Les Nessman
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Les Nessman is a bumbling, earnest news reporter character best known from the WKRP in Cincinnati television sitcom franchise.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
television character ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The New WKRP in Cincinnati
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
WKRP in Cincinnati NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | situation comedy ⓘ |
| broadcastMediumOfSeries | network television ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
bumbling
ⓘ
earnest ⓘ socially awkward ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Hugh Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdFor | WKRP in Cincinnati television series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | WKRP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalRole | news department head at WKRP ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | WKRP in Cincinnati universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceIn | WKRP in Cincinnati season 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | sitcom character ⓘ |
| hasColleague |
Andy Travis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Arthur Carlson NERFINISHED ⓘ Herb Tarlek NERFINISHED ⓘ Jennifer Marlowe NERFINISHED ⓘ Johnny Fever NERFINISHED ⓘ Venus Flytrap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHumorStyle |
character-based comedy
ⓘ
slapstick ⓘ |
| hasNotableEpisode | Turkeys Away NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRunningGag |
frequent minor injuries
ⓘ
insistence on office privacy ⓘ |
| hasTitle | news director at WKRP ⓘ |
| isColleagueOf | Bailey Quarters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Thanksgiving turkey drop broadcast
ⓘ
bandage running gag ⓘ imaginary office walls ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| nationality | American (fictional) ⓘ |
| networkOfOriginalSeries | CBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
news director
ⓘ
news reporter ⓘ |
| partOf | WKRP in Cincinnati franchise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| personality |
conscientious
ⓘ
insecure ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Richard Sanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Cincinnati, Ohio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worksAt | radio station WKRP ⓘ |
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