WKRP IN CINCINNATI 1978 Cast THEN AND NOW 2024, Who Passed Away After 46 Years

[@chuckl7185]

One of my favorite shows ever. However, as another commenter points out, the AI narration is an embarrassment.

[@johnvaccaro7022]

When did Gary morph into Randy Travis🤣

[@lesliebest5562]

It certainly is!

[@susanpratt3290]

He played Andy Travis, throughout the whole series.

[@ThirteenPastMidnight]

Bailey was hotter than Loni Anderson. Fight me.

[@nealb8893]

You will NEVER get an argument from me on this!!!

[@stefancolwell63]

Easily

[@bryanbrewer4272]

bangable a.f......

[@Rattrap007]

Agreed. Most of these shows where you have the high class beauty and regular girl the regular girl wins every time. Mary Ann over Ginger, Bailey over Jennifer.

[@jlove7723]

100%

[@JGLy22086]

“As god is my witness I thought turkeys could fly.” I will never forget that! I loved WKRP in Cincinatti!

[@halseyknox]

Oh my God...that was the best episode classic!!! So f..king funny I forgot....it was the head of the station, Carlson, throwing them out the plane for the publicity stunt....good call😂😂😂😂

[@rm-hb6ul]

My favorite

[@rm-hb6ul]

It was like they mounted a counter attack

[@lesliebest5562]

Neither will I. I 😂 with laughter every time I see it! ❤

[@clubmogambo3214]

It was the best line in WKRP's best episode that season. And I would have that listed in my top 10 classic sitcom lines in all of TV history.

[@gogoyubari366]

Jan Smithers is so pretty!

[@ApartmentKing66]

Yeah! Before WKRP, she was a model going back to the 60s.

[@lwh7301]

She did not age well.

[@lynnyhen]

Yes! I always thought that she was so much prettier than Loni.

[@KKTR]

None of us have aged well.@@lwh7301

[@Coowallsky]

@@lwh7301 She's 74

[@tedneb3459]

I'm not sure what was more entertaining: the horrible writing, the completely irrelevant and random photos that were inserted, or the hilarious Easter egg pronunciations provided by Artificial Stupidity. If this is the best AI has to offer, I don't know what everyone is worried about.

[@loboblanco4426]

Sarah Connor breathed in a short sigh of relief upon her attempting to watch this as her family is safe.

[@russdoyle6025]

@@loboblanco4426 That un-referenced Randy Travis photo takes the cake, lol,

[@peterwynberg]

The Phone Police!

[@loboblanco4426]

Your AI made this unwatchable

[@rgfisher21]

I've never seen one worse than this. I don't think there were more than 4 names pronounced properly.

[@megnotes7908]

I watched it, but wished for a human narrator throughout. Would’ve been so much better than AI.

[@Bill-i1m]

A.I. is cheaper

[@hondomatic4095]

Yeah this sucks

[@12string-Randy]

totally agree..

[@billmalone5050]

The A-I narration was both hilariously funny and painfully irritating to listen to at the same time.

[@g.970]

I’ve heard A-I on other videos and it’s awful. The pronunciation of names and some words is awful. So wrong .

[@teresacarosella7624]

Why does the thumbnail show gary sandy sitting in a wheelchair with the caption rip when he is still alive

[@feral_girl]

Because this is terrible.

[@TracyJammeh]

"click bait"

[@BethWondrely]

Bravo. Thank you! They always pull that sh*t.

[@screwyootube1]

​@@TracyJammeh Yup. That's what got me to watch. A few years ago, I looked at the Wikipedia page on WKRP (and the individual pages for the main actors who appeared in the show), so I knew who had passed, but I decided to watch to see if any of the surviving cast had passed more recently (they haven't).

[@GetOutOfMyTruck]

I had no idea that Gary Sandy changed his name to Randy Travis and became a country music star. How interesting.

[@billymclane7588]

I liked all the characters from WKRP in Cincinnati and it was an awesome sitcom and I liked all the episodes and all four seasons.

[@lesliebest5562]

So did I. I was so saddened when the show was canceled. 😢 Do you remember the episode with Pat O’Brien as ‘Jennifer’s’ friend who named her in his will?

[@nealb8893]

One of the greatest sitcoms of ALL TIME!!!! I can watch it over and over and over again, and still laugh my 🫏 off!!!! So far ahead of its time!!! And I was so in love with Bailey Quarters, even though I was just a kid back then!!!!

[@nhmooytis7058]

Loved this show back in the day! Thanks!

[@kemmererkid]

i own this show. I loved Johnny and Venus together, My favorite episode was when Johnny and Venus did an on air alcohol test. It was the funniest show ive ever seen.

[@susanpratt3290]

I loved that episode too. I got the whole series on DVD, found it at a Walmart in my area, just under $40 for. I used to live across the river from Cincinnati, so the opening and some scenes brought back memories. They had a tornado in the area in the Spring of 1999, just as I arrived back from my ski trip that I went on to Salt Lake City, and later in August of that year, Salt Lake City had a tornado, which surprised me, I have lived in Utah (while in College 1978 - 1982 and worked at Alta Ski Lifts in 1982-1983 ski season), not one tornado.

[@GonzoHenson]

As God as my witness, AI voices will magnify every error you miss in proofreading.

[@bad1don1]

loved this show

[@gingermathews]

Andy had the best hair❤

[@brianwilson6403]

Always thought he was a Werewolf from London, "his hair was perfect"!!!

[@deenamccarthy6177]

Loved this Show!!

[@JUNKERS488]

You forgot that both Howard Hesseman and Tim Reid both appeared on THAT 70's Show several times.

[@robertdragoff6909]

The turkey drop! And Gordon Jump’s last line in that episode…….. “…..as God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly!” It’s the only episode I remember because it’s the most memorable. Great show over all.

[@billmalone5050]

I loved disco music and still do. I grew up in the 1970s and in my most biased and subjective, humble opinion, the music of the 1970s will always be the best and greatest of all time......ever. The classic rock, hard rock, soul / R & B, jazz fusion, southern rock and disco of the 1970s made my childhood and teen years truly wonderful and so much fun !!!!!

[@w.alan.21]

me too.

[@arrahslichenmyer4986]

From a 70s kid....I agree!

[@susanpratt3290]

I do too. But I do like music from other genres, except heavy metal and rap.

[@paularc1899]

Bailey is one of the most attractive characters on TV Ive ever seen.

[@nealb8893]

I was madly in love with her as a teenager!!!!

[@nativevirginian8344]

Tim Reid also had a great short-lived tv show, Frank’s Place.

[@smartypants1588]

It was unfortunate for all of us that the network didn't give this charming, subtle show enough time for its true audience to find it. It was great while it lasted.

[@scottburton9701]

Love "WKRP"-I've got all four seasons on DVD.

[@LarryFleetwood8675]

Best US sitcom ever, in my opinion.

[@loboblanco4426]

@@scottburton9701 i literally just ordered the Shout! Studios box set with, mkztly, the orivinal music by the original artists!

[@susanpratt3290]

Me too. It is nice since I can't find it on any of the streaming services (except KZbin), but they don't play them chronologically. I can watch any episode I want, whenever I want.

[@billmalone5050]

Wasn't Eadie McClurg the school secretary in the 1986 movie, FERRIS BUEHLER'S DAY OFF ?

[@jetman80pops]

Yep

[@lorihallenbeck8781]

Yup. "The kids say he's a righteous dude".

[@henryblassingame9060]

Also the rental car clerk in Planes, Trains, and Automobiles: "Oh my,... you F...ked!" 😄

[@jennifercummings9732]

Why did they show a Picture of Randy Travis when they were talking about Gary Sandy? Other than his WKRP characters name was Andy Travis, there should not have been a link to Randy Travis and him.

[@kristinarobinson5277]

I saw that, too. Thought I was seeing things, 👀 .

[@myronbedner989]

They must have gotten Andy and Randy Travis confused there for awhile.

[@rw4170]

The whole thing is a major FU, thanks to AI!

[@DPryorAustralia]

One of the best shows ever on TV

[@janoicejohnson8321]

Johnny fever made this great show what it was💓 rip howard.😢

[@davidkost418]

Les and Herb were great! What a fun show it was.

[@JuliaCullen57]

There was one episode where the station was hosting a police guest who was proving the detrimental effects of being under the influence of alcohol. While Venus kept getting more inebriated with each drink he took, Johnny Fever got more sober and more focused. They had to compete to see who could hit a buzzer before their opponent after each drink. Venus got slower and goofier while Dr. Johnny Fever was on the button before anyone knew what happened!

[@bitfenix90]

Such a great series.

[@stevencaskey8502]

Whst a superb show for us misfits in life.

[@jimknox6139]

One of the best and saddest episodes was the Who concert tragedy. It's particulary special to those of us in southwest Ohio. I knew one of the victims. We went to the same high school.

[@808TheDuck]

I remember that tragedy and that episode. A dose of reality. It is one of their best.

[@RansomHollywood]

I met Jan Smithers a.k.a. "Bailey" at 'Comic-Con' Los Angeles in (2011), along with Tim Reid, Howard Hesseman, and Richard Sanders. She was STILL super HOT!

[@Jesusluvme]

The AI was horrible. Please don't use that again. Favorite character was Andy. Favorite episode was the one with the English band (Detective). Still listen to that song on Spotify.

[@maddisontdog]

If this is what AI is going to be, we’re better off without it. Numerous numerous numerous mispronunciations of a whole lot of words

[@bethtyree6346]

Great show

[@HollywoodRewindUS]

*Love all actors*

[@DarrylRuiz-s1w]

I knew Gordon Jump He was a Devout Mormon and a gentle kind man

[@beckyhollenbeck7220]

He seemed like someone you would like to have as a neighbor.

[@ancienttraveler5491]

Hey, Classic Hollywood 1960's, FIRE your production department!

[@ApartmentKing66]

It's probably a one-man operation.

[@Joseph-s6y]

I loved the show. I watched every episode. There was an episode where Herb was pouring cheap whiskey into an expensive crystal decanter. When asked what he was doing, he answered without spilling a drop. "Aging scotch." Frank's timing was always perfect.

[@hippiechic6772]

As many voices would have done this justice and added humor.... the AI here is awfully dull . This was great content and with the right voice it would have better views and more thumbs up. The cast members that have passed away.... they inspired my adolescence into music and to the ones still living . WKRP was a show that my whole family watched together .A huge Thank you from when I was 11yrs.

[@DarrylRuiZ-b2z]

Bailey was a lot cuter than Jennifer ❤

[@GreggoMusicChannel]

One of my favorite shows. It made you think. Not just 30 minutes of one-liners. Of course, everyone loved Loni. But I thought Baily was much under appreciated. One of the funniest scenes was when Mr. Carlson powered his feet with cocaine. He was so hilarious and could look so confused. Like the time Les was shown in to the office for a talk with Mr. C about the metric system. And then there was the time all the Japanese tourists had a Spanish interpreter. Now, that's great comedy. Please fix or get rid of your computerized narrator. It just butchers the names.

[@dbprice100]

"Red wiggler the Cadillac of worms"

[@ecclestonsangel]

Wee-wee!

[@BethWondrely]

Ok we know and agree on hating AI. But, I loved hearing about the cast as I loved the show.

[@betty4gators]

Classic Hollywood is the worst!!!! The computer narration that pronounces everything wrong and shows wrong pictures of actors and the list goes on! TERRIBLE! We all need to stop giving channels like this views!

[@Rick-mx5kh]

I remember the episode where Hollywood legend Pat O'Brien played The Colonel, Jennifer's man friend. He died at dinner, but had a video will. O'Brien was hilarious in the episode.

[@finnmogensen9526]

Couldn't you get a human to read the commentaries. This is very hard listening to.

[@edpowell5754]

There's a question being asked here. Why were different actors faces substituted for several of the WKRP cast? This has happened on other video posts as well. Why does this happen?

[@kathybest741]

Around 22:08 that's Randy Travis, the country singer, not Andy Travis, the WKRP guy.

[@wandasunderland3486]

Sloppy homework.

[@Frozenfan1965]

They REALLY gotta rewrite this AI’s pronunciation programming.

[@laurietauchus8006]

My favorite characters were Venus Flytrap, Dr. Johnny Fever, and Bailey Quarters.

[@JGLy22086]

You have to remember Mr Carlson too!

[@laurietauchus8006]

@JGLy22086 - Although Mr. Carlson would probably be on my list of second level favorites, I did like the time during the tornado episode trying to comfort a little girl who called the station, upset (if I remember correctly).

[@295g295]

​@@laurietauchus8006 A tornado in Xenia in 1974?

[@295g295]

I saw Bailey more attractive than Jennifer.

[@Frostie-e8g]

Herb always had the wildest suits.

[@nealb8893]

Herb was the “Chief of Polyester!!!!”

[@susanpratt3290]

Gordon Jump was on various episodes of the Love Boat, and Gary Sandy was on Starsky & Hutch in the 7th episode of Season 2, titled, "Vendetta" which aired on 11/27/1976 two years before WRKP in Cincinnati was on air. Just wanted to add that in. I got to be on a local station that gave local citizens a chance to be a DJ for an hour on Sunday nights my last quarter at Utah State University in Logan Utah, Summer of 1982. I played the theme song from "WKRP in Cincinnati", and I had a blast. I knew a guy who worked at that station who let me practice cuing the records and seeing the inside of the station. It was KMXL, referred to Magic 95, Where the Magis is in the Music. They played mostly pop music. I wanted to be on radio station. I caught the DJ Bug for a while, even though I had a bit of stage freight, it was easier when I didn't see an audience, which helped me relax more. This show was on air the whole 4 years that I was in college in Utah at Utah State University, 1978-1982. (I did attend the University of Utah for two quarters in 1980 Winter and Spring) then transferred back up to Utah State University where I graduated with a bachelor's in liberal arts. I found and bought the whole series on DVD at a Walmart last May, glad I did, I can watch all the episode anytime, as now it is not in the stores anymore, and their DVDs are dwindling fast. Howard Hessman was my favorite on the show, and I also like Jan Smithers as well. I finished of Season 1 from my set. She has a pretty singing voice. Lonnie Anderson cracked me up as well, as Gordon Jump. One of my favorite episodes was "The Turkey Drop", and the other was "Tornado". Gary Sandy's character got knocked out and came too made comments referencing the "Wizard of Oz". The very first episode is another favorite, with Gary Sandy's Andy Travis and Howard Hessman's Johnny Caravella, then transformed into, "Dr. Johnny Fever". That whole part just is a blast of laughter, from "Okay, Cincinnati, it is time for this town to get down". Andy told him he could say, "booger", which he did, but only once to prove a point. His character got a settlement from his firing for saying that on the air, of $24,000 after his lawyer got his (lawyer's) cut in a later episode during the first season. It turns out that you can say booger on the air out there in California. After the tornado, Dr. Johnny Fever went to go in the radio booth, and it was gone. The next episode, you would know that there was a tornado. Years later, I ended up working at Fidelity Investments in DFW area of Texas, and our whole Brokerage Department and other departments transferred to Northern Kentucky across the river from Cincinnati. The opening of this show brings back memories of when I resided in that area. I later transferred back to Texas to be with my family, I am now retired.

[@MedicOnTheMove1]

Why was there a photo of Randy Travis in this?

[@JamesSmith-e8y]

I liked Bailey the best!

[@thomaslongshore1295]

"Oh the humanity!" The best scene in sitcom history.

[@ancienttraveler5491]

The worst narration I've heard to date. I couldn't watch it. And I would've loved to. One of my very favorite shows!

[@christinek2182]

My favorite show of all time!

[@karltaylor4455]

Jan Smithers was much hotter than Loni Anderson, IMO

[@nealb8893]

YUPPPP!!!!

[@nostalgichollywood]

One of the greatest sitcoms of ALL TIME!!!!

[@williammason3235]

Love the AI pronunciation...and when talking about Andy Travis showing a pic of RANDY Travis the country artist....

[@jameshunter8839]

I particularly liked the picture of Randy Travis in the Gary Sandy montage.

[@beckyhollenbeck7220]

I loved all the characters on WKRP but I think Dr. Johnny Fever was my favorite. I wish they would run it again on a channel that I get.❤

[@gaiusstern9038]

2:05 episodees ??? 5:07 Hessuhman - no it is 2 syllables not 3. 12:00 Post-you-musly? 13:12 developED 13:16 significKANT How difficult would it be to have a human read the script and pronounce words correctly?

[@itsmissyvonne]

Wow, this is an unusually crappy KZbin account: lousy AI voice recordings mispronouncing common words and the actors' names, poorly researched material, and unable to find actual pictures of the actual people you talk about.

[@mrme1692]

Herbs kids, bunny and herb Jr were about 7 and 5 respectively, they were never teenagers

[@BassMusicCompilations]

Please bring the reruns back!

[@Jaake-my2rq]

Everything about this show was top notch. It managed to be successful while maintaining a cult following-type of feel which has carried forward to this day. It was the only show of my 70's childhood that parents and kids loved equally. What other TV series could carve this into the "memory banks" of a 9 year-old, and be remembered word for word over 40 years later: "You got the knife, I got the gun Come on boy we're gonna' have a little fun I'm a jealous man, I'd die for love" Were it not for the royalty issues of the music used in the original taping, WKRP would be the very definition of successful TV box-set sales.

[@lylewood2029]

Comment 1: After a 40 year career in radio I can say beyond a shadow of doubt that WKRP was, is, and always will be my favorite TV show of all time mainly because Hugh embodied the essence of every jock with whom I ever worked in Fever and Flytrap, every salesperson in Herb, every beginner in Quarters, a number of news persons in Les, and almost every general manager in Carlson. At no station though did i encounter a Jennifer Marlow...she was a combination of station females-part receptionist, part sales person o, part PR director, and more. From masterful casting to incredibly realistic episode plots, i.e., the ratings book episode, the formst change episode, and my favorite, the bomb st the transmitter, the show was pure genius deserving of much more praise and respect than it garnered. Comment 2: After radio I spent 30 years (give or take s decade) doing voice overs so it pains me to hear computer generated voices taking jobs away from human artists. Whst really bothers me though are the producers who evidently are not professional enough to correct the computer voice when it pronounces episodes as episodees, or Hesseman as Hessaman. In both of those instances take out the silent e's in the script and do a retake; the voice will then pronounce them correctly. Better yet, hire an actual announcer-you know, one of those people who knows that the letter W is pronounced DOUBLE YOU, not debya, dubya, or debyou-It was created by typesetters who put two U's together and named it Double-U. Listen to radio station jingle packages (WLS, WABC, etc); every W uses three notes. Isn't that right VO people? Oops, time for dinner and I need some chow. Ciao.

[@genericdude6551]

I liked Hessman and Smithers mostly. I liked the wildness of Dr. Fever and the "hotness" of Smithers. The show had some really funny stuff that I think are still hilarious today.

[@GothGuy885]

Tim Reed was also in the original movie version of Steven King's "IT"

[@kbtube8125]

i guess my favorite episo-de was the one where Gary Sandy turns into Randy Travis somehow. 22min 0sec.

[@JeffReams]

This has one of the best opening songs.

[@tonyr.546]

Holy shit! Your voice bot is anything but intelligent. I couldn't get through this thing more than 3 minutes

[@michaelberes6660]

Another narration using AI, complete with mispronunciations that are like audible speed bumps.

[@dennisprice6465]

Randy Travis pic is subbed for Andy Travis did anyone else catch thst

[@jetman80pops]

This would have been good since I love WKRP. Unfortunately the AI voice that you had to use for some reason mispronounced so many words and names. Using AI to narrate a video is pure laziness.

[@magillavanzeppelin]

Why did it show a picture of Randy Travis when talking about Gary Sandy?

[@tod3msn]

Gary Sandy was my favorite and remained a cool guy ever since the show. The cast was well known for their problems with flatulence. “Breaking wind” was part of life on the set. As the cast “cut the cheese” many around them needed air fresheners.

[@markwilliams6394]

I met Gary Sandy at a Dodgers game in 1980. He talked to my friend me for 30 to 45 minutes. He was wearing a Cincinnati Reds t-shirt but was on the side of the Dodgers dugout when we talked to him. He would talk about anything that didn't involve talking about Loni Anderson. Lol. The Dodgers were playing the Reds that day.

[@joealomar-cu3qb]

these AI fake voices piss me off.

[@Tarotlynx]

The one episode that always struck me was Bailey's Big Break. It's the one where she starts doing partial news writing and broadcasting, which is difficult for Les to get used to.

[@wilder666]

The AI pronunciations are honestly painful! Why not do your own voiceover?

[@THEWOLFE-007]

EPISODIES, LOANY ANDERSON EMBARKKED on her acting Core-Rear in the...... Getting Their FUTING ---A.I still sux

[@pattycoe7435]

Like others the AI made this almost unbearable, but my all time favorite and that’s saying a lot because there were so many, is the turkey one. I would love to see them all over again in order.

[@briandriscoll8857]

Howard HessAman????????

[@EarlHebert-c8w]

Andy had the best fitting jeans. Dayum!

[@thechosen481]

I used to love everytime Herb and Les got into arguments and everyone knew that it was Herb's fault in the fights.

[@jackybluj]

I had to stop watching this due to the AI voice-over. It is terrible. Unwatchable. It wouldn't have been too hard to use an actor.

[@bobfoster687]

Love Dr Johnny Fever!!!

[@martinsutlovich144]

Howard Hesseman was in the audience at a Seattle jazz club in Pioneer Square we sat near him he was with a very attractive young lady!

[@ApartmentKing66]

Nothing was said about Hesseman's appearances on Dragnet (credited as Don Sturdy).

[@myronbedner989]

I never knew Arthur Carlson had a wife on the show the only person I knew was his mother on the show.

[@111oooo]

Bailey Quarters was the most beautiful and sexiest ever, yes even over Mary Anne

[@rm-hb6ul]

My fav was the turkey promotion

[@jonkline709]

This show is the 70s

[@eydie57]

I had a major crush on Dr. Johnny Fever. I absolutely loved this show.

[@DeniseStadnik]

Loved Andy and Baily

[@robertbroughton1443]

My favorite episode was "TORNADO". Les, thought he missed the days big event, Herb unplugs Les's teletype machine as it was printing out the bulletin, and Johnny freaking out because tornados "pick on trailer parks". Then the big guy showed his leadership as he guided a young child to get to her basement just before it struck on air.

[@theodorehsu5023]

Les had a great moment when he found a WWI pilot who took Les on a joy ride one Veterans Day, and buzzed the WPIG traffic helicopter.

[@hawes-wintersart]

My mom went to high school with Gordon Jump.

[@surferpam1]

I worked in radio when this show was on. We thought it was a documentary.