Hold My Order, Terrible Dresser: The WKRP in Cincinnati Podcast
108 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 60 ratingsWKRP in Cincinnati was one of the great American sitcoms, underappreciated in its own time but kept alive in syndication and deeply loved by the kids and teenagers who grew up with it in the 1970s and 80s. In each episode of the podcast, we’ll discuss two episodes of WKRP in Cincinnati. You can watch along with us, but you don’t need to watch to enjoy the podcast. Each episode is a jumping-off point for a wide-ranging discussion of TV and radio history and the politics and culture of the Carter to Reagan years.
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Episodes
HMOTD R02: Scum of the Earth (Re-run)
April 08, 2020 13:00 - 45 minutes - 21.2 MBHMOTD is now in re-runs! This episode was originally released on April 8, 2015. Mike and Rob unpack WKRP in Cincinnati episodes 3 and 4, “Les on a Ledge” and “Hoodlum Rock.” Discussed: gender panic, hilarious suicide attempts of the 1970s, unconvincing rock star debauchery, and the punk rock car. Show Notes: https://www.holdmyorderterribledresser.com/2015/04/show-notes-for-hmotd-002-scum-of-earth.html All audio clips are the property of their owners/creators and appear in this work of ...
HMOTD R01: Booger (Re-run)
April 01, 2020 19:31 - 43 minutes - 40.7 MBHMOTD is now in re-runs! This episode was originally released on April 1, 2015. In our pilot episode, we discuss the pilot episode of WKRP in Cincinnati, along with the show’s cleverly-named second episode, “Pilot Part 2.” Show Notes: https://www.holdmyorderterribledresser.com/2015/04/show-notes-for-hmotd-001-booger.html All audio clips are the property of their owners/creators and appear in this work of comment and critique under fair use provisions of copyright law.
HMOTD 052: Maybe Think Of Me Once In A While
February 28, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 46.8 MBIn the final episode of HMOTD, Mike & Rob pay tribute to WKRP creator Hugh Wilson, ask "where are they now?", and look back on the TV series and the podcast as a whole. Thanks for listening, everyone. (All audio clips are the properties of their owners/creators and appear in this work of comment and critique under fair use provisions of copyright law.)
HMOTD 051: Listen Up Fellow Babies
February 14, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 52.4 MBThe first of our two podcast wrapup episodes is dedicated to you! The fans, followers, listeners, and especially guest hosts of Hold My Order, Terrible Dresser! In this super-sized penultimate episode, Rob and Mike talk with some of our past guest hosts and review some Listener Mail! (All audio clips are the properties of their owners/creators and appear in this work of comment and critique under fair use provisions of copyright law.)
HMOTD 050: Soul Suds
January 31, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 37.3 MBMike and Rob arrive at the final two episodes of WKRP in Cincinnati: "To Err is Human" and "Up and Down the Dial." (Full show notes appear at Hold My Order, Terrible Dresser two days after each episode is released. All audio clips are the properties of their owners/creators and appear in this work of comment and critique under fair use provisions of copyright law.)
HMOTD 049: Venus Is A Girl's Name
January 17, 2018 12:00 - 1 hour - 41.5 MBRob and Mike are back! And they're traveling back in time to revisit the Pilot in "The Creation of Venus" and watching Les come to terms with his career in "The Impossible Dream." (Full show notes appear at Hold My Order, Terrible Dresser two days after each episode is released. All audio clips are the properties of their owners/creators and appear in this work of comment and critique under fair use provisions of copyright law.)
HMOTD 048: Harold, A Little Razorback Hog
October 18, 2017 11:00 - 1 hour - 47.2 MBMike and Rob discuss Cincinnati chili, Hawaiian pizza, the future of journalism, Battle of the Network Stars, and (in passing) "Fire" and "Dear Liar." (Full show notes appear at Hold My Order, Terrible Dresser two days after each episode is released. All audio clips are the properties of their owners/creators and appear in this work of comment and critique under fair use provisions of copyright law.)
HMOTD 047: Lorraine's A Farmer?
October 04, 2017 11:00 - 1 hour - 38 MBMike and Rob take a look at computer dating (and prostitution) in the not-so-classic "I'll Take Romance" and dive into Venus's Kafkaesque, canned laughter-backed nightmare in "Circumstantial Evidence." (Full show notes appear at Hold My Order, Terrible Dresser two days after each episode is released. All audio clips are the properties of their owners/creators and appear in this work of comment and critique under fair use provisions of copyright law.)
HMOTD 046: Are You Earth, Wind, or Fire?
September 20, 2017 11:00 - 1 hour - 47.1 MBMike and Rob watch Venus & Herb go through "Changes," then donate some time to "Jennifer & Johnny's Charity." (Full show notes appear at Hold My Order, Terrible Dresser two days after each episode is released. All audio clips are the properties of their owners/creators and appear in this work of comment and critique under fair use provisions of copyright law.)
HMOTD 045: Are Those Crab Puffs?
September 06, 2017 11:00 - 1 hour - 40.1 MBMike and Rob welcome very special guest Dave Lyons from Yacht Rock and the Beyond Yacht Rock podcast to Hold My Order. The three of them go back to school with Arthur in "You Can't Go Out Of Town Again" and enter the sleazy world of early-'80s "Pills." (Full show notes appear at Hold My Order, Terrible Dresser two days after each episode is released. All audio clips are the properties of their owners/creators and appear in this work of comment and critique under fair use provisions of copy...
HMOTD 044: Nice Teeth And Good Hair
August 23, 2017 11:00 - 1 hour - 37.1 MBRob & Mike focus on the fine dentition and flowing mane of Andy Travis, watching him take on "The Consultant," and take out Mama in "Love, Exciting And New." (Full show notes appear at Hold My Order, Terrible Dresser two days after each episode is released. All audio clips are the properties of their owners/creators and appear in this work of comment and critique under fair use provisions of copyright law.)
HMOTD 043: High Heels and a Whole Lot of Leather
August 09, 2017 11:00 - 1 hour - 34.5 MBSpecial guests Sean Cranbury & Luke Meat join Mike and Rob to discuss and dissect the WKRP episodes "3 Days of the Condo" and "Jennifer and the Will." (Full show notes appear at Hold My Order, Terrible Dresser two days after each episode is released. All audio clips are the properties of their owners/creators and appear in this work of comment and critique under fair use provisions of copyright law.)
HMOTD 042: From Porn To Corn
July 26, 2017 11:00 - 1 hour - 38.8 MBRob and Mike delicately tiptoe through the porn theaters of yesteryear in "Straight From The Heart," and rejoice at our possibly final "zany" WKRP episode, "Who's On First?" (Full show notes appear at Hold My Order, Terrible Dresser two days after each episode is released. All audio clips are the properties of their owners/creators and appear in this work of comment and critique under fair use provisions of copyright law.)
HMOTD 041: Spraying For Lizards
July 12, 2017 11:00 - 1 hour - 38.1 MBMike confesses to being a management stooge while Rob borrows Johnny's Black Death t-shirt, as Mike & Rob discuss the WKRP In Cincinnati episodes "The Union" and "Rumors." (Full show notes appear at Hold My Order, Terrible Dresser two days after each episode is released. All audio clips are the properties of their owners/creators and appear in this work of comment and critique under fair use provisions of copyright law.)
HMOTD 040: The Phone Cops!
June 28, 2017 11:00 - 1 hour - 37.9 MBRob & Mike kick off the fourth and final season of the podcast with a classic pair of episodes ("An Explosive Affair," Parts 1 and 2) and the return of guest host Lenore MacAdam! (Full show notes appear at Hold My Order, Terrible Dresser two days after each episode is released. All audio clips are the properties of their owners/creators and appear in this work of comment and critique under fair use provisions of copyright law.)
HMOTD 039: Hold My New Order Terrible New Dresser
April 01, 2017 12:00 - 1 hour - 28.9 MB1992 is in the house as Money Mike G and Easy Rob MacD dive into the NEW WKRP in Cincinnati! (Full show notes appear at Hold My Order, Terrible Dresser two days after each episode is released. All audio clips are the properties of their owners/creators and appear in this work of comment and critique under fair use provisions of copyright law.)
HMOTD 038: Sad In Cincinnati
February 08, 2017 12:00 - 1 hour - 37 MBRob & Mike wrap up Season 3 of HMOTD with a podcast as up-and-down mood-wise as Season 3 of WKRP. (Full show notes appear at Hold My Order, Terrible Dresser two days after each episode is released. All audio clips are the properties of their owners/creators and appear in this work of comment and critique under fair use provisions of copyright law.)
HMOTD 037: Imagine There's No Heaven
January 25, 2017 12:00 - 1 hour - 35.6 MBMike & Rob wrap up the third season of WKRP in Cincinnati with "Til Debt Do Us Part" and "Clean Up Radio Everywhere." (Full show notes appear at Hold My Order, Terrible Dresser two days after each episode is released. All audio clips are the properties of their owners/creators and appear in this work of comment and critique under fair use provisions of copyright law.)
HMOTD 036: Might I... Move About?
January 11, 2017 12:00 - 1 hour - 38.1 MBRob and Mike celebrate Arthur and Carmen's 25th anniversary by moving about in "A Simple Little Wedding" and examine the aftermath of a break-in at the station in "Nothing to Fear But..." (Full show notes appear at Hold My Order, Terrible Dresser two days after each episode is released. All audio clips are the properties of their owners/creators and appear in this work of comment and critique under fair use provisions of copyright law.)
HMOTD 035: Communists Are Unreliable
December 28, 2016 12:00 - 1 hour - 36.7 MBMike and Rob uncover Les Nessman's hidden past in "Secrets of Dayton Heights" and have a few drinks with Herb Tarlek in "Out To Lunch." (Full show notes appear at Hold My Order, Terrible Dresser two days after each episode is released. All audio clips are the properties of their owners/creators and appear in this work of comment and critique under fair use provisions of copyright law.)
HMOTD 034: The Lady From Chicago
December 14, 2016 12:00 - 1 hour - 35.2 MBRob & Mike try to deal with recent events by seeking advice in "Ask Jennifer" and getting politically active with Bailey in "I Am Woman." (Full show notes appear at Hold My Order, Terrible Dresser two days after each episode is released. All audio clips are the properties of their owners/creators and appear in this work of comment and critique under fair use provisions of copyright law.)
HMOTD 033: Gotta Dance!
November 30, 2016 12:00 - 1 hour - 33.2 MBMike and Rob shake their booties on the disco dance floor with the return of fan-favorite guest host Jeff Wikstrom and WKRP's "Dr. Fever and Mr. Tide." (Full show notes appear at Hold My Order, Terrible Dresser two days after each episode is released. All audio clips are the properties of their owners/creators and appear in this work of comment and critique under fair use provisions of copyright law.)
HMOTD 032: Can You Teach Me About Magnets?
November 16, 2016 12:00 - 1 hour - 38.4 MBRob and Mike are joined by special guest and ecopsychological pedagogy expert Mandy Leetch for two episodes of WKRP about teaching your children well: "Frog Story" and "Venus and the Man." (Full show notes appear at Hold My Order, Terrible Dresser two days after each episode is released. All audio clips are the properties of their owners/creators and appear in this work of comment and critique under fair use provisions of copyright law.)
HMOTD 031: Pour Something Sticky All Over Me
November 02, 2016 11:00 - 1 hour - 35.9 MBMike & Rob haggle over "The Painting" and drift off into "Daydreams," which are also the titles of the two episodes of WKRP in Cincinnati we just watched. (Full show notes appear at Hold My Order, Terrible Dresser two days after each episode is released. All audio clips are the properties of their owners/creators and appear in this work of comment and critique under fair use provisions of copyright law.)
HMOTD 030: He Has Genghis Khan For A Mother
October 19, 2016 11:00 - 1 hour - 35.1 MBIt's finally happened: Rob and Mike are joined this week for a look at "Bah, Humbug" and "Baby, It's Cold Inside" by... their moms, Betty Jo MacDougall and Karen Grasso! (Full show notes appear at Hold My Order, Terrible Dresser two days after each episode is released. All audio clips are the properties of their owners/creators and appear in this work of comment and critique under fair use provisions of copyright law.)
HMOTD 029: Dayton Can Be Nasty After Dark
October 05, 2016 11:00 - 1 hour - 37.1 MB"Weird-but-good" meets "weird-and-just-bad" as Mike & Rob revisit WKRP's "Hotel Oceanview" and walk "A Mile In My Shoes." (Full show notes appear at Hold My Order, Terrible Dresser two days after each episode is released. All audio clips are the properties of their owners/creators and appear in this work of comment and critique under fair use provisions of copyright law.)
HMOTD 028c: A Former Marine?
September 29, 2016 11:00 - 8 minutes - 3.98 MBGuest host Leah Biel takes Rob and Mike on a tour through her script for "The Baby" and some of the changes the Blake Hunter-penned episode went through before air. (This is a special bonus minisode of material that didn't make it in to HMOTD 028: Nothing on the Tube is Real!) (Full show notes appear at Hold My Order, Terrible Dresser the Friday after each episode is released. All audio clips are the properties of their owners/creators and appear in this work of comment and critique under...
HMOTD 028b: The Age of the Long Skinny Mic
September 28, 2016 11:00 - 9 minutes - 4.48 MBInspired by Peter Marshall and Johnny Olson's appearances in "Real Families," Rob, Mike, and Leah take a trip down memory lane with a look back at some obscure game shows from the '70s and '80s. (This is a special bonus minisode of material that didn't make it in to HMOTD 028: Nothing on the Tube is Real!) (Full show notes appear at Hold My Order, Terrible Dresser the Friday after each episode is released. All audio clips are the properties of their owners/creators and appear in this wor...
HMOTD 028a: Real Incredible People
September 27, 2016 11:00 - 10 minutes - 4.83 MBRob, Mike, and guest host Leah Biel take a look at the "reality TV" shows that inspired the WKRP episode "Real Families" and the history of reality TV. (This is a special bonus minisode of material that didn't make it in to HMOTD 028: Nothing on the Tube is Real!) (Full show notes appear at Hold My Order, Terrible Dresser the Friday after each episode is released. All audio clips are the properties of their owners/creators and appear in this work of comment and critique under fair use pro...
HMOTD 028: Nothing On The Tube Is Real!
September 21, 2016 11:00 - 1 hour - 38.4 MBRob and Mike are joined by very special guest and WKRP ultra-fan Leah Biel for two format-busting episodes of WKRP: "Real Families" and "The Baby." (Full show notes appear at Hold My Order, Terrible Dresser two days after each episode is released. All audio clips are the properties of their owners/creators and appear in this work of comment and critique under fair use provisions of copyright law.)
HMOTD 027: All the Men in Landersville are Going Bald
September 07, 2016 11:00 - 1 hour - 36.1 MBWe're back! Season 3 of HMOTD begins with the WKRP episodes "The Airplane Show" and "Jennifer Moves," plus actors' strikes, hamster voices, suburban ghosts, and the busting of same. (Full show notes appear at Hold My Order, Terrible Dresser two days after each episode is released. All audio clips are the properties of their owners/creators and appear in this work of comment and critique under fair use provisions of copyright law.)
Summer Programming Announcement
July 13, 2016 12:00 - 4 minutes - 4.51 MBWe interrupt your summer hiatus for this programming announcement: Hold My Order, Terrible Dresser will be back for Season 3 of WKRP in Cincinnati at the end of summer! In the meantime, Mike is launching a brand new podcast venture: The Whole Shebang. Hear all about it here, or at http://www.thewholeshebangpodcast.com/.
HMOTD 026: Hold My Order After Dark
April 01, 2016 12:00 - 1 hour - 31.5 MBMike and Rob celebrate the second season of WKRP and the first anniversary of this podcast, with shoutouts to our favorite episodes, guests, other podcasts, and friends. (Full show notes appear at Hold My Order, Terrible Dresser two days after each episode is released. All audio clips are the properties of their owners/creators and appear in this work of comment and critique under fair use provisions of copyright law.)
HMOTD 025: I Feel A Group Hug Building
March 16, 2016 12:00 - 1 hour - 35.1 MBRob and Mike get upwardly mobile with "Venus Rising" and end Season 2 of WKRP with a big group hug with "Most Improved Station." (Full show notes appear at Hold My Order, Terrible Dresser two days after each episode is released. All audio clips are the properties of their owners/creators and appear in this work of comment and critique under fair use provisions of copyright law.)
HMOTD 024: Wolfgang Does Not Speak For the Entire Cartel
March 02, 2016 13:00 - 1 hour - 32.4 MBMike & Rob peep through the one-way mirror of history to spy on WKRP's "Filthy Pictures." With special guest sexpert Sean Davidson! (Full show notes appear at Hold My Order, Terrible Dresser two days after each episode is released. All audio clips are the properties of their owners/creators and appear in this work of comment and critique under fair use provisions of copyright law.)
HMOTD 023: Riverfront
February 17, 2016 13:00 - 1 hour - 33.7 MBWith the help of special guest Terry Maguire, Rob and Mike look at WKRP's episode about the Who concert disaster at Riverfront Coliseum in Cincinnati, "In Concert," and also get to know "The Doctor's Daughter." (Full show notes appear at Hold My Order, Terrible Dresser two days after each episode is released. All audio clips are the properties of their owners/creators and appear in this work of comment and critique under fair use provisions of copyright law.)
HMOTD 022: They Never Sent Me a Carter
February 03, 2016 13:00 - 1 hour - 33.9 MBIt's a Cold War pop culture bonanza as Mike & Rob look at "The Americanization of Ivan," and experience a fatal attraction (fatal for Les's walls, anyway) in the psychological thriller "Les's Groupie." (Full show notes appear at Hold My Order, Terrible Dresser two days after each episode is released. All audio clips are the properties of their owners/creators and appear in this work of comment and critique under fair use provisions of copyright law.)
HMOTD 021: Huggable Herb
January 20, 2016 17:00 - 1 hour - 33.6 MBFather, son, husband, wearer of polyester: such is the enigma of Herbert R. Tarlek, Jr. Rob & Mike go deep into Herb's psyche with the help of two WKRP episodes: "Herb's Dad" and "Put Up or Shut Up." (Full show notes appear at Hold My Order, Terrible Dresser two days after each episode is released. All audio clips are the properties of their owners/creators and appear in this work of comment and critique under fair use provisions of copyright law.)
HMOTD 020: I Want You to be a Golf Pro
January 06, 2016 13:00 - 1 hour - 29.7 MBMike and Rob hear a voice from beyond, solve racism, and discuss technicolor poop, along with the WKRP in Cincinnati episodes "God Talks to Johnny" and "A Family Affair." (Full show notes appear at Hold My Order, Terrible Dresser two days after each episode is released. All audio clips are the properties of their owners/creators and appear in this work of comment and critique under fair use provisions of copyright law.)
HMOTD 019: The Year WKRP Saved Christmas
December 23, 2015 13:00 - 1 hour - 31.8 MBWell, "Jennifer's Home for Christmas" and Rob and Mike are feeling festive; not even "Sparky" can dim the holiday joy! Fisher King bless us, every one! (Full show notes appear at Hold My Order, Terrible Dresser two days after each episode is released. All audio clips are the properties of their owners/creators and appear in this work of comment and critique under fair use provisions of copyright law.)
HMOTD 018: We Are Definitely Talking Cordoba
December 09, 2015 13:00 - 1 hour - 30.8 MBMike & Rob talk Max Headroom, the ratings game, pork packing, and a surprising amount of Ira Glass, along with the WKRP episodes "Baby, If You've Ever Wondered" and "Bailey's Big Break." (Full show notes appear at Hold My Order, Terrible Dresser two days after each episode is released. All audio clips are the properties of their owners/creators and appear in this work of comment and critique under fair use provisions of copyright law.)
HMOTD 017: Alone On A Rainy Parched Beach
November 25, 2015 13:00 - 1 hour - 34.1 MBRob & Mike experience the power of radio in "Mike Fright" and meet Carmen Carlson in "Patter of Little Feet." (Full show notes appear at Hold My Order, Terrible Dresser two days after each episode is released. All audio clips are the properties of their owners/creators and appear in this work of comment and critique under fair use provisions of copyright law.)
HMOTD 016: Muy Dinero
November 11, 2015 13:00 - 1 hour - 27.7 MBMike & Rob discuss sheiks, hunks, and Star Wars, plus the WKRP in Cincinnati episodes "Jennifer Falls In Love" and "Carlson For President." (Full show notes appear at Hold My Order, Terrible Dresser two days after each episode is released. All audio clips are the properties of their owners/creators and appear in this work of comment and critique under fair use provisions of copyright law.)
HMOTD 015: Don't Hit It To Me
October 28, 2015 12:00 - 1 hour - 29.9 MBRob & Mike join the WKRP crew on the diamond for a game of "Baseball," and try to psychoanalyze Les Nessman in "Bad Risk." (Full show notes appear at Hold My Order, Terrible Dresser two days after each episode is released. All audio clips are the properties of their owners/creators and appear in this work of comment and critique under fair use provisions of copyright law.)
HMOTD 014: We Don't Know Any Chad
October 14, 2015 13:00 - 1 hour - 32.9 MBMike & Rob kick off Season 2 with special guest Lenore MacAdam and a great WKRP two-parter, "For Love Or Money." When an old flame comes to town, things get zany--and that happens to Johnny Fever as well! (Full show notes appear at Hold My Order, Terrible Dresser two days after each episode is released. All audio clips are the properties of their owners/creators and appear in this work of comment and critique under fair use provisions of copyright law.)
HMOTD 013: Mike & Rob's Review, Part 2
August 19, 2015 13:00 - 52 minutes - 24.3 MBMike & Rob take some Listener Mail, talk about WKRPs That Never Were, and review the first season of the podcast. This is the second part of a two-part Season 1 review. (Full show notes appear at Hold My Order, Terrible Dresser two days after each episode is released. All audio clips are the properties of their owners/creators and appear in this work of comment and critique under fair use provisions of copyright law.)
HMOTD 012: Mike & Rob's Review, Part 1
August 05, 2015 13:00 - 41 minutes - 19.1 MBMike and Rob assess WKRP in Cincinnati's first season. This is the first part of a two-part Season 1 review. (All audio clips are the properties of their owners/creators and appear in this work of comment and critique under fair use provisions of copyright law.)
HMOTD 011: Pig versus Fish
July 22, 2015 13:00 - 59 minutes - 27.5 MBMike & Rob praise "Fish Story" and wrestle with "Preacher," the last two episodes of WKRP in Cincinnati's first season. Full show notes appear at Hold My Order, Terrible Dresser two days after each episode is released. All audio clips are the properties of their owners/creators and appear in this work of comment and critique under fair use provisions of copyright law.
HMOTD 010: Rock Throw, WV
July 08, 2015 13:00 - 1 hour - 32.3 MBRob & Mike enlist the help of noted Community fan Jeff Wikstrom in navigating two unloved episodes of WKRP: "I Do, I Do... For Now" and "Young Master Carlson." Full show notes appear at Hold My Order, Terrible Dresser two days after each episode is released. All audio clips are the properties of their owners/creators and appear in this work of comment and critique under fair use provisions of copyright law.
HMOTD 009: Someday You're Gonna Buy It
June 24, 2015 13:00 - 54 minutes - 25.2 MBMike and Rob enjoy two great episodes of WKRP in Cincinnati: the toe-tapping "A Commercial Break" and the powerful reverse shark-jump, "Who Is Gordon Sims?" Full show notes appear at Hold My Order Terrible Dresser two days after each episode is released. All audio clips are the properties of their owners/creators and appear in this work of comment and critique under fair use provisions of copyright law.