Courtesy of FOX News
June 17, 2021
Frank Bonner, who played Herb Tarlek on the sitcom “WKRP in Cincinnati” has died, according to TMZ. He was 79.
Bonner passed away “peacefully” Wednesday amid his battle with Lewy body dementia, his family told TMZ.
As Herb on “WKRP” in the late 1970s and early 1980s, Bonner was the quintessential salesman in a gaudy plaid suit and white loafers, despite struggling as a radio station sales manager who consistently failed to reel in the big accounts.
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RIP Mr. Bonner
Herb Tarlik. 🙂
WKRP in Cincinnati was one of the funniest shows on t.v. in the late 70’s and early 80’s. Humour combined with actual playing of rock music of the day.
Part of the script from the Thanksgiving Turkey Special…..
AND NOW IT’S TIME TO GO TO OUR
LIVE REMOTE MAN ON THE SCENE…
AT THE PINEDALE SHOPPING MALL
FOR THE BIG WKRP TURKEY GIVEAWAY.
SO TAKE IT AWAY, LES NESSMAN.
THIS IS LES NESSMAN, YOUR MAN ON THE
SCENE HERE AT THE PINEDALE SHOPPING CENTER,
WHERE THE
EXCITEMENT IS MOUNTING.
WE’RE HERE TO WITNESS
THE BIG WKRP… HEY, YOU…
TURKEY THANKSGIVING GIVEAWAY.
HEY, YOU GOT PERMISSION
TO BE OUT HERE? WHAT?
YOU’RE BLOCKING MY
STORE HERE, BUDDY.
DON’T YOU KNOW WHO I AM? UH-UH.
I’M LES NESSMAN. I WON THE
BUCKEYE NEWSHAWK AWARD LAST YEAR.
GOOD FOR YOU, BUCKEYE.
NOW GET OUT OF MY DOORWAY.
I’M SORRY. CREEP.
SO FAR, SO GOOD, HUH?
I’M HERE WITH HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE
WHO HAVE GATHERED TO WITNESS…
WHAT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED AS
PERHAPS THE GREATEST TURKEY EVENT…
IN THANKSGIVING DAY HISTORY.
ALL WE KNOW FOR SURE IS
THAT IN A VERY FEW MOMENTS,
THERE ARE GOING TO BE A
LOT OF HAPPY PEOPLE OUT HERE.
NOW THE CROWD IS…
THE CROWD IS, UH,
CURIOUS BUT WELL-BEHAVED.
AND I THINK I HEAR
SOMETHING NOW.
UH, THE CROWD IS MOVING OUT
INTO THE PARKING AREA. AND…
OH, YES. I CAN
SEE IT NOW. IT’S A…
I-IT’S A HELICOPTER.
– AND IT’S COMING THIS WAY.
– A HELICOPTER?
IT’S FLYING SOMETHING BEHIND
IT. I CAN’T QUITE MAKE IT OUT.
IT’S A LARGE BANNER,
AND IT SAYS, UH,
“HAPPY… “THANKS…
“GIVING… “FROM W…
“K… R… P.”
WHAT A SIGHT, LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN. WHAT A SIGHT.
THE COPTER SEEMS TO BE
CIRCLING THE PARKING AREA NOW.
I GUESS IT’S LOOKING
FOR A PLACE TO LAND.
NO, SOMETHING JUST CAME OUT
OF THE BACK OF THE HELICOPTER.
IT’S A… A DARK OBJECT. UH…
PERHAPS A SKYDIVER PLUMMETING TO THE
EARTH FROM ONLY 2,000 FEET INTO THE AIR.
THERE’S A SECOND AND A THIRD.
THERE’S NO PARACHUTES YET.
THOSE CAN’T BE SKYDIVERS.
I CAN’T TELL JUST YET
WHAT THEY ARE, BUT…
OH, MY GOD! THEY’RE TURKEYS!
OH, NO! JOHNNY,
CAN YOU GET THIS?
OH, THEY’RE CRASHING TO THE
EARTH RIGHT IN FRONT OF OUR EYES!
ONE JUST WENT THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD
OF A PARKED CAR! JOHNNY, THIS IS TERRIBLE.
THE CROWD IS RUNNING AROUND
PUSHING EACH OTHER. OH, MY GOODNESS!
OH, THE HUMANITY!
ALL THE PEOPLE
ARE RUNNING ABOUT.
THE TURKEYS ARE HITTING THE
GROUND LIKE SACKS OF WET CEMENT.
HONESTLY, FOLKS, I… I DON’T
KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER…
THE CROWD IS RUNNING
FOR THEIR LIVES.
I THINK I’M GOING
TO STEP INSIDE.
I CAN’T STAY OUT HERE AND
WATCH THIS ANY LONGER.
NO, I CAN’T GO IN THERE.
CHILDREN ARE SEARCHING
FOR THEIR MOTHERS, AND…
OH, NOT SINCE THE HINDENBURG TRAGEDY
HAS THERE BEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS.
I DON’T KNOW HOW MUCH LONGER I
CAN HOLD MY POSITION HERE, JOHNNY.
THE CROWD… LES? LES?
LES, ARE YOU THERE?
LES ISN’T THERE.
THANKS FOR THAT
ON-THE-SPOT REPORT, LES.
AND, UM, FOR THOSE OF
YOU WHO JUST TUNED IN,
THE PINEDALE SHOPPING MALL HAS
JUST BEEN BOMBED WITH LIVE TURKEYS.
FILM AT 11:00.
♪♪
YEAH. NO, MIS…
LOOK, MR. MAYOR,
YES, THERE WAS SOME DAMAGE,
SIR, BUT NO ONE WAS HURT.
MR. COLLIE, WE KNOW WHAT
THE HUMANE SOCIETY STANDS FOR.
THE NATIONAL GUARD? NO, SIR. THE NATIONAL
GUARD… I DON’T THINK IT’S THAT SERIOUS.
WELL, MR. COLLIE, A LOT OF TURKEYS
DON’T MAKE IT THROUGH THANKSGIVING.
YES, YES, SIR. YES, SIR.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
YES. UH, GOOD-BYE.
THAT WAS THE HUMANE SOCIETY.
THEY SOUNDED PRETTY UPSET.
OH, ANDY, WHY DID YOU
LET MR. CARLSON DO THIS?
BECAUSE IT’S
MR. CARLSON’S STATION.
THIS MAN MUST BE STOPPED
BEFORE HE PROMOTES AGAIN.
LOOK, NOW LISTEN. MR. CARLSON WAS
HERE AT WKRP WHEN WE WERE JUST KIDS.
AND I’LL BET YOU HE’S GONNA BE
HERE LONG AFTER WE’RE ALL MOVED ON.
YEAH, BUT, ANDY… NOW, VENUS, IF
WE CUT HIM OUT, WHAT’S THE POINT?
LOOK, WE’RE THE YOUNG ONES.
AND SOMETIMES I THINK WE’RE JUST A LITTLE
BIT TOO CONCERNED ABOUT BEING NUMBER ONE.
NOW, MR. CARLSON, HE…
WELL, HE’S JUST MR. CARLSON.
HE JUST WANTS TO
BE A PART OF THINGS.
YEAH.
– IT SHOULD HAVE WORKED.
– MR. CARLSON, CAN I HELP YOU?
NO, NO. I’M… I’M FINE.
HEY, MR. CARLSON…
UH, WHAT’S IT LIKE TO
RIDE IN A HELICOPTER?
A LOT OF FUN. EXCUSE ME.
MR. CARLSON, COULD I
GET YOU A CUP OF COFFEE?
WHAT?
UH, NO, THANK YOU,
JENNIFER. WE AGREED. HMM?
SIR, IT WAS THE MOST UNUSUAL
PROMOTION IDEA I EVER HEARD OF.
NEVER BEEN
ANYTHING ELSE LIKE IT.
NO. NO, I DON’T
SUPPOSE THERE HAS.
BUT I THOUGHT IT WOULD WORK.
I PLANNED THIS THING RIGHT DOWN
TO THE LAST DETAIL. IT WAS PERFECT!
WHERE’D YOU GET THOSE BIRDS?
– LES! ARE YOU OKAY?
– I DON’T KNOW.
A MAN AND HIS TWO
CHILDREN TRIED TO KILL ME.
AFTER THE TURKEYS
HIT THE PAVEMENT,
THE CROWD KIND
OF SCATTERED, BUT…
SOME OF THEM TRIED TO ATTACK ME.
I HAD TO JAM MYSELF
INTO A PHONE BOOTH.
THEN MR. CARLSON HAD THE HELICOPTER
LAND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE PARKING LOT.
I GUESS HE THOUGHT HE COULD SAVE THE DAY
BY TURNING THE REST OF THE TURKEYS LOOSE.
IT GETS PRETTY
STRANGE AFTER THAT.
NOW IT GETS
STRANGE. YEAH, RIGHT.
UH, LES, COME ON
NOW. TELL US THE REST.
I REALLY DON’T KNOW
HOW TO DESCRIBE IT.
IT WAS LIKE THE TURKEYS
MOUNTED A COUNTERATTACK.
IT WAS ALMOST AS IF
THEY WERE… ORGANIZED.
AS GOD IS MY WITNESS,
I THOUGHT TURKEYS COULD FLY.
🙂
Great show,great character,RIP Frank/Herb