WKRP in Cincinnati (TV Series)

Mike Fright (1979)

Jan Smithers: Bailey Quarters

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• Bailey Quarters : [entering the control booth to give support to Johnny who is trying to go back on the air after freezing due to mic fright]  Come on, Johnny. You can do it.

  Dr. Johnny Fever : [nodding like he doesn't believe it]  Yeah.

  Bailey Quarters : [reiterating the advice Johnny gave her]  Just pretend you're talkin' to one person. A friend. Me.

  Dr. Johnny Fever : [cautiously]  Okay.

  Bailey Quarters : [supportively]  That's how you told me how to do it. Now you do it.

  Dr. Johnny Fever : [with a slight choking in his voice]  Okay, I'll give it a try.

  Bailey Quarters : Just talk to me.

  [Johnny turns on the speaker with the commercial nearing its end] 

  Bailey Quarters : [to Johnny]  Talk to me.

  Dr. Johnny Fever : [quietly talking into the mic on the air]  This is, uh, your Doctor speaking.

  Dr. Johnny Fever : [smiling while looking up to Bailey for support]  Hello, and good afternoon, Cincinnati. I sure would like to take you home and kiss you all over in the dark...

• Bailey Quarters : You know, Johnny, I don't know how you do it.

  Dr. Johnny Fever : Do what?

  Bailey Quarters : Perform our show every morning.

  Dr. Johnny Fever : Duck soup. Just, uh, talk into the mike and your voice goes out through the wires and... once a week, whether you need it or not, somebody comes in here and, uh, gives you a check for... thirty-eight dollars.

  Bailey Quarters : Don't you, uh, ever get scared?

  [chuckles] 

  Bailey Quarters : You know, like, uh... get stage fright?

  [chuckles] 

  Dr. Johnny Fever : Well, I'll tell you a secret, Bailey. If you ever find yourself on the air, and, uh, you feel a little nervous... just imagine that you're speaking to one specific person. See? Which, in fact, is probably the case here. The main thing is: Don't think about it. Just do it! Thinking will kill you every time.