Herb Tarlek
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Herb Tarlek is a loud, tacky-suited, and comically inept advertising salesman character from the WKRP in Cincinnati television franchise.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The New WKRP in Cincinnati
NERFINISHED
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WKRP in Cincinnati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | stereotypical 1970s radio ad salesman ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
cowardly
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inept ⓘ insecure ⓘ loud ⓘ obnoxious ⓘ smarmy ⓘ tacky ⓘ |
| comedicType |
broad physical comedy
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character-based humor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Hugh Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dressStyle |
clashing ties
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loud plaid sport coats ⓘ white belt ⓘ white shoes ⓘ |
| employer | WKRP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Tarlek ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | WKRP in Cincinnati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | WKRP in Cincinnati season 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | Herb Tarlek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | sitcom character ⓘ |
| givenName | Herb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hairColor | brown ⓘ |
| hasChild |
Bunny Tarlek
NERFINISHED
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unidentified son ⓘ |
| knownFor |
comic relief on WKRP in Cincinnati
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inept advertising sales pitches ⓘ wearing loud plaid suits ⓘ wearing white belt and white shoes ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| network | CBS ⓘ |
| occupation |
advertising salesman
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sales manager ⓘ |
| personalityRole |
comic foil to Andy Travis
ⓘ
comic foil to Les Nessman ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Frank Bonner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Catholic (implied in series) ⓘ |
| spouse | Lucille Tarlek NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worksAt | WKRP radio station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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