Never mind that, here’s the lyrics to the closing credits to the show:
“Said to the bartender
Best night I ever had
Singing to the bar
Had a microphone
In her heart
I said goodbye now
I had a bird in hand
I said I’m doin’ good
And put lovin’ in her heart”
And I shant hear any words denying it.
I simply shan-not!
One of the best written comedies of the era. And certainly worth a place in the Top 25 of all time.
I highly recommend watching the entire series. While all contained humor some were quite serious in content and execution.,
WKRP was a great show. Most television shows deteriorate in part by transforming the characters into charicatures. MAS*H is a good example. By the end of the series Hawkeye was simply insufferable. WKRP and Barney Miller are two good examples of shows that had off-the-wall zany characters who were well-written and acted and were consistent throughout the show.
I’d also put both Bob Newhart series in the category of shows that were as enjoyable at their finales as at their beginnings — and of course, didn’t get preachy or turn into soap operas.
I almost included him, but went for brevity. That was a great show. And the final scene for “Newhart” is the greatest finale in television history, never to be topped.
It was sort of Gilligan’s Island in Cincinnati, the way I remember it – a bunch of feckless men around Jennifer and Bailey…
Many, many, many liked Bailey. I couldn’t see past Jennifer.
Was there dialog?
But seriously, it was a well-written comedy, and very funny.
“I couldn’t see past Jennifer.”
You mean physically? OK, I buy that…
Well I never metaphysically, but the night is young.
IMAO upper management interviewing intern:
{Oppo strolls into room with bathrobe open, dwarfing building in background}
Mika relinquishes it. “Your turn!”
All I remember is something about The 12th Earl of Drogheda.
I also remember Johnny Fever playing a song by that rock group Sirhan Sirhan.
Well I did learn that turkeys don’t fly.
Never mind that, here’s the lyrics to the closing credits to the show:
“Said to the bartender
Best night I ever had
Singing to the bar
Had a microphone
In her heart
I said goodbye now
I had a bird in hand
I said I’m doin’ good
And put lovin’ in her heart”
And I shant hear any words denying it.
I simply shan-not!
I wondered whatever became of Jennifer.
Went on to be in the Babesleaga…soonish.
One of the best written comedies of the era. And certainly worth a place in the Top 25 of all time.
I highly recommend watching the entire series. While all contained humor some were quite serious in content and execution.,
WKRP was a great show. Most television shows deteriorate in part by transforming the characters into charicatures. MAS*H is a good example. By the end of the series Hawkeye was simply insufferable. WKRP and Barney Miller are two good examples of shows that had off-the-wall zany characters who were well-written and acted and were consistent throughout the show.
And Bailey Quarters was 10X hotter than Jennifer.
I’d also put both Bob Newhart series in the category of shows that were as enjoyable at their finales as at their beginnings — and of course, didn’t get preachy or turn into soap operas.
I almost included him, but went for brevity. That was a great show. And the final scene for “Newhart” is the greatest finale in television history, never to be topped.
My MAS*H rule of thumb was that if the opening credits said “written, produced and directed by Alan Alda”, change the channel.
Cheers was funny and had a great group of characters too, but seemed to run out of ideas in the later years of the show.