The Protagonist Podcast

Protagonist Podcast #205: The cast of WKRP in Cincinnati in “Turkeys Away” (TV 1978) “As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.”

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Special guest Todd Petersen joins Joe to talk about the classic Thanksgiving themed episode from WKRP in Cincinnati titled “Turkeys Away.” They talk about the character motivations for the plot, the use of tragedy as a comedic parody, and the use of editing to tell jokes that aren’t on screen.

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