This is Venus Flytrap, here to brighten, tighten and enlighten your starlight hours…

| June 3, 2009

OK, so one of the people at the movie last night was Venus Flytrap from WKRP in Cincinati, real name Tim Reid. The prevailing wisdom in emails today is that I am a total loser for not ever having watched this show, or knowing who he was. Now, if they said “Lt Downtown Brown from Simon & Simon” that reference I would have got.

Anyway, does that qualify as a bona fide celebrity sighting? Blackfive seems to think so, but I am still up in the air.

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I think Venus makes the celebrity sighting cut. Dr. Johnny Fever, yes. Bailey Quarters, yes. Jennifer Marlowe, two big “Yes”. (Thanks, I will be here all day)

Venus is the line.

Les, Herb, Andy and Mr. Carlson; not so much.

OldTrooper

Oh no, BNG, Mr. Carlson (Gordon Jump) makes the cut. As for Venus, yep, he’s on the list.

blueguitarbob

Sadly, Gordon Jump is no longer with us, so sighting him at an event is not likely. TSO, you need to get WKRP on DVD:

http://www.amazon.com/WKRP-in-Cincinnati/e/B001CFHF0A/ref=ntt_tv_dp_pel

Some people seem to be a bit hacked off that the original music cuts have been replaced for the DVD versions, however. YMMV.

Now, where can I see some Simon & Simon episodes?

OldTrooper

I know Gordon (he, also, had taken over for the original Maytag repairman) has left us, but I was referring to BNG stating he wouldn’t make the cut, from the show.

Simon and Simon were on Slueth Channel for a while and I think TVLand had them on for a while. Haven’t noticed if they are still on, though.

NHSparky

Aw, come on–Les (Richard Sanders) doesn’t qualify? Surely you forgot the line, “As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly…”

The Sniper

Venus is in. Les, not so much. Bailey Quarters, not just in, but on “the list”.

Anonymous

it only counts if you are from OHIO

Don Carl

WKRP…
As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly…