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'''Hirsch:''' Oh no, madam... very handy, as usual.

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'''Hirsch:''' Oh no, madam... very handy, as usual.usual.
* In a later season, Jennifer gets tired of seeing Herb in hideous gaudy business wear, and decides to pay for a professional makeover so he could be more presentable (and human). Herb subsequently fails to get a lucrative ad contract from a sleazy businessman who dresses ''worse'' than he did and who openly refuses to deal with a 'snob' like Herb. Admitting defeat, Jennifer [[FailureIsTheOnlyOption allows Herb]] to [[StatusQuoIsGod go back wearing his eyesore outfits]], promising to pay for "whichever car seat upholstery" he chooses from.
** What sells it is Herb's ''gleeful grin'' when Jen promises the car upholstery bit.
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*** Not as iconic, but still hilarious, is Jennifer's pitiful attempt to run damage control to the Human Society: "You know Mr. Collins, lots of turkeys don't live past Thanksgiving."

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*** Not as iconic, but still hilarious, is Jennifer's pitiful attempt to run damage control to the Human Humane Society: "You know Mr. Collins, lots of turkeys don't live past Thanksgiving."
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*** Not as iconic, but still hilarious, is Jennifer's pitiful attempt to run damage control to the Human Society: "You know Mr. Collins, lots of turkeys don't live past Thanksgiving."
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-->'''Johnny/Rip''': (who has just jumped out on stage wearing an eye-gougingly loud disco suit) Howdy-hi, guys and gals! Hey, it's time for ''[[ShowWithinAShow Gotta Dance]]''! And we've got a stack of wax with a beat for your feet! But first -- a few words about Johnny Fever. [[ThatManIsDead Turns out the cat was a primadonna, so who needs him, huh?]] ''(cut to the WKRP Bullpen where jaws are dropping)'' Right. The man was definitely stuck back in the '60s. and these are the '80s! So, let's move with today, let's move with the groove, let's ride the tide, and that's me -- Rip Tide, and '''''[[SuddenlyShouting I! Gotta! Dance!]]''''' ''(Johnny jumps into the air and performs some dance moves)'' So, let's do it, Cincinatti! You ready? Let's start off with that enchantress from the silver screen, the incredibly soulful, Miss [[JustForPun Oblivious Neutron Bomb]][[note]]Olivia Newton-John[[/note]]! ''(Johnny smiles mischievously, as the theme song from the movie ''Film/{{Xanadu|1980}}'' begins playing)''

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-->'''Johnny/Rip''': (who has just jumped out on stage wearing an eye-gougingly loud disco suit) Howdy-hi, guys and gals! Hey, it's time for ''[[ShowWithinAShow Gotta Dance]]''! And we've got a stack of wax with a beat for your feet! But first -- a few words about Johnny Fever. [[ThatManIsDead Turns out the cat was a primadonna, so who needs him, huh?]] ''(cut to the WKRP Bullpen where jaws are dropping)'' Right. The man was definitely stuck back in the '60s. and these are the '80s! So, let's move with today, let's move with the groove, let's ride the tide, and that's me -- Rip Tide, and '''''[[SuddenlyShouting I! Gotta! Dance!]]''''' ''(Johnny jumps into the air and performs some dance moves)'' So, let's do it, Cincinatti! You ready? Let's start off with that enchantress from the silver screen, the incredibly soulful, Miss [[JustForPun [[PunnyName Oblivious Neutron Bomb]][[note]]Olivia Newton-John[[/note]]! ''(Johnny smiles mischievously, as the theme song from the movie ''Film/{{Xanadu|1980}}'' begins playing)''



-->'''Mrs. Carlson:''' Why Hirsch, this coffee's delicious!
-->'''Hirsch:''' Uh-hm. That's because we were having a guest, Madam. When it's just you and me, I prepare it a little differently.

-->'''Mrs. Carlson:''' You've been eavesdropping.
-->'''Hirsch:''' Oh no, madam... very handy, as usual.

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-->'''Mrs. Carlson:''' Why Hirsch, this coffee's delicious!
-->'''Hirsch:'''
delicious!\\
'''Hirsch:'''
Uh-hm. That's because we were having a guest, Madam. When it's just you and me, I prepare it a little differently.

-->'''Mrs. Carlson:''' You've been eavesdropping.
-->'''Hirsch:'''
eavesdropping.\\
'''Hirsch:'''
Oh no, madam... very handy, as usual.
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-->'''Andy:''' The point is, we don't need any more walls, we need to tear down the walls that separate us. (beat) And I can't believe I just said that, that's the corniest thing I've ever said in my life. I'm gonna go right back over here and be sick.

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-->'''Andy:''' The point is, we don't need any more walls, we need to tear down the walls that separate us. (beat) And I can't believe I just said that, that's the corniest thing I've ever said in my life. I'm gonna go right back over here and be sick.sick.
* Mrs. Carlson's butler, Hirsch, made very few appearances, but they were always memorable and amusing.
-->'''Mrs. Carlson:''' Why Hirsch, this coffee's delicious!
-->'''Hirsch:''' Uh-hm. That's because we were having a guest, Madam. When it's just you and me, I prepare it a little differently.

-->'''Mrs. Carlson:''' You've been eavesdropping.
-->'''Hirsch:''' Oh no, madam... very handy, as usual.
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*** He then adds, "For those of you who just tuned in, the Pinedale Shopping Mall has just been '''bombed''' with live turkeys. Film at eleven."

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*** He then adds, "For those of you who just tuned in, the Pinedale Shopping Mall has just been '''bombed''' with live turkeys. Film at eleven."" Then he follows it up with [[Music/CreedenceClearwaterRevival Creedence Clearwater Revival's]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwAcvIZzuM0 "It Came Out of the Sky"]].

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