Episode
WKRP in Cincinnati: The Airplane Show
Overview
Trying to compete with WPIG's traffic helicopter, Les starts doing traffic reports from a World War I biplane piloted by a crazy war veteran.
Details
- Series
- WKRP in Cincinnati
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 1980-11-01
- Runtime
- 25 min
Episode context
The Airplane Show is Episode 1 in Season 3 of WKRP in Cincinnati. It aired on 1980-11-01. The runtime is 25 min.
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