Tuesday, September 3, 2024

TV Quote of the Day (‘WKRP in Cincinnati,’ With a Conspiracy-Minded Newsman)

Arthur Carlson [played by Gordon Jump]: “Look, Les. I know you got a great nose for news. But, uh, you're also a little conspiracy-minded, now aren't ya, huh?”

Les Nessman [played by Richard Sanders]: “I wouldn't say so.”

Carlson: “Come on, Les. Remember the way you broadcast Bing Crosby's death? ‘First Presley, now Crosby. Just a coincidence? I wonder.’"— WKRP in Cincinnati, Season 1, Episode 2, “Pilot: Part 2,” original air date Sept. 25, 1978, teleplay by Hugh Wilson, directed by Michael Zinberg

Truly, Les was a man before his time. Think what he could have done today on social media and cable news!

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