Original subtitles

TWENTY-ONE DEGREES OUTSIDE AND THE TIME IS...

6:07 IN THE MORNING.

AND IT'S TIME FOR THIS MESSAGE.

[Man] WOULDN'T A DELICIOUS ICE-COLD BEER TASTE PARTICULARLY GOOD RIGHT NOW?

SURE IT WOULD. SURE IT WOULD.

[Turns Volume Down]

[Sighs]

YEAH, KRP.

IT'S REAL NICE OF YOU TO SAY SO. CAN YOU HOLD ON A MINUTE? THANKS.

[Man] SO, WHEN THE SMART SET GETS TOGETHER,

YOU CAN BE SURE THEY'RE HAVING ONE WEISENHEITEL BEER AFTER ANOTHER.

WEISENHEITEL. LOOK FOR THE SMILING FACE...

OF THE ARCHDUKE FERDINAND ON EVERY BOTTLE.

♪♪ [Rock]

[Turns Volume Down]

YEAH, YOU STILL THERE? UH-HUH.

WELL, IT'S REAL NICE OF YOU TO SAY SO. REALLY. OKAY.

UH, GEE, I'M SORRY. WE'RE JUST...

WE'RE NOT ALLOWED TO ACCEPT GIFTS, YOU KNOW.

OKAY.

A WHAT?

WHERE? UH...

HEY, IT WON'T WORK, REALLY. SEE, FIRST OF ALL...

HELLO? HELLO!

[Sighs]

[Sighs]

[Keys Jangling]

[Baby Cooing]

[Cooing Continues]

JUST WHAT I ALWAYS WANTED.

♪ BABY IF YOU'VE EVER WONDERED ♪

♪ WONDERED WHATEVER BECAME OF ME ♪

♪ I'M LIVING ON THE AIR IN CINCINNATI ♪

♪ CINCINNATI, WKRP ♪

♪ GOT KIND OF TIRED OF PACKING AND UNPACKING ♪

♪ TOWN TO TOWN UP AND DOWN THE DIAL ♪

♪ MAYBE YOU AND ME WERE NEVER MEANT TO BE ♪

♪ JUST MAYBE THINK OF ME ONCE IN A WHILE ♪

♪ I'M AT WKRP ♪

♪ IN CINCINNATI ♪♪

[Crying] HEY, GIVE ME A BREAK, WILL YA?

[Screaming]

LISTEN, I GOT A LOT OF ROCK-AND-ROLL INSOMNIACS DEPENDING ON ME NOW.

SO JUST TAKE IT EASY. BE QUIET.

♪♪ [Record Skipping] [Crying Continues]

OKAY, UH, IT'S 6:10 IN THE QUEEN CITY NOW.

[Crying Continues] AND, UH, THE LADY WHO CALLED ME THIS MORNING,

UH, I-I SURE WOULD APPRECIATE IT...

IF YOU'D CALL ME AGAIN JUST AS SOON AS YOU CAN.

I'D REALLY LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU.

♪♪ [Rock]

[Woman] ♪ I WON'T LET YOU RUN AROUND ON ME ♪

♪ I'M HERE TO TELL YOU HOW ♪ [Crying Stops]

[Turns Volume Down] HEY, YOU'RE KIND OF QUIET NOW.

[Chuckles]

YOU HAD BREAKFAST YET?

UH, I GOT SOME COFFEE AND NACHOS...

IF YOU'RE FEELING...

YEAH, UH, HOW 'BOUT A BREATH MINT?

HMM.

[Baby Cooing]

[Cooing Continues] GOOD MORNING.

[All] GOOD MORNING. LOOK WHAT WE HAVE HERE, MR. CARLSON.

[Cooing] IT'S A BABY.

THANKS, LES.

IT'S JOHNNY'S. HE GOT SOME GIRL IN TROUBLE.

OH. WE DON'T KNOW THAT.

HE'S A DEEJAY. YOU KNOW HOW THOSE PEOPLE LIVE.

IF THAT'S JOHNNY'S BABY, WHAT'S IT DOING IN MY OFFICE?

BECAUSE THIS IS THE QUIETEST ROOM IN THE STATION. NOTHING EVER GOES ON IN HERE.

GOOD MORNING, MR. CARLSON.

GOOD MORNING, TRAVIS. THERE'S A BABY ON MY DESK.

AH, YES, SIR. I KNOW THAT. HEY, HOW'S SHE DOING?

OH, SHE'S A REAL SWEETHEART.

BAILEY JUST WENT OUT FOR FRESH SUPPLIES.

THEY WERE A COUPLE OF CLEAN DIAPERS IN THE BASKET,

BUT AS YOU CAN SEE, SHE WENT THROUGH 'EM PRETTY QUICKLY.

WELL, SHE SEEMS TO BE QUIET NOW.

LES, DO YOU WANNA HELP ME WITH THE BOTTLES? OF COURSE, JENNIFER.

EXCUSE ME. I'LL HELP TOO. I'M VERY GOOD WITH CHILDREN.

OOGIE BOOGIE POOKIE WOOKIE.

[Crying]

SHH, SHH, SHH, SHH. [Crying Stops]

[Crying Resumes]

THAT'S A SMART KID. YEAH.

FRESH DIAPERS.

TRAVIS. ANDY, WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

WELL, SOME GIRL LEFT HER BABY FOR JOHNNY.

HOW'S SHE DOING? FINE.

FINE. LISTEN, DAD, UH...

WHAT DO YOU PLAN TO DO ABOUT THIS?

I'M TRYING TO GET THE MOTHER TO CALL ME BACK. WHAT IF SHE DOESN'T?

I DON'T KNOW. YOU'RE THE STATION MANAGER. I GUESS SHE'S YOUR BABY.

WHAT DO YOU PLAN TO DO ABOUT HER COLLEGE EDUCATION? WAIT A MINUTE. HOLD ON.

NOW, LOOK. SHOULDN'T WE CALL SOMEONE?

WHO DO YOU CALL ABOUT THIS SORT OF THING? THE FIRE DEPARTMENT?

I THINK IT'S CALLED THE CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES. AH.

WELL, GO CALL 'EM. OKAY. HEY, IT'S YOUR BABY.

NO, IT'S NOT MY BABY. IT'S HIS BABY. I'VE ALREADY GOT A BABY.

HE'S IN MILITARY SCHOOL, I THINK. A LIEUTENANT, A COLONEL.

HE'S A MEAN LITTLE DEVIL.

LISTEN, I GOTTA GO BACK TO THE BOOTH NOW. CAN YOU PIN HER UP?

I'LL TAKE CARE OF HER. THANK YOU.

[Door Opens, Closes]

UH, I...

GUESS I'LL JUST SIT RIGHT OVER HERE.

GOOD. [Door Opens]

JENNIFER, PLEASE, MAY I GO FIRST?

OH, SURE. THANK YOU.

HOW DO YOU DO THIS?

WELL, FIRST YOU TEST IT.

OOH.

HOW DOES THAT FEEL? GOOD.

[Chuckles] OKAY.

[Crying]

[Door Closes] [Crying Stops]

[Gong Clangs] I'M DOING IT IN THE MORNING. THIS IS VENUS.

[Man On Tape] WHOO! ♪♪ [Reggae]

SITTING IN FOR THE DOCTOR.

IT'S TIME TO GET THE FUNK OUT OF YOUR FACE, CINCINNATI.

LIVELY UP YOURSELVES. PREACH TO MY CHILDREN, BROTHER MARLEY.

VENUS ON THE RISE. HUH?

OH, YEAH, LOOK. JUST HANG ON. DON'T GO NOWHERE, OKAY? YES.

THANKS FOR SITTING IN FOR ME. IT'S HER. SHE'S ON THE PHONE.

RIGHT. TAKE IT IN THE HALL.

HI. YEAH.

YOU'RE SORRY? YOU LEAVE A LITTLE BABY...

WITH A TOTAL STRANGER AND YOU...

WHAT ARE YOU THINKING ABOUT?

I AM TOO A TOTAL STRANGER.

OKAY, OKAY, JUST CALM DOWN. HOLD IT. HOLD IT.

HOLD IT A MINUTE, WILL YOU? OKAY, NOW, JUST LISTEN.

COME DOWN HERE AND GET YOUR BABY BEFORE THE WELFARE PEOPLE DO, OKAY?

♪♪ [Reggae Continues]

I'LL-I'LL... I'LL DO IT.

YOU JUST, UH, YOU KNOW, GET YOURSELF TOGETHER.

YEAH, JUST THINK ABOUT THINGS, YOU KNOW. YEAH. YEAH.

AND THEN YOU CALL ME.

NO, NO, REALLY. IT'LL ALL WORK OUT PERFECTLY.

BELIEVE ME. YOU'LL SEE. OKAY.

AND YOU CALL ME BACK. HELLO? HELLO!

HELLO! ♪♪ [Reggae Continues]

SHE HUNG UP ON ME AGAIN, MAN. SHE MUST BE SOME KIND OF A NUT.

I DON'T THINK SO.

I THINK SHE'S JUST A YOUNG KID. SHE'S BROKE. HER OLD MAN RAN OUT ON HER.

SHE DOESN'T KNOW ANYBODY IN CINCINNATI.

SHE SAYS SHE LISTENS TO MY SHOW EVERY MORNING.

AND I'M THE ONLY PERSON IN TOWN THAT SHE KNOWS.

AND THAT'S WHY SHE LEAVES ME HER BABY.

- WELL, IS SHE GONNA COME BACK FOR THE BABY? - I DON'T KNOW.

TOP OF THE HOUR. TIME FOR NEWS. LOCAL, STATE, NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL.

THE WHOLE BALL OF WAX. RIGHT.

I REALLY LIKE YOUR BABY, JOHNNY.

[Chuckles] THANKS A LOT, LES.

MM-HMM.

LISTEN, VENUS, YOU WANNA SEE MY BABY? SURE, MAN.

ALL RIGHT. SHE'S GONNA TEAR YOUR HEART OUT. I BELIEVE IT.

COME ON. I'LL SHOW YOU.

[Turns Volume Up]

♪♪ [Fades] [Sound Of Printing Presses Running]

♪♪ [Humming]

[Man] NOW HERE'S LES NESSMAN AND THE NEWS. ME-ME-ME-ME!

[Grunting]

[Printing Presses Fade]

[High-pitched] TODAY IN WASHING... [Clears Throat]

♪♪ [Humming] OH.

HELLO, GENTLEMEN. [Chuckles] WHAT CAN WE DO FOR YOU?

WELL, WE WANNA SEE MY BABY.

I THOUGHT IT WAS MY BABY. NO, IT'S MY BABY.

ARE YOU READY FOR THIS, KID? EASY GO.

OKAY. WATCH IT, BUTTERFINGERS.

I GOT HER. OH. HI, THERE. HUH? LOOK AT THAT.

PRETTY, HUH? BOY. SHE GETS A TAN, SHE'S GONNA BE A HEARTBREAKER.

EXCUSE ME.

THE PEOPLE FROM THE CHILDREN'S SERVICES ARE HERE.

- ALREADY? - UH-HUH.

THEY DON'T WASTE ANY TIME, DO THEY?

JUST A MINUTE, JENNIFER.

UH, TELL 'EM TO LEAVE. SAY WHAT?

YEAH, JUST GET 'EM OUTTA HERE. I DON'T CARE HOW YOU DO IT. JUST MAKE UP SOMETHING.

WAIT A MINUTE NOW, JOHNNY.

- I'M SORRY. - WHAT'S THE MATTER?

I WANNA KEEP MY BABY! OH...

I'M SORRY YOU HAD TO SEE THAT.

IS TAKING HER SO LONG?

I DON'T KNOW, LORRAINE. DON'T GET TESTY WITH ME, CHIC.

I'M... OH, HELLO.

ARE YOU FROM THE FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICES? YES, WE ARE.

HI. I'M ANDY TRAVIS. I CALLED YOU ABOUT THE BABY.

HELLO.

UH, WHERE IS THE CHILD?

- THE CHILD? - YOU WERE GOING TO GET THE BABY.

OH. YOU MEAN "THE BABY."

YOU SEE, YOU SAID THE CHILD. THERE'S REALLY QUITE A DIFFERENCE, YOU KNOW.

CHILDREN ARE MUCH BIGGER THAN BABIES, FOR ONE.

WHAT?

LAUNDRYMAN. LAUNDRYMAN. YES, SIR, I IS COMING THROUGH.

HAVE TO GET THE LAUNDRY NOW.

I KNOWS HOW YOU FOLKS LIKES YO' THINGS FRESH AND WHITE.

LAUNDRYMAN.

[Chuckles] WHAT WAS THAT ALL ABOUT?

THAT WAS "DE" LAUNDRYMAN.

HELLO.

JOHNNY. YES?

THESE PEOPLE HAVE COME FOR THE BABY.

OH, I'M SO SORRY. THE BABY LEFT. JOHNNY!

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE, PLEASE?

UH, HER MOTHER CAME TO GET HER.

IT'S ALL OVER NOW, FOLKS. YOU CAN GO ON HOME NOW.

WHAT ARE YOU ALL TRYING TO PULL? THE BABY'S GONE. I TOLD YA.

CHIC, FIND OUT WHAT'S GOING ON HERE.

WHAT'S GOING ON HERE?

I'D LIKE TO KNOW TOO.

OKAY.

LOOK, WHEN A MOTHER ABANDONS HER BABY, WHAT ARE HER CHANCES OF GETTING IT BACK?

I WOULD SAY NOT VERY GOOD. WELL, EACH CASE IS DIFFERENT.

YEAH, I KNOW. UH...

AND YOU PEOPLE DO GOOD WORK. BUT THERE'S NO BABY HERE.

WHY DON'T YOU COME BACK IN NINE MONTHS? WE'LL SEE IF WE CAN COME UP WITH SOMETHING.

- [Chuckles] - WE'RE GOING TO GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THIS.

[Knocking]

UH, HI.

[Sniffing]

THEY'RE MINE.

[Man On TV] LISTEN, COSGROVE, I KNOW THE GIRL'S BLIND,

BUT I STILL SAY SHE CAN SWIM THE ENGLISH CHANNEL.

[Man #2] SHE'LL NEVER MAKE IT. THAT'S WHAT THEY SAID WHEN SHE RAN FOR THE SENATE.

[Man #2] YOU'RE RIGHT. I'M SORRY.

BY THE WAY, HER DOG FLUFFY WILL BE SWIMMING AT HER SIDE. WHAT A GAL.

[Johnny] YEAH, THIS IS BORING. ♪♪ [Dramatic]

[Turns TV Off] LET'S DO SOMETHING ELSE. WE CAN WATCH THAT TOMORROW AT 5:00.

NOW WHERE IS THAT RATTLE OF YOURS?

HERE WE GO. OKAY. OKAY.

[Rattling] [Knocking]

YOU HOLD THIS, OKAY?

OKAY.

YES? IT'S JENNIFER.

MY LUCK IS CHANGING.

JENNIFER. HI, JOHNNY.

COME ON IN. WHAT A SURPRISE. THANK YOU.

HOW ARE YOU? OH, I'M FINE.

I HAD MY DATE DRIVE ME OVER. HE'S DOWN IN THE CAR.

WHY DON'T YOU INVITE HIM ON UP? OH, NO.

GIVE HIM A CHANCE TO COOL OFF A LITTLE.

BESIDES, I DON'T THINK HE'S ALLOWED TO CLIMB STAIRS. [Chuckles]

LISTEN. I WASN'T REALLY, UH, EXPECTING ANY GUESTS.

I'LL PICK UP A FEW THINGS.

I JUST CAME OVER TO SEE HOW THIS LITTLE BABY WAS DOING.

SHE'S DOING FINE. OH.

HERE. LET ME GET THAT. THANK YOU.

LISTEN. CAN I GET YOU ANYTHING? SOME POPCORN?

CHINESE RICE WINE? NO, THANK YOU.

HAS SHE HAD A BATH? OH, YEAH, RIGHT AWAY.

WHAT DID SHE HAVE FOR DINNER? BABY FOOD.

WE HAD SOME OF THE BROWN STUFF AND, UH,

ABOUT HALF A BOTTLE OF THE GREEN STUFF.

WE DON'T SEEM TO LIKE THE YELLOW STUFF VERY MUCH. [Knocking]

BUSY NIGHT. EXCUSE ME.

COME ON IN. HIYA, JOHNNY.

HI! JUST THOUGHT WE'D DROP RIGHT ON BY.

HERE. LET ME PICK UP A FEW THINGS. I WASN'T EXPECTING ANY GUESTS.

HERE, I'LL GET THIS STUFF. DON'T WORRY. LISTEN. WHAT CAN I GET EVERYBODY?

I GOT SOME POPCORN. I COULD PUT SOME YELLOW STUFF ON IT.

- HAS THE BABY BEEN FED? - YES, MA'AM.

- BATHED? - YEAH.

DID SHE BRUSH HER TEETH?

BAILEY, SHE'S JUST A LITTLE BABY.

I COULDN'T FIND ANY TEETH.

I WAS JUST CHECKING.

OOH. AND I KNOW WHY YOU ALL DROPPED BY. [Knocking]

THAT'LL BE DR. SPOCK. WOULD YOU MIND? SURE.

TRUST ME. THE BABY IS IN SAFE HANDS, OKAY?

COME ON IN, LES.

I HAD TO BRING THIS ALL THE WAY ACROSS TOWN ON MY MOTOR SCOOTER.

BY THE WAY, JOHNNY. THERE'S A LONG, BLACK

CAR OUTSIDE WITH A SMALL MAN IN THE BACKSEAT.

HE KEEPS BEATING ON THE WINDOW WITH HIS CANE.

OH. I THINK I BETTER GO.

THANKS A LOT FOR DROPPING BY.

AND, UH, BELIEVE ME. I KNOW THE MOTHER IS GONNA CALL ME TOMORROW.

BUT IF SHE DOESN'T, I'LL CALL THE FAMILY SERVICES PEOPLE MYSELF, OKAY?

[Baby Crying] WHAT'S WRONG?

I DON'T KNOW. SHE WAS, UH, JUST ASLEEP.

YOU OKAY? [Knocking]

COME ON IN, HERB.

[Baby Screaming]

♪♪ [Mellow Rock]

THAT ONE'S GOING OUT ESPECIALLY FOR PEGGY,

WHO SHOULD CALL THE DOCTOR RIGHT AWAY ABOUT THE BASKET CASE.

AND YOU KNOW, IT HAS BEEN THREE DAYS AND NIGHTS.

SO TIME IS RUNNING OUT. YOU HAVE THE NUMBER.

PLEASE CALL RIGHT AWAY.

AND WHILE WE'RE WAITING FOR THAT CALL, WE'LL BE LISTENING TO THIS.

♪♪ [Rock Playing At Fast Speed]

♪♪ [Record Playing Backwards]

AND NOW, THE LONG VERSION.

♪♪ [Record Playing At Normal Speed]

♪ I WANT HIM BACK SELECT MY BABY ♪

[Turns Volume Down] HIYA, JOHNNY.

HI.

UH, LOOK, MAN. I THINK WE'RE GONNA HAVE TO GIVE THIS UP.

ONE MORE DAY.

I'M AS CONCERNED ABOUT THIS BABY AS YOU ARE.

BUT IT'S BEGINNING TO MESS UP YOUR WORK. THIS IS NOT THE RIGHT THING FOR THE BABY.

BOY, SHE DOESN'T LOOK UNHAPPY TO ME. TAKE A LOOK.

WHAT, ARE YOU GONNA BRING THE BABY TO THE STATION EVERY DAY?

- YEAH, IF I HAVE TO. - WHILE YOU SIT THERE BEGGING FOR A PHONE CALL?

- IF I HAVE TO. - I CAN'T LET YOU DO THAT, MAN.

I WANNA SEE YOU STOP ME.

LOOK, WHEN YOU GET OFF THE AIR, WE'LL TALK, OKAY?

I... I'M SORRY.

[Sighs]

HELLO? PEGGY! HOW ARE YA?

I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT ON MOUNT ADAMS... OH, GOOD MORNING.

I HAVE AN IMPORTANT MEETING IN MY OFFICE.

IF YOU LOCATE THOSE IMPORTANT PAPERS, JUST BRING 'EM RIGHT ON IN.

HOLD ALL MY PHONE CALLS. YES, SIR.

I'LL BE RIGHT IN HERE, ALL BY MYSELF.

[Door Closes]

DOES HE USUALLY HAVE MEETINGS WITH HIMSELF?

YES, ALL THE TIME.

OH, HELLO. HOW DO YOU DO, MR. TRAVIS?

I GUESS YOU BROUGHT A COURT ORDER WITH YOU THIS TIME.

- NO. MR. FEVER CALLED US. - JOHNNY CALLED YOU?

- YES, HE DID. - I'LL JUST GO GET HIM, ANDY.

YEAH, SURE. WAIT. JOHNNY FEVER CALLED YOU?

- THAT'S RIGHT... JOHNNY FEVER. - UH, THERE IS NO BABY HERE.

YOU ARE WASTING YOUR TIME. UH, BAILEY...

THERE'S NO POINT IN EVEN LOOKING. THERE JUST IS NO BABY.

BAILEY, IT'S OKAY. JOHNNY CALLED THEM.

OH.

I'M JOHNNY FEVER. HELLO.

MR. FEVER, COULD WE TALK PRIVATELY?

SURE, MAN. WE'LL GIVE YOU A MOMENT ALONE.

WELL, I'LL JUST TAKE THE PHONE OFF THE HOOK.

JENNIFER, WHY DON'T YOU TAKE THE CALLS IN MY OFFICE?

DON'T WORRY. I DO IT ALL THE TIME.

IT'S VERY NICE WHAT YOU'RE DOING ON THE AIR.

OH, YEAH?

MR. FEVER, IF WE HEAR FROM THE BABY'S MOTHER,

WE'LL TRY TO BE AS FAIR AS WE POSSIBLY CAN.

WELL, I DON'T THINK YOU'RE GONNA HEAR FROM HER.

SHE DECIDED TO LEAVE TOWN.

THE BABY'S MORE THAN SHE CAN HANDLE RIGHT NOW.

LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.

WE HAVE AN ADOPTION WAITING LIST THAT GOES ON FOR PAGES.

THERE ARE SO MANY, LOVING, COMPETENT COUPLES OUT THERE...

THAT WOULD GIVE ANYTHING TO HAVE THAT BABY FOR THEIR OWN.

YEAH. PROBABLY ARE.

THIS ISN'T A SAD OCCASION, MR. FEVER. IT'S A JOYOUS ONE.

YEAH.

WELL, I GUESS YOU PROBABLY WANNA SEE MY BABY.

[Chuckles] WE'D LOVE TO!

[Blathering]

AND SHE SEEMS TO LIKE THE GREEN STUFF BEST.

[Laughs] HI!

HEY, JOHN. JOHN, LOOK. I DID IT. YOUR BABY LIKES ME.

THAT'S REAL NUTTY, HERB. YEAH.

WE'LL TAKE THE BABY NOW. I BEG YOUR PARDON?

JUST GIVE HER THE BABY, HERB. OH, NO. OH, NO.

NO WAY. HERB!

♪♪ [Rock]

ALL RIGHT, CINCINNATI, YOU CAN RELAX BECAUSE YOUR PRAYERS ARE ANSWERED.

[Turns Volume Down] THIS IS DR. JOHNNY FEVER.

AND THIS NEXT CUT IS GOING OUT ESPECIALLY FOR PEGGY.

SHE'S OUT ON THE ROAD NOW, SO I DON'T SUPPOSE SHE CAN HEAR MY VOICE.

BUT PEGGY LEFT ME A LITTLE GIFT.

AND I NEVER THANKED HER FOR IT.

AND I SHOULD HAVE 'CAUSE IT MADE ME AWFULLY HAPPY.

AND I PASSED IT ON TO TWO OTHER PEOPLE...

AND IT MADE THEM EVEN HAPPIER.

SO, UH, WE ALL THANK YOU, PEGGY.

AND WE WORRY ABOUT YOU.

BUT DON'T YOU WORRY 'CAUSE EVERYTHING IS OKAY BACK HERE IN CINCINNATI.

[Man] ♪ I JUST CAN'T WAIT ♪

♪ TO SEE THE SMILE ON YOUR FACE ♪

♪ AND THE WAY THAT YOU LIGHT UP A ROOM ♪♪

♪♪ [Rock]

♪♪ [Man Singing, Indistinct]

♪♪ [Continues]

♪♪ [Ends]

[Mews]