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WKRP in Cincinnati Season 1 Episode 4

Hoodlum Rock

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AIRED: 10/9/78

Andy has WKRP sponsor a concert by Scum of the Earth, but he's unaware the band's on-stage violence and antics aren't just an act.

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Tim Reid	Gordon "Venus Flytrap" Sims
Howard Hesseman	Johnny "Fever" Caravella
Gordon Jump	Arthur "Big Guy" Carlson
Loni Anderson	Jennifer Marlowe
Richard Sanders	Les Nessman
Gary Sandy	Andy Travis

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Ned Wertimer	Steve Pievy	Guest Star
Peter Elbling	Blood	Guest Star
Michael Des Barres	Sir Charles 'Dog' Weatherbee	Guest Star

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TRIVIA (1)
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- If you watch Andy's office very closely in the scene in which Mr. Carlson walks in, complaining about how nervous he is about doing a rock concert in the first place, you can plainly see a "Detective" record album cover on a file cabinet.
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QUOTES (6)
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- Les: You know, if it wasn't for my sense of humor, I would swear I was losing my mind.
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- Carlson: Who's she?
  Jennifer: Bailey Quarters.
  Carlson: She work here?
  Jennifer: Uh-huh.
  Carlson: I like her.
  Jennifer: I know. You say that every time you meet her.
  Carlson: I do?
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- Carlson: Boy, it's tough at the top.
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- Blood: May I say hello to my mother?
  Venus: Your momma live in Cincinnati?
  Blood: Well, there's always a chance, isn't there?
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- Blood: Hello. We're the Scum of the Earth.
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- Herb: Boy, where have you been?
  Jennifer: Out with other men, Herb... letting them have their way with me.
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NOTES (4)
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- The WKRP writers hung the "Welcome Scum" sign on their balcony right when CBS was welcoming and schmoozing with very important executives. Some very agitated people from CBS ran upstairs and told them to take down the sign.
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- Original Music: "Got Enough Love" and "Betcha Can't Dance" by Detective
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- Guest star Michael Des Barres would later become a regular during the first season of the 1990's reunion series The New WKRP in Cincinnati.
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- The music of "Scum of the Earth" is provided by the real-life group Detective, but the only member of Detective who actually appears in the episode is Michael Des Barres. The other two members of Scum are actors, lip-synching to records by Detective.
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