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Ever thought turkeys could fly? Then you’ll love what real-life Ohio radio station WKRP<\/a> is planning for Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n The Cincinnati-based oldies station<\/a>, named\u00a0after the beloved sitcom, will pay homage to one of the series’ most famous episodes, holding their first annual Turkey Drop<\/a> the day before Thanksgiving.<\/p>\n Of course, this event will be markedly different from the unintentional offscreen massacre: the station will sell 3,000 small, numbered rubber turkeys, to drop from the top of a fire truck down to a target below. The closest to the center of the target will win a cash prize.<\/p>\n The drop will take place at 7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, November 25 outside the Casual Pint<\/a> taproom in Hamilton. Proceeds from the turkey sale will benefit the Open Door Food Pantry<\/a>, which serves residents in the Butler County area. Fans can also purchase t-shirts commemorating the event.<\/p>\n Read More: The Day ‘WKRP’ Taught Us That Turkeys Can’t Fly<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The Turkey Drop pays homage to “Turkeys Away,” the legendary early episode of\u00a0WKRP<\/em> in which the station’s Thanksgiving publicity stunt gone wrong. The enduring hilarity of hapless newscaster Les Nessman (Richard Sanders) reporting live on the carnage of turkeys thrown from a helicopter onto a shopping mall \u2014 as well as station manager Arthur Carlson (Gordon Jump)’s closing declaration “As God is my witness…I thought turkeys could fly<\/em>” \u2014 helped the fledgling show find an audience. The episode (based on a real radio promotion) was ranked as one of the 100 greatest episodes of all time by\u00a0TV Guide<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n While this particular Turkey Drop has taken place in the Hamilton County area before<\/a>, the forthcoming event has the first-time sponsorship of the oldies station located at 97.7 FM on the dial, which obtained the rights to the call sign earlier this year <\/a>and\u00a0went live this past May.<\/p>\n Watch WKRP’s ‘Turkey Drop’ Scene<\/strong><\/p>\nClassic Thanksgiving TV Episodes<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n