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 Post subject: RIP Bill Dial
PostPosted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 6:51 am 
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Bill Dial passed away on June 2nd of a heart attack. His cultural importance? Among other things, he wrote one of the funniest episode of any TV series ever....the "TURKEYS AWAY" episode of WKRP.

http://www.hulu.com/watch/322/wkrp-in-c ... rkeys-away

Thanks, Bill.


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 Post subject: RIP Bill Dial
PostPosted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 6:57 am 
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:salute: You were an important part of my childhood, and I never knew your name.

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 Post subject: RIP Bill Dial
PostPosted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:01 am 
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Bill also played station engineer Bucky Dornster, and could be seen in the episodes whre Johnny does a remote, and the softball game against WPIG.


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 Post subject: RIP Bill Dial
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Ah, damn, that's too bad. Condolences to the Dial family.


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 Post subject: RIP Bill Dial
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"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly!!!"

A classic. Something very funny to be remembered by.

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 Post subject: RIP Bill Dial
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Amen.

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 Post subject: RIP Bill Dial
PostPosted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 7:55 pm 
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Amen.


To watch the classic "Turkeys Away" episode, go to:


http://www.hulu.com/watch/322/wkrp-in-cincinnati-turkeys-away#x-0,vepisode,1

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 Post subject: RIP Bill Dial
PostPosted: Fri Jun 13, 2008 3:00 am 
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Dr. Chris Evil wrote:
"As God is my witness, I thought turkeys could fly!!!"

A classic. Something very funny to be remembered by.


Thanks Chris. Possibly the best remembered line in the whole series.

RIP Mr. Dial.

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