WKRP LGBTQ+
Added 2020-06-12 01:29:12 +0000 UTC“Les on a Ledge” (October 2, 1978)
For reasons we can’t imagine, WKRP in Cincinnati decided its third episode should feature a trans-themed B plot alongside an A plot about one of the characters contemplating suicide because people think he’s gay. It’s a lot. And while that plot synopsis might seem like a recipe for disaster, this one is funnier and more progressive than you might expect. Don’t get us wrong: It does things that today’s audiences will probably roll their eyes at and might even shake their head at. But among these are some things that might surprise you in a good way.
This L.A. Times article on The New WKRP in Cincinnati explains how the original series became so successful in syndication.
Is “Bruce” a homosexual name? Stan Lee says yes.
Listen to “Once I Had a Love,” Blondie’s original version of “Heart of Glass.
If you can separate the fact that he is being murdered by a horrible monster, Gary Sandy is hot as hell in the 1980 movie Troll.
Listen to this female sports reporter incinerate a viewer complain that women should not report from locker rooms.
Buy Glen’s movie, Being Frank.
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This episode’s outro theme is “Take Me Higher” by Stefano Pulga, which doesn’t seem to be for sale or streamable on any of the major music sites. Weird.
Comments
Update: She's referencing WKRP.
Erin Hardy
2020-06-17 22:50:54 +0000 UTCI'll ask. She still watches WKRP from time to time, so I'd be surprised if it wasn't.
Erin Hardy
2020-06-13 15:42:01 +0000 UTCIs it specifically that reference? Can you ask her?
Drew Mackie
2020-06-12 18:50:37 +0000 UTCWkrp was always a mainstay on local syndication. I had a big crush on Gary Sandy. The sexual harassment was always terrible tho.
Tom Boyer
2020-06-12 18:30:55 +0000 UTCWow. My mom (jokingly) mispronounces Chi Chi Rodriguez this way and I never knew why. Granted, it's not a name or reference that comes up in conversation with her with any real frequency, so it wasn't a mystery I actually tried/cared to solve, but I always knew it was a reference to *something*.
Erin Hardy
2020-06-12 16:36:56 +0000 UTC
