis to Johnny.😁

@brucesturton8521 4 ай бұрын

You put gary Sandy's head on someone in a wheelchair, more click bait bs

@lizjo7213 4 ай бұрын

One of the best tv theme songs ever...I'd sing along every episode...

@Awaywrdson 4 ай бұрын

Howard Hessman/ Johnny Fever 🤘 & Jan Smithers/ Bailey 🥰

@user-cg7wp5tt2n 4 ай бұрын

I was entering JR. High School at the time when this show came out. It taught me more about diversity than anything else in my life at the time.

@Peggy-nt7eo Ай бұрын

Thank you. It was difficult.to learn of the cast members that have passed. But will always be rembered the good Characters they play. my favourite couldn’t just pick one. ❤❤❤ them all.

@cappy1920 4 ай бұрын

The butler, Hirsh, is my favorite!

@chuyocaca4153 4 ай бұрын

Dude who can forget?... "Hirsh, this coffee is delicious " I know Madam that's because we had company" Hahaha!

@MichaelMcFerrin 4 ай бұрын

Jan Smithers is …..and !!!always will be my alll time favourite

@lisaann9748 4 ай бұрын

Loved the show, great characters and actors with perfect writing... Venus was my fav 😊❤🎉

@judypasqualone3819 4 ай бұрын

Watched it all the time!!

@mikevi33023 4 ай бұрын

there's a WKRP tribute radio station in Raleigh North Carolina

@judypasqualone3819 4 ай бұрын

Think favorite was Dr Johnny

@user-xj6ue9ft7s 4 ай бұрын

Less Nessman always cracked me up!!

@deborahbates-rl9st 28 күн бұрын

Me too. Remember when Johnny got him to say chihuahua? He said chee who a who a.

@schuberttim 3 ай бұрын

My favorite episode was the turkey dropped from a helicopter show. That incident really happened, and it was a radio station that sponsored it. My favorite line from the entire series was Gordon Jump's line, "As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly." It still makes me smile. Great show!

@brianseneca3546 4 ай бұрын

One of my ALLTIME favorite shows. As a kid in the 1970's, when Andy unveiled the KISS poster I was HOOKED! I have been a musician since the age of 6 and I used to look at the walls on the show for current albums by some of the biggest bands of the day! No other show like it! Question though, I know Richard Sanders was BORN in Harrisburg Pa (my lifelong home) and would have graduated when my Father did. But I thought I read his family moved from Harrisburg. Are you sure he still resides here now?

@paulsharp6559 4 ай бұрын

All of them. It was the best of times, and those years.

@johnfinbarr1160 Ай бұрын

How very respectful the commentator is of those who have passed. Very charming and endearing.

@user-ow1mj7xd9e 4 ай бұрын

Great show, love them all.

@thomascefalo938 4 ай бұрын

Nice to see the updates on the cast, despite some factual errors and cutting off what someone is saying. loved the show.

@mikefannon6994 4 ай бұрын

Being a retired sales guy, Herb is my favorite! The epitome of a flashy, type A salesman. Les was also an over-the-top character.

@Hawken54 3 ай бұрын

As a teen back then. I loved the show. Even my parents got a kick out of it.

@andreaa8435 4 ай бұрын

Venus! He was awesome but the whole cast was simply amazing! I was really young when the show came out but I remember watching it with my family. We still laugh till this day! Thank you for this video!

@user-qk8uq4hh3k 4 ай бұрын

I loved them all but that Herb Tarlek was hysterical! He was my very favorite.

@darrelltiencken9421 4 ай бұрын

The narrator has such passion!

@aemummie1 4 ай бұрын

Gordan Jump died in 2003

@289cobra9 4 ай бұрын

I didn't think that sounded right when he said 2023.

@rogervondrasek5677 4 ай бұрын

I was so touched by the sadness in your voice when announcing the ones who have passed. Could you at least let them finish a sentence when showing a clip?

@user-ro2vb8by7u 4 ай бұрын

I loved it!

@jeffhunsinger 4 ай бұрын

Without a doubt my all time favorite character of WKRP was Dr. Johnny Fever. “Wake up brother it’s the phone cops”. 😂😂😂🤟🏻❤️🙏🏻🙏🏻

@FleetwoodCaddy59 4 ай бұрын

Mind if I sit down?☕️

@jeffhunsinger 4 ай бұрын

@@FleetwoodCaddy59 Mr. Carlson : do I hear dogs ??? Johnny Fever : I do. Loved that show and am so happy my wife humoured me and bought me the entire series.

@FleetwoodCaddy59 4 ай бұрын

@@jeffhunsingerI have it too!! It’s my 9yr old son’s favorite show. As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly. Love Mr Carlson,Johnny was my favorite character when I watched it with my dad. I didn’t understand a lot of the humor but I loved hearing my dad laugh.He was a very funny guy who didn’t really laugh.

@jeffhunsinger 4 ай бұрын

@FleetwoodCaddy59 hold on to those memories. As long as you hold on to them our love ones will never be forgotten. I love that I can recall those memories watching WKRP. It brings back such great memories of my childhood .

@FleetwoodCaddy59 4 ай бұрын

@@jeffhunsinger 💕You’re so right,thank you.I will remember that.

@bobski7032 4 ай бұрын

Jan was awesome

@realamerican6101 4 ай бұрын

All of them .

@sfopaladin2661 4 ай бұрын

#1... They could've put some music or something into the background at least giving us some sort of direction or guide. Love it all!!!

@godcandy108 2 ай бұрын

It’s hard to pick just one, but I’ve always looked forward to seeing Lillian Carlson on the show ❤

@joeyl.rowland4153 4 ай бұрын

Gordon Jump was pilot. He flew small aircraft and he used to fly out of Moraine air park in Moraine Ohio. He was close friends with Harold Johnson. Harold Johnson was the biplane pilot for the great turkey drop. Gordon Jump was a very funny man. He used to have everyone rolling from his jokes at the airport. RIP he was a kind man.

@lockandloadlikehell 4 ай бұрын

He was also the bike salesman pred in Different Strokes

@jackiemasek8302 4 ай бұрын

I went on a date with Gary once. Nice man but weird. His family was very proud of him.

@Don-n6o 4 ай бұрын

Bailey Quarters ( Jan Smithers) was my favorite. But I truly loved the show and the whole cast.

@nickemanouil114 4 ай бұрын

I was 13yo when it came out, they were all great👍 And in the words of Dr. Johnny Fever: BOOGER!!!!!!!!

@judythompson8227 3 ай бұрын

Johnny Fever was my favorite, all the way down

@terryhopkins5048 4 ай бұрын

great show

@Donathon-qx8kq 3 ай бұрын

The Dr....the Dr Johnny Fever is immortal

@hardwood7955 4 ай бұрын

johnny fever fav great show

@mike196212 4 ай бұрын

Great show. My Mom used to like it(she didn't watch a lot of tv). Jennifer ran the place. Not sure how many people picked up on this.

@ThePatriotPoet23 4 ай бұрын

LOVE ALL OF THEM ....... BUT THE BEST EPISODE IS THE TURKY DROP 😂😂🤣🤣🤣👍👍👍❤❤❤❤

@marilynfoster1233 4 ай бұрын

Too bad they had AI do this, could have been so much better with a real life narrator

@thomaspenderel 4 ай бұрын

Jan Smithers, I always liked her. She seemed like the girl next door. Overall though I'd say it was a pretty good cast.

@cclevesque1 4 ай бұрын

Loved this show especially the flying turkeys….

@bladestar13 4 ай бұрын

Good video but the production could have been better having the interviews louder.

@joee5081 4 ай бұрын

One of my all time favorite shows. Great cast and some really funny episodes. It is not my number one sitcom because Seinfeld holds that forever for me. The reason is at times WKRP would have some kind of social message. Seinfeld never once tried to send out a message just made us laugh. Still watch WKRP whenever I find it running on a station. I wish this video was of a better production quality. Voice sounds like AI and some facts were not accurate and those clips did not makes sense as they were cut off too quickly. For that I would not subscribe to this channel. You have to put in the work!

@HawklordLI 4 ай бұрын

Loni Anderson lives in Los Angeles not Minneapolis and Richard Sanders lives in Washington State, not Pennsylvania.

@scotthayes5685 4 ай бұрын

Me Scott Hayes favorite character in WKRP in Cincinnati is Doctor Johnny Feaver .

@StuMarston 3 ай бұрын

We used to always debate: Bailey or Jennifer Ginger or Mary Ann Ralph Kramden or Ed Norton.

@margaretpalmer6538 4 ай бұрын

Can’t pick just one…..they were all good.

@gottathinkupanewone 4 ай бұрын

Did anybody ever explain why Les Nessman always had band aides in different locations? Every week, there was a new band aide.

@chuyocaca4153 4 ай бұрын

good question!.. but did you know He also sang the Show's Intro? Yes He did is a fact....

@289cobra9 4 ай бұрын

@@chuyocaca4153 The opening theme, a soft rock/pop number called "WKRP in Cincinnati Main Theme," was composed by Tom Wells, with lyrics by series creator Hugh Wilson, and was performed by Steve Carlisle.An urban legend circulated at the time that Richard Sanders (who had comparable vocal characteristics to those of Carlisle) had recorded the song. Wilson stated in the commentary for the first season's DVD set that this was not true. Sanders would later "sing" the lyrics in a promo spot on VH1 for The New WKRP in Cincinnati that parodied the U2 song "Numb."

@chuyocaca4153 4 ай бұрын

@@289cobra9 stand corrected!

@mooseman2279 4 ай бұрын

Les and his bandaids was just a running gag throughout the series

@jstewardjr 4 ай бұрын

Great info, but some really awkward cuts.

@mpojr 4 ай бұрын

l like all of them the same,,great sitcom

@samkitty5894 4 ай бұрын

Stop with click bait. Also, word "feeling" is not pronounced "filling".

@thomascefalo938 4 ай бұрын

my fav character was Jennifer

@mikewright9795 3 ай бұрын

Bailey all day.. love em all though.

@kronos5385 3 ай бұрын

Jan Smithers was always the great beauty of this show (Loni Anderson was just too brassy for my tastes). Jan Smithers was married to James Brolin for a while.