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[Man]
Weather today in
the Greater Cincinnati area...

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[Man Singing]
♪♪ I love you so badly
I could...  ♪♪

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[Woman]
...they're solid plastic,
so don't settle for imitation...

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- [Static On Radio]
- ♪♪ [Hard Rock]

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[Man]... but the senator,
while insisting
he was not intoxicated,

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could not explain
his nudity.

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[Static]
♪♪ [Classical]

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[Static]
♪♪ [Pop]

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♪♪ Baby if you've
ever wondered  ♪♪

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♪♪ Wondered whatever became
of me  ♪♪

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♪♪ I'm living on the air
in Cincinnati  ♪♪

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♪♪ Cincinnati, WKRP  ♪♪

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♪♪ Got kind of tired
of packing and unpacking  ♪♪

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♪♪ Town to town
up and down the dial  ♪♪

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♪♪ Maybe you and me
were never meant to be  ♪♪

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♪♪ Just maybe think of me
once in a while  ♪♪

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♪♪ I'm at WKRP  ♪♪

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♪♪ In Cincinnati  ♪♪

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Good morning, Jennifer.
Morning, Herb.

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Any calls?
No.

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Messages?
Nope.

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Mail?
None.

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Okay, how about lunch?
No lunch either.

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Dinner?
Busy.

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- How about later
at my place?
- You're married, Herb.

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Oh, yeah.

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What's it gonna take
with you, Jennifer?

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I mean, you're talking
to the sales manager here.

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I mean, what do you want,
watches, jewelry,

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a side of beef,
fully dressed?

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I can fix anything.
You wanna meet
Bert Convy in person?

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I mean, they don't call me
Mr. Kickback for nothing.
Hi.

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Howdy. I'm Andy Travis,
the, uh, new program director.

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But kickbacks are wrong.
[Chuckles]

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Herb Tarlek.
Sorry, got a meeting.
We'll talk later,

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if you
last that long.

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- Nice fellow.
- One of the best.

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- Would you like
to see the Big Guy?
- The Big Guy?

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The skipper,
the Chief,
the head honcho,

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the jerk
who runs this place.

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Well, yes.
Yes, I would.

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Mr. Carlson,
Mr. Travis is here
to see you.

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Travis.
I don't know.

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He claims to be
the new program director.

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I'm from Santa Fe,
New Mexico.

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You know, I never really
met the Big Guy before.
He hired me on the phone.

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- Well, then you have
nothing to worry about.
- [Intercom Buzzes]

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Yes, he's still here.

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Good morning,
Jennifer.
Hi, Les.

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Uh, Les,
this is Andy Travis,
our new program director.

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Well, howdy.
So you're Travis?

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- Yeah, that's right.
- Oh, Les is in charge
of news, weather, sports.

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The last program director
lasted 30 minutes before
the Big Guy fired him.

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Traffic and...
What else, Les?

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Award-winning
farm reports.

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So watch
your step, mister.

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So, Les is a great guy too.
Of course, he's no Herb,
but he's still one of the best.

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He's all right.

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At least he's not always
pawing and mauling you,

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constantly on the make,

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dying for some steamy,
one-night stand...

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of unbridled passion...

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at some
out-of-the-way
hotel room.

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You know
what I mean?

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I sure do.

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- You're not
like that, are you?
- Who, me? Oh, no. Heck, no.

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How come?
I don't know.

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- Travis?
- Uh, yes, sir.

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I'm Carlson.
Well, it's nice
to finally...

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Get in here.
See you in person.

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He's a great guy too, right?
One of the best.

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So, you fish?
Uh, no, sir.
No. No, I don't.

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No?
[Scoffs]

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- I fish.
- Uh, Mr. Carlson,

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you know, it strikes me
that you don't really
remember hiring me.

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Of course I do.
You know, I quit
my job in Santa Fe.

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You did?
Yeah. I took an apartment
here in Cincinnati too.

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Ooh, do you think
that's wise?

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Mr. Carlson, we talked
on the phone. You promised me
a free hand to run this station.

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I should never use the phone...
cut that thing in half,
just use it for listening.

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I think I made
a big mistake
coming here.

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- Where ya goin', cowboy?
- I don't really know,
but I know where you're goin'.

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- Yeah?
- Yes, sir.

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You're goin' back
to playin' music
on this station...

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that was way
out-of-date 20 years ago
and losin' 100 grand a year.

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Where'd you get
a figure like that?
From you.

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Oh, yeah. Right. Uh...

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Sit down
for a second.
All right.

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I suppose you've worked
at stations that make
really big money, huh?

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Oh, yes, sir.
Yes, I have.
A lot of 'em.

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We used to make money
around here, you know.

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Of course, that was back
in the days when
music was music...

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and men were men
and fish were fish.

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Now I don't know
what the hell's goin' on.

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Come on, Mr. Carlson.
I think I can see
right through you.

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- You can?
- Sure. You know what's
goin' on around here.

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I do? Oh, of course I do.
How do you see it
though, Travis?

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Well, I see before me
a very shrewd manager.
True.

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A man smart enough
to hire the right people.
That's very astute.

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And then you just step aside,
and you let them
run the operation.

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Son of a gun.
You read me like a book.

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I can be tough.
I can be mean.

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And I can make
those hard decisions.
The first decision...

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we're gonna have to
make around here is what
we're gonna do about Mama.

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Mama?
Yeah, my mother.
She owns this station.

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I gotta answer to her
for everything that
goes on around here.

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We do? I thought you said
you're in charge here?

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I am in charge here,
and don't you forget it, buster!

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But sometimes,
Mama scares me a little bit.

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Uh, yeah.
Uh, Mr. Carlson, let me
ask you another thing.

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Does your mother
want this station
to make money?

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Boy, does she!

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She gets this look
in her eye when she
talks about money.

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Starts making this...
[Clicking]
Noise down deep in her throat.

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Oh, well, good.
Because I think she's gonna
like what we do around here.

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- Huh?
- Yeah. Because I know I can
turn this station around.

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- Turn it around?
- Make money.

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Oh. Well, in that case,
Andrew, you've got
a free hand from here on out,

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for the time being.
That's good.
Where's my office?

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Out that door,
down the hall to your left.
Think you're gonna like it.

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- One more thing.
- Yes, sir?

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These changes...
they, uh... they wouldn't
necessitate the, uh,

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playing of
rock-and-roll music,
would they?

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Possibly.

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Dear God.
She's gonna kill us all.

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[Chuckles]

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- You're Travis?
- Yeah, that's right.

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[Yawns]
I'm Johnny Caravella.

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I'm also know as
Johnny Midnight,
Johnny Cool,

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Johnny Duke,
Johnny Style
and Johnny Sunshine.

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You can call me "Johnny," okay?

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Well, it's nice
to meet you, Johnny.

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- You mind
if I sit down?
- No, please.

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I'm the morning man.
I, uh, just got off the air.

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Got insomnia, you know.
Can't go to sleep before 3:00.

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I gotta get up about 5:00,
get in here, be on the air
by 6:00.

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This coffee keeps me
sharp as a tack.

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You mind
if I lie down?

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Go right ahead.

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Sunshine. Haven't I
heard of you?

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You're not
a cop, are ya?

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Johnny Sunshine.

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Johnny Sunshine!
I remember. Yeah.

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It was Los Angeles
in the late '60s.

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"Johnny Sunshine, Boss Jock."
You were, uh...
You were very hot, man.

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Yeah.
Somethin' happened
there though.

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Station fired you
for some reason.

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Well, I'll tell you
something, baby...

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they all fire you
sooner or later.

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Yeah, I know.
But this was somethin'
that you, uh...

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somethin' you did.
Yeah, well, we all
do things, right?

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Uh-huh. It was
somethin' that you said.

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Yeah. "Booger."

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What?
I used the word "booger"
on the air.

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That's right.
Yeah.

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I was makin' about
100 grand a year out there.

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Then one day I said "booger,"

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bunch of bozos
called the station,

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next thing I know,
I'm in Amarillo
hosting a garden show.

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Mind if I
get some coffee?
No, help yourself.

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- Where'd you go from there?
- Denver, Boise, Fargo.

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It's all a blur to me.

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I'll tell you this though,
I never thought I'd end up...

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at WKRP in Pitts...

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- Cincinnati?
- Yeah, Cincinnati.

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This is rock-bottom.

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Mr. Travis?
Yeah, that's right.

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I'm Les Nessman,
winner of five regional
broadcasting awards.

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Uh, yeah.
I know. We, uh...
We met in the lobby.

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That's right.
I wanted to chat,

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but I had to get on the air
with the hog futures.

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Hogs have futures,
I don't.

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The pleasure is all mine.
Well, thank you.

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You know, I sensed
this morning, somehow
that I, uh...

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I rubbed you
the wrong way.

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Me? Oh, no, I just
had the hogs.

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Travis?
That's right.

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Herb Tarlek here, head of sales
and promotion. Welcome to
WKRP in Cincinnati.

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Wh...
Can't talk now.
Got meetings all day long.

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But we'll get together
real soon. Look forward to it.
Out of the way, Les.

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I guess I better
be going too.

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Good day, and may
the good news be yours.

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What was that all about?

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Hey...

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Hey, Johnny!
Yeah, am I on?

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No, man.
It's okay.
It's all right.

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- Who are you?
- I-I'm Andy Travis.

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Oh, yeah.

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- What's with those
two guys anyway?
- What two guys?

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Herb and Les there.

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- What, nasty this morning,
nice now?
- Yeah.

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Ah, come on, Andy.
You've been around.

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- They were up for your job.
- Oh.

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Les wants
an all-news-and-hog format.

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On the other hand,
Herb would like
an all-talk-show format.

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I, personally,
was hoping for... all-Hawaiian.

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- What do you got in mind?
- Oh, I don't know.

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I haven't quite,
uh, decided yet.

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Listen, uh, do you know
about Carlson's mother?

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- Uh-huh.
- Uh-huh?

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You're gonna love it
in Amarillo.

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- Listen, you mind
if I leave?
- Not at all.

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♪♪ ♪♪ [Orchestra]

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♪♪ ♪♪ [Ends]

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[Skipping]

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Okay. That was...

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Felix Mandel's orchestra...

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with their beautiful version
of the all-time favorite...

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"How Can I Miss You
If You Won't Go Away."

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I'm sure all you
doughboys out there
remember that one.

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And, for some reason,
we'll be right back...

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with more of your
favorite recorded melodies
after this...

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[Strains]
Very important
word from...

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Shady Hills,
Cincinnati's finest
rest home.

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[Man]
Many people ask
this age-old question...

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what happens when I can
no longer feed myself?
[Mutes]

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Hi, Johnny.
Bailey, you've come
to feed me.

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No, but here are
today's new commercials.
Uh-huh.

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- You mind if I
watch you work?
- No, not at all.

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Listen, uh,
what's the weather like
out there?

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- Uh, it's raining.
- Excuse me a minute.

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[Man]
So call Shady Hills today.

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Remember, there just might
not be a tomorrow.

224
00:11:50,844 --> 00:11:54,378
And on that happy note,
let's take a look
at the weather.

225
00:11:54,414 --> 00:11:58,516
We have reports
that it's coming down
in buckets out there...

226
00:11:58,552 --> 00:12:01,252
in other parts
of the state.

227
00:12:01,287 --> 00:12:04,022
However,
experts are predicting...

228
00:12:04,057 --> 00:12:07,358
that sunny skies will
return by noon.
No.

229
00:12:07,394 --> 00:12:09,761
But not here.

230
00:12:09,797 --> 00:12:14,866
So, if you're on
your way to work, you might
want to take an umbrella.

231
00:12:14,901 --> 00:12:16,868
Or you might not.

232
00:12:18,038 --> 00:12:22,206
You're listening to the
"Johnny... Caravella Show"...

233
00:12:22,242 --> 00:12:25,543
on WKRP
in Cincinnati.

234
00:12:25,578 --> 00:12:29,113
And now it's time
to listen to one of my
personal favorites.

235
00:12:29,148 --> 00:12:32,917
It's the... Hallelujah
Tabernacle Choir...

236
00:12:32,952 --> 00:12:35,687
with their beautiful
rendition of...

237
00:12:35,722 --> 00:12:37,956
"You're Having My Baby."

238
00:12:40,360 --> 00:12:44,095
♪♪You're having our baby  ♪♪
♪♪ Right now  ♪♪

239
00:12:44,130 --> 00:12:46,631
♪♪ What a lovely, lovely
way to say  ♪♪

240
00:12:46,666 --> 00:12:49,701
♪♪ You love us  ♪♪

241
00:12:49,736 --> 00:12:53,604
♪♪ You're having our baby  ♪♪
♪♪ Right now  ♪♪

242
00:12:53,640 --> 00:12:57,042
♪♪ What a lovely, lovely
way to say  ♪♪

243
00:12:57,077 --> 00:12:59,410
♪♪ You love us  ♪♪

244
00:12:59,445 --> 00:13:01,813
♪♪ You're having our baby  ♪♪

245
00:13:01,848 --> 00:13:04,482
[Mouths Words]
♪♪Right now  ♪♪

246
00:13:04,518 --> 00:13:06,651
♪♪ What a lovely, lovely
way to say y...  ♪♪  ♪♪

247
00:13:06,687 --> 00:13:08,853
Johnny.
Hi, Andy.

248
00:13:08,888 --> 00:13:12,690
Hey, listen, I've been thinkin'.
I wanna go ahead and change
your format today.

249
00:13:12,725 --> 00:13:14,258
- Today?
- Sure.

250
00:13:14,293 --> 00:13:16,528
- Just like that?
- Why not?

251
00:13:16,563 --> 00:13:18,930
Well, I don't have
any records.

252
00:13:18,965 --> 00:13:20,565
Now you do.

253
00:13:22,102 --> 00:13:25,102
Uh, listen, Andy, uh,

254
00:13:25,138 --> 00:13:28,172
it's been quite a while
since I worked
in a rock station.

255
00:13:28,208 --> 00:13:32,977
So?
So, I think maybe you should
look for somebody else,

256
00:13:33,012 --> 00:13:36,414
about 15 years younger.
No. You're my man.

257
00:13:36,449 --> 00:13:39,250
Listen, I really
appreciate it. I do.
You can do it.

258
00:13:39,286 --> 00:13:42,320
Yeah, I don't know.
L-l-I...
Just do it.

259
00:13:42,355 --> 00:13:44,089
Okay.
Okay.

260
00:13:44,124 --> 00:13:47,892
Bailey, I'm havin' a meetin'
with Nessman and Tarlek.
I want you to be there.

261
00:13:47,927 --> 00:13:50,361
Me? [Chuckles]
Well, you work here,
don't ya?

262
00:13:50,396 --> 00:13:53,231
Well, yeah,
b-but I've never gone
to a meeting before.

263
00:13:53,266 --> 00:13:56,401
Well, that's been
a mistake.
Well, I always thought so.

264
00:13:56,436 --> 00:13:58,903
Let's go.
Uh, listen,

265
00:13:58,938 --> 00:14:01,172
you do mean now?
Yes.

266
00:14:01,207 --> 00:14:03,975
And... you can say
"booger" if you want to.

267
00:14:07,113 --> 00:14:09,781
Well, it's good-bye
to the elevator music.

268
00:14:15,588 --> 00:14:18,123
[Cackling]

269
00:14:31,004 --> 00:14:32,169
Do it.

270
00:14:32,205 --> 00:14:34,639
[Scratching]

271
00:14:34,674 --> 00:14:37,275
All right, Cincinnati!
It is time...

272
00:14:37,310 --> 00:14:39,944
for this town
to get down!

273
00:14:39,980 --> 00:14:42,780
Now, you've got
Johnny...

274
00:14:42,815 --> 00:14:46,651
Dr. Johnny Fever,
and I am burnin' up
in here.

275
00:14:46,686 --> 00:14:51,689
Whoa! Whoo!
We all in critical
condition, babies.

276
00:14:51,724 --> 00:14:53,691
But you can tell me
where it hurts.

277
00:14:53,727 --> 00:14:55,860
Because I got the healin'
prescription here...

278
00:14:55,896 --> 00:14:58,863
from the big KRP
musical medicine cabinet.

279
00:14:58,899 --> 00:15:04,002
Now, I am talkin'
about your 50,000-watt
intensive care unit, babies!

280
00:15:04,037 --> 00:15:09,374
So just sit right down,
relax, open your ears
real wide and say,

281
00:15:09,409 --> 00:15:12,243
"Give it to me straight,
Doctor. I can take it!"

282
00:15:12,278 --> 00:15:14,779
♪♪ ♪♪ [Rock]

283
00:15:19,185 --> 00:15:22,720
♪♪ ♪♪ [Lowers Volume]
Almost forgot,
fellow babies.

284
00:15:22,755 --> 00:15:24,688
Booger!

285
00:15:24,724 --> 00:15:27,359
♪♪ ♪♪ [Continues]

286
00:15:36,169 --> 00:15:37,835
Andy!
How's it goin'?

287
00:15:37,870 --> 00:15:40,605
Gosh darn it.
You know, you've only
been here, what, three days,

288
00:15:40,640 --> 00:15:44,576
and already I can feel
a... how do you describe it...
electricity in the air.

289
00:15:44,611 --> 00:15:47,379
Well, thank you.
Oh, hi, Bailey.
Anybody want any coffee?

290
00:15:47,414 --> 00:15:48,913
No.
No? Okay.

291
00:15:48,948 --> 00:15:51,382
Bailey, run along.
We've got important
business to discuss.

292
00:15:51,417 --> 00:15:53,384
No, no, no.
Bailey's here
for the meeting, Herb.

293
00:15:53,420 --> 00:15:56,387
And why not?
Move over, Les.

294
00:15:56,422 --> 00:15:58,389
What's this meeting
all about, Mr. Travis?

295
00:15:58,424 --> 00:16:00,858
Oh, "Andy," please.
Andy.

296
00:16:00,893 --> 00:16:04,895
I just wanted to announce
to you all that starting
just a few minutes ago,

297
00:16:04,931 --> 00:16:10,235
I changed the format
of WKRP to Top 40
rock and roll.

298
00:16:10,270 --> 00:16:13,337
That's just the beginning.
There's gonna be a lot of other
changes around here too.

299
00:16:13,373 --> 00:16:17,041
- I knew it. We're fired.
- No, no. Nobody's fired.

300
00:16:17,077 --> 00:16:21,246
We are gonna make some changes
in the way you guys been runnin'
your individual departments.

301
00:16:21,281 --> 00:16:24,382
Les...
What?

302
00:16:24,417 --> 00:16:28,219
You have this thing
you call "Eyewitness Weather."
What is that?

303
00:16:28,254 --> 00:16:31,089
Well, I just look out the window
and witness the weather.

304
00:16:33,026 --> 00:16:36,794
Uh-huh. Well,
what about this station's
traffic helicopter?

305
00:16:36,829 --> 00:16:39,564
- We don't have one.
- So why do we have
helicopter reports?

306
00:16:39,599 --> 00:16:42,433
That's just me.
I get on the air,
and I do this...

307
00:16:42,468 --> 00:16:45,870
The traffic today
is light to heavy on
all main thoroughfares.

308
00:16:45,905 --> 00:16:48,272
Yeah, uh,
good for you, Les.
Good.

309
00:16:48,308 --> 00:16:51,775
Now, Andy, what about
my client list?

310
00:16:51,811 --> 00:16:55,179
I mean, do you think
Shady Hills rest home,
our oldest and dearest client,

311
00:16:55,214 --> 00:16:58,149
is gonna advertise
on a rock-and-roll station?

312
00:16:58,184 --> 00:16:59,817
Well, for every
one client we lose,

313
00:16:59,852 --> 00:17:02,921
we gain three more
and double your commissions.

314
00:17:02,956 --> 00:17:06,291
I don't actually know
anyone down there.
[Chuckles]

315
00:17:06,326 --> 00:17:08,493
Excuse me, Andy...

316
00:17:10,463 --> 00:17:14,765
I am swamped with phone calls
out there about whatever
Johnny is doing on the air.

317
00:17:14,801 --> 00:17:16,334
- Oh, how many?
- Three.

318
00:17:16,369 --> 00:17:18,269
You just do
the best you can, okay?

319
00:17:18,305 --> 00:17:22,006
Okay.
Uh, listen, Andy,

320
00:17:22,042 --> 00:17:24,508
we've never had
any calls before,

321
00:17:24,544 --> 00:17:28,279
and if this pressure keeps up,
I'm going to have to have
more money.

322
00:17:32,084 --> 00:17:34,586
Would you settle for
a side of beef?

323
00:17:34,621 --> 00:17:36,320
Les...
What?

324
00:17:36,356 --> 00:17:40,591
- Sharpen the news. And I want
reliable sources, okay?
- Okay.

325
00:17:40,627 --> 00:17:43,594
Don't give me any more
traffic reports until
I get you a real helicopter.

326
00:17:43,629 --> 00:17:46,464
Gee, thanks, Andy.
My chest is killing me.

327
00:17:46,499 --> 00:17:50,434
Okay. And, Herb...
Now, this station's ratings
are gonna go up.

328
00:17:50,470 --> 00:17:52,403
So be ready. That means
more customers, not less.

329
00:17:52,439 --> 00:17:54,505
What?
No.

330
00:17:54,541 --> 00:17:56,674
Okay.
[Chuckles]
Bailey...

331
00:17:56,710 --> 00:17:58,676
Yes?
I'm gonna need you
to help me with...

332
00:17:58,712 --> 00:18:01,346
on-the-air promotions...
you know, rock concerts,

333
00:18:01,381 --> 00:18:03,681
record giveaways,
whatever else
you can think of.

334
00:18:03,716 --> 00:18:06,951
- Andy, that's my area.
- Because Herb is gonna be
much too busy...

335
00:18:06,986 --> 00:18:09,253
with sales meetings
and business lunches.

336
00:18:09,289 --> 00:18:10,688
Oh.

337
00:18:10,723 --> 00:18:13,624
Bailey, you think
you can handle that?

338
00:18:13,660 --> 00:18:16,260
Yeah. Yeah,
I think I can do it.

339
00:18:16,296 --> 00:18:18,730
- You can count on me, Andy.
- I know I can.

340
00:18:18,765 --> 00:18:21,466
Okay, well, listen,
that's just about it.

341
00:18:21,501 --> 00:18:23,434
We'll continue meetin'
like this and makin' plans,

342
00:18:23,470 --> 00:18:26,137
but I tell you,
I think we're off
to a smooth start.

343
00:18:26,172 --> 00:18:28,739
Andy, I like it.
I've seen 'em come and go,

344
00:18:28,774 --> 00:18:31,309
but you're the best.
I'm with you 100%, Andy.

345
00:18:31,344 --> 00:18:33,277
Thank you.
Thank you.
Herb, Les, follow me.

346
00:18:33,312 --> 00:18:35,713
- Travis, you're fired.
- Good move, Big Guy.

347
00:18:37,083 --> 00:18:39,551
I knew you wouldn't last.

348
00:18:41,488 --> 00:18:43,787
Mama just called.
She's on her way down here.
Now, look...

349
00:18:43,823 --> 00:18:47,825
This is the plan. We'll tell her
Johnny went crazy, mind snapped
while he was on the air.

350
00:18:47,861 --> 00:18:50,227
She'll buy that.
That happened once
to us here.

351
00:18:50,263 --> 00:18:52,996
Sportscaster went nuts
right in the middle
of a swimming meet.

352
00:18:53,032 --> 00:18:55,099
Started barking
like a dog.

353
00:18:55,135 --> 00:18:57,802
Can't you take a hint?
You're gone, fired.
Get outta here.

354
00:18:57,837 --> 00:19:00,204
Listen, what happened?
What happened?
I'll tell you what happened.

355
00:19:00,240 --> 00:19:02,272
Mama heard
Johnny on the air.
That's what happened.

356
00:19:02,308 --> 00:19:04,141
I think we should
just try to calm down.

357
00:19:04,177 --> 00:19:06,244
Calm down, you jughead?
Mama's comin'!

358
00:19:06,279 --> 00:19:09,147
- You're right. This is
no time for calmness.
- I'm certainly not calm.

359
00:19:09,182 --> 00:19:11,315
Of course you're not,
you lily-livered, gutless...

360
00:19:11,350 --> 00:19:13,317
I oughta take you apart
brick by brick.

361
00:19:13,353 --> 00:19:15,453
I oughta chop you off
at the ankles, that's what...

362
00:19:15,488 --> 00:19:17,554
Mother!

363
00:19:17,590 --> 00:19:20,591
Sweetheart, come in.
You know Herb and Les,
don't ya?

364
00:19:20,627 --> 00:19:22,160
Hello,
Mother Carlson.
Mama.

365
00:19:22,195 --> 00:19:24,195
Gee, Mom,
you look like
a million bucks.

366
00:19:24,230 --> 00:19:27,465
Keep away from me!
What's going on here?

367
00:19:27,500 --> 00:19:30,200
Well, you know, Mom,
the darnedest thing
just happened.

368
00:19:30,236 --> 00:19:33,237
Now, how it happened,
I'm not just too sure, but...
Who are you?

369
00:19:33,272 --> 00:19:35,640
Him? He's nobod...
Who is this?
Get him out of here.

370
00:19:35,675 --> 00:19:38,109
We can't have people
wandering in off the streets.

371
00:19:38,144 --> 00:19:40,978
Mrs. Carlson,
I'm Andy Travis,
the new program director.

372
00:19:41,014 --> 00:19:45,182
You're the old program director!
Herb Tarlek over here's
the new program director.

373
00:19:45,218 --> 00:19:47,618
Mom, Herb is just like
a son to me.
Stop that!

374
00:19:47,653 --> 00:19:51,822
What about me?
You can be program director
after Herb's gone.

375
00:19:51,857 --> 00:19:54,058
Mr. Travis,

376
00:19:54,094 --> 00:19:56,894
are you responsible for
the strange sounds I heard...

377
00:19:56,930 --> 00:19:59,129
emanating from my radio
this morning?

378
00:19:59,165 --> 00:20:01,032
- I am.
- Explain yourself.

379
00:20:01,067 --> 00:20:03,034
I like the sounds
you heard this morning.

380
00:20:03,069 --> 00:20:05,703
Young man,
this radio station
is a business.

381
00:20:05,739 --> 00:20:08,439
It is not here
for your personal
listening pleasure.

382
00:20:08,474 --> 00:20:10,207
Well, if-if I may, ma'am.

383
00:20:10,243 --> 00:20:12,576
I know it's a business.
See, that why this station...

384
00:20:12,612 --> 00:20:14,212
has no choice but to
change its format.

385
00:20:14,247 --> 00:20:16,780
But there are already
lots of rock-and-roll
stations in Cincinnati.

386
00:20:16,816 --> 00:20:19,016
Why do you think
that is, Les?

387
00:20:19,051 --> 00:20:22,120
Well, I personally think
it's a plot of some sort.

388
00:20:23,623 --> 00:20:27,392
No, Mrs. Carlson,
rock and roll
is where the money is.

389
00:20:27,427 --> 00:20:28,625
How much money?

390
00:20:28,661 --> 00:20:31,229
I think we can
break even the first year.
The second year...

391
00:20:31,264 --> 00:20:34,532
- Second year?
I'm talking about now.
- Well, these things take time.

392
00:20:34,567 --> 00:20:38,603
We break even the first year,
the second year, we clear
maybe 800,000 after taxes...

393
00:20:38,638 --> 00:20:40,738
Too little
and too late.
Too little?

394
00:20:40,773 --> 00:20:44,341
Mama, that 800,000
is profits, not losses.

395
00:20:44,376 --> 00:20:47,812
I can sell this station
for five times that amount
right now.

396
00:20:47,847 --> 00:20:49,981
I want a faster
turnaround.
Ma'am...

397
00:20:51,551 --> 00:20:53,651
Well, I hate to say it,
but I...

398
00:20:53,686 --> 00:20:56,620
I personally
cannot work that way.

399
00:20:56,655 --> 00:20:58,589
- I guess I am fired.
- No, wait a minute.

400
00:20:58,625 --> 00:21:01,859
Mama, look. You've been
on my back for years
to turn a profit here.

401
00:21:01,895 --> 00:21:04,929
Now, when I'm finally
getting started,
y-you wanna dump the station.

402
00:21:04,964 --> 00:21:07,398
Let me tell you something.
If he goes, I go.

403
00:21:07,433 --> 00:21:09,701
What?
That's what I said.

404
00:21:09,736 --> 00:21:12,135
Arthur, you've never
spoken to me
that way before.

405
00:21:12,171 --> 00:21:14,172
Yeah, well...
Do you like it?

406
00:21:16,008 --> 00:21:18,041
I hate it. But it's
the first time...

407
00:21:18,077 --> 00:21:20,544
I've seen any sign
of backbone in you.

408
00:21:20,579 --> 00:21:21,812
Yeah, well,
while I'm at it,

409
00:21:21,847 --> 00:21:24,715
I've got
a few other things...
Don't push it, Arthur.

410
00:21:24,751 --> 00:21:26,450
Yes, Mama.

411
00:21:26,486 --> 00:21:29,353
Young man,
we'll try it your way
for a while.

412
00:21:29,388 --> 00:21:31,522
- You've got a deal.
- Thank you, ma'am.

413
00:21:33,793 --> 00:21:36,160
Andy, my man!
What's goin' down?

414
00:21:36,195 --> 00:21:38,295
Venus, how you doin'?

415
00:21:38,331 --> 00:21:41,833
- What is that?
- Oh, may I introduce
Mr. Venus Flytrap.

416
00:21:41,868 --> 00:21:44,668
- Hey, little mama.
- I beg your pardon.

417
00:21:44,704 --> 00:21:46,704
Venus is the best
nighttime deejay
in this country.

418
00:21:46,740 --> 00:21:49,740
I took the liberty
of hiring him away from
a station in New Orleans.

419
00:21:49,776 --> 00:21:53,144
- Did you have
a big audience there?
- The biggest.

420
00:21:53,179 --> 00:21:55,813
Welcome to Cincinnati,
Mr. Flytrap.

421
00:21:55,848 --> 00:21:57,848
Arthur...
Yes, Mother?

422
00:21:57,884 --> 00:22:01,585
If this doesn't work,
I'll tear you down
brick by brick.

423
00:22:01,621 --> 00:22:03,354
I'll...
We get the picture, Mama.

424
00:22:03,389 --> 00:22:05,556
Nice to have
met you two.

425
00:22:12,331 --> 00:22:13,798
That's a mean
little mama.

426
00:22:14,900 --> 00:22:16,567
You bet.

427
00:22:16,602 --> 00:22:18,736
Herb, Les,
why don't you show Venus
around the station?

428
00:22:18,771 --> 00:22:20,738
Do it.
You know, Mr. Flytrap,

429
00:22:20,773 --> 00:22:23,007
I have some ideas
about that nighttime show.
Yeah?

430
00:22:23,042 --> 00:22:25,342
I do the sports
news here, Mr. Flytrap.

431
00:22:25,378 --> 00:22:28,079
I don't know if you've noticed,
but there certainly are
a lot of Negroes in sports.

432
00:22:28,114 --> 00:22:29,380
Yeah, well...

433
00:22:31,350 --> 00:22:33,951
Say what?

434
00:22:36,856 --> 00:22:38,689
Mr. Carlson.
Yeah?

435
00:22:39,926 --> 00:22:41,959
Thank you very much
for standing up for me.

436
00:22:41,995 --> 00:22:44,028
Yeah, well, uh...

437
00:22:46,131 --> 00:22:49,567
Thank you for
givin' me a reason to.

438
00:22:49,602 --> 00:22:51,169
Hey, babies.

439
00:22:52,571 --> 00:22:54,672
[Sighs]
Mind if I come in?

440
00:22:54,707 --> 00:22:56,440
Dr. Fever, I presume.

441
00:22:56,475 --> 00:22:58,509
Yeah, I'm fired, right?

442
00:22:58,544 --> 00:23:02,480
Listen, man,
I don't care, because I've
had it with this town.

443
00:23:02,515 --> 00:23:05,349
What are you
talkin' about, Johnny?
You can't leave.

444
00:23:05,384 --> 00:23:07,785
Look, Mr. Carlson's
going with our format.

445
00:23:09,455 --> 00:23:11,355
- Johnny? Johnny!
- Hey, you!

446
00:23:11,390 --> 00:23:14,759
- Hmm, yeah?
- Hey, you're needed
in Cincinnati.

447
00:23:14,794 --> 00:23:16,527
Cincinnati!

448
00:23:16,562 --> 00:23:19,664
Listen, if I leave now,
I can be there
by noon tomorrow.

449
00:23:27,806 --> 00:23:31,342
♪♪ ♪♪ [Rock]

450
00:23:34,747 --> 00:23:38,048
It's the hour
of darkness, children.

451
00:23:38,083 --> 00:23:41,953
And Venus is on the rise
in Cincinnati.

452
00:23:41,988 --> 00:23:43,955
The moon is high.

453
00:23:46,593 --> 00:23:49,527
And so am I.

454
00:23:49,562 --> 00:23:52,095
So let's get down,
pretty brothers and sisters.

455
00:23:52,131 --> 00:23:56,134
Together we will growl
and howl...
[Howls]

456
00:23:56,169 --> 00:23:59,336
Right after this word
from Shady Hills rest home.

457
00:23:59,371 --> 00:24:03,474
[Man]
Many people ask
this age-old question...

458
00:24:03,510 --> 00:24:06,544
what happens when I can
no longer feed myself?

459
00:24:12,819 --> 00:24:15,620
♪♪ [Rock]

460
00:24:18,758 --> 00:24:21,926
♪♪ [Man Singing, Indistinct]

461
00:24:30,302 --> 00:24:33,471
♪♪ [Continues]

462
00:24:47,153 --> 00:24:49,587
♪♪ [Ends]

463
00:24:49,622 --> 00:24:51,822
[Mews]