WKRP in Cincinnati (1978–1982): Season 1, Episode 5 - Hold Up - full transcript
Things are slowly starting to pick up when Herb sells his new client, Del's Stereo Shop, on a remote. Things go bad when Johnny broadcasts from the stereo shop, no customers show up, Bucky (the engineer) breaks tons of equipment, and an out-of-work deejay holds the store up.
WEATHER TODAY IN THE
GREATER CINCINNATI AREA...
♪ I LOVE YOU SO
BADLY I COULD... ♪
THEY'RE SOLID PLASTIC, SO
DON'T SETTLE FOR IMITATION...
BUT THE SENATOR, WHILE
INSISTING HE WAS NOT INTOXICATED,
COULD NOT EXPLAIN HIS NUDITY.
♪♪
♪♪
♪ BABY IF YOU'VE EVER WONDERED ♪
♪ WONDERED WHATEVER
BECAME OF ME ♪
♪ I'M LIVING ON THE
AIR IN CINCINNATI ♪
♪ CINCINNATI, WKRP ♪
♪ GOT KIND OF TIRED OF
PACKING AND UNPACKING ♪
♪ TOWN TO TOWN UP
AND DOWN THE DIAL ♪
♪ MAYBE YOU AND ME
WERE NEVER MEANT TO BE ♪
♪ JUST MAYBE THINK
OF ME ONCE IN A WHILE ♪
♪ I'M AT WKRP ♪
♪ IN CINCINNATI ♪♪
HUH? HUH? HMM?
HUH? YOU EVER SEE SUCH
A SELECTION IN YOUR LIFE?
WAIT A MINUTE, I KNOW EXACTLY
WHAT YOU'RE GONNA SAY.
"CAN DEL MURDOCK, PERSONAL
OWNER OF DEL'S STEREO,
SET ME UP WITH THE EXACT
STEREO SYSTEM I NEED?"
WELL, LET'S TAKE A LOOK
AT YOU. BUSY EXECUTIVE
ON THE GO, DRIVE
YOUR OWN LUXURY CAR.
YOUR BELT MATCHES YOUR SHOES,
BUT THERE'S A HOLE IN YOUR LIFE.
WELL, LET'S FILL THAT
HOLE WITH SOUND!
♪♪
STATE OF THE ART. LET'S TALK
SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO, MAN-TO-MAN.
DEL, I'M HERB TARLEK.
GOOD TO SEE YOU, HERB.
GENERAL SALES MANAGER
FOR WKRP IN CINCINNATI.
RADIO EXEC. KNEW I COULDN'T FOOL
YOU WITH THAT BUSH-LEAGUE EQUIPMENT.
WELL, LET'S TALK TOP-OF-THE-LINE.
I'VE ALREADY GOT A STEREO.
UH, WE DON'T, UH,
MAKE EXCHANGES.
READ THE SMALL PRINT. NO
REFUNDS. THAT'S OUR MOTTO.
AND IT'S A CATCHY ONE TOO.
- WELL, THANKS, HERB.
- YOU SHOULD ADVERTISE IT.
- HUH? YEAH?
- YEAH.
BUSINESS BAD, ITEMS NOT
MOVING, INVENTORY BACKLOGGED.
IT'S AN OLD STORY, DEL. AND I KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE ASKING YOURSELF.
"HOW CAN I BUILD FLOOR TRAFFIC?"
THE MAGIC WORD, DEL, IS RADIO.
NOW LET'S TALK ADVERTISING.
WHY ADVERTISE IN THE
NEWSPAPER? KIDS TODAY CAN'T READ.
AND TELEVISION? STINKERINO.
IT'S RADIO, DEL. THE
MAGIC WORD IS RADIO.
SPEAKING OF RADIO, HERB, LET'S
LOOK AT THIS SUNANSUI PORTABLE.
IS SHE A BEAUTY?
SHE SURE IS, DEL. LET'S
TUNE IN TO WKRP A.M. RADIO,
WHERE YOUR ADVERTISING
DOLLAR WORKS ITS HARDEST.
HERB, CAN I BE SINCERE
FOR JUST ONE MOMENT?
NOT ONLY ARE YOU AN
IMPECCABLE DRESSER,
BUT YOU ARE ONE
HECK OF A SALESMAN.
WELL, DEL, COMING FROM YOU, THAT'S
THE GREATEST COMPLIMENT EVER PAID TO ME.
AND I MEAN THAT SINCERELY.
DO YOU WANT THE RADIO?
AND THE STEREO. DO YOU
WANT TO ADVERTISE ON WKRP?
EXCLUSIVELY. AAAH! HA-HA!
WELL, BOB, I SURE WOULD
LIKE TO HELP YOU ON THIS,
BUT WE JUST DON'T HAVE
ANY OPENINGS RIGHT NOW.
BUT LISTEN, NOT TO WORRY.
SOMETHING WILL COME UP FOR YOU.
I'M NOT WORRIED. I DON'T
REALLY NEED A JOB RIGHT NOW.
I'M JUST TAKING A HARD
LOOK AT THE TYPE OF STATION...
THAT I WANT TO BE
PERSONALLY ASSOCIATED WITH.
THAT'S WHY I CAME HERE
FIRST, BECAUSE WKRP IS
NUMBER ONE, AND I WANT
TO BE WITH THE BEST.
WELL, ACTUALLY, WE'RE NUMBER
16 IN AN 18-STATION MARKET, BOB.
ARE WE INTERRUPTING
ANYTHING? NO, NO. NOT AT ALL.
'CAUSE I WANT YOU TO MEET ONE OF THE
WORLD'S GREAT ADVERTISING SALESMEN.
- HERB?
- UH-HUH.
YOU MADE A SALE?
UH-HUH.
THAT'S GREAT, HERB.
CONGRATULATIONS.
AH, IT'S NOTHING. IT'S A REMOTE
FROM DEL'S STEREO SHOP.
FROM NOON SATURDAY,
FOR THREE BIG HOURS.
BOY, I HAVE DONE A
FEW REMOTES IN MY TIME.
YEAH. MR. CARLSON,
HERB, THIS IS BOB BURNAT.
BOB IS A DEEJAY LOOKING FOR
A POSITION HERE IN CINCINNATI.
HOPEFULLY WITH WKRP, BUT I BETTER
BE GOING NOW. WELL, OKAY, BOB.
I'M HAVING LUNCH
TODAY OVER AT WPIG.
OH, WPIG. NOW THAT IS THE
NUMBER ONE STATION IN TOWN.
THOSE SWINE.
BUT YOU ARE NUMBER ONE WITH ME,
AND GOOD LUCK ON THAT REMOTE, HERB.
ANDY, I'LL BE IN TOUCH. OKAY.
AND GOOD LUCK TO YOU, BOB.
ISN'T THIS GREAT? NEW SALES ROLLING
IN, PEOPLE COMING TO US FOR JOBS.
I LIKE IT.
COME ON, HERB. TELL
US ALL ABOUT THE SALE.
WELL, UH,
I KNOW I DON'T HAVE
TO TELL YOU GUYS...
THAT IT'S A DOG-EAT-DOG
WORLD OUT THERE.
OH, YEAH.
I'VE HAD TOUGHER SALES.
HEY, I'VE HAD EASIER SALES.
IN FACT, I'VE HAD SALES THAT JUST
SORT OF FELL RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE.
I'VE HAD... HERB!
I THINK IT WAS THE REMOTE
THAT CLINCHED THE DEAL.
WELL, I THINK IT'S GREAT.
ALL WE GOTTA DO IS FIGURE OUT WHO'S GONNA
DEEJAY THE SHOW. JOHNNY'D PROBABLY BE...
YEAH?
DEL WAS SORT OF
HOPING I WOULD DO IT.
WHAT? WELL, HE WANTS A
SALESMAN IN THERE PITCHING,
NOT SOME WIGGED-OUT
DISC JOCKEY. COME ON, HERB.
WE HAVE DISCUSSED THIS
THING BEFORE. I KNOW. I KNOW.
I'M THE SALES MANAGER HERE,
NOT AN ON-THE-AIR PERSONALITY.
GOSH DARN, WHAT A WASTE.
WILL DEL STILL GO THROUGH WITH THIS
DEAL IF WE SEND JOHNNY FEVER DOWN THERE?
I DON'T KNOW.
HE'S PAYING 700 BIG ONES, AND I
DON'T WANT TO DISAPPOINT HIM.
WELL, CAN'T YOU
TALK HIM INTO IT?
YEAH.
I GOT AN ACE IN THE HOLE.
WHAT?
WELL, I BOUGHT...
$2,000 OR $3,000 WORTH
OF STEREO EQUIPMENT,
AND I HAVEN'T PAID FOR IT YET.
DEL, GOSH DARN IT,
HOW'S IT GOING, HUH?
READY FOR THE SALE OF THE
CENTURY? I THINK WE'RE GONNA KILL 'EM.
YOU MUST BE JOHNNY
BEAVER. FEVER.
OH, YEAH. I'M DEL... DEL
MURDOCK. I OWN THIS PLACE.
THAT'S IMPORTANT. YOU
MUST BE PRETTY KEYED UP.
YEAH. IT'S LIKE A
COILED SPRING INSIDE.
GET SOME COFFEE
HERE? COFFEE. WE GOT IT.
NOT JUST FOR YOU EITHER.
CUSTOMERS GET THE SAME TREATMENT.
YOU'LL SEE. IT'S THE
KIND OF GUY I AM.
JUST DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING. THAT'S VERY
IMPORTANT. DON'T TOUCH THE MERCHANDISE.
MM-HMM. SPEED KILLS, DEL.
HUH?
♪♪
WHO'S HE? THAT'S BUCKEY
DORNSTER, OUR ENGINEER.
HOW'S IT GOIN'? ALL RIGHT.
AAAH!
THAT'S A YAMASAKI 9000!
SORRY. SORRY? I'LL KILL YOU!
HOWEVER, IT'S OKAY.
WE'LL JUST MARK IT DOWN.
LOOK. I'M DEL MURDOCK.
I OWN THIS PLACE.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. KEEP YOUR
HANDS OFF THE MERCHANDISE.
IT'S ALL RIGHT. I'M
SORRY, DEL. I'M SORRY.
BUCKEY, WHY DON'T YOU WATCH WHAT
YOU'RE DOING? TAKE IT UP WITH MY UNION.
UNION? I DON'T WANT ANY TROUBLE
WITH THE UNIONS. I HATE UNIONS.
HOWEVER, I'M ALL FOR 'EM.
DON'T FORGET I SAID THAT.
SPEED KILLS, DEL.
HEY, BUCKEY, THE FUSE
BOX IS IN THE BACK. YEAH.
JOHNNY, YOUR REMOTE
BOARD IS ALL SET UP.
RIGHT. SO WHY DON'T YOU BOTH GO
TO WORK. JUST DON'T BREAK ANYTHING.
DEL, I GOT A VAN PARKED OUT
FRONT WITH A STEREO SYSTEM...
THAT COULD BLOW THIS WHOLE
STORE RIGHT INTO THE RIVER.
THAT'S NICE. IT'S GOOD
TO HAVE YOU ON OUR SIDE.
LISTEN. IF THERE'S ANYTHING
YOU NEED, LET ME HELP OUT.
YOU KNOW, I USED TO BE A
DEEJAY. I'M NOT BRAGGING THOUGH.
EXCUSE ME. RIGHT
YOU ARE, BUCKAROO.
DON'T EVER CALL ME
THAT AGAIN. RIGHT.
WELL, IT, UH, WON'T
BE LONG NOW, DEL.
UH, LOOK, HERB. IF
THIS DOESN'T WORK OUT,
I GET MY MONEY BACK,
RIGHT? I DON'T THINK SO.
NO? NO.
WELL, DON'T WORRY ABOUT
IT. MY LAWYER WILL SEE YOURS.
THEY'LL WORK IT OUT.
YOU'LL SEE. YEAH. LOOK.
IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT
JOHNNY TO SELL IN PARTICULAR? YEAH.
GOT A LIST OF MERCHANDISE
RIGHT OVER HERE.
ONE THING THOUGH. I DO MOST OF THE
COMMERCIALS. NOW THAT'S IMPORTANT.
IT'S FINE BY ME.
WHAT WAS THAT?
I THINK THAT WAS A
GOERING 3000 TURNTABLE.
GOERING 3000.
I DON'T BELIEVE THIS.
IT'S ALL A BUNCH OF JUNK ANYWAY.
WHY YOU... DEL, DEL, DEL,
DEL, DEL, DEL, DEL, NOW.
HEY. HEY, HEY, HEY.
THESE THINGS HAPPEN.
GIVE ME A MINUTE. I KNOW
HOW TO HANDLE THESE PEOPLE.
TEAR HIM APART FOR ME. WILL
YOU, HERB? I'D APPRECIATE IT.
WHOO! I'M LUCKY THE PRICE IS
RIGHT. I'VE BEEN CHECKING AROUND.
I DON'T SEE HOW YOU GUYS CAN
DO THESE COMMERCIALS SO CHEAP.
OH, YOU'LL UNDERSTAND WHEN
YOU SEE THE RESPONSE YOU GET.
I TALKED TO HIM, DEL. HE'LL
BE MORE CAREFUL. YEAH, HERB.
HERB, JUST A SECOND. LOOK. IF NO CUSTOMERS
COME IN, I GET MY MONEY BACK, DON'T I?
DEL, BY GOLLY, I GOTTA RUN.
GOOD LUCK. JOHNNY, BREAK A LEG.
YEAH. LEGS ARE OKAY. JUST DON'T
BREAK THE MERCHANDISE, HUH?
HEY, LOOK. IF YOU
NEED ANYTHING, DEL,
ANYTHING AT ALL, I'LL BE
IN MY CAR SOMEWHERE.
- HERB. HERB.
- HEY, BUCKEY!
YEAH?
BUCKEY, YOU READY? YEAH.
HANG ON, DEL, BABY, HERE WE GO.
LET'S TEST IT! OKAY.
FIVE, FOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE.
POWER!
DEL?
YEAH?
HOW DO YOU LIKE IT SO FAR?
POLICE REPORT THE
EXPLOSION INJURED 600.
HOWEVER, AUTHORITIES AT
ALFRED NOBEL HIGH SCHOOL...
PROMISED THE SCIENCE FAIR
WILL CONTINUE AS SCHEDULED.
THIS IS LES NESSMAN SAYING...
SO LONG FOR NOW AND MAY
THE GOOD NEWS BE YOURS.
♪♪
THIS HAS BEEN LES
NESSMAN REPORTING.
AN UP-TO-THE-MINUTE COMMENTARY FROM
ONE OF JOURNALISM'S MOST TRUSTED VOICES.
LES NESSMAN.
CINCINNATI'S WINDOW
TO THE WORLD.
SAY, LES... SHH!
AND NOW THIS IMPORTANT
COMMERCIAL MESSAGE.
- IS ANYTHING WRONG?
- UH, LES, DON'T YOU THINK...
- THAT FANFARE IS JUST
A LITTLE MUCH?
- NO.
WELL, IT SOUNDS A
LITTLE OVERDONE TO ME.
NO. IT'S JUST RIGHT.
OH. WELL, THAT'S THAT THEN.
OKAY, LOOK. WE ONLY GOT
ABOUT 30 SECONDS TO THE REMOTE.
NOW WHERE'S YOUR LEAD-IN
COPY? WHAT LEAD-IN COPY?
YOU MEAN YOU HAVEN'T
LOOKED AT YOUR LEAD-IN COPY?
IT'S ALL RIGHT, ANDY.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY.
I'M A PRO. I DON'T
HAVE TO PRACTICE.
♪♪
"HELLO, FELLOW BABIES.
"LET'S REALLY GET MELLOW...
"AND BLOW THE DAY...
"WITH DR. JOHNNY
FEVER, WHO IS COOKING...
"DOWN AT DEL'S STEREO AND SOUND WITH
SOME HEAVY SOUNDS AND STEREO DEALS.
"SO RIGHT NOW, WE SWITCH
YOU LIVE TO JOHNNY FEV...
"WE SWITCH YOU LIVE TO
JOHNNY FEVER HIMSELF...
AT DEL'S STEREO AND SOUND."
TAKE IT AWAY, DOCTOR.
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING
ON? CAN YOU FIX IT?
I DON'T KNOW. ALL RIGHT, BUCKEY!
ARE WE ON?
ANYTHING'S POSSIBLE, DEL.
BUCKEY, WE CAN'T SEE OUT HERE!
GET THAT OFF THE
AIR, WILL YA! DELL! DELL!
DO SOMETHING, LES. DO SOMETHING.
WHAT? I DON'T KNOW.
GET BACK ON THE AIR.
GIVE MORE NEWS. GIVE MORE
NEWS. I DON'T KNOW ANY MORE NEWS.
HERE. TRY THIS PUBLIC SERVICE
CARTRIDGE. NO, WAIT. I KNOW.
IT'S PUBLIC SERVICE. NO!
♪♪
THIS HAS BEEN LES
NESSMAN REPORTING.
ALL RIGHT, BABIES. THIS IS DR. JOHNNY
FEVER, AND WE'RE BACK ON THE AIR.
COMING AT YOU LIVE AND JIVIN' FROM DEL'S
STEREO AND SOUND IN DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI.
AND HERE'S A REAL TREAT.
I'VE GOT DEL MURDOCK
WITH ME IN PERSON.
TAKE IT AWAY, DEL.
RIGHT YOU ARE, JOHNNY. WHAT A WONDERFUL
SALE WE'VE GOT GOING ON DOWN HERE.
UNBELIEVABLE.
THAT'S RIGHT, FOLKS.
IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE.
IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE,
JOHNNY. WE'RE MAKING
DEALS DOWN HERE THAT
EVEN A FACTORY CAN'T TOP.
WE'RE TALKING BERGET TURNTABLES.
WE'RE TALKING BOSLE AMPLIFIERS.
WE'RE TALKING GOERING SPEAKERS.
YOU NAME IT, WE'RE TALKING.
WE'RE TALKING HORNINGS,
BARGERS, BRITCHES AND McCOOCHIES.
WE'RE TALKING TOP-OF-THE-LINE
MERCHANDISE YOU
CAN'T FIND ANYPLACE
ELSE FOR THESE PRICES.
AND WHY? BECAUSE DEL BEATS ALL DEALS.
AND WHY? BECAUSE I MARK UP NOTHING.
- I KNOW, JOHNNY. CALL ME CRAZY.
- YOU'RE CRAZY, DEL.
OKAY. LET'S TALK CRAZY. COME
ON DOWN HERE AND TALK NANSUII.
LET'S TALK VIBRATONE.
LET'S TALK NIETZSCHE SOUND.
LET'S TALK THE
INCREDIBLE MOO-SEE-AHOKI.
AND THAT'S ONLY THE
BEGINNING, JOHNNY.
RIGHT YOU ARE, DEL. BUT
RIGHT NOW... AND, JOHN.
- DEL.
- I CAN JUST HEAR THOSE PEOPLE
OUT THERE ASKING THEMSELVES,
"WHERE IN THE WORLD CAN WE FIND
AND LOCATE THESE INCREDIBLE BARGAINS?"
- WHERE, DEL?
- WELL, RIGHT ON DOWN HERE
AT DEL'S STEREO AND SOUND...
24679 PUGNER, JUST SOUTH
OF STREGG AND GRAMBLING.
ONE BLOCK SOUTH OF THE
WINGIMINONE MEMORIAL MALL.
ACROSS THE STREET FROM WHERE
THE MEN WITHOUT WORK HANG OUT.
SO LET'S GO, EVERYBODY.
COME ON DOWN.
WALK, RUN, JUMP, LIMP, CRAWL.
I DON'T CARE. JUST
GET DOWN HERE!
- ARE YOU THROUGH?
- YEAH.
DEL'S THROUGH, FOLKS, BUT THE
DOCTOR IS JUST GETTING STARTED.
MUSIC, PLEASE.
LISTEN, DEL, UH,
I DON'T WANNA TELL YOU
HOW TO RUN YOUR BUSINESS,
BUT, UH, YOU THINK MAYBE YOU
COULD TALK A LITTLE FASTER?
WHAT DO YOU KNOW? YOU AND
YOUR BROKEN-DOWN STATION.
LET'S TALK BLOWN FUSES. LET'S TALK BROKEN
MERCHANDISE. LET'S TALK NO CUSTOMERS.
THIS IS RIDICULOUS, YOU
HEAR ME, RIDICULOUS!
DEL. CUSTOMER. WHAT?
WELCOME TO THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF MUSIC
AND SOUND. ANYTHING YOU NEED, YOU NAME IT.
DO YOU HAVE A BATHROOM?
BATHROOM. BATHROOM.
BLITZBERGS, UH, BOSWELL.
BATHROOM.
- RIGHT BACK THERE.
- THANK YOU.
WHAT IS THIS, A GAS STATION?
I'M GONNA TELL YOU SOMETHING. I WANT
TO SEE TARLEK. I WANT MY MONEY BACK.
I MEAN IT. YOU'LL SEE.
IT'S 12:30 IN CINCINNATI.
THIS IS WKRP,
AND THIS IS DR. JOHNNY FEVER MAKING A
HOUSE CALL DOWN AT DEL'S STEREO AND SOUND.
RIGHT NOW I'D LIKE TO
DESCRIBE SOME OF THE
INCREDIBLE ACTION THAT'S
HAPPENING DOWN HERE.
A MAN WE BELIEVE
MIGHT BE A CUSTOMER...
HAS JUST COME BACK
FROM FRESHENING UP.
AND IT LOOKS AS
THOUGH HE'S LEAVING.
NO. HOLD IT. HE'S PAUSING THERE.
MAYBE HE'S GONNA CHAT WITH DEL MURDOCK,
PERSONABLE OWNER OF DEL'S STEREO AND SOUND.
YES, HE IS. MAYBE HE'S
GONNA BUY SOMETHING HERE.
AND HE'S... NO, NO.
HE'S PULLED OUT A GUN.
AND IF THERE'S A POLICEMAN
WHO MIGHT BE LISTENING,
APPARENTLY WE'RE BEING HELD UP
DOWN HERE AT DEL'S STEREO AND SOUND.
THAT'S AT 24675...
R IS SPORTING A .45...
HOW'S IT GOING? SHH!
DON'T SHUSH ME, I'M THE BOSS.
THE STORE'S BEING HELD UP.
WHAT STORE? DEL'S STEREO.
- OH, GOOD GRAVY.
- LISTEN.
IT'S TIME TO PLAY
ANOTHER RECORD.
MR. CARLSON! WHAT?
YOU RAN THAT LIGHT BACK THERE. I HAVEN'T
GOT TIME TO WORRY ABOUT LIGHTS, TRAVIS.
AN EMPLOYEE OF MINE IS
IN TROUBLE. MR. CARLSON.
WHAT? MAYBE THIS
ISN'T SUCH A GOOD IDEA.
- WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO
WHEN WE GET THERE?
- WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
WE'RE GONNA SEE THE
MAN WITH THE GUN. EXACTLY.
I'M SORRY, SIR. WE GOT NO
CASH IN THE CASH REGISTER.
THIS IS A CREDIT CARD BUSINESS.
I'M NOT ALLOWED TO KEEP CASH.
NOR CHECKS, AND NO
REFUNDS. THAT'S OUR MOTTO.
I DON'T WANT MONEY. HUH?
MONEY CAN'T BUY HAPPINESS. YOU
REALLY BELIEVE THAT NONSENSE?
- MONEY CAN'T BUY FAME EITHER.
- NUT BAR.
MONEY CAN'T BUY THE LOVE
AND ADULATION OF THE CROWD.
WE'RE TALKING BENT NOODLE HERE.
COULD I INTEREST YOU
IN A HOME STEREO? NO.
WOULD YOU PLEASE PUT
YOUR HANDS DOWN? SURE.
HEY, LOOK. IF YOU
DON'T WANT MONEY,
JUST WHAT IS IT EXACTLY
THAT YOU DO WANT?
GET OUT OF THAT CHAIR AND
LET ME DO THE SHOW. WHAT?
I'M A DEEJAY TOO.
CAN'T YOU SEE IT?
ANNOUNCER IS
WRITTEN ALL OVER ME.
- YEAH, NOW THAT YOU MENTION IT.
- I HAVEN'T WORKED
IN SIX MONTHS.
SIX MONTHS! I CAN'T
EVEN GET ARRESTED.
NOT EVEN WKRP WILL HIRE ME, AND
THIS IS THE LOUSIEST STATION IN TOWN.
YEAH. ARE YOU HERE TO CREATE
AN OPENING AT THE STATION, OR...
I'M HERE TO HIJACK
THIS BROADCAST.
ONCE I GET THROUGH HERE, I'LL BE THE
MOST FAMOUS DISC JOCKEY IN NORTH AMERICA.
THERE'LL BE STORIES IN ALL THE PAPERS, MORE
JOB OFFERS THAN I KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH.
EXCUSE ME. HOLD
IT RIGHT THERE, PAL.
I'M SORRY. I'M ON LUNCH BREAK.
FREEZE!
OKAY. GO AHEAD AND SHOOT.
BUT YOU'RE GONNA
HAVE TO ANSWER TO
ENGINEER'S LOCAL 601
IF I DON'T GET MY LUNCH.
IS THAT RIGHT? IS HE IN 601?
WELL, I DON'T WANT ANY TROUBLE
WITH THE UNIONS, ESPECIALLY THAT ONE.
I GUESS IT'S BON APPÉTIT.
I'M TAKING OVER NOW.
NO PROBLEM. UH...
BOB. BOB BURNAT.
BOB BURNAT. IS THAT THE
AIR NAME YOU'RE GONNA USE?
YEAH. WHY?
BOB.
NO? NO.
THIS IS A ROCK OPERATION. NOW
YOU WANNA DO THIS THING RIGHT, HUH?
OH, YEAH. UM,
BOOGIE. BOB BOOGIE.
BOBBY BOOGIE.
SEE, IT HAS A ROLL
TO IT. BOBBY BOOGIE?
BOBBY BOOGIE. TRUST
ME ON THIS ONE, HUH?
BOBBY BOOGIE. YEAH. COME ON.
BOBBY BOOGIE.
BOBBY BOOGIE. YEAH.
BOBBY BOOGIE. BOBBY BOOGIE!
BOBBY BOOGIE. BOBBY BOOGIE!
WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW? WHY
CAN'T I HEAR ANYTHING IN HERE?
HOW DO YOU TURN THE
SOUND UP IN THIS PLACE? AAAH!
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH
YOU? I HAD ON THE HEADPHONES.
OH, I'M SORRY. BEG YOUR PARDON?
I SAID I'M SORRY!
IT'S ALL RIGHT!
♪♪
OKAY, GANG. THIS IS YOUR BIG,
BAD, BOBBIN' BUDDY BOBBY BOOGIE,
AND THAT WAS A SONG I GUESS
YOU'D HAVE TO CALL A CLASSIC.
WHO'S THAT? IT'S NOT JOHNNY.
♪♪ IT'S REALLY GOOD TO CRAWL
BACK INTO THESE STACKS OF WAX.
IT'S NOT DEL. BUT I SAY LET'S
KEEP THOSE WHEELS TURNIN'...
WITH ANOTHER MILESTONE ON
THE SOLID GOLD HIGHWAY OF HITS.
TURN THAT DOWN. ♪♪
I THINK IT'S PROBABLY
THE ROBBER.
- OH, DON'T BE A JERK.
- I'M SORRY.
THAT VOICE BEFORE. I'VE HEARD THE
VOICE BEFORE, BUT I CAN'T PLACE IT.
- BOBBY BOOGIE?
- I KNOW I'M A JERK
AND ALL THAT,
BUT HAS ANYBODY TRIED
TO CALL THE POLICE?
THEN I GOT FIRED FROM THE
CLASSICAL MUSIC STATION IN CLEVELAND.
MM-HMM. MM-HMM.
THEN I HAD A JAZZ OPERATION IN
DAYTON, AND THAT WAS MY LAST JOB.
THIS IS NUTS.
THEY REPLACED ME WITH A MACHINE.
AUTOMATED STATION. YEAH. I
WAS REPLACED BY A MACHINE.
JUST LIKE THIS ONE!
GOD! ARE YOU CRAZY?
MACHINES, MAN. THEY'RE GONNA
KNOCK US ALL OUT OF WORK.
MACHINES. MACHINES!
AAAH! WHY DON'T
YOU JUST SHOOT ME?
AW, GEE, DEL. I
DON'T KNOW. UH...
BOB, LOCK HIM IN THE BATHROOM.
THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. YOU'RE NOT
SUPPOSED TO HELP HIM, FEVER.
THIS IS ROBBERY...
ARMED ROBBERY! I MEAN IT!
WE'RE TALKING 10 TO 15, FEVER. WE'RE
TALKING EFREM ZIMBALIST JR., FEVER.
WE'RE TALKING F.B.I.! OH, YEAH.
GIVE ME THE KEYS.
NOW KEEP QUIET IN THERE.
BOB, UH, I HATE TO ADMIT IT,
BUT, YOU KNOW, I THINK DEL
IS RIGHT ON THIS ONE. HUH?
I MEAN, I KNOW YOU'RE JUST
TRYING TO FIND A JOB FOR YOURSELF,
AND, WELL, YOU HAVEN'T
STOLEN ANY MONEY YET,
BUT, BOB, NOW
UNLESS I'M MISTAKEN,
UH, IT'S STILL AGAINST THE LAW
TO THREATEN PEOPLE WITH A GUN.
YOU THINK I'M CRAZY. I
WOULDN'T CARRY A LOADED...
BOB, WHY DON'T I
HOLD THE GUN, HUH?
THANK YOU.
OH. WHAT WAS THAT?
VIBRATONE 250, DEL!
PERFECT!
- I'VE MADE A TERRIBLE MISTAKE,
A TERRIBLE MISTAKE!
- YEAH. WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES.
- BUT THIS ONE'S
GONNA RUIN MY LIFE.
- WE ALL RUIN OUR LIVES.
- YEAH, BUT I'M GOING TO JAIL!
- LOOK. WE ALL...
NOT NECESSARILY. THIS IS WKRP,
REMEMBER? NOBODY'S LISTENING.
SOMEBODY DOWN AT THE STATION
MUST'VE CALLED THE POLICE.
THAT'S JUST IT. YOU GOTTA
GET OUT OF HERE NOW.
LISTEN, WHEN THE COPS COME, I'LL GIVE
'EM A BAD DESCRIPTION OF YOU. OKAY?
OH, JOHNNY, YOU'RE
SUCH A NICE GUY.
THANKS, BOB. LISTEN, I'M
GONNA LEVEL WITH YOU, PAL. HUH?
I MYSELF HAVE BEEN OUT OF WORK
FOR MORE THAN SIX MONTHS AT A SHOT...
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, HUH?
NOW JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT. YOU KEEP
LOOKING, SOMETHING WILL OPEN UP, BABY.
YEAH, SURE. COME ON. WE
GOTTA GET OUT OF HERE, BOB.
LET'S GO, LET'S GO. WE
DON'T HAVE ALL DAY. OKAY.
POLICE! DON'T MOVE!
PUT YOUR HANDS IN THE AIR!
ALL RIGHT, DROP IT.
IS HE THE ONLY ONE? HUH?
YEAH. THAT'S RIGHT, OFFICER.
I ALWAYS WORK ALONE.
SEE, THAT WAY, NOBODY ELSE CAN BE BLAMED.
IT'S JUST MY FAULT IF IT DOESN'T GO RIGHT.
SEE, SIMPLE. GET THE GUN.
BYE-BYE, MR. BOOGIE.
HELLO?
HELLO! WHO'S OUT THERE?
I'M NOT PAYING FOR THIS!
YOU'LL SEE!
JOHN R. CARAVELLA,
ALSO KNOWN AS JOHNNY DUKE, JOHNNY
STYLE, JOHNNY COOL AND DR. JOHNNY FEVER,
WAS RELEASED FROM
CUSTODY AFTER QUESTIONING.
POLICE ARE NOW LOOKING FOR A NEW
SUSPECT, KNOWN ONLY AS BOB BOOGIE.
A COMPOSITE DRAWING BASED ON
TESTIMONY GIVEN BY THE DISC JOCKEY...
IS BEING DISTRIBUTED NATIONWIDE.
IF YOU SEE THIS MAN, CONTACT THE
CINCINNATI POLICE DEPARTMENT IMMEDIATELY.
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
♪♪
GREATER CINCINNATI AREA...
♪ I LOVE YOU SO
BADLY I COULD... ♪
THEY'RE SOLID PLASTIC, SO
DON'T SETTLE FOR IMITATION...
BUT THE SENATOR, WHILE
INSISTING HE WAS NOT INTOXICATED,
COULD NOT EXPLAIN HIS NUDITY.
♪♪
♪♪
♪ BABY IF YOU'VE EVER WONDERED ♪
♪ WONDERED WHATEVER
BECAME OF ME ♪
♪ I'M LIVING ON THE
AIR IN CINCINNATI ♪
♪ CINCINNATI, WKRP ♪
♪ GOT KIND OF TIRED OF
PACKING AND UNPACKING ♪
♪ TOWN TO TOWN UP
AND DOWN THE DIAL ♪
♪ MAYBE YOU AND ME
WERE NEVER MEANT TO BE ♪
♪ JUST MAYBE THINK
OF ME ONCE IN A WHILE ♪
♪ I'M AT WKRP ♪
♪ IN CINCINNATI ♪♪
HUH? HUH? HMM?
HUH? YOU EVER SEE SUCH
A SELECTION IN YOUR LIFE?
WAIT A MINUTE, I KNOW EXACTLY
WHAT YOU'RE GONNA SAY.
"CAN DEL MURDOCK, PERSONAL
OWNER OF DEL'S STEREO,
SET ME UP WITH THE EXACT
STEREO SYSTEM I NEED?"
WELL, LET'S TAKE A LOOK
AT YOU. BUSY EXECUTIVE
ON THE GO, DRIVE
YOUR OWN LUXURY CAR.
YOUR BELT MATCHES YOUR SHOES,
BUT THERE'S A HOLE IN YOUR LIFE.
WELL, LET'S FILL THAT
HOLE WITH SOUND!
♪♪
STATE OF THE ART. LET'S TALK
SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO, MAN-TO-MAN.
DEL, I'M HERB TARLEK.
GOOD TO SEE YOU, HERB.
GENERAL SALES MANAGER
FOR WKRP IN CINCINNATI.
RADIO EXEC. KNEW I COULDN'T FOOL
YOU WITH THAT BUSH-LEAGUE EQUIPMENT.
WELL, LET'S TALK TOP-OF-THE-LINE.
I'VE ALREADY GOT A STEREO.
UH, WE DON'T, UH,
MAKE EXCHANGES.
READ THE SMALL PRINT. NO
REFUNDS. THAT'S OUR MOTTO.
AND IT'S A CATCHY ONE TOO.
- WELL, THANKS, HERB.
- YOU SHOULD ADVERTISE IT.
- HUH? YEAH?
- YEAH.
BUSINESS BAD, ITEMS NOT
MOVING, INVENTORY BACKLOGGED.
IT'S AN OLD STORY, DEL. AND I KNOW
WHAT YOU'RE ASKING YOURSELF.
"HOW CAN I BUILD FLOOR TRAFFIC?"
THE MAGIC WORD, DEL, IS RADIO.
NOW LET'S TALK ADVERTISING.
WHY ADVERTISE IN THE
NEWSPAPER? KIDS TODAY CAN'T READ.
AND TELEVISION? STINKERINO.
IT'S RADIO, DEL. THE
MAGIC WORD IS RADIO.
SPEAKING OF RADIO, HERB, LET'S
LOOK AT THIS SUNANSUI PORTABLE.
IS SHE A BEAUTY?
SHE SURE IS, DEL. LET'S
TUNE IN TO WKRP A.M. RADIO,
WHERE YOUR ADVERTISING
DOLLAR WORKS ITS HARDEST.
HERB, CAN I BE SINCERE
FOR JUST ONE MOMENT?
NOT ONLY ARE YOU AN
IMPECCABLE DRESSER,
BUT YOU ARE ONE
HECK OF A SALESMAN.
WELL, DEL, COMING FROM YOU, THAT'S
THE GREATEST COMPLIMENT EVER PAID TO ME.
AND I MEAN THAT SINCERELY.
DO YOU WANT THE RADIO?
AND THE STEREO. DO YOU
WANT TO ADVERTISE ON WKRP?
EXCLUSIVELY. AAAH! HA-HA!
WELL, BOB, I SURE WOULD
LIKE TO HELP YOU ON THIS,
BUT WE JUST DON'T HAVE
ANY OPENINGS RIGHT NOW.
BUT LISTEN, NOT TO WORRY.
SOMETHING WILL COME UP FOR YOU.
I'M NOT WORRIED. I DON'T
REALLY NEED A JOB RIGHT NOW.
I'M JUST TAKING A HARD
LOOK AT THE TYPE OF STATION...
THAT I WANT TO BE
PERSONALLY ASSOCIATED WITH.
THAT'S WHY I CAME HERE
FIRST, BECAUSE WKRP IS
NUMBER ONE, AND I WANT
TO BE WITH THE BEST.
WELL, ACTUALLY, WE'RE NUMBER
16 IN AN 18-STATION MARKET, BOB.
ARE WE INTERRUPTING
ANYTHING? NO, NO. NOT AT ALL.
'CAUSE I WANT YOU TO MEET ONE OF THE
WORLD'S GREAT ADVERTISING SALESMEN.
- HERB?
- UH-HUH.
YOU MADE A SALE?
UH-HUH.
THAT'S GREAT, HERB.
CONGRATULATIONS.
AH, IT'S NOTHING. IT'S A REMOTE
FROM DEL'S STEREO SHOP.
FROM NOON SATURDAY,
FOR THREE BIG HOURS.
BOY, I HAVE DONE A
FEW REMOTES IN MY TIME.
YEAH. MR. CARLSON,
HERB, THIS IS BOB BURNAT.
BOB IS A DEEJAY LOOKING FOR
A POSITION HERE IN CINCINNATI.
HOPEFULLY WITH WKRP, BUT I BETTER
BE GOING NOW. WELL, OKAY, BOB.
I'M HAVING LUNCH
TODAY OVER AT WPIG.
OH, WPIG. NOW THAT IS THE
NUMBER ONE STATION IN TOWN.
THOSE SWINE.
BUT YOU ARE NUMBER ONE WITH ME,
AND GOOD LUCK ON THAT REMOTE, HERB.
ANDY, I'LL BE IN TOUCH. OKAY.
AND GOOD LUCK TO YOU, BOB.
ISN'T THIS GREAT? NEW SALES ROLLING
IN, PEOPLE COMING TO US FOR JOBS.
I LIKE IT.
COME ON, HERB. TELL
US ALL ABOUT THE SALE.
WELL, UH,
I KNOW I DON'T HAVE
TO TELL YOU GUYS...
THAT IT'S A DOG-EAT-DOG
WORLD OUT THERE.
OH, YEAH.
I'VE HAD TOUGHER SALES.
HEY, I'VE HAD EASIER SALES.
IN FACT, I'VE HAD SALES THAT JUST
SORT OF FELL RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE.
I'VE HAD... HERB!
I THINK IT WAS THE REMOTE
THAT CLINCHED THE DEAL.
WELL, I THINK IT'S GREAT.
ALL WE GOTTA DO IS FIGURE OUT WHO'S GONNA
DEEJAY THE SHOW. JOHNNY'D PROBABLY BE...
YEAH?
DEL WAS SORT OF
HOPING I WOULD DO IT.
WHAT? WELL, HE WANTS A
SALESMAN IN THERE PITCHING,
NOT SOME WIGGED-OUT
DISC JOCKEY. COME ON, HERB.
WE HAVE DISCUSSED THIS
THING BEFORE. I KNOW. I KNOW.
I'M THE SALES MANAGER HERE,
NOT AN ON-THE-AIR PERSONALITY.
GOSH DARN, WHAT A WASTE.
WILL DEL STILL GO THROUGH WITH THIS
DEAL IF WE SEND JOHNNY FEVER DOWN THERE?
I DON'T KNOW.
HE'S PAYING 700 BIG ONES, AND I
DON'T WANT TO DISAPPOINT HIM.
WELL, CAN'T YOU
TALK HIM INTO IT?
YEAH.
I GOT AN ACE IN THE HOLE.
WHAT?
WELL, I BOUGHT...
$2,000 OR $3,000 WORTH
OF STEREO EQUIPMENT,
AND I HAVEN'T PAID FOR IT YET.
DEL, GOSH DARN IT,
HOW'S IT GOING, HUH?
READY FOR THE SALE OF THE
CENTURY? I THINK WE'RE GONNA KILL 'EM.
YOU MUST BE JOHNNY
BEAVER. FEVER.
OH, YEAH. I'M DEL... DEL
MURDOCK. I OWN THIS PLACE.
THAT'S IMPORTANT. YOU
MUST BE PRETTY KEYED UP.
YEAH. IT'S LIKE A
COILED SPRING INSIDE.
GET SOME COFFEE
HERE? COFFEE. WE GOT IT.
NOT JUST FOR YOU EITHER.
CUSTOMERS GET THE SAME TREATMENT.
YOU'LL SEE. IT'S THE
KIND OF GUY I AM.
JUST DON'T TOUCH ANYTHING. THAT'S VERY
IMPORTANT. DON'T TOUCH THE MERCHANDISE.
MM-HMM. SPEED KILLS, DEL.
HUH?
♪♪
WHO'S HE? THAT'S BUCKEY
DORNSTER, OUR ENGINEER.
HOW'S IT GOIN'? ALL RIGHT.
AAAH!
THAT'S A YAMASAKI 9000!
SORRY. SORRY? I'LL KILL YOU!
HOWEVER, IT'S OKAY.
WE'LL JUST MARK IT DOWN.
LOOK. I'M DEL MURDOCK.
I OWN THIS PLACE.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT. KEEP YOUR
HANDS OFF THE MERCHANDISE.
IT'S ALL RIGHT. I'M
SORRY, DEL. I'M SORRY.
BUCKEY, WHY DON'T YOU WATCH WHAT
YOU'RE DOING? TAKE IT UP WITH MY UNION.
UNION? I DON'T WANT ANY TROUBLE
WITH THE UNIONS. I HATE UNIONS.
HOWEVER, I'M ALL FOR 'EM.
DON'T FORGET I SAID THAT.
SPEED KILLS, DEL.
HEY, BUCKEY, THE FUSE
BOX IS IN THE BACK. YEAH.
JOHNNY, YOUR REMOTE
BOARD IS ALL SET UP.
RIGHT. SO WHY DON'T YOU BOTH GO
TO WORK. JUST DON'T BREAK ANYTHING.
DEL, I GOT A VAN PARKED OUT
FRONT WITH A STEREO SYSTEM...
THAT COULD BLOW THIS WHOLE
STORE RIGHT INTO THE RIVER.
THAT'S NICE. IT'S GOOD
TO HAVE YOU ON OUR SIDE.
LISTEN. IF THERE'S ANYTHING
YOU NEED, LET ME HELP OUT.
YOU KNOW, I USED TO BE A
DEEJAY. I'M NOT BRAGGING THOUGH.
EXCUSE ME. RIGHT
YOU ARE, BUCKAROO.
DON'T EVER CALL ME
THAT AGAIN. RIGHT.
WELL, IT, UH, WON'T
BE LONG NOW, DEL.
UH, LOOK, HERB. IF
THIS DOESN'T WORK OUT,
I GET MY MONEY BACK,
RIGHT? I DON'T THINK SO.
NO? NO.
WELL, DON'T WORRY ABOUT
IT. MY LAWYER WILL SEE YOURS.
THEY'LL WORK IT OUT.
YOU'LL SEE. YEAH. LOOK.
IS THERE ANYTHING YOU WANT
JOHNNY TO SELL IN PARTICULAR? YEAH.
GOT A LIST OF MERCHANDISE
RIGHT OVER HERE.
ONE THING THOUGH. I DO MOST OF THE
COMMERCIALS. NOW THAT'S IMPORTANT.
IT'S FINE BY ME.
WHAT WAS THAT?
I THINK THAT WAS A
GOERING 3000 TURNTABLE.
GOERING 3000.
I DON'T BELIEVE THIS.
IT'S ALL A BUNCH OF JUNK ANYWAY.
WHY YOU... DEL, DEL, DEL,
DEL, DEL, DEL, DEL, NOW.
HEY. HEY, HEY, HEY.
THESE THINGS HAPPEN.
GIVE ME A MINUTE. I KNOW
HOW TO HANDLE THESE PEOPLE.
TEAR HIM APART FOR ME. WILL
YOU, HERB? I'D APPRECIATE IT.
WHOO! I'M LUCKY THE PRICE IS
RIGHT. I'VE BEEN CHECKING AROUND.
I DON'T SEE HOW YOU GUYS CAN
DO THESE COMMERCIALS SO CHEAP.
OH, YOU'LL UNDERSTAND WHEN
YOU SEE THE RESPONSE YOU GET.
I TALKED TO HIM, DEL. HE'LL
BE MORE CAREFUL. YEAH, HERB.
HERB, JUST A SECOND. LOOK. IF NO CUSTOMERS
COME IN, I GET MY MONEY BACK, DON'T I?
DEL, BY GOLLY, I GOTTA RUN.
GOOD LUCK. JOHNNY, BREAK A LEG.
YEAH. LEGS ARE OKAY. JUST DON'T
BREAK THE MERCHANDISE, HUH?
HEY, LOOK. IF YOU
NEED ANYTHING, DEL,
ANYTHING AT ALL, I'LL BE
IN MY CAR SOMEWHERE.
- HERB. HERB.
- HEY, BUCKEY!
YEAH?
BUCKEY, YOU READY? YEAH.
HANG ON, DEL, BABY, HERE WE GO.
LET'S TEST IT! OKAY.
FIVE, FOUR, THREE, TWO, ONE.
POWER!
DEL?
YEAH?
HOW DO YOU LIKE IT SO FAR?
POLICE REPORT THE
EXPLOSION INJURED 600.
HOWEVER, AUTHORITIES AT
ALFRED NOBEL HIGH SCHOOL...
PROMISED THE SCIENCE FAIR
WILL CONTINUE AS SCHEDULED.
THIS IS LES NESSMAN SAYING...
SO LONG FOR NOW AND MAY
THE GOOD NEWS BE YOURS.
♪♪
THIS HAS BEEN LES
NESSMAN REPORTING.
AN UP-TO-THE-MINUTE COMMENTARY FROM
ONE OF JOURNALISM'S MOST TRUSTED VOICES.
LES NESSMAN.
CINCINNATI'S WINDOW
TO THE WORLD.
SAY, LES... SHH!
AND NOW THIS IMPORTANT
COMMERCIAL MESSAGE.
- IS ANYTHING WRONG?
- UH, LES, DON'T YOU THINK...
- THAT FANFARE IS JUST
A LITTLE MUCH?
- NO.
WELL, IT SOUNDS A
LITTLE OVERDONE TO ME.
NO. IT'S JUST RIGHT.
OH. WELL, THAT'S THAT THEN.
OKAY, LOOK. WE ONLY GOT
ABOUT 30 SECONDS TO THE REMOTE.
NOW WHERE'S YOUR LEAD-IN
COPY? WHAT LEAD-IN COPY?
YOU MEAN YOU HAVEN'T
LOOKED AT YOUR LEAD-IN COPY?
IT'S ALL RIGHT, ANDY.
YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY.
I'M A PRO. I DON'T
HAVE TO PRACTICE.
♪♪
"HELLO, FELLOW BABIES.
"LET'S REALLY GET MELLOW...
"AND BLOW THE DAY...
"WITH DR. JOHNNY
FEVER, WHO IS COOKING...
"DOWN AT DEL'S STEREO AND SOUND WITH
SOME HEAVY SOUNDS AND STEREO DEALS.
"SO RIGHT NOW, WE SWITCH
YOU LIVE TO JOHNNY FEV...
"WE SWITCH YOU LIVE TO
JOHNNY FEVER HIMSELF...
AT DEL'S STEREO AND SOUND."
TAKE IT AWAY, DOCTOR.
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING
ON? CAN YOU FIX IT?
I DON'T KNOW. ALL RIGHT, BUCKEY!
ARE WE ON?
ANYTHING'S POSSIBLE, DEL.
BUCKEY, WE CAN'T SEE OUT HERE!
GET THAT OFF THE
AIR, WILL YA! DELL! DELL!
DO SOMETHING, LES. DO SOMETHING.
WHAT? I DON'T KNOW.
GET BACK ON THE AIR.
GIVE MORE NEWS. GIVE MORE
NEWS. I DON'T KNOW ANY MORE NEWS.
HERE. TRY THIS PUBLIC SERVICE
CARTRIDGE. NO, WAIT. I KNOW.
IT'S PUBLIC SERVICE. NO!
♪♪
THIS HAS BEEN LES
NESSMAN REPORTING.
ALL RIGHT, BABIES. THIS IS DR. JOHNNY
FEVER, AND WE'RE BACK ON THE AIR.
COMING AT YOU LIVE AND JIVIN' FROM DEL'S
STEREO AND SOUND IN DOWNTOWN CINCINNATI.
AND HERE'S A REAL TREAT.
I'VE GOT DEL MURDOCK
WITH ME IN PERSON.
TAKE IT AWAY, DEL.
RIGHT YOU ARE, JOHNNY. WHAT A WONDERFUL
SALE WE'VE GOT GOING ON DOWN HERE.
UNBELIEVABLE.
THAT'S RIGHT, FOLKS.
IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE.
IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE,
JOHNNY. WE'RE MAKING
DEALS DOWN HERE THAT
EVEN A FACTORY CAN'T TOP.
WE'RE TALKING BERGET TURNTABLES.
WE'RE TALKING BOSLE AMPLIFIERS.
WE'RE TALKING GOERING SPEAKERS.
YOU NAME IT, WE'RE TALKING.
WE'RE TALKING HORNINGS,
BARGERS, BRITCHES AND McCOOCHIES.
WE'RE TALKING TOP-OF-THE-LINE
MERCHANDISE YOU
CAN'T FIND ANYPLACE
ELSE FOR THESE PRICES.
AND WHY? BECAUSE DEL BEATS ALL DEALS.
AND WHY? BECAUSE I MARK UP NOTHING.
- I KNOW, JOHNNY. CALL ME CRAZY.
- YOU'RE CRAZY, DEL.
OKAY. LET'S TALK CRAZY. COME
ON DOWN HERE AND TALK NANSUII.
LET'S TALK VIBRATONE.
LET'S TALK NIETZSCHE SOUND.
LET'S TALK THE
INCREDIBLE MOO-SEE-AHOKI.
AND THAT'S ONLY THE
BEGINNING, JOHNNY.
RIGHT YOU ARE, DEL. BUT
RIGHT NOW... AND, JOHN.
- DEL.
- I CAN JUST HEAR THOSE PEOPLE
OUT THERE ASKING THEMSELVES,
"WHERE IN THE WORLD CAN WE FIND
AND LOCATE THESE INCREDIBLE BARGAINS?"
- WHERE, DEL?
- WELL, RIGHT ON DOWN HERE
AT DEL'S STEREO AND SOUND...
24679 PUGNER, JUST SOUTH
OF STREGG AND GRAMBLING.
ONE BLOCK SOUTH OF THE
WINGIMINONE MEMORIAL MALL.
ACROSS THE STREET FROM WHERE
THE MEN WITHOUT WORK HANG OUT.
SO LET'S GO, EVERYBODY.
COME ON DOWN.
WALK, RUN, JUMP, LIMP, CRAWL.
I DON'T CARE. JUST
GET DOWN HERE!
- ARE YOU THROUGH?
- YEAH.
DEL'S THROUGH, FOLKS, BUT THE
DOCTOR IS JUST GETTING STARTED.
MUSIC, PLEASE.
LISTEN, DEL, UH,
I DON'T WANNA TELL YOU
HOW TO RUN YOUR BUSINESS,
BUT, UH, YOU THINK MAYBE YOU
COULD TALK A LITTLE FASTER?
WHAT DO YOU KNOW? YOU AND
YOUR BROKEN-DOWN STATION.
LET'S TALK BLOWN FUSES. LET'S TALK BROKEN
MERCHANDISE. LET'S TALK NO CUSTOMERS.
THIS IS RIDICULOUS, YOU
HEAR ME, RIDICULOUS!
DEL. CUSTOMER. WHAT?
WELCOME TO THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF MUSIC
AND SOUND. ANYTHING YOU NEED, YOU NAME IT.
DO YOU HAVE A BATHROOM?
BATHROOM. BATHROOM.
BLITZBERGS, UH, BOSWELL.
BATHROOM.
- RIGHT BACK THERE.
- THANK YOU.
WHAT IS THIS, A GAS STATION?
I'M GONNA TELL YOU SOMETHING. I WANT
TO SEE TARLEK. I WANT MY MONEY BACK.
I MEAN IT. YOU'LL SEE.
IT'S 12:30 IN CINCINNATI.
THIS IS WKRP,
AND THIS IS DR. JOHNNY FEVER MAKING A
HOUSE CALL DOWN AT DEL'S STEREO AND SOUND.
RIGHT NOW I'D LIKE TO
DESCRIBE SOME OF THE
INCREDIBLE ACTION THAT'S
HAPPENING DOWN HERE.
A MAN WE BELIEVE
MIGHT BE A CUSTOMER...
HAS JUST COME BACK
FROM FRESHENING UP.
AND IT LOOKS AS
THOUGH HE'S LEAVING.
NO. HOLD IT. HE'S PAUSING THERE.
MAYBE HE'S GONNA CHAT WITH DEL MURDOCK,
PERSONABLE OWNER OF DEL'S STEREO AND SOUND.
YES, HE IS. MAYBE HE'S
GONNA BUY SOMETHING HERE.
AND HE'S... NO, NO.
HE'S PULLED OUT A GUN.
AND IF THERE'S A POLICEMAN
WHO MIGHT BE LISTENING,
APPARENTLY WE'RE BEING HELD UP
DOWN HERE AT DEL'S STEREO AND SOUND.
THAT'S AT 24675...
R IS SPORTING A .45...
HOW'S IT GOING? SHH!
DON'T SHUSH ME, I'M THE BOSS.
THE STORE'S BEING HELD UP.
WHAT STORE? DEL'S STEREO.
- OH, GOOD GRAVY.
- LISTEN.
IT'S TIME TO PLAY
ANOTHER RECORD.
MR. CARLSON! WHAT?
YOU RAN THAT LIGHT BACK THERE. I HAVEN'T
GOT TIME TO WORRY ABOUT LIGHTS, TRAVIS.
AN EMPLOYEE OF MINE IS
IN TROUBLE. MR. CARLSON.
WHAT? MAYBE THIS
ISN'T SUCH A GOOD IDEA.
- WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO
WHEN WE GET THERE?
- WHAT DO YOU MEAN?
WE'RE GONNA SEE THE
MAN WITH THE GUN. EXACTLY.
I'M SORRY, SIR. WE GOT NO
CASH IN THE CASH REGISTER.
THIS IS A CREDIT CARD BUSINESS.
I'M NOT ALLOWED TO KEEP CASH.
NOR CHECKS, AND NO
REFUNDS. THAT'S OUR MOTTO.
I DON'T WANT MONEY. HUH?
MONEY CAN'T BUY HAPPINESS. YOU
REALLY BELIEVE THAT NONSENSE?
- MONEY CAN'T BUY FAME EITHER.
- NUT BAR.
MONEY CAN'T BUY THE LOVE
AND ADULATION OF THE CROWD.
WE'RE TALKING BENT NOODLE HERE.
COULD I INTEREST YOU
IN A HOME STEREO? NO.
WOULD YOU PLEASE PUT
YOUR HANDS DOWN? SURE.
HEY, LOOK. IF YOU
DON'T WANT MONEY,
JUST WHAT IS IT EXACTLY
THAT YOU DO WANT?
GET OUT OF THAT CHAIR AND
LET ME DO THE SHOW. WHAT?
I'M A DEEJAY TOO.
CAN'T YOU SEE IT?
ANNOUNCER IS
WRITTEN ALL OVER ME.
- YEAH, NOW THAT YOU MENTION IT.
- I HAVEN'T WORKED
IN SIX MONTHS.
SIX MONTHS! I CAN'T
EVEN GET ARRESTED.
NOT EVEN WKRP WILL HIRE ME, AND
THIS IS THE LOUSIEST STATION IN TOWN.
YEAH. ARE YOU HERE TO CREATE
AN OPENING AT THE STATION, OR...
I'M HERE TO HIJACK
THIS BROADCAST.
ONCE I GET THROUGH HERE, I'LL BE THE
MOST FAMOUS DISC JOCKEY IN NORTH AMERICA.
THERE'LL BE STORIES IN ALL THE PAPERS, MORE
JOB OFFERS THAN I KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH.
EXCUSE ME. HOLD
IT RIGHT THERE, PAL.
I'M SORRY. I'M ON LUNCH BREAK.
FREEZE!
OKAY. GO AHEAD AND SHOOT.
BUT YOU'RE GONNA
HAVE TO ANSWER TO
ENGINEER'S LOCAL 601
IF I DON'T GET MY LUNCH.
IS THAT RIGHT? IS HE IN 601?
WELL, I DON'T WANT ANY TROUBLE
WITH THE UNIONS, ESPECIALLY THAT ONE.
I GUESS IT'S BON APPÉTIT.
I'M TAKING OVER NOW.
NO PROBLEM. UH...
BOB. BOB BURNAT.
BOB BURNAT. IS THAT THE
AIR NAME YOU'RE GONNA USE?
YEAH. WHY?
BOB.
NO? NO.
THIS IS A ROCK OPERATION. NOW
YOU WANNA DO THIS THING RIGHT, HUH?
OH, YEAH. UM,
BOOGIE. BOB BOOGIE.
BOBBY BOOGIE.
SEE, IT HAS A ROLL
TO IT. BOBBY BOOGIE?
BOBBY BOOGIE. TRUST
ME ON THIS ONE, HUH?
BOBBY BOOGIE. YEAH. COME ON.
BOBBY BOOGIE.
BOBBY BOOGIE. YEAH.
BOBBY BOOGIE. BOBBY BOOGIE!
BOBBY BOOGIE. BOBBY BOOGIE!
WHAT'S HAPPENING NOW? WHY
CAN'T I HEAR ANYTHING IN HERE?
HOW DO YOU TURN THE
SOUND UP IN THIS PLACE? AAAH!
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH
YOU? I HAD ON THE HEADPHONES.
OH, I'M SORRY. BEG YOUR PARDON?
I SAID I'M SORRY!
IT'S ALL RIGHT!
♪♪
OKAY, GANG. THIS IS YOUR BIG,
BAD, BOBBIN' BUDDY BOBBY BOOGIE,
AND THAT WAS A SONG I GUESS
YOU'D HAVE TO CALL A CLASSIC.
WHO'S THAT? IT'S NOT JOHNNY.
♪♪ IT'S REALLY GOOD TO CRAWL
BACK INTO THESE STACKS OF WAX.
IT'S NOT DEL. BUT I SAY LET'S
KEEP THOSE WHEELS TURNIN'...
WITH ANOTHER MILESTONE ON
THE SOLID GOLD HIGHWAY OF HITS.
TURN THAT DOWN. ♪♪
I THINK IT'S PROBABLY
THE ROBBER.
- OH, DON'T BE A JERK.
- I'M SORRY.
THAT VOICE BEFORE. I'VE HEARD THE
VOICE BEFORE, BUT I CAN'T PLACE IT.
- BOBBY BOOGIE?
- I KNOW I'M A JERK
AND ALL THAT,
BUT HAS ANYBODY TRIED
TO CALL THE POLICE?
THEN I GOT FIRED FROM THE
CLASSICAL MUSIC STATION IN CLEVELAND.
MM-HMM. MM-HMM.
THEN I HAD A JAZZ OPERATION IN
DAYTON, AND THAT WAS MY LAST JOB.
THIS IS NUTS.
THEY REPLACED ME WITH A MACHINE.
AUTOMATED STATION. YEAH. I
WAS REPLACED BY A MACHINE.
JUST LIKE THIS ONE!
GOD! ARE YOU CRAZY?
MACHINES, MAN. THEY'RE GONNA
KNOCK US ALL OUT OF WORK.
MACHINES. MACHINES!
AAAH! WHY DON'T
YOU JUST SHOOT ME?
AW, GEE, DEL. I
DON'T KNOW. UH...
BOB, LOCK HIM IN THE BATHROOM.
THAT'S A GOOD IDEA. YOU'RE NOT
SUPPOSED TO HELP HIM, FEVER.
THIS IS ROBBERY...
ARMED ROBBERY! I MEAN IT!
WE'RE TALKING 10 TO 15, FEVER. WE'RE
TALKING EFREM ZIMBALIST JR., FEVER.
WE'RE TALKING F.B.I.! OH, YEAH.
GIVE ME THE KEYS.
NOW KEEP QUIET IN THERE.
BOB, UH, I HATE TO ADMIT IT,
BUT, YOU KNOW, I THINK DEL
IS RIGHT ON THIS ONE. HUH?
I MEAN, I KNOW YOU'RE JUST
TRYING TO FIND A JOB FOR YOURSELF,
AND, WELL, YOU HAVEN'T
STOLEN ANY MONEY YET,
BUT, BOB, NOW
UNLESS I'M MISTAKEN,
UH, IT'S STILL AGAINST THE LAW
TO THREATEN PEOPLE WITH A GUN.
YOU THINK I'M CRAZY. I
WOULDN'T CARRY A LOADED...
BOB, WHY DON'T I
HOLD THE GUN, HUH?
THANK YOU.
OH. WHAT WAS THAT?
VIBRATONE 250, DEL!
PERFECT!
- I'VE MADE A TERRIBLE MISTAKE,
A TERRIBLE MISTAKE!
- YEAH. WE ALL MAKE MISTAKES.
- BUT THIS ONE'S
GONNA RUIN MY LIFE.
- WE ALL RUIN OUR LIVES.
- YEAH, BUT I'M GOING TO JAIL!
- LOOK. WE ALL...
NOT NECESSARILY. THIS IS WKRP,
REMEMBER? NOBODY'S LISTENING.
SOMEBODY DOWN AT THE STATION
MUST'VE CALLED THE POLICE.
THAT'S JUST IT. YOU GOTTA
GET OUT OF HERE NOW.
LISTEN, WHEN THE COPS COME, I'LL GIVE
'EM A BAD DESCRIPTION OF YOU. OKAY?
OH, JOHNNY, YOU'RE
SUCH A NICE GUY.
THANKS, BOB. LISTEN, I'M
GONNA LEVEL WITH YOU, PAL. HUH?
I MYSELF HAVE BEEN OUT OF WORK
FOR MORE THAN SIX MONTHS AT A SHOT...
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, HUH?
NOW JUST TAKE MY WORD FOR IT. YOU KEEP
LOOKING, SOMETHING WILL OPEN UP, BABY.
YEAH, SURE. COME ON. WE
GOTTA GET OUT OF HERE, BOB.
LET'S GO, LET'S GO. WE
DON'T HAVE ALL DAY. OKAY.
POLICE! DON'T MOVE!
PUT YOUR HANDS IN THE AIR!
ALL RIGHT, DROP IT.
IS HE THE ONLY ONE? HUH?
YEAH. THAT'S RIGHT, OFFICER.
I ALWAYS WORK ALONE.
SEE, THAT WAY, NOBODY ELSE CAN BE BLAMED.
IT'S JUST MY FAULT IF IT DOESN'T GO RIGHT.
SEE, SIMPLE. GET THE GUN.
BYE-BYE, MR. BOOGIE.
HELLO?
HELLO! WHO'S OUT THERE?
I'M NOT PAYING FOR THIS!
YOU'LL SEE!
JOHN R. CARAVELLA,
ALSO KNOWN AS JOHNNY DUKE, JOHNNY
STYLE, JOHNNY COOL AND DR. JOHNNY FEVER,
WAS RELEASED FROM
CUSTODY AFTER QUESTIONING.
POLICE ARE NOW LOOKING FOR A NEW
SUSPECT, KNOWN ONLY AS BOB BOOGIE.
A COMPOSITE DRAWING BASED ON
TESTIMONY GIVEN BY THE DISC JOCKEY...
IS BEING DISTRIBUTED NATIONWIDE.
IF YOU SEE THIS MAN, CONTACT THE
CINCINNATI POLICE DEPARTMENT IMMEDIATELY.
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