Hessman really should of won an Emmy for every seasons that the show ran, can’t imagine anyone else playing Dr. Johnny Fever. He just had that it factor for playing the character. God rest your soul Howard Hessman, let an eagle fly you away to heaven… 🦅
Best show ever being that I was in the radio station business back in the day. His character was as real as it gets and then some. There's no one better that could have played that part better. He will be missed big time.
Those were the days. Mr. Hessman was a treasure that is missed. I was only 3 when WKRP began. I quite quickly became a fan and have bought the whole series so I can slip on back to the late 70's and early 80's for some great WKRP memories. RIP Dr. Johnny
I liked the episode where tour groups that came into the city of Cincinnati somehow got mixed up and a bunch of Japanese business men came to WKRP by mistake. Big guy (Mr. Carlson) realized the mistake but took them anyway on a tour of the radio station. He came into the DJ booth and introduced the Japanese contingent to Dr. Johnny Fever. The group spoke no English and when Mr. Carlson said the word fever they all whipped face mask’s on. Dr. Fever asked Mr. Carlson how they were going to get them out of the booth and Mr. Carlson said he was stationed in the Pacific in WWII and knew a little Japanese and shouted a phrase at them and they all put their hands up like surrendering.
So miss the days when there were actually DJs you could call in and talk to (70s) Now it's all computerized. I know. I worked at a radio station. No one live there except in the AM talk shows.
Remembering Howard Hesseman born on February 27, 1940. He was an American actor known for his television roles as burned-out disc jockey Dr. Johnny Fever on WKRP in Cincinnati. - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Hessman
This show was amazing and I loved all the characters but I got to admit that Johnny fever and Venus flytrap were the two that made this show go from good to amazing.
Is this the Sex Pistols! Guys trying upstage Dr. Johnny Fever? Howard Hessman was fabulous as Dr.Johnny Fever. Tim Reid was also loved as Venus Flytrap! He also did a show called Frank's Place in 1985. I remember watching his debut episode. All these years have gone by. But we always had a TV. I grew up watching TV and loving these characters and the actors were pretty good guys too!✝️
I always thought that the hotel trashing was kind of a tribute to the Eagles. And I remember how they covered the stampede in the auditorium for the who concert. It was a great show it was well written it was well acted and they did from time to time deal with a very important social issues of the day.
