The New WKRP in Cincinnati
| The New WKRP in Cincinnati | |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 47 (list of episodes) |
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| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | MTM Enterprises |
| Distributor | 20th Television |
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| Original network | Syndication |
| Original release | September 14, 1991 – May 1, 1993 |
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| Preceded by | WKRP in Cincinnati |
The New WKRP in Cincinnati is an American sitcom sequel to the original 1978–1982 CBS sitcom WKRP in Cincinnati that aired in first-run syndication from September 14, 1991 to May 1, 1993 and, as with the original WKRP, MTM Enterprises produced the show.
Gordon Jump (Arthur Carlson), Frank Bonner (Herb Tarlek), and Richard Sanders (Les Nessman) reprised their roles from the original show, while Howard Hesseman reprised the role of Dr. Johnny Fever on a recurring basis (five episodes in the first season, then as a regular cast member for the last four episodes of season two). Other original cast members came in for guest spots, with Loni Anderson (Jennifer Marlowe) returning for two episodes and Tim Reid (D.J. Gordon Sims/Venus Flytrap) for one episode.
The week before the show's premiere, many stations carrying the program aired the hour-long WKRP in Cincinnati 50th Anniversary Special, centered on a newspaper reporter interviewing Arthur Carlson about the fictitious station's golden anniversary, which served as a setup to show clips of memorable moments from the original series.
The character of Arthur Carlson, Jr., returns as an adult. However, he is not portrayed by Sparky Marcus, who played a 10-year-old Arthur in one episode of the original series. Newcomer Lightfield Lewis was signed on to assume the role of the character, modeled much after the Herb Tarlek character from the original series. Art Jr. works as an advertising account executive for WKRP, presumably being groomed to take over the business from his father. Among the other notable actors that were cast members on the show were Mykelti Williamson as program director Donovan Aderhold, Tawny Kitaen as late night D.J. Mona Loveland, Kathleen Garrett as D.J. Dana Burns, and French Stewart, who joined the cast in the second season as morning D.J. Razor Dee.
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