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OT: RIP: Johnny Fever signs off.

kyoto kidkyoto kid Posts: 41,213
edited January 2022 in The Commons

....Howard Hesseman, better known as the cool DJ, Johnny Fever from WKRP IN Cincinnati, passed on today (Sunday) at the age of 81. 

 

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  • GreymomGreymom Posts: 1,117

    Sad. He was a great character acter.

  • RandomRandom Posts: 214

    Loved the show, and Howard. For a very long time I kept my "Les Nesman" coat. The exact same as the character wore in the show. My wife and I had many laughs over that. RIP.

  • AllenArtAllenArt Posts: 7,172
    edited January 2022

    BOOGER!!

    LOVED that show. RIP Howard.

    https://youtu.be/FzgLeC54cqs

     

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  • nonesuch00nonesuch00 Posts: 18,293

    condolences, that was a great show

  • butterflyfishbutterflyfish Posts: 1,269

    Loved that show, and Johnny was the best character on there. Sad to see Howard go.

  • marblemarble Posts: 7,500

    I can't believe that show was so long ago. I was in my 20s when it started and I'm 70 now. I remember it well because I liked it so much.

  • rrwardrrward Posts: 556

    And now, more music and Les Nessman!

    RIP Doctor.

  • xyer0xyer0 Posts: 6,034

    What a cool character: The guy who is so charismatic and good at what he does that the suits won't cross him, and he can stand up for the little guys when management is trying to screw them. Sounds like exactly what the world needs now.

  • zombiewhackerzombiewhacker Posts: 684

    AKA Don Sturdy, back when he was a member of the 60s improvisational comedy group The Committee.  He was one of the bright spots of the 70s indie hit Billy Jack, in which he and the rest of The Committee also appeared.

    Ironically, I just started watching WKRP in Cincinnati again on DVD.  Shout Factory recently released the series on DVD with most of the original music intact.  (Previous DVD versions had cut the original music due to rights/conflicts issues.)  It won't be quite the same now knowing Johnny Fever is no longer with us.

    Rest in peace, HH.

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