September 23, 2003

Plummet

There are two on-screen moments that I can rely on to make me pee my pants laughing and now one of those moments is sadly dead.
Well, the man of the moment, anyway.
Gordon Jump has died of pulmonary fibrosis and not loneliness as a Maytag repairman as he predicted. The highlight of his career was when, as Mr. Carlson, he led WKRP in a publicity stunt that threw dozens of turkeys from helicopters.

"As god is my witness, I swear I thought turkeys could fly."

There are rumors Loni Anderson is going to wear her Sunday-go-to-meetin' breasts for the funeral.

Thank you for your time, Mr. Carlson.

Posted by LeeAnn at September 23, 2003 05:26 AM
Comments

Does his mother know? Mama Carlson was always tough to please.

I loved that show.

Rest in peace, Gordon.

Posted by: Da Goddess at September 23, 2003 07:53 AM

OMG! Mr. Carlson is gone?!? :-(

(I grew up near Cincinnati, so WKRP has always had a dear place in my heart.)

Posted by: TwiddlyBits at September 23, 2003 09:44 AM

Whoa! I missed this news.
Sucks. He played the clueless Carlson so well.

Posted by: Greg at September 23, 2003 11:28 PM