# Ugh...WKRP in Cincinnati...KRP...KRAP **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 24, 2015, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugh-wkrp-in-cincinnati-krp-krap/741235 "2015-12-24T03:48:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Laggard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/9de053/32.png) [@Laggard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Laggard)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2015, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugh-wkrp-in-cincinnati-krp-krap/741235/21 "2015-12-24T15:36:52Z")
Herb trying to push his way under a bathroom stall while wearing the carp outfit was hilarious. I never thought of KRAP and don’t believe it was meant that way. ---
**Author:** ![Typo\_Knig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/cdc98d/32.png) [@Typo\_Knig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Typo_Knig)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2015, 3:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugh-wkrp-in-cincinnati-krp-krap/741235/22 "2015-12-24T15:48:09Z")
There’s an AM radio station in Cincinnati with call sign WKRC ([Wiki cite](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WKRC_%28AM%29)). The one time I was in Cinci (mid 1980s) I heard them use a variant of the WKRP call sign tune. I assume some legal arrangement was made for the use of the song. The Wiki page I linked to says that an Atlanta station was the inspiration for the sitcom, not Cincinnati’s WKRC, so the “W-KRAP” idea for the show may be correct. ---
**Author:** ![Accidental\_Martyr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ce7236/32.png) [@Accidental\_Martyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Accidental_Martyr)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2015, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugh-wkrp-in-cincinnati-krp-krap/741235/23 "2015-12-24T17:04:36Z")
> [@CerealKiller](#): > > Loni was amazing, but I was a Jan Smithers (Bailey Quarters) fan myself. She was one of my first TV crushes. Yep. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![justmeetee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/898d66/32.png) [@justmeetee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/justmeetee)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2015, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugh-wkrp-in-cincinnati-krp-krap/741235/24 "2015-12-24T17:17:46Z")
> [@CerealKiller](#): > > Loni was amazing, but I was a Jan Smithers (Bailey Quarters) fan myself. She was one of my first TV crushes. I used to date a lady that looked a lot like Loni Anderson though whenever anyone brought it up she would deny it. Then one evening at a friend’s house with several other couples the Ginger/ Mary Ann, Betty/Veronica, Jennifer/Bailey discussion came up and I said Bailey. I got the cold shoulder for about a week before one of the other men from the party informed me his wife told him my girlfriend was pissed I’d said Bailey that night. By the way l must be a bit older then you. My first TV crush was Marsha, Marsha, Marsha. ---
**Author:** ![terentii](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/terentii/32/212_2.png) [@terentii](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/terentii)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2015, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugh-wkrp-in-cincinnati-krp-krap/741235/25 "2015-12-24T18:19:09Z")
Bailey, all the way! :o My first crush was probably Joi Lansing, Superman’s “wife,” followed by Connie Hines on _ **Mr Ed** _. She had the most delightful … figure! 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Kamino\_Neko](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kamino_neko/32/34_2.png) [@Kamino\_Neko](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kamino_Neko)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2015, 6:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugh-wkrp-in-cincinnati-krp-krap/741235/26 "2015-12-24T18:35:39Z")
I consider Bailey and Jennifer equally good choices. Both are hot, smart and fun. Never really had a real ‘thing’ for either of them. Nowadays, I’d probably choose Bailey, if only because her look hasn’t dated as completely, so Jennifer would be a weird artifact, whereas Bailey would only have gotten a bit quirkier. \>\_\> My first TV crushes were Barbara (Valerie Bertinelli) from One Day at a Time, and Punky (Soleil Moon Frye) from Punky Brewster. Punky was age appropriate (Frye is about 5 months older than me), Barbara, not so much (Bertinelli is 17 years older). ---
**Author:** ![gotpasswords](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c57346/32.png) [@gotpasswords](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gotpasswords)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2015, 7:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugh-wkrp-in-cincinnati-krp-krap/741235/27 "2015-12-24T19:21:19Z")
[QUOTE=bunyupp] I thought they were “… the KOME spot on your radio dial”😃 [/QUOTE] Yep, that was one of their tags along with “Wake up with KOME in your ear!” and “You’ve got KOME oozing out of your speakers!” ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [December 24, 2015, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugh-wkrp-in-cincinnati-krp-krap/741235/28 "2015-12-24T19:45:40Z")
Knew it from the beginning. I worked at my college radio station, and we had names for other local stations where we’d ignore the W. Thus WRUC was “ruck” and WRPI was “rippy.” So I caught on to “crap,” in the first episode. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ugh-wkrp-in-cincinnati-krp-krap/741235.md?page=1)