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* DuelingWorks: It debuted a few months after the release of the comedy film ''FM'', which has a similar setting and characters, but a slightly different premise.[[labelnote:Explanation]]They're both about a rock radio station with a cast of colorful characters, centered on a maverick program director who struggles with his more corporate-minded managers. But the station in ''FM'' is wildly successful. WKRP is a failing AM station that starts playing rock out of desperation.[[/labelnote]] While ''WKRP'' is sometimes called a SpiritualAdaptation of ''FM'', the pilot was written before the film came out, and Hugh Wilson was concerned that the film might undercut the show's success.
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* SpiritualAdaptation: The show's premise and characters are very similar to those of the 1978 comedy film ''FM''.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: ''Series/BreakTheBank1945'' host Bert Parks, as Herb's dad.
** ''Series/ThirdRockFromTheSun'''s French Stewart as a regular in the 90s revival series.
** In addition to ''WKRP in Cincinnati'', Hugh Wilson also directed ''Film/PoliceAcademy''.
** George Gaynes directed the series finale. Gaynes is best known playing Eric Lassard in ''Police Academy'' and Henry Warnimont on ''Series/PunkyBrewster''.
** Blake Hunter wrote 12 episodes. Hunter is best known as co-creator and co-executive producer of ''Series/WhosTheBoss''.
** Steven Kampmann wrote seven episodes. Kampmann is best known for playing Kirk Devane on ''Series/{{Newhart}}''.
** Michael Fairman wrote five episodes and appears as a shop owner in the famous "Turkeys Away" episode. Fairman is best known for playing Nick Szabo on ''Series/RyansHope'' and Patrick Murphy on ''Series/TheYoungAndTheRestless''.
** ''Series/ThirdRockFromTheSun'''s French Stewart as a regular in the 90s revival series.
** In addition to ''WKRP in Cincinnati'', Hugh Wilson also directed ''Film/PoliceAcademy''.
** George Gaynes directed the series finale. Gaynes is best known playing Eric Lassard in ''Police Academy'' and Henry Warnimont on ''Series/PunkyBrewster''.
** Blake Hunter wrote 12 episodes. Hunter is best known as co-creator and co-executive producer of ''Series/WhosTheBoss''.
** Steven Kampmann wrote seven episodes. Kampmann is best known for playing Kirk Devane on ''Series/{{Newhart}}''.
** Michael Fairman wrote five episodes and appears as a shop owner in the famous "Turkeys Away" episode. Fairman is best known for playing Nick Szabo on ''Series/RyansHope'' and Patrick Murphy on ''Series/TheYoungAndTheRestless''.
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* UnfinishedEpisode: It was going to have a 5th season StoryArc where it's harder to ''stay'' a top rated radio station than to become one, but the show was cancelled after season 4.
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* SpiritualAdaptation: The show's premise and characters are very similar to those of the 1978 comedy film ''FM''.
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* WrittenByCastMember: Richard Sanders wrote five episodes, Tim Reid wrote three episodes, and Howard Hesseman wrote one episode.
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* WrittenByCastMember: Richard Sanders wrote five episodes, Tim Reid wrote three episodes, and Howard Hesseman wrote one episode.episode.
* YouLookFamiliar:
** Sam Anderson appears about once a season, a different character each time.
** Michael Des Barres guest stars as Scum Of the Earth bandmember Dog in the second episode; come ''New WKRP'' Des Barres plays Jack Allen, one half of the morning DJ team Burns and Allen.
* YouLookFamiliar:
** Sam Anderson appears about once a season, a different character each time.
** Michael Des Barres guest stars as Scum Of the Earth bandmember Dog in the second episode; come ''New WKRP'' Des Barres plays Jack Allen, one half of the morning DJ team Burns and Allen.
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* ThrowItIn: Richard Sanders, who played Les Nesman, was injured prior to shooting the pilot and had to wear a bandage on his face. It was quickly decided that this would be the character's trademark, so he's always seen with a bandage on some part of his body in subsequent episodes (later explained that it was due to a large, unseen dog that Les owned).
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* ThrowItIn: Richard Sanders, who played Les Nesman, Nessman, was injured prior to shooting the pilot and had to wear a bandage on his face. It was quickly decided that this would be the character's trademark, so he's always seen with a bandage on some part of his body in subsequent episodes (later explained that it was due to a large, unseen dog that Les owned).
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** Howard Hesseman originally was selected to play Herb Tarlek, but after reading the script he requested to play Johnny Fever instead.
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* ReferencedBy: An episode with Venus and Johnny drinking on air in a drunk test inspired ''WebVideo/TheFundayPawpetShow''[='s=] Herbie to do the infamous "Drunk Show" in which the puppeteers took a shot of Rumplemintz every half hour of the four hour live netcast (and spent the night sleeping it off in the studio).
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* PermanentPlaceholder: The scat closing credits song was going to have lyrics, they just hadn't been written yet, but the producers heard the demo version and liked it just like that.
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* TheDanza: In the episode "The Americanation of Ivan", character actor Sam Anderson played a local government agent named....Mr Anderson. Also counts as a YouLookFamiliar as he had previously played the little seen afternoon drive time dj Rex Erhart (or as Johnny calls him 'Rex Airhead') in one earlier episode.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Miss America Pageant host Bert Parks, as Herb's dad.
** ''ThirdRockFromTheSun'''s French Stewart as a regular in the 90s revival series.
** ''ThirdRockFromTheSun'''s French Stewart as a regular in the 90s revival series.
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Miss America Pageant ''Series/BreakTheBank1945'' host Bert Parks, as Herb's dad.
**''ThirdRockFromTheSun'''s ''Series/ThirdRockFromTheSun'''s French Stewart as a regular in the 90s revival series.
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** Michael Fairman wrote five episodes. Fairman is best known for playing Nick Szabo on ''Series/RyansHope'' and Patrick Murphy on ''Series/TheYoungAndTheRestless''.
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** Michael Fairman wrote five episodes.episodes and appears as a shop owner in the famous "Turkeys Away" episode. Fairman is best known for playing Nick Szabo on ''Series/RyansHope'' and Patrick Murphy on ''Series/TheYoungAndTheRestless''.
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** Totally inverted by most of the main cast. Gary Sandy, Loni Anderson, Tim Reid and Jan Smithers all looked their age, but Howard Hessman and Richard Sanders, both of whom could have passed for over 50, were 38 during the first season, and Frank Bonner, also looking somewhere in his fifties, was 36. Gordon Jump, who could have passed for 60, was 46.
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** With the release of the DVDs, Creator/ShoutFactory announced that while they were able to get a majority of original music (about 80%), [[https://www.shoutfactory.com/editorials/wkrp-in-cincinnati-music-update there are some they just couldn't get.]] Some of the replacement music is close to the original song, such as Pink Floyd's Dog being replaced with a sound alike with Barking Dogs.
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** With the release of the DVDs, DVD, Creator/ShoutFactory announced that while they were able to get a majority of original music (about 80%), [[https://www.shoutfactory.com/editorials/wkrp-in-cincinnati-music-update there are some they just couldn't get.]] Some of the replacement music is close to the original song, such as Pink Floyd's Dog being replaced with a sound alike with Barking Dogs.
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** With the release of the DVDs, Creator/ShoutFactory announced that while they were able to get a majority of original music (about 80%), [[https://www.shoutfactory.com/editorials/wkrp-in-cincinnati-music-update there are some they just couldn't get.]] Some of the replacement music is close to the original song, such as Pink Floyd's Dog being replaced with a sound alike with Barking Dogs.
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** Likewise, Roddy McDowall was the first choice to play Mr. Carlson.
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** Likewise, Roddy McDowall [=McDowall=] was the first choice to play Mr. Carlson.
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* DirectedByCastMember: Frank Bonner directed six episodes, while Howard Hesseman and Gordon Jump directed one episode each.
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** Also applies behind the scenes as well. Series writer and producer Blake Hunter later served as co-creator and co-executive producer of ''Series/WhosTheBoss'', while fellow writer-producers Dan Guntzelman and Steve Marshall later served as creators and co-executive producers of ''Series/GrowingPains'' spinoff ''Just the Ten of Us'', which, coincidentally, featured Frank Bonner in a recurring role. In addition, George Gaynes, who directed the finale, is also known for playing Eric Lassard in ''Film/PoliceAcademy'' and Henry Warnimont on ''Series/PunkyBrewster''.
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** Also applies behind In addition to ''WKRP in Cincinnati'', Hugh Wilson also directed ''Film/PoliceAcademy''.
** George Gaynes directed thescenes as well. Series writer series finale. Gaynes is best known playing Eric Lassard in ''Police Academy'' and producer Henry Warnimont on ''Series/PunkyBrewster''.
** Blake Hunterlater served wrote 12 episodes. Hunter is best known as co-creator and co-executive producer of ''Series/WhosTheBoss'', while fellow writer-producers Dan Guntzelman and Steve Marshall later served as creators and co-executive producers of ''Series/GrowingPains'' spinoff ''Just the Ten of Us'', which, coincidentally, featured Frank Bonner in a recurring role. In addition, George Gaynes, who directed the finale, ''Series/WhosTheBoss''.
** Steven Kampmann wrote seven episodes. Kampmann isalso best known for playing Eric Lassard in ''Film/PoliceAcademy'' Kirk Devane on ''Series/{{Newhart}}''.
** Michael Fairman wrote five episodes. Fairman is best known for playing Nick Szabo on ''Series/RyansHope'' andHenry Warnimont Patrick Murphy on ''Series/PunkyBrewster''.''Series/TheYoungAndTheRestless''.
** George Gaynes directed the
** Blake Hunter
** Steven Kampmann wrote seven episodes. Kampmann is
** Michael Fairman wrote five episodes. Fairman is best known for playing Nick Szabo on ''Series/RyansHope'' and
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/DavidLetterman was Hugh Wilson's first choice to play Andy, but he was forced to turn it down due to other commitments.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/DavidLetterman was Hugh Wilson's first choice to play Andy, but he was forced to turn it down due to other commitments.commitments.
** Likewise, Roddy McDowall was the first choice to play Mr. Carlson.
* WrittenByCastMember: Richard Sanders wrote five episodes, Tim Reid wrote three episodes, and Howard Hesseman wrote one episode.
** Likewise, Roddy McDowall was the first choice to play Mr. Carlson.
* WrittenByCastMember: Richard Sanders wrote five episodes, Tim Reid wrote three episodes, and Howard Hesseman wrote one episode.
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* ThrowItIn: Richard Sanders, who played Les Nesman, was injured prior to shooting the pilot and had to wear a bandage on his face. It was quickly decided that this would be the character's trademark, so he's always seen with a bandage on some part of his body in subsequent episodes (later explained that it was due to a large, unseen dog that Les owned).
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/DavidLetterman auditioned for the role Andy and very nearly got the part.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/DavidLetterman auditioned to play Andy and very nearly got the part.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/DavidLetterman auditioned to play for the role Andy and very nearly got the part.
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: CBS changed the show's time slot a dozen times in four years, leading to its early cancellation. Although the show was getting decent ratings on Monday nights at 9:30 PM following ''Series/{{MASH}}'', CBS moved it out of that slot as they wanted to free it up for ''House Calls'', which starred former ''M*A*S*H'' regular Wayne Rogers, and they also felt that the rock n' roll music and the sex appeal of Loni Anderson were better-suited to an earlier slot, which at that time was thought of as mostly aimed at young people. During the third and fourth seasons, CBS continued to move the show around repeatedly, so much so that cast and crew members claimed that even they didn't know when the show aired. This time slot shuffling hurt the show's ratings and it was eventually canceled in 1982. It probably didn't help matters, however, that MTM co-founder and president Grant Tinker had left the company to become chairman and CEO of NBC the year before.
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: CBS changed the show's time slot a dozen times in four years, leading to its early cancellation. Although the show was getting decent ratings on Monday nights at 9:30 PM following ''Series/{{MASH}}'', CBS moved it out of that slot as they wanted to free it up for ''House Calls'', which starred former ''M*A*S*H'' regular Wayne Rogers, and they also felt that the rock n' roll music and the sex appeal of Loni Anderson were better-suited to an earlier slot, which at that time was thought of as mostly aimed at young people. During the third and fourth seasons, CBS continued to move the show around repeatedly, so much so that cast and crew members claimed that even they didn't know when the show aired. This time slot shuffling hurt the show's ratings and it was eventually canceled in 1982. It probably didn't help matters, however, that MTM co-founder and president Grant Tinker had left the company to become chairman and CEO of NBC the year before.before.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/DavidLetterman auditioned to play Andy and very nearly got the part.
* WhatCouldHaveBeen: Creator/DavidLetterman auditioned to play Andy and very nearly got the part.
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: CBS changed the show's time slot a dozen times in four years, leading to its early cancellation. Although the show was getting decent ratings on Monday nights at 9:30 PM following ''Series/{{MASH}'', CBS moved it out of that slot as they wanted to free it up for ''House Calls'', which starred former ''M*A*S*H'' regular Wayne Rogers, and they also felt that the rock n' roll music and the sex appeal of Loni Anderson were better-suited to an earlier slot, which at that time was thought of as mostly aimed at young people. During the third and fourth seasons, CBS continued to move the show around repeatedly, so much so that cast and crew members claimed that even they didn't know when the show aired. This time slot shuffling hurt the show's ratings and it was eventually canceled in 1982. It probably didn't help matters, however, that MTM co-founder and president Grant Tinker had left the company to become chairman and CEO of NBC the year before.
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: CBS changed the show's time slot a dozen times in four years, leading to its early cancellation. Although the show was getting decent ratings on Monday nights at 9:30 PM following ''Series/{{MASH}'', ''Series/{{MASH}}'', CBS moved it out of that slot as they wanted to free it up for ''House Calls'', which starred former ''M*A*S*H'' regular Wayne Rogers, and they also felt that the rock n' roll music and the sex appeal of Loni Anderson were better-suited to an earlier slot, which at that time was thought of as mostly aimed at young people. During the third and fourth seasons, CBS continued to move the show around repeatedly, so much so that cast and crew members claimed that even they didn't know when the show aired. This time slot shuffling hurt the show's ratings and it was eventually canceled in 1982. It probably didn't help matters, however, that MTM co-founder and president Grant Tinker had left the company to become chairman and CEO of NBC the year before.
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: CBS changed the show's time slot a dozen times in four years, leading to its early cancellation. Although the show was getting decent ratings on Monday nights at 9:30 PM following ''Series/{{Mash}}'', CBS moved it out of that slot as they wanted to free it up for ''House Calls'', which starred former ''M*A*S*H'' regular Wayne Rogers, and they also felt that the rock n' roll music and the sex appeal of Loni Anderson were better-suited to an earlier slot, which at that time was thought of as mostly aimed at young people. During the third and fourth seasons, CBS continued to move the show around repeatedly, so much so that cast and crew members claimed that even they didn't know when the show aired. This time slot shuffling hurt the show's ratings and it was eventually canceled in 1982. It probably didn't help matters, however, that MTM co-founder and president Grant Tinker had left the company to become chairman and CEO of NBC the year before.
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* ScrewedByTheNetwork: CBS changed the show's time slot a dozen times in four years, leading to its early cancellation. Although the show was getting decent ratings on Monday nights at 9:30 PM following ''Series/{{Mash}}'', ''Series/{{MASH}'', CBS moved it out of that slot as they wanted to free it up for ''House Calls'', which starred former ''M*A*S*H'' regular Wayne Rogers, and they also felt that the rock n' roll music and the sex appeal of Loni Anderson were better-suited to an earlier slot, which at that time was thought of as mostly aimed at young people. During the third and fourth seasons, CBS continued to move the show around repeatedly, so much so that cast and crew members claimed that even they didn't know when the show aired. This time slot shuffling hurt the show's ratings and it was eventually canceled in 1982. It probably didn't help matters, however, that MTM co-founder and president Grant Tinker had left the company to become chairman and CEO of NBC the year before.
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** Or maybe not. In 2014 Creator/ShoutFactory announced that they were [[http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/WKRP-Cincinnati-The-Complete-Series/19780 working on a complete series DVD set]] and attempting to secure the rights to most, if not all, of the original music. Keep your fingers crossed...
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** Also applies behind the scenes as well. Series writer and producer Blake Hunter later served as co-creator and co-executive producer of ''Series/WhosTheBoss'', while fellow writer-producers Dan Guntzelman and Steve Marshall later served as creators and co-executive producers of ''Series/GrowingPains'' spinoff ''Just the Ten of Us'', which, coincidentally, featured Frank Bonner in a recurring role. In addition, George Gaynes, who directed the finale, is also known for playing Eric Lassard in ''Film/PoliceAcademy'' and Henry Warnimont on ''Series/PunkyBrewster''.
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* TheOtherDarrin: Mama Carlson was played by Sylvia Sidney in the pilot and Carol Bruce for the remainder of the series, including a reshot scene from the pilot in a PerspectiveFlip episode.
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* TheOtherDarrin: Mama Carlson was played by Sylvia Sidney in the pilot and Carol Bruce for the remainder of the series, including a reshot scene from the pilot in a PerspectiveFlip episode.episode.
* ScrewedByTheNetwork: CBS changed the show's time slot a dozen times in four years, leading to its early cancellation. Although the show was getting decent ratings on Monday nights at 9:30 PM following ''Series/{{Mash}}'', CBS moved it out of that slot as they wanted to free it up for ''House Calls'', which starred former ''M*A*S*H'' regular Wayne Rogers, and they also felt that the rock n' roll music and the sex appeal of Loni Anderson were better-suited to an earlier slot, which at that time was thought of as mostly aimed at young people. During the third and fourth seasons, CBS continued to move the show around repeatedly, so much so that cast and crew members claimed that even they didn't know when the show aired. This time slot shuffling hurt the show's ratings and it was eventually canceled in 1982. It probably didn't help matters, however, that MTM co-founder and president Grant Tinker had left the company to become chairman and CEO of NBC the year before.
* ScrewedByTheNetwork: CBS changed the show's time slot a dozen times in four years, leading to its early cancellation. Although the show was getting decent ratings on Monday nights at 9:30 PM following ''Series/{{Mash}}'', CBS moved it out of that slot as they wanted to free it up for ''House Calls'', which starred former ''M*A*S*H'' regular Wayne Rogers, and they also felt that the rock n' roll music and the sex appeal of Loni Anderson were better-suited to an earlier slot, which at that time was thought of as mostly aimed at young people. During the third and fourth seasons, CBS continued to move the show around repeatedly, so much so that cast and crew members claimed that even they didn't know when the show aired. This time slot shuffling hurt the show's ratings and it was eventually canceled in 1982. It probably didn't help matters, however, that MTM co-founder and president Grant Tinker had left the company to become chairman and CEO of NBC the year before.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: As mentioned above, the chances of the show getting a DVD release that isn't butchered beyond recognition due to music licensing snags are slim to none.
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* TheOtherDarrin: Mama Carlson was played by Sylvia Sidney in the pilot and Carol Bruce for the remainder of the series, including a reshot scene from the pilot in a PerspectiveFlip episode.
* TheOtherDarrin: Mama Carlson was played by Sylvia Sidney in the pilot and Carol Bruce for the remainder of the series, including a reshot scene from the pilot in a PerspectiveFlip episode.
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* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: As mentioned above, the chances of the show getting a DVD release that isn't butchered beyond recognition due to music licensing snags are slim to none.
* KeepCirculatingTheTapes: As mentioned above, the chances of the show getting a DVD release that isn't butchered beyond recognition due to music licensing snags are slim to none.
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* DawsonCasting: Arnold in "Venus and the Man" is supposed to be 16 years old, but the actor is clearly much older.
** [[HandWave Handwaved]] by having his mother say that he's built like "a regular man" despite his youth.
** [[HandWave Handwaved]] by having his mother say that he's built like "a regular man" despite his youth.
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* CreatorsFavorite: During season 3 the writers decided that Herb was their favorite character so there were [[CharacterFocus suddenly many episodes focusing on him]].
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* HeyItsThatGuy: Miss America Pageant host Bert Parks, as Herb's dad.
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** ''ThirdRockFromTheSun'''s French Stewart as a regular in the 90s revival series
