Well actually some Turkeys can. Wild Turkeys can fly, albeit clumsily and not more than about 100 yards at a time. Domestic Turkeys, bred for the table, cannot fly, largely due to their overdeveloped chests, home to all that prized white breast meat. I don’t know if the publicity stunt would have fared much better with terrified flying wild Turkeys landing near onlookers. Some things man simply was not meant to meddle with, and that includes dropping Turkeys from great heights.
One of the greatest moments in sitcom history.
Did Johnny Fever ever persuade Bailey to marry him?
No. The actress portraying her, Jan Smithers is 73, time only halting for fictional characters.
“Did Johnny Fever ever persuade Bailey to marry him?” I don’t remember that being a “thing” in the series. Not that I would blame Johnny — Bailey was a hottie! I know Andy sort of hit on her once.
They dated occasionally as the series went on.
Flying turkeys: As a Thanksgiving promotion for his Knoxville store Cas Walker had dozens of frozen turkeys thrown from the roof to a large waiting crowd below. The journalism students assigned to cover the story reported back that it was a hoot. Not sure if anyone was hurt. I often wondered if that incident was a spark for the WKRP episode.
Orton Caswell “Cas” Walker (March 23, 1902 September 25, 1998), was a Tennessee businessman, politician, and personality on television and radio. Walker founded a successful chain of small grocery stores that grew to include several dozen stores scattered throughout the Knoxville, Tennessee vicinity as well as parts of Virginia and Kentucky. From 1941 through 1971, Walker served on the Knoxville city council where he became legendary for his uncompromising political stances and his vehement opposition to what he claimed was a corrupt elitism in the city’s government. “The Cas Walker Farm and Home Hour”, a local variety show sponsored by Walker, ran in various radio and television formats between 1929 and 1983 and helped launch the careers of entertainer Dolly Parton and the Everly Brothers.