WKRP in Cincinnati - Bah, Humbug

🎄 It’s another Scrooge Sunday, which means we’re about to be haunted by a series of spirits as we ride the airwaves back to 1980 for a version of “A Christmas Carol” set in the studios of “WKRP in Cincinnati.” 

🎙️ Gerry Davila, Scott Leopold, and Michael May join us on a trip through time that definitely wasn’t fueled by special brownies, so stop asking. 

📺 You can find “Bah, Humbug” on the Internet Archive. 

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(00:00) - Intro 
(03:03) - Guest and Episode Histories 
(07:55) - Carlson’s Grandfather’s Ghost 
(26:03) - Christmas Past 
(38:30) - Retro Commercial Break 
(39:58) - Christmas Present 
(46:42) - Christmas Future and The End of It 
(59:17) - Final Thoughts 

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💬 Topics & Tangents: 

This episode won an Emmy for video editing, beating out an Alice in Wonderland themed episode of “The Muppet Show” starring Brooke Shields. 

A teenage Jan Smithers (Bailey) on a 1966 cover of “Newsweek.” 

Richard Sanders (Les Nessman) in “Day of the Tentacle.” 

There’s now a real, actual WKRP-FM radio station in Cincinnati. 

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📼 Commercials: 

Kmart Christmas Commercial (1980) 

Holly Jolly X’masu 

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“WKRP in Cincinnati” and “Bah, Humbug” © 1980 Company Four. 

Theme song by Bronwen’s Ghost. 
Find us at adventcalendar.house. 
Hosted by The Retro Network. 

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