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In the episode, station manager Arthur Carlson attempts to pull off the greatest Thanksgiving promotion in radio history: dropping live turkeys from a helicopter.
- Season 1, Episode 7
- Bill Dial
- October 30, 1978
- Michael Zinberg
Nov 21, 2022 · The classic sitcom episode "Turkeys Away" featured a hilarious stunt of dropping live turkeys from a helicopter over a mall. But did it really happen in Cincinnati? Find out the real-life inspiration behind this iconic Thanksgiving comedy.
Nov 23, 2021 · Forty live turkeys were dropped from a helicopter onto an unsuspecting Cincinnati shopping mall below. In what was supposed to be a Thanksgiving giveaway promotion, the station's hapless...
With Gary Sandy, Gordon Jump, Loni Anderson, Richard Sanders. Feeling left out by all the recent changes, Mr. Carlson decides to launch his own Thanksgiving promotion. With the aid of Herb and Les, the Big Guy turns a routine turkey give-away into a comic catastrophe.