Every Thanksgiving, I watch the WKRP in Cincinnati episode Turkey’s Away because it is the best holiday episode ever created for television.
If you have never seen the episode (sacrilege), this is what happens. Mr. Carlson has the bright idea to throw live turkeys out of a helicopter onto an outdoor mall so that shoppers can go home with a free turkey for their Thanksgiving feast.
Why did he do this? He tells his staff, “As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.” As we know, they cannot.
Therefore, they come plummeting down to their deaths as the bystanders run for their lives. Les Nessman, WKRP’s news anchor, was there to report on the horror of it all as turkeys come crashing down onto the pavement and cars.
While we heard all about it back at the radio station as the staff listened in shock and dismay to Les Nessman’s reporting, we did not see the Turkey Drop.
Now, 47 years later, thanks to The Maitrix, we are finally getting to see what Les Nessman and the unsuspecting shoppers saw on that fateful day. And now we know why he said, “This is terrible. Oh, the humanity!” Because it is terrible, worse than we thought it could be. And I love it!
I hate AI, but I approve of this! This is what it should be used for.
Seriously, screw Friends, WKRP will always be the GOAT of Thanksgiving episodes! Then Kenan & Kel and How I Met Your Mother in that order. What is your favorite Turkey Day episode?
Back to the video. As it started to play, I was like, “This video reminds me of the WKRP episode,” and lo and behold, that is what it was!
Before Loni Anderson worked as a secretary, who didn’t get coffee, take dictation, or do anything she should do, on WKRP in Cincinnati, she was an art teacher on S.W.A.T. How beautiful was the 30-year-old in that 1975 episode?
Loni Anderson came out to sign autographs at the Hollywood Show this weekend in Burbank, and I can’t believe the WKRP in Cincinnati star is 78 years old. The actress looks just like she did in ’78. It is as though she stopped aging during that decade. And I am jealous. Because she was gorgeous then, and she is gorgeous now!
As soon as I saw that Lifetime hired Loni Anderson, Morgan Fairchild, Linda Gray, Donna Mills, and Nicollette Sheridan for a Christmas movie, I assumed it was going to be the holiday movie of the year. And I was right.
Whoever thought that casting these five women to work in one film deserves a Nobel Prize. Well, at least an Emmy, because can you name a better cast?
So what is Ladies of the ’80s: A Divas Christmas, which debuts tonight at 8p, about? Back in the ’80s, they all worked together in Soap Opera Ladies of the Lake. Margaux (Fairchild) played the stepmother to the other four. Even though they all look the same age. But that is soaps for you.
Anyways, they are reuniting for a live finale of their beloved show. Since their Daytime Drama ended, they have gone their different ways and career paths. They are also returning for various reasons.
Lily (Anderson), Lauren (Gray), Dana (Mills), and Margaux are excited to be under the same roof again. They just wish Juliette (Sheridan) was there, but she has had a feud with one of her co-stars and won’t show up because of that. But then her son convinces her to do the Christmas special. So, what happens when she shows up?
The ladies all quit. But, then they decide to go forward with the finale for their producer, writer, and most importantly, friend, Alex (Travis Burns).
Alex was a child star who went to college with Nell (Taylor Ann Thompson). They were best friends who directed him in a movie in school. But then he suddenly dropped out, and she never heard from him again until he asked her to direct this event.
Even though they were BFFs, there is sexual chemistry between them. However, they won’t admit their feelings for each other. So the ladies bond to get them to finally become a couple.
So, between rehearsals and reminiscing, they are trying to make a love match. Can they do it? And more importantly, what happens when it is finally time to go live?
It is something you don’t want to miss! Actually, this whole movie is something you want to enjoy. So grab your eggnog and drink every time they make you smile. Be light on the brandy because you will be drunk by the end of the first hour.
Oh, and I just have to add that all five of the Divas are just as beautiful as they have always been.
Christmas came early this year because Lifetime announced today that they are bringing some of the ’80s most beautiful divas together for a telemovie.
Ladies of the ’80s: A Divas Christmas stars Loni Anderson (WKRP in Cincinnati), Morgan Fairchild (Falcon Crest), Linda Gray (Dallas), Donna Mills (Knots Landing), and Nicollette Sheridan (Knots Landing and Dynasty).
In Ladies of the ’80s: A Divas Christmas, five glamorous soap opera actresses reunite to share the spotlight to shoot the final Christmas episode of their long-running soap opera. The producer, Alex (Travis Burns) and director Nell (Taylor Ann Thompson), who happen to be old college friends, do their best to keep things on the rails but as the ladies come together, old rivalries resurface that threatens to tear the whole production apart. With the show nearly canceled before it even begins due to the ladies’ famous diva behavior, they reluctantly agree to set aside their differences and past secrets to “act” as if they all still love each other. When old sparks reignite between Alex and Nell, the ladies become eager to play cupid and conspire to bring the couple together. Along the way, the divas also discover that the love between them all is still very strong too.
Ladies of the ’80s will debut later this year. But since it is already filed, I hope it is soon rather than later because I can’t wait to see this film.
So many gorgeous women in one place, and not a single one of them looks any different than they did in the ’80s. They just keep getting better and better with age!
To see two more fun photos from the movie, then click here!
