Dr. Johnny Fever, RIP

[Gil Bang 25,980]

 

[mdmost 43,007]

It was not a great sitcom but we always tuned into Head Of The Class in the mid to late 80s. He was also great in Police Academy 2. RIP

[Newdoc 3,448]

As a kid, I really liked the show and Dr. Johnny Fever in particular.

[4th&Five 41,565]

 

[Hate 20,120]

Damn…he was my favorite male character on WKRP. RIP.

[GhostOfTomJoad 9,340]

Damn. He could steal any scene he was in without even trying just by listening and doing the least amount needed to be funny. I hope DJs in Cincinnati all unite at 5PM today to say "BOOOOGER!!" on the air.

[Deej 76,842]

I volunteer to console Bailey.

[Vito Andolini 9,126]

2 minutes ago, Deej said:

I volunteer to console Bailey.

Army Brat sock? 😂 She’s 72, but old dames need love, too.

RIP Howard, you were pretty damned cool.

[tx 3 putt 77,135]

1 hour ago, mdmost said:

It was not a great sitcom but we always tuned into Head Of The Class in the mid to late 80s. He was also great in Police Academy 2. RIP

 

very solid tv show 

 

 

[tx 3 putt 77,135]

55 minutes ago, Newdoc said:

As a kid, I really liked the show and Dr. Johnny Fever in particular.

 

one of the greatest tv moments ever 

[Deej 76,842]

13 minutes ago, Vito Andolini said:

Army Brat sock? 😂 She’s 72, but old dames need love, too.

RIP Howard, you were pretty damned cool.

Still wood.

 

[atomheartbevo 89,735]

 

[jimmyjazz 45,990]

Damn.  The episode where he gets into a drinking contest with Venus Flytrap and a cop keeps checking their reaction times was fantastic.  Johnny Fever just got more sober as the show went on, while Venus got hammered.

 

 

[Whitewater Horn 968]

R.I.P. Smooth Walker. Keep on pimpin’ in the great beyond. 

[mr. sunshine 2,827]

Also RIP Johnny Caravella and Heavy Early 

[Gil Bang 25,980]

[BrazilHorn 6,619]

He was so great on WKRP. RIP Dr. 
 

[Braff Zacklin 13,628]

Listen, I'd love to stand around and extend my condolences, but I've gotta sit down in the lobby and wait for the limo.

[MirrOlure 14,800]

Best episode was when he called BS on Mrs. Carlson converting WKRP to an all news format, because it was succeeding and was supposed to be a loser in her portfolio.

I enjoyed the series in its first second life of reruns.

RIP

[Onboard 2.0 9,083]

Fuck, we've lost another one.

[davidg 4,038]

RIP Dr Johnny Fever.

 

 

[GhostOfTomJoad 9,340]

[HenryJames 66,133]

[Onboard 2.0 9,083]

That, and the turkey episode, 2 best bits in a series filled with good shit.  It was the trooper who was getting smashed as Johnny kept getting faster.

[RPM 26,326]

Looks like the Phone Cops finally caught up with him. RIP Dr.

 

[Hook1997 5,394]

I use to love to watch WKRP reruns when I was a kid.  Probably not the best thing that Johnny was one of my favorite tv characters when I was 6 lol. 

[WhatTheBuck 28,791]

Damn. RIP. He was so great as Dr. Johnny Fever. I’ve also seen him in guest or bit parts in a number of other shows. I watched Head of the Class when it was on but haven’t been interested in watching the reruns in syndication. 

I’ve recounted this story before. There’s an episode of WKRP where Herb is having heart troubles. Frightened, he flees the hospital because he doesn’t want to face the possible bad news. The rest of the gang tracks him down in a 3-D porn theater. While they’re trying to talk him into going back to the hospital, every so often everyone wearing 3-D glasses in the theater simultaneously lurches to one side. Eventually the lights come on and someone hollers, “It’s a raid!” As the other patrons are fleeing the theater, the first thing Johnny does is stand up, dig both his hands in his pockets, and throw the contents into the seats across the aisle. Such a classic Johnny moment. 

[Carl Spackler 3,487]

3 hours ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

That, and the turkey episode, 2 best bits in a series filled with good shit.  It was the trooper who was getting smashed as Johnny kept getting faster.

Nah, it was Venus who got smashed.  The trooper just got frustrated.  Great, great episode and a tremendous show.  

 

[Cheeseweasel 26,438]

18 hours ago, mr. sunshine said:

Also RIP Johnny Caravella and Heavy Early 

And Mr. Franklin from Soap

[Ogie Ogilthorpe 639]

Don't forget Smooth Walker from Dr Detroit and Rip Tide from Gotta Dance